iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 15/09/2026

So excited to start reading this! I loved Sea of Tranquility and the blurb for this one gives me the same vibes.

The hardcover edition of Emily St John Mandel’s “Exit Party” held in front of a bookcase

Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 28/08/2026

Shoutout to Ambrosia Software for releasing essentially a keygen for all their software after the company shut down! Love that I can still use some of these apps and games.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 22/08/2026

the couch that puts you to sleep

My pembroke welsh corgi sleeping in the corner of a brown leather sofa

My beagle sleeping on a pillow in the corner of a brown leather sofa

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 16/08/2026

I know it doesn't look like much, but this is a Genius playlist generated on an iPod containing songs released in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Considering Apple stopped updating Genius data over a decade ago I think this is pretty exciting!

A seventh-generation iPod nano displaying a Genius playlist with recently released songs including Float by Janelle Monae, Dead by Cardi B, and SPAGHETTI by Beyoncé.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 03/08/2026

if you still use an iPod and know what this means, I am cooking up something exciting for you. Stay tuned!

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 26/07/2026

will always be funny to me when artists say the name of the suburb the venue is in instead of the major metro area because why was Hilary Duff like "how are you doing Shakopee?!"

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 22/07/2026

they've been in my house less than twenty four hours but I cannot stop thinking about Jongga Korean-Inspired Pickles

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 27/06/2026

didn’t meet my husband but I did meet these furry fellas

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 27/06/2026

how funny would it be if I met my future husband at the great lakes aquarium 👉👈

The entrance to the Great Lakes Aquarium, the name of which is displayed in yellow letters above the doors

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 27/06/2026

Had an INCREDIBLE time seeing @zeemachine.bsky.social live last night! What an amazing performance 😍

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 24/06/2026

the pets love the POÄNG chair

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 01/06/2026

entering my cycling era

Me standing behind my new bike, a Trek FX Sport in a muted green.

A map showing a cycling route, including loops around Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska.

Looking out onto a lake, verdant with shore plants

Looking out onto a lake, with a small beach with several people laying on the beach

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 17/05/2026

my position on the matter

screenshot of the header for a merged GitHub pull request with the title "update to zig 0.16 and switch to node"

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 05/05/2026

This terrible coffee in the tire shop waiting room is calling out to me like the green goblin mask.

Commercial coffee pot in the process of brewing coffee. Paper cups are stacked upside down next to it. In the background, a large window looks out onto trees with new spring leaves.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 24/04/2026

gonna get up close and personal with the #FFXIVFanFest development panel to see the changes to the combat system 🧐

The main stage of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 24/04/2026

I have been informed I did not order the correct thing to get the emote, so instead I bought the cute moogle t-shirt!

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 23/04/2026

I have attended the brand activation #FFXIVFanFest

Window decal with the logos for Jollibee and Final Fantasy XIV above five moogles in various Jollibee related attire

A tray of food from Jollibee: a pineapple drink, adobo rice, two pieces of fried chicken, a small bowl of spaghetti, a peach mango dessert, and a small bowl of coleslaw

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 18/01/2026

Black sinks are beautiful and all but what no one tells you is that they'll eventually develop permanent hard water deposits. Thankfully a thin layer of mineral oil is enough to hide them temporarily.

A black kitchen sink with visible hard water deposits

A black kitchen sink without visible hard water deposits

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 13/01/2026

Replaced the shitty 1366x768 TN panel on my Windows 8.1 ThinkPad T470 with a nice 1080p wide gamut display. The difference is astounding.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 11/01/2026

today's goofy project: a media player with an iPod-inspired interface written in zig using raylib, combined with an AudioToolbox decoding backend piping lossless audio to raylib's audio system

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 03/01/2026

I simply cannot resist a good gadget. Will definitely be picking up one of these! clicksphone.com/communicator

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 01/01/2026

I feel like we've lost the plot when it comes to UI design on macOS. Everything is just sauceless compared to what we once had. This is iTunes from macOS Sierra. Look at how crisp it looks! I can easily tell what's clickable!

Screenshot of the header of iTunes on macOS Sierra

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 23/11/2025

I know it won't, but if the AI bubble popping means I could theoretically get one of the gorgeous NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 racks for super cheap maybe it will be worth destroying the economy. Look at how pretty this is!

NVIDIA GB300 NVL72, with lots of gold accents that are completely unnecessary but make it look really cool

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 14/11/2025

still can’t bring myself to delete this one

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 27/10/2025

If Interstate 394 exit 8B has a million haters, then I'm one of them. If Interstate 394 exit 8B has one hater, then I'm THAT ONE. If Interstate 394 exit 8B has no haters, that means I'm dead.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 21/10/2025

steve jobs, grave, rolling, etc.

Screenshot of the focus mode toggle in the iOS 26 control center with the word “Interruptions” broken into two lines because the widget is too narrow

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 09/10/2025

The Oreo ice cream from Sebastian Joe's is like a Dairy Queen Oreo Blizzard with the ~ perfect ~ amount of Oreo.

A pint of ice cream. The base is a light brown, and there are visible chunks of Oreo in it.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 25/09/2025

oh Kupo is absolutely a fan of sleeping on the nice things

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 25/09/2025

Expensive couch? No. Fancy rug? Absolutely not. Nice chair? Not a chance. Opulent dog bed designed by a mattress company? Hell no. Wholesale beach towel haphazardly thrown on the floor, cleanliness status unknown? Yes, of course.

My corgi Jpeg laying on a blue beach towel on the floor

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 20/09/2025

The grass seed I planted last weekend has started coming in! Sadly just one area out of the three I seeded, so hopefully the others come in too. I think this area gets a little more sunlight so that could explain it.

Close up shot of a bare dirt spot of my lawn. Small, thin blades of grass can be seen poking through the soil. The background shows a more established grass lawn.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 19/09/2025

easily the best change in iOS 26 is the improved home view for Apple Music in CarPlay

Screenshot of the home tab of Apple Music in CarPlay on iOS 26 with a three by two grid for the recently played section

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 19/09/2025

hit my body weight on RDLs! So now that's squat (both barbell and hack) and deadlift (both trap bar and Romanian) that I've lifted my body weight.

Hevy PR image with text 205 lbs Romanian deadlift barbell heaviest weight lifted

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 16/09/2025

the latest iOS 26 annoyance: the keyboard has a different appearance based on whether the app has been compiled to support iOS 26 or not

Screenshot of the two different styles of iOS keyboards in iOS 26 side by side

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 15/09/2025

The sudden pop in of the “glass” border around icons on iOS 26 is going to annoy the hell out of me.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 02/09/2025

Have I unpacked my 6+ boxes of books from the move? No. Would I have anywhere to put the books even if I did? Also no. Did I buy four more books so I could have hardcover copies of some of my favorite Brandon Sanderson books? Well…

The Dragonsteel premium hardcover editions of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, The Sunlit Man, Tress of the Emerald Sea, and Isles of the Emberdark atop a sealed Home Depot moving box.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 31/08/2025

Jpeg doesn’t really care, but Kupo has a strong prey drive.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 30/08/2025

Was unable to procure the services of the local foxes in my area to discourage rabbits from hanging out in my yard, so I had to purchase the next best thing.

Bottle of Original Predator Pee Fox Pee Fox urine with my backyard in the background

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 18/08/2025

Absolutely in love with my new library card!

My Hennepin County Library card with the downtown Minneapolis skyline visible in the background. The card’s design has a rainbow gradient and the text “Be proud at your library”.

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 08/08/2025

my belongings have finally arrived in Minneapolis! The first thing I unpacked was my Philips Hue setup because I simply could not deal with these full brightness 2700K lights any longer.

Roughly 50 boxes in a nice compact stack in my living room

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 25/07/2025

the previous tenant at my place was clearly Going Through It™ when hanging this shelf

The support bracket for a shelf with three nails and two screws, only one of which is actually in the spot for a fastener

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 13/07/2025

this is so not the vibe

Car dashboard showing current temperature as 109 degrees Fahrenheit

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Dylan Staley @dstaley.com · 10/07/2025

the entire point of buying moving boxes from a single source is consistent sizing for stacking 🤦‍♂️

Two moving boxes from Home Depot, both labeled “Small”. One is taller and more narrow than the other

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