I’m Jack Baty. I live and work in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was born here and have not yet discovered a compelling reason to leave.
Work
In 1995, I joined Steve and Bryan Lewis as a partner in their newly-minted web shop, Fusionary Media. The early days of the Internet were perfectly suited to my interests and skills. I’ve created or helped create so much stuff on the web it’s hard to keep track of them. These days I’m doing less development and more technical project management, which is fun and interesting and challenging. I’m approaching two decades of eagerly heading into the office each morning.
Before Fusionary? Let’s see, I’ve been a freelance programmer, construction worker, burger flipper, and paperboy. I expect someday I’ll end up once again as the latter.
Photography
If forced to choose a favorite hobby, I’d choose taking photos. These days I shoot a combination of 35mm and medium format film, with a bit of digital thrown in for good measure. If you’re interested in the gear details, see Stuff I Use.
About this site
I started blogging in 1999 mostly as a place to post links. Recently, I've started fresh, leaving the thousands of entries orphaned over in the archives. This, now, is a place for me to jot things down about stuff that interests me.
Please do not expect consistency.