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For sale: a really nice Fuji X-E4 compact mirrorless camera setup.

https://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/pho/d/white-plains-fujifilm-e4-setup-with/7885064940.html

Message me if interested and you’ll get a Fediverse discount.

Anyone on the market for a 15" MacBook Air? I bought it in July; it’s in perfect condition.

(I’m based in the NYC area and I’m open to shipping to North America.)

Canceled Disney+ ✅

#devjournal

* I tried deploying my (JVM Clojure) side project to https://upsun.com and it didn’t go well
* I switched to https://fly.io and so far that’s been smooth sailing
* It’s my first time using either service
* In the recent past my go-to PaaS has been https://render.com (e.g. my fediverse server is running there) but for this side project I need something that can scale to zero, to optimize costs

git log -2 --format="%ad: %s" --date=relative
4 minutes ago: rewrite++ tweak font size
5 minutes ago: rewrite++ OMG I must stop tweaking

😅

New side project: I’m working on a new Web app with Datomic, Clojure, and HTMX. (Alongside my job search.)

I’m a little rusty with Clojure so I’ve got some catching up to do. I’m thinking maybe I’ll post some #devjournal toots along the way, just in case anyone’s interested.

I miss Strange Loop.

Some good news!

“FERC: Solar + wind made up 91% of new US power generating capacity in H1 2025”

“Solar and wind accounted for 91% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the H1 2025, according to data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign of data. In June, solar alone provided 82% of new capacity, making it the 22nd consecutive month solar held the lead among all energy sources.”

via Michelle Lewis in Electrek

https://electrek.co/2025/09/03/ferc-solar-wind-91-percent-new-us-power-generating-capacity-h1-2025/

I keep seeing job postings bragging about how the org uses “modern tools” and then proceeds to list Node.js and PostgreSQL.

Node was first released 16 years ago, in 2009. PostgreSQL was first released 29 years ago, in 1996.

I’m a LISP user so I have no problem with mature, robust, high-quality technologies. But there’s no need to pretend that they’re the flashy new thing.