Notes – Page 3 – Colin Devroe

Dec 3, 2024
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I had no idea Anthony Bourdain had a Reddit account. I've only just recently begun to be able to start watching / reading his work again. /via Mia Quagliarello via Rolling Stone.

Dec 2, 2024
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It turns out The Browser Company is just a company that is going to continue to build new web browsers ad infinitum. I suppose I should have known.

Nov 14, 2024
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TIL That in macOS Sequoia you can connect to your iPhone wirelessly to use as a camera for Zoom, etc. Perhaps this was always the case? But I have been plugging it into my Mac this whole time!

Nov 13, 2024
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Switcheroo, the small open source macOS app I use as my default browser to recreate a feature I miss from Little Arc, has reached 1.0.1 and has a new icon! Thanks to Zhenyi Tan for continuing to contribute updates. (See also)

Nov 12, 2024
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TIL The Apple News app has a setting to only show stories from channels I'm subscribed to. I wish I had known this sooner!

Nov 10, 2024
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This morning I strolled into the darkroom fully planning to mix a fresh batch of color film chemistry to develop some film tomorrow. I was certain I had at least one fresh pack. I'm all out! And, most places I purchase chemistry is out…

Nov 10, 2024
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The pro move when updating to a new Mac (or, new iPhone, iPad or updating to a new OS version) is to leave the device plugged in for nearly an entire day while all of the indexes are being rebuilt. This may be especially…

Nov 8, 2024
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I've spent just a few hours migrating to the M4 Pro MacBook Pro today. This included using Migration Assistant which was fast with a Thunderbolt cable, reinstalling some packages via Homebrew (because I switched from Intel), and logging into a bunch of things. Overall,…

Nov 7, 2024
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This morning YouTube suggested Austin Ha's review of the new ultrawide display option in Apple Vision Pro. His video shows a dream of mine; to have any sized screen with me anywhere I want. I really hope the AVP continues to improve.

Nov 6, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…

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