Making candles for the 2026 Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser!
Hi, I’m Jamie.
I write here about technology, AI, the open web, photography and family. Every weekend I send a letter with the things I read and thought about during the week.
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Release Notes on a map!
I’m enjoying using and building Release Notes so much I added some great location features today and polished up the user experience! Notes can save where you are with one tap, and name the café or park you’re in iPhone photos bring their place and time with them, HEIC included …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Release Notes on a map!Gratitude wall at Falls Coffee. Nice.
It make me irrationally annoyed when the junk drawer has toothpicks all over the place. Printed this little box and problem solved!
Ask Thingy
Ask me about coffee, kubb, or two decades of links.
Red leaves. 🍂
Melting wax to pour some candles. I’ve made over a thousand candles at this point but because we only do it once a year I always feel like I have no idea what I’m doing when we start pouring. Good thing I learned to keep good notes with weights! Let the candle making begin!
Another Thing · my podcast
Another Thing
Ways to listenAfter flipping to my own custom theme for my blog I was able to ship something I’ve wanted for a very long time: all of my personal sites are now connected with a navigation header at the very top of the page. For the first time it is easy to jump from site to site!
Phishing Fear
Well done phishing campaign just landed in my inbox. This one gave me a pause and smartly goes after a “fear” motive. Did someone just compromise my account? That anxiety could lead to a quick login attempt and complete takeover. The info@rumpunch.io from address was easy to spot …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Phishing FearRelease Notes gets Badges
I decided to have some fun and I added badges to my Your Version Number: Release Notes project. Some specifics on how they work: Your birthday is a release and every day is a patch, so badges speak release engineering, with tiers from alpha through beta, rc and stable to LTS. …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Release Notes gets BadgesMy agent Otto started on OpenClaw and is now running on ChatGPT dot. I asked the dot instance if it wanted to update it’s profile photo. The dot version is lighter and a bit more friendly. Otto also shed the black leather jacket for a cardigan.
