When I was a senior in high school, I played Huckleberry Finn in a community theater production of Down River (think Big River without the Broadway pedigree). I loved the story then, and I love it now. Producing a musical like that today probably wouldn’t be received very well because… well, that judgment isn’t mine to make. Or maybe it is; I don’t know.
I have been playing around and am now disabused of the notion that iOS is more private/secure (I know there’s a difference) than Android. I’ve got my Samsung device pretty impressively locked down. The app ecosystem is terrible, horrible, no good, and very bad, but PWAs can make up for some of that.
Finished reading: Bad Actors by Mick Herron 📚
Probably Herron’s best installment of the Slow Horses series. This will make a great season if the Apple TV+ show makes it this far.
Bernard Cornwell’s Excalibur portrays a realistic take on Arthurian legend, focusing on Derfel Cadarn as the main hero while depicting Arthur as a reluctant leader whose goal of realizing a peaceful life in a peaceful Britain is ultimately doomed.
The story of Charles Manson is always intriguing, but this Netflix documentary loses all credibility within the first 10 minutes by subscribing to conspiracy theories that are based purely on speculation with no supporting evidence.
I’ve said I don’t need to add Linux to my list of hobbies. Will I end up hating myself if I start playing around by adding Linux to my Intel MacBook Pro?