Introducing the YouTube Channel RSS feed Bookmarklet
In 2020, Thomas Brand wrote a blog post about finding a YouTube's channel RSS feed by appending the channel's "Channel ID" onto a feed URL. In 2020 I am watching less stupid…
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What I saw somewhat recently #94: May 12, 2022
Raised bed, seedlings The weather this week is just 👌 I've come to realize that the links I share here in this series are but a very small fraction of the incredible…
Nyasha Green on the issues within the WordPress community
Nyasha Green recently published a post that covers a few issues she's seeing within the WordPress community and offers solutions on how to fix those issues. One issue she calls out is…
safari.requestMIDIAccess()
Jeremy Keith recently wrote about Bugblogging: Bugblogging doesn’t need to involve a solution. Just documenting a bug is a good thing to do. I wonder what Germanic compound word Jeremy would come…
A short Twitter wish list
OK, so Elon bought Twitter (subject to regulatory approval, of course). We can't change what we can't control. While I do not think it a great idea to have Elon be the…
What I saw somewhat recently #93: April 23, 2022
Started some seedlings I've been spending a decent amount of time on a free word game (coming soon) and the redesign of my website. But that doesn't mean I haven't collected a…
Podcast: New Canon 90D, Back button focusing, and a sleeping porcupine – April 2022
This post has moved here. Tags: photowalking-podcast,tags,canon90d,deer,digital-photography,photography,porcupine,vulture,wildlife-photography
Waxy.org turns 20
I celebrated right along with Andy when Waxy.org turned 10 and I'm still here cheering him on as Waxy.org turns 20. Andy Baio: Ten years ago, I wrote a roundup of my favorite…
Repost: Andreas Jennische on commenting on Micro.blog
👉 Andreas Jennische @ndreas: Remember micro.blog is better the more you comment on other peoples posts.
DuckDuckGo for Mac in private beta
DuckDuckGo: So today we’re excited to announce the beta launch of DuckDuckGo for Mac, with DuckDuckGo for Windows coming soon. Like our mobile app, DuckDuckGo for Mac is an all-in-one privacy solution…
Reminder, try Apple’s Hide My Email
Mike Lapidakis: Last summer, Apple announced that as part of their iCloud+ service expansion, a new feature named Hide My Email was launching. The feature received little fanfare and was mainly swept up in the plethora…
What I saw somewhat recently #93: March 24, 2022
The tulips are on their way. I've been very busy at work lately. Going through a software conversion there that will keep me busy well into summer. And, of course, Stripe Transfer…
Christopher Parsons’ genius photography Shortcut
Christopher Parsons: The Shortcut is pretty simple: when I run it, it maximizes the brightness of my iOS device and opens the Glass app. If you download the Shortcut it’s pretty easy…
How long does it take to transfer a Stripe account?
I updated Good Migrations's website with new testimonials and a downloadable PDF that provides a rough timeline for transferring accounts on Stripe. When customers are in a time crunch, they generally ask…
The video essay boom
Terry Nguyen, for Vox: One can even argue that we are witnessing the video essay’s golden era. Run times are longer than ever, while more and more creators are producing long-form videos. The…
Video: Film photo series review The Skateboarders 2021
https://youtu.be/TzmvE1Eq9HY Last night's Twitch stream is now available on YouTube w/ chapters.
Julia Evans on tiny personal programs
Julia Evans: So here are a few examples of small personal programming projects I’ve done. I’m not going to talk about “learning projects” where my goal was to learn something specific because…
What I saw somewhat recently #92: March 3, 2022
An LED light on a frozen pond I had a much longer list of links that I was going to share but I slowly pruned that list down to just a few….
Top 3 reasons to transfer Stripe subscriptions from one account to another
After transferring tens of thousands of subscriptions in my side gig, Good Migrations – which is a service that helps individuals and businesses transfer their Stripe subscriptions from one Stripe account to…
Tumblr turns on ad-free tier
Tumblr: As of today, you can set up ad-free browsing on your personal desktop computer, from anywhere in the world, and then enjoy the same effervescent Tumblr you know and love (yes,…
Audio: Starting and finishing
Recorded on February 18, 2022 Join me as I scan some photos and chat about starting things and finishing things. Are you dealing with the same thing? Write a comment! (Audio clip…
What I saw somewhat recently #91: February 9, 2022
Penelope, January 2022 This week I feel like I'm at war with my photo library. I'm attempting to move files around, verify back ups, and generally do a clean up – and…
Tom MacWright on blogging
Tom MacWright: There just aren’t as many active blogs as there were in the past. I think this has amplified the benefits of blogging: you can make more of an impact and…
Block Protocol – A specification for web blocks
No, this doesn't have anything to do with blockchain. Joel Spolsky writing about Block Protocol: As a result of the non-standardization of blocks, our end-users suffer. If someone is using my blog…
All this hubbub around Spotify and podcasts reminded me to try out their app to see if they've improved since last year. They haven't. It is still a terrible app to watch/listen…
My social media bacta tank is working
For context, you may want to read my post from early January I am quitting social media. There were two main actions I took when I decided to pull the plug on…
Never play Wordle before coffee.
I’m planning to write about how leaving social media has benefitted me, what I’ve done with that time, and further steps I’d like to take.
I'm looking forward to using the updated Apple Music app in macOS 12.2. I'll likely update today.
I've decided not to buy the current crypto dip. I just don't care about speculation anymore. I now own almost zero crypto, which I hope will help me to stay objective in…