From my 100 Strangers project - This was one of the first photos I took when I started working on the project and I failed to get this gentleman’s name. He was busking on 6th Street in Austin if anyone remembers him, I would sure love to know who he is.
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"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. - Dorothy Parker"
A lack of curiosity is the most unattractive thing I can think of in a person. One of the things I love the most about the Internet is the all you can eat information smorgasbord. I just want to know more, more, more and it is never, ever enough.
From my 100 Strangers Project - Chanya was waiting to take part in a traditional Thai dance routine at the International Folk Festival held in my hometown each year. She claimed not to be nervous, but her pensive look said otherwise.
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Saturday I was bragging about how easy it was for my grandson to set up an old iPad we gave him. Yeah, about that…he’s forgotten his (not written down) pass code with 48 hours and now I have to DFU the thing and set it up all over again. LOL because he called his Nana for help before me.
Thriftmac - Free Mac Software , Thriftmac, a Mac institution since 2006, is a website for discovering and downloading free Mac software. , linkage.lol/thriftmac…
https://linkage.lol/thriftmac-free-mac-software/
Screen Time , I don’t stress over screen time because I believe it is the message, not the medium that matters. , louplummer.lol/screen-ti…
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From my 100 Strangers project - Lee, the fisherman at the Oak Island pier. We have a period every fall in NC when the blues are running and the fishing piers on our barrier islands are full nearly 24 hours a day. Lee told me that he has been fishing at Oak Island since the 1950s.
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The Tiny Awards- Website Diagram , Website Diagram is a linked roadmap of websites with information about the personal, non-commercial web , linkage.lol/the-tiny-…
https://linkage.lol/the-tiny-awards-website-diagram/
Carolina Bays , Carolina Bays are elliptical depressions in the earth’s surface found along the eastern seaboard of the US , linkage.lol/carolina-…
https://linkage.lol/carolina-bays/
Computer People , How people react to computer issues now as opposed to the early days of widespread PC usage , louplummer.lol/computer-…
https://louplummer.lol/computer-people/
From my 100 Strangers project - Tony remarked that he was an African-American making me a Korean version of a Mexican dish in an American restaurant. Whatever. The bulgogi tacos were off the hook for real.
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YouTube for Grownups , A playlist of 10 YouTube channels I made for my 77-year-old Dad while he’s recovering from heart surgery. , linkage.lol/you-tube-…
https://linkage.lol/you-tube-for-grownups/
From my 100 Strangers Project - I met Joe downtown outside of a locally owned coffee shop. He was having some java and smoking a cigarette through a hole in this throat. He told me was a cancer survivor and that he just couldn’t give up cigarettes, although he no long drank or used drugs.
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Vivian Maier - Street Photographer , Vivian Maier was an American street photographer whose work was not discovered until the time of her death. , linkage.lol/vivian-ma…
https://linkage.lol/vivian-maier-street-photographer/
Worst Computer Virus Ever , The MyDoom computer virus cost the economy %52 Billion and once was responsible for one if four email messages sent every day. , linkage.lol/worst-com…
https://linkage.lol/worst-computer-virus-ever/
From my 100 Strangers project - I met Tammy at the mall late on a winter afternoon as she was about to head inside for her shift at one the restaurants in the food court. I saw her a few times after I took her photo and she always remembered me.
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What it’s like being Trump’s campaign manager - It’s like being Charlie Manson’s foxtrot instructor. You go out there, you teach him a few moves, and you think, ‘Hey, look at that, he can learn the foxtrot.’ And the next thing you know, he’s putting a pen in your eye, because he’s Charlie Manson.
Get Toby , Toby is a browser extension for saving bookmarks and tab collections to you your default new browser page , linkage.lol/get-tony/
https://linkage.lol/get-tony/
From my 100 Strangers collection - Panchito was fascinated not just with my camera but with the whole process of taking photos and examining the back of the camera to see what I captured. He was not shy in the least.
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An Obsidian Gem , Nicole van der Hoeven makes helpful and informative YouTube videos about Obsidian a PKM and note taking software title. , linkage.lol/an-obsidi…
https://linkage.lol/an-obsidian-gem/
Baseball Names as Poetry , A list of my favorite baseball names, selected solely on the poetic and literary quality of their names #100DaysToOffload , louplummer.lol/baseball-…
https://louplummer.lol/baseball-names-as-poetry/
From my 100 Strangers project - Steve was profoundly over dressed for a hot afternoon street fair in Raleigh all the way down to his fingerless gloves. He played a bit as a grumpy crazy guy, but in reality, he was a charming crazy guy I enjoyed talking to.
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From my 100 Strangers Project - I momentarily interrupted their workout, but Eddie and Vice didn’t seem to mind answering my questions through the open window of the lower Manhattan boxing gym where they were working out.
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"Let’s cut the bullshit and spell out a few things. The IT security industry is about as trustworthy as the food supplement and vitamin industry, but somehow they escaped the same reputation. Their products are overwhelmingly based on flawed ideas, and the quality of their software is exceptionally bad. And while not everyone will agree with the harshness of my words, I’ll say this: Essentially everyone in IT security who knows anything in principle knows this. - @hanno@mastodon.social"
https://micro.blog/hanno@mastodon.social
This Weeks Bookmarks - Gay Rodeo, Death Valley Heat, Interactive Historical Maps, Boundry Setting Language, Topp 100 Athletes of the 21st Century, Nerd Poker, Drone Footage of Everest https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/20/this-weeks-bookmarks.html
From my 100 Strangers Project - Kiesha was waiting for the train to go to work with her brother, Marcus when he got bored and started to chase her around the platform. Later, out of breath, she informed me that he “plays too much. He plays out all the time.” She was smiling though.
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Mindhunter was a Netflix show that although it only ran for two seasons, was a high quality portrayal of the early days of the FBI’s profiling unit wirh some chilling performances of serial killers like Charles Manson, Richard Speck and Ed Kemper.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/fcb0b40c84.jpghttps://linkage.lol/mindhunter/
Thinking about the possibility of becoming religious after being lucky enough to have a scheduled day off on CrowdStrike Friday. Somebody deserves the credit.
I See Color - When people talk about race, they use the line “I don’t see color” to prove they aren’t prejudiced. I make the argument that you better see color, or you will find yourself in the same old segregated spaces you’ve been in before. It takes intentionality to end society’s bad habits.
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From my 100 Stanger’s Post - I didn’t get this guy’s name because when I started my usual rap with him, he started hitting me up for money. Even in NYC, I’d never had that happen before. We weren’t in Times Square or anything but a little further uptown than where I’d taken most of my portraits,
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I wish more products came with practical life advice. One of the best things The Rolling Stones ever wrote were the instructions on the LP for Let It Bleed.
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From my 100 Strangers project - Diya, a seventh-grade student from Cary, NC was hamming for the camera when I caught this wide-eyed shot. Her Mom gave her grief for playing around but I have always liked the photo.
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From my 100 strangers project - Deb and Jules were busking in a tunnel in Central Park. Despite the Led Zeppelin t-shirt, they were doing a Beatles tune, Here Comes the Sun. I threw dough in the guitar case for the song, the photo and conversation were on the house.
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When people have acted hysterically and you point that out, they get hysterical again. Case in point the recent Internet meltdown over the Bartender app where none of the predictions of evil have come true. Still can’t get folks to get off that ledge. Been fighting rando for two days over this.
From my 100 Strangers project - Mose the artist, from Raleigh, NC. Although I prefer to do portraits in B&W, the colors in his artwork and clothing need to be seen to be appreciated. One day, I’ll hang a print of this one in my living room
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From my 100 Strangers Project - Irish Mike was walking the streets of Wilmington, NC appropriately clad in green to go with his red hair. He claimed to be a ‘feckin’ leprechaun" when we spoke. Also, he made have had a drink or two.
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Trump’s weaponized incompetence cost countless lives during the pandemic, his commitment to stripping health care from millions is murderous. His courting of war criminals is grotesque. How dare anyone accuse others of not being a good lefty for not handwringing over his near-death experience.
POSSE, Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere, is a foundational tenet of the Indy Web. Do you do it? How? On cross posting
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From my 100 Strangers project - Big Jim works for the rescue squad and they had been called out for some mysterious goings on at an old car wash in a rural area a few miles from Ft. Liberty. He would not tell me what was going on, but he let me take his picture, so it wasn’t a total wash.
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From my 100 Strangers project - Big Jim works for the rescue squad and they had been called out for some mysterious goings on at an old car wash in a rural area a few miles from Ft. Liberty. He would not tell me what was going on, but he let me take his picture, so it wasn’t a total wash.
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"This landscape is our home, and we rarely stray long from it, or endure anywhere else for long before returning. This may seem like a lack of imagination or adventure, but I don’t care. I love this place; for me it is the beginning and the end of everything, and everywhere else feels like nowhere - James Rebanks, A Shepherd’s Life"
I love that quote about the Scottish Highlands from Rebanks book. It reminds me of my feelings for my own home on the coastal plain of NC in the remnants of the great Eastern pine forest.
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Cursing at computers 100% makes them run better and anyone who doesn’t know this need to up their troubleshooting game. I can make a recalcitrant hard drive mount with two motherfuckers and one asshole.
This Week's Bookmarks - Tools people use, Every streaming service price hike, 50 best movie soundtracks, 100 best books of the 21st century, 30 amazing images of the universe, Worl architecture forum award winners, how celebrity book clubs work https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/13/this-weeks-bookmarks.html
From my 100 Strangers Project - Susie was hanging out by the Cape Fear River down on the Wilmington waterfront when I caught her trying out her hula hoop.
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