§ I saw the Cleveland National Airshow for the first time in… 15 years? I really don’t consider myself to be an airplane guy but let me tell you: aerobatics is exhilarating. It just is.
§ I met with a group of engineering students who I will be advising on a large interactive project. Something along the lines of Daniel Rozin and Peter Vogel. It is all in the very early stages but I can’t wait to see what they end up creating!
§ Joining some photo sharing sites, years after leaving Instagram, has been a surprisingly fulfilling experience.
I capture a lot of images—and I am proud of some of them—but they get lost in a monolithic photo library filled with momentarily useful screenshots and pictures of plants for use with Apple’s Visual Lookup feature, which I employ constantly.
I’ve tried creating a separate iCloud photo album for my favorite shots but that never seems to stick. The social aspect of sites like Flickr and Glass, while not particularly important to me in its own right, has a knock-on effect of making me more mindful in my curation and editing process.
§ The great thing about running this website is that I can use it as a hub for everything that I post online—as they say, “publish on your own site, syndicate elsewhere.”
In that vein, I set up a new photography page on this blog. It is its own little thing so you won’t see new photos pop up in the main feed. You will have to subscribe to its dedicated RSS feed if you want to stay up to date as I post new stuff.
§ After reading all of the above, it shouldn’t be a surprise that I brought out “the big camera” for the first time in a few months. The picture quality is unquestionably better than my iPhone but it is also distinctly less convenient.
A standalone camera that automatically syncs with Apple Photos would go a long way towards alleviating that inconvenience.
Not too long ago Apple began offering third-party device manufacturers access to their Find My network so this idea isn’t totally outside the realm of possibility.
§ Huh, my car trouble last week was because of a BECM issue after all. I am very thankful I was able to get this all sorted out before my warranty expires.
Finally, to put a bow on this whole saga, I got a flat tire while driving down the highway in the loaner car. At least I still know how to change a tire despite not having done it since high school.
The dealership promises that my car will be ready for pickup on Monday.
I miss living somewhere with functional public transportation.
§ Links
- Manuel Moreale’s new People and Blogs interview series is delightful. So far, he has interviewed Manton Reece and Rachel J. Kwon.
- A list of browser-based single use tools
- A living web
- Gossip’s web
§ Recipes
- Tumeric rice
- Fair warning: this website is really rough. It crashes Safari on my phone unless I use an ad blocker. The recipe is great, though!