Instaspam

I had the foresight to expect Instaspam to turn into just another lousy social media stream selling me to their advertisers. So I kept all my photography here as well.

Instaspam is turning into Bookface

Published February 21, 2018  ·  All posts on Feb 21  ·  

But I still don’t see ads in my Instagram feed. Literally none. This might be because I don’t have a Facebook account, or might be because my Instagram account is flagged in some sort of hidden way because of my prominence from here at Daring Fireball, or might be a bug. This has been a years-long mystery to me (that I probably shouldn’t complain about).

~ John Gruber from, Instagram is turning into Facebook

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I understand why Instagram is adopting Facebook features: They work. But for years I logged into Instagram and enjoyed it more than Facebook. I fear a day when I wake up, open my phone and can no longer tell the difference between the two.

~ Katherine Bindley from, Instagram Is Turning Into Facebook, and That’s Bad

Reminder: On social media, YOU are the product being sold to the advertisers.

I recently deleted my Instaspam account entirely. I used to enjoy posting and viewing, but it’s just a useless stream now (like Bookface.)

Meanwhile, way back in the beginning, I had the foresight — knowing Instaspam would get eaten, monetized and rot into junk — I used a plugin on my site which kept all my photography: They are still locatable here, with one of my favorite tags: #Instaspam

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Day 100/100 – precision

Published November 9, 2017  ·  All posts on Nov 9  ·  

This entry is part 103 of 104 in the series 100 Days of Training (2017)

one. hundred. days. (with one miss.) Worst part? …the photos. Shout out to Miguel on this one for catching me as I stuck a sequence of strides across the wall to a precision (on a wall, that’s not a flat-top box.)

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Day 98/100 – commuting

Published November 7, 2017  ·  All posts on Nov 7  ·  

This entry is part 101 of 104 in the series 100 Days of Training (2017)

It’s about two miles each way (it’s not a straight line) to my office. I can walk it in silence as a nice way to relax and unwind. But today I’m listening to podcasts, dictating notes, making calls and getting stuff done during my commute.

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Day 97/100 – ring a’ ding ding

Published November 6, 2017  ·  All posts on Nov 6  ·  

This entry is part 100 of 104 in the series 100 Days of Training (2017)

Variation of the 15 minute drill, on rings. Do about 15 seconds of effort every minute, for 15 minutes. Variations: Strict pushups with both hands in the rings; knee pushups both hands in rings; strict pushups with ONE hand on floor; static plank (high and low versions) with both hands in the rings; “clocking” where you move your hands symetically as far from the neutral position; good old pushups to failure on the ground to finish.

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Day 95/100 – strollin’

Published November 4, 2017  ·  All posts on Nov 4  ·  

This entry is part 98 of 104 in the series 100 Days of Training (2017)

Strollin’ around Philly (the Italian market) and then meeting an old friend from college for dinner. Not really a workout, but it’s all I got for day 95. (so ready to be done with ‘100 days’!)

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Day 85/100 – qm

Published October 25, 2017  ·  All posts on Oct 25  ·  

This entry is part 88 of 104 in the series 100 Days of Training (2017)

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather! Lots of easy variations while working on moving mindfully to find “the infinite in the moment”; Noticing the warmth of the sun, the cool breeze, the texture of the court, the weight distribution on various parts of the hands, relaxing…

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Day 83/100 – ru[i]n

Published October 23, 2017  ·  All posts on Oct 23  ·  

This entry is part 86 of 104 in the series 100 Days of Training (2017)

Captain Sweaty modeling the latest Bullets and matching ‘hard work’ colored t-shirt. Imagine what I could accomplish if I could master the psychology of eating! 2 steps forward, 1.9 steps backwards. every. damn. day. :/

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