Brian Ward

If you’re trying to export a document from Pages on macOS, try not using the built-in PDF exporter. Instead, use File… > Print > PDF… > Save as Adobe PDF and check Smallest File Size. This may only work if you have Acrobat installed. Went from 2.6MB -> 23KB. Hell of a reduction!

Kayla and I visited the Lombardi Trophy when it was at Bellevue Square. ✨

Merch Store – A Shopify frontend w/ order fulfillment by Penny Arcade: micro-blog.brianward.us/projects/

Artbook – Basically it was Facebook for the Runic art team: micro-blog.brianward.us/projects/

Web presence refresh for Runic Games: micro-blog.brianward.us/projects/

I finally got around to adding a projects page to my website. Check it out here: micro-blog.brianward.us/projects/

My girlfriend knows me too well! 😆 https://micro-blog.brianward.us/2026/02/19/my-girlfriend-knows-me-too.html

the bushes were people 😂

It’s been good times in Seattle sports lately:

Sounders won the MLS Leagues Cup.
Mariners almost made the World Series.
Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Seattle is hosting the FIFA World Cup this year.
There’s a real chance the NBA will restore the Sonics.

An update about my most recent post: https://micro-blog.brianward.us/2026/02/04/an-update-about-my-most.html

This day took a real turn 😵‍💫: https://micro-blog.brianward.us/2026/01/29/this-day-took-a-real.html

I really am just trying to model that it's ok to say things.

We should be using our voices and we should not be looking away.

And the more of us that say things, the faster things change.

This image of the Helix Nebula from the ground-based Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (left) shows the full view of the planetary nebula, with a box highlighting Webb’s field of view (right). Image: ESO, VISTA, NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Emerson (ESO); Acknowledgment: CASU

this image shows the exact zoomed in region of the helix nebula that jwst observed.

the amount of detail is astonishing ✨

This is the classic response of a psychopathic and fascist political leader.

This used to be my belief as well; however, think the time has come for us to recognize that waiting for these people to act would be a dereliction of our own agency as human beings who have a stake in the fate of civilization. Something about Einstein and the definition of insanity.

Stewart Cheifet was best known as the host of the PBS series, The Computer Chronicles. He was a journalist, and I knew him as executive producer of KITV-4 News in Honolulu, where I worked for him as an intern, my first job in the media, many years ago. Stew passed away on Dec 28, at age 87.

I’m saddened to hear that Stewart Cheifet has passed on. obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-c…

I would expect nothing less than slop from the NYP. A pair of basic New Balance sneakers at Nordstrom is $200, or you can maybe find them at the Rack for $50-75. Stuff is expensive. 🤷‍♂️ Also, they don’t know that she paid full price. But who gives a shit if she did? Pure capitalist hit piece.

Can’t catch me, eh?

I just learned a neat trick: Ask ChatGPT to search a restaurant menu to quickly find high protein entrees!

Not me, a grown almost-40 year old man, getting excited to see a post about a goofy cat from KPop Demon Hunters at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Front half of a parade balloon of the Derpy Tiger (the blue cat character from Kpop Demon Hunters) in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with gold confetti falling all around it.

Happy Derpy Thanksgiving, to all who celebrate!

Vance: Anyone who says they like turkey is ‘full of s—‘ Vice President Vance on Wednesday invoked President Trump’s “America First” policy, joking that because Thanksgiving is a U.S. holiday, the meat of choice is also “uniquely&…

Inspiration: thehill.com/homenews/adm...

JD Vance.

Are you redoing the entire OG iPhone UI as Liquid Glass? 🤪🤳

Kirk here!

I swear to god this dog is straight out of a Pixar movie. 😆

Openly unconstitutional.

A Brand New 'Star Trek' Movie Is Coming From the Team Behind 'Dungeons & Dragons' Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have been hired to make a whole new 'Star Trek' film.

I’m skeptical that secular humanism will be restored to its rightful place as the core ingredient of the Star Trek secret sauce. gizmodo.com/a-brand-n…

Go back this Doug Drexler documentary on Kickstarter. It’s currently got 71% funding and 7 days to go. I wanna see it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/…