Mastodawn

Typography Sketch: human or ai?

CDT Tradio Plastic #FountainPen on Travelers Notebook lightweight paper, a great sketching pair but can bleed through. Picked this pen up yesterday for $8 and plan to refill the cartridge.

Joseph Dickson Feb 22

Sit out the big-tech arms race with a notebook, and maybe your #blog, that's optional.
https://joseph-dickson.com/bypass-the-tech-arms-race-with-a-notebook/

Bypass the tech arms race with a notebook

Grab an old notebook and be yourself.

Joseph Dickson

Joseph Dickson Feb 15

Expert pour over #coffee and I'm glad this isn't down the street from my place or I'd go broke. ☕
https://joseph-dickson.com/now/philz-coffee/

Philz Coffee

Enjoying a PhilteredSoul while Zarah has the Tiramisu.

Joseph Dickson

Joseph Dickson Feb 4

#Microsoft #Word wants to know where I'm editing a document now. 💢

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/users-get-the-message-location-is-turned-off-in-system-settings-when-working-with-word-files-in-windows-de089f8f-2a35-48da-a844-961de46eefc4

Users get the message "Location is turned off in system settings" when working with Word files in Windows - Microsoft Support

Joseph Dickson Jan 27

Windows 11, the OS that uses 8GB of memory to sit idle. 🙄

Joseph Dickson Jan 25

JAWS at The Academy Museum.
https://joseph-dickson.com/jaws/

JAWS

A chalkboard illustration from the JAWS exhibit @ The Academy Museum.

Joseph Dickson

Joseph Dickson Jan 25

"You Are Here Today."
https://joseph-dickson.com/now/you-are-here-today/

You Are Here Today

You Are Here Today: A sign pointing to the right and downward from prop designs…

Joseph Dickson

Joseph Dickson Jan 22

"Can the #FountainPen of a psychopath be the perfect pen for you?"
-- Hemingway Jones

This is a fun video that analyzes the characteristics of a pen and its fictional owner.

https://youtu.be/XyNd0kyltfM?si=LgdKk9GxFNk-BbwL

The Fountain Pen of a Psychopath

YouTube

Joseph Dickson Jan 21

Today I learned #Adobe doesn't like my last name because it contains a word some may find objectionable. 🙄

Rather than be an eggplant about it, I figured I'll redact my identity.

Joseph Dickson Jan 17

- You’re not just paying for the tool anymore.
- You’re paying for permission to use it.

Too bad this is on Substack rather than a personally owned and maintained blog. 🤣
https://www.sknexus.org/p/the-death-of-ownership-in-tech

The Death of Ownership: Why Your Tech Isn’t Really Yours Anymore

From phones to cars, Big Tech is killing real ownership. Learn how subscriptions and locks are erasing your control.

SK NEXUS