Notes – Page 6 – Colin Devroe

Oct 24, 2022
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Wordle is showing a full cover nag screen and The NY Times is advertising the official board game in pre-roll ads on Twitter. They must be having trouble making that milly back.

Oct 23, 2022
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Any tips to achieve better focus when using a lens adapter? I picked up an adapter to use FD mounts on my 90D. The results are dreamy! But, I wouldn’t mind the ability to dial in focus.

Oct 22, 2022
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People seem to retweet things they disagree with, or they think is downright false, thus amplifying that which they think is wrong. 🤔

Oct 21, 2022
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Instagram is slowly turning into a worse version of YouTube and TikTok.

Oct 20, 2022
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If I were to direct a documentary about YouTube I would title it “Added to Watch Later”.

Oct 18, 2022
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I wonder if people that are banned on a social network know that they don't have to spend millions or billions on acquiring a competitive social network — they can just start a blog for free. *shrugs*

Oct 17, 2022
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Stupid now supports Dark Mode. It automatically switches with your device settings. Keen eyes may notice a few accurate constellations fly by. Also, a new featured artist Daniel Howden.

Oct 14, 2022
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A Day in the Life – Pennsylvania, USA. Fall and winter is hot tub time ‘round here.

Oct 13, 2022
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If you use Apple's Podcasts app, be sure to check the Downloads section. You may have a ton of episodes downloaded unintentionally. And they take up space.

Oct 7, 2022
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Tolkien did an awful lot of work to create the world of middle-earth and its histories, peoples, languages, etc. And yet he kept the month names from the Gregorian calendar?

Oct 6, 2022
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LOL at Joey Sneddon's write-up on Vivaldi. "Furthering its unstated, but much evident ambitions to replicate absolutely everything in existence inside itself, the latest version of the Vivaldi web browser comes with a new productivity feature."

Oct 5, 2022
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I'm starting to like Elon's plan for Twitter more and more. Just get it over with already.

Sep 29, 2022
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I would like about 50% more money per year. I don’t need it. And, if I had that, I worry I’d want 50% more.

Sep 27, 2022
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NASA’s DART Mission was fun to watch last night. Waking up to impact observations from around the globe. So fun. Space stuff happens often now. It is great.

Sep 26, 2022
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I'm imaging the slide decks of cryptocurrency-related startups. Slide 1: Not a scam. Slide 2: Not hacked. Slide 3: Web3. Slide 4: Profit!

Sep 20, 2022
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🟥🟩 Stupid 263 2/0/2 I hope everyone who plays is enjoying the daily games.

Sep 15, 2022
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Switching Stripe Transfer's email services from Hover to iCloud+. Too many messages ending up in spam folders using Hover.

Sep 13, 2022
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Listening to a proper football (soccer) game live while at work. My grandfather would be proud.

Aug 29, 2022
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Have you ever scrolled down to the bottom of an article on a local news website? Thar be dragons!

Aug 19, 2022
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The crazy summer of work is almost over. I am hoping for a less stressful fall.

Aug 8, 2022
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Accidentally wrote some code that did 360 billion lookups against a database. Oops. My Mac processed it in 7 seconds. Computers are amazing.

Aug 5, 2022
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Apple One's Family Plan should have more storage options. Currently you can purchase 200GB of extra storage for the entire family. Optionally, you can add additional iCloud+ Drive space for $9.99/month but that makes it more expensive than Apple One's Premier Plan. 200GB for…

Aug 4, 2022
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Moved all of my accounts from 1Password to, iCloud Passwords (is that what it is called? it isn't KeyChain, is it?). Now to move Eliza's and we'll be done.

Jul 27, 2022
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There needs to be a dry cleaning service for AirPods.

Jul 26, 2022
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Does everyone feel more, less, or as anxious as I do all the time?

Jul 21, 2022
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I haven't been blogging much. Work is super, super busy and that will likely continue through mid-August. And Stripe Transfer is busier than ever. No complaints! But I do miss my blog, shooting photographs, and making new projects. I shall return!

Jul 18, 2022
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I'm in a phase where I have an absolute ton of work to do and everything is working great on my computer. So, I don't want any software to be updated for 60 days or so. I seem to hit this sweet spot about…

Jul 14, 2022
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Twitter is down hard.

Jul 13, 2022
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I've been using Raindrop for several months. It is very good, aside from a glaring omission. But I think I'm going to export my bookmarks and go back to Unmark and start putting some time back into that project. I think I need to…

Jul 6, 2022
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Haruki Murakami is incredible. I finished Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage and, although I have no clue how to rate the book, I can’t wait to start another Murakami book.

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