Ryan Harter

I've been reading Picks & Shovels by @pluralistic@mamot.fr and hit the part of the book that makes me very hungry. A classic feature of Cory's works.

This morning, after five days in the Bay area, I'm treating the family to apple and cheese pancakes, adapted from The Moosewood Cookbook.

ORD 🛫🛬 SFO for Google I/O. If you're going and see me, come say hi! #googleio

At Goose Island getting ready for the Yellowcard concert!

I'm often working with old code, and it's not that bad. It's even easier if you practice incremental maintenance.

https://ryanharter.com/blog/2026/05/incremental-maintenance/

Its time to print! #darkroom

I made my first cheesecake today. Its delicious!

The Holga 135AC 35mm point and shoot is on clearance at Freestyle Photo for $14.99 (down from $45). I picked up two for my boys, along with 100' of Arista Edu 135 film so we can hand roll and develop together.

https://www.freestylephoto.com/266135-Holga-135AC-Camera-Hot-Pink

My youngest turned 7 today, and had his birthday party at Big Tim Ninja gym, where he's done ninja training for the last 2 years. This is my first time getting onto the floor to try the Warp Wall. It was a great birthday party!

Is it possible to get so old that Cinnamon Toast Crunch is too sweet?

Sara and I have been exploring options to be able to move to Canada. It turns out that my great grandmother was born in New Brunswick, Canada. I've got a form out to the records office of the government to get her birth certificate to prove citizenship, so we'll see how that goes.

https://immigration.ca/claiming-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-under-canadas-new-citizenship-act-bill-c-3/

Whelp! Looks like I've got me some skin cancer. It sounds like they can cut it out pretty easily and it's not fast growing, which is good, but damn is it scary to hear your doctor tell you you have cancer. 🫣

I spent spring break in Arkansas, where I got to visit Crater of Diamonds State Park and Hot Springs National Park. I also go to try out the new Harman Switch Azure film, with some color couplers switched, which is really surreal.

This is an interesting correlation.

"not because they’re better at it, but because AI makes it possible and the mandate makes it rewarded"

The AI Great Leap Forward
https://leehanchung.github.io/blogs/2026/04/05/the-ai-great-leap-forward/

I recently discovered the #GameDad site, and it really resonates with me. I've been playing a Game Boy of late, but also have a GameDad, and really like the concept of no obligation, filling time on your terms, and turn-off-ability.
https://gamedad.club/