What I’m up to Now
“Work”#
- Retired. Open to part-time engagement on software projects.
- Living on iPad Pro 11" with a Magic Keyboard as my main computer. It’s kinda great.
- Mac Mini (the cheapest config) for iOS/iPadOS/macOS native development.
- Dabbling in Claude Code + Xcode. With some trial-and-error, Claude can make some decent Swift and SwiftUI.
- I was inspired by An app can be a home-cooked meal.
- I made an iOS app just for my family. See Building River
- I made another iOS app to edit my Tiller transactions in Google Sheets. See Another Home-Cooked Meal App
Back Burner#
- Using iPad Pro + GitHub codespaces as a pretty satisfying dev setup. While it’s good, I’ve been focused on iOS dev, which necessitates Xcode.
- Creating this voidstar.org site. Slowly.
Life#
- One kid in college and one finishing high school. The nest is already feeling a bit more empty. It’s bittersweet, but we’re looking forward to our next phase of the family.
- Pampering our standard poodle.
- I exercise regularly, though not enough. Unlike my younger years, I’m succeeded more than failing. Though just barely. Also, age brings with it one more challenge: minor exercise injuries happen more often and heal more slowly!
Reading/Listening/Viewing#
- Always looking for more good Sci-fi. Libby brings me gems from my local library once in a while.
- Podcasts in regular rotation: The Vergecast, MBMBaM, The Adventure Zone, What Went Wrong, 20,000 Hz.
Based on Derek Sivers’s suggestion of a now page.
Updated December 2025