Doug Jones

December 7, 2024 11:00am

Why we can’t focus by Jared Henderson on YouTube pairs well with How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell 📚

December 7, 2024 10:31am

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A park entrance with a sign reading “Brownwood Park.” The area is covered in fallen leaves, with houses visible in the background and sunlight filtering through the trees.

December 6, 2024 2:30pm

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Two dogs walking on a path covered with autumn leaves, led by a person holding their leashes.

December 5, 2024 11:41am

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Auto-generated description: A street lined with vibrant red and orange autumn trees next to brick buildings.

December 4, 2024 1:28pm

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Graffiti on a wall featuring the word “BUSTERS” and a colorful depiction of a green cartoon-like creature with large eyes and teeth, Slimer, set against a vibrant pink and green background.

December 3, 2024 11:22am

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Auto-generated description: A graffiti-covered train is parked in an industrial area, viewed through a broken fence lined with stickers.

December 2, 2024 3:10pm

This blog feeds into Bluesky (as @doug.pub), so I was able to use this web app to roast my blog:

“Navigating the cosmos of thought and daily life, one mundane post at a time."

Not bad!

December 2, 2024 1:06pm

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Auto-generated description: A long wall covered in colorful graffiti art lines a sunlit sidewalk with trees on one side.

December 1, 2024 10:32pm

Spiral galaxy with bright core, colorful swirling arms, and scattered star clusters against a dark background.

I’m looking forward to The Atlantic’s 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar.

December 1, 2024 9:23am

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A street scene featuring a mural of the green ATLien alien holding a beer and a peace sign, a “Pabst Blue Ribbon” neon sign in a window, and a graffiti-covered tunnel in the background. Autumn trees with colorful leaves line the street.

November 30, 2024 9:29am

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A close-up of street art featuring abstract spiral designs on a textured wall. A circular light fixture with a metal cage is mounted on the wall, partially covering the artwork. A blue pipe with a sticker is visible on the left.

November 29, 2024 8:22am

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A person is jogging past a vibrant mural painted on a wall. The mural features abstract designs and a depiction of two people inside a boxcar. The area is surrounded by trees and bushes. A small bench with graffiti, reading “BINX RIP,” can be seen in the background.

November 28, 2024 10:58am

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Auto-generated description: A colorful mural featuring vibrant artwork decorates the side of a building on a tree-lined street.

November 28, 2024 10:53am

Moody Thanksgiving

Auto-generated description: A spider web is intricately woven among the leaves of a bush.

Auto-generated description: A delicate spider web is intricately woven between dense leaves.

Auto-generated description: A misty landscape with a calm pond, a wooden structure on stilts, and silhouetted trees under a hazy sun.

November 27, 2024 10:29pm

For Love of God, Make Your Own Website - Aftermath

Browsing the internet used to be a hobby of mine. Ever since my dad got us a modem when I was around ten, I spent hours at a time just looking at different websites. The internet felt like a limitless expanse of free expression. Now, despite how many more people use the internet, I usually end up at the same three or four websites, and I end up a lot more bored.

November 27, 2024 10:41am

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Small, colorful mural featuring a miniature door labeled “KROG,” set on a textured, painted background with green, blue, and yellow hues. Cacti with pink accents and a smiley face are depicted around the pink doorway.

November 26, 2024 8:07am

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The image shows a graffiti-covered concrete wall in an urban setting, with overgrown plants in the foreground. Train cars with more graffiti and an elevated track with a train passing by can be seen in the background.

November 25, 2024 12:19pm

Finished reading: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell 📚

November 25, 2024 9:52am

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View of an urban landscape seen through a gap. A train travels on a bridge with city buildings in the background, including a distinctive skyscraper. The foreground shows a train yard including a paved area with some vegetation and puddles.

November 24, 2024 8:21am

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A corrugated metal fence with multiple graffiti tags in black and blue spray paint. The graffiti includes large bubble-style letters and smaller tags. There are vines with red and green leaves growing over the fence, and a construction site with scaffolding is visible in the background.