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When I show
When I show http://h2ocolor.com to someone in real life they are amazed that I’ve spent countless hours over 5 years curating an online watercolor gallery. Believe me, so am I.
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Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett continues to take his own advice. He once said “In the short term the market is a popularity contest; in the long term it is a weighing machine.” So as Carl Icahn sells $APPL Buffet buys $APPL. Sounds about right.
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Improving Photos for OS X and iOS and iCloud Photo Library
I’ll start out this post, as most empathic developers would, by saying that I realize how hard syncing is. It is incredibly hard to get right. The fact that it works at all is magic. It is amazing. And I’m tickled that I even have it. That being said, we’re a few years away from…
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Guy in this coffee shop
Guy in this coffee shop ends all of his dictated text messages with “ellipses”. Class act.
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Yesterday was Astronomy Day and I didn’t write a word about it.
Yesterday was Astronomy Day and I didn’t write a word about it. Someone is going to take away my space nerd card.
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Apple Didi
You have $250. Smart friend asks for $1. Says they can turn it into at least $15. You give them $1. That’s Apple’s $1B Didi investment.
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Some Fridays are more Friday than other Fridays. Today is the Fridayest.
Some Fridays are more Friday than other Fridays. Today is the Fridayest.
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Photos has finished syncing to iCloud Photo Library.
Photos has finished syncing to iCloud Photo Library. Yay! I started on the 29th of March and synced nearly every night that I could.
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Mornings
For about 10 years now I haven’t set an alarm unless I had a plane or bus to catch. My belief is that if my body needs to sleep it will and if it doesn’t it won’t. For the most part this has worked out just fine for me. I’m not someone who needs to…
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Went for a short walk. Nicest day of the year so far.
Went for a short walk. Nicest day of the year so far.
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Instagram’s new look
Ian Spalter, Head of Design at Instagram, on Medium: The evolution of the community has been inspiring, and we hope that we’ve captured some of the life, creativity, and optimism people bring to Instagram every day. Our hope is that people will see this app icon as a new creative spark — something to have fun with…
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How emoji get rendered
Monica Dinculescu gets all geeky about how emoji are rendered in the Chrome browser. It is a great read but she makes this very important point: Emoji does not have a plural in Japanese, so stop trying to make emojis happen. Now you know.
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ear hair
I have the ear hair of a 90yr old Abe Vigoda and the chest hair of a 9yr old Macaulay Culkin. I guess it balances out?
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Huge updates from Instagram today.
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We are in for a gorgeous evening. Oh, and I mowed the lawn like an adult.
We are in for a gorgeous evening. Oh, and I mowed the lawn like an adult.
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The new Oru Kayak: Beach
An all-new kayak from Oru Kayak, Beach. It’s the easiest collapsible boat in the world to put together, taking just three minutes. Its 28" width makes it stable and comfortable. The open cockpit makes entry a breeze, for paddlers of all shapes and sizes. I love the design and it looks like there are tons…
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GitHub is now more affordable
GitHub: We couldn’t be more excited to announce that all of our paid plans on GitHub.com now include unlimited private repositories. GitHub will always be free for public and open source projects, but starting today there are just two ways to pay for GitHub.com. $7/m for personal accounts, $9/m per user for organizations (only $25/m…
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We are spoiled
We are spoiled with excellent coverage and views of the goings on of the universe. Imagine what Gallileo would think of the Hubble?
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There is no such thing as a bad day on the beach.
There is no such thing as a bad day on the beach.
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Today Mercury transits the Sun. But don’t look, it’ll hurt.
Today Mercury transits the Sun. But don’t look, it’ll hurt.
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Trying out something different
Trying out something different with my web site: https://cdevroe.com
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Last year gave us our first real photograph of Pluto
Last year gave us our first real photograph of Pluto. I hope in the next few we’ll see a man waving back to Earth from the moon (again) and from Mars. And a photo of a robot on a moon of Jupiter.
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I didn’t know long-pressing on the camera in iMessage was a thing.
I didn’t know long-pressing on the camera in iMessage was a thing.
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Grateful to be invited to a friends house tonight. It feels good to be invited.
Grateful to be invited to a friends house tonight. It feels good to be invited.
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It isn’t raining. This is news.
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Dawn and Shadow Time
One thing I’m forever fascinated by is how the local landscape affects sunlight, weather patterns, wind speed, etc. Meteorology with a view from the ground, if you will. Isn’t it fascinating that where I live, in a very small stream valley, above a larger river valley, between two small mountains, has a wholly different temperature,…
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It is May the Fourth so May the Fourth be with you and all of that. But look at this.
It is May the Fourth so May the Fourth be with you and all of that. But look at this.
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I’ve written more code in the last six months than I did in the previous six years.
I’ve written more code in the last six months than I did in the previous six years.
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Further iCloud Photo Library observations
On March 29th I began syncing to iCloud Photo Library using Photos on OS X. Today, over a month later, I’m just over halfway done. For context, you may want to read Photo stats and observations, and A few iCloud Photo Library observations. As with those last two posts I’m going to provide a laundry…
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It amazes me that there are NBA players that miss most of their free throws.
It amazes me that there are NBA players that miss most of their free throws.
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Downpour, lightning, thunder. Feels like midsummer weather.
Downpour, lightning, thunder. Feels like midsummer weather.
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Discovered Matt Stonie last night.
Discovered Matt Stonie last night. It makes me sick watching him do his thing but I’m still very impressed.
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The colors from yesterday are too numerous to recount. One stands out, though, and that was a brilliant, bright gold finch.
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Everything is slowly turning more green. Love spring.
Everything is slowly turning more green. Love spring.
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While Photos on OS X began to slow down
While Photos on OS X began to slow down at 10,000 photos, Photos on iOS is starting to slow down as I approach 40,000 photos on my iPad and iPhone.
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Paddling for snapping turtles
Check out this guy (or gal). A screenshot from a GoPro video. This past Saturday afternoon we had some beautiful weather and so I went kayaking at a nearby lake. This time of year is an incredible time to paddle since every animal is very active, making nests, waking up from the winter, preparing for…
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Microsculpture by Levon Bliss
Incredible composite photos of insects by Levon Bliss. My final images are made up of somewhere between 8 and 10 thousand images. He takes as many photos of one insect as Eliza and I do all year.
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I tried out askjelly.com last night
I tried out askjelly.com last night briefly. Then again this morning. I’m not convinced that people will be willing to wait hours and hours for a “curated” answer unless they are asking very, very complex questions.
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From prefixes to runtime flags
The Webkit team announces a change of policy by implementing new features with runtime flags rather than vendor-prefixes. Here is why: Over time this strategy has turned out not to work so well. Many websites came to depend on prefixed properties. They often used every prefixed variant of a feature, which makes CSS less maintainable…
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Though they are all the same number of hours, some days seem longer than others. Today felt long. I didn’t even write on my site! I’ll fix that tomorrow.
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Working from Honesdale today
Working from Honesdale today at The Stourbridge Project. The only thing I would change about the space are the acoustics. They leave these heater fans on 24/7 and I need to take pills every time I’m here.