Album · 2026 · 21 Songs

Now that I'm running this site on Eleventy and I've taken care most of the larger infrastructure pieces, I can pick at the smaller annoyances, such as creating new blog posts. Goal: New blog post in ...

Almost six months after sharing the film recipes I had on my camera, I thought I'd share the two that are my regulars, and one additional that I have just in case I want a slightly different look.

The Des Moines Public Library will eliminate Sunday service hours at two of its largest branches, Central and Franklin Avenue, after Oct. 25, the Board of Trustees decided Wednesday. The change is a d...

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

YouTube video by ManticoreEscapee

iOS 27 removes the master Apple Intelligence toggle, but you can still disable Mail summaries, Visual Intelligence, Type to Siri, and image creation features individually. Here's how.

The new Apple Watch includes several “intelligent” listening features that have privacy and security baked in. But the protections can’t change the facts of what the tools do.

This is an ever-accumulating bundle of Ben Millett's digital quilt patterns. A single purchase gives you every* digital quilt pattern that Ben has created. This bundle will be updated whenever Ben cre...

An interview with Dinamo’s Johannes Breyer on the custom Arial “revival” typeface.

I attended a conference in San Francisco for work, but spent a few days before exploring the city. I shared my thoughts about it all on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #funinsf.

Ben Millett's blog, a public documentation of quilts, quiltmaking, travels, and other interests