Micah Boswell

Product design leader in Dallas. 30 years of enterprise software, now designing AI agents for AT&T's network. Fountain pens, family history, SailGP, data viz.

[Micah Boswell @TheWizardof0dd]

Visconti Rembrandt, from the pen archive.

Visconti's entry range since 2009: variegated resin, chromed trim, and a cap that closes on a magnet.

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#FountainPen #Visconti

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Pilot · Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa, from the ink archive.

One of five colours Iroshizuku launched with in 2007 and has since retired. A wet royal blue with a hidden purple sheen.

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#FountainPenInk #Pilot

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Untitled, on Unsplash.

5,596 views and 365 downloads since February 2023. One of my 104 Unsplash photos, 53.6 million views in all.

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#Photography #Unsplash

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MacFamilyTree Alternatives: When the Tree Outgrows One Mac

What MacFamilyTree does better than anyone, and the one thing it cannot do: reach the relatives without a Mac.

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#Genealogy #FamilyRoots

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Diamine Imperial Purple, from the ink archive.

A deep, saturated royal purple - the dependable workhorse of the purple shelf.

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#FountainPenInk #Diamine

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Diamine · Shimmertastic Magical Forest, from the ink archive.

Deep evergreen with gold shimmer: the festive ink that demands a brushed shake before every fill.

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#FountainPenInk #Diamine

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How to Interview Relatives for Family History

What to ask, how to record it, and where to put it afterward, before the stories are lost.

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#Genealogy #FamilyRoots

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Stars and Stripes: United States in SailGP.

United States SailGP Team established as one of the original teams in SailGP Season 1. @SailGPUSA

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#SailGP #StarsandStripes

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Moment of Silence, on Unsplash.

4,916 views and 152 downloads since November 2019. One of my 104 Unsplash photos, 53.6 million views in all.

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#Photography #Unsplash

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Ito Bindery Notebook, from the paper archive.

Ito Bindery's 2019 thread-bound notebook, a paper-cloth-covered A6 or A5 Slim volume of high-quality 64.0gsm white paper.

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#FountainPenPaper #Ito

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Platinum Blue-Black, from the ink archive.

A modern iron gall: writes blue, ages to a permanent slate grey.

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#FountainPenInk #Platinum

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Takeo Paper Products Dressco Onion Skin Notebook, from the paper archive.

Takeo's revived "Kate Jo" onion-skin paper: an ultra-light, translucent, wrinkle-textured sheet echoing his.

https://t.co/kFhFBlX2ky

#FountainPenPaper #Takeo

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Pilot Custom 74, from the pen archive.

The most affordable way into a Pilot 14k nib, in a light smoke demonstrator.

https://t.co/Q91ptSLhz3

#FountainPen #Pilot

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How to Build a Family Tree (Step by Step)

Where to start, how to interview relatives, what records to trust, and how to organize what you find.

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#Genealogy #FamilyRoots

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Diamine Writer's Blood, from the ink archive.

A dark blood-red that throws a vivid green sheen on the right paper.

https://t.co/QLTrSGNMPQ

#FountainPenInk #Diamine

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Isolated Neon, on Unsplash.

2,696 views and 28 downloads since November 2018. One of my 104 Unsplash photos, 53.5 million views in all.

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#Photography #Unsplash

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How Living People Are Kept Private on a Public Family Tree

What each genealogy platform hides about living relatives, how the living/deceased test actually works, and where the gaps ar.

https://t.co/TQtUKjkGeI

#Genealogy #FamilyRoots

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Waterman Serenity Blue, from the ink archive.

The ink dealers hand to a vintage pen: acidic on the meter, gentle in the sac, and a plain good blue.

https://t.co/W6AzT64nba

#FountainPenInk #Waterman

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How to Start Tracing Military Ancestors

Where to look first, and what a service record actually tells you.

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#Genealogy #FamilyRoots