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  • Old Count Chocula vs New Count Chocula

    Old Count Chocula vs New Count Chocula

    I saw a group on facebook devoted to this cereal, and I’ll join, but I hate that Chocula followed the path of most good cereals-over design. Here’s how it works:

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  • Movies and shows, 2024

    I’ll try to post the stuff I watch with reviews this year. I saw some great stuff last year and meant to do this, but didn’t :/

    1. Barbarians (Shudder). Cool concept. So many dumb and useless scenes. Too bad, since the actors were great.
  • Need to design a tutorial framework

    There is a huge need for something that would make it easy to design tutorials. As I see it, a tutorial is a step by step document leading the viewer toward completion of a goal, whether it be the design of a graphic, a game, some code, or any process realting to graphic and web design.

    The system I envision would present the author with a series of nodes that could be text, image, or video. Text would be written instructions/links, Image would be drag and drop or upload from computer, Video would be screen capture-either a selected window or the entire screen.

    The tool would allow authors to create tutorials as needed, store them, present them, password-protect them, even sell them.

    The biggest issue with tutorials is that they are difficult to make and wildly inconsistent-two tutorials on the same subject can contain a completely different structure. This tool would  make it easy and establish a framework for tutorials.

  • Life in 2024 so far

    Teaching has shifted to administration

    The huge migration is nearly done

    My wife and kids are beautiful

  • Color warmth

    Color warmth


    You’re a diver, looking down at a pool. What section is most comfortable, temperature-wise? Orange is hot. Blue is cold. Are you purple or green?
  • A theme for artists

    WordPress is great place for writers. But what about for artists? Are your needs fulfilled by the built in tools WP provides, or do you rely on plugins to present your images the way you want them to look?

    Is there a theme that works best for you, or does it lack certain features? Are you concerned about your images being copied or reused in some way without your consent?

    Do you prefer to present your images on your site or on social media? What are the pros and cons of either approach?

    These are some of the questions I’m hoping to answer over the next few months as I build a theme optimized for artists, and other folks for whom presenting their images online is the primary purpose for having a site.

  • SVG icon demo

    Here’s two versions of the WordPress home icon that you see in the dashboard. Click here for demo