I have lots of content to clean up, but the beta version of my site’s redesign is now live.
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Everyone that runs a Discord server… ban @everyone mentions.
Rather than live stream the redesign of my site, I’m going to update the comments on this post regularly as I make progress. This will likely take several weeks. So check back often.
Waxy.org turns 20
I celebrated right along with Andy when Waxy.org turned 10 and I'm still here cheering him on as Waxy.org turns 20. Andy Baio: Ten years ago, I wrote a roundup of my favorite…
A sleeping porcupine.


Learning back button focus. 🤯
Repost: Andreas Jennische on commenting on Micro.blog
👉 Andreas Jennische @ndreas: Remember micro.blog is better the more you comment on other peoples posts.
DuckDuckGo for Mac in private beta
DuckDuckGo: So today we’re excited to announce the beta launch of DuckDuckGo for Mac, with DuckDuckGo for Windows coming soon. Like our mobile app, DuckDuckGo for Mac is an all-in-one privacy solution…
Reminder, try Apple’s Hide My Email
Mike Lapidakis: Last summer, Apple announced that as part of their iCloud+ service expansion, a new feature named Hide My Email was launching. The feature received little fanfare and was mainly swept up in the plethora…
I’m having such a hard time buying a new digital camera. I don’t know why.
I’ll say it again. Blogs are the best.
I’ll go one step further, personal websites are the best.
Self expression in web form.
I wish WordPress had an easier way to repost things like most platforms do. I’m pretty jealous of Tumblr’s reblog feature. I used to painstakingly repost things. But, I’d like to do a bit more.
Don’t sleep on Tumblr. If you haven’t tried the app in a while it is worth a look. Lots of great content.
I might have a new coding project to release in about a week. I’ll want you all to try it. 😊
Cutting my own hair. Hard to believe I’ve been doing this for over a decade.
I no longer need to choose between shooting black and white or color.

Finally added Stripe as the default option to purchase things on my site (such as Cypress). PayPal is still an option. Apple Pay and Google Pay coming soon.
What I saw somewhat recently #93: March 24, 2022
The tulips are on their way. I've been very busy at work lately. Going through a software conversion there that will keep me busy well into summer. And, of course, Stripe Transfer…
Christopher Parsons’ genius photography Shortcut
Christopher Parsons: The Shortcut is pretty simple: when I run it, it maximizes the brightness of my iOS device and opens the Glass app. If you download the Shortcut it’s pretty easy…
Fun Wordle method: Tell a bunch of friends to start with the same word. Levels the playing field and is a true competition for the day.
How long does it take to transfer a Stripe account?
I updated Good Migrations's website with new testimonials and a downloadable PDF that provides a rough timeline for transferring accounts on Stripe. When customers are in a time crunch, they generally ask…
My next live stream and YouTube video will be on my culm dunes photo series. Should be fun.

The video essay boom
Terry Nguyen, for Vox: One can even argue that we are witnessing the video essay’s golden era. Run times are longer than ever, while more and more creators are producing long-form videos. The…
Video: Film photo series review The Skateboarders 2021
https://youtu.be/TzmvE1Eq9HY Last night's Twitch stream is now available on YouTube w/ chapters.
Reminder: I’ll be live streaming a photo presentation at 6 eastern on Twitch. I expect it to be very boring. So stop by!
At least 6 deer bedded in the backyard night before last. Greener days are ahead my woodland friends.

Join me on Twitch this Sunday, March 13 at 6PM Eastern for a live stream discussion of my photo series The Skateboarders.


Julia Evans on tiny personal programs
Julia Evans: So here are a few examples of small personal programming projects I’ve done. I’m not going to talk about “learning projects” where my goal was to learn something specific because…
The Mac Studio looks like a fantastic product at every level. Great name, super powerful, great design, great price. And the display! If I wasn’t a laptop person, I’d be buying both right now.
66°F today. A teaser trailer for spring.