Jack Baty

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Notes for today Still deciding whether to post my daily journals here or over on daily.baty.net. I prefer them over there, but everyone I've asked says they'd rather I posted everything here. I get the all-in-one-place benefits, but then my blog ends up looking

Fun with software today

I had fun today exploring my options for a browser-based workflow.

Adding an :ID: property to Org-mode files in directory

I wanted to add an :ID: property to several hundred files, but only if one didn't already exist. I cheated and asked ChatGPT for help. It helped.

Adding an Edit link to Ghost posts

How I added a subtle link to edit the current page or post in Ghost.

Floating images in Ghost

There is no built-in method in Ghost for floating an image and having text flow around it. It's a significant omission, and one which they say is "too hard" and have no plans to change. OK fine, I'll do it myself. I found a

Roll-185 (Canon AE-1 Program HP5)

The Canon AE-1 Program was my first real camera. Unfortunately, I no longer own that original from 1982, so I bought another one in 2013. It's not a great camera, but it works. I like to put a roll through it now and then.

Movie: A Different Man

A ★★★½ review of A Different Man (2024)I don’t think I liked this as much as it deserved. Maybe it’s because Stan is kind of a dick. I also didn’t fall for the “clever” camera work. I found it jarring and weird. You’ll probably like it.

Roll-184 (Leica MP/HP5)

I spent the morning of the election with my daughter and grandson. It was a nice way to spend part of an otherwise anxiety-filled day.

The pros and cons of moving back to Ghost

OK, it's happening again. Hugo broke my site for the second time in two updates. I got mad (again) and decided it was time for us to break up. I dusted off the version of the blog that I'd built using Eleventy and started working on

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

What have we done? In 2016 I was shocked and disappointed. This time, I feel anguish and hoplessness. I have to believe this will pass, just as it did the last time. An old man getting older always ends the same way. And time does that thing that time does,