Micro.blog launches Discourse help center
Manton Reece: The idea is to use the web forums software Discourse and combine it with all the content from our original help site. This looks like it will be very helpful….
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Greg Avola steps down as Untappd CEO
Greg Avola: As this continued, I started to feel symptoms of depression, anger and sadness. I kept all these emotions inside. I struggled to disconnect. That pushed me down toward the rabbit…
Jarob Ortiz on how to apply for a job
Jarob Ortiz, large format photographer for the National Park Service, on the latest LFPP: Read the whole job description, look exactly at what they were looking for. Then I spent 9 days,…
NFTs and energy use
There has been an enormous flood of information regarding NFTs — in general — and the amount of energy needed to facilitate the creation of them and their transfer. I've kept my…
I have two invites to Clubhouse, if anyone hasn’t had the chance to try it and would like to. Send me an email with your phone number if you’d like to try it out.
Cypress – A premium portfolio theme for WordPress is now available
Cypress on WordPress Cypress is a simple way to create an online portfolio using the world's leading website builder WordPress. Artists from all mediums; painters, photographers, designers, sculptures – all need a…
Using Docker to build a WordPress theme
If you have no idea what Docker is or how it works, this blog post won't help you too much. For that, I recommend Julia Evans' Zine How Containers Work! I recently…
The final show stopping bug in Cypress has been fixed. So now I’ll back away from it for a little while, give it a second look, and wait for feedback from the beta testers. But the current build is a release candidate. I should have it available to purchase on my site tonight or tomorrow. I’ll start it at an introductory price for a week or two.
Trudged through greater than knee-high snow on a hike this weekend. Wiped me out! Could it be that I’m getting older? Nah, I blame quarantine.
Olli Thomson’s dos and don’ts of photography
Olli Thomson: As a photographer, what do I do now that I did not do when I was starting out? Or, to put it the other way round, what do I no…
I think Super Follow and Communities both make total sense for Twitter. They need to make money on things other than ads.
The new hotness over the last year has been to move out of cities and into more rural areas. I’ve lived here all my life and really enjoy the lifestyle it affords. So, welcome city folk. Make yourself at home. And relax.
Total Cookie Protection
Mozilla: Total Cookie Protection makes a limited exception for cross-site cookies when they are needed for non-tracking purposes, such as those used by popular third-party login providers. Only when Total Cookie Protection…
I’m close to needing a beta tester or two for my next project release. Can you help? You’ll need; a WordPress install. It is a theme made for people with visual portfolios (photographers, painters, designers, etc.). If that is you? Please reach out.
Craig Mod on using social networks for their strengths
Craig Mod, in a footnote of the post announcing his newsletter Huh: So my general philosophy of these social networks is to lean into what they do well — a bit of…
Flim: search for objects in movies
Flim: Flim is the best tool for iconographic search If you'll recall, back in January I linked to Mike Eckman's post re: cameras in movies. He mentioned someone on Reddit making their own…
A camera system that I hope to use for the next 40 years arrived yesterday. The Mamiya 645.
Left: Pro TL, Right: 1000s
As the snow melts and freezes and melts and freezes the deer have a tough time digging for food. So each February that I am able, I like to put out some corn for them. We now have four regular visitors at about 3am.
James Michie’s tips for blogging
James Michie, 10 years ago, wrote a post about what he had learned after a year of blogging. Then, this year, he wrote a very short post to revisit and update that…
No more boring apps
Andy Allen: The world of apps—once an exciting canvas for creative exploration—has become repetitive, predictable, and… boring. If this isn't a rallying cry, I don't know what is. I downloaded his apps,…
Any Distance
Luke Beard: I was frustrated that there was no simple and beautiful way to share a run that was story first, looked great, and was photo-focused. I was thinking about it like…
Creatively bored
Filmosaur*: Sure, I took a few photos here and there, but there’s no real creativity, no real meaning. Perhaps an occasional photo managed to capture something more than an utterly prosaic image,…
Ethan Marcotte’s typical day
Ethan Marcotte, the always brilliant responsive web design guy: My day starts in earnest around 9AM, or as close to it as I can get. I’ll open up both email and Slack…
github1s
github1s: Just add 1s after github and press Enter in the browser address bar for any repository you want to read. This is super cool. Take any repository on GitHub and add 1s to the domain name and…
As Seen in an Alleyway by Katie Yang
Katie Yang: My name is Katie and I shoot film (mostly expired, mostly in alleyways and cute cafes). This is where I chronicle my favorite places, favorite people and daily life in Taipei, Taiwan. A great blog to subscribe to. I like…
Link priority
I have linked to what must be millions of things. I share a lot of links from here on my blog. I have linked to hundreds of artists from The Watercolor Gallery….
Skittish
Andy Baio: Today, I’m announcing Skittish, a playful virtual space for online events. Skittish brings people together into a game-like interactive 3D environment that’s designed from the ground up for socially-driven events, big…
Blogging for me
I've covered this topic many times from many different perspectives. I publish on my blog mostly for myself and for the added benefit that someone else will find the information useful. Recently…
Hidde de Vries’ typical day
Hidde de Vries: Sometimes there’s a book I can’t stop reading or a guest in one of the late night talk shows that I don’t want to miss. I go to bed…
Michelle Barker’s typical day
Michelle Barker: If you’re reading this I probably stayed up way too late to finish it. I get insomnia if I code too late, so I try to stop around 22:30 to give myself…