Early AI photography tools like automatic masking and object removal were a miracle. Then came āReplace Skyā and itās been downhill ever since. The better generative AI gets and the easier it becomes to use, the more inclined I am to do the opposite and never touch the stuff. What if I started posting from scratch at a completely different blog, but didnāt tell anyone about it?
Whenever I test a new blogging tool or return to an old one, Iām reminded that there are things I need to relearn or rebuild. Everything has specific requirements. Doing this can be fun. It makes me feel like Iām accomplishing something. Or, more precisely, it helps me pretend Iām accomplishing something. This Hugo blog has been feature-complete for a while. Creating and editing posts with Emacs is a no-brainer. Iāve got little functions and helpers and snippets for everything I need. So, while blogging using various platforms is fun and reduces boredom, itās anything but productive. I get tired of both Emacs and Hugo sometimes, but Iād love to stick with them and be done with it. If only, right? ...
Itās a pain finding a photo for every daily journal post, but reviewing my catalog helps remind me that I enjoy photography and have made many photographs that are interesting to me. It acts as a tiny bit of inspiration each day. For todayās photo, itās the guy in a suit talking on the phone while leaning against the wall. It was taken using my 1946 Leica IIIf, which is adorable. ...
When I was born my dad drove a 1957 turquoise and ivory Chevy Bel Air convertable. Itās what brought me home from the hospital that first time. Wasnāt long before he had to sell it because it was impractical once he had a kid. The Chevy was replaced with some beat up station wagon. I donāt think heās ever forgiven me š I avoid any apps that involve āstreaksā because breaking a streak makes me feel bad about myself. Although sometimes I break them on purpose because YOUāRE NOT THE BOSS OF ME! ...
Having too many choices is bad for me, but I refuse to give up any of them. You know, just in case.
Whatās brewing at Flickr? Maybe I should just move to Pika. Unkept promises to myself.
Am I back? Not sure yet, but I think Iām a static-blog kind of fella. Pure Blog is awesome, and Kevās done a great job with it. I like it a lot. And yet
A day with family
Posting to the photo blog.
Why am I not making photos?
Linux is nice so Iām using that today.
One True Blog?
Waffling. Home page layout wishes.
Good grief itās cold out
My pens all skip. Convoluted publishing workflow.
ox-hugo for journal posts, too? Well this is unnecessary.
Waffles waffler waffling
Iāve suddenly stopped caring about computing.
More about Mac vs Linux for me.
All-in with Linux? Some blogging minutiae.