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Feeding Alpacas
For mother’s day in the UK we went to feed the animals at J and J Alpacas. This was a really nice experience and we also saw some lambs being born. Of course I couldn’t resist taking my Ricoh GRiiix along and snapping a …
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Blogging and AI: A Personal Take
I’ve been mulling over this clash between AI and the content it’s trained on for some time now. As a frequent user of AI and a regular online publisher, I see both sides of the coin. I’m well aware that the articles I …
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My Enjoyment Is Always Last
On their Bear blog, tiramisu writes about their family: it doesn’t matter what he thinks or feels about things like family vacations. He does them because they’re things he should do, and moments like that illustrate how …
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Don't Miss Anything Or You Won't Make It
Cory Dransfeldt writes in a way that feels like it’s aimed at me, because everything is a checklist: Check, check, check, clear the queue, close the rings, get to zero. I know this looks neurotic; it is neurotic because …
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The Never-Ending Task List
Every so often, I end up here, in a place where every task completed is met with a few more added to the end. As the list grows, so does my anxiety about trying to reach the end—an end that is never in sight, let alone …
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Blogging Isn't Always Easy
Brandon encouraging more people to blog the way he does: It’s easy, blog about what you like. Talk about the things that you are passionate about, things you find joy in, or document your day-to-day. I really enjoyed …
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The Missing Human Curation
Cassidy writing about the missing human curation: When algorithms determine everything we should see, the internet becomes much less personal. The “For You” pages of the world are accurate—I am interested in that …
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Does Gear Matter?
Arun Venkatesan has lots of thoughts on photography gear: The problem lies within the question itself. It’s one of those inquiries that cannot be definitively answered with anything other than “it depends.” It depends on …
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Don't Forget The Effort
Ava writing about effort in their newsletter: if someone’s much better than you at something, they probably try much harder. You probably underestimate how much harder they try. I’m not saying that talent isn’t a …
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Displaying Limited Number Of Posts In 11ty
Another day, another tweak I’m making to my blog. Today’s task, alongside sorting out the navigation to display better, was adding some content to my Posts page. On my old blog, this page listed all the tags I have and a …
