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I think about this microwave a lot. No screens. One control. It was perfect.https://archive.baty.net/2015/my-new-microwave-has-only-one-button/

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I bought the Johhny.Decimal workbook a few months ago and this morning I couldn't find it. This is so perfectly me.Now I'm looking for a box of matches.

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My (new) Mac Mini is having a bad day. Apps take *minutes* to launch. iCloud seems stuck. "Save As..." operations hang apps. Even in Safe Mode. I've disconnected everything but keyboard. I've...

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TL;DR: It was iCloud. Stopped iCloud Drive. Deleted ~/Library/Application Support/CloudFiles. Started iCloud Drive. Fixed.

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Post: Echofeed https://scribbles.baty.net/post/echofeed

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Well that was easy enough. Thanks @robb !

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There's a second edition (can you believe there was a first?) of "Where in the World is Jack" in the latest weekend edition of the quirky and interesting foofaraw newsletter....

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Experimenting with the combination of Johnny Decimal for file organization and using an org-mode outline as the index. I'm not a fan of the extra work, but it will let me keep detailed notes directly...

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Post: Crash test dummy https://scribbles.baty.net/post/crash-test-dummy

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Not sure the Scribbles/Echofeed cross-posting makes as much sense with short posts like this. Why make folks click through just to read another dozen words?

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Post: 4x5 self portraits https://scribbles.baty.net/post/2024-04-14Exposed a few sheets of HP5 4x5 yesterday, mostly so I'd have something to develop. My new portable backdrop is too high for the...

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Today feels like a Calm Technology kind of day.

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"...contrary to the cliché, it isn’t really the thought that counts, but the effort—which is to say, the inconvenience. When you render the process more convenient, you drain it of its meaning." --...

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I fired up the darkroom this afternoon, but I felt impatient and easily frustrated, so I made a couple of 4x5 contact prints and called it a day. I love printing, but I gotta be in the right...

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The roll is drying now. See that sprocket tear? That was from me mis-loading the MP and forcing it. Never force it. Hoping I didn't do any real damage.#FilmPhotography

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Oh great, now I'm reading Usenet in Gnus for some reason. https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/

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f/11 sure makes things easier.

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I think I'd like to start a small community darkroom. Or maybe it would be a rental space. It has to *at least* be self-supporting. Probably not feasible, but I can't get the idea out of my head.

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A few from a roll out of the other Stylus Epic. This one seems to expose better, but does also have a light leak (3rd photo). This is (expired) Fuji Superia 400.#FilmPhotography

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Web server directory listings. First is httpd (OpenBSD). Second is Caddy. Gotta go with Caddy.

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