I double checked my OneDrive photo library back up and realized it was missing about 10,000 files. So I'm redoing that entire backup from scratch.
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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
A few quick 35mm film snaps from October’s trip to Virginia.
Just pushed an update to all Cypress for WordPress owners for social icon support for Flickr, GitHub, Mastodon, TikTok, and YouTube. For December, use dec21 at checkout for 50% off.
There should be a system wide preference to turn off scroll jacking.
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.
Weekend posts are the best because I get to see people’s little side hobbies.
Add hl=languagecode to any Instagram URL to load a language. Example: My profile in Dutch.
Mastodon.social seems super slow this morning. Is this really because Jack stepped down as Twitter CEO? Or coincidental?
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…
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…
Sponsorship of The Watercolor Gallery is now booked through January. After 10+ years of curating the gallery I’m glad I started sponsorship this year. If you’d like to support the gallery monetarily you can sponsor or donate.