According to Twitter, this is my 10 year anniversary on the bird site.
I really like the idea of Levenger’s Shirt Pocket Briefcase which lets you take notes on 3 x 5 index cards. Typing notes to myself on my phone is a pain.
Correct spelling is prior restraint on our freedom of expression.
The Analog Revolution will be won in text: typewritten, handwritten, fountain pens, pencils and fat 4 color ball point pens. No crayons. If you are an adult and write with crayons they will lock you up. Just saying.
Front of card. Back of card
The Postal Tweet Recipe with Typewriter
Looking for a use for your vintage typewriter or fountain pen? Use it to send snail mail tweets. Ingredients: Post card...If your newsletter signup overlay is obscuring your content before I have even have a chance to read it, that is not exactly an endorsement of what you have to offer me, either on the web or in your newsletter.
Poor old Wunderground.com, it started out as a funky website for weather geeks with good forecasts. They came out with a great web app for the first iPhone before iPhone had apps. They got bought up by The Suits at Weather Channel and have been declining since.
I feel sorry for the people of Venezuela. I’m sorry they have a bad government and that things have gotten so bad there. However, I do not see any compelling reason for the USA to intervene militarily as was being mentioned on the BBC today. And we certainly should not get invloved in a land conflict there. We are not the worlds policeman.
Following: Middle Earth and J R R Tolkien blog by Michael Martinez - essays and FAQ’s on Tolkien’s books and world. Excellent.
Following: Aaron Parecki - Indieweber, founder, coder, Loqi’s dad.
Acquired: Adler Tippa S Ultra Portable Typewriter
This Adler Tippa S Ultra Portable typewriter came in over the weekend. The plastic bodied “S” model was not ...Slipping Back into Analog
I think it was about 9 months ago, I set aside my Android watch and had a new battery put in my old analog wrist watch. ...I might have to watch the lads on The Grand Tour tonight.
I am not watching the academy awards show tonight. All the actors I remember are either dead or fossils.
Maybe the best 1.5 minutes you will ever spend on Youtube. www.youtube.com/watch
Like: PoIC: Pile of Index Cards system This is really a commonplace book done with index cards. New to me. Thanks to Marty for the tip. Will explore. cc. @c
So I’m thinking: there are infinite things/uses I can do with typewriter + index cards + index card file drawers + enough index card tabbed dividers.
Wow, real typing paper has all but disappeared. It’s all copy paper. Not a big selection in watermarked linen bond. I haven’t even tried looking for onion skin or carbon paper. Maybe on the black market or someplace remote like Bulgaria?
Added a Typewriter page to the blog. It includes a quick list of resources for getting started.
IndiewebCamp, Austin is happening tomorrow. Register here
Independent Web is Greater Than The Indieweb
Here is how I define the Independent Web: You are an individual, small group of individuals, maybe an ORG. You have a w...Oh fudge! I just wrote most of a really long article and then realized it was redundant. I hate it when I do that. I’ll let is sit and maybe I can salvage it later.
Following: Tantek Celik - Indieweb, founder, web standards. Has a deep understanding of how different parts of the web should interact.
Following: Greg McVerry - Indieweb, educator, always in motion. Fun experiments in Indieweb.