You are all a bunch of sick freaks.:

The worst part is how you enable each other. “Hey guys, just finished my basic home automation setup”, and then you post a system diagram that looks like the blueprint for a nuclear reactor. Fourteen Docker containers just to manage a suite of ‘internet of things connected shitware.

I enjoyed this :).

Heh, Dave noticed that I bought a new camera and now he’s thinking about new cameras.

In a desperate attempt to spark some enthusiasm for photography, I bought a Nikon Zf. I know, this is not the best approach, but it’s what I did so here we are. I’m jotting down a few quick thoughts and first impressions. (This isn’t a review. Just notes to myself about the camera).

The Zf¹ is meant to replace my Leica SL2. The SL2 is a terrific camera, but it’s so big and heavy that I never take it anywhere. With the Zf being smaller and lighter, I figured it would make more sense as an “everyday carry” camera.

Still a bit sick. Slept better, though. It’s hard using a CPAP with a stuffy nose.

I’m in one of those moods where I don’t feel like managing anything. It occurred to me that Emacs helps with this. Denote and Org Journal both manage the files for me. I just type. Org-attach handles my files for me. On the other hand, TiddlyWiki is Just One File, so there’s that.

The thing I’m thinking about now is going back to Lightroom desktop for photos. I’ve been using Lightroom Classic because it’s got everything, but it sure is janky compared to the new Lightroom. And with Ligthtroom I don’t need to organize everything (although I probably would, anyway). Still thinking about it.

I’m a little under the weather, still. Today will consist of tinkering and reading, mostly.

I’ve removed these journal posts from the RSS feed for now. I like the feeling of writing without worrying about dumping all this crap into a bunch of unsuspecting RSS readers. Who knows, I may end up staying with the wiki for this. What will likely end up happening is that I’ll keep doing both, depending on my mood that day. Details

Consistency is boring.

I don’t feel like exercising or weighing myself today. I guess I’m not in the mood for expending any effort or being exposed to any more bad news right now.

Linus Torvalds (Mastodon):

I’m a card-carrying atheist, I think a woman’s right to choose is very important, I think that “well regulated militia” means that guns should be carefully licensed and not just randomly given to any moron with a pulse, and I couldn’t care less if you decided to dress up in the “wrong” clothes or decided you’d rather live your life without feeling tied to whatever plumbing you were born with. And dammit, if that all makes me “woke”, then I think anybody who uses that word as a pejorative is a f*cking disgrace to the human race.

I’ve decided to exclude “Journal” posts from the RSS feed. Thing is, I like how it feels to write stuff here knowing that it’s not “going anywhere”. If something shows up that is particularly brilliant, I’ll create a separate post. Since most things are decidedly not particularly brilliant, I’ll feel better keeping it to myself (and the handful of loonies people who actually come and visit the website).

If there’s an outcry, I’ll put things back. Or maybe set up a separate feed just for the journal entries. I dunno.

I wish I’d stop writing about the tools I use to write about the tools I use.

I was so bored today that I grabbed the first camera I saw with a partially used roll (the Nikon F100) and walked around the house snapping anything at all.