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Finally got around to ordering "The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper." Should arrive tomorrow. I expect to declare Iā€™m ā€œgoing all-in on paperā€ within the next 48 hours....

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1990 was a productive time, probably due to this hand-me-down Dataview Snap1+1 laptop with dual floppies and Microsoft Works 2.0.

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The Maxwell Scott briefcase is good as new, thanks to the replacement part they sent. Good service is good.

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I may have to go back to Lightroom. I usually prefer using Capture One, but it's become frustratingly slow (Mac Mini M2 Pro 16GB). Waiting 3 or 4 seconds after every adjustment before seeing the...

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I feel like a zoo exhibit in sewing class. People (older women, always), not even in the class, stop by my (and only my) station and ask how I'm liking learning to sew. Boys don't sew, apparently?...

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I used my computer to remove an unwanted background object from a photograph and I hate myself for it. I'll never share that photo because of it, and I'll try not to let it happen again.

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I'll go on record saying that I prefer pre-recorded events (e.g. Apple's). I suffer from some kind of empathetic anxiety around live events. I spend the whole time thinking, "Don't screw up, don't...

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I finally made a couple drying screens for the infrequent occasions I print on fiber paper. They aren't pretty, but they're better than what I was using (see the top "shelf").

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I started meticulously removing photos from my grandfather's albums and scanning them one at a time. I got through the first album and stopped. That was 10 years ago, and I'd like to try again. This...

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Ah, the pleasures of scanning film. Can't explain this one at all (it's from 2015 so I was probably using a V750 flatbed).#FilmPhotography.

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Yesterday, I tried talking my dad through authenticating the Bally Sports app on his Apple TV. It involved going to a web page on his phone, logging in, and entering a code. It was the worst experience...

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I wasn't cranky today until I spotted yet another thread by one good Mastodon admin dissing another good Mastodon admin for no good reason. I'm sure they think it was for a good reason. It wasn't. I'm...

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I was bored so thought I'd install Linux on my old 11" MacBook Air. I dug it out of the closet, plugged it in, booted it up, and...it's already running Mint. Totally forgot I did that.

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For some reason, I never got around to swapping Caps Lock and Control. Then I remembered that I never figure out how to do that. It's so simple! And the internet gives me 23 different solutions, none...

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Been wanting to score tickets to this forever! I'm looking into season pass options šŸ˜

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If LinkedIn is the game I'm forced to play, then I forfeit.

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Guess who bought a Blackstone? This is the only thing Iā€™m going to eat forever. Call the ambulance now.

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So one can just make a book any time they want? OK! I'm using my old (printed) digital journals as a baby step to book binding. New word of the day: Lumbecking.

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A few weeks ago, my dad's Apple Watch (Series 3) died, so I gave him my Series 7. I was hardly ever wearing it, anyway. Then, last week I started reading "Younger Next Year" and all they talk about is...

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