Ryan's Micro Blog

I hope the Phillies offense knows that if they lose tonight, it’s over. They need to show up. Like any minute now. This is bad. ⚾️

The only thing worse than watching the Phillies get destroyed like this is listening to these terrible announcers on Fox/FS1. Where did they get these guys? We need McCarthy and Kruk.

The Phillies offense knows they are supposed to be playing a game right now, right? ⚾️

I’m shocked the Phils pulled that one out. But I’ll take it. Nice work. ⚾️

This is not looking good. ⚾️

Let’s go Phils! ⚾️

Max Miss I really wanted AirPods Max when they came out. After reading the reviews, I decided to wait for version 2. After the recent (non) “upgrade”, I think I’ll just skip them entirely. I don’t think Apple really cares about them.

There’s no place like Philadelphia in October.. ft John Kruk. This is so true. I’ve been so impressed with how the stadium has been absolutely full on random weekdays. Go Phils! ⚾️

Apollo 13: Survival | Official Trailer | Netflix This looks like a great documentary. I can’t wait to watch it.

New Apple stuff announced today. Nothing that makes me want to spend money. Which is good. I was hoping for new AirPods Pro. Mine are just about two years old and would have liked a new model.

This is the first Summer where I haven’t put a beta from Apple on a phone, tablet, watch or computer. Weird.

The Phillies stadium is packed every single day. The Marlins stadium is empty on a Friday night. It probably helps that the Phillies are beating the Marlins 16-1. ⚾️

The announcers for this Eagles game (on Peacock), are not good. I actually miss Cris Collinsworth.

Go birds! 🏈

Over the weekend, I saw a handful of Tesla Cybertrucks on the road. I am not a fan. I applaud Tesla for taking a risk, but I think these vehicles are ugly. People do seem to like them though, they just aren’t for me.

Bill Gates: 5 great things to read or watch this summer. I haven’t read any of his recommendations, but Slow Horses is great. Two of the books look really interesting. How to Know a Person by David Brooks The Women by Kristin Hannah I’ll have to check them out. 📚📺

I have a Kindle Paperwhite (Signature Edition). It’s a great device and works perfectly. However, it doesn’t stop me from looking at other e-ink devices like this one: The best piece of tech I’ve bought in years is this funky little e-reader. I love e-ink devices for reading. They are so …

Went for a quick hike over lunch. Buggy, but it was nice to get out.

Tom McCarthy and John Kruk (on NBC Sports Philadelphia) make Phillies games even better. ⚾️

That’s all, folks. This is sad to hear. I worked on the iOS and tvOS apps while I was at Warner Bros Digital Labs.

I watched Tron: Legacy last night. I don’t think I liked the movie as much as Tron, but the special effects and soundtrack were really good. 🎥

I watched Tron for the first time last night. I liked it. I’m sure the effects were much more impressive in 1982. In 2024, the effects looked like deleted scene extras from something more current. 🎥

Unread 4.0 Brings a Fast and Native RSS Reader to the Mac I haven’t used Unread in a while. I’ve always loved the Unread iOS app. I’ve been using Reeder only because they have iOS and macOS apps. I may be tempted to make the switch back.

TRANSFORMERS ONE | Official Trailer 2 (2024 Movie) The Transformers movies lately have not been great. But I’m looking forward to Transformers One. The last Transformers movie I really liked was The Transformers: The Movie. It’s been a while. 🎥

Every time someone says the term ARPU (Average revenue per user), all I hear is “our poo”. Yes. I’m still 12 years old.