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Many years ago, we had these custom Chuck Taylors made in our corporate colors. That company still exists in name, but its spirit is long gone. I'm retiring these, too.

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I'm skeptical of their lack of skepticism. Smells like more tech-bro VC Utopianism to me, no matter how much they downplay it. "Is it bad? Yes, but..."I hope not, but we'll...

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Figures.You can try it, too: https://letterboxd-besties.glitch.me

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I love playing with software. Today, it's TheBrain, which I've been using, on and off, since 2010. I wrote a post last year about why I still use it: https://baty.net/2023/11/why-i-still-use-thebrain/

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All I want is a HomeKit automation that automatically turns something off 1 hour after it's turned on. I don't think it's possible, but I'm not installing Home Assistant so I guess I go without. Seems...

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https://glass.photo/jbaty/HVKAdWe0Poro35cirgmCZ

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https://letterboxd.com/jackbaty/film/the-substance/

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After watching Cabel Sasser's xoxo talk at least twice, I was craving McDonald's. I pulled up and there was a giant photo of the new Chicken Big Mac (Limited time only!). So yeah.

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While I was unloading party supplies at the rental place, a woman came out and said, "I just wanted to meet the guy with the cool name." I asked her what she thought was cool about it. She stood...

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Didn't anyone tell Matt that one should never wrestle with a pig?

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The latest Lightroom update added Smart Albums, finally, which is cool.But I wish Generative Remove was never invented. It's too easy and too tempting, and it works too well to ignore. I hate that I...

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I have a tendency to print darkroom prints a lot darker than the scans. They're less "accurate" but they look richer, somehow.#FilmPhotography

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https://letterboxd.com/jackbaty/film/alien-romulus/

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"If they had fed the language machines a diet of cupcake recipes, history might have gone another way."-- "Moonbound", Robin Sloan.

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I'm using Lightroom, Capture One, Apple Photos, Bridge, and Photoshop...all at once, for overlapping tasks. It's crazy-making, but I can't force myself to commit to any one setup.

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My Applications folder is a toy box, but it should be a toolbox.

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Had a guy over to blow out the sprinkler lines. We were standing around waiting, and he asked me who I was voting for. I thought, Uh oh, here we go. I said "Harris, definitely, and you?" He said, "I...

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This is getting old. Every time I fire up org-journal. It's a recent Org mode change triggering it, but no fix in sight. One error line for every journal entry. That's more than 2,500 warnings.#Emacs

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I try not to eat too much beef, but the new Blackstone griddle has forced (forced!) my original goals onto the, ahem, back burner.It's like my personal version of corporate climate goals vs the arrival...

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Maybe if I pin it to the wall and read it enough times, it will come true.

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