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Photog at heart, but I make my living flying airplanes. Been a commercial fisherman, aircraft mechanic, helicopter pilot and a few other things not so interesting...

Blog: https://cliff538.com

Daily Photo Blog: https://365pixels.xyz
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Hotel California (31/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/31/hotel-california.html
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February 1, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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Finally got around to reading this article. Good insight into software changes over the years.

blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-…

"Software didn’t break all at once. It eroded slowly, one reasonable justification at a time."
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Confetti Cathedral (30/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/30/confetti-cathedral.html
A vibrant and intricate mosaic of colorful umbrellas forms a symmetrical, kaleidoscope-like pattern.
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Rocky Hike (29/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/29/rocky-hike.html
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January 30, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Reading, Words of Wisdom from Doris Lessing:

"” There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those, dropping them when they bore you, skipping ... https://notes.cliff538.com/2026/01/29/reading-words-of-wisdom-from.html
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January 30, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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The Good Stuff - January 2026: https://cliff538.com/2026/01/29/the-good-stuff-january.html

A smattering of useful things I’ve come across this month of January 2026.
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Jumping right in! Hopefully, I can get it done before the shows/movies come out.

#books
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January 29, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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What is Vercel?

It’s not a VPS, it’s not quite Heroku. Vercel is a serverless cloud platform for deploying web apps without managing servers.

I signed up and used them yesterday with a free Hobby Plan for a web app, and their Hob... https://notes.cliff538.com/2026/01/29/what-is-vercel-its-not.html
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Building An Online Micro.blog Editor: https://cliff538.com/2026/01/29/building-an-online-microblog-editor.html
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January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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TJ's (28/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/28/tjs.html
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January 28, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Damaged But Standing Strong (27/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/27/damaged-but-standing-strong.html
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January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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📚 Finished Reading: The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgaard: https://cliff538.com/2026/01/26/finished-reading-the-morning-star.html
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Airport at Rest (26/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/26/airport-at-rest.html
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January 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/…

#iconfactory #olliesarcade
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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DEN Tower (25/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/25/den-tower.html
Airplanes are parked at an airport with a control tower in the background under a cloudy sky.
January 26, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Pad Thai Love 🥰 (24/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/24/pad-thai-love.html
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January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Airport Lines (23/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/23/airport-lines.html
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January 24, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Window Art (22/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/22/window-art.html
A black and white cityscape view through a window captures a bustling urban skyline with tall buildings and streets below. Looking through a window, a vibrant cityscape with illuminated skyscrapers and buildings under a twilight sky is visible.
January 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Majestic (21/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/21/majestic.html
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January 22, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Lily (20/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/20/lily.html
A brown horse with a bridle and saddle is standing in a sandy paddock, holding a blue rope in its mouth.
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Public Market (19/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/19/public-market.html
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January 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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SAN Skyline at O' Dark Thirty (18/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/18/san-skyline-at-o-dark.html
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January 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Mountain Clouds (17/365): https://365pixels.xyz/2026/01/17/mountain-clouds.html
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January 18, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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One of the best online courses I’ve found for learning the basics of Networking, Security, DNS, and more is Adrian Cantrill’s Tech Fundamentals, and it’s free.

learn.cantrill.io/p/tech-fu…

Also of interest, and it’s free as well, is Docker Fundamentals.
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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AppAddict - Tailscale: The Best Free App Most Mac Power Users Aren’t Using

appaddict.app/post/ails…

#tailscale #appaddict
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM