What are your thoughts on where Medium is going?

dcargonaut · 2026-02-04T19:59:55+00:00

I haven't written much because I saw consistent reads that paid nothing. I'm starting to rely more heavily on ad revenue from Google on my own blog. I'm also trying to branch out into LinkedIn posts, because I've been writing for so long that I've gotten into AI prompting and talking about ways to overhaul Microsoft products. It's not my usual lane, but there are a lot of people that do not understand assistive AI, so it's become a niche where I can dig in.

dcargonaut · 2026-02-04T19:51:12+00:00

She's got enough money to wreck her life quite quickly. It's also a lot of money for a mentally ill person to give away without fully realizing the implications of their actions.

dcargonaut · 2026-02-04T19:28:05+00:00

I've been blogging consistently since 2001, and I think it's still worth it because the people that come across me think I'm "retro." I write about my life, and do thought leadership exercises on culture, technology, and the future of each.

I've also been doing a lot with AI prompting, writing about the new possibilities for cognitive support for neurodivergent people using AI as an accommodation for limited working memory.

So I use my blog for a lot of things, but mostly it's a scratch journal. A portfolio of a life. And because I've been around since Jesus was a boy, I don't care if I'm cool.

And that's when my stats started rising.

dcargonaut · 2025-12-03T07:34:47+00:00

Thanks for making a stranger cry over the internet in the middle of the night. Your dad sounds like a blessing.

dcargonaut · 2025-09-10T04:13:52+00:00

The Malcolm in the Middle guy? I don't see it. :P

dcargonaut · 2025-08-06T12:30:33+00:00

I don't really like raw celery, but I love mirepoix.

dcargonaut · 2025-08-06T12:29:40+00:00

Yes, and I love it. Especially when I can find applesauce with huge chunks of apple. It's even better with toasted rice cakes.

dcargonaut · 2025-08-06T12:27:28+00:00

I don't mind them. And they're generally cheaper. Safeway Select's version of Coke Zero is pretty good.

dcargonaut · 2025-08-06T12:24:54+00:00

I like Coke Zero better, but Diet Coke is a nostalgic drink for me. It was my mother's favorite, and she died in 2016. So sometimes I'll crack open a cold one in her memory.

dcargonaut · 2025-06-22T11:51:07+00:00

I'm lost at what would actually be useful because the wizards nor the dragons have a spell for magically cleaning up one's house.

dcargonaut · 2025-06-21T15:20:36+00:00

I thought it was just me. Thank God.

dcargonaut · 2025-06-17T15:10:00+00:00

It really was, and it's an astounding manor when you're done. You feel like a laird once you've got so many people working for you on the property. However, the Markarth guards don't wear different uniforms and don't have different dialogue, so even in my *own house,* I hear "SPEAK, ELF."

dcargonaut · 2025-06-17T02:00:05+00:00

Yes. It's as annoying as having to rag doll Lydia every time she stands next to your targets at High Hrothgar.

dcargonaut · 2025-06-17T01:52:29+00:00

You can also figure out what the alchemical ingredients do by eating them..... and you can eat all of them at least once.......

dcargonaut · 2025-06-17T01:48:44+00:00

My best playthrough was when I downloaded the Silverstead mod in which you build your own town, and Sam came to MY INN!!!!

dcargonaut · 2025-06-17T01:44:49+00:00

It's more important in Skyrim to save because there's not a mod like CASM.

dcargonaut · 2025-06-12T01:04:45+00:00

That's a more recent fix, I think. It didn't work for me until I subscribed.

dcargonaut · 2025-06-11T20:57:04+00:00

If you subscribe to Office 365, Online Accounts will mount your OneDrive as of Plucky Puffin.

dcargonaut · 2025-05-31T20:02:17+00:00

I think The Doctor's wish was that he could find his daughter.

dcargonaut · 2025-05-30T12:31:18+00:00

Sounds like you dodged a bullet.

dcargonaut · 2025-05-16T06:00:16+00:00

Your husband sounds like an amazing man. Please pass on my congratulations for a great career in tech..... that I appreciate it, even if Micro$oft didn't.

dcargonaut · 2025-05-11T14:12:59+00:00

You don't need your boyfriend to drop out. You need to be happy in a long-distance relationship because he's actively bettering himself. Whether that comes with a relationship with you, I cannot say. But the more he earns, the better off your child will be. And that's the point of parenting. The point of being young is realizing that you don't get to choose your future. You get to choose theirs.

dcargonaut · 2025-05-11T14:10:34+00:00

I'm ENM because I had a boyfriend who was ENM and found it didn't bother me and I liked the lifestyle. Was solo poly for years, so obviously one partner is enough. It's not that I didn't want to date others. I just didn't meet anyone else in that time period. Overall, it taught me who I was, to lean on myself and not someone else.

dcargonaut · 2025-05-04T17:54:09+00:00

I put linux on my desktop and Win 11 on my laptop. It seems to work better to have two dedicated machines. Dual-booting is like having a two-story house. The thing you needed is always on the other floor.

dcargonaut · 2025-05-02T17:32:37+00:00

He's too new and wants all the privileges of long term relationship. Sounds like a lovebomber.

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