Tomorrow marks three weeks off of social media. It has been fantastic. I plan on writing a post about the journey so far after a full month. If you have any questions, let me know.
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I linked to photographer Luisa Dorr on January 6th, Kottke did on January 7th. Just sayin'.
What I saw somewhat recently #90: January 6, 2022
At a recent distillery tasting Wow, 90 of these. I hope at or before 100 I go back through them all and pull forward some of my favorites. I hope most of these links still exist! Craig Pindell – I've been enjoying photos and the pages on his site. Unflinching Grace – A documentary about three women photojournalists….
P. I. Moore on quitting social media
P. I. Moore in continuance of my quitting social media post writes: This couldn’t resonate with me more. Through having my own plans and ambitions going forward to better both myself and my writing, the strive to regain control of what I let into my own mind—and draw from my focus—will be under vast scrutiny.
I am quitting social media
Mostly. And, for a year. Or more. What started out as a routine flushing of my social media accounts, something I’ve done on more than one occasion in the past, has now turned into a strong desire to leave social media behind for good. And so I'm doing just that. My main reasons for waiting to cut off…
Cypress for Micro.blog has received a bug fix release (thanks Manton). If you're using the theme you may want to make sure you're using the latest version. More fixes coming for Cypress.
Made some postcards in the darkroom. Sent this one to a fellow film photographer and friend in Oregon.
Finished reading The Beatles: Unseen Archives. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great to see the timeline and old photographs.
My 2021 blogging stats
Number of posts per month: January – 40 February – 37 March – 71 April – 44 May – 39 June – 31 July – 46 August – 23 September – 14 October – 16 November – 23 December – 36 (including this post) Total: 420 See 2020. I posted more to my blog in 2021 than 2020….
2021 in review: blog and projects
I thought it would be fun to review what has happened this past year on my blog, what I had set out to do, and what I’ve accomplished. I’m hoping that by writing this post it will give me some clarity on what I may want to try to do in 2022. January In very early January, I…
Please send wintertime hot tub energy usage tips. I feel like a crypto miner over here. 🥵
Pure – A minimal theme for Micro.blog
Chris Hannah: I’ve named it Pure, and that’s mainly because I wanted very minimal styling, and to have it be a pure version of a theme. For the benefit of it acting as a “starter” theme for people that want to maybe want to start tweaking a theme but don’t want to start from scratch. But also for people (like me)…
Back in the darkroom. Archiving negatives from the 40s from my grandparents and making prints and postcards.
I have an old MacBook that I’d like to repurpose. It is pretty old so I’m thinking a Linux server or file server. Any suggestions?
90-days ago or so I postulated that Meta would fire Instagram's CEO. That hasn't happened, yet. So I was wrong.
Last night, in the darkroom.
What I saw somewhat recently #89: December 17, 2021
Penelope says gm. Phone-sized Faraday Bags – Matt Blaze tests some ways to block every signal coming out of your phone. Techie stuff. World Chess Championship Game 6 – I play chess with friends from time-to-time. I've researched opening moves, middle games, and end games. So my experience is just enough to fully appreciate Magnus Carlsen's skill -…
For those wondering, I'm keeping a log of the services I've exploded so far. I'm thinking of pushing it a bit further than I intended (more on this in the near future).
Unfollowing everyone and everything, again
Me, in 2015: As many of you reading this likely know, I do this all the time. Probably once every two or three months. I delete everything on Twitter and Feedly and start new. It has led me to finding more and more great people, places, and things than just about anything else I’ve done online. I highly recommend…
Video: Making paper negatives with a bedroom camera obscura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ySwOuYiWs A video on YouTube walking through a project I did in March-April 2020.
Video: Sandbridge Beach Houses
https://youtu.be/HzR71GdA\_a8 Spend 30-odd minutes with me going through each photo from the Sandbridge Beach House series. This was fun to do, I might do more of them. Also available on Instagram. If you like it, jump over to YouTube and hit the like and subscribe button.
What I saw somewhat recently #88: November 24, 2021
Rainbow trout fry The above photo is a small Rainbow Trout fry that I pulled from the creek in my yard. It looks like it may have had a run-in with a Heron, Mink, Raccoon or some other predator. Let's get to some random links that I managed to set aside for y'all. Feeds Mage – Link up…
Datafilm – Log your film photo EXIF data
Today I stumbled across Datafilm, a free iOS app for film photographers to log their photo EXIF data on the go, via Japan Camera Hunter's blog. The app is being made by Vincent Tantardini. Datafilm describes itself this way: Datafilm is the note app designed for film photographers, focused on simplicity, ease of use and user experience. Keep…
Micro.blog adds Flickr support
Manton Reece: This is for people who have a Flickr account that has gone unused, but who know there’s value on Flickr if only it was easier to remember to use it. Nice simple feature. I'm sure many will dig it. Glad to see Flickr being added to anything these days. All Flickr fans should be looking for…