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content/journal/dispatch-36-february-2026/index.md

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 ## Voice Note Shortcut
 
+I'm constantly thinking of, and then promptly forgetting, things I need to do, groceries to buy, ideas for these blog posts, etc. I've been on the hunt for some way to quickly capture these fleeting thoughts. I like the idea of a ring that can record voice memos, but [this one][3] requires a $10/mo subscription, and [this one][4] just ... turns into trash after 12-15 hours of recording.
 
+Instead, I played around in the iOS Shortcuts app and made a shortcut that captures text from speech, then looks for a note named for today's date (creating it if necessary), and appends the dictated text to it. Then I m/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/MyLibraries/myDocuments.cannedSearch ade it so that double-tapping the back of the phone launches the shortcut (shout out Viget friend [Max Myers][5]).
+
+[Here's the shortcut if you want to give it a shot.][6]
+
+[3]: https://www.sandbar.com/stream
+[4]: https://repebble.com/index
+[5]: https://maxmyers.me/
+[6]: /journal/dispatch-36-february-2026/voice-note.shortcut
 
 - Nico’s a full-on dude
   - Opened the door to find him waking up and saying “hi dad”
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-Finally, [RIP Dan McQuade][3]. 43 years old. What the hell. I'm off to go hug my family.
+Finally, [RIP Dan McQuade][7]. 43 years old. What the hell. I'm off to go hug my family.
 
-[3]: https://defector.com/dan-mcquade-1983-2026
+[7]: https://defector.com/dan-mcquade-1983-2026
 
 ### This Month
 
@@ -60,21 +69,21 @@ Finally, [RIP Dan McQuade][3]. 43 years old. What the hell. I'm off to go hug my
 
 ### Reading & Listening
 
-* Fiction: [_The Will of the Many_][4], James Islington ([via][5])
-* Non-fiction: [_The Magic of Code_][6], Samuel Arbesman  ([via][7])
+* Fiction: [_The Will of the Many_][8], James Islington ([via][9])
+* Non-fiction: [_The Magic of Code_][10], Samuel Arbesman  ([via][11])
 * Music: I've got a bit of a backlog here; gonna spend some time with the records I already have (assuming the basement warms up)
 
-[4]: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-of-the-Many/James-Islington/Hierarchy/9781982141189
-[5]: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
-[6]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/samuel-arbesman/the-magic-of-code/9781541704480/
-[7]: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
+[8]: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-of-the-Many/James-Islington/Hierarchy/9781982141189
+[9]: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
+[10]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/samuel-arbesman/the-magic-of-code/9781541704480/
+[11]: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
 
 ### Links
 
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+[12]: https://example.com/
+[13]: https://example.com/
+[14]: https://example.com/