On Liberating My Smartwatch From Cloud Services

I’ve often said that if we convince ourselves that technology is magic, we risk becoming hostages to it. Just recently, I had a brush with this fate, but happily, I was saved by open source.

At the time of writing, Garmin is suffering from a massive ransomware attack. I also happen to be a user of the Garmin Instinct watch. I’m very happy with it, and in many ways, it’s magical how much capability is packed into such a tiny package.

I also happen to have a hobby of paddling the outrigger canoe:

Paddled around the island of Hong Kong in an outrigger canoe “change race” for the 2018 #RHKYCATIR event! Stunning coastline and an unbeatable harbor view. Impressed at how @RHKYC pulled it off even after the typhoon devastated a lot of their equipment.