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J. Blake

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Artist, illustrator, app and game developer in DTX. Exiled ad agency creative director. 🏳️‍🌈 https://jblakeharris.com https://motorcycl3.com

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J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Jun 2

If you’re a fan of classic macOS software, retroStrip 1.4 is out! A theme-friendly utility for launching files, opening bookmarks, running scripts and more. Choose from a fully-functional free version, or several versions with more themes.
motorcycl3.com/retroStrip

#indiedev #mac

retroStrip, a theme-friendly launch utility for macOS

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · 16h

Macintosh SE/30 in Bondi and tangerine. First Mac I ever used.

#art #artist #dallasartist #painting #midcenturymodern #cedarsopenstudios

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · 1d

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VT100 terminal, blueberry.

#art #artist #dallasartist #artistsoninstagram #painting #midcenturymodern

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Wolfgang Bremer @wolfgang.bremer.co · 26d

Say what you will, but the iPhone 4 was - and still is - the best-looking iPhone. So simple and so clean. Just beautiful.

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🔪🔪Jonah 🔪🔪 @chateaucat.bsky.social · Sep 17

Keith Haring, 1983

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Craig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · Sep 15

By me for WIRED: Liquid Glass Could Be One of Apple's Most Divisive System Designs Yet // As Apple’s radical redesign rolls out across all of its platforms today, designers and app creators are still unconvinced it delivers the “greater focus” it promises.

www.wired.com/story/liquid...

Liquid Glass Could Be One of Apple's Most Divisive System Designs Yet

As Apple’s radical redesign rolls out across all of its platforms today, designers and app creators are still unconvinced it delivers the “greater focus” it promises.

www.wired.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Sep 10

Although it's rarely expressed in outright terms, people often use a very simple heuristic when solving fashion problems: they wish to look rich, which is often disguised as "respectable."

I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵

Jeff Bezos in a black polo and a gray puffer vest

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you want to know how the hell another Bubsy gets made, here's the new(ish) CEO of Atari giving the answer.

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J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Aug 18

News. Opinion. World. Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Aug 12

1000% agree.

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Aug 9

Red Robot, Blue Robot.
Acrylic on plywood, 24x24.

Based on packaging for a robot toy from Yoshiya KO Japan in the 60s. The toy did not reflect the packaging, a common disappointment for any kid in the 70s and 80s.

#art #artist #dallasartist #artistsoninstagram #painting #midcenturymodern

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Jul 6

re-upping this since my newsletter platform pricing chart is making the rounds again. indie media is hard but it's easier when we're in it together! 💕

Molly White @molly.wiki · Dec 17

btw i’m happy to be a resource for anyone considering making the switch from substack, as someone who’s been through it and has ~a year of experience since switching citationneeded.news to ghost. always happy to share my experience, including as someone for whom this is their primary income.

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J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Jul 5

I was just listening to this mix on Apple Music last night with an unusual mix of that song: music.apple.com/us/album/2ma...

2manydjs present: 2x2, Ep. 3 (DJ Mix) by 2manydjs on Apple Music

Album · 2023 · 25 Songs

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J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Jun 18

Live in #Dallas? Want a kitten?

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Jun 17

I don't plan on releasing any updates to my apps prior to the 26s launching, but Liquid Glass is a good excuse to put a themes tutorial on my web site (work in progress). #macOS #indiedev

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J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Jun 2

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · May 31

Yes, I took some liberties with the puck mouse. #blender

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · May 31

Yuzu iMac g3. There should have been a yellow one.

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J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · May 26

Because I can't just do one, another terminal (IBM 5250) #blender3d

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · May 22

Not sure how I was completely unaware of the Data General Dasher before Severance, but I spent some time learning about it this week. #blender #b3d #retrocomputing

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Apr 29

aww happy belated.

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maia arson crimew 🏴 @crimew.gay · Apr 21

bluesky adding verification is only good if they verify me otherwise it's bad

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J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Apr 5

The Monkey is not on Netflix. This headline is misleading.

J. Blake @jblakedtx.bsky.social · Mar 26

Remember Platinum Sounds? Something similar felt like a requirement.

motorcycl3.com/retroStrip/

#retrocomputing #marchintosh #indiedev

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Zach Gage @stfj.net · Mar 25

Then I realized hey actually there are some other annoying clipboard things. So the app also converts all smart quotes to dumb quotes and all rich text to plain text.

you can grab the source or the binary here: github.com/stfj/TIFFtoPNG

A screenshot of the dropdown from my app

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