I’ve added two new portfolio pieces to my site; Max and Anthony. More to come. You can see them on Instagram as well. Here are some photos from last night’s session in the darkroom.
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How I turned off social media apps on my iPhone
Last week we took a road trip for a few days away for our anniversary. During that time I wanted to disconnect from social media, news, etc. as much as possible. My…
Taking a few days off from the web. 👋
Glass observations
Glass, a new photo sharing app, has been making the rounds this week since it launched to the public, via an invite only roll out, and has had a fair bit of…
Nicky Case on RSS
Nicky Case: RSS works on a "don't call me, I'll call you" policy. I like that line. Readers of this blog need not be reminded of the value of RSS (nor of…
Bluesky
Bluesky: We're focusing on re-building the social web by connecting disconnected silos and returning control of the social experience to users. Our mission is to develop and drive the adoption of technologies…
An updated list of film photography blogs by Jim Grey
Jim Grey: It’s time for my annual list of film photography blogs! A great joy of film photography is the community of people who enjoy everything about it: the gear, the films,…
Watching Micro Camp videos.
AirPods Pro observations
My wife recently gifted me a pair of AirPods Pro for our 22nd Anniversary which is coming up in a few days. She loves her AirPods. She has repeatedly said "these are…
Just re-upped our 1Password family plan for another year. A no-brainer. 1Password is so good.
Dug up a rather large, three-tiered Yellowjacket nest this morning before leaving for work.
Good murder mystery movies, fire them at me.
What I saw somewhat recently #85: August 5, 2021
Penelope in a basket This week was full of family visitors and new kittens. Oh, and of course links! Little Canada – A man spends $24m on building miniature version of places…
Oh crap. I have an idea.
I would like to take fall and winter off from my day job to work on my software projects.
The Pixel 6 seems pretty nice. I doubt Google’s SOC will compare to Apple’s SOC but I do think it is a meaningful update to the Pixel line.
OK, Apple. I have a very brief window where I might be able to expense a new 16″ M1 MacBook Pro. I’m totally happy with my current 16″ MBP but I wouldn’t mind far better battery life.
WSJ investigates TikTok’s algorithm
WSJ: The Wall Street Journal created dozens of automated accounts that watched hundreds of thousands of videos to reveal how the social network knows you so well All popular social media platforms…
I do not like scroll jacking. Very seldom is it even “cool” when you see it. Most of the time it is simply hard to know how many times I have to scroll in order to see the next few words.
Was stung by a Yellowjacket yesterday. Why are wasps so mean?
What I saw somewhat recently #84: July 23, 2021
Mine water bubbles up from the earth Long week this week. Perhaps a long month. The above photo is about a mile upstream on the creek that edges our property where frigid…
No link list today, unfortunately. It has been a crazy day and I just don’t have the mental power to be in front of the computer any more today. 👋
Great Finals performance by the Bucks. But NBA foul calling is a mess.
Duck.com email
Duck.com: Get a free, personal @duck.com email address. Emails sent to it will forward to your regular inbox, with creepy email trackers removed. What a great way to use that domain name!
MeetingBuddy by Tyler Hall
Tyler Hall: A few weeks ago I built a niche little app idea dubbed MeetingBuddy. You choose a target app from a pre-defined list (or pick any app on your Mac) and…
My 2020 blogging stats
Yes, I'm writing this post in July of 2021. I don't know what to tell you. Number of posts per month: January – 20 February – 7 March – 27 April -…
Bourdain’s voice
I still miss Anthony Bourdain very much. See this and this. I was somewhat excited to learn that a documentary about him was being made. The only thing that kept me from…
Pocket Casts joins Automattic
Automattic: As part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new). We will explore building deep integrations with…
Update (October 2026): Unmark’s hosted service no longer accepts new sign-ups. For my current bookmarking app, see Rinku, its free, open source, local-first successor.
Github user ElgranLoky set up a simple Docker container to run Unmark locally. I use Docker to run it locally as well for development (albeit with a slightly more complex set up). If you haven’t tried Unmark yet, you can run it locally for free, use it for free at unmark.it, or chip in a few bucks per year to help support development.
We tried a few test pizzas on Tuesday evening in the new Roccbox. Great pizza oven. Very easy to use. Delicious. Now we’re onto making our own dough. Will share pizza resources in future post.
