Nov 6, 2024 Note At 44 years old I now find myself needing to use reader glasses (1.25x) in the evenings. I have 3 pair of inexpensive readers that I picked up in various pharmacies and discount stores; but I'm wondering if there are any nicer brands out…
Nov 5, 2024 Note I have a few images I need to create for an upcoming Hubbub presentation and I used it as an opportunity to trial Pixelmator, which was recently acquired by Apple, for the first time. It is very good. Very Apple-like. Even some of my…
Oct 31, 2024 Note As I predicted in February 2023, I'm upgrading to the M4. I went with a Space Black 14" MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro (14 CPU cores 20 GPU cores, 16 Neural Engine cores), 48GB memory, 2TB hard drive. The cost of which was…
Oct 22, 2024 Note As I mentioned in Diversions #5, I bought a pair of Crocs. It wasn't long after purchasing that first pair that I bought a second pair to wear more casually in the garden, on the beach, or in mud – keeping the first pair…
Oct 22, 2024 Snap I have a large batch of film to develop from the last few months. Before I get to those, here are a few quick iPhone 12 Pro Max snaps from a recent trip to Sandbridge, Virginia.
Oct 7, 2024 Snap In September I was in Portland, Oregon for WordCamp (as I mentioned). Here are a few snaps taken with iPhone 12 Pro Max and Halide's Process Zero. Film snaps to come when I develop my next batch of color rolls.
Sep 24, 2024 Note I pushed an update to Stupid today that features a theme inspired by Jacques Monneraud's ceramic work. Best if viewed on a phone.
Sep 21, 2024 Note I'm experimenting with the ActivityPub plugin a bit. I've always wanted separate fediverse accounts for my personal projects such as Stupid, Good Migrations, etc. but the thought of managing those didn't seem fun. The plugin allows each author to have their own account; so…
Sep 17, 2024 Note iOS 18.0 is very nice even on my limited iPhone 12 Pro Max. The Passwords app, Transcripts, Home Screen customizations, Hiking Routes, Safari highlights, Call recording, Notes updates, Math in Notes, Messages updates, Lock Screen customizations… People are saying that this is a lackluster…
Sep 16, 2024 Note My coffee game has been on point recently; I'm grinding beans to just larger grain than espresso, brewing in a pre-warmed moka pot, keeping the brew warm in a pre-warmed 18oz Yeti water bottle, and pouring as-needed into a (you guessed it) pre-warmed ceramic…
Sep 12, 2024 Note I'm attending #FediForum! I'm looking forward to seeing the progress the community is making on expanding the fediverse. All of us at NerdPress / Hubbub are happy to be supporting the event.
Sep 10, 2024 Snap As I briefly shared on my personal Mastodon account last night (this fediverse thing is going to get confusing, isn't it), here are a few photos of this year's garlic. I planted in October 2023. April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 – Picked the…
Sep 9, 2024 Note A fair number of suggestions to my computing setup post came pouring in. Thank you! The more rumors I read or watch seem to indicate there will not be a Mac Studio this year with an M4. So if I'm to make this purchase…
Sep 2, 2024 Note I'm drafting a post about my next computing setup in hopes that it helps clarify my own thinking and true needs. In short, I'm having trouble deciding when to upgrade, what to purchase, and how much to spend. Hopefully it becomes more clear before…
Sep 2, 2024 Snap The mirrored tomb of architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen near Delaplane, Virginia. I exposed a few frames of film here as well but I likely won’t develop the rolls for a bit so I thought I'd share this one. Shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max…
Aug 29, 2024 Note I have been really putting my computer through a lot over the last year or so. Multithreaded processes that I've handbuilt, encoding video, running LLMs locally. My Mac is starting to shut off fairly regularly right in the middle of a task. When is…
Aug 16, 2024 Note WordPress 6.6 had broken dark mode here on my site. I'm probably "doing it wrong" and I should take the time to research what the preferred way is these days. But, for now, it is fixed. Sorry dark moders.
Jul 31, 2024 Note The quality of Threads' For You feed has plummeted for me over the last several months. During its first few weeks, it was an excellent way to expand my network. Today, it seems to surface the most banal content on the platform.
Jul 23, 2024 Note Going to be near Astoria, Oregon in late Summer? Keith Taylor, who I had a chat with back in April, will have a piece in this year's Analog Forever exhibit at Lightbox Gallery. Looks like a lovely show.
Apr 24, 2024 Snap Chicago snaps part 2: A few Tri-X photos from walking around downtown Chicago in mid-March. The worm-like aberrations seen on the images is because I didn't pay close enough attention to temperature while I developed this roll. Live and learn. See also part 1.
Mar 19, 2024 Snap Chicago snaps part 1: A few iPhone captures from last week's trip to Chicago with the NerdPress team to sponsor the Tastemaker Conference. Hubbub had its own booth while NerdPress had a large lounge with an impressive view. A fantastic work trip. Lake Michigan…
Mar 6, 2024 Note I'm trying Safari for the rest of this week in place of Arc. I'm not revolting against them, I just feel as though our values are no longer aligned. They've shifted from trying to build a really great web browser (which they've already done,…
Feb 21, 2024 Snap A few snaps with my phone while browsing a few local antique shops and garden center last weekend.
Feb 8, 2024 Note I'm excited to finally share a portrait I made of S. Robert Powell Ph.D., the President of the Carbondale Historical Society, back in April 2023. I'm donating the prints and images to the society for their archives. Washing prints
Feb 6, 2024 Snap Last year my mother-in-law gifted Eliza and I with a train ride to Jim Thorpe for our anniversary. I managed to snap a few color film photos along the way.
Feb 5, 2024 Note If you're seeing this post that means that my website is once again powered by WordPress. Yay! The site doesn't look so nice on mobile devices, the feed is broken in a few ways, and I need to get the database load under control……
Nov 23, 2023 Note When my blog goes quiet you know I'm very busy. I'm looking forward to announcing some personal news in early December. This morning I've made what is likely to be my final update to my personal website until 2024 (I added my projects to…
Nov 9, 2023 Note I discovered a small bug with GUID in my RSS feed that likely existed for an entire year. Of course I fixed it. But that also means if you're subscribed you very likely received all of my posts in your feed reader again. My…
Nov 9, 2023 Note Yesterday, by pure chance, I met local photographer Rolfe Ross – whose work I've followed on Flickr for many years. It turns out his photos were being exhibited in the same venue as Eugene Lucas, whose photos I was there to see. I took…
