At the very beginning of decaying...: 

Nature will take over when humans are gone.: 

Broken.: 

Could be a scene from Ukraine.: 

Can't wash my hands anymore...: 

Let me get out...: 

Winter is coming.: 

Once upon a time... before computers...: 

The shadow...: 

I'm fascinated, if not obsessed, by the effect of time.: 

The waiting place.: 

The torture room.: 

Depressed.: 

Can you see the teenager boys? It was a boy school back in the days.: 

No name.: 

Please, close the doors before leaving.: 

The priest left the building.: 

Religion has a high dependancy on human darkness to survive, isn't it?: 

Forest, under the trees, will lead to darkness...: 

Darkness often comes with death.: 

Blinded.: 

Looking through the window.: 

Grand Central.: 

A room with a view.: 

To support November's theme on Glass: Decay.: 

Happy Halloween - Part Deux: 

Happy Halloween.: 

The other angle (see previous one on my profile page). Which is best?: 

I like contrasts in architectural styles.: 

“Shadows of a forgotten summer time.”: 

Looking up in New York City.: 

See ya next Spring!: 

Somewhere downtown Montreal, Canada.: 

Just strange architecture.: 

The opposite side of the cathedral interior I first shared a photo a few days ago.: 

Playing with geometry here.: 

Oratoire Saint-Joseph de Montreal. I love this place because the inside architecture is so different from what you could expect from the outside architecture.: 

One of the best skyscraper of Montreal.: 

Something... different.: 

Fog: this is a rare thing in Montreal, Canada.: 

My second entry for Windows, this month's visual theme on Glass. 🙏🏻: 

On that one, in a busy place full of tourists, I was waiting for everyone to leave the frame but at some point I gave up.: 

Decay.: 

Taking a pause. I guess.: 

Calm.: 

Windows and balconies.: 

Clair obscur.: 

A composition exercise.: 

Flying.: 

Gregory of Nin, Split, Croatia.: 

Somewhere in Croatia.: 

Chilling on the boat.: 

I guess there are many sways to create contrasts...: 

The walking man.: 

Playing with shadows, part II.: 

Playing with shadows, part I.: 

I like single tree scenes.: 

Somewhere in Dubrovnik, Croatia.: 

Another possible untold story.: 

Currently waiting to depart.: 

Marking the Beginning of a New Trip: Date: June 23, 2024 at 5:06:10 PM EDT Weather: 24°C Drizzle Location: 45.55°N, 73.57°W This is the first journal entry for this new trip: I’m going to Croatia! It’s my first time there. I’m writing this in English because I will share it on my blog under the “Travels” category using the Day One …

No deed for description.: 

I don't do this type of image often. But when I try and the result is something like this, I'm happy.: 

Testing Narrated Blog Post: Hi everyone. I might be late to the party, but I finally sat down for a few minutes to test Micro.blog’s new feature: narrated blog posts. It is strange because this is my first use and I cannot write a full review because as I’m writing this, my audio recording is still not done, and I …

RIP.: 

The trigger for that photo was to take the snow patch in the mountain because it was in June. It turns out the whole scene offered some potential as a black and white photo.: 

Somewhere in Hawaii, circa 2018.: 

Shadows and light.: 

Photography is about stories and emotion.: 

Strange world.: 

Fragile.: 

Lighting and architecture.: 

The little bird.: 

The big man.: 

Conversation.: 

Left behind.: 

The black cat.: 

I always loved symmetry.: 

Life. What else?: 

Pointing up.: 

Destination unknown.: 

Bad souvenirs.: 

Humans. Lines.: 

The concrete monster.: 

Hell is in fire 🔥 Oh wait… 😳: 

Self-portrait. A bit spooky. I know.: 

Frozen.: 

The stairs.: 

Tea time.: 

This is a video from YouTube1. @numericcitizen @mandaris I happen to have some time this weekend and a list of updates I've been wanting to push out. I do try to be responsive, and at least acknowledge any requests. Fixing my Github notifications helped with that. :) ericgregorich …

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Many lines, just enough to fit the "Lines" category! What a piece of art this cathedral ceiling is. Mind blown.: 

Someone forgot his winter coat at the metro station. How could this be with this cold outside? The little boy is, in fact, a portion of a giant Apple iPhone 15 Pro ad on the wall.: 

Will they see the light when they close their eyes to pray?: 

Glass theme: lines.: 

Macro photo of a portion of stained glass in a church. You wouldn't believe how small this detail was.: 

Travelling back in time.: 

Playing with perception.: 

Let’s start 2024 with some natural beauty.: 

Vacation time.: 

The daily ritual: feeding the cats.: 

A lonely relic of the past, still working, but unused.: 

We're still waiting for snow to cover our extravaganza two days from Christmas!: 

Looking at me, the photographer.: 

Diverted Attention: With recent events in Israel, we no longer hear about the conflict in Ukraine. I understand this could pose a problem for this conflict because people’s attention is severely diverted. Support for Ukraine was already waning before the attacks in Israel. Military aid packages are harder to get. Any …

Another 9-11: Can we say that Israel just got their 9-11? It all seems they didn’t see that one coming… it’s such a familiar situation, but in a quite different context… even Israel’s reaction to these events is similar to the American’s back then… and you know what? I’m afraid of what is coming ahead.

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Sorry But No Sympathy for Russian: From a lunar rover to a plane (probably, to be confirmed) carrying the head of the infamous Wagner group (plus a few of his “friends”), they all crash and burn in hell. I don’t care about the root causes, I have no sympathy at all for Russian failures. The more, the better. Eventually, some will …

A Simple Message to NATO: The world is watching. Don’t waste your second chance. #ukrainewar #nato

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On Belgorod Events: What is going on there? Who are behind these actions? Where does the equipment come from? Will it last? Is the Ukrainian government behind these guys? How many are they? Will it make a difference in the grand scheme of things? How is it possible to cross a frontier like this so quickly without much …

Is NATO Prolonging War in Ukraine?: Found on Reddit: NATO has always pandered to Putin, says former officer Samantha de Bendern. “If we’re gonna help Ukraine, we have to go in and help them with as much as we can as fast as we can. Drip feeding weapons is what’s prolonging the war” Indeed. I cannot see how, …

What I Should Have Done Earlier: I’ve been following the war in Ukraine on a daily basis since the very beginning. It’s an enduring journey, to say the least. Imanyo much sad and ugly stories anaw so many images from this conflict. Some of them are powerful symbols of any war’s ugly side. What I should have done was to …

Brazil's Stupid Suggestion to End Ukrainian War: As reported by The Kyiv Independent, Brazil’s proposal to get a peaceful resolution between Russia and Ukraine: “Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva suggested that Ukraine should be open to the idea of giving up Crimea in exchange for peace with Russia.” — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wow. …

The Trees of Death: These are the trees of death. This is what I call them. This scene was taken from a video in a combat zone near Bakmut. They all look the same, only the base trunk is standing, and the rest is pulverized with repetitive bombing and shelling. These skeletons of what used to be trees with thinner …

365 Days...: 365 days of destruction. 365 days of murdering. 365 days of looting. 365 days of terror. 365 days of raping. 365 days of horror. 365 days of lies. 365 days of absolute nonsense because of one man’s ego. Discuss… #ukrainewar #ukraine

What Comes After Missiles and Fighter Jets?: I walked today with my dear wife and quickly chatted about the Ukraine war. My wife asked me a question I didn’t expect: what if western countries who had already sent armaments to Ukraine were sending soldiers with a promise not to attack Russia on their territory? Is this what should happen after …

No Olympic Games for Russians — Here's Why: Should Russians be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games in Paris, France, next year? The question is out, and the debate is already raging. For me, the answer is simple and unequivocal: no. My reasons are multiple. Here are a few of them. First of all, we cannot pretend that Olympic Games are …

Much More Than Tanks Will Be Needed: 

I’m super happy to see so many countries contributing to the war efforts. Kyiv has been asking for tanks for a long time. Finally, the last roadblock to a significant contribution has been lifted thanks to the German government, who seemingly found the light and made the right decision. Now for …

Genuine Questions About The War in Ukraine: Here are a few questions that pop up in my mind when reading the news about the war in Ukraine. How do they estimate Russian casualties? They are around 500-800 KIA per day. That’s a lot. Is this number inflated for propaganda purposes? Why is Putin not saying, “Any country sending arms to help …

The Write.freely Ecosystem Explained: 

The time has come for the return of a more open web. I’m embracing this movement by joining platforms or services that are built on open standards and promoting the open web in general as a byproduct.

Write.as is an instantiation version of the WriteFreely writing platform, available as an …

Here's What I Would Do After Winning $1.35 Billion Jackpot: 

After I told my wife that the second-biggest jackpot had been won, she asked me what I would do with all that money. So here’s what I would do.

First, after the usual and probably mandatory press conference, I would get home and patiently wait for the deposit. Once received, I would call my bank to …

⚙️ FYI — From Write.as to Micro.blog: To my readers, I wanted to let you know that all my posts on Write.as are also cross-posted on my Micro.blog feed from where you can respond or comment, on top of what Write.as offers via remark.as. Be sure to follow me there (Micro.blog supports RSS feeds too). #meta

🇺🇦 Putin is Complaining Again: Poor Putin, now he complains that Ukraine is sending drone on their military bases to destroy military assets and make it hard for planes to take off in direction of Ukraine to commit crimes on civilians. Poor little boy. Fuck him. He’ll wait forever for any kind of negotiation if you ask me. …

🇺🇦 I Wish Them Happy Holidays But...: We’re close to Christmas and getting closer to new years eve. I hope Ukrainians can get a small break during the holidays. News about increased military activities by Russia in Belarus, north of Ukraine, close to the frontier, isn’t encouraging. It’s like when Russia was preparing to break Ukrainian …

Who Should Be Complaining Again?: 🇺🇦Russian’s top brass are complaining that Zelensky and Biden didn’t have a single word about Russian’s demands and their “quest for peace”. Ukrainian continuously ask for more weapons to defend themselves against the invaders. They complain that’s it’s not enough. Who started the war? Who’s hitting …

Russian's Strategy — Possible Response: 🇺🇦It is becoming clear that Russians are angry about the near collapse of their army in south and east Ukraine. The strategy now seems to bomb all over Ukraine, mostly civilian infrastructures, to terrorize the civil population, double down with Belarus, and get ready for another take from the north …

Putin, the loser: 🇺🇦 Putin is showing signs of being a loser (as if it wasn’t clear yet), because he is losing, slowly but surely. Sure we’d like things to happen quicker to save lives and infrastructures. But with yesterday’s “speech”, Putin is signing for more collaboration across western countries, hoping for …

Feeling So Happy...: 🇺🇦 What is happening right now in Ukraine is nothing but encouraging! I was waiting for this to happen the day we started to help Ukraine. Now it seems it is making a difference. News is coming on an hourly basis from the northeast and the south. Let’s kick Russia out once and for all ASAP! …

War zone, danger zone: 🇺🇦 I’m going to Italy in the next few days, and I realize this will put me at the closest point to a war zone I have ever been to. It’s still far from the front lines, but as the Russians are working towards a nuclear disaster, distances are never long enough in these situations. My fingers are …

Light at the End of the Tunnel?: 🇺🇦 It’s been a long time since I posted something here. This morning, an article from the Kyiv Independent brought me into a cheerful mood regarding the conflict in Ukraine. There is something wrong with Russia’s army capabilities right now which looks like an opportunity window for the west. Are we …

How Much is Too Much?: 🇺🇦 When reading about the war raging in Ukraine, there is so much to read, see and… digest. As it has become the focus of my attention from a news consumption perspective since the start of the invasion, I tend to talk about it with my surroundings. I think they are starting to feel the war fatigue. …

Sievierodonetsk down. Sad day. Again. : 🇺🇦 I feel sad for Ukraine which has been fighting hell for so long and having to retreat from Sievierodonetsk. It’s probably the best decision from a military perspective. Yet, I feel sad for them. For all of us because we can’t stop the criminals from territory gains. Is there an end to this …

A More Healthy Attitude: Dear (few readers), in case you were wondering, I’m still staying informed about the war in Ukraine. Over the weeks, I’ve taken a more distanced view of the conflict. I try not to make it too personal. I’m still horrified by what Russian criminals are capable of. I still wish we, the west, get even …

100 days: Time flies. It’s been already 100 days since the beginning of the criminal declaration of war on the west by Putin and his team of criminals. One hundred days of suffering by Ukraine and the rest of the world. One hundred days of war crimes, destruction and stealing of lives and lands. One hundred …

Appeasing Russia, Are You Kidding Me?: After more than 90 days of this nonsense, this criminal invasion by the Russian, are we starting to hear voices that ask for some appeasement toward Russia? It seems so if you read the story about Henry Kessinger suggesting Ukraine should concede some piece of its territory. What. The. Fuck? Can’t …

A Typical Friday Morning: If you’re curious about my Friday morning routine. There you have it. #writer #meta Discuss…

On Being Able to Choose: The ability to choose the tools you use in your job make a big difference. It’s true for surgeons who select the best tools for each task, sometimes going as far as using custom-made instruments. It’s also true for car mechanicians who often bring their toolset from place to place their work. For …

Don't Call Them Soldiers: Each time I get news from the war in Ukraine and I read or hear the expression “Russian soldiers,” I want to puke. These guys aren’t soldiers; they aren’t part of an army but a gang. They are criminals, rapists, cowards, looters, stealers, hypocrites, dumb, and stupid, to name a few adjectives. They …

Ask Me Something: Friday is coming. Fast. Each Friday, I publish a new edition of the Friday Notes Series. As I’m writing this, I don’t have a subject for this week’s edition, but I have this simple idea: ask me something, and I’ll try to answer in the next edition. Don’t be shy. Time is running up. 😅 #writing …

Smoke & Mirrors: If I summarize what we saw today from Moscow, it was a smoke & mirrors show. Even the Putin’s speach was a let down, and felt uninspired. He used fake news to justify the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. He didn’t do what the west was afraid of: declaring conscription or a full out war with …

I Should Read More Books: 📚 Today, after opening Apple Books on my Mac, I concluded that I’m not reading enough books. Why is it so hard for me to sit down regularly and read a book is beyond me? I do read a lot during the day, but only fragments of things like articles, tweets, and RSS items. I started to read The Phoenix …

Giving: 🇺🇦 Today, I gave 100 US$ to the just recently crowdfunding platform United24. I chose to donate to the defence and demining of Ukraine. This comes after giving 200 CAN$ in the first few weeks of the war. What did you do today? 🤔 #ukraine #war #donate Discuss…

Some Facts About Engagement: 💡 Interesting facts: about 5%-10% of visitors to my blogs will click on outbound links (links pointing to the stuff on the internet). Less than 1% will drop a comment on a blog post. #blogging #musing #writer

Russia, GTFO of my blogs: 🚫🇷🇺⛔If I could block any IP addresses from Russia from visiting my blogs, I would do it. #ukraine #war

War Games: 🇺🇦 It’s fascinating how the war in Ukraine makes me think about many video games. Let me explain. Looking at some Telegram channels feeding the results of attacks with anti-tank missiles or other means. You’ll find many short video clips with music and animation while a tank is destroyed. It makes …

Suddenly Missing Mikhail Gorbachev: This morning while reading the news, I suddenly remembered about Mikhail Gorbachev. He’s still alive, which I didn’t know. His birthday was March 2th. He’s 92. I vividly remember his presidency and what he brought to Russia and the world. One big and hard lesson we’re currently learning is that we …

On West Europe Surprising Weak Stance: 🧐⁉️ It’s surprising to see European countries’ weak stance against Russia and the dire situation in Ukraine. I mean, world war II is not that far in history after all. Doesn’t Germany remember anything from fascism or Hitler? What about Austria? Their inaction speaks for themselves. I would have …

About TAGS: 🤨 Question of the day: are TAGS a sign of bad or weak content indexing in any computer-based systems? TAGS should be inferred, no? #thinking #musing Discuss…

The Price To Pay: “(…) And we’re likely going to see skyrocketing prices if we did put a complete ban on oil.” — US treasury secretary Well, what is the price of thousands and thousands of people dying, tortured, raped? I can live with rising energy prices. For fuck sake, support the oil and coal embargo …

On My (Lack of) Medium Readings: 📖 This week, I received my revenues report from Medium for last year (for taxes purposes). I made less than 500 CAN$. It reminded me that I was a much more active publisher last year than now. My last publication on Medium was on February 12th. This morning, I spent a few minutes on Medium. I can’t …

Europe's Future: “…the fate of the whole Eastern and Central Europe and the Black Sea region is being decided on the territory of Ukraine. Therefore, to protect the freedom of Ukraine and Ukrainians is to guarantee the security of Europe.”. Nothing more to add, your honour. #ukraine #war

How Low Can They Go?: 🇺🇦 What is it that Russia doesn’t like about life, love, freedom, everything that makes us humans? 😞 #ukraine #war #warcrimes

On Ukrainian's "Special Operation": 💥Today’s news about a possible attack by the Ukrainian army on Russia’s land is potentially game-changing in this war between Ukraine and Russia. A few thoughts. First, Russia doesn’t have the exclusive right to use “Special Operation” when referring to war-related actions. Second and more …

Already a Routine: 🇺🇦 For more than a month now, Ukrainian has been fighting to defend themselves against the invaders. This is a watershed moment of history, happening just before our eyes. Sadly, we can already see the routine of war being in place. Emphasis on the events during the news bulletin is decreasing …

Keep The Pressure on Putin: 🤨 As diplomatic talks progress, don’t be fooled by Russian words. The only viable solution is for them to leave what was known as “Ukraine before 2014”. Nothing less. We must keep pressure on Putin and our respective governments! Oh, and why do we feel so bad about recent Biden’s words about Putin? …

Killing Quality : 🧐 Thought of the day: the narrative about having to publish on a regular basis to build an audience is killing content quality. #musing #writing

Is the Wind Slowly Turning?: 💪🏻 Stalled or retreating troops. Low morale. Decreasing attacks. High casualties and losts. Retaken cities by Ukrainian troops. Odessa and Kyiv free with minimal damages. I’m not a military expert or a military pundit, but these signs point to a turning point. Let me hope for even brighter days …

Feeling More Optimistic: 😀 After reading the news this morning on the situation of the war in Ukraine, I feel more upbeat than usual. It appears that Russian advances in recent days and hours are very limited, except in the sky, but they don’t have sky supremacy, yet. Far from it. Ukrainians are simply incredible at fencing …

Discussing War Matters : 🇺🇦🍽 I had this dinner yesterday night with some friends. The war in Ukraine subject came up. In fact, I brought it up, on purpose. As you might expect, I was adamant about our lack of support to the Ukrainian people. My point is that we must do much more even if we have to pay a price. I was …

Russia Isn't That Super Power: 🤔 I’m not a military expert, far from it, but as we go further into this insane and highly criminal war, facts show there is something wrong with the Russian army. Highly exposed and long columns of standing still vehicles, attacking on way too many fronts at once, losing so many soldiers in such a …

Negociating: 🇺🇦 While current negotiations between Russian criminals and Ukraine leaders are taking place, I sincerely hope that if ever a deal is signed between the two, the west will be the next to convince and deal with and the one who sets the conditions to undo, even in small steps, the pressure on Russia. …

Back to Telegram: 📧 I decided to return to Telegram to get the news about the war in Ukraine. It’s fast. Simple. I subscribe to a few groups. We do see things in there that is not available on other news feed. I prefer Telegram to Twitter for that type of stuff. Some content is shocking for sure. But was is. Call me …

Putin = Hitler: 😡 Let’s face it. Vladimir Putin has no morale. He’s a criminal. His only goal in life is war. He doesn’t care about his people. He only cares about himself. He wants to make Russia “great again” but not for his people, for himself. After Ukraine, he will look around and select his next target. And …

Diverting My Attention to Survive: 🗓️ The title may be a bit “clickbait-ish”, but it is what it is. Again, my creativity (writing, musing, photography) is taking me off the compulsive consumption of news about the war in Ukraine. In a way, my creativity is helping me survive and stay sane. How do you stay sane? #musing #ukraine #war …

Path to the WWIII: ‼️ 🇷🇺 Current events around the world, triggered by the criminal invasion of Ukraine, are setting the stage for WWIII. I cannot see how this conflict can continue without forcing more countries to get militarily involved. It could be anything involving another country’s reaction to help before Putin …

Duties of Russians Living Abroad: ➡️ 🇷🇺 If people living in Russia don’t have access to objective news, only to state-controlled propaganda, then I would argue that Russians living abroad have a responsibility to tell the truth from the outside. They are being complicit in what is going on right now by not doing so. To them, I would …

Morning Routines in War Time: 🇺🇦 Each morning, I open my laptop go to some news websites to get the latest news from the war in Ukraine. I expect the worst all the time. It looks like, between some good news for the Ukrainians, the fundamentals are bleak. The aggressors, the Russians, are making progress towards their goals of …

The Real Nature of Putin as an Army Leader: 🇺🇦 By not telling his own Russian troops in Belarus what the training and military exercises were all about (invade Ukraine), you can see the real nature of Putin. We didn’t need this proof, but here you go. #ukraine #war

The Apparent Weakness of Democracy: 🇺🇦 Compared to the aggressors, the invaders and the criminals (Russian leadership and Russian’s army), democracy is slow to react. We need discussions between partners and allies. We look for consensus, it takes time. Meanwhile, the enemy is progressing. The whole process makes us look weak and …

NATO's Response is Too Weak: 🇺🇦 As I keep watching the unbearable news from Europe, from Ukraine, something is becoming clearer by the day: NATO is failing its mission of defending Europe’s integrity. NATO must step up its response and fast. We are losing precious time. The longer we wait, the harder it will be to restore any …

Ukraine — Some of My News Sources: 🗞️ I thought that I could share the news sources that I consume to stay in touch with current events in Ukraine. First, I’m following The Telegraph World News section. In particular, I keep this live webpage open all the time containing a constant news feed. Second, I’m using the BBC News World …

Media Consumption Frenzy: 🇺🇦 Current events in Ukraine are triggering a media consumption frenzy in me that resembles the one that came after the 9/11 attacks. If similarities are to continue, fear is going to be next to invite itself into my life. 😨 #ukraine #media

Marks Left From Two Years of COVID-19: ⌛ If I look at myself these days, I find that I’m less willing to go out for a quick getaway outside the city than I used to be. In the last two years, repetitive confinements and strict sanitary rules certainly left their marks on me. I hope time will bring back my willingness to open myself for …

All My Idols are Dead: 😢 What do you think they have in common? Creativity. Man, I miss all of them. They are so different from each other. Three in music, one in technology. I often ask myself: what if they were still alive, what would be their next gift to us? From who do you find inspiration? #musings #creativity …

The Online Streaming of War: 📺 With current events happening in Ukraine, with the help of smartphones and the internet, dramatic events like these are streaming with a constant flow. My attention is diverted like a plane from its programmed destination. It’s really hard to stay focused on my writing projects. I have so many. 🇺🇦

And Suddenly, No More COVID: 🦠 It is fascinating to see all media switch from one crisis to another, on a dime. A few days ago, COVID took the majority of air time. Now, no more, it’s the crisis in Ukraine. It’s as if COVID had vanished from the surface of the earth, just like that. Just a simple observation. 🇺🇦

Ukraine, I Can't Believe It: 🇺🇦 The news of this criminal invasion of a democratic and independent country like Ukraine by Putin and his army is appalling, troubling and brings an uncertain future for Europe and the world. We’re in 2022 and we still have to deal with criminal leaders like Putin. How should we react to this? …

Am I Making a Difference?: 🏢 As my workday is coming to an end, I have a few questions in my mind. The same questions pop up when I take short walks during the day, so I can step back for a few moments and reflect on my current day. Did I do my best today? Did I help my colleagues to achieve their goals? Did It make a …

Quitting Facebook but Staying in Touch: 

👉🏻 I posted a farewell letter on my Facebook wall before making it inactive for a while. But here is another one that I wish I would have seen before writing mine: “Goodbye Facebook”. There are a few really good ideas that I should have used myself. One is to set up an email newsletter …

Slowing Our Life: I like this idea of consciously slowing our life by making choices like the ones exposed in this article “Putting on some wait”. In a world where everyone seems to be super busy all the time, bumping into more moments with nothing to do seems like a real discovery. Think about it the …

Floating in My Head While...: 💬 Music is playing in my AirPods. I’m not sure that I made the right music choice. What am I gonna do next? Should I finish working on that article that is taking way too much of my time? I should configure the Raycast utility on my MacBook Air, downloaded earlier this week; it looks so useful. Is …

I'm Soooo Productive: 😌 With silence, a coffee, alone, early in the day, full of ideas and feeling creative, it’s the time when I’m the most creatively productive. I wish I could stretch out these moments.☕️ What’s your best creativity moment? #morning #creativity Discuss…

Winter's Worst Part: ❄️ Right in the middle of February, another snowstorm hit the city. February always felt like the worst part of winter for me. It feels like we’ve been in winter forever. Spring still feels far, and December seems like yesterday. The only good part is that daylight increases steadily, and it’s a …

My Source of Dopamine: 🧠 It is well documented that social networks are a great source of dopamine. Likes, retweets, etc., all contribute to providing the much-needed boost that we, as humans, are in constant need of. I’m ok with that. You might think that I’m no different. You are partly right. But, as a writer, I also …

Now Discovering Remark.as: 🤦🏻‍♂️ Today, I just found out how to use Remark.as for commenting on a writer’s post. On the same occasion, I found out that many people were replying to my posts. I didn’t get notified by this, and I’m unsure how to enable this. 😳 I wanted to let you know that I read them all and thank you in …

Reminder of Substack to Ghost: 🤨 Even though I moved my newsletter home a few months ago from Substack to Ghost, as explained here, people are still subscribing to the newsletter on Substack. I’m happy to welcome new subscribers, but I need to register them on my Ghost instance manually. What else could I do? 💡Update my signup …

About ME: 👨🏻‍💻 I think it’s important that you know a bit about who’s behind this continuous musing feed. So, here you go. Dear visitor, welcome to my write.as blog. My real name is JF Martin, but I prefer to be called Numeric Citizen in cyberspace. This is my pen name (learn why I’m using this name). …

People No Longer Read Apparently: 📚 While looking around me and paying attention to the generation that follows, I see most people on their screen looking at videos (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, etc.). I rarely see someone reading on their screen, even less a book. I find it troubling in a few ways. First, I think people …

Maybe I'm Thinking Way Too Much: 🤔 When thinking about my newsletter subscribers, I often think about them as being people attending a class or a presentation: each newsletter being some sort of a presentation. According to my recent analytics, 45% of my subscribers read the newsletter. If I continue with the class or presentation …

Musing About the Typical Blog Post: 📝 As I gain acquaintance with write.as, a typical blog post content and format is settling in. Each blog post has to be short (less than 400-500 characters), contain highlighted words for improved readability, include tags at the end, a few emojis and optionally a “Discuss” link to invite the user …

Musing About External Links: 🔗 When I write articles or blog posts, like this one or this one, I’m trying as much as possible to include external links. For link posts, it’s obviously mandatory for citing the source and the context. For other types of content, external links might guide the reader to read complementary content. …

Learning as I write.as...: 🧠 Every day, I learn a few new things about write.as. Today it’s about using tags and the reader mode. I went back in time to add those to most of my past posts. They are helpful, for the reader and for me the writer.☝🏻 #tools #writeas

Content Expiration Date: Today, I deleted 54 blog posts from my blog at https://numericcitizen.me. This blog is where it all started for me, in 2018. Unfortunately, most of these posts were of very low value or simply outdated. This brings me to the question of content value on the internet; things move fast, value often …

On Content Portability: 🚀 A message to content creators out there: be wary of content portability when selecting a writing platform. It’s not that easy to move things around. There are always issues of all sorts that can make your experience miserable and time-consuming. ⚙️ #tools #platform #cms

Digital Citizen: 🤨 I wish I could have used Digital Citizen instead of Numeric Citizen as my pen name. Digital > Numeric in English, from the word meaning perspective and the idea of being a citizen of the digital world. Oh well. 🤦🏻‍♂️ #thinking

Voluntary Simplicity: Minimalistic. Scarce. Effective. Bare. Imperfect but perfect for the task. Trustworthy. Simple. Modern. Open. Frictionless. Unobtrusive. Distraction-free. Focused. Cheap. That’s write.as. #tools

Peeking at AirDrop in the Coffee Shop: ☕️ Going to the coffee shop today after six weeks of sanitary restrictions. Those were lifted recently, at long last. After setting up my MacBook Air, I open up AirDrop in the Finder to see who’s there. Naturally, I don’t know anyone from the list of available devices. It’s just for fun. Available …

An Unexpected Side of the Pandemic: The pandemic gave me more time and opportunities to create, write and publish. I don’t want to lose these when it’s all over. My creativity-related activities helped me go through all of this. #covid19 #creativity

Feeling the COVID-19 Fatigue: 😒 We’re approaching two years of this COVID-19 pandemic. We’re entering a phase where people no longer feel the need to care about COVID-19. I feel that way. I don’t care anymore. I don’t feel guilty about it. When I look at the news, more and more signs of people being fed up are popping up. Our …

Engage: 👉🏻 If there is something that I have learned in recent months is this: the more you engage with a community, the better and the most rewarding it is. Most of the time. 👀 #socialnetwork

The Inspiration Killer: I’m sad that I’m rarely doing photography these days… the pandemic and COVID-19 killed my inspiration. #covid19 #photography #creativity

Bonus Content: I like the idea of selectively cross-posting some of the posts here to Twitter or Ghost, but not that many. Each cross-posting is some sort of blips or advertisement on the web. People who pay attention or are simply curious in nature hitting the source link will be in for a treat. Unpublicized …

TGIF: Time flies; I didn’t see the week. Where did it go? On the eves of the weekend, I’m thinking about possible subjects for participation in the Micro.camp conference, this coming March. The one topic that seems to stick as I’m writing this: coffee shops and creative work. #musing

I'm in perpetual experimentation mode: I’m still thinking about the possibility of subscribing to this service. I’m trying to find a specific use case for it. Even though I might not find one, I could consider my subscription as a vote for the service’s mission. It would be a sign of appreciation. Three dollars a month …

What am I doing here?: Here I am, on write.as. What am I doing here? Am I going to subscribe to this service? Do I really need it? Micro.blog being linked with @Apple_Observer, Typefully being linked to Apple_Observer, write.as could be behind @NumericCitizen. I could use it for my Numeric Citizen Twitter account and …

Only 3$ a Month: I’m getting ready to pull the trigger on write.as. For a mere 3$ a month, it won’t be an expensive experience. I think I can do it without going bankrupt. 👨🏻‍💻

Testing Cypress MB Theme: This is a long post for testing Cypress new theme. I don’t have a lot to say for a test post like this but I have to write a lot of text so I can get a better idea of the theme performance for dealing with it. this is some quote text. Apple link This is the end of this blog post.

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Introducing my Blogger Workflow — 2020-02: If you are a blogger like me, you may find it interesting to learn about what tools other bloggers are using. If you are not (yet) a blogger, you’ll see what it takes to start and thrive! As a long-time blogger, I’m happy to share all the details about my workflow with you. You’ll learn about the …