week 41 2026

5th october to 11th october what i did i am continuing to try to figure out how to fix my sabbatical project ｢mirror｣ into something bigger. at first i considered using photoshop, as i really can’t bear procreate’s stupid limitations when it comes to text.1 i ended up going with affinity, which was apparently bought by canva and enshittified. affinity is a photoshop clone2, and other than the fact that it crashes less frequently than photoshop now and again, it works well.3 but all is not well: affinity does not have real tablet support, relying on mac’s “sidecar” functionality, which, anyone who has actually used sidecar can attest, is Shit4. affinity is owned by and fully integrated with canva, which pushes their AI slop constantly.5 however, locked down6, it is serviceable. i cannot recommend it to anyone without a baseline understanding of l33t h4cks, terminal comfort, and a little snitch daemon. partner and i have been playing order of the sinking star. it’s really incredible.…