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Hot on the heels of yesterday's cringe-worthy boastfulness of the Lightograph "inventor" is this unassuming yet wonderful monthly video vignette from Russel Davies. Russell Davies: For some reason I do these 1-second-every-day…
Jeremy Cowart, proposed inventor of the Lightograph: It is not a motion-picture because there is no motion. It is not a photograph because the light evolves. Interesting, for sure. I'm going to…
👉 Lucy Bellwood: Just a Shower Thought Addendum: I know we feel compelled to check in on people when they haven’t posted on social media in a while—as if that’s the best external marker…
At work we recently changed domain names and ever since my Mac's OneDrive syncing utility would stop syncing and error when I tried to log back in. To fix the issue our…
If you're near Endwell, NY you have to eat here With the holiday I stayed off the computer as much as possible as per usual. I have some great links in the…
Blogging tip: Don’t write “I’m going to blog more”. Rather, wait until you can write “I’ve been blogging more.” See also my other blogging tips.
More and more bloggers that I subscribe to are doing link posts similar to my What I saw series and I love it. It is a really quick way to get a ton of interesting things to look at with a bit of commentary. I wish everyone did it.
Anyone with salt pool experience can help me with an algae bloom issue? What is the best method to remove and defend?
Here I am, in my jammies, appreciating how our garden beds are doing. Thanks @ajennische for starting this thread on your blog.
Manton Reece: I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the longevity of Micro.blog and where we need help to continue to grow the platform and community. As we approach 4 years since…
A small fire on Cayuga Lake in New York It is hard to believe it is July 2021 already. Last week I was on vacation so I stayed away from the computer…
After seeing Jeremy Keith mention that he was testing Safari 15 via the Safari Technology Preview, I decided to try it as well. I'm writing this post in it right now and…
Twice in the last two months I’ve set up new Calendly accounts only to have their trial period end and the URLs fail without them notifying me. Not cool.
I have a Logitech MX Master 2S and periodically the scroll-wheel stops working on macOS. If I restart the computer it works again. Anyone else have this problem? What is this, Windows 98?
Published my first ever environmental portraits. This is the style of photography I hope to do a lot more of. I made these images for an interview on The Watercolor Gallery which just went live today.
Saved this garter from the lawn mower A busy spring is coming to a close. A pool, garden beds, lawn care, work, side work, art, the gallery, photography and so much more…
You should switch to Duck.com. I've recommended this to you before. Why are you still using Google? Just last September I mentioned they were at 67M requests per day. They are about…
Joanna Thompson, writing for Audubon: On the morning of May 13, Peter Knapp stepped onto an ominously quiet California beach. The night before, he’d noted a horde of boisterous Elegant Terns just…
Built 3 garden beds this weekend. We were able to move what we started in the mini-greenhouse into the ground. So far, this is what we have going.
Tomatoes – 3 types
Carrots
Squash
Green and Red peppers
Cabbage
Lettuce
Red onion
White onion
Green beans
Bunch of herbs
Asparagus
Strawberries
Garlic
Raspberries
Oh, and 2 pear trees. We’re hoping to add just a few more veggies for this year and reassess our needs next year.
Our roses are opening up Lora Webb Nichols archive – Extraordinary work from a photographer very early on in photographic history. Looking at the images you'd think they were taken decades later….
A few thoughts on WWDC 2021. FaceTime updates – They look great. But Zoom has such a lead on all platforms I only see FT making a dent in casual voice conversations….
Update December 2025: Eliza and I have now helped hundreds of companies migrate their Stripe accounts. We've got a new name for this service called Good Migrations. Over the last few years…
It used to be you went to trailers.apple.com to see what movies were coming soon. These days I have no idea what movies are available on which service. The TV app (not to be confused with Apple TV) helps but not enough.
I wish I controlled Micro.blog Discover.
If you believe crypto is the future, or if you believe it is a pyramid scheme, please read this entire post so that you understand my current opinion on crypto. I hope…
Chris J. Davis: My first WordPress plugin in years is out now, testing the waters with premium plugins. Kids have to eat people. Check out EASYLinks. Check out EASYLinks here. Remember when…
Margarita painting session? Yes. I work 4-day work weeks. So with the holiday being Monday everything was compressed into 3 days. I'm not complaining. However, it has meant that my internet travels…
This, is my new avatar. It replaces this one. It was created by Jeremy Brown, a friend whom I've mentioned several times here on the blog, most notably for his Wallace.dog comic….
Any morning I’m able to break out the 645 is a good morning.
We installed a pool this past weekend I missed last week due to being very busy at work. Bryan Schutmaat – Some great stuff in his portfolio. Vandal – A Chrome and…