The 40 most recent articles where I left a comment
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I Already Signed Up… – Chris Thilk
That's a sad day when publishers stop offering an RSS feed.
Stored on: September 25, 2017
At the end of God's 19-verse reply in Habakkuk 2:20, it's like God is doing a mic drop.
Stored on: September 20, 2017
Anthony's Notes is now Diverse Tech Geek | Diverse Tech Geek
As a follower of your blog for the past four years, I have to say that your new name is very fitting for the topics you cover. Your explanation of why you dropped anthonynotes.com makes a lot of sense. This isn't a slice of life blog anymore, it's more of a topic blog.
Stored on: September 13, 2017
Thoughts on Apple's iPhone X keynote | Diverse Tech Geek
As someone with ptosis in one eyelid, i wonder if the "eyes must be open" recognition will work for me. (one of my eyelids droops down)
Stored on: September 13, 2017
six buses in one day - Spudart
These are some of the first photos I shot with an iPhone.
Stored on: September 13, 2017
The difference between huh and uh - Spudart
Ten years later, I'm re-reading my own blog post, and I'm left thinking, "uh... huh"
Stored on: September 12, 2017
Rock your dorm room! | The Andersen Library Blog
Sweet! Does the Cricut do custom shapes? Or maybe you have a collection of awesome pre-set shapes from the Cricut system.
Stored on: September 6, 2017
Summer cuts | urban plant research
Even the background changed! 😉
Stored on: September 5, 2017
Those Moments I Wish I Had Asked for Advice or Help – Chris Thilk
Even though your blog post here is about asking for help, I want to turn the tables a bit and say that your writing has often helped me. Specifically to stay abreast of what's happening in the digital publishing world. Thank you.
Stored on: September 5, 2017
Digital Identities & Digital Citizenship: Houston, We Have a Problem | the theoryblog
Your post here has clarified some issues I've had in my creative life for the past few years. I've found the quantity of my creative output decreasing more and more lately. I consume way too much, and create way too little. Whenever I have a new project and I create a new online account on, Twitter, Medium, or a Facebook Page, I get more concerned about how that profile looks. In other words, the identity that it portrays. Which is completely silly, because I'm not doing the very thing that needs to be done--create content. And then once this identity (or brand) is established, I'll absorb myself in consuming. Today's online services are designed such that we consume and consume, and there is no stop to consuming. On Facebook, there is an endless scroll--"Sure! I'll click and read more." Liking content makes it way to easy to simply click a button instead of leaving a comment. These services put people in a box and confine them to view more and bring more ad dollars. So back to how your post clarified some issues in my creative life. I've absorbed myself into these screens/boxes way too much, and not enough in the real space of simply creating. (on a side-note, I discovered your blog by visiting Jon Udell's tool that collects together recent annotations made to a webpage on Hypothesis. Your post, "Six Key Selves of Networked Publics" had a bunch of recent annotations.)
Stored on: August 31, 2017
QR Codes May or May Not Comeback, But the Idea Persists – Chris Thilk
I'd love--LOVE--to see Walgreens use QR codes on their receipts for the sweepstakes. Entering a 12-digit number into my browser to take survey is just ridiculous. With a QR code, it could take the user directly to a custom URL with the 12-digit number pre-entered.
Stored on: August 27, 2017
Charlottesville's Web. - Mary Fons
I also walk across the DuSable bridge... about 200 days in the year. Lots of people standing around taking photos. It's rather fun. One of the ways I try to protect pedestrians is by scolding cars that run through red lights. I'll even wag my finger in the air at them!
Stored on: August 27, 2017
Once You Start Fragmenting Content It Never Ends – Chris Thilk
I often wonder the same thoughts about my blogs. I started off with spudart.org in 2001. At work we started to dip our toes more into digital publishing and ebooks, so I started my own blog about digital publishing. My third blog is a baseball blog. And then a 4th is for christian topics. Perhaps I should keep all these topics on one site, my original one on spudart.org. I do the same thing with my Twitter accounts, only worse. At one point I had about 12 active Twitter accounts (with dozens more that I rarely used).
Stored on: August 27, 2017
Google’s AMP Subscription Plans, or “Isn’t This RSS?” – Chris Thilk
Yup! Another great reason why Google should have never killed Google Reader.
Stored on: August 25, 2017
Taking Notes Is a Two-Step Process – Chris Thilk
With notetaking, I'm a mixed bag. Sometimes I'll hand-write. Sometimes typing. It's impressive that you type in your hand-written notes after a meeting. I try to have a separate area for action items while I'm taking notes, so those are captured at the moment. But how you write your action items afterwards allows for more digestion and time peculating time for creativity to come forth.
Stored on: August 25, 2017
I wish WooCommerce would bring back these child themes for Canvas. Both Uno and Duo are retired. :-\
Stored on: August 9, 2017
Watch William H. Macy and Ed Helms lead seventh-inning stretches in Chicago and Atlanta | MLB.com
I almost caught William H. Macy's hat! It landed just a few feet from within my grasp.
Stored on: August 8, 2017
"Flash of No Worlds": Adobe to kill Flash by 2020 | Anthony's Notes
I wonder what archivists think about Flash being discontinued. How do we best archive Flash content?
Stored on: August 4, 2017
Footprint. Harbor, Salem, Mass. | Kaitlin Cimini | Flickr
I thought the same thing before looking at your caption. Bigfoot was here! Or maybe a dinosaur jumping off the shore going for a swim!
Stored on: August 2, 2017
Links from July 2017 - Matt Maldre
By doing these monthly comment round-ups, I've found a new routine. Once I post the monthly links, I click through on each link to see if the author of the blog post replied to my comment. In some cases, I miss a response from the author, so manually checking each link catches that oversight.
Stored on: August 2, 2017
RIP iPod Nano and Shuffle | Anthony's Notes
That's sad that the iPod Nano is dead. I'm hoping Apple updates the Mac Mini. It's been what, four years?
Stored on: August 2, 2017
What if Yahoo bought Instagram instead of Facebook? - Matt Maldre
Funny to look back at this five years later and think what would have happened if Yahoo bought Instagram.
Stored on: August 2, 2017
Work of the Week: Statue of a Ram | The Art Institute of Chicago
And the palm trunk also serves to tickle the ram's belly.
Stored on: July 31, 2017
A slow modem is a pigeon - Spudart
Wow! Urban Dictionary accepted my definition of pigeon! The last time I got a definition into Urban Dictionary was pinbombed in 2013. Four long years.
Stored on: July 26, 2017
Help us decide what goes on the gallery walls — LSU Museum of Art
Due to the detail of this artwork, it would be the most interesting to see in person up close @LSUMuseumofArt. Actually, this would be super sweet to see online in a high-resolution image, too.
Stored on: July 26, 2017
What’s My Productivity Routine Like? – Chris Thilk
You can keep three different gmail accounts open in the same browser? I always use separate browsers, because I didn't think that was possible.
Stored on: July 24, 2017
Work of the Week: The Chicago Panels | The Art Institute of Chicago
Oh wow. I never knew those Ellsworth Kelly panels were commissioned specifically for that space on the second floor in the Rice Building.
Stored on: July 21, 2017
A new study has identified the least affordable neighborhoods in Chicago
To get a more accurate measure of rental's affordability, shouldn't this look only at the incomes of people who rent? Including the incomes of people who live in a house would skew the results.
Stored on: July 21, 2017
Other design entries for the library included having the library built around the CTA station, so people could enter the library directly from the train. That would be so much better than having to go up the myriad of escalators just to get to the stacks. Here's a hot tip. Enter the library on the backside of the west side of the building. There is an entry door there! And you get immediate access to the elevators! They recently changed the elevator policy where you can use those elevators from the first floor to any floor in the building.
Stored on: July 21, 2017
DSC_1847 | A girl draws on the Square pavement at Lincoln Sq… | Flickr
I lived in Lincoln Square for 13 years, and used to walk through Giddings Plaza every day. I miss seeing the chalk drawings on the pavers.
Stored on: July 19, 2017
I Wrote a Joke! I Wrote An Actual Joke! - Mary Fons
“The. Saurus. reinforces the play on words. "The thesaurus" forces you to say the phrase too quickly, and thus passing over the clever play of words.
Stored on: July 19, 2017
Is there an antidote to sadness? - LoveYou2.org
Wandering is good. I wish I had something more profound to say about that.
Stored on: July 19, 2017
San Francisco stumps | urban plant research
If I saw one of these, I would sit down on it and say, "I'm stumped."
Stored on: July 19, 2017
Errors versus Varieties: About Errors | Coin Collectors Blog
I'm a pocket change coin collector. Seeing all these errors and varieties makes me want to go out and purchase some.
Stored on: July 12, 2017
It’s very interesting, but silly. | The Jason Adams Art Spot
Spratos-paint looks really sweet!
Stored on: July 10, 2017
I Am Plain Avocado Toast, And That's Okay - Balancing Kat
Oh wow! I've never made avocado toast. That's a great idea! Oh! There's more to this blog post! I only read as far as "A delicious, 'basic' culinary treat that seemed to hold a place in our hearts overnight, yet has been around for a bit." Beyond that point you use avocado toast as a metaphor. Nice! I compare myself to others success online way too much. I need to start as avocado toast too.
Stored on: July 9, 2017
Comixology alternatives for digital comics readers | Anthony's Notes
Oh wow, Kobo is a bigger player internationally. Well, you go Kobo! I use Comixology to read comics. Whenever I can get my hands on hi-res PDF and ebooks (without DRM), i'm super happy. A couple years ago Humble Bundle offered a ton of Transformers comics in multiple-formats, DRM free. That's the best!
Stored on: July 7, 2017
Comparing Spider-Man: Homecoming’s and Wonder Woman’s Poster Campaigns – Cinematic Slant
I can take a guess as to which posters were designed by a committee.
Stored on: July 7, 2017
A look at anniversary issues of "Superman" comics | Anthony's Notes
Expos de Montréal Baseball
Stored on: July 6, 2017
If I played croquet on this course, I would paint a lion's head on my croquet ball.
Stored on: July 5, 2017
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