Inside the Little Plastic Castle

I’m seeing more progress pride flags flying in my neighborhood. In the poll, I’m using “queer” in the broadest possible sense: any (sexual or gender) (orientation or preference). The poll is anonymous—even I can’t see who voted how.

( Progress Pride Flag )

We've had a warm fall so far -- no frost yet! MyGuy and I live on the edge, so we didn't turn on our heat until last night (39°F/4°C). Which led me to wonder about your relationship to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

( that's why we have polls! )

Adobe figured out how to market to The Youth: deploy that ubiquitous generic word that is actually their trademarked brand and make it into a free camera.

Photoshop Camera app for iOS and Android

The business model is selling storage on Creative Cloud, and since you’re here anyway, can we interest you in every possible graphic design tool?

Built-in "AI" filters optimize portraits, selfies, landscapes, and food. Also pop art, Billie Eilish Blōhsh, celestial skies, Pride spectra and many many more. Totally Instagram-ready.

I used Photoshop 1.0 when I worked at a desktop publishing service bureau in 1990. That was fully thirty years ago which breaks my brain.

As this selfie shows, the Photoshop Camera filters rewind me to 2000, showing a lightly-wrinkled white woman wearing a coral hoodie, thick glasses, and COVID-copious randomly-curling short pepper-and-salt brown hair.

My hair is a big shift, as I’ve been barbering sleekly short since age 23. What do you think of the longer look?

I'm thrilled that Markdown simplifies formatting your DW posts has proved popular and helpful. I didn't explore all Markdown's features to keep it short. I regret that now. I'm drafting a "Markdown: the sequel" post with the remaining features. In a better timeline, I would have written "Markdown: the novel," integrating the sequel stuff in the first post. I want to maximize reference utility for DW users in the next decade. Three ways to do this occur to me, and I bet you have a better idea.

( Three possible plans and a poll )

I wrote these questions!

Do you like to reply to every comment in your journal?

I definitely try to, since the primary purpose of my journal is participating in the world. I like s-l-o-w conversations, which is why DW is the platform for me.

What type of post gets the most/least responses in your journal?

Polls! If you want traffic, post a poll (but then you need a paid account to do it). Second are “droll knows much” questions, especially when well phrased.

Media reviews get the least responses.

What do you do when a new person first comments in your journal?

I jump to their profile, see what we have in common. When there’s an overlap, I’ll mention it in my reply and follow them. When there isn’t an overlap, I’ll thank them for commenting.

When you’re reading someone else’s journal, do you read every comment before adding your own?

When there are fewer than 25 comments, yes. If there are more, I’ll skim the top level ones before putting in my two cents.

When is “too late” to reply to an entry?

NEVER! I back-read new folks all the time–I’ve piped up on six year old posts.

s-l-o-w conversations for the win

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