Adrian’s Microblog

All writing is re-writing.

I heard this quoted a couple months back, and it keeps bubbling back up in my memory – Provides some solace as I find my first draft of anything so lacking. :)

Steps for getting summary from YouTube video meeting

  1. Identify YouTube video
  2. Install yt-dlp
  3. Install dependencies such as scoop package installer; ejs challenge solver (via added extension in command; ffmpeg (via scoop install method)
  4. Run script from PowerShell

Also quick alternative comparison from vendor.

Awkward technology moment: It’s getting more frustrating to use my iPad relative to my Microsoft Surface for general tasks and I’m contemplating letting the iPad fade away.

Speaking as someone who’s used the iPad since its release and upgraded numerous times over the years (and enthusiastically so), feels odd to be finding it more and more unhelpful.

Still can’t be beat for touch interface, creativity, and media consumption – But a lot of everyday tasks don’t seem to go smoothly. :/

Okay, geeking out here a little on political governance –

And Sarah Isgur (among other stellar things, editor of SCOTUSblog) skillfully untangles, in a fresh and witty way, the loosely 100-year distending of our U.S. political system in about 10 minutes of conversation.

Have a listen as she speaks to the trio of The Fifth Column podcast (YouTube channel) which “The Algorithm” served up recently:

Be content that you are not yet a saint, even though you realize that the only thing worth living for is sanctity. Then you will be satisfied to let God lead you to sanctity by paths that you cannot understand.

-Thomas Merton in New Seeds of Contemplation (chapter 8)

Definitely intrigued by this new entrant to the RSS Reader app world – Current.

One of the core tenets of their philosophy:

“You step in whenever you like, read what catches your eye, and step out when you’re done.”

One-time purchase price of $9.99 across all Apple platforms – May have to check it out.

This looks interesting: Theoretical physicist Brian Greene explains “time” at five different levels of understanding:

One of the most pernicious side effects of video-review challenge culture is its effect on school and youth sports. At the highest level we have reinforced the idea that every call is important, or worse, that the standard should be 100% accuracy, when not even the robots themselves are 100% accurate.

The pursuit of perfection flies in the face of a critical lesson sports should teach. Which is: In competition, stuff happens. Sometimes people get it right, sometimes people get it wrong, but it usually evens out. Learning to accept this rhythm is a critical part of being an adult.

from WSJ, Who Will Yell at the Robot Umpires? by Jason Gay, 26 Mar 2026

Great to start off with a series win, and also to see the new team pull together in good ways: Not giving up from trailing 0-4 in the 4th, stringing together hits that lets a three-run homer narrow the gap, good fielding, Baz settling in as starter after rocky beginning, picking up another rally kicked off by Alonso, and a closer who could keep it tight. Seeing (to my limited eye) good decisions and timing on Albernaz’s part. Still early, but maybe good things ahead for this season. 😃⚾️