∞

hike muddy
mushrooms water
falls in love
again

Selfie of two people in a sun speckled forest

∞

Warm evening golden light falls on an open white door with a bluish wall behind. On the wall is a geometric pattern of prismatic rainbow colored spikes in a semicircular pattern.

∞

This is what it looks like when your partner is running a half marathon, and you’re chasing them all over the place 🚴‍♂️

Screenshot of an app, showing a biking route that goes all over the downtown area of Portland, Oregon

∞

Came across Momo reading Viticci’s iOS 17 review. He didn’t say much, but his expression said it was the best one ever, and I concur.

A cat looks at an iPad with an article on it.

∞

📷 Some photos from last week

View of downtown buildings in the distance, there’s gray clouds above with a hint of blue sky, and tall green trees in the foreground.

The base of a tree trunk with some moss and some red berries scattered about.

A cat sits on a short fence with a house in the background and blue sky above. There are tall sunflowers next to the cat.

View of a sunrise with a silhouette of a trees and the roof of a house in the foreground.

People standing next to a van that has a large window with a water tank and a woman dressed as a mermaid inside it.

∞

My ideal Apple Watch is basically a fitness band with all the sensors, and critically, no/tiny screen. This is why I stick with the smallest one.

Was hoping for new sensors this year but regardless I will be upgrading from Series 6.

∞

Twenty-four years in the US today.

That first itinerary was long: New Delhi -> Bangkok -> Osaka -> Los Angeles -> Seattle.

∞

Enjoying this cool summer break.

A reservoir full of water dominates the foreground and lower half. There are some structures and trees beyond. A cloudy sky dominates the background and upper half.

∞

Got my golden shirt with Jenni’s new design!

A selfie with me wearing a tshirt with a bear illustration on it.

∞

Quoting an unsolicited email I got via LinkedIn:

Engineers at the company work an average of roughly 45 hours/week; it is not a sweat shop like stereotypical gaming companies, but it is not a 9-5 job either.

While many are fighting for progressive work environments in tech, regressive ones are not only out there, but are also proud of it.

∞

Congratulations to ISRO and India on the thrilling soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3 Mission lunar module 🎉

Edited to add: Nice article about the challenges, learnings, and other technical details in the landing of Chandrayaan-3.

∞

📷 Glass Photo Walk

On Sunday I went to a meetup and photo walk with the team behind Glass. It was wonderful to see old friends, and to make new ones. Glass has a great community, as has become more evident with these gatherings.

A silhouette of people walking under a shade structure with a basketball hoop in the middle. Many of the people have cameras in their hands. There’s a red brick building and a field in the distance.

Close in view of speckled shadows on a red and blue play structure. Some blurred green trees in the background.

A man holds a camera pointing straight at the viewer. He’s lit by the warm glow of the afternoon sun. The entire background is blue sky with a few puffy clouds.

A man holds a camera pointing to the left of the viewer. He’s standing atop a structure. The background is blue sky with a couple of puffy clouds.

People with cameras are scattered about taking photos in a field with green grass and rose beds. In the background is a house with trees on both sides, and a bit of blue sky above.

A shiny motorcycle with some bright blue parts is parked by the side of a road. In the background is some yellow metal scaffolding, orange traffic cones, and some trees lining the other side of the road.

Close up of a stack of green plastic pipes. Each one is about 12 to 18 inches in diameter.

∞

Two men work on a large mural on the side of a building. They are applying white paint over a previous mural that is mostly hidden except for two red roses and the partial word, “PORTLA”. The men are standing in a hanging platform with the words “HAND OF DOGG” in large letters.

∞

Some sonic explorations with modular synthesis.

Listener beware: It’s a bit rough round the edges 😆

Just before the 10 minute mark I came across some fun computer-voicey sounds so I settled in to relish those with minor variations until the end.

Recorded directly with iPhone camera and mic so the sound is not the best it can be. Someday I expect to do a better job at recording the actual sound.

∞

A gathering of people in a city park in an open field surrounded by trees. The ground is speckled with shadows. They blue sky is specked with clouds.

∞

Side view of a vintage car in red white and black parked on the other side of the street. There’s a tall green hedge behind, blue sky above, and road in the foreground. The car has the speckled shadow of a tree on it.

∞

New version of Mimi Uploader is out 🎉

The latest version of Mimi Uploader is out. Here’s what’s new:

  • Recent Uploads entries will scroll to first image that doesn’t have alt text. So as you add alt text to a large batch of images, you won’t have to scroll to the farthest one each time. Check it out in this video (also embedded below).
  • For accounts that have a tweets archive, do not show it as an upload destination.
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Get it from the App Store!

∞

Backyard view from a hammock under a pergola with a grapevine on it. In the distance the sky has clouds lit in the yellow orange light of the sunset.

∞

A puffy cloud with blue skies and distant wispy clouds behind it.

∞

I got 4/10 correct before I gave up on this AI or Art quiz 😬