Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey – May 2017
Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey – May 2017
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Quad trail – June 2017
Quad trail – June 2017
Jurassic Park-like Turkey track – June 2017
Jurassic Park-like Turkey track – June 2017
What I saw this week #45: June 30, 2017
As the summer heat rises in our hemisphere it seems that the river of content online dries up to a slow trickle. I wonder if that means I should expect more from…
Liam Dempsey on vacationing in Germany
Liam Dempsey: Walking through cities that trace their history back to the 1200s and to churches that reach back to 800 AD is deeply moving. The connection to the past is palpable…
Observations on Apple Music
I switched from a paid Spotify account to a paid Apple Music family plan earlier this month. Since doing so I've used the service nearly every single day via my Mac desktop,…
After reading and listening to so many favorable reviews I’m installing the iOS 11 public beta on my iPad.
Colin Walker on the IndieWeb
Colin Walker: Yet there is still a problem, and that is the apparent insistence on the implementation of specific technologies as implied by the guides and documentation. Go read his entire post….
VR180
Frank Rodriguez: VR180 video focuses on what’s in front of you, are high resolution, and look great on desktop and on mobile. I think this looks like an excellent format. As I've…
Colin Walker on blogrolls
Colin Walker: Part of the problem with people based following models on social networks is that you follow the whole person so see everything they post whether it is relevant to you…
What I saw this week #44: June 21, 2017
First day of summer! I'm off my schedule. I know. Sorry. Video: Mixed Reality – THEORIZ – RnD test 002 – Realtime AR used to create art. We'll be seeing a lot…
Goslings, Aylesworth – June 2017
Goslings, Aylesworth Park – June 2017
Gravel pile, Archbald, PA – June 2017
Gravel pile, Archbald, PA – June 2017
Should I start a blogroll?
Dave Winer: I'm thinking of restarting my blogroll. Remember those! I've been thinking about that too. I have a list already created of what blogs I would add to it. But I…
Electric City Building, Scranton, PA – January 2017
Electric City Building, Scranton, PA – January 2017
Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre, PA – January 2017
Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre, PA – January 2017
Podcasts 2017
Three years ago I was tagged to make a list of the podcasts I was currently listening to. A year before that I did something similar. So, now I'm back this year…
Likes vs. Saves
Many social networks are adding "Save" in addition to "Like". You can see this now on both Instagram and Facebook. You can "like" something and tell the publisher of the content that…
Pano – South of Aylesworth – June 2017
Pano – South of Aylesworth Park – June 2017
Social Thoughts
Me, in 2011: I believe the blog format is ready for disruption. Perhaps there doesn’t need to be “the next” WordPress, Tumblr, or Blogger for this to happen. Maybe all we really…
WWDC 2017 recap
I wanted to take a few moments to jot down a comparison between my wish list for this year's WWDC and what was announced. Also, towards the end, some quick thoughts on…
I’m testing out the Micro.blog iOS app. Looks nice.
Epcot – March 2017
Epcot – March 2017 It was great to visit Epcot during the Flower & Garden Festival this year.
Benmarl Winery – April 2017
Benmarl Winery – April 2017 This winery has a beautiful view over the Hudson River valley.
Intro to Micro.blog
Noah Read: Micro.blog is a social timeline, similar to Twitter, where you can post short snippets of text with links and photos, and converse with others. The biggest difference from most other…
What I saw this week #43: June 9, 2017
I know, I know. I've missed a few. You'll get over it. Paleobiology Navigator – "PBDB Navigator allows users to explore the Paleobiology Database through space, time, and taxonomy." If you know…
Back to Apple, again
Each year WWDC week gives us new and updated Apple software that is easier to use and more tightly integrated. As a result, each year I find myself wishing that I used Apple software exclusively…
Claim Chowder: The Talk Show live at WWDC 2017 video
John Gruber: This year we are not going to attempt to stream live video. Instead we’re going to work hard to get edited video of the event up on the web as…
rss.js
With all of the JSON Feed hubbub recently I thought it was interesting to read Dave Winer's post re: how he had created a JSON spec based on RSS in 2012 called…
The Daily 360
The New York Times describes The Daily 360: Times journalists around the world bring you a new 360 video every day. I've watched a few of these and they are pretty cool….