Michael Clayton

I watched Michael Clayton today A decent legal / espionage plot. Predictive enough. The lawyer is defending an international chemical company for years. One day he goes off his anti-depressants and decides to champion the farmers being killed by the chemical additives. Drama ensues when the ‘fixer’ Michael Clayton is set on the case. But the lawyer who had the breakdown was Michael’s friend, and since Mr. Clayton has a good relationship with his son, so we assume he is not wholly evil. Its a good thing we don’t live in a world with people that would allow this to happen. A quick googling shows that our government recently decided to immediately phase out a harmful pesticide (that has been in use since 1950s) by 2012. ...

April 14, 2008 · 1 min · Aaron Held

Book Signing @ Kesher Isreal

I attended a book signing and talk by Harry Boonin at Kesher Isreal today. He gave an interesting talk about the history of the temple and an insight into the history of the Jews in Philly. An interesting bit was his mention of a part of the building’s history where the Christian community collaborated with the Jewish community during a move and had mutual respect for each others religious paraphernalia. I have to wonder how the different communities could understand each other without wikipedia! ...

April 12, 2008 · 1 min · Aaron Held

Glock Day!

What better first post for my renovated, Philly style blog, then to mention “Glock Day”. A local range in the city (Philadelphia Archery and Gun Club) hosted some helpful representatives from Glock and offered free test firing of their models. The staff was helpful and it was fun. It reminded me of testing racing skis at Killington. Except less of the fresh mountain air and more of the smell of gunpowder.

April 12, 2008 · 1 min · Aaron Held

Screenshot Capture Checklist Before Starting Start Hugo server: hugo server -D --navigateToChanged Open second terminal for Claude work Clear terminal history if needed Position windows optimally for screenshots Prepare screenshot tool (Cmd+Shift+4 on macOS) During Capture Process Pre-Screenshot Checklist For each screenshot: Check window positioning and sizing Ensure good contrast and text readability Remove any sensitive information from view Verify proper terminal prompt/cursor position Check browser zoom level (100% recommended) Screenshot Quality Use PNG format for text clarity Capture at full resolution, resize if needed Ensure maximum width doesn’t exceed 1200px Check that all important details are visible Verify text is readable at various sizes Capture Sequence by Step 01-Setup 01-terminal-hugo-server-running.png - Hugo server startup output 01-browser-localhost-preview.png - Local site preview 01-terminal-project-structure.png - Directory listing 01-terminal-dual-setup.png - Both terminals visible 01-hugo-server-output.png - Server running confirmation 01-terminal-directory-listing.png - Project files with ls -la 02-Planning 02-claude-planning-conversation.png - Initial planning discussion 02-claude-todowrite-output.png - TodoWrite tool in action 02-terminal-specs-directory.png - Specs folder creation 03-Research 03-claude-web-research.png - Claude research capabilities 03-terminal-grep-results.png - Searching existing content 03-claude-context-gathering.png - Information synthesis 04-Structure 04-terminal-mkdir-post.png - Creating post directory 04-editor-front-matter.png - Setting up post metadata 04-terminal-file-structure.png - Final directory structure 05-Writing 05-claude-editor-split.png - Claude + editor view 05-claude-collaborative-writing.png - Writing process 05-editor-revision-history.png - Content evolution 06-Testing 06-browser-live-reload.png - Live reload demonstration 06-mobile-responsive-view.png - Mobile compatibility 06-browser-navigation-test.png - Navigation verification 07-Assets 07-terminal-assets-listing.png - Asset organization 07-terminal-image-optimization.png - Image processing 07-browser-page-speed-test.png - Performance testing 08-Review 08-claude-content-review.png - Content review process 08-terminal-hugo-build.png - Build validation 08-browser-final-preview.png - Pre-publish preview 09-Deployment 09-terminal-git-status.png - Git status check 09-terminal-commit-message.png - Commit message creation 09-github-actions-triggered.png - Workflow start 09-github-deployment-success.png - Deploy completion 10-Monitoring 10-browser-live-site-post.png - Published post verification 10-browser-azure-dashboard.png - Azure deployment status 10-browser-social-sharing.png - Social sharing functionality Post-Capture Tasks Review all screenshots for quality Rename files according to naming convention Move to appropriate subdirectories Optimize file sizes if needed Write alt text descriptions Update blog post with image references Quality Assurance All text is clearly readable No sensitive information exposed Images demonstrate workflow accurately File names match documented conventions Screenshots tell coherent story Alt text written for accessibility Backup Strategy Keep original high-resolution versions Create web-optimized versions for blog Store in version control with post Document any special capture circumstances

2 min · Aaron Held

Screenshot Organization for Claude Workflow Blog Post Directory Structure c ├ ├ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └ o ─ ─ ─ n ─ ─ ─ t e i s ├ ├ ├ ├ ├ ├ ├ ├ ├ ├ └ f n n c ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ e t d r ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ a / e e t p x e R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 u o . n E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 r s m s A - - - - - - - - - - e t d h D s p r s w t a r d m d / o M e l e t r e s e e o - c t E t a s r i s s v p n i l s . u n e u t t e i l i m a m p n a c i i t e o t a u d / i r t n n s w y o g d n c u g g / m r e e ( g h r / e i . - t / / e n n j w h / t g p o i / / g r s k f f o l i p o l t w e i - ) o b n l a o l g ) / Naming Convention Format: {step}-{component}-{description}.{ext} Step Numbers: ...

3 min · Aaron Held