: I often see a lot of hate in #languagelearning discussions about Duolingo. People saying things like …
: I found over the last year using micro.blog for the small amount of posting I do that while it’s …
: I started a sourdough starter to make bread but really it now exists for fresh crackers every day. …
: Back in ~2004, I got sucked into the build-a-depth-of-field-adapter for your camcorder excitement. I …
: Driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway might be one of my favorite adventures.
: I made a quick menu for our summer van trip. I originally planned for a specific food for a day but …
: New favorite italian phrase!
: Tonight I cooked Lasagna rolls. Basically instead of stacking the lasagna you roll it up in a …
: Today’s dinner, Pasta alla Zozzona. From the first recipe here: youtube.com/watch
: I feel like my Italian language learning just got a little more complete because of this video. I …
: Really struggling with this whole HOA thing. On one hand, the tree branches are cut, you can’t …
: If you were following along with our HOA fun from yesterday, grab some 🍿. So after talking to my …
: Living with an HOA is so frustrating. I’ve heard worse stories than this, but they just showed …
: Walking around my suburban neighborhood in Raleigh isn’t quite the Italian passegiata, at …
: I’ve been listening to this Radio Italia playlist called “Indie” on Apple Music. …
: Some guy was coming for my first place spot in the Amethyst league so I just spent an hour getting …
: One thing I don’t miss from WWDC is the lines. This was 2015.
: I went to a zoom-based Italian conversation meetup this morning. They all seemed to be in various …
: I just downloaded the Xcode beta, unarchived, and installed it all in less than 10 minutes. …
: This has probably already been talked about but it looks like visionOS was a late decision. WWDC …
: I woke up still feeling a bit skeptical about this Vision Pro thing. However, I feel like I have an …
: The whole Swift to C++ interop that’s now available is really interesting. This will be much better …
: Wait… “Mergeable Libraries” what was that? Like a new framework type that is an …
: Wow, I’m super excited about SwiftData. Can’t wait to play with this API.
: There was this poorly implemented shot in some Steven Seagal movie where they composited his face …
: I’ve been thinking this morning about how things in sci fi often show up in reality. Star Trek …
: Watched the Ted Lasso finale just now. So sad, don’t want it to be over.
: Now time for our almost-nightly-but-not-quite-nightly “language study night” at the …
: If all this Reality Pro stuff is true for WWDC… I think it may be the least excited I’ve been …
: I watched my first pro football match (soccer) yesterday—I went to my daughter’s matches but …
: New “Nat and Josh” video where we go camping at Staunton River State Park in Virginia. …
: Where I've Been Inspired by @manton, I’ve been thinking about “where I’ve been”: 3 Countries …
: I love how he portrays the software writing experience in these videos. youtu.be/cQO2XTP7Q…
: I’ve been using a mix of several different tools for learning Italian. One of them, for pure …
: Starting to wonder if I should go back to keeping Micro.blog and Mastodon accounts separate. I …
: Nat bought a new textbook for studying Italian and the first unit is “Primi Contatti” …
: I made gelato last night with no ice cream machine using this recipe. It was surprisingly easy. …
: HomePod Mini in Kitchen. HomePod Mini in Office. Same Apple ID. Why can’t timers I start in …
: I’ve mostly stopped sharing photos here but if you liked them I’m going to be sharing …
: I’ve been learning a lot about acquiring Italian dual citizenship—my Great Grandfather …
: My sister’s birthday is today and I looked for a photo to share with her happy birthday …
: So bummed I forgot about Micro camp! I thought I’d watch some while actually camping in the van but… …
: Iceland’s vote was perfect. No notes. #Eurovision
: I just voted for #Eurovision for the first time 🤣
: I really like the little intro segments before each #Eurovision performance. A couple of them in …
: I made snacks for #Eurovision!
: “Renfield” is a fun movie about vampires with Nicolas Cage being his most extreme …
: I’ve had an Apple Watch for 8 years now and… I think I just made my first call on it. Only to test …
: Woah… I’ve been in Duolingo for 10 years now. Really sucks I haven’t been consistent and am now …
: I still can’t predictably do a trill with Italian words though. Amazingly a trill will …
: I’ve started language learning again… this time with Italian. It’s easier than German or …
: I’ve been diving deep into my family tree—specifically my Italian family—and have found a …
: Walking over a bunch of sand dunes I saw a a guy sitting on top of a dune reading a book. As I got …
: The fountain at Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina Ilford HP5+ • #photography #film …
: Early in the pandemic Nat and I started Twitch streaming our Geoguessr games. This was a fun moment …
: I only learned recently that the Oak Rock trail at Umstead State Park in Raleigh is apparently named …
: I’ve been exploring genealogy again and… I think I may have found my maternal great …
: This weather alert is hilarious. 😒
: I’ve owned my house for 20 years this month and I’ve finally decided I should have an automatic …
: A relatively new building rising behind an abandoned building in Raleigh Ilford HP5+ • #photography
: Dear Jeep, Please make this real. Please. youtu.be/350Y0WhL6…
: The coloring on this tree’s bark is so weird. From Staunton River State Park in Virginia. …
: The Raleigh iOS developer meetup I started in 2011 is in need of an organizer again. I miss running …
: Raleigh from Union Station Ilford HP5+ • #photography
: If you add a white matte style border around photos when you post them to social media… I’m …
: A tree coming out of the lake at Falls Lake State Recreation Area near Durham, North Carolina 24mm • …
: I’ve started to end every meeting putting my AirPods back in their case and closing it like this. …
: It’s “Year of the Trail” in North Carolina so we talked about our favorite trails and some trails …
: Nat wanted pancakes in the van again so I made a vancake this time! Pancake art!?!?
: Cooking foil wrapped meals on the fire!
: Nat took the van to run an errand so I’m sitting at the campsite with Ginger. It started sprinkling …
: Earlier today I panicked when I couldn’t find my watch. Looked all over, no luck. I put it on the …
: Tonight I tried to make eastern NC style pulled pork BBQ, but plant-based. Marinated tofu and added …
: You can teach an old cat new tricks! Ginger has learned how to twirl! 😂
: Trip to get a warranty item fixed in the van this morning was a bust. They supposedly received only …
: So there I was pounding the bag of brown sugar on the counter to break it up and, of course, it …
: Today’s adventure? Oil Change for the van. Called a couple places to ask if they could handle …
: Ginger has started to demand eating dinner with us. Family dinner night?
: New eBike! Took our first ride today around Falls Lake Dam. It’s a Magnum Navigator S with …
: It’s my shadow, together with nature! March Photoblog Day 9: Together
: A rooster taking a stroll for today’s March Photoblog Challenge #mbmar Day 8: Walk
: Grocery order arrived just in time this morning for today’s March Photoblog Challenge #mbmar …
: March Photoblog Challenge Day 6 Engineering … (w/ copy & paste!)
: March Photoblog Challenge Day 5 #mbmar #photography Tile
: March Photoblog Challenge Day 4 (I missed day 1–3 but still want to play along) #photography Zip
: Having one of those wake-up-at-6-am-but-can’t-fall-back-asleep-so-I-just-stay-tired-all-day sort of …
: My neighbor is renovating their house so I took a few test photos of this equipment with the new …
: I’ve been sharing a lot of black and white photos recently, so here’s a photo of Ginger …
: Raleigh out of focus but at least they labeled it. 50mm • Ilford HP5+ • Canon EOS 650 • #photography
: The sun reflacting off of two buildings in downtown Greensboro, NC 50mm • Ilford HP5+ • Canon EOS …
: A train leaving Raleigh’s Union Station 50mm • ISO 400 • Ilford HP5+ • Canon EOS 650 • …
: The back of the boathouse at Lake Crabtree Park with a small canoe in Raleigh Ilford Delta 400 • …
: Downtown Raleigh, NC at dusk Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • Canon P • #photography
: A photo of a fancy modern sports car taken on not-so-modern black and white film. Ilford HP5+ • …
: First captures from my new medium format camera. Mostly out testing just to see if it worked well. …
: Instant coffee delivered by amazon was broken in the box—glass bottle shattered. It takes a lot of …
: The entrance to Raleigh’s Union Station provided some great shadows! 50mm • ISO 400 • Ilford …
: Digging up my old camera equipment I found this old DIY lens adapter I made to get “film like” …
: After I bought my rangefinder film camera last year, I promptly put a roll of Ilford HP5+ in it and… …
: I love these scale explorations, this one is great. ANTS! youtu.be/OPoMww9x3…
: I made a short of how I made the thumbnail for our last YouTube video. It was pretty fun to put this …
: We posted the third and final video in a series about our 10 day van trip to the beach between …
: It’s simple but taking a photo towards the sun in the shadow of a tree will always look cool …
: A shadowy self portrait during my hike in front of this fallen tree at Umstead park in Raleigh. 24mm …
: It’s new camera day! I bought an old Mamiya 645 Super medium format film camera! It has a …
: I really like when my hikes require a creek crossing. This one must have previously had a bridge. …
: Went hiking in the rain and a small creek started forming along the trail. It’s much more muddy when …
: Burrito for lunch, burrito for dinner, leftover burrito for lunch tomorrow. 🌯🌯🌯 I’m an adult.
: These mushrooms look uncomfortably close to those infected in “The Last of Us”—I’ll just take this …
: Debugging a SwiftUI view in a macOS hack project for the last hour and just can’t understand …
: These little stumps(?)—I’ve just been calling them treelings—in front of a murky pond are along my …
: The bridge over a small pond for the miniature train ride around Pullen Park in Raleigh. I was …
: Behind the Scrap Exchange in Durham, NC Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • #photography
: Part 2 of our 10 day van trip video is out. This time we see amazing sunsets in New Bern, NC and try …
: The beach is that way in case you needed to know. Hiking Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the …
: The bike rack looks so goofy in the rear view camera sticking out the back of our jeep.
: I’m constantly living with the fear that this round of hiccups could last forever.
: Skater at the Durham, NC Skate Park Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • #photography
: Sunset over Falls Lake shot on expired and then accidentally but partially exposed film. Really …
: A scooter parked next to the scrap exchange in Durham, NC Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • …
: Our latest YouTube video is published! This is the first in a 3 part series about our 10 day holiday …
: It’s a multi-coffee sort of morning over here. Did I accidentally buy decaf or something!?!?
: 📺 Rewatched “Star Wars: Rebels” over the last few months. Such a great show. As serious consequences …
: Rocks stacked on the path at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Outer Banks, NC. With …
: This pelican spent a lot of time trolling a heron at Huntington Beach State Park in SC. 18mm • ƒ/10 …
: 📺 Well that was a pretty strong opening to “The Last of Us”. Pretty sure I didn’t breathe through …
: The Oregon Inlet life saving station nestled in sand dunes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. …
: Looks like third party apps on twitter are busted, I’m guessing the cross posting from microblog is …
: The supports for the dock on the Neuse River in New Bern, NC—but all close up with reflections and …
: Walking around the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on North Carolina’s Outer Banks we …
: Woah, I just learned the gradient in the sky from my photo earlier today is called a “Belt of Venus” …
: I just mistyped the name of the show “Ted Lasso” as … Tex Lasso. Now I need to know what …
: I love the gradient of the sky over the ocean at sunset. 23mm • ƒ/2 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Fujifilm …
: So… I’m going to try out a newsletter using my Micro.blog. If you enjoy the photos I post …
: Driftwood and debris in the sand at Jockey’s Ridge State Park last year. Kodak Portra 400 • 35mm • …
: Remember back in fall when the leaves were so colorful? Winter is great but sometimes I like to …
: I… uh… I think it’s been tampered with 😬
: The beach at Rodanthe, NC looking toward the pier. 400mm • ƒ/6.3 • 1/500s • ISO 6400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • …
: A tree in the lake in front of US-64 at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Columbia, NC. …
: 📺 We finished watching Netflix’s “Kaleidoscope“ and I’m not convinced that the watch in any order …
: The Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station is something I’ve wanted to photograph all year. I didn’t know …
: One more sunset photo of the dock on the Neuse River in New Bern, NC. This was one of the highlights …
: 2023 Movie #1: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery“. Really fun movie and I laughed a lot. …
: I watched 99 movies in 2022. Including rewatching all the Mission: Impossible and Lord of the Rings …
: A collection of photos from the abandoned Waterfall Park in Rodanthe, NC on the Outer Banks. This …
: Doors and windows of the Atalaya Castle at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina. 18mm • …
: Really glad we did our 10 day van trip, it was fun and challenging (weather didn’t help). I’m also …
: Seagulls presumably having a beach meeting about the rough ocean and wind. 400mm • ƒ/6.3 • 1/500s • …
: A trail from earlier this year during autumn. I started hiking a lot this year and really love …
: The dock at the New Bern KOA at sunset over the Neuse River 100mm • ƒ/22 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony …
: This Onion Post titled “Seagull With Diarrhea Barely Makes It To Crowded Beach In Time” …
: A frozen jellyfish on the beach at Huntington Beach State Park. 18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • …
: Sunset over the Neuse River in New Bern, North Carolina 174mm • ƒ/25 • 1/500s • ISO 800 • Sony ɑ7 IV …
: Ginger finally decided it’s fun to look out the van window. This time she found a squirrel.
: A heron out for dinner at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina 85mm • ƒ/18 • 1/500s • ISO …
: A starfish on the beach. 18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography
: Just realized if Ginger goes into her kitty-cave that has the bread on it… we’ll have a Ginger …
: So excited to see the next several hours above freezing! It’s a Christmas miracle! 😜
: it’s a campervan christmas and these are our decorations
: Christmas eve pizza, even in the van!
: A shell alone and surrounded by this neat pattern in the sand. 18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony …
: Ginger is slowly accepting this van thing.
: First time seeing a Rivian charger
: So windy! This is wind from the cold front are wild just outside of Myrtle Beach, SC. These lights …
: New workout needed on my Apple Watch: Packing for a camping trip. 😮💨
: A nice porch that overlooks the Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I …
: Wow this stop motion is amazing twitter.com/kevinbpar…
: Planning for our next van trip has been made more difficult due to the incoming “arctic …
: Going on afternoon walks is rough when afternoon becomes evening at around 4pm. But the shadows look …
: Our triumphant return to YouTube after a ~1 year break 🤣 youtu.be/W-3BybN5h…
: Ginger knows what she is doing. Staying warm on my lap.
: I’m really surprised how popular the World Cup has been in the US this year. I don’t …
: The New River Trail State Park has some nice views of the river with a cliff face. 23mm • ƒ/11 • …
: With very little thought put into it, I humbly submit 1995’s “Hackers” to the most …
: Ginger looking through the screen door of the van contemplating how to convince us to stop this …