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: My Leica SL2 is for sale if anyone is looking for a really really nice 47 Megapixel mirrorless …

: I replaced the yellow legal pad on my desk with DSri’s “Emergent Task Planner”. I …

: I sometimes forget that film is expensive. (Kodak 400, expired, in the M3.) #film

: I love this photo of my son-in-law and his dog during the pandemic, but the view count on Flickr …

: I should know this, but I’m looking for a way to share a bunch of event photos with family. I …

: I’ll go see Barbie, but not until they project it on a beach and I can pull up in this.

: Last frame from a roll of expired Portra.

: Me too, Joan! :) #vinyl #nowplaying

: My goal today is to do something interesting in here. Anything.

: Today strikes me as a Tangible Things kind of day. I may need to shut down the computer for a while.

: I feel like I’ve printed many photos of various sizes with this little Epson (ET-8500) and the …

: Rereading Camera Lucida.

: I can’t think of a better record than this right now. #vinyl #nowplaying

: Also relevant #emacs

: The photos people are able to make with iPhones are amazing. It’s not a camera I want to use, …

: I worry about unwittingly starting public conversations (aka “arguments”), so I temper …

: So every attachment in Obsidian gets dropped together in one big folder? That’s gonna come …

: Caught a nice moment between my mom and dad today.

: Current status: Channeling Nick Nolte in “Under Fire” #photography

: Re: Which camera(s) to bring? Option one on the left. Option two on the right. An embarrassment of …

: I’m going to a family reunion today. Decided last night to only bring my big digital camera. …

: As easy and flexible as digital journaling can be, for me it pales in comparison to physical …

: Speaking of fatigue, I’m wondering if maybe this is all a symptom of some kind of overarching …

: When I was a kid I used to hide under the covers with a flashlight so I could keep reading after my …

: I’ve been dragging my feet about pulling weeds behind the house. Good thing, because it turns …

: This is what happens when I run out of ideas. #film #photography #largeformat

: I learned about rx structured notation in Emacs by seeing it mentioned in Denote’s release …

: Here’s a slide of my dad at the Acropolis in 1963. He has the place to himself. I wish I could …

: Testing the new not-quite-makeshift basement studio. I need a stylist and also the button in …

: I’ve taken over the spare bedroom. It’s too small for a “studio” and …

: Using the Light Phone today because I guess I hate myself?

: Mmmm, fresh chemicals. #darkroom

: Have I mentioned lately how much fun TiddlyWiki is? It’s so much fun. This would be enough on …

: Camera Identification Selfie

: I waste a lot of film taking photos of movies playing on my TV. I still get a kick out of it.

: Still excites me every time.

: The Snoopy face is adorable and the best thing about watchOS 10.

: I’ll be withdrawing from social media, for a while, anyway. Posts will continue, but only on …

: Backstage at “Everything Everywhere All at Once”? 😆

: Aaah, film photography.

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: Remember when we could smoke in restaurants?

: I’d like to open a video rental store. DVD, Blu-ray, and VHS. I’m serious.

: I took this photo in 1982 of Judas Priest during their “Screaming for Vengeance” tour. …

: iTerm has been crashing recently, so I’ve been trying kitty terminal for a couple weeks and …

: Same here, Sam.

: Mastodon posts aren’t a lot of fun. Bluesky posts are too much fun.

: I’ve been using Bike Outliner (macOS only) as an antidote to the complexities that have …

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: Can’t decide if I should buy a battery for it, or just move it right into the recycle bin.

: I am “Used a ‘What would Jakob Do?’ mousepad” years old.

: What do I want in a note-taking tool today? Usually anything other than what I had yesterday.

: Software notes (from my Tinderbox daybook) - October 19, 2022: I was invited to the Tana early …

: Subtitles help with the sound issues in modern movies/shows, but where is the “Someone turn on …

: Sascha, Zettelkasten Forum: Often, I don't need it after I have written it. However, I don't need it …

: I enable (English) subtitles in English-speaking shows about 50% of the time. Otherwise everything …

: I wake up each morning and tell myself to “Make something better.” So then I fart around …

: I’ve noticed that I haven’t actually learned much while on Bluesky. I’ve been …

: This shirt still cracks me up.

: A week with my old Fujifilm X100: baty.net

: I’ve been head over heels in love with Arc for a long time now. There is one thing I don’t like …

: Unpopular opinion: Obsidian is even uglier than Emacs

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: Speaking of Bear. I’m feeling an affinity toward apps that are simple-and-smooth rather than …

: Image test for crossposting

: I’ve never understood why people might dislike or refuse to use an app because they …

: I like the always-moving-forwardness of paper notebooks. Anything new goes in the next available …

: I threw away a gas mask while cleaning out the storage unit this week. This feels like just asking …

: This is Pierre, the cleaner shrimp. He makes keeping a saltwater reef tank worth all the trouble.

: How does everyone handle replies to folks who cross-post? There are people I follow who cross-post …

: Current status

: I restarted my Micro.blog subscription this morning. I was feeling lonely all by myself over at …

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: All That Breathes, 2022 - ★★★ I was looking for an uplifting story about rescuing birds. That's not really what this is. I left …

: Infinity Pool, 2023 - ★★★ Rich people are bad, we get it.

: Babylon, 2022 - ★★★½ Too loud, too much, and way too long. But there were moments I loved.

: Shotgun Wedding, 2022 - ★★★ Third star is for Jennifer Coolidge simply being there.

: I’m going to start using my jack@baty.social Mastodon account for short posts, then pull them …

: I’ve started making it easier to find things in my paper notebooks. Or trying to, anyway. …

: “I began to read just after I was four. The letters on the page suddenly gave in and admitted what …

: I shot a couple 4x5 frames of Ektar I had in the fridge and it was kind of fun so I thought …

: The current state of the “photo wall” in my office. I love the chaos. (Reminder: print …

: I love contact sheets, especially those made from medium format film. Here’s one of my former …

: I often think it would be a smart move to sell off some cameras and use the money to buy 100 books …

: Finished reading: Antinet Zettelkasten by Scott Scheper 📚 You don’t have to convince me that …

: Finished reading: Walking by Thomas Bernhard 📚 Repetitive and nihilist and negative and sometimes …

: M3GAN, 2022 - ★★★ I could've used more dancing.

: Yesterday, I was talking about how I miss smoking even after quitting more than 20 years ago. Then …

: I’ve been reviewing some of my older (early 2000s) photographs and have noticed that the …

: Here’s a photo of my grandparents in 1931. How do I know that? Because my grandfather wrote it …

: Here’s a (Digital) test shot outtake from yesterday that shows the superiority of …

: “few things are more infuriating than a task or delay that’s foisted upon you against your …

: 4x5 self-portrait on Ektar. I have an aging box of Ektar in the fridge, so I thought I’d make …

: 100%. From The Oatmeal theoatmeal.com/comics/ba…

: Down by Law, 1986 - ★★★★½ A somewhat slight, gorgeous, funny delight from start to finish.

: I appreciate all of the feedback on my blog post format question yesterday. I summarized the results …

: I was worried it would be way too chunky on my dainty wrist, but I think it’s fine. Suddenly, …

: It’s just a dumpster, but I like the lines and colors. At least it’s something that’s not about …

: An informal survey: When visiting a blog (not via RSS), which layout do you prefer? (I like them …

: I find WordPress capable and easy. It does everything. But dammit, it’s been uncooperative the …

: Continuing the conversation with myself about where to post. baty.net/2023/blog…

: This is very much how I’m feeling lately.

: A little about my Evernote 2023 experiment: baty.net/2023/ever…

: Chompy & the Girls, 2021 - ★★★ I swallowed it whole.

: Dio: Dreamers Never Die, 2022 - ★★★★ As a ginormous Dio fan since, I don't know, 1980 or so, what's not to love here.

: Decision to Leave, 2022 - ★★★½ I would like to revisit this.

: Apple Notes keeps launching itself on my MBP without my permission. I can’t make it stop so …

: Guess which one even I can’t believe I’m using again.

: Last night I dreamt that I was giving a presentation in a large auditorium. I was editing a simple …

: Tinderbox as a blogging platform Tinderbox as a blogging platform I'm pretty good at using Tinderbox, so I made this blog with it. …

: All I wanted to do was watch media and not exist. –Martha Wells, “Fugitive …

: Someone should remind the UI folks that they’re check boxes not check balls

: I made my first photogram in the darkroom today. This is an 8x10 print using a drinking glass. Neat!

: The thing that most improved my enjoyment of shooting/developing/printing film was to stop worrying …

: If I were to post every passing thought here on Micro.blog rather than on baty.blog as I do now, I …

: I have yet to muster any interest in AI-generated artwork. "Prompt writing" is the most useless and …

: Emily the Criminal, 2022 - ★★★ The more I see Aubrey Plaza, the less I understand her. And therefore the more I like her. This was …

: Our obsession with being informed makes it hard to think long-term. We spend hours consuming news …

: My wife needed a new passport photo so I took advantage of the rare opportunity of her posing to …

: I’m impossible and will never stop changing my mind. baty.net/2023/my-p…

: I took the same route on my walk yesterday, but brought a digital camera instead. It’s not the …

: I happily blurt out whatever I'm thinking about here. Over on Micro.blog, however, I hesitate. …

: Bodies Bodies Bodies, 2022 - ★★½ Everyone please stop talking.

: Nope, 2022 - ★★★½ More like Nah.

: A darn good record.

: I’d have more room if I could just let go of things. This original Kindle in its original …

: I’ve configured MarsEdit to post to Micro.blog. I’m typing this in MarsEdit’s …

: TÁR, 2022 - ★★★ I know I'm supposed to like this more than I did, sorry.

: This time I took a digital camera on my walk. Not much good came of it. This one was taken toward …

: As of right now, I’ve decided to keep using the jack.micro.blog domain (and @jack@micro.blog …

: I don’t understand why I continue to think that the solution to having too many blogs is to …

: This is just a quick test of posting photos. It’s been a while! I took the Hasselblad and some …

: I set up a Mastodon instance planning to use it as a microblog. Then I remembered that Micro.blog …

: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, 2022 - ★★★★½ Well, goshdarnit that was good.

: The Menu, 2022 - ★★★ Four and a half stars during the movie. Three stars when it was over.

: Petite Maman, 2021 - ★★★★½ Just a sweet, lovely 70 minutes that I already want to experience again.

: Depth of Field: Documentaries on Photography The Man Who Saw Too Much Camera Store Everybody Street Rock Prophecies Finding Vivian Maier …

: Mandibles, 2020 - ★★★★ Dominique and the Doofuses. Very fun.

: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, 2020 - ★★★★ Looks like Nolan has had is ass handed to him, using an iPhone.

: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022 - ★★★★ A rollicking good time overall. Also, I'll no longer be pronouncing Benoit as "Ben Oyt"

: Something in the Dirt, 2022 - ★★★★ I love everything Benson & Moorhead do.

: The Banshees of Inisherin, 2022 - ★★★★½ How can a thing be so hilarious and sad at the same time? Lost half a star because of that thing I …

: The Fabelmans, 2022 - ★★★★ I love movies, too.

: The Last Resort, 2018 - ★★★ Watched on Saturday December 10, 2022.

: Funky Forest: The First Contact, 2005 - ★★ Nope. Not the good kind of funky.

: Werewolf by Night, 2022 - ★★★★ Great vibe

: Tiny Cinema, 2022 - ★★½ I didn't care for it.

: The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, 2022 - ★★★★ Delightful all the way through.

: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, 2021 - ★★★½ It was all about the visuals for me.

: Triangle of Sadness, 2022 - ★★★★ That was a LOT of vomit.

: I'm using Tinderbox to generate this website, so RSS feeds are not a gimme. I have to build them …

: When I grow frustrated with indecision around my note-taking process, I seek refuge in paper …

: I keep trying to enjoy using Obsidian, but I still don't like using Obsidian. I wish I understood …

: Nothing Compares, 2022 - ★★★★ I remember, at the time, loving the songs but disliking the artist. I'm not sure yet how watching …

: The Pez Outlaw, 2022 - ★★★ That was fun enough

: When the Screaming Starts, 2021 - ★★ I think this was supposed to be funny.

: Vinyl Nation, 2020 - ★★ Maybe there's nothing more to be said about vinyl.

: Pearl, 2022 - ★★★★ Goth is so good

: Found this photo of drawings on my bedroom’s bulletin board in 1982. I think I’m weird.

: 10 rolls of HP5 from B&H runs nearly $100. Not long ago it was $72. I hardly flinch at paying many …

: OMG, I just learned I can add my Obsidian vault as a “Library source” in Curio. Then, I …

: So I guess every movie from now on has to be either a horror movie or "based on the graphic …

: I'm indexing my test Obsidian vault in DEVONthink. It's reminding me of the advantages that local …

: Generating a blog with Tinderbox is tricky but fun. One thing I’ve added is a …

: I don't want another blog I don't want another blog <img src="https://baty.blog/img/small/shrug.jpg" alt="I …

: I love that Leica has re-released the original M6 (but with a brass top and upgraded finder). I …

: The reef tank is so weird. I have all kinds of critters in there that I didn’t invite. …

: Vengeance, 2022 - ★★★½ I removed half a star about an hour after finishing the movie because I wondered why I gave it four …

: I think I’ll retire the little Canonet. My focusing ability can’t be /that/ bad. I …

: Finally caught up on creating a digital index of my current paper notebook. This is the first …

: After following the Tana Slack channels for a few days I’m ready to just go back to paper.

: How I plan to spend my day

: Here I am looking out for bad guys with my super cool binoculars from Andor.

: “I have sad news that I have decided to shut down the mastodon.technology instance.” …

: While visiting the new bookstore near me yesterday, I was reminded how pleasant it is to wander …

: I am disabling cross-posting to Mastodon and Twitter. It still feels weird pushing the exact same …

: “‘It Just Works’ causes a pervasive ethos of incuriosity that’s marketed to …

: These instructions are on the TAOCP page (by Donald Knuth), but should be universal: “your …

: Every single person pulls the handle first. Every time.

: I see the race is on to be in the first group of Thought Leaders around Tana.

: Vesper, 2022 - ★★★½ I loved the mood of the film, even though it was grindingly bleak. Great visuals. Interesting ideas. …

: If I could keep just two 35mm film cameras, these would do nicely.

: I do not keep a diary although I plan to start doing so any day now. Every preparation is in place …

: Thinking about how I think is, by hours spent, my number one favourite hobby. As hobbies go it fits …

: My “Inspiration Board” is telling.

: I wake up every day swearing off Emacs and go to bed every night having put even more of my life …

: Maybe renewing my Micro.blog subscription will cheer me up. Let’s find out!

: Bullet Train, 2022 - ★★★½ Moved right along, while going nowhere. And for too long.

: Dinner in America, 2020 - ★★★★ Simon's character needed to bring it down a notch, but the second half was great.

: Strawberry Mansion, 2021 - ★★★★ Sweet, weird, lo-fi, candy-colored fantasy. I love movies that make me say "WTF?!" in a good way. …

: Confess, Fletch, 2022 - ★★½ I like Hamm, but he's not Fletch. Not for me, anyway. His snark seemed pasted on and used …

: Three Thousand Years of Longing, 2022 - ★★★½ I'll watch Tilda Swinton do anything. Like most, I loved the visuals. Thought things just sort of …

: Thor: Love and Thunder, 2022 - ★★½ You get a joke, and you get a joke, and YOU get a joke. An extra half-star for the screaming goats.

: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, 2021 - ★★★★★ 100% wonderful through and through. I loved everything about it.

: The Phantom of the Open, 2021 - ★★★½ Sweet and charming and there's nothing wrong with sweet and charming.

: Absolutely Anything, 2015 - ★½ I laughed zero times

: Paterson, 2016 - ★★★★★ That was beautiful

: Minions: The Rise of Gru, 2022 - ★★½ Too much Minions is too much.

: Official Competition, 2021 - ★★★★½ The make out scene among the microphones. The cherry screensaver behind her. The closeups of Cruz. …

: Dave Made a Maze, 2017 - ★★★★ Inventive and fun. Feel free to ignore the script.

: Elvis, 2022 - ★★★ Everything Elvis All At Once

: The Rescue, 2021 - ★★★★ I nearly drowned while sitting on the couch.

: Prey, 2022 - ★★★½ I don't give a whit about the Predator universe, but I enjoyed this quite a lot.

: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, 2022 - ★★★★ What's wrong with watching a nice person get most of what they wish for? Nothing is wrong with it. …

: Lightyear, 2022 - ★★★ Turns out I didn't need this as much as I thought I did.

: The Princess, 2022 - ★★½ Some fun choreography in what is otherwise mostly a video game.

: Crimes of the Future, 2022 - ★★★ I was riveted for a while, but then I wasn't.

: Top Gun: Maverick, 2022 - ★★★★½ This is what a good time at The Movies means. It's great when a film delivers on its promise and is …

: Mad God, 2021 - ★★★★½ Vile, disgusting, incoherent, disturbing, and bleak. Also exhilarating and stunningly intricate and …

: Hustle, 2022 - ★★★½ Adam Sandler is great when he does a "Good Movie" This was one of them. Too bad it was NBA fan …

: RRR, 2022 - ★★★★½ An absolute over-the-top blast, start to finish.

: Chip &#039;n Dale: Rescue Rangers, 2022 - ★★★★ How is it possible I had that much fun?

: Metal Lords, 2022 - ★★★½ It pretty much is what it is, which is fine. Good to see some cameos from a few favorite bands, too.

: The Lost City, 2022 - ★★★½ I smiled the entire time. What more can I ask for?

: I get a kick out of Styx’s Wooden Nickel period. Some rough but fun rock and prog rock songs. …

: The Photos widget might be the greatest thing on my iPhone. This morning, it surfaced this photo of …

: There’s a googly eye instead of the normal “Watched” icon! I never tire of googly …

: Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022 - ★★★★ Pretty great, but maybe there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

: And then there’s this self-portrait in which I didn’t realize my head was in direct …

: I sometimes don’t know why I bother with large format photography.

: Some days are more analog than others. Today is one of those days.

: I recently returned to using an automatic mechanical watch. Mmmm, I love mechanical watches, but the …

: Lots to do today. But first, a quick selfie with Alice 👋

: The Northman, 2022 - ★★★★ Well, that was impressive. Weird and brutal. Beautiful.

: Sure, why not? #iPod

: Lightroom’s window was acting strangely on my MBP. It got smaller when I switched to it. …

: I need to take a break from my favorite keyboard: baty.net/2022/i-lo…

: This wonderful painting by my great grandfather hangs on the wall at my mom’s house. …

: Love this letter (fax!) from Douglas Adams: news.lettersofnote.com/p/please-… American …

: Manual-focus rangefinder selfies with a 50mm lens are a hit-or-miss thing. This one is close enough.

: Here’s my original copy of “Frampton Comes Alive”, the first album I ever bought. …

: 1970s Zimbabwean heavy rock: Watch Out! - Wells Fargo. #NowPlaying …the irony of the …

: I have failed to fall in love with the AirPods Max baty.net/2022/airp…

: I prefer wired devices but I hate wires.

: I enabled “stacking” on my Mac’s desktop a few weeks ago and I can’t believe …

: I still find it amazing that these were made more than 60 years apart. Top: Leica M3, 1960. Bottom: …

: “Nina Simone Sings the Blues” #NowPlaying

: I haven’t liked a Kansas record since 1977 but I love everything up to that point, including …

: Here I am cheating on my darkroom with a digital camera.

: Stopped at a Barnes & Noble on my way back from Cheesecake Factory (no, really!). I noticed that …

: And whenever I think I was cool, I remember this photo of my dad, taken in Hawaii when he was 50.

: I keep this photo around as a reminder that I used to be cooler.

: Listening to Swans' “The Seer” makes my stomach hurt but it’s so good that I …

: Calm technology

: I’ve been using Logseq regularly for a while. Love it. But now with more VC money, …

: How mechanical watches work. Riveting! (via Gruber)

: Judas Priest - “Rocka Rolla”. It’s an odd record that I’ve come to enjoy …

: Men make these laws…and they also don’t know where a girl pees from – Patricia Lockwood, “No …

: I was in a foul mood this morning so I spent an hour making prints in the darkroom and now I feel …

: I miss DVD special features, especially audio commentaries.

: After fixing a slow leak in my car’s tire, the shop told me it was caused by a bone fragment. …

: I don’t have data to support it, but I’d wager that the computer I spent the most time …

: New workstation. (in 2005)

: 1964 Hermes 3000. It’s not a light typer, but it feels good because it’s so solid.

: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny #NowPlaying

: I’d probably be invited to more parties if I had this Spinnerette Turntable from Third Man …

: Pulled the Hermes 3000 out of storage but it had a dead ribbon. Surprisingly, I had a new ribbon on …

: Blade Runner 2049, 2017 - ★★★★½ This one is special.

: The Outfit, 2022 - ★★★★½ As solid as it gets. Tight, fun, no gimmicks, and features the absolutely fantastic Mark Rylance.

: Pleasure, 2021 - ★★★★ Well, that was brutal and disturbing. What a terrific debut.

: I’m replacing Instagram with Glass as my social media photo sharing link. What I lose in …

: The Batman, 2022 - ★★ People sure overthink the shit out of Batman. I was an hour and a half in before I realized it was …

: Benedetta, 2021 - ★★★★ So, kinda nunsploitation, but really well-done nunsploitation and I loved it.

: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, 2010 - ★★★½ Some of the slowest bits were dreamlike and mesmerizing. Others bored me to tears. It was worth …

: Dog, 2022 - ★★★ This reminded me how much I miss my shepherd. His name was Zim and he was a good boy.

: I’ve been testing the Orion browser and it’s quite nice. One side effect is that I …

: Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), 2021 - ★★★★ That was amazing

: Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, 2022 - ★★★ Watched on Friday April 15, 2022.

: I should never have sold any of my film cameras.

: Liza, the Fox-Fairy, 2015 - ★★★★ Dark and Twisted Amélie.

: I just looked up my EagleFiler serial number in DEVONthink because ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

: X, 2022 - ★★★★ That was a blast.

: The Bubble, 2022 - ★★ Wildly unfunny while trying way to hard to be wildly funny.

: CODA, 2021 - ★★★ I'm sure it deserved all its awards, but it didn't move the needle a lot with me.

: I noticed that all this was within arm’s reach and I think I’m on the right track.

: Say hello to Glass on the Web. Well hello! 👋. A web UI makes Glass much more interesting for me. …

: I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop, but early indicators suggest that I have successfully …

: Instagram can sometimes make people feel inferior, but I just finished Isaacson’s biography of …

: Carla Bruni: Little French Songs

: Started consoldating my typewritten pages and printed digital journals into the new lever arch …

: I like Hugo’s Page Bundles feature. It lets me keep all of the assets related to a post in one …

: Current blogging system. It’s all in this single Org-mode file.

: Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood, 2022 - ★★★★ I'm so high on nostalgia right now.

: I’m so high on nostalgia right now. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‎Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) …

: Severance is the best thing on television.

: The list of changes in Emacs 28.1 is ginormous: www.masteringemacs.org/article/w…

: I finally found a lever arch binder in US Letter size. Everything about it is better than our …

: I always come back to this record. I just love it.

: At the time, I fancied myself the kind of person who simply must have a fancy case for their …

: Found my first fountain pen, the Waterman Philéas. It punches so far above its weight it embarrasses …

: The fanciest and most expensive iPhone case I’ve ever seen. (Leica M3. 50mm Summilux on T-MAX …

: For films with longer processing times.

: I would be remiss if I didn’t remind everyone using both Org mode and Hugo that ox-hugo is the …

: Speaking of enlargers. A helpful seller on eBay was kind enough to part out the Focomat IIc …

: I tested the big Beseler in the spare room with the bare minimum of fuss and it worked! The filter …

: Creator: “Welcome to the channel, where we do such and such! Today’s video is about such …

: From one makeshift darkroom to another. The Beseler still works so I’m going to try printing …

: Gosh, the Technika is lovely. Shame it’s been unused for so long. Maybe I’ll fix that …

: Now Playing: Primus “Pork Soda”

: Briefly considered going from Doom Emacs back to a home-rolled vanilla config but realized I’d …

: I like Bruce Dickinson fine, but I’d sure love to visit the alternate timeline in which Paul …

: An email said, “You need a modern email client to view this email.” but my copy of Mu4e …

: Drive My Car, 2021 - ★★★★½ Beautiful. Melancholy. Rewards patience.

: Poor Olaf

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: Trying something with Org-roam and Hugo baty.net/2022/publ…

: This morning I thought, “Hey, I think I’d like to tinker with Linux” so I upgraded …

: It&#039;s Such a Beautiful Day, 2012 - ★★★★ Still amazing. Almost anything else you could spend an hour on would be worse.

: This big guy is waiting patiently for when (if) I get a real darkroom one day.

: The “dry side” of my darkroom is really just a bathroom closet, but I love it.

: ‎It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012) directed by Don Hertzfeldt is still amazing. Almost anything …

: I’ve been using Emacs for 7 or 8 years now and yet I’m still new to Emacs.

: I’ve been ironing fiber prints between two pieces of card stock and then pressing them under …

: I’ve been dragging my feet on this little project. I’m too easily frustrated lately and …

: After a long search, I finally found someone willing to part with the 100mm helicoid threads for the …

: Bigbug, 2022 - ★★ I see no evidence that anyone involved with making Amélie was responsible for this.

: I went into the darkroom this morning to test a new safelight bulb and made a handful of 5x7 prints …

: I need reminding often enough that I pinned it to the board.

: D’ya ever feel like you deserve more Likes? Whenever I start to feel that way I want to delete …

: My dad’s garage is like some sort of art installation. This wall is a Dali within a Dali.

: Defrosting the little fridge I use for film.

: Once I stopped worrying about making perfect, “archival-quality” prints, darkroom work …

: The Adam Project, 2022 - ★★ Reynolds doing the only thing Reynolds knows how to do is fine, but man I hated that kid.

: Paper nerds: I would like to try lever arch binders but I only see them in A4. Is there such a thing …

: I love Nic Cage, and was worried that making the Nic Cagiest of Nic Cage movie was a bad idea, so I …

: I was hoping I could use a brighter safelight in the darkroom, so I bought a random red light bulb …

: I’ve been having a ball printing from some old negatives. I made these last night (from 2003).

: Sometimes I abruptly change my Emacs theme to trick myself into thinking I’m trying a new app

: Still frustrated by current point-and-shoot film camera prices. Here’s my B&H Order for a …

: I suddenly don’t feel like “Blogging”. There are things I’d like to write …

: I started today by revamping my Org mode config so now I have every possible tweak to my tasks and …

: Interesting how my initial reaction after developing film is often “Darn, it’s grainy …

: Wings of Desire, 1987 - ★★★★½ Well that was beautiful.

: Gave up 30 minutes into “Spider Man: No Way Home” and watched Wim Wenders' “Wings …

: She doesn’t like the popping or beeping sounds that the flashes make so she’s …

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: Forgive me, I’ve misplaced my slogan mug.

: I’m loving “Prioritize Pleasure” by Rebecca Taylor.

: Made a couple more fiber-based prints in the darkroom. It’s fun digging through old negatives …

: I’d made a huge mistake.

: New posts will be via baty.net or other external feeds for a while.

: Fresh, 2022 - ★★★½ I don't have a better ass joke, sorry.

: West Side Story, 2021 - ★★★½ Dazzling and terrifically well-made. Visually stunning and occasionally breathtaking. Spielberg is a …

: WordPress is fine. Medium is fine. Facebook is fine. Twitter is fine. Mastodon is fine. Your …

: Is there something I can use to automatically unfollow and/or mute anyone whose Twitter avatar is …

: The Kodak Retina IIIC is neat. baty.net/2022/the-…

: My dad called me from Florida and told me that a friend had no need for “some old Kodak” …

: Well, I got the Focomat IIc in place, but it doesn’t quite fit. I was able to make 8x10 prints …

: Contact sheets are no longer technically necessary, but I find them to be beautiful on their own, …

: I woke up and went with a real blog (Hugo again) for my daily notes posts. I think I’ve turned …

: I found half a box of Blackwing Naturals in a drawer so of course I immediately sawed that obnoxious …

: I’ve been highlighting key phrases in my paper notebooks and it’s awesome. …

: If you need photos of my dog, desk, notebooks, cameras, or self… I’m your guy!

: Here’s one I like from that roll of TMAX-100 in the OM-2n.

: How many times a day do you think I click that Move “button” in Apple Mail thinking …

: The OM-2n looked lonely so I loaded it up with some TMAX-100 and bolted on the flash. It’s the …

: Guess Who’s not rockin' no more.

: Hair and makeup didn’t arrive in time for my self-portrait session. Apparently.

: I slipped the leather case off the 1960 Leica M3 and put it on the 2021 MP and it fits perfectly. I …

: I’ve been buying more music lately, but streaming isn’t going anywhere. …

: I seem to kill every single one of them.

: I lost interest before completely conquering my cable management problems, but it got much better at …

: BBEdit 14.1 write.as/jackbaty/…

: This is the room of the wolfmother wallpaper: This is the room where Jezebel frescoed her eyelids …

: I just noticed that I got my date stamp 11 years ago yesterday. Guess I’ll need a new one next …

: While reading back through the past few days of my blogs, I’ve noticed that my tone has been …

: I love everything about playing records

: Pressfield’s “The War of Art” is one page about an anthropomorphic …

: I got one of these fancy BenQ screenbar lights and it’s great, but now I’ve been made …

: Well this took me by surprise. A pleasant, heavy surprise: Zeal & Ardor

: I’ve been thumbing through my Henri Cartier-Bresson book and was reminded once again that not …

: I’ve been doodling as a form of meditation: write.as/jackbaty/…

: A clean desk helps. write.as/jackbaty/…

: I just discovered that this engineer’s scale ruler divides inches into 10 units per inch. Now …

: I used to be so much cooler

: This all started with the best of intentions. Chaos ensued.

: It’s feeling like an HCB kind of day. Photo books are the best.

: Some “tools” can also be wonderfully tactile works of art. write.as/jackbaty/…

: I would like to declare Sundays to be my “Stay Away From Screens Day” but I know me. Also, I’ve been …

: I’ve been happy with NetNewsWire, so when my Feedbin subscription came up for renewal today, I …

: I keep breaking links and wish I’d do better. write.as/jackbaty/…

: I had a screen protector leftover from the Q2 and it happened to fit on the M10-R so I carefully …

: The irony of my posting a link to this here is not lost on me, but: write.as/jackbaty/…

: Recently discovered that Write.as has a “tiny” version of every blog. Mine is …

: I started naming files using CamelCase.jpg instead of lowercase-with-hypens.jpg and it’s my …

: Thanks to all the recent mentions around here, I’m going to try blogging with Write.as for a …

: I’ve had a matte cutter for 10 years and today was the first time I used it. Pretty easy. I …

: I made a camera-selling mistake recently and today I’ve corrected that mistake. All is right, …

: I printed a recent self-portrait on fiber-based paper in the darkroom and was a little surprised to …

: I snapped this photo yesterday of E.’s snack nook and was reminded of my long-dormant …

: Journaling is fun. It’s a great way to put the little Instax printer to use, also. My big …

: I wish I needed one of these.

: After a few days, I’ve fallen so in love with the i3 and Workspace setup in Regolith Linux …

: Didn’t I just say I wasn’t going to do this? baty.blog/2022/linu…

: Alice is enjoying the sun this afternoon. Also, ear kaboom! (Hasseblad 500C/M. Zeiss Planar 80mm. …

: “Unknown”

: ‘68 Europe. This is how people used to organize “albums” 😆. Apparently we also …

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: Why didn’t anyone tell me that “Joe Pera Talks With You” is the greatest thing on …

: I need to stop installing Linux. baty.blog/2022/stop…

: I can’t explain why, but it makes me uncomfortable knowing that 1Password has more than 500 …

: This afternoon’s antidote to spending the entire morning futzing around with Linux.

: Here’s another found negative. Mid-1960s. Not sure where. Nassau, possibly.

: I spent the morning installing Regolith Linux on my old ThinkPad. I can’t stand the trackpad …

: Found a few new unknown negatives. Not sure who they belonged to. All transparencies (Kodachrome and …

: Brought this back into rotation and gave it a prominent spot on my desk.

: Tinderbox or Emacs for my daily blogging? I’m catatonic over it. I want both.

: I don’t see many people talking about “The Righteous Gemstones”. I found it odd …

: I recently (accidentally) spit on my SL2-S's sensor while trying to blow some dust off it. (Don't do …

: A frequent mistake we make is to believe that we can know the intentions of others.

: After living with it for a couple days, I think I’ll stick with Hitchens, @pimoore’s …

: The change to using only one computer was the greatest thing I’ve ever done for my sanity. I …

: Paul Ford, brilliant as always: The supply chain is fractal: Zoom in on your stuff and …

: I enjoyed “The Silent Sea” (Netflix) very much.

: Charge me more for software but less for services Charge me more for software but less for services I would like pricing pressure for software to go …

: Trying @pimoore’s Hitchens theme. It’s so vivid! But, I’m not changing anything, …

: A short review of my blogging with Tinderbox experiment: daily.baty.net/posts/202…

: Checking in after a couple months of blogging with Tinderbox Checking in after a couple months of blogging with Tinderbox <img …

: I’ve always considered printing these tiny Instax prints from my phone to be cheating. I …

: I dropped the Printfile sheet on the scanner and pressed the button. Then cropped to a single frame …

: I don’t know how to work an inkjet printer. copingmechanism.com/2022/abou…

: Thinking about family snapshots copingmechanism.com/2022/what…

: I learned today that I can trigger the camera by stepping on the release bulb. Look ma, no hands! …

: My wife surprised me with an ice cream maker for Christmas and I’ve since learned that …

: There, that’s a little better. (Still playing with strobes in the basement)

: Portraits are all about hair and lighting and I pretty much nailed both of those here, eh?

: I spent some time over the past couple of weeks creating a new blog using Tinderbox. It’s to a …

: Well, hello again. How’s everyone doing? I’ve missed you.

: Should I crosspost to Micro.blog? Should I crosspost to Micro.blog? I find myself missing Micro.blog. The community there is unmatched …

: Programming note: We're now officially at baty.blog Programming note: We're now officially at baty.blog <img …

: New RSS feed for all posts New RSS feed for all posts I built this site's RSS feed so that it only includes the big daily …

: What a great post by Moxie Marlinspike. Instead of storing the data on-chain, NFTs instead contain …

: Shooting film when I'm in the mood Shooting film when I'm in the mood Over the past several years, my interest in shooting film has …

: Jack&#039;s Favorites A selection of movies I absolutely adore and am happy to rewatch any time. Updated occasionally. …