After yesterday’s iPod mini + HomePod post, I thought that I’d highlight one of my other favourites. I love this ‘failed product’ and still use it today, connected to an AirPort Express for AirPlay 2 compatibility.
Things certainly change.
Although my personal phone is an 11 Pro, occasionally I do like to test the camera on my work-issued (4-inch) SE. Provided that it’s in daylight, the results are often surprisingly good.
A lovely morning posing next to rocks at Wollongong Harbour
Fitzroy Falls and Yarrunga Valley in Morton National Park, New South Wales
Responsible marsupials in Kangaroo Valley
Sleepy work-from-home buddy
‘31. WWDC and the Reality Distortion Field’ on Lounge Ruminator 🎙 🤯
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‘30. The Martin Feld Retail Photo Collection’ on Lounge Ruminator 🎙
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I’ve always found ‘treetments’ like this to be the most hilarious and literal display of humankind’s desire for power over nature.
Practising my J.J. Abrams lens flare at night-time…
S1 E7: A Home on White Place
Penka describes the family’s experience of buying land and building a new house in the suburb of Figtree.Head scritches!
Queen of the Knee!
As I was sitting in the lounge room, casually browsing Micro.blog, @NTKF came up to me and said, ‘With your fluffy hair, reading glasses and that stern look on your face, you look like Admiral Adama’. I’ll take that as a compliment, thank you very much. 🌟
In the latest episode of Lounge Ruminator, ‘Mass versus Niche’, I consider whether traditional mass media may be a better way of engaging with significant topics such as ‘Black Lives Matter’. 🎙
Dusk in North Wollongong with night mode…
S1 E6: Moving to Australia
Penka tells the story of her family’s big move to the city of Wollongong in 1974. 🎙We bought a retractable net to play table tennis in our dining room; fortunately, we also have a wonderful avian audience that squawks in support.
This week, the lovely @andrewcanion joined me to discuss favourite computing memories, early touch-typing stories and how we both chose the Mac as the hub of our digital lives. It was a lot of fun to record! 🎙 Apple Podcasts / Overcast
Some thoughts on dubious advertising claims in Rumination 67: Tailor-made Absorbency