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December 30, 2021 The Insinuation of Stasis Getting ready for 2022 because the last two years suuuuuucked January 31, 2021 Why not just start from scratch? When trying to learn, sometimes throwing all the crutches out is a good idea. January 17, 2021 The Screen Reader Experience How do you approximate the screen reader website experience to a sighted user? September 25, 2018 Siri Shortcuts 1: Outsourcing Self Control Technology is amazing. I can spend hours reading news about panda bears and kittens and sloths and dissolve into an endless stream of continuous August 15, 2017 An Ominous Package arrives. ⁉️ A podcast I listen to - Invisible Office Hours - did a thing with their latest season. It would release on a scheduled date but listeners could pay May 9, 2017 Artifacts made with @dayoneapp The first two months. In July of 2012, a few days before my 30th birthday, I downloaded a little app called Day One onto my iPad. At the time, it April 19, 2017 The Bog Shore Pine Bog is a unique environment among the lush, primeval rain forest of British Colombia. Where other forest areas present enormous, ancient April 17, 2017 BLAH BLAH INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE BLAH One can make a day of any size, and regulate the rising and setting of his own sun and the brightness of its shining. John Muir April 17, 2017 Barnacles I got you dis bouquet. You like? It likes you… April 15, 2017 Some things are the same everywhere you go. I like that, no matter where you go, people are always people April 13, 2017 Very Important Banana Slug Banana slug. Do doo be-do-do Banana slug. Do do-do do November 13, 2016 In Miniature I went to the capitol to write and meet @BaristaPowers for brunch - Bradbury’s for crepes (omnomnom). Between the teo, I popped into the Capitol June 1, 2016 June 2016 home screen Darn tasks undone… I like to track my home screen changes over time. I’ve been trying to get shots on the first of every month to understand how June 1, 2016 June 2016 home screen Darn tasks undone… I like to track my home screen changes over time. I’ve been trying to get shots on the first of every month to understand how May 21, 2016 Happy Budai Photo project themes are an organic, dynamic entity. They evolve as a photographer’s taste and eye and life change over days and months and years. May 19, 2016 Nifty Houses (oh and also I’m learning Lightroom) Cottage quaint I went to brunch with Barista Powers this past Sunday. As is my jam, I got up early and opted to go to the cafe attached to March 27, 2016 On Focus I’ve been attempting to reduce distractions at work (and life) with the desire to be better focused on the things that I do well, that satisfy me, April 9, 2015 Version 4 Yet more changes. The obviously iconographic bug bugged me (ha?) so I went a little more literal. And it looks less like a coffee bean now. All the April 4, 2015 Iterate iterate iterate Version 3 Never content (or posted the other too early?) I made two more revisions. Removing the computer frame around the bug was an obvious April 2, 2015 Seven Principles to Quality QA As naturally follows from yesterday’s post: a poster of the principles. Well, a first draft of it. Something feels off that I can’t put my finger on April 1, 2015 QAing your QA Work has been tough lately. I’ve been overworked and requests for help have been mostly ignored. It is up to me to fix it ultimately which is pretty November 2, 2014 Joy in Work This is my office. It has been “under repair” for 5 months since our campus was hit with a tornado. It is not the best office in the building or September 23, 2014 The Virtue of Patience [gallery] I stood at the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial for 30 minutes waiting. This is one of many but the only one I took with August 24, 2014 Adjacent possibilities I like the concept of “adjacent possibilities.” The idea is to try things similar to things you already do. It’s sort of a more practical version if August 22, 2014 New Evidence aminel: A question… ‘If someone indicates that they can do something that you do faster than you do, simpler than the way you do it or gets August 7, 2014 Introvert Roots I learned this week with my mom visiting that she is also an introvert. We’ve spent the evenings just sitting and reading together in my living July 26, 2014 Find someone who complements you. Yes complement, not compliment. A person who accentuates your true personality, who adds fuel to your fire. Someone who can help teach you things July 13, 2014 Bunny Bags Stamping bags for purchases at MTKF. It’s both cute and a little advertising for the booth from anyone who purchased rope. Hoppy July 6, 2014 Blue Jean Buddha [gallery] Finished Blue Jean Buddha today. It’s been helpful to read modern interpretations of Buddhist philosophies rather that a more abstracted June 22, 2014 Typewriter Repair [gallery] Got my typewriter working. The paper I used slips a bit because it is so smooth (I think). But otherwise alignment looks good. (at June 17, 2014 Supermug It was flung across the room but survived June 17, 2014 Impossible! IT SURVIVED June 16, 2014 Productivity systems. Behold! A diagram! This is a simplified outline of it but it works roughly like this: Capture ideas, meeting notes, class notes in EverNote on June 16, 2014 GTD Prescript [gallery] No penmanship today. 3 pages of written journal instead. Complete with more ideas for The Chew List because I even GTD my personal time. June 16, 2014 GTD [gallery] I retooled my productivity/idea capturing/GTD process and had quite a few questions about how it works. Behold! A diagram! This is a June 7, 2014 On Routine [gallery] On Routine. It’s been about a month now since I changed my morning routine and I think it is going swimmingly. Most of you that are June 7, 2014 post [ On Routine. For the last ten years my morning routine looked like this: wake up around 6 hit snooze for too dang long run to the shower get April 5, 2014 Signal/Noise I think I figured out my key problem with Tumblr: you can’t tell who people are. Any original posts get drowned amongst all the re logging. When April 3, 2014 Impulse Buying [gallery] Notes on Flickr. Via Flickr: Thinking about impulse buying, note taking, and the trappings of Things I gave into temptation recently March 11, 2014 Wabi Sabi A beautiful thing is never perfect. Egyptian Proverb (via asleepylioness) In a similar vein: Wabi-sabi (侘寂?) represents a comprehensive Japanese February 25, 2014 Take A Picture [gallery] It’s a good way to remember. Looking back through photos, journals and such has been enjoyable the last few days. I waffle on how much February 25, 2014 post It’s a good way to remember. Looking back through photos, journals and such has been enjoyable the last few days. I waffle on how much editing I February 23, 2014 post (1) Ian’s Memorial , a set on Flickr. I was asked to take pictures at Ian’s memorial today. It was a surreal experience but I’m glad I did. As hard as February 23, 2014 post Ian’s Memorial , a set on Flickr. I was asked to take pictures at Ian’s memorial today. It was a surreal experience but I’m glad I did. As hard as February 22, 2014 This is Ian [gallery] This is Ian. Ian died on February 18. Last Tuesday, though more likely the day before. Ian committed suicide. He built a helium mask. February 3, 2014 Orchids in Winter Out of season; out of place. All the more unreal February 3, 2014 Orchids in Winter Out of season; out of place. All the more unreal January 18, 2014 The Dark Year [gallery] Somewhere in my Sophomore year in high school, a started falling into a deep depression. I didn’t sleep much, ate terribly and generally January 14, 2014 Two Bears [gallery] Two Bears. A name given to me during a Journey January 12, 2014 Abstraction [gallery] In relation to wampum, I’m thinking about what level of abstraction is right. The two images here represent the same event, a rather January 11, 2014 Adding value. [gallery] Been evaluating the Create Something project and am rethinking what the Something means. Specifically, I had a fabulous design meeting December 20, 2013 75,000 cookies Many adults are put off when youngsters pose scientific questions. Children ask why the sun is yellow, or what a dream is, or how deep you can dig a January 2, 2011 Film originally uploaded by ABMann. I’m trying something different for this year. Well, different in the “practical” sense. Rather than start December 29, 2010 Fallout Boy originally uploaded by ABMann. Seems appropriate December 29, 2010 Hands originally uploaded by ABMann. We figured out how to use the hand prints in the basement December 28, 2010 Boom originally uploaded by ABMann. It’s looking great. I programmed an intervalometer on my MacBook so I don’t have to trigger every photo December 27, 2010 Angel and the Devil - a Niktych originally uploaded by ABMann. This guy is in my basement right now painting a mural. The theme is “doomsday.” December 27, 2010 Maestro At Work originally uploaded by ABMann December 27, 2010 #lyt originally uploaded by ABMann. Nifty gift for the #lyt qualifier last month December 23, 2010 Elephant Skeleton originally uploaded by ABMann. Elephant December 22, 2010 Mini friends originally uploaded by ABMann. I think this just how it is being a Mini owner. You start attracting them… December 6, 2010 AF 50mm originally uploaded by ABMann. New bracelet and cat face. Also: did you know your nose and tongue can activate a capacitors touch screen October 30, 2010 It Had It Comin’ originally uploaded by ABMann. Take one chicken. Rub with spices and butter under the skin. Stake it before it exsanguinates October 30, 2010 I can Escape; I can Swim the Sea to You originally uploaded by ABMann. The Ginko tree lost its leaves - which it does in one giant swoop. While October 30, 2010 It Had It Comin’ originally uploaded by ABMann. Take one chicken. Rub with spices and butter under the skin. Stake it before it exsanguinates October 29, 2010 Bow tie! originally uploaded by ABMann. Let me show you the things that I’ve done, so you will understand the breadth of my transformation October 29, 2010 Bow tie! originally uploaded by ABMann. Let me show you the things that I’ve done, so you will understand the breadth of my transformation October 27, 2010 Only a year ago! originally uploaded by ABMann. Man, that was a year ago? I can still smell the sea. And taste the espresso. And the October 27, 2010 Only a year ago! originally uploaded by ABMann. Man, that was a year ago? I can still smell the sea. And taste the espresso. And the October 26, 2010 Grace for Your Company originally uploaded by ABMann. This is me forcing my brain to do something that isn’t running around putting out fires October 25, 2010 Tom Barrett originally uploaded by ABMann. Tom Barrett spoke to us today. Very cool. He was direct and honest, especially over controversial or October 23, 2010 Superhero Mann originally uploaded by ABMann. Rather than rely on font parity across platforms, why not use a layout that can account for October 22, 2010 Swim With Me originally uploaded by ABMann. This week; oy, this week. And unfortunately next week is going to be similar. But, I’m having a October 13, 2010 Into the Platinum Waters Runs our Spirit originally uploaded by ABMann. I’ve been extending and adding and upgrading portions of my website and October 12, 2010 Extreme Vagabonding Interesting article on Gizmodo:Homeless with an iPad. So, I’m big on reducing Stuff but don’t think I could ever choose homelessness. I will admit October 12, 2010 Extreme Vagabonding Interesting article on Gizmodo:Homeless with an iPad. So, I’m big on reducing Stuff but don’t think I could ever choose homelessness. I will admit