John Gruber in his piece DHH Argues Against Passkeys
Also, I really dislike the practice of replacing passwords with email “magic links”. Autofilling a password from my keychain happens instantly; getting a magic link from email can take minutes sometimes, and even in the fastest case, it’s nowhere near instantaneous. Replacing something very fast — password autofill — with something slower is just a terrible idea. For people who actually prefer email magic links, it’s fine as an option, but it shouldn’t be the default, and it certainly shouldn’t be the only way to sign into an account.
I just treated myself to a Combustion Predictive Thermometer & Display. So many use cases. I cannot wait to try it.
Finally on route to my destination.
Forced layover in Munich. The signage was stupid and led me to walk along the train I was supposed to get on. By the time the signage was clear, the train I was walking alongside of the whole time closed its doors and left.
Breakfast time
Starting my trip to Regensburg. Weather is decent. Not too cold and dry.
Der Idioten-Apostroph
Die Apostroph-Debatte: Anscheinend wird mal wieder die deutsche Sprache aufgeweicht. Der possessive Apostroph existiert im Deutschen eigentlich nicht…außer bei Eigennamen, wenn es um den Besitz geht. In diesem Fall ist er natürlich erlaubt. Gut gemacht, Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung—mal wieder wurde eine eindeutige und klare Regel aufgeweicht.
School Reunion
I am leaving for our gymnasium reunion in two days. I haven’t seen any of my old school friends in at least ten years. I’ve never been much of a social person; while I enjoy the company of friends, I’m not particularly good at keeping in touch.
So, I am essentially meeting a bunch of strangers in four days. I’m not very good at social gatherings where I don’t know anyone, so I’m unsure how I feel about the reunion.
Live from the Neustadter Winzerumzug
Winzerumzug is about to start
