Now

YouTube (and I think Google in general) has called all fully remote workers back into the office starting in September. It will be a hybrid schedule, the same as everyone else, Tuesday through Thursday in the office. In preparing for this, we bought a new car, a 2025 Toyota RAV4, black. I'm excited to have a car for a number of reasons, but I'm not terribly excited to have to street park it.

Currently, I'm still living in San Francisco, in the same apartment I've lived in since we moved there in December 2012. What can I say, it's cozy, rent-controlled and in an awesome neighborhood (near Zeitgeist). I also have the same job at YouTube that I've had all that time.

I've paused my Python class at Noisebridge. I'm not sure if I'm going to start it back up, but if I do, it will be in September. I also rescinded my membership at Noisebridge because I'm worried about their financial troubles. I'm not sure if it's worth it to pay dues for 11 months, and then in month 12 they fold anyway.

I've also got a Google Summer of Code intern with Kiwix, working on WP1. It's been going well so far, the student is very capable and engaged.

I've kind of gone down a "audiophile"/high fidelity rabbit hole. I subscribed to Qobuz and although I'm not fully conviced I can tell the difference between 320kbps MP3 and CD quality, I bought a high definition DAC that plugs into my laptop and iPad, and a new set of high quality Beyerdynamic headphones. It's certainly made my music listening less convenient!

What is a 'now' page?

A now page is like an about page, but with the scope of "right now" instead of a long view. The easiest way to think about it is: what would you tell a friend that you haven't seen in a while about what you're up to?

Where can I find a list of people with websites that feature a 'now' page?

Just go to nownownow.com. You can add your site to that directory should you choose to add a /now page to your site.