: Well, how about being really appalling when he was fifty. When discussing David Cameron on Have I …
: My Micro.blog timeline is an ambience of its own. A pleasant read-through even when I’m taking …
: The Apple clone of Wrapped is awkward enough to access on my computer that I gave up.
: Breaking news from the village. (testing the fancy new image uploader @danielpunkass put into the …
: The imminent death of TinyLetter (h/t @ablaze@mastodon.social) inevitably causes me to think about …
: The latest product from the folks at Good Enough, Chicken, looks good. It reminds me of ambient …
: TIL Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are now known as National Landscapes. Meh.
: Past Me was too cheap to get ethernet included in the iMac and now I am motivated by the desire to …
: Happy Turkey Day, US friendos ✌️
: I am surprised to learn that you can’t easily copy and/or duplicate posts and pages in …
: Time for some changes 👀 First: coffee.
: The idea that people will pay to support a free product is very nice, but largely unrealistic. Most …
: And my antihistamine has also returned. That was two awful days without it. Phew!
: For the first time since first publishing TIL five years ago, I have created the necessary folder …
: The coffee is gone… the tea is nearly gone… we don’t quite have the money to replenish. Ooh boy.
: I gave Pixelfed a whirl for my little video and it was fine. Unfortunately the app doesn’t …
: I was looking at the Indie App Sales shared by @maique, found ephemera and immediately thought of …
: Here I am searching for “save as mp4 on mac” because Apple is allergic to assuming some …
: I’m overdue a viewing of Pan’s Labyrinth.
: I want to share a tiny video, and even this almost-idle motivation quickly reminded me the degree to …
: This has easily been the best move we’ve ever made, including the logistics. However, I am …
: You know that thing where you move home and then do way too much of the physical moving yourself and …
: In new home. Cell coverage is terrible — not that I’m terribly disappointed by that fact! — and the …
: Fruit is a weird word to look at.
: Looking at the original introduction to TIL and I am struck that everything included has changed, to …
: Between the rude person playing their music out loud on the bus — whilst singing along! — and the …
: There are multiple companies who offer high-speed broadband packages for our new home 👀
: A cup of coffee and a cup of tea later, and I still feel half-awake. Time for a walk!
: Oh… I am now in my seventh year of Micro.blog.
: Am I wrong that in most cases I find it weird broken account access isn’t given some sort of …
: I have reserved eightten books at one of our libraries. You know; priorities.
: Another day, another new town, another new café, another new library. I regret not bringing coffee.
: Work is progressing. The Sidekick is gorgeous and works so well for how I like to work; a wonderful …
: Started a new entry in my work journal for the first time in two months. We’ve not even moved …
: 1Password 7 is still really good.
: Next in line for my jabs. This pharmacy is in a church…
: I tripped up iCloud with a demanding sync task: Small plain text files. Now testing out Dropbox, and …
: Today I sat next to Truro cathedral. It was nice.
: Covid jab booked. I hope they’ll bundle in the flu jab as well.
: Using Micro.blog on the Mac: 1.9.3
: Beach visit. Hogan approves.
: An unexpected gift whilst I was gone; Patrick Rhone started a new blog and it is of course …
: I failed to participate in the photoblogging challenge — it was a hilariously short-sighted goal tbh …
: So nice to see Akamai continuing the good work of destroying Linode’s reputation.
: One of the best things about this move — the end is in sight — is that, as a result of our goal to …
: The internet has now become a much less reliable fixture of our life. My early thoughts are mostly …
: Pro tip: when opening a shipping container, you open one door first. Because science.
: Turns out I should have brought at least some of my coffee tools to our temporary home. It’s a much …
: £215 million for a football player? Utter nonsense.
: Absence and Changelog Myself, Claire, and the beasties are moving… again! It’s an exciting opportunity, and …
: “Those who speak, don’t know; and those who know, don’t speak.”
: Just went to Google Maps and suddenly North Wessex Downs has disappeared.
: It’s frustrating to feel good about the new photo challenge and then be met with two broken …
: A September heatwave just before we leave. One last “fuck you” from the inlands.
: Using the same trick as last time and bookmarking the Photoblogging Prompts to give me quick access …
: It’s great to see that the folks at Hobinichi have expanded their ordering system to include …
: I’ve been looking at some of the Hello pages linked to by Alastair Johnston. It’s been …
: 10-degree night forecast for Thursday into Friday. Autumn is keen to get here and I am so happy …
: I’m feeling chatty on the timeline because I’m about to post an away note — as ever.
: What the actual fuck, Paddle? This is the kind of developer-hostile nonsense that too many customers …
: Pixelfed has a whole separate website for a blog and yet I still can’t easily find who it …
: Between the third episode of The Last of Us, the tenth episode of Andor, and the finale of Stranger …
: Every now and then my mind tells me, “Look! We have An Opinion. Quick, tell everybody!” …
: 🎵 Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) - 2018 Remaster - Kate Bush Because of course I am.
: Finished season 4 of Stranger Things. Like a punch to the chest. Excellent television, from top to …
: Catching up on Stranger Things. The end of episode 4, of season 4, “Dear Billy” is …
: The “Focus Mode” for iA Writer is pretty good, and in fullscreen on this 24-inch monitor …
: After the four-month gap in journalling, which was bad, it has become increasingly clear that any …
: I have a text file open in iA Writer, “Digital planning”. In it is a list of various …
: I wrote in my journal last night and this morning. Having not done so for four months I can confirm: …
: -> make quick to-do list for right now -> anxiety recedes
: Today we met a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Frank. He is 13 years-old, living with arthritis, and the …
: Much prefer the weather compared to last year’s. Given our current set-up, extreme heat is the …
: Finally added some shortcuts to the Micro.blog Mac app. It was handy to have the new Help document. …
: Not feeling great about the fact that Apple charges £1400 for my computer and yet it’s …
: I have observed that a number of people do not know about “internet weather”. I’m …
: The problem with working on stuff for Micro.blog is that I’m looking at the timeline- and …
: I wonder if there’s something to a Micro.blog community meet-up in the week leading to …
: Good Omens is back on Friday; what a lovely treat! 📺
: Been catching up on TV recently. That includes Werewolf By Night, which was damned good; Marvel …
: The way people used to think about the skill involved with the 140 limit of characters is exactly …
: Two episodes into Secret Invasion. Olivia Colman is such an upgrade for Marvel. 📺
: The more I use TaskPaper, the happier I become. Plain text… after all of these years, it has …
: It should be illegal for estate agents to describe 80Mbps as “Super-fast”.
: Finally completed switching the publishing schedule for @TIL from Fantastical to TaskPaper. This …
: Kudos to the brilliant indie developers who have to tolerate the terrible words of people who seem …
: Pro tip: do not miss the last step of your stairs, fall, and damage your toes. Turns out you need …
: Claire got a job offer for her dream location! um… now we need to move again
: I am “Famous internet people who I have looked up to are starting to get diagnosed with …
: … why? — the very definition of life with a cat.
: It’s been fifteen months since Hogan became a part of the family. Can confirm we’ll …
: Joel’s “baby girl” in episode 8 still knocks me out. Oof. 📺
: I’ve gone from being somebody who has multiple CARROT widgets on my phone to being somebody …
: We recently watched John Wick 4, Dungeons & Dragons, and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. All very …
: Updated my MB bio: “herder of small beasts” -> “herder of beasts” Hogan …
: testing mentions: after a bracket (@challenges before a bracket @challenges) with a comma …
: One of the things I miss about the old social web is how much easier it was to avoid spoilers for …
: via Micro.blog News: Fixed an issue processing some Substack feeds. Also now prefers the full-length …
: Ideas inspire the work. The work inspires ideas.
: A 30-minute nap at midday is just what I needed 😌
: I’ve been comfortable on Micro.blog basically since the day I joined. That’s over 5 …
: The sudden presence of Threads, and its use by people who are literally saying “I never had …
: My brain is wired up… wrong/right: I never cared about the “live” aspect of …
: I’m definitely getting older. Whilst I continue to dislike certain aspects of Meta, I am also …
: This new Threads app seems like a way for Meta to attempt to improve its reputation for the people …
: Why are these trendy social networks launching with URLs for their website that don’t actually …
: Ended yesterday in Pixelmator; started today in Pixelmator. Work on @TIL continues…
: I watched a video of the PM being “grilled” by a committee. Eh. The man clearly …
: It feels good to be back: It has been both a lot of fun and a relief to work on TIL again. The …
: Tomorrow, belatedly, a new post on @TIL… 😮💨
: One of the great lies told by the US corporate overlords of the web is that everything should be …
: “TRANSFERRED TO PARTNER CARRIER” My favourite message of yours so far, Fedex 🙏
: The new 1Password experience: Start saving login -> Awkwardly find the generator via browser …
: The problem with welcoming a Lab-Retriever into our home for the past year is that I now would like …
: A “lifetime” subscription offer should never exist.
: I just lost track of a password thanks to 1Password and… that feels counter-intuitive.
: TODAY I MET A BERNESE-LAB AND IT IS A GOOD DAY
: For those who are concerned about Micro.blog’s involvement with Meta, you can now post any …
: I’m certain the topic of how Micro.blog operates alongside, and sometimes with massive …
: Racism, sexism, classism and elitism is “widespread” in English and Welsh cricket S H O …
: A big drop in temperature just happened… phew.
: Always nice to hear Ben Elton describe the current PM. I think “mendacious narcissistic …
: DuckDuckGo has started to feel bloated lately. I really don’t have the capacity to be fiddling …
: The “Personal Journals” sub-category in Apple Podcasts has been made more prominent by …
: Here comes the darkness. Thus ends the longest day of the year.
: I need to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel again.
: It isn’t just about a website, or a protocol, or a protest by an Instance here and there. …
: I’ve decided to avoid the type of nasty people on the web who are very good at dishing out …
: I would happily watch a 10-hour documentary about how they made the Battle of Helm’s Deep. 🍿
: So. We’re in Cornwall. It is amazing; even though we’ve only been here together on two …
: Trying the Typewriter Focus mode in iA Writer. It’s nice.
: On holiday. Internet scarce. Phone out of battery. Suddenly realised just how important it …
: I was glad to see, at WWDC, Apple spent seemingly no time saying anything about “AI”. It …
: I’ve stopped saying “Micro dot Blog”. Trying instead “Microblog” and …
: TIL Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is a piece of shit.
: Right now if I was asking for help on the Micro.blog forums I would automatically @-mention the …
: Adjusted for inflation, the original Mac cost $7000. I think Ben Thompson is correct insofar as the …
: HEIC support in Safari is an interesting development.
: Damn it… there are an increasing number of actual-very-good-things-I-use updates to …
: WWDC is always a good opportunity for me to further learn about how to make and release something …
: Sad but unsurprising to see that Instagram came down hard on Ryan Barrett’s Atom app. …
: If they don’t let you change Siri’s voice to Paul Bettany then they’re fools.
: “Clumsy hardware controllers” – now there’s the fun part of Apple.
: Iger and Kojima in one event. Apple have come a long way from computers.
: Share items in Find My. Shared Passwords Safari Containers. Web apps. Let’s. Fucking. Go.
: “juicy news” is not a phrase any organisation should ever use. ugh.
: Got a battery case for my phone. This was the only problem I have come across with the device as …
: Listening to 3005, by Childish Gambino 🎶
: “A quick reminder to review-” -> delete email
: Given the latest of desperate scrambles from a “free” platform, I guess the question now …
: Yesterday I learned about Sydney Smith, due to use of the following quote: It is the greatest of all …
: I’ll save the effort of a full blog post: Where Have I Been England 🏴 Wales 🏴 …
: I thought the Discourse chat worked very well for Micro Camp. I wonder if anybody else thinks they …
: Most of us use language like an awkward and crude tool to gesture vaguely at the inexpressible …
: Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Etiam …
: Had a fun, short chat with @jean, @jsonbecker, and @check during Jean’s first “office …
: It’s weird how we classify books; children’s fiction, crime, history, etc. As if …
: I enjoy the individual style of people’s writing. I have zero interest in what is produced …
: It was time for an upgrade. And for scale:
: A new Rothfuss novella being announced for later this year is phenomenal news. :D
: Got my Gluon Green t-shirt on for day two of Micro Camp 😎
: My gravestone will read: He tried to update his blog.
: I just needed to add a keyboard shortcut to a Drafts action and it was ridiculously easy. Such a …
: Day one of Micro Camp was brilliant — looking forward to day two!
: Enjoying the photography chat at @camp. Interesting discussion about how much we “take …
: So nice to be at Micro Camp without the stress of moving and other such big problems 😌
: Micro Camp time! Micro Camp site Chat via the Help Center YouTube stream @camp
: Today is Jamaica Blue Mountain day. 😌
: Every now and then I’ll think about the third episode of The Last of Us and have to just stop …
: Getting so excited about Micro Camp that the thought appeared of making an early announcement …
: Since the accessibility-focused update to Discover has now been made, there is no better time for …
: Photos are a different story. A single photo with no text can convey a lot that others might …
: 🎵 Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck - Grinspoon
: Got proper sleep for the first time in far too long. Currently cleaning and tidying three rooms …
: test (no posts on the Micro.blog timeline, via the Mac app, for the past 6.5 hours)
: Twenty years ago people were talking on the web about how we need to be better; to be kinder; to …
: Role-playing games truly are a cultural phenomenon. They’ve played a significant role in …
: My big “tech hobbyist” feature request right now is: Cotton Bureau but for outside of …
: 🎵 Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
: TIL about Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
: If you wouldn’t take someone’s guide cane to show off how well you can twirl it about, …
: Registering a domain through your phone’s Settings app is the ultimate competitor to domain …
: It is the year 2023 and here I am having to print out some bills.
: Practising the art of ignoring the stupid shit people say. Feeling grateful that other people have …
: The solution to please a lot of people: Apple buys 1Password. “But what about non-Apple …
: testing auto-complete on the web, @vincent 👀
: Whenever I see people talk about Ticketmaster, it is never about how it is a good experience. Yet …
: Feeling qualified to teach a course on procrastination.
: The “AI” thing is not new; as a species, we have always spent our energy on improving …
: Quote tweets are happening but you can’t block anyone and muting doesn’t work. (emphasis mine) — …
: TIL how to hide extension icons in Safari.
: Given the ability to do so, I would make Private Eye freely available in all libraries, GPs, at bus …
: The number of pyramid schemes you see via adverts on YouTube is staggering. The web is awash with …
: Can self-reporting make Micro.blog seem less muddled? The following is mostly in response to John Philpin’s comment in a Micro.blog conversation, …
: Still catching up on ATP. I forgot how much I enjoy listening to @siracusa@mastodon.social talk …
: The level of denial I continue to see in people with regard to the pandemic is amazing. I’m …
: Having inflicted pointless distractions upon myself over the past few days, I turned the corner by …
: The archive download for my Twitter account failed (“Something went wrong”) and so I was …
: Super jealous of the folks going to the maique-cro meetup. Have fun everyone! ⭐️☀️🕶🎉
: Person A: “Here is a link to a post about a topic.” Person B: “What about X issue …
: I’m starting to actively dislike Substack. I wanted to sign up to your newsletter, and support …
: Want to read: Bullingdon Club Britain: The Ransacking of a Nation by Sam Bright 📚
: Catching up on ATP. You know, I’ve been on and off with that and The Talk Show but I think it …
: Listening to No Cars Go, by Maxence Cyrin 🎶
: Glorious walk with Hogan today. Bumped into some of his best friends for an impromptu play-date …
: That is two and a half times as much as Covent Garden and English National Opera put together. …
: If you use an iPhone and care about these things for your music: A local library. Album playlists …
: Substack making their move into social networking. Yikes.
: In a couple of hours we’re taking Hogan on his first evening run of the year. And so our …
: ERB said it best: You pulled out of Paris Should of pulled out of Stormy Daniels
: Listening to Dreaming by Mr. Heiwa, via BLNDR. 🎶
: The more I think about, the more annoyed I am that the new music app from Apple is not as good as it …
: Apple Music Classical and Poor Standards I am no expert on Classical Music - but I don’t see it as ‘junk’ and as novice, I have …
: … the data is badly entered and there’s no way for listeners to edit it, even locally. You …
: After updating to 16.4 on the iPhone I was being presented with a heavily emphasised option to …
: A pun made in latin about latin concerning cats, in a reply is probably one of the ways I’d …
: Posting to @TIL without posting to TIL is a strange feeling.
: Years later and I’m still in love with Bear McCreary’s theme for Black Sails. 🎶
: I was just prompted to remember that Micro.blog doesn’t have a category editor for posts. Huh, …
: When you upload a picture, it will remain hidden until you add a description (this ensures that …
: Does Mac OS Venture finally let you remove that stupid default clock in the menu bar? Asking for a …
: Pixelmator Pro now includes device mockups… The value added in this version alone is …
: TIL the term “material weakness”. God we’re good at creating utter bullshit.
: It’s weird when, you’re working on something new, and no matter how many times you do …
: I just watched a trailer for a new video-based publication and one of the selling points they …
: There’s a Speedmaster in the local jewellers… First time I’ve ever seen one.
: I found about the updates to Bike thanks to an email Jesse publishes, which he offers as part of the …
: Typewriter mode is a brilliant addition to Jesse Grosjean’s Bike Outliner, whilst it’s …
: I think I fail the photoblogging challenge at about the ten-day mark each time; need to build the …
: Hans Zimmer’s score for Dune is wedged into my brain.
: Giving BBEdit a go for HTML and CSS. Also, per my previously mentioned spoiling by my darling wife I …
: I’m in a rambling mood… should probably make sure I set aside the time for free …
: Now that I’ve remembered the folks at reMarkable are European, or at least European-based, I …
: None of them have walked away yet, though this is still early days for this part of the experiment.
: After a whole day of exhausting cat work, a well earned rest.
: Glass now has in-app announcements and community features, including notification controls for when …
: This has quickly become one of my favourites, for a variety of common note-taking and specifically …
: Fixed something in the theme for TIL that had been bothering me for a long time. I would never think …
: After an unintentional ten-day break, I’m back on my daily bullshit. I’ve been enjoying …
: Jumped on the Micro.blog iOS beta train. I was going to wait, for @TIL, however it’s become …
: I have just, for the first time, seen the Orson Welles champagne outtakes. The look he gives the …
: I’m making this post for myself, since I will Bookmark it in Micro.blog, so that I have quick …
: I was spoiled rotten yet again by Claire for my birthday. These Trakke slings have different lengths …
: The solitude of the office is mitigated by my desk buddies.
: 🎵 Listening: Isolé - Les Gordon This song is one of my current favourites. Had his work in rotation …
: She was much more interested in claiming the new toy than going out, and given the weather I …
: I can’t believe we’re still exposing people to DNS records. This is one of those issues …
: The new pen for Hogan’s journal, now secure.
: Those full posts don’t have a limit. It’s the Micro.blog timeline that encourages the 280-character …
: 🎵 Touch the Sky (feat. Lupe Fiasco) - Kanye West From back when Ye just made great music, minus a …
: My favourite thing about the pre-digital era of music was how I would get a record and I got the …
: Currently reading: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 📚 Eight pages in and wow… I missed her …
: Feels like “Feeds” should be a top-level item in the Micro.blog menu. When I know I want …
: Sometimes a 15-minute nap is equivalent to an espresso. ☕️
: Apple needs to stop dicking around with their utility services like autofill on Safari. It …
: Signing up for 90 free days of MUBI, thanks to Letterboxd. Before completing sign up I am required …
: Mac apps are so damn good. It’s been over a year and I feel like I’m still just getting …
: Listening to On and On, Pt. 2 (feat. Ty) by Hocus Pocus 🎶
: Solved a small and relatively simple puzzle in CSS. Getting back into the rhythm of this work and it …
: I think DVD is going to have the same revival as vinyl.
: I think I’m ready to put Linkin Park and Audioslave back into rotation. Didn’t realise …
: I love the fact that my Micro.blog timeline still worked for plain text even when there was an issue …
: Our long national nightmare is over 😮💨
: Since I’m apparently in Micro.blog feature request mode: Given how Epilogue can auto-install …
: Amit’s test blog per theme idea is great. Also, the same thing for theme creation and editing. …
: I’ve realised one of the reasons that I dislike the unlimited reply limit on Micro.blog: …
: Fastmail 🤝 omg.lol And so: til.omg.lol -> omg.today-i-learned.net
: On the BBC news website, under the Cornwall category there is an article about a train station …
: Just added a custom sub-domain to a blog on Micro.blog and it worked immediately. I wonder if CNAME …
: Since ActivityPub is now opt-out on Micro.blog does this mean we should think of the protocol as an …
: Making the Mastodon posts and pages for @TIL is becoming a project unto itself 😂
: My favourite apps are starting to release Ventura-only features. … damn it.
: Started the day with a Spanish omelette and a great cup of coffee. Good to go. ☕️
: Planning directions from a city centre to a major hospital. Two significant locations, both of which …
: Would an invite-only Mastodon server be better than Discord 🤔 Did somebody already set up an …
: Experts sharing their knowledge freely on the big social silos over years has now created a sense of …
: So the third episode of The Last of Us is… a thing. Oof.
: Feels good to have joined our very own Vincent’s membership on Buy Me A Coffee! 🎉 You can read …
: Quotebacks are better than timeline quote-posts because, above all else, they look great on a …
: Quote-posting… interesting. The “convenience at all costs” crowd is really …
: what the fuck… Audible doesn’t keep your place in a book? I can leave a paper bookmark …
: The two clothing revelations that have had an immediate positive effect on my daily life and already …
: Got a really good set of new clothes a couple of days ago. Not only perfect for the current weather …
: I do like “micronauts” a lot as a nickname for members of the Micro.blog community. …
: Dune is so good that I enjoy the bagpipes. I mean, it’s Zimmer so it was probably always going …
: Referring to Elon Musk as “Space Karen” only makes me think you’re no better than …
: TIL our GP has all but removed the capacity to order medication via the small paper forms. The …
: For a business run by two people based in London, the delivery costs for Cortex Merch are painful. …
: Turns out Goldeneye for Nintendo Switch Online was enough to persuade me into opting for the …
: To do: Set up my YouTube subscriptions in a reader. Test iCloud as a replacement for Gmail. …
: Now that Mastodon usernames on Micro.blog no longer show the hostname, let’s see… …
: Today I realised I need to stop tracking deliveries.
: … it’s important that Micro.blog stays true to its blogging roots and unique take on social …
: The alleviated weight from triaging important paperwork is quite something. Suddenly so many things …
: I only had one more book to add to a shelf for tonight and then Micro.blog… just fails. Darn.
: Mozilla are now forcing a button into the toolbar for Firefox. One of the main reasons I use this …
: I don’t think personal bloggers owe their audiences anything. It is almost irrelevant if you …
: Between the behaviour of Nadella and Musk re; layoffs, I know which company I’d consider for …
: Stationery is much more attractive than any slab of glass or metal. There are times when software is …
: The updated Micro.blog homepage is brilliant. Great job, @jean, @vincent, and @manton!
: Apple being the first tech company of the year to announce new hardware feels weird. It probably …
: I’ve increasingly made use of the word “publishing” whenever I talk about actions …
: Listening to Draw (Dorian Concept Remix), by Cid Rim. 🎵
: TIL the Statue of Liberty is not in New York.
: Infrequent reminder that Manton Reece was angry about this 11 years ago, and then did something …
: Can you imagine the size of the file containing project names at Google?
: Re-watched Dune… Villeneuve is a force unto himself.
: The best way to travel around the web is to always remember one thing: Not everything is for you.
: I tapped a button on Overcast and have no idea what happened. Had a look on the website and Marco …
: 🎮 Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) - ★★★★★ (posted via Lantern)
: One day the Micro.blog team will include a Mastodon Developer, for sure. 😂
: TIL about Whoop and now I know that I definitely lack any interest in getting a new Apple Watch. A …
: I like Letterboxd — it is a great example of how a modern social network should behave, from what …
: The great thing about the new UI for the Micro.blog Mac app is that I can now train myself out of …
: I enjoyed reading the first week of Jason Becker’s new project, “Letters”. …
: When people complain about “the long dark cold nights of winter” I’m over here …
: Last night, thanks to TaskPaper, I used the Mac’s Script Editor for the first time. Between …
: Tiffany White has organised a fundraiser, having been left in a bad situation thanks to… …
: Now that we live much closer to London and life here is definitively much better when compared to …
: I’ve been thinking about the Twitter account for TIL, especially in light of the work …
: Can anybody confirm that it is the year 2023 and Apple Calendar has no Mark All As Read for the …
: As well as the 2.7 release of the Mac app today, there are a couple of other very nice touches to …
: One of the things I am most looking forward to learning about Micro.blog themes is Hugo templating. …
: Time to spend the last hour of the year putting away festive decorations and preparing a glass of …
: Enjoyed Andy Nicolaides’ post Being An Introvert. I’m unsure if I would call myself an …
: Jamie Thingelstad’s post On Audience Capture is well worth a read. This is a good example as …
: We didn’t buy Flickr because we thought it was an amazing business opportunity—it was losing …
: Mastodon posts above 300 characters make my timeline worse. I hope there will be ways to limit such …
: Judging by the number of people using omg.lol in this conversation alone I’ve gone from maybe …
: Cruyff, Maradona, and now Pele… the touchpoints of modern football are gone.
: Maybe I’m hopelessly naive, or too generous towards developers but the Release notes section …
: Anyways, dozens, and all with their unique handwriting. And today, for whatever reason, that was all …
: The packaging for the Midori is made to a higher standard than practically all of the physical …
: There is an episode in the final series of His Dark Materials, in which a traumatic separation …
: TIL Norah Jones’ father is Ravi Shankar.
: I need to not get into lego, ok Micro.blog. I’m already in the rabbit hole of pen and paper …
: You don’t need to “bring back blogging”. You don’t need to harp on about …
: Hogan took his first trip with us on a bus today. It was a short journey but everything went well, …
: I heard my second LP song this year. I have yet to hear more but I’m confident that I’ll …
: Tenth day of consecutive journalling complete. The positive consequences are potentially endless. 💪 …
: Just used my dictionary for the first time in nearly two years. Feels good to be back in that space, …
: Indiekit is firmly of the opinion that everyone should be able to enjoy the full benefits of …
: It’s interesting to see how angry some people get when others say “I don’t want a …
: Journalling has immediately become a relief valve. I need to try longer form writing and maybe even …
: Anything before January of 2020 feels like it’s literally from another world.
: For the past four days I have marked the beginning and end of my day by writing in my journal. This …
: Work for @TIL 2.0 continues and I am looking forward to talking about it closer to the release date. …
: It’s good to see Matter announce their pricing plans. A subscription makes sense. I’ve …
: Time to get the house sorted for festive decorations and the like…
: A Micro.blog festive get-together… 🤔 Like Micro Camp but just the free-form chatty bits. …
: I’m watching and listening to Terry Grier and Page Weber talk. Their conversation has me …
: I’ve stopped using Maps apps. I started by gradually relying on them less and now I no longer …
: I’ve come to realise the reason I have been ambivalent about the potential of a …
: Just discovered Nero’s Notes and now I’m really in trouble. Further down the rabbit hole …
: I see Getty have ruined Unsplash. The no free lunch idea holds firm.
: Failed to start my journalling this morning. Going to spend time with the journal this …
: The word relief looks odd. I never think I’ve spelled it correctly.
: I love the website for Sandwich.
: Festive coffee and tea order made :)
: Lost On You, by LP, might be my favourite song of the past year…
: I’ve just started using the new Pinned Profiles feature in @gluon and it is another great …
: … or rebelled against the increasingly unattainable aesthetic standards and unsustainable …
: I now have my Instagram feed in my web reader, thanks to Instagram Atom, by Ryan Barrett. Much …
: Filled in the first page of my Theme System journal just now, preparing to start tomorrow morning. …
: This well observed comment from Anna Havron is why I made @TIL. I’m attempting to be much more …
: Who Said It: Kanye or Hitler? Garfunkel And Oates accidentally saw it in 2009.
: … there’s a lot more recourse if there is a specific lie in mainstream media than there …
: This year we’re adding a movie to the holiday season rotation: School of Rock. Unsure if it …
: I just took my AirPods, connected to my Mac, out and rather than keep the song paused — via Apple …
: lol Apple’s nagging notification about updating my iPhone’s software caused the device …
: TIL that Basecamp made their editor available as open source.
: Let’s see if I understand: The ActivityPub feature enables a version of your Micro.blog …
: With each day I feel an increasing attraction towards people who respect the importance of context. …
: ActivityPub support for Flickr would be an interesting idea, however the last I checked their native …
: Just fucking do it. — Terry Grier with some honesty This is how I’ve been feeling more and …
: One of my favourite things about Micro.blog is the blog part. I know lots of people have become …
: The “it’s too complicated” complaints about Mastodon are the same as the …
: We spent four hours outside today. First Hogan’s free-run, followed by the festive market. It …
: Pared down the apps on my phone… creating an environment that is much less reliant on the …
: Listening to MMHHMM, by LiamLRY 🎵
: Listening to Boom Bap, by Todd Siesel 🎵
: Per my last post, what a fantastic reminder that @kocienda is on Micro.blog.
: Does that mean that any future famous business-owning government official will have a row of badges? …
: The Pick-Me-Apps bundle from the folks at Unclutter is pretty damned good.
: Listening to Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man (Lo-Fi), by Lunar Beats 🎵
: More Robin Sloan: settling on definitions for “influencer” and “creator”. // …
: Robin Sloan’s The lost thread is magical. Brilliant, up and down.
: Woke up to the wonderful sight of @heyloura’s one-off amongst the falling emoji 😂
: Frankly, Apple should have the balls to say okay, we’re moving to two-year macOS major version …
: Less-panicked living In the past year we moved for work (my wife got opportunities that were not available in our …
: YouTube and iMessage are the social networks very few Commenters seem to consider to be social …
: I used “Writer” as the job title for a LinkedIn alert and it threw up an error saying …
: Didn’t realise that Glass for Android is now a thing. So it’s now available on; the web; …
: Now actively doing the Glass thing. Figuring out where and when I want to publish photos has been in …
: Listening to Kanagawa Waves 1831, by The Geek x VRV, Fakear & Balkan Bump 🎵
: “I was able to be a Mum,” she added. “And my kids could be kids, not just …
: Zara McDermott has a rule book for her social media publishing I’ve been thinking about doing …
: Two things: A hello page is such a good idea. I miss seeing Colin’s posts. Hope all is well.
: The fewer requirements we have, the less of a burden these requirements become. The more often we …
: The scope of digital life is often underplayed or entirely misunderstood by a lot of people, whether …
: Another day, another meal cooked for the first time in my life. 💪
: Listening to Budapest by George Ezra 🎵
: Listening to Oil and Water by Incubus 🎵
: Listening to Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs 🎵
: The Qatar World Cup is not a festival of sport. It is the endorsement of what Human Rights Watch has …
: Since 2010, thousands of migrant workers have died suddenly and unexpectedly in Qatar, despite …
: I was not involved in the wider web, the world of blogs, or the tech hobbyist communities of the …
: Perhaps Procter & Gamble doesn’t care of their making us into a nation of fat slobs, but there’s …
: TIL that Mastodon posts bypass the Micro.blog timeline character limit.
: I love this story about Jerome Gence.
: Our sweet precious angel is at the salon for the first time and he immediately got excited, behaving …
: I’ve made more meals in the past 2 months than the entirety of my life before then. Also, …
: Small networks, large web. … mainstream levels of ease of use … — Jason Becker, on his blog When I read the words …
: You think you’ve seen gross poop, and then a dog joins your family.
: Do we let creators/influencers/web projects end? An important question being asked by Jason Becker. …
: People: “Twitter is great because I get to follow the news in real time” Me, thinking …
: How is it half-way through November already…
: The greatest trick YouTube ever pulled was convincing the world it wasn’t a social network.
: I think it’s time for the pro-web people (yep that includes those of us who like Micro.blog) …
: The return of inessential is my highlight of the week.
: They should change it to “God Save the Adulterer”
: Is it me or is iOS 16.1 still buggy with parts of the system, such as keeping your place in Messages …
: Finding something other than a stream on literally two websites is unreasonably difficult. I …
: The “Engage” page for the Bylines Network is a good example of an information hub; …
: While it may be more fun and exciting to develop new features than fix bugs, and may even bring in …
: I remembered why I like the concepts used on Mastodon, specifically the idea of a “local …
: Stephen Fry leaves Twitter was not on my bingo card for 2022.
: The conversation about increasing the character limit for the Micro.blog timeline is interesting. …
: Now that I’ve failed another challenge, I can go back to rambling about tech purchases that I …
: “Just pick a server” is not the life-changing advice some people seem to think of it as …
: The fun part about spikes in activity on Micro.blog is all of the new feature requests that people …
: I just learned that Riley Hawk — son of Tony — is 29 and my immediate reaction was “oh fuck …
: I almost posted the dictionary definition of the word exempt. That is how much of a non-web day …
: The admiration I have for people who do hard work for free will never lessen.
: Between the increased volume of emails and now Substack’s new Chat feature, it’s fair to …
: Today I took Claire’s driver’s licence with me to deposit a cheque. Fortunately I …
: Currently listening to the soundtrack for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and suddenly I’m a …
: When a tagmoji appears in the Micro.blog timeline it would be cool if it automagically became a link …
: Over the summer we watched two films close together, both of which were phenomenal; …
: There are times when showing people alternative platforms like Micro.blog and Glass, that it feels …
: I’ve yet to figure out how to get myself into the healthier sleeping routine that I already …
: It’s Micro Monday! My pick for this week is our beloved community manager, @jean, who amongst …
: A piece of wisdom I have come across in different forms, which holds greater truth the older I get: …
: I have had difficulty working on @TIL. The majority of that stems from my life, and that of my …
: We now have Homepods in the house. The primary reason is to help the animals with the impending …
: Ever since Claire started her new job last month we have been able to regain the rhythm that comes …
: To the Twitter evacuees: Welcome to a timeline in which our most shallow, instant, and entirely …
: TIL that if you click on a GIF in the Micro.blog Mac app, to open it in a separate window as you …
: I’m “Wondering just how viable an amateur radio set-up would be at the moment 🤔” …
: Listening to To My Soul, by Jerry Folk 🎵
: Trying out the free version of Bike, with an eye on replacing Workflowy. I’ve found that …
: huh… I posted using Sunlit and two things happened: the text had to be above the photo but in …
: Double dog day is best day. Hogan is on the right, with his new friend Arlo on the left.
: Watching Steve Jobs describe the screen of the original iPhone as “really big” and …
: lol @ Eddie Howe talking about “the right way” of anything. What an absolute moron.
: One of the reasons I dislike when people say, with great alarm, “I miss the old days of …
: The current emergency in Shetland is exactly why I’ve come to draw a cynical eye towards not …
: I wonder if Gruber will ask Federighi about the absolute shit-show that is Apple’s current …
: Listening to some cryptex like it’s 2016. 🎵
: Most excellent news: the return of Annie Mueller to Micro.blog 🎉
: I’ve seen people on the web get offended when others are merely asking for help. It’s …
: I must be old. I’m confused by the fact that I when I search for the soundtrack to a video …
: Planning out my new analogue-based system for different kinds of notes in full and it feels good. A …
: My thought: “wow I love the variety of blogging here on Micro.blog” My action: yet more …
: I, being of a mature and reasonable disposition have decided to take one of two contrasting paths …
: Woke up at 6 and stayed awake, despite sleeping far too late. Made some progress with the day so …
: Missed the photo challenge. Birthdays and Hogan-centred visits have a way of making the social web …
: Relying on online grocery shopping deliveries is one hell of a motivator for; organising the food …
: The recent updates to ActivityPub on Micro.blog are further proof of the strength of the non-silo …
: I’m going to try to replace the batteries of my watches. This feels like a slippery …
: TIL the post preview feature on the Micro.blog Mac app is live. That’s a nice touch.
: Craig Mod’s page for his SPECIAL PROJECTS program is very good.
: In today’s You Know You Need Coffee When: -> use cmd-tab -> type the word …
: Listening: D.A.N.C.E., by Justice 🎵
: Listening: New Lands, by Justice 🎵
: The remarks from senior coroner Andrew Walker re, the death of Molly Russell are both heartbreaking …
: Listening: This Is Why, by Paramore 🎵
: Listening: Misty, by Floppy Circus 🎵
: I should go for a job in government. Clearly they’ll let anybody in.
: Thanks Bosch washing machine. — Cole Henley
: Listening: Deep Inside, by Safakash via Bad Faith Records 🎵
: Every single time I dismiss the lock screen, my iPhone shows the “AirPods connected” …
: Making the Mentions timeline more capable in the apps means that Micro.blog conversations become …
: Yesterday’s updates to Micro.blog are bloody great.
: As the initial heat from iPhone season dies down, I’ve returned to my previous plan and feel …
: I drank my coffee whilst making coffee. This is the only way it works, eh, @JohnPhilpin.
: I give a thumbs-down to any “lifetime” subscription that costs less than 10× the annual plan, and …
: Another incomplete feature from Apple: AirPods connectivity. Allow me to connect the devices per …
: exercise -> shower = good to go
: I don’t feel comfortable with some of the conveniences of the smartphone. Sure, as a back-up …
: test (micro.blog seems to having issues with posts and the timeline)
: … the authors speculate that the therapy led to a “rebooting of the immune system”. — Ian …
: The Neistats are back in New York… the world is gradually recovering some of its former …
: re, Needless ratings Do you know what happens when we buy something from our local shops? we finish …
: As a result of the move from last year, we are no longer using a TV anywhere in the house and I no …
: When it comes to technology, my knowledge largely comes from my lack of fear over trying new things …
: Well I’m never going to Center Parcs. Utter madness.
: I’ve just read How to Write a Blog Post for the first time. Wow.
: A great developer can come from anywhere is one of my favourite pieces of writing. Whenever I …
: Lock-screen widgets from third-party developers — the main reason I updated so quickly — are not …
: I think I’m ready — once the money is available — to get a traditional phone and keep my …
: If you pay for Apple Music Family for, say, 10 years. That is £1,800. Now say the price of the …
: New Apple workout idea: Home-making. I can work at a fair clip when I’m getting a bunch of …
: Doppler for Mac 2.1 is a damned good update.
: It’s amazing to me how easily people misunderstood the scale of Apple’s operations. The …
: The new AirPods Pro have better battery? That’s enough for me.
: This is a complicated subject, and so I understand why it doesn’t get spoken about in public …
: Vincent has an interesting posts on keeping things simple, with some good advice for people like …
: Watching Cartoon Network get thrown into the memory hole is yet another sign that the plans we have …
: I wish I could more easily share conversations on Micro.blog. Even this manual process of …
: Changes to Apple’s podcasting hosting requirements means there’s a chance of more work …
: I’ve just opened the Micro.blog Help Centre to find that I’ve been logged out of my …
: Later this year Save Tonight will be 25 years-old. 🎵
: Federico Viticci’s damning conclusion with regard to the state of Stage Manager is the latest …
: Gruber’s latest post regarding the new version of the Mac’s System Settings and SwiftUI …
: Sometimes I’ll thread my posts as replies, whilst other times I’ll make a separate short …
: Per my cloud-fist-shaking regarding the disatisfying experience of music via streaming and social …
: Currently listening: To My Soul by Jerry Folk 🎵
: DOG PARK WAS FULL OF LITTLE ANGELS ALL JUST COPING WITH THE HEAT ✨blessed morning walk✨
: I find the tools and gadgets of the web interesting, however I can only get excited if they serve a …
: Slept through the high temperature of the day. Eh… a little extreme; I think half as much …
: The Play app, by Marcos Tanaka, now includes support for Vimeo and for YouTube playlists. A very …
: I’ve become wary of people who justify every single feature request for software with the …
: This is a tired good boy, who passed his qualification as an assistance companion today and is now a …
: We’re in a boat, rowing together, & we cross the finish line together or not at all. — Kent …
: People are not machines. Writers and artists aren’t machines. Neil Gaiman’s Entitlement …
: Putting Music in its Place Just now, over my morning coffee, I’ve been listening to an album from the 70s, deep in the Era of …
: I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. — Douglas Adams
: A drink for @vincent who is currently handling a lot of feedback for the new Micro.blog profile …
: I searched for “Stationery near me” on Apple Maps and one of the results was for a …
: A new tab for Micro.blog profiles: Recommended Posts from the timeline that you flag for sharing …
: Profile changelog: added “Writer, coffee-drinker, and herder of small beasts.”
: My blog’s changelog: simonwoods.online —> swoods.net
: One of the fun things about working on 2.0 for TIL is finding website tech that might just work well …
: oh… tumblr does the gross account sign-up wall now as well? And look, an advert for… …
: We now live in “people leave the roof of their convertible down in a public car park” …
: Weezer’s Keep Fishin’ is probably still the best music video I have ever seen 🎵
: Semi-Charmed Life, by Third Eye Blind is 25 years-old 🎵
: I miss @smokey a lot. With that in mind, I’m going to return to posting @monday …
: Unpaid, but productive. — Anna Havron, absolutely fucking nailing it. For those people who are …
: You Don’t Want a Gas Stovetop
: Blessed normal summer heat has returned 😭
: Wildfires in England… THIS IS FINE
: One of my favourite parts of Micro.blog are the photos. Sunlit is on my home screen, alongside Glass …
: send help I’m turning into a snob for Mac apps
: Very happy to see Ludovico Einaudi at NPR’s tiny desk 🎵
: I love the choral moments from The Lord of the Rings soundtracks… — Holly Honeychurch, …
: When I find myself in better moments, rediscovering the good routines that not only make me happy …
: Hi 👋 If you’re looking at the reply box to an announcement from a software developer, and they …
: Crabulo.us is the best new social network I’ve seen. 10/10 would recommend
: huh… can’t publish image-only posts from the Mac app. I thought this was an older issue …
: It is past time to stop talking to random people on the internet about serious issues. Especially if …
: Seeing more instances of people asking a question on Micro.blog, including a cross-post to Twitter, …
: A Micro.blog messaging app; mentions only; layered thread design; reply-all; auto-fill usernames; …
: testing for new publishing status on the web
: If we truly care about serious issues I’m afraid we’ll have to do more than just post on …
: They really shouldn’t call it a mute switch whilst also bragging about how advanced the haptic …
: Look @manton I found a way for you to use SwiftUI 😂
: That I am taken by surprise when playing my music locally at the instantaneous nature of the …
: The rain is here. The temperature has dropped. Cool air is passing through the house and it feels …
: heatwave + clean bathroom + cold shower + coffee = pure joy
: I am working on TIL 2.0, like I’ve mentioned a few times now, but I am also working on 1.9.8. …
: You Know You’ve Been On The Internet For A While When: you instinctively use Select All + Copy …
: I took the right week for a break from publishing TIL 🥵
: I use iA Writer for writing @TIL. It is the core of text creation for the entire project. So… …
: Seeing people engage in the same miserable, moaning, repetitive dialogue about other social …
: This is the next set-up I’m looking at (in the future because lol money): MacBook Pro 14" …
: Haptic feedback for the iPhone keyboard 🤔
: One of things I’m working on for @TIL 2.0 is making the site easier to use. Better access via …
: I’d love to work for Royal Mail; apparently you can just do a poor job and get paid for it …
: I’ve reset my Apple Watch and put it away. I’ll go back to it if they ever improve the battery life …
: I see Wirecutter has solidified its fall from grace.
: Ben Thompson insits “The online world of social media is great because now when you meet up …
: I’m grateful for the Micro.blog timelines being open and available. Account-based barriers for …
: It’s a shame the live edition of The Talk Show won’t be streamed. That would have been …
: I like that Bandcamp is the best supported music platform in the Micro.blog plug-ins directory.
: Me: I’m going to stop using Apple’s apps because boo Apple: Announces actual meaningful …
: Since there’s a new pin for WWDC, I’ll take this opportunity to share the Pins guide I …
: The new issue of ICYMI is ready to go. Will be released in approximately 6 minutes.
: I think it says a lot that writers and bloggers are finding a home in podcasts and on platforms like …
: testing Draft prompt on closing compose window
: Fixed a handful of bugs this morning, little things that no one notices and bigger things like push …
: Safari is probably the most frustrating app I use; some websites and web tech inexplicably breaks …
: I don’t like this thing and will now quit it, and then later fail to stop myself from going …
: For people with the spare energy and time: youtube-dl. For people with the spare money and time: …
: How the hell is it June already
: Is post scheduling on Micro.blog broken for anybody else? The editor just submits from the Schedule …
: This week’s issue of ICYMI is ready to go and will be sent in approximately 91 minutes. 📨
: Have some stirring Einaudi to start your day :)
: The reason I’m going to continue to use DuckDuckGo is the same reason I use Apple products — …
: I was going to post something in a vague and sarcastic manner, then I decided against that idea. …
: How Micro.blog threads could work: Publish original post, either long or micro. Make edits to post. …
: I think of quoting in blogging as a social feature, in a good way. As such today’s Tip on TIL …
: When I’m using the Micro.blog scheduler for @TIL, I feel like I’m having a good day.
: I don’t understand it, or why you would do it. Maybe one day I will do it, but I don’t …
: “New post on launch” is a phenomenal feature in @gluon. Mix with “Focus …
: But why go through the effort of blogging at all? If you like to engage with the world of ideas, …
: Happy to see more major news organisations push against the influence of Twitter. We need clearer …
: We met a border collie puppy today during Hogan’s walk 🥹
: 8 gigs of RAM was a mistake…
: To all of those who have fought against the pandemic: thank you. You have performed miracles and …
: Earlier tonight was the third session of a new D&D campaign. Oof I forgot how rough level 1 can …
: Google got YouTube for an absolute steal.
: What would happen if we didn’t tweet? — Leon Paternoster, Just step sideways round this grubby world
: Making private promises. Remove the performance and all you have left is truth. Tiring but …
: Looking to improve your fitness? Get a golden lab. 🤯
: Metal detectors in the subway? I mean, sure, that makes sense.
: The administration of running a home is like putting infinite scroll into a task manager.
: Feature-less Progress I’m happy that Micro.blog doesn’t embed certain types of media in the timeline. …
: To this day, Four Candles still has me in hysterics.
: With the continuing decline of the BBC and the forthcoming decline of Channel 4, my interest in TV …
: I always enjoy spotting new things on the Micro.blog web app.
: … I’m a private person … I think if you do something and it turns out pretty …
: I believe that our interactions online should be worth something, should be more meaningful than …
: 11 days with Hogan. He is… well, we will forever know the time before Hogan and the time …
: I wish there was a separated “design mode” for Micro.blog. Switching between blogs …
: The Micro.blog community remains both the best and worst thing for your wallet 😂
: Fretting about “the world” or “people” won’t help you to solve any …
: Super glad to be personally invested in a social network that doesn’t have a billionaire …
: The newest member of our family: Hogan.
: I subscribed to Kermode & Mayo’s Take quicker than any other podcast.
: One of my favourite things about the Micro.blog community is the proactive energy throughout. …
: ha ha i get it its april fools good one
: I like the differences between the official Micro.blog apps. A browser is not a Mac is not an iPhone …
: “The government wants to snoop on you!” … a person says, whilst giving a …
: One of my favourite things on the internet is when somebody makes the comment “That’s …
: Issue 11 of ICYMI is scheduled for release. If you subscribe now you’ll get all of last …
: Where Did You Sleep Last Night – Leadbelly 🎶
: There’s one more post set to be published this evening, and that’s the end of the week …
: Some days are the best days.
: Flickr are putting more features behind the Pro membership and further limiting free accounts. I am …
: NFTs and Instagram are the perfect pairing.
: Continental Europe successful synchronisation with Ukraine and Moldova power systems Excellent news. …
: Finally, an emoji I understand: 🫤
: There’s a major update to Nova, mostly because the folks at Panic clearly knew that @vincent …
: The Themes and Plugins Panel from yesterday is great. Loved seeing a well-deserved mention for …
: The quality of Micro Camp: my podcast-listening habit of simultaneous work is utterly defeated. If I …
: I’ve been ill for the past couple of weeks, and it sucks. It’s fair to say this move was …
: One of the reasons web feed tech is so good: reliability. My site currently doesn’t work in …
: Enjoy Micro Camp everybody! 🎉 I can’t make it this time but I hope to be available for the …
: The last item of a batch of adaptations has just been installed. A big step completed in making the …
: It’s nice to see that Apple is interested in making good computers again.
: “Putin the disruptor” The BBC with a lesson in how to be spineless.
: Apple are going to announce the Classical subscription at this event aren’t they.
: Glass for iPad looks pretty damn good The list of strong reasons for replacing the device I sold (to …
: Made the mistake of watching a few minutes of this video on the new iMac in 4K 60FPS HDR… and …
: Chatbots as replacements for human customer service agents should be made illegal.
: Just used the Doppler Transfer app for the first time. Almost 800 songs and no problems, over Wi-Fi. …
: It is the year 2022 and Siri still thinks fifty is fifteen. Turning over my egg-timer 13 times would …
: I mean, you could just talk. – Ian Hislop absolutely nailing the pointless nature of Twitter …
: Reminder: It is not our job to arbitrate the status of our species. You do nothing but waste your …
: Middle Earth | Rivendell - Music & Ambience More time travel. Only now I have something to …
: Doug Theme Live - Fred Newman and Dan Sawyer Time travel is real.
: As well as The West Wing becoming an elusive animal of the wilds, the final season of Brooklyn …
: The irony of not being able to buy the box set of The West Wing digitally, or currently stream it in …
: Just saw a clip of the Kanye doc. I’m going to watch this thing as soon as I can. Seeing him …
: What is Avatar? – David Chen saves you a web search.
: To-do: regular blogging update site microcasting Micro.blog community groups
: I’ve stopped trying to customise the icons on my iPhone Home Screen. It’s too awkward …
: Forced labour eh, James Dyson.
: When I see comments from people who haven’t realised that a photo they’re looking at is …
: I never realised Write.as was doing so much… look at all that. It’s so good to see …
: The other life-long hobby that has recently come to a halt: football. From playing when I was …
: I’ve played video games for… 3 decades? At least? Most of my life. That has gradually …
: One of my favourite Micro.bloggers returned and I totally missed it: See London through the eyes of …
: Mac App Store not showing updates when one my most used apps does in fact have an update. Thanks …
: I’m not commenting on performance improvements to Micro.blog. I feel we’re at the point …
: Warmest day of the year so far here. A nice reprieve from the frost.
: Let’s see how quickly this appears in the timeline…
: Update for @TIL: full return next week. Also: Would it be good if there was a Facebook page for TIL, …
: Oh, NFTs from the British Museum. Just as Dr. Sloane envisioned, I’m sure.
: Waiting for iCloud to sync 2 very basic jpeg scans and wondering about the people at Apple who have …
: Homescreen: February, 2022 (Thought Detox; Doppler; Camera; Messages)
: I’m going to Micro Camp 2022 📅
: We’re Thinking About Facebook Wrong Hank Green with 20 minutes that are worth your time.
: Thinking about the crappy replies to Josh Wardle’s news. This doesn’t help the web at …
: I feel like there was something I wanted to communicate about the seemingly illusory nature of human …
: The moment Kurt Cobain exhales during “Where Did You Sleep Last Night”
: Is Micro.blog struggling to publish at the minute or is that just me? The post was from Sunlit, …
: Mac OS 12.2: Music app is still junk.
: New Kid on the Blog – Ulysses in 2021 Great to see Micro.blog included in the yearly review …
: Four months since my first Mac, and a month since the new Mac: on my phone I’ve started typing …
: 0.91 + plug-ins: the new hotness 0.54 + custom theme: it just works
: Ah I see Twitter Blue just lost yet another mark against Micro.blog. The blissful lack of adverts …
: Time to give iCloud passwords a proper test-run. Huh… export is not available for me in the …
: Trying to use Apple Reminders in the same way I would Due and… yikes. With the likes of Due …
: We’ve barely been living here, on the edge of the country, and already I find myself more and …
: The inability to remove Apple Music from the Music app is bad enough. That you can’t do it …
: Published another batch of updates for TIL earlier on, including a new post type and filter. The …
: Micro.blog, expectations, and communication Clearly need to communicate this better. – Manton Reece Some rambling thoughts: The homepage …
: Last week I brought @TIL back after the holiday break, which means in 20 minutes the weekly catch-up …
: I spotted a Ghost blog without any labels on it. Unsure if I should list that as a skill or problem.
: The Pinebook Pro looks interesting…
: I miss my iPad… it was still too limited for what I need in a primary machine but as a …
: To the people defending the thievery of Wordle by saying “but Lingo the TV show”: Apps …
: As soon as Micro.blog has account-switching on the web, I’ll be back on Safari. Firefox …
: Searched for “wordle” on the App Store. Have no idea which one is real and which ones …
: Been catching up on Seth Godin’s podcast. Good stuff.
: Today I Learned returned yesterday, and now I have released a new update that includes the new …
: The Prices of the Free Web Google search isn’t as good as it used to be—I suspect foul play through SEO – Rene van Belzen …
: I’m relieved to see that Doppler made it onto the Mac. I’m going to get it as soon as I …
: I’m going to work on my blog and make it look better. However, I’m also going to …
: Why do I blog? Why do I share? What is the point? https://colinwalker.blog I read this and all I can …
: I made this terrible post yesterday, in which I expressed myself with toxic words and an awful …
: Looks like you can’t upload HEIC to Flickr in Firefox for Mac 😬
: My biggest fear for Micro.blog is that it will turn into Facebook for bloggers. Authenticity is …
: Films are great because they’re enclosed stories. They end. They try to say something. They …
: If all you do is talk about apps and services, you’re not really blogging. I couldn’t …
: That thing wherein you’re struggling for sleep, feeling unhealthy, have miserable …
: I’m thinking more about blogging and small businesses. I know a lot of people – …
: The universe is both expanding and has no edge.
: There are times when I think “you know that iPhone video camera is for sure a good enough …
: System prefs -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Keyboard -> Tick “Use keyboard navigation …
: Looking forward to the final season of His Dark Materials.
: A large advert for an Apple Watch Series 7; in the middle of the News app; from a health insurance …
: The About page for Glass is pretty good. It’s clear, lightweight, and covers the broader …
: “Care” will be the word of our current age.
: This might be the year that I binge-watch Golden Girls.
: Twitter should have stayed at 140 characters.
: End of the year is a dangerous time for the Micro.blog community. Of course you need that new gear …
: The feedback system for Glass is the best I’ve seen for representing feature requests; simple, …
: Some @TIL news to start the new year: Today I Learned will return on Monday the 10th of January. As …
: Wait… Micro Camp was this year?
: Apparently the me of 3 years ago had a lot to say in the space of 1 month… Given the recent …
: I’ve noticed people making feature requests on the timeline lately. With that in mind, I now …
: Got a new category for my blog. Now waiting for it to show up; as good a time as any to give the …
: It’s that time of year when I think about this post from tones.
: It was great to get to know Ridwan on Micro Monday. Something that leapt out to me was how he and …
: Starting to have second thoughts about the Glass “Appreciation” feature. Maybe this is …
: Excited for Monday 👀 Christmas here is… different. Things are so different now, in such a …
: Feature request for @monday: Post quotes from the interviews. Give some quick micro-insight into the …
: This reply is what happens when I’m tired and hungry. Don’t get me wrong, I think there …
: How can I invite someone into a community that doesn’t recognize the power and violence of language, …
: Time for a break. It’s been… a year. Happy holidays everyone. Please be nice to each …
: Glass now has likes. Oh well. It was nice whilst it lasted.
: The feeling of reading and writing with paper and knowing that some idiot from a tech company …
: Big fan of the About section of Lisa Brennan-Jobs’ website.
: I wonder if I stopped blogging about TIL it would change anything. I mean, the new newsletter …
: Micro.blog Awake Way Too Fucking Late Anonymous club
: I’m going to write fiction again.
: I am back on the train of thought regarding “feature phones”. I find the idea of …
: I like people who put in the hard work of focus. It is oh so easy to throw a thousand things a day …
: Today my account logs are full of notification errors.
: Maybe there should be a ranting podcast for the Micro.blog community… we all get a chance to …
: The new Micro.blog feature is now public on @TIL: ICYMI is back! Enjoyed putting this together in a …
: Early morning Incubus, coffee, and lots of clickety clacking 😌
: Scheduled posts for @TIL for the first time 😎
: The new email subscription feature for Micro.blog is very good.
: I’ll make email subscriptions available for @TIL as soon as I can. That’ll be the …
: The new Micro.blog feature looks awesome.
: Chocolate-chip cookies are the favored kind of cookie. Raisin cookies are for people who secretly …
: I look forward to the day that Micro.blog plug-ins and themes are less of a black box of mystery. …
: I am so happy that I was 17 years-old when Audioslave was released.
: The sound of Patrick Rothfuss typing away on his Model M keyboard soothes me, like a reset for …
: Anybody else having issues with undo in the Micro.blog editor? (on a Mac -> browser)
: Imagine a Micro.blog flavour of Webmentions, that was rock-solid and worked especially well with …
: Listening to ATP and Marco is harping on this point again, which is also shared with other tech …
: Have something more than a vague opinion. Speaking in general terms and avoiding specifics means …
: Do not build new companies because you will not be able to sell them – Meta’s lawyers, …
: Now it feels like we’ve moved in. … although not everybody is as impressed.
: People need to stop pretending like they’re suprised that a nuanced idea they attempted to …
: Concatenation is a fun word.
: Seeing the panic about the PS5 as a 36-year-old who still remembers playing the first PlayStation …
: Every now and then I’ll come across a blog post by DHH, and more often than not he sounds like …
: Fully working on posts and updates for @TIL again. Publishing will resume on Monday.
: PCR results for my wife and I: negative Either we had it and are now in recovery or this is in fact …
: migration to Basecamp ✔️ back-up MindNode ✔️ Now set to go with Workflowy so that I can do my …
: Took and sent off our PCR tests earlier today. If it’s not COVID, it’s been a fucking …
: HI FAM, THIS IS OUR NEW CALENDAR APP FOR SUPER PROS AND TEAMS. ARE YOU ON GOOGLE AND APPLE OK COOL. …
: Seeing the latest mess concerning TV rights, via Star Trek, has reminded me of why it is that I …
: One of the reasons I didn’t get onboard the Micro.blog hype train for Literal is that I …
: Marco Polo looks like TikTok for real life. 🤔
: Words are easy because they’re free.
: TIL 1.9.1: Retiring features After last week’s bundle of new additions, I realised over the following days that there was …
: Claire’s powered wheelchair repair ✔️ Book COVID booster for Saturday ✔️ Book flu vaccine for …
: Now that the Buy me a coffee page for TIL has been saved I can deactivate it (BMAC don’t …
: Change is such a polarising process. Some things are new and shiny and exciting, and then other …
: Basecamp is such a nice app. I can’t believe I can use this for free. … I also regret …
: Having declared no more features for any updates to @TIL between now and 2.0, my mind is of course …
: Just posted a short update on the last post for the @TIL Buy me a coffee page. It’ll be closed …
: Apple subscription for small business tools, huh. Hey @jack it looks like everybody is about to …
: ICYMI: I started this week with TIL 1.9, a major release 👀
: Making new things is so. much. fun.
: TIL 1.9: Design, Insight, and the Future With the release of the newest set of updates to @TIL, I am happy to say that the unofficial …
: There were no posts from @TIL on Friday. Been finishing up the updates I mentioned previously in the …
: First time in the coffee shop in a few weeks. Let’s see what I can do in the next 80 minutes.
: Why does BBEdit start with a dark background as a default… and can you change it? …
: 🎵 Calling Crows (Instrumental) - AllttA MKBHD should be a music label.
: Between the new publishing progress indicator and the (practically) live CSS refresh, Micro.blog on …
: FastMail > ProtonMail And I’m just comparing their web apps.
: Who else is ready to ship this pandemic right into the fucking sun?
: Both the first Harry Potter film and Monsters, Inc. are 20 years old. 😬
: So that’s the regular posts for @TIL done for the day. Second day back, I think I’m back …
: Want to read: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing 📚 (posted with Epilogue)
: One of the things I’m going to work on is the viability of backporting apps for Micro.blog. I …
: Good morning. Winter is on the way 👀
: Our dishwasher is now working again 😭
: Yes, @TIL is back. Yes, to full activity. Yes, there is more to come tonight. 👀
: Cleanup. Then, done. – Patrick Rhone, When Things Are Done I’d like this on a t-shirt, …
: Make fewer complaints. Create more solutions.
: Looks like Fastmail is having problems again.
: I will be so much happier if I can ever use my previously mentioned combination of Micro.blog apps …
: Our new home is going to be an interesting test of my gradual movement away from the big social …
: Another day, another conversation on Micro.blog in which I cannot even tell for whom the latest …
: The “Is this…” meme was three years ago.
: Apps I wish I could make myself: Micro.blog with filters. So that I can have a non-photo version to …
: TIL how to read binary. Thanks @neatnik!
: Because I have an actual computer I’ve found it easier to work on different parts of @TIL. I …
: Definitely getting an iPad again. The best way to work on design with instant access. I mean, …
: They never tell you that the time after the move is in fact the one that will kick your arse.
: There are so many websites that are hostile to older computers. Shameful behaviour from us, the …
: I’m working on a general update post about TIL. Time to be open about the exact state it is …
: The one thing that did work with ProtonMail was DNS records for custom domains and Buttondown …
: Issues like this are exactly why I appreciate Micro.blog so much. Manton has repeatedly spoken about …
: Only now that I’m changing my email host from ProtonMail that I can see how …
: I am nowhere near being able to afford those super MBPs… buuuut there is an iMac going for …
: I’m quite happy with how v1.8 of the TIL site has ended up. Feels like the small improvements …
: Water hardness. These are the things that occupy your time when you move to a whole new part of the …
: Have yet to spend time learning Hugo; evenso I enjoy working on the theme for @TIL with some HTML …
: Bokeh is dead. Long live Glass.
: Noise-cancelling is sneaky. Once you have become comfortable with the benefits of isolated sound, it …
: Today the coffee shop is not conducive to longer form writing. I tend to favour that work either …
: Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras – Jane Wakefield The judgment reads …
: I don’t care how much you hide the Likes, or how private people think they are. It won’t …
: I started wearing my analogue watch again today. I forgot just how good this feels.
: The smaller – and responsive – reply box on the Micro.blog website is giving me hope …
: Every task completed for the move opens up more energy and time for the things I want to do, and …
: Our new kitchen has room for a SodaStream 👀
: Can confirm: TodayPoster works like a charm.
: Number of browser tabs I’ve accidentally closed since getting my new Mac: 0 That is much less …
: My 10-year old MBP is better than your M1 Machine Of The Future because I know which tab I’m …
: Hoping we still get a day’s worth of wiggle room for late entries in the photo challenge 🙏 …
: YouTube -> “good mood lofi” -> queue on queue on queue -> 😎
: Between the coffee and catching up on Core Intuition it looks like Finish Friday is a reality for me …
: Got a message from Openreach regarding the broadband. It included a link to a video with help for …
: So very thankful for web apps. Without them I couldn’t post this right now!
: I find it so easy to forget that Tenor is owned by Google and Giphy is owned by Facebook.
: Every now and then I think about the things I can do with this computer, the kinds of things that …
: Doppler is on the Mac 🥳 … but requires Big Sur 😬
: LABRADOR ON THE BUS. THIS IS NOT A DRILL ❗️❗️❗️ They’re so damn adorable 😭
: Yet another random magical encounter on a street. I won’t grow tired of meeting these neighbours 😻
: The folks at iA have made a new Twitter account 👀
: When you enjoy your work it can be easy to forget that these are tools and not toys.
: Now that the History page for TIL is up to date I have no doubt that the team is about to drop a big …
: What you can’t see: the sharp reminders that not everything is always as it seems with these …
: First day of the return of @TIL 🎉 Now in the new house, with a computer that is so very good, and a …
: A Beta Way to Help @TIL There is now a beta program for Today I Learned! You can take part via the …
: I’m looking at these screenshots of the new Safari UI on Daring Fireball, and am reminded of …
: Today is the First Day With Coffee Since The Move… day. 😌
: “Now you can focus on the CoNtEnT! 🤪” Nah. I’ll keep calling them websites, or …
: Is the majority of the heat escaping through the keyboard 😂
: I wonder if I can get pumpkin spice latte around here 🤔
: The new @challenges feed is great. 👍
: That glow is from a light literally next to the door at which I was standing. Other than that, at …
: Earlier today I announced the return of Today I Learned. This Monday @TIL will be back, including …
: 📣 Today I Learned will return Monday, 4th October Regular posts 💪 Updated pages ℹ️ Post Haste 📪 …
: Interesting… earlier on I switched my domain back on for this blog and new posts did not …
: The new auto-https for Micro.blog is ridiculous. Practically instant. Related: simonwoods.online is …
: The problem with good free hobbyist websites is that some people misunderstand; just because these …
: Pay house movers✔️ Pay pet movers✔️ Pay first month’s rent on the new house✔️ Tomorrow… …
: Today’s a standing desk kind of day.
: Want to read: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 📚
: The one thing the latest round of iPhones has made me realise is that I should consider buying …
: Big day for the move. Confirming big parts of it with messages and payments and so on. The best …
: I have a Mac now. It is 11 years-old. My 2016-HP Windows PC fails in comparison. … touché, …
: When we’ve fully moved in, I’ll be happy to never seen another train in my life.
: My package is out for delivery 👀
: Keyboard shortcuts for iPad OS 15: finally.
: Apple Maps updated design 👍 Apple Maps info (still) 👎
: Brand new part of @TIL is prepared and ready to go 😎
: I either want a minimalist phone or the latest iPhone Pro Max. There is nothing in between.
: I was Today Years Old when I learned that you cannot manage contact groups on an iPhone.
: Every single time I think “bah I don’t want a new phone I’m all anti-digital addiction” I then …
: Killer feature in Discord: hide muted channels.
: If you can hear god laugh it’s because I’m making plans.
: I now have an inkling of life with only a phone for a computer. How anybody lives in this hell I’ll …
: I have been stunned by the outpouring of support from the Micro.blog community, having asked for …
: A last message about my request for donations: Yesterday I posted a Plea For Help. My wife and I are …
: Maybe Apple should introduce a Trusted Payment Program for the likes of Stripe and Paypal as a way …
: Reminders for my future self, when I have disposable income: This was very difficult. Lots of people …
: Tomorrow is the day I’m going to sell the iPad Pro. Once we settle into the new place, …
: (Final timezone bump) Yesterday I posted my Plea For Help. My wife and I are currently struggling to …
: (Timezone bump) Earlier on I posted my Plea For Help. My wife and I are currently struggling to make …
: It’s fair to say they are having… mixed reactions to the move 😂
: A Plea for Help Earlier today I put out a short post to ask for help. Unfortunately my wife and I have discovered …
: I hate to ask, since TIL is currently on a break, but now would be an awesome time for you to send …
: I wish the house moving companies were as good at communicating as the pet moving services 😬
: A micropub just opened in our new town 👀
: It’s always interesting to see people who like to talk about how they’re “sad to …
: After we move I’m going to set aside time for work in the community, local activism, etc. …
: ✅ Sign and submit tenancy agreement
: Lots of train travel = time for catching up on sleep + time for working on TIL
: Until I can afford to renew my custom domain, my blog is still available at the Micro.blog domain: …
: The latest iteration of the Sunlit beta is slick. Quick question for @cheesemaker and @manton: are …
: This was lunchtime today. 10/10 would recommend
: En route to Claire’s new job. This place really is something else…
: I’ve managed to fit in little bits of work for @TIL here and there during the move. I probably …
: The big announcements from the MacStories team are fantastic. I especially enjoy seeing RSS getting …
: Timezone bump for @TIL: I’ve put Today I Learned on a break. All of my time and energy is …
: Testing the upgraded Micro.blog hosting. 👀
: TIL On a Break As of today @TIL is on a break, and will return as soon as possible. The move is …
: Not renewing Apple Music. Going back to my local library, with possible sharing if there is a good …
: A few months ago I countered Manton Reece’s concern over iPad pricing with the notion that the …
: Question for @jean: approximately how much alcohol is required to get through all of this moving …
: Timezone-shifted prompt: After a busy week on @TIL, the recently named newsletter Post Haste will …
: Well that was a pretty good week for @TIL. If you missed it or like getting letters, there is a …
: Say hello to the redesigned @TIL. 😎
: Welcome to TIL Hi 👋 Today I Learned is the Micro.blog companion and guide, and I am the author. With @TIL you can …
: First batch for months. The dark times are over. 😌
: Looking forward to releasing some @TIL updates tomorrow. I nearly pushed the button on a few things …
: One of the things I like a lot about the community on Micro.blog is that people can get all hyped up …
: Just took a quick look in Discover and saw a bunch of people who either haven’t presented at Micro …
: For the folks who haven’t been able to attend Micro Camp: don’t worry! Neither have I. Sometimes …
: Testing out a new post type for @TIL with this post for Micro Camp. What do you think; link-blogging …
: Tried to make an OPML file. Yet another thing the iPad can’t do as easily as a computer.
: Maybe one of the reasons RSS doesn’t seem to be as popular as we would like is because we’re all …
: Now that I’m getting to grips with Micro.blog theming it would be a good time to make a move on that …
: Better understanding of Micro.blog templates and Hugo means that @TIL has had its first design-based …
: The Micro.blog template editor update from… uh, last year?… is so much better than the before times. …
: iA Writer -> Library -> “til” folder -> New Folder -> “design”
: I’ve been thinking of ways to use Micro.blog’s granular URL structure for pages for quite some time. …
: Deleting apps from my phone and it feels so so good. 10/10 would recommend
: Looking at @pratik’s photos as they go by and super jealous not only of the magnificent shots but …
: Pinch-to-zoom should be universally available on the iPad, in every single app, no matter what part …
: Yesterday was a good day for @TIL: A new page. Big update to an existing page. This week’s Tip. The …
: And there it goes! This week’s issue of ICYMI has been sent to subscribers. It covers the past …
: I’m writing the new issue of ICYMI at the moment. Today was a little hectic, so you can catch up via …
: Ok. Posts done for the day on @TIL. Time to go for a walk.
: I’ve put the link to the Unofficial Micro.blog Discord back up into my blog’s menu. If you’re making …
: Reminder that your average popular tech podcaster is likely to dismiss ideas such as Micro.blog …
: During my recent break I watched Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery …
: The first iPhone without a Home button was discontinued 3 years ago.
: One way to fix Safari is to stop making phablets.
: Now back to Google Maps for the next couple of years. 🙃
: Couple updates: My dramatically announced hiatus is over. Instead, I’ll be a little quiet especially …
: This hiatus is turning into a break that is less about doing less and more about deciding on exactly …
: Should I Continue? Regarding Today I Learned: The project is currently on hiatus (covered in the latest update). Whilst …
: Ta-ra! A quick update to say that I’m putting Today I Learned on hiatus as of this post. The aforementioned …
: Summer hiatus I didn’t think I would be writing this kind of message again but life is funny that way. tl;dr — …
: The older I get, the more I prefer tennis over football. Although the video technology in both …
: What’s a good alternative to Discord and Slack? Let’s talk about the alternatives and bring …
: Greg’s latest post about logging off has further inspired some recent throughts of my own. I have …
: I’ve just found Practical Typography by Matthew Butterick and, uh, wow.
: The past week has been… a lot (in a good way!). Unfortunately that meant @TIL took a hit to regular …
: People who are 15 years younger than me are starting, from my POV, to look 25 years younger than me. …
: That “violence” chart on CNN is amazing.
: It appears to be Twitter Quitting season. Stay safe out there.
: 🇺🇸🇦🇽🇦🇱🇩🇿🇦🇸🇦🇩🇦🇴🇦🇬🇦🇷🇦🇼🇦🇺🇦🇹🇧🇸🇧🇭🇧🇩🇧🇧🇧🇾🇧🇪🇧🇿🇧🇯🇧🇲🇧🇹🇧🇴🇧🇦🇧🇼🇧🇷🇧🇳🇧🇬🇧🇫🇧🇮🇰🇭🇨🇲🇨🇦🇨🇻🇰🇾🇨🇱🇨🇳🇨🇴🇨🇬🇨🇩🇨🇷🇨🇮🇭🇷🇨🇾🇨🇿🇩🇰🇩🇲🇩🇴🇪🇨🇪🇬 …
: When I say I’m “enjoying Trying”, what I mean to say is that I adore it. If you like Ted Lasso, you …
: Enjoying Trying. Great selection of songs, which is made even better by the fact that somebody at …
: Rick and Morty on Monday. Hell. Yes.
: Testing the new Micro.blog iPad keyboard shortcut for publishing a post!
: Turns out™ walking shoes are terrible for driving.
: I see the people of Hungary are continuing to see a reprise of evil. Lovely.
: The four-week delay to our lockdown easing is for all of you “lol the pandemic is over” people. 🍻
: I have learned two things over the past 18 months; people do not know how to wear a mask; people do …
: One of the advantages of Micro.blog replies being limited to 280 characters is that people will be …
: iPad Pro w/keyboard: Custom text fields on the web are… challenging.
: Globe key as a modifier is a good idea. TIL we’ll also be able to use arrow keys to navigate through …
: The new SharePlay feature from Apple is nice and all but unfortunately I only ever want to share …
: Just had my second driving lesson. Brain feels like it’s been used in a blender.
: Listening to the WWDC Connected. The criticism of “late” features because apparently the pandemic is …
: The weirdness of re-discovering one of your favourite albums from years ago, then looking for the …
: iPad improvements from the WWDC keynote are welcome. Unsure if anything has changed about background …
: <img src=“http://simonmumbles.micro.blog/uploads/2021/a95d27cb83.png" alt=“Screenshot …
: As always, with WWDC I’m going to just watch it with nothing else happening. Even if I don’t get …
: One of many examples of how absurdly bad the hardware keyboard support for the iPad truly is. What …
: WWDC wish-list: Major iPad OS upgrade. desktop-level usability; navigation, keyboard support, etc. …
: The day after a heatwave always feels strange.
: Quick update for @TIL: Per this announcement, all posts, updates, newsletter issues, and anything …
: I keep seeing people push for new features on Micro.blog that would make it more complicated. This …
: I just used youtube-dl on the iPad and it feels like I got away with something I shouldn’t have. 🤫
: Using hardware keyboard with iPad: Settings —> search “cursor” —> select “Gliding Cursor” …
: I have backed precisely one Kickstarter in my life, and every time I get an update about it I feel …
: Quick reminder regarding @TIL: Today I Learned is back! 🎉 Regular post types are returning …
: Bob Dylan: 80 things you may not know about him on his 80th birthday — Paul Glynn, the BBC I wonder …
: Opinions are easy. Working is difficult.
: Does Safari on the Mac still steal the feed:// protocol for Apple News? I’ve tried using it on iPad …
: I recently did a quick calculation of just how much money I have missed out on as a stay-at-home …
: Inconvenient digital thing: “OMG THE UTTER SHAME OF THESE DEVILS WHY DOES THIS TAKE EFFORT TO USE” …
: Sitting in a coffee shop, working on Today I learned… novel and yet mundane. And wonderful.
: The Today I Learned newsletter returned last week! The third issue will be released tonight. If you …
: Apple Announces New Audio Features for Apple Music Subscribers - MacStories … which Apple confirmed …
: All Day by Girl Talk continues to get the job done. 🧑💻🎶
: One of my favourite changes to my behaviour as a writer was massively reducing the amount of …
: It’s ok to choose to use Facebook or to not use Facebook. It is extra ok to not insult people …
: Open Twitter -> Settings -> Data usage -> Video autoplay -> Never
: “Discover America’s National Parks” says Apple Maps. 🙄
: Has the post count in the Mentions tab on iOS Micro.blog always been so small? It must be limited by …
: iPad regrets Re: my realisation that the magic keyboard can not make up for iPad OS limitations At least with my …
: If Apple doesn’t fix certain things about iPad OS this summer I’m going to sell this magic keyboard. …
: Music library control of any kind on iOS is crap. Apple needs to prove they “love music” or “have it …
: Using the free version of WorkFlowy on Safari for iPad because it’s still the best app for …
: I look forward to trying out the new Bookshelves feature for Micro.blog. Unfortunately I will have …
: Seeing people request that the new Bookshelves feature on Micro.blog be expanded to include movies, …
: Countdown to people requesting the new not-even-out-of-beta Micro.blog Books feature for iOS 😂
: The first issue of the new Today I Learned newsletter has been released. 😌
: Re-introducing Today I Learned I am delighted to say that Today I Learned is back! The main post …
: To vidya gamer micronauts re: Nintendo 🕹 Is it better to get the physical or digital copy of a game?
: There are people who contribute to making things better, and then there are people who choose to run …
: When our younger kitty turns on the charm she really turns on the charm. It’s like stepping into a …
: I’m looking forward to posting things in the evenings again. There’s something about evening …
: Taking regular breaks has become an important part of my working schedule.
: Got my email address back up and running: simon@today-i-learned.net
: I’ve just marked down my hours for the first ever Micro Camp. This is such a good idea!
: A year’s worth of updates in a single edit: the soft return of Today I Learned.
: Would it be weird if there was a Micro.blog working group? Like, a shared private space for those of …
: No favicons in the bookmarks bar in Safari? What in the actual fuck.
: Listening to Tazawako by Les Gordon (feat Rosalie Dubois) and like so much of his music it just fits …
: I wonder how much of my wishlist will leap onto Bandcamp once Apple kills the iTunes store.
: The messy implementation of custom domains for Hey is why two things are true; as a customer, never …
: No better feeling than building something.
: The trackpad gesture for slide-over on iPad is much better than the screen version.
: Do want: The new iMac iPhone Mini (eventually) TV remote(!) AirTags… I think? Also, the M1 …
: Apple events are so much more interesting when you scrub the rumours from your web feeds.
: I am often caught off guard by the posts I read on Micro.blog. In a good way. The more I find things …
: I need an app in which I can select a set of date-based items (events, tasks, etc) and edit all of …
: Unless it is literally your job to do so, I can promise you that all of that energy you’re expending …
: Recent development activity on Micro.blog Over on the Micro.blog Help forums, @numericcitizen said: Is MB a side-line for Manton ? Is there …
: BBC headline: “PM says easy and cheap” What the PM actually said: “ … as easy as we possibly …
: For some reason convenience and using as little effort as possible have become the most desirable …
: The new big consent page blocking YouTube has certainly been helpful since I deleted my Google …
: Seeing the disparity of access to vaccination, the contrast between those in the mega rich world of …
: Auto-completing text fields for search are literally the work of the devil.
: The moment a note-taking app shoves a form for account registration in your face as the first action …
: Trello on iPad is not good 😬
: I’m not going to recommend Basecamp to people anymore. Exporting has been horrible. Such (loud) …
: Posting things to The Internet does not have to be treated like a career by people who want to have …
: Tech fans: “We need opinionated software!” Developer: “Here is some opinionated software.” Tech …
: I recently switched back to making my iPad my main computer. Even if I end up using Windows again — …
: I really want to work on Today I Learned and get more involved with Micro.blog things. Hopefully my …
: It’s not about the app or the service or the platform. It’s about what you want to do.
: I’m starting to realise the extent of power in productivity apps on iOS, and more importantly the …
: I hate the slanted subscibe box on Hey blogs.
: I keep seeing people asserting with great confidence that: blogging = inconvenient and social media …
: I suppose “Follow” being used for podcasts in place of “Subscribe” makes …
: Gonna send some emails over the next few days. … no, I cannot possibly justify the cost of …
: With my gradual return to the web complete, it’s time to get back to making things. …
: The electric grinder is glorious. 😭
: I just took an interactive quiz to test my readiness for a degree in computer science. Aced it, …
: Note: The “whole of Britain” is in fact not concerned with events regarding the royal …
: TIL about audiobooks available via public domain with LibriVox.
: AnkiDroid is exactly the type of app I didn’t realise I needed when I was using Android. …
: I made a Discord server last year for people on Micro.blog. Since the service for Micro.blog is …
: Oh, Craft hides syntax? That’s a shame. I’m with Snell and Gruber on this one. (h/t …
: Been re-watching some Steve Jobs videos. Palate cleanser.
: Every single time somebody opposes Google by saying “use a different Chromium browser” …
: My favourite thing about Hey so far is the degree to which it’s encouraging people to think …
: Going to try my hand at CJ Chilvers’ interpretation of GTD. I don’t feel confident in …
: TIL the etymology of Objective-C.
: I see the “lifetime” label for subscriptions has come back to bite the Weather Line devs …
: If the folks at Proton can offer a free product, which I assume is possible at least in part due to …
: And Now Here We Are by Sam Schäfer
: Apple Music subscription expires tonight -> Tomorrow I rebuild and finish the reclaimation of my …
: The problem with using a computer a lot is that it is easy to forget how to set something down. This …
: November by Max Richter (from Memoryhouse) is a piece of music I could listen to at any time of the …
: Patrick Rhone inadvertently provides a succinct explanation as to why I dislike roadmaps, …
: Tip: Listen to all of Daft Punk. At least the studio albums.
: All adults being offered the vaccine by August proves that centralised government still has an …
: I’m spending this weekend setting up a new system for using my computers. It’s time for …
: TIL you can liberate your audiobooks from Amazon.
: We just think that surfing the web with a decent screen and physical keyboard is simply more …
: The Stages of Joining Micro.blog What even… Oh this is nice… But it’s missing …
: My tech future One day, in the future, I will have; a basic phone; an MP3 player; maybe a laptop; a few reliable …
: Maique’s indecision regarding which photo service to use both makes me feel better about my …
: Yelling and lecturing at people to not use Facebook is about as useful as posting your political …
: Uh oh. Obsidian is now available on Windows 👀
: That Revue acquisition by Twitter is a surprisingly slick move. Certainly adds food for thought when …
: Password security is far too important to me to be so easily swayed by how cheap the software might …
: If people could stop posting photos of their reMarkable tablet, that’d be great.
: With the current freezing temperatures in mind; I don’t know if it will return but I was lucky …
: Cynicism in the Apple fan community Listening to James Nestor talk about the importance of breathing well took my mind, again, to my …
: Each day I’m getting closer to having dedicated time set aside for blogging and project work. The …
: Hostile language might feel good to use in the moment. But it doesn’t convince anybody to do …
: I hate how easily we excuse the shitty behaviour of other people.
: The thing about living with pets; you never know where they’ll appear.
: Adverts in podcasts There are two types: Invasive; almost always delivered by somebody from outside of the show; rarely …
: I’ve reached my limit on dealing with website pop-ups. The moment it appears, I leave the website …
: I understand that Signal is safer than SMS. However, it is such a shame that they have yet to …
: We’re relieved that she approves of the new furniture, in enough comfort to drape her paw thus.
: This was my second cup of tea for the day. The first, my morning beverage, was sadly due to a lack …
: Close up with the most important part of the day.
: This iPad Pro is great, such an excellent computer for the majority of the needs of the average …
: Damn it that iPhone Mini looks good. Shit.
: We will provide your information to you as soon as we can. Usually, this should take no more than a …
: I understand home ownership comes with a lot of stress and problems of its own but right now I want …
: I’ve reached the stage in life when you decide to try lots of Radio 4 podcasts all at once.
: I miss when message boards were much more popular than timelines.
: Every single time you want to post about a celebrity politician (you know, the national types who …
: Understanding The Behemoths I’ve returned to thinking about the internet and what it is, in light of working on what it …
: Very quickly realised that avoiding Google on the web is practically impossible. Specifically, the …
: The main reason I’m attempting to live a life without technology built around invasive …
: Twitter doesn’t work in my browser at the moment. I think a lot of people could benefit from …
: One of the great things about the internet is that it’s easier for us all to learn about that …
: Reminders about subscriptions for software, especially for iPhone and iPad: The business model in …
: Protests and Power – Idle Words h/t @jeremycherfas Maciej Cegłowski has done it again. …
: I wish there were tracker-less, open-web-friendly versions of SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple, and …
: For those of us who enjoy Micro.blog a lot (I love it tbh) but really don’t want the noise of …
: I need noise-cancelling wired headphones, for use sitting at a desk. Has anybody with a similar …
: Is there anybody out there who uses OmniFocus without a Mac? I’m wondering if it can work just …
: Turns out fabric softener is essentially a lie. 🤯
: Too much of my blogging has focused on the negative side of events. Time to put some effort into …
: Televised debate =/= progress of a democratic nation Remember: there are bad people who want you to …
: The big updates to Micro.blog are brilliant. Amongst the many things I am still processing, the …
: Normalization is one hell of a drug.
: TIL I’ve been using fabric softener wrong 😬
: The more I try to use my iPad for basic web-based tasks, the less impressed I am buy this expensive …
: You seriously can’t manage email aliases for Apple Mail on iOS natively?
: So Apple Pay is only available in Safari 🧐
: I am no longer sharing links to websites with the following: Cookie managers blocking the site. …
: Feature request for Apple Watch Fitness: A “free day”. You can choose a day in which …
: If your family lived in a corrosive swamp-land, would you say “welp what can I do!”? …
: Starting to think we need a very public list of every website that has such awful tracking …
: There are days when I think about my choices to opt-out of Google and Android, and “smart …
: With regard to improving the world, if we only ever accept what we consider 100% purely good efforts …
: One of the smaller notes of this preview for the upcoming Micro.blog updates that has me as excited …
: Just downloaded a film from Vimeo and it was super quick, despite the size. Yet more reasons to use …
: Hi, person who runs an online store. 👋 So you know, the various pop-ups for browser notifications …
: Now that I’m getting used to Apple keyboard shortcuts (cmd, etc), it has become frustrating to only …
: And for my third tech gripe of the day: iPad hardware support, especially for keyboard …
: I was feeling good about Quotebacks as a generic web tool but the fact that the keyboard shortcut …
: I am baffled by the fact that Apple hasn’t made exceptions for Mozilla, so that Firefox can …
: There should be some sort of fine-based punishment for companies who make product-related …
: Re-reconsidering my email situation. Going to give the rules and filters for Proton a good go before …
: Time to entirely retreat back to my blog, with Micro.blog being my only social media. As soon as …
: The mute tool for Micro.blog is great. 👍
: Lockdown restrictions on Tuesday 😬
: This morning I have exercised more for one day than has been the case for years. Very much on track …
: The Home Office has frighteningly little grasp of the impact of its activities in managing …
: Apple: Developers dare to not use IAP and freeload. Also Apple: Here, have 24 hours notice for the …
: I know that I have blood on my hands by now. – Sophie Zhang A data scientist formerly employed …
: An AI captain just sounds cool.
: Looks like the foldable device revolution is still going well.
: Thinking of going back to Fastmail. Protonmail is good but I can’t use it with a different app …
: A heatwave in September… yep, totally normal.
: Reminders; staying informed and live-blogging collective misery are not the same thing; if …
: Looking at my local gyms. If I could just rent out a treadmill that’d be great…
: It was impossible to speak to a human at Instagram … It is like they don’t want to be …
: If you are cloned, take a photo of yourself with some official ID and email Facebook – advice …
: I would, without hesitation, pay an extra $60 each year if Apple made it possible for Marco Arment …
: As each day passes I feel less secure in my position that Apple is the easy recommendation for most …
: The big design update for the Mac sure as shit doesn’t look like it would be right on a …
: Right now I am happy with my tech set-up. An alternative scenario involves something I trialled over …
: Previously: People use control of their computers to make the web work in the way they want. Now: …
: I’ve finally hit the very last stop on my interest in celebrity politics. For the record, it …
: The lack of search in every blog continues to be a big mark against the open web. It’s …
: There’s a lot of value in slow thinking. You use the non-lizard side of your brain. You make more …
: I love autumn but I think the size of the seasonal change – from generally hot to cold – …
: If we could throw “follow-back” culture into a deep pit, that’d be grand.
: A bland life is not worth living. If you’re going to have an opinion, actually have a fucking …
: How To Make Twitter Bearable Delete your account. Delete the app. Do something better with your …
: … a good idea isn’t good unless it’s gonna do good. – Hank Green, I …
: X-Men: The Animated Series for 8 cellos by Samara Ginsberg 🎶 😍😍😍
: Every single time you use any part of Facebook Every time you use Instagram Every time you use …
: Another reason to quit Facebook: Facebook found to actively promote Holocaust denial
: For @kimberlyhirsh and all of us: You be you. Don’t concern yourself with work or “being productive” …
: Hashtags for Micro.blog This is a reply to @vivianlee: You’ll have to excuse my ignorance here, but you could elaborate on …
: Before I get Today I Learned back up and running, I’m going to leave these links here: …
: TIL that Tom Holland’s dad is in-fact Dominic Holland. 🤯
: “MP of the Year”? Good grief.
: Oh look, another new productivity app to distract from work. 😇
: Always be careful of people who breathlessly critique something, especially something being built on …
: I wonder if there is a UK version of the Lawfare blog 🤔
: Further to my last post: If I was forced to use the iOS version of Firefox, Today I Learned would be …
: This why I have a difficult time with even the concept of comments: Francisco Tolmasky brings …
: The Picture-in-Picture feature in Firefox is pretty good. As such I expect Google to break it pretty …
: Wait… is it true that you can buy ads on Facebook within the iOS app, using Facebook’s …
: Apple: We love rule-breakers 😍 Also Apple: No not like that
: Apple forcing Automattic to ruin the WordPress app with IAP is a great example of how hard you can …
: I… think I have my GitHub copy all ready to go. Guess I’ll wait a week to see if it …
: I’ve just spent less than an hour reorganising my iPhone home screen. Apple have nailed these …
: We’re so lonely in our modern world that we are willing to corrupt the foundations upon which …
: Just found Tei by Ooyy. Ooyy appears to be very much in the realm of ProleteR, a nice ambient sound …
: Note: if you’re using Ghost hosting make sure you don’t criticise the company or …
: Let’s see what happens With the new editor in Sunlit That’s pretty nice!
: Somebody needs to tell me why I shouldn’t be using the iOS beta. 😬
: If somebody could find a way to oblterate the “slack bot”, that’d be great. Piss …
: It’s weird that we don’t talk about Aaron Swartz anymore.
: One of the things I’ve been delaying is setting up my own server. Getting to the point where …
: The physical form of the 11-inch iPad Pro is to laptops as the original iPhone SE to phones. 🤤
: Happy with the completion of my new set-up. 😎
: The heat as finally returned to a reasonable level. 😌
: If Mozilla falls apart, and Firefox inevitably follows suit, I genuinely don’t know what …
: Rarely as crestfallen when realising that smart people make a podcast together for the mainstream …
: The ADVERT biggest ADVERT problem ADVERT with ADVERT Instagram ADVERT and ADVERT silos ADVERT in …
: The fall of Mozilla would be a huge blow to the open web. For many people, the internet would become …
: I can’t wait for this heat to go away.
: The new custom reply feature on Twitter looks good. Between this and the feature for limiting who …
: Imagine have the utter lack of shame to call yourself a journalist of any stripe and then go on to …
: um – an unofficial discord server for microdotblog Say hello! Find micro.bloggers! Look at pet …
: Today is a Can’t Stop Me kinda day. 💪🎶
: I am no longer blogging about things that are going to happen and choose instead to blog about …
: Unfortunately, Wendy is not coming to stay with us. She can no longer be an Assistance Dog. Fuck …
: I remember disagreeing with @adamprocter during the last World Cup re: VAR in football. Turns out he …
: One of the things I’ve come to understand and accept about myself is just how intolerant I am …
: There is an underlying global issue that enables the devastation wrought by COVID-19 and other such …
: I thought I could stomach having accounts with FACEBOOK from a pragmatic POV; I was wrong. For the …
: Tempo is an interesting idea for email. As soon as they support more than just Google and the Mac …
: I wish all account-based newsletters came with a “choose which email address to send to” …
: Web forms that steal your key control should be made illegal. It’s so god-damn stupid.
: The floating bag, soothing Darjeeling within.
: Did blogs fade from prominence because they did not have a sufficently attractive “app for …
: Lina Khan has her Twitter account set to private – for which I am not surprised and yet that …
: One of the issues unquestionably brought to light by the Tech Ceo Hearing is the horrific state of …
: I was hoping that my next post on @til would be exactly this: Today I Learned will soon return to …
: Oooh Indigenous is on the desktop now as well. Awesome!
: News of US economy tanking. Timed release of Super Controversial Opinion from POTUS. Entire media …
: Of course Apple sold more of the iPad compared to this time a year ago; they made it more like a …
: Seeing random people use their access to the web to stake their reputation on defense of massive …
: Vine in maintenance mode > every version of Twitter for the past 3 years
: Today is a coffee kinda day.
: Increased tax… I thought the Tories didn’t want to “nag people.”
: Spent a bunch of time trying to set-up my Proton email with Thunderbird, only to eventually discover …
: Oh look. It’s me, an idiot: Micro.blog will very likely be the last online community for which …
: Saw a lot more people wearing masks today, even outside of shops, and that was on a brief trip. When …
: Whenever I see and hear people maintaining narrow taste in music I just feel sad. I can’t …
: I’ve just downloaded the QuickLook variant for Windows. um… where the hell as this …
: One of the things I wish we could take back as a result of the web: Hype culture. I much prefer …
: Patrick Rothfuss is back to blogging: Just a little thing to remind me that not everything is covid. …
: The Story of An Artist by Daniel Johnston is somehow increasingly heartbreaking on repeat listening. …
: Looking for a list of the music used by Apple in commercials, at events, and so on? There’s a …
: I hope likes, dislikes, +, -, up-voting, down-voting, or any other form of general button-based …
: They do simple but helpful things, like adding open graph and Twitter cards for rich previews of …
: I forgot how much I like Things. A great example of how much of the appeal of iOS is derived from …
: Any parent who seriously says “Schools should re-open ASAP.” needs to immediately be …
: I don’t know if it is the fault of Apple, Mozilla, or a combination of both but the fact that …
: Ah, system-debilitating pending updates. To think I almost missed you, Windows.
: ‘No DSS’ letting bans ‘ruled unlawful’ by court, via the BBC. Finally.
: Adblockers are a bad solution that only serve to further distract us from reaching the best …
: Getting updates for free just feels good, you know 👀
: One of my favourite things about Micro.blog: Manton Reece doesn’t waste his time constantly …
: More than a day since I got the big PC up and running again. Still much relieved to be back onboard, …
: Using an actual desktop-class browser again is like re-growing limbs.
: It feels good to be back at my desktop, with the best keyboard, the best mouse, and a machine …
: Good news — the PC fits into the reorganised utility room!
: Valiant Disney, protecting all of the children.
: We’re currently in the midst of a number of simultaneous mini-renovations, including the …
: First post via the Micro.blog web app on a computer for many weeks… 👀
: I miss making things. I’m going to do some writing on the one computer to which I have access, since …
: If all of the people who spent so much of their resources shouting angrily about FACEBOOK instead …
: Computer Tolerances I have been without a PC for a number or days now, having actively removed PC activity from my daily …
: macOS 11.0. They did that for @manton and @danielpunkass 😂
: Just finished my first proper exercise session for months. After an hour of walking in summer heat …
: Somebody fetch the wrist physio for @cheri because 10k in a single session is a stunning feat of …
: I’m going to spend some time planning out my blogging over the weekend. There are specific ideas and …
: I can’t get over that letter from Apple to Hey, especially that particular paragraph. It reeks of …
: I have a single hardware wish for the Apple keynote on Monday: The rumoured 10.8 inch iPad Air.
: Micro.blog subscribers: If Hey email was priced closer to Micro.blog subscriptions, would you …
: Imagine defending a $1.5 trillion company against the villainous behaviour of… /squints/ …
: I’ve thought of an ending for my book… ‘And he lived happily ever after… to the end of his days.’ 😔
: Turns out it was a good thing for Micro.blog that Warren Ellis lost interest in the platform. This …
: Just quit Facebook. — People for whom absolutist positions carry few, if any real consequences.
: Definitely can’t rely on the iPad as my primary computer. Now begins the wait for the ability to …
: “What are we going to do, just change everything because some people got offended!?” Yes. That’s …
: As somebody who doesn’t have a particularly strong connection with Apple, it’s fascinating to see …
: It was interesting to see this conversation re: use of the ‘Master and Slave’ concept. Look at how …
: Black Lives Matter CSS — Allison Valiquette A t-shirt well suited for the tech crowd on Micro.blog! …
: I miss working on Today I Learned. However, I’ve finally made progress on re-shaping my schedule for …
: Me: I’m likely to stop playing video games pretty soon tbh. Annapurna: We’re publishing a game in …
: One of the reasons the independent web will fail against FACEBOOK is that too many of its loudest …
: 🎮 Video game confession (h/t @zorn): Apart from Uncharted 4, I doubt we’ll buy anymore games. …
: Imagine putting more effort into caring about keeping a statue standing than, you know, questioning …
: I just copied text from my iPhone to my iPad. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED.
: The USA frightens me more than the pandemic.
: schedule test (with new Schedule Post button)
: Over the past two months I’ve transitioned from a desktop-PC computer user to an iPad-only computer …
: Putting Things On Hold Today I Learned is now in maintenance mode. I am currently sitting at our desk in what we once …
: You don’t have a real blog until you spend at least one day per month talking about how blogs are …
: Hope. 📷 (What do you think, @macgenie, one photo for the week? 😜)
: Here’s to the people concerned about their privacy when it comes to contact tracing apps, whilst …
: Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. — Patrick Rothfuss, The …
: Rick and Morty is amazing. 📺
: Apple Podcasts just needs controls for managing multiple episodes and it would be surprisingly good.
: The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like …
: Sandra: You didn’t have to sell us this house. Martin: Didn’t we? — Bait 💬
: I’m just about ready for another re-watch of Parks and Recreation. 📺
: I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, …
: It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of …
: Accounts update: Delete Google ✔️ Delete FACEBOOK Delete Microsoft Delete Amazon Phew. Feels weird …
: One of the reasons I’ve been enjoying my time away from The Internet, I’ve realised, is because …
: I had no idea Letterboxd had paid accounts…
: I wonder which cities will be renamed Zuckerburg.
: Recently watched my first Studio Ghibli film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. My planned viewing …
: The way Contacts jumps about on my iPad is more than a little disconcerting. One of those “little …
: Oh. Have we Brits now remembered that we have care homes, where we send those people about whom we …
: Anyway yeah the move to Apple-only, iPad-first computing has been… more hassle than I was …
: To move from Google Calendar to Apple Calendar on an iPad: Subscribe to your Google calendars via …
: Moving from Windows + Google -> Apple involves a lot of manual work. Effectively transcribing. I …
: Domain squatters are a great example of the great extent to which we have fucked up the web.
: For me, the only good iOS apps left on a 4-inch screen are those made by Apple. Even then it’s hit …
: For people who are getting on the Microsoft hype train: Satya Nadella should be doing much better …
: Haven’t so much as glanced at the news for a few days. 10/10 would recommend.
: I would love to read the Halide blog but in choosing Medium as a host, Sebastiaan de With and Ben …
: Having an extended weekend off was good, and necessary. I was completely away from the computer and …
: The new SE is too big. Thankfully my original model is holding up fine. If I am pressed into a newer …
: I need some more time to adjust to the pandemic and the impact it has had on our lives. I should …
: It’s still weird for me to see people not adhering to social distancing, and not taking the …
: It took me all day to figure out the pun in Watchsmith.
: The introductory video for Descript is really good.
: Today’s gripes: Pricing your service product based solely on my IP and not letting me change …
: Firefox is… not good on iOS. Not good at all.
: Yesterday I was barely on The Internet at all. 10/10 would recommend.
: Quick reminder! 🙋♂️ I launched the new newsletter for Today I Learned earlier this week. 🎉 Issue 1 …
: The next time you wonder why it is that Manton Reece doesn’t submit the Micro.blog Mac app to …
: > try to load TechCrunch > thirst for whisky intensifies
: I’m not one of those people. Just @brentsimmons being classy as fuck again. 😎
: Late last night I launched the Today I Learned newsletter. Woke up this morning still feeling that …
: But excuse me, I’m not going to write about it anymore. Instead I’m going to do my best to do what I …
: Making a new thing is so much fun. 😎 (bonus: promise fulfilled)
: Today is a very good day to be listening to Zoë Keating, whose music is always a welcome campanion …
: So that Zoom, eh… that is working out well, huh.
: I’m Rene Ritchie and This… Is Rene Ritchie. It’s great to see Rene building his …
: The lack of PWAs on Firefox makes me sad.
: TIL there are people who dislike Mary Poppins. I mean… wow.
: Seeing people abuse pandemic-related hashtags and search on social media to literally endanger lives …
: The New York Times uses lots of cookies, of course. Of the many they are willing to admit exist, …
: I’ve come to a realisation: Micro.blog will very likely be the last online community for which …
: Riot looks like a nice option for chat. It is even the chosen partner of Mozilla as their IRC …
: I hope people use more independent web technology, such as Micro.blog, and it helps them change …
: The screenshot app I was relying on doesn’t have a proper iPad app. 😒 Also can’t easily …
: Quick update for @til: Have mostly caught up with the Update posts. They’re now back on a good …
: You know those jokes people make about Windows and updates? It’s all true. 😒
: Another Who story being published tomorrow, this time from Russell T. Davies 😱😱😱 cc: @macgenie
: I just wrote the @til Update post for the teacher-specific hosting subscription and it felt pretty …
: Speaking of chill, everybody is super cool on the NetNewsWire #socializing Slack channel.
: Will Smith posted a 90-minute Lo-fi video to his YouTube channel and it’s pretty nice.
: This is great: 1997.chat – AIM is back! 😂 I grabbed swoods85. When in Rome and all that. (h/t …
: Jodie Whittaker; the Doctor we need.
: To be clear, for the UK: This virus is providing a look at our future. Even if we minimise death and …
: People who ignore social distancing, self-isolation, and all of the other measures need to be …
: I now have a reason to buy an Apple trackpad. 😏
: Not every post on The Internet requires everybody who reads it to decide they all know The Answer …
: Feeling particularly proud of the general tone of discourse on Micro.blog, at least with regard to …
: You can’t just ask “when does it stop” because you don’t like the feeling of …
: Disney+ has both the X-Men and Spider-Man cartoons from the nineties. So I’ll see you all in a few …
: Reminder: Twitter is an especially bad social network to rely on in times of crisis. It has zero …
: Maybe I’m weird, or old, or probably just both, but the way you pause video on Instagram is …
: Full black background for Dark Mode looks pretty sweet in the Micro.blog iOS app. 😎
: The lack of account authentication (2FA, etc) on Flickr didn’t bother me too much; after all, …
: Right now I’ve never been more relieved to be British. Multiple decades of a national health …
: One of my idle web browsing habits is to use Google Maps to look at remote islands. As a species, we …
: MAYBE IT’S TIME TO TURN THE INTERNET INTO ONE BIG PRATCHETT NOVEL. I’LL START.
: I live in a country in which the manager for our national football team legitimately sounds more …
: I wish people wouldn’t use Micro.blog to give feedback about Micro.blog.
: This is such an important time for us all to try to remember that we can change only that with which …
: Never worry about “appearing to be cool.” It’s pointless since you’ll never …
: We’ve watched the last two coronavirus briefings from the PM live. That’s more than …
: Today I am grateful for coffee. I am looking forward to my imminent cup of coffee. ☕
: Working From Home: WFH Tips, from Sameer Vasta Remote Work series, from Jonathan Hays A thread of …
: Gonna be extra sad using my little iPad with the Logitech keyboard.
: Tip for media streamers: Download as much stuff as you can, even if it’s for “offline …
: And now coronavirus has delayed the arrival of Wendy. Fuck.
: Universities are cancelling face-to-face classrooms and yet the schools are still open. 🤔🤔🤔
: I wonder if, here on Micro.blog, there are people who would like to share their Spotify playlists? 🤔 …
: Today I am grateful for the powers of recovery to which I owe my body more thanks than I can …
: Close the schools, you fucking cowards.
: I wonder if Micro.blog would work well as an internal blogging tool. Specifically for small groups …
: I’m starting to think that showing up once every 4-5 years to have an opinon might not be the …
: Not sure we can call them “Conservatives” anymore with spending like that.
: Basecamp are giving away their book about remote work for free. They don’t own the publishing …
: Apple fan: “It’s just easier to go with Apple defaults.” Apple: “No, not …
: As I’m trying to use most websites less often (they are generally terrible, in every way), …
: Pending OS updates slowing down the browser is exactly the type of thing that makes me want to use …
: Today feels like a good day for @til to return. 😎
: 👋 to the non-US micronauts out there! Hope everybody has had, or will have a good day! 🙌
: One of my new conditions for working on a project, especially as an indie: No public deadlines.
: Wish more indie developers would sign their web apps. It doesn’t feel good when I have to go …
: The app is designed to be stable and fast. – @brentsimmons, emphasising the most important …
: Cocooning actually doesn’t help us acquire or retain the necessary skills for interacting with …
: Looking forward to the day Google kills Blogger and the resulting deluge of takes declaring that …
: I’ve got Can’t stop me by ProleteR on a loop. 🎶
: Got my first pair of Audio-Technica headphones today. So far, so good. 👍
: Maybe we could have a sub-timeline on Micro.blog just for politics. micro.blog/t/politics That way I …
: A young person doesn’t turn 18 and realise ‘oh, my voting location is …
: It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt …
: go to hell samantha and take your bloody sister with you
: All better than arguments on the internet; hydrating; fresh air; reading; face-to-face …
: Thanks to the latest feature release from the Micro.blog team I can look forward to seeing nice, …
: Working on @til makes me happy. Missed my own deadline (for returning to full activity) but still …
: Looks like Automattic got rid of the annoying GDPR page cover on Tumblr.
: Thinking about how I use bookmarks and considering: regularly delete all bookmarks with the …
: Wow Drafts is so damned quick! @kaa you weren’t kidding
: Looking at replies on Twitter, in the browser, logged out, might just be the worst possible way to …
: lol @ people who think edits by Apple to the App Store Review Guidelines will mean they will no …
: Twitter adding a “stories” feature is about right. Look at those image-based posts with …
: Every time I see a screenshot of these security pop-ups from Catalina, I feel my desire to buy a Mac …
: Seeing complaints about Whole Foods since the Amazon acquisition makes me think about my youth. In …
: When talking about making things (literally anything) face-to-face, the first person to say to me …
: Looks like 5G!!! is the new Big Phones!!! for the Apple Is Doomed™ crowd.
: One of the positive consequences of generally stepping away from life as a usable asset on the web …
: The lack of Firefox Containers on iOS is annoying. What’s the point in having these powerful …
: I love the spirit of the indepedent web. I am, however, frustrated by the feeling of wasting my …
: The Social Media Morass – Frosted Echoes I can’t pick a quote. Just read the whole thing …
: When I read this hilariously bad piece from Mark Wilson at Fast Company and see in the bio at the …
: Comment sections (whether silo or not) remain the worst possible place for multi-post replies. Full …
: If it turns out the folks at The Iconfactory have made a contribution to re-adjusting the value of …
: No WWDC with attendees this year, for sure.
: Face masks play a very important role in places like hospitals, but there is very little evidence of …
: More than past time for a formal introduction; good people of Micro.blog, my wonderful wife recently …
: Limiting the Web in My Life The literal cost of using the modern web slapped me in the face just now. It got me thinking… …
: With Firefox alone there are 1.1 GB of cookies stored on my computer. Why can’t we all just …
: We got the official documentation for Wendy’s training. Everyone, seriously, this includes a …
: I’ve taken some time to consider the issue and can confirm: His Dark Materials > Game of …
: A skill for the web that is worth taking your time to learn and improve upon: asking questions. Many …
: Something we all must simply come to terms with is that when you choose “agree” or …
: Since the new iOS app is close to the public launch, it is a good time to remember that @NetNewsWire …
: The floating animoji video from WWDC last year is hypnotic.
: One of the things we don’t talk about enough is how easily your activity on the web can be …
: This kind of “security feature” in Catalina only makes me less sure of buying a Mac. It …
: The Social Web As Background Noise It feels, at some level, that it lets the people in charge off the hook. Thoughts? – Adam …
: Sometimes it’s ok to slow down. When we slow down, it becomes much easier to avoid mistakes …
: My most recently gained anxiety, borne entirely as a result of friction; the incredible form of my …
: My anxiety re: open vs closed web has turned into background noise. I now just live with this demon.
: With regard to app pricing, I see a lot of anti-subscription people who offer praise and thanks for …
: Unfortunately our friend Sameer Vasta appears to have left Micro.blog. Don’t forget: You can …
: With the open web, all of this scraping and embedding and the like… feels so invasive and …
: One of my biggest problems with the IndieWeb movement is how the DIY nature of it is often paired …
: Every website of a podcast show should have a broadly-agreed set of information. If I can’t …
: Currently resisting the urge to become a font nerd. Unsure how long that’ll last. 😬
: I see foldable phones turned out to be a very serious product category and not a gimmick at all.
: CONFIRMED: Wendy is coming to stay with us in April, for the next stage of the …
: “It’s going to look pretty good, then, isn’t it,” said War testily, …
: You know that thing where we don’t rely on soul-crushingly awful corporations to do that thing …
: I tried to use a feature in Instagram but it doesn’t work on the SE. The screen is literally …
: > sees WhatsApp banner on Netflix > immediately takes a much more critical eye to everything …
: Current version of my profile for the web: <simonwoods.online> My blog stays where it has been …
: I’m going to spend a lot of time investigating if it is possible to do the following: Use …
: I have yet to find a network that is as nearly as bullet-proof as bookmarks+feeds.
: Instead of trying that shiny new app or service or platform, which you inevitably not use very much …
: Why couldn’t Keybase stay away from the platform disease? Why ruin an authenticator by trying …
: Red Dwarf is 32 years old. 😱
: I’m gonna drop WorkFlowy, for good this time. The way they hijack the keyboard when …
: Email newsletters should be text-only. Y/N?
: I miss @smokey. I hope everything is ok, buddy.
: I’m starting to think The Internet isn’t the best place in which to make jokes.
: We have a special visitor stopping by tomorrow; a golden labrador by the name of Wendy! Today I am …
: First imagine the person about whom you are talking is in fact the most important person in the …
: Windows: “Select a time to restart” Me: “How about no”
: Basecamp is easily one of the best Windows apps I have used.
: Substack has a built-in PO Box, you say. 🤔
: Woodkid - Run Boy Run - Live at Montreux 15.07.2016 🔥
: Me: I am eschewing this streaming trash and managing my MP3s! Me, five seconds into dealing with …
: I forgot just how nice Basecamp is to use.
: … the more a writer attributes the actions of Apple, an enormous corporation with thousands …
: When even people like John Gruber, who have lent full-throated support for blog feed technology, are …
: I feel so sorry for the people at Fantastical. The mob mentality of Twitter is going to damage the …
: Speaking of CAH, the website for their new restaurant is classy as fuck.
: Comedy Website ClickHole to Become Independent and Employee-Owned in Partnership with Cards Against …
: I have a visceral reaction to sites that block “open in new tab” and force pop-ups as an …
: Two of my favourite things about my iPhone SE are; the lack of a stupid bump; the shape and size for …
: Today I am grateful for @manton, @macgenie, @cheesemaker and all of the work they do to make …
: Why did I say thoughtful so many times? Because there is value in infusing everything we do and say …
: It’ll be interesting to see who, if anyone, Gruber gets access to at this years WWDC. Lot of …
: Foiled by the Micro.blog (web) post blog switcher again. Curses!
: Using a web service to host your photos has never been a good idea. There’s no point getting …
: Thinking about the independent web being friendlier to the average person – which is true …
: Reading user feedback on the web via the filter of offering support is an exercise in patience, and …
: When Apple inevitably closes the iTunes Store it’ll be interesting to see if somebody else …
: I need people with annual subscription offerings to listen to me: You need to show the god-damn …
: Confirmed: gotten is not a word. You can all stop using it now.
: Finding new keyboard shortcuts that halve your workload feels so damn good.
: And it runs at less than 1% CPU usage on an iPhone SE. – Marco Arment, Introducing Voice Boost …
: My tolerance for advertising – especially that of low quality – has sunk to almost zero.
: Un-following accounts on Micro.blog is much more difficult than doing the same on the silos. …
: Now would be a good time to learn Hugo and the ins and outs of Micro.blog themes, huh.
: TIL about ARS-based programming.
: Enjoying nothing but Les Gordon right now. So damn good. 🎶
: Do you know what’s better than a “Carer’s Awareness Day”? Pay the fucking …
: Just because something is in “the News” doesn’t mean you are duty-bound to pay it …
: There’s something to be said for piss & vinegar.
: Entirely done with shallow Influencers and people who lack the courage to commit truly to their …
: If you think switching social networks can mask the basic fact that a lot of humans are terrible to …
: POSSE is one of the biggest negative forces actively maintained by the IndieWeb. Cross-posted items …
: If Viticci doesn’t appear on The Talk Show, now of all times, then what even is the point.
: I’m fascinated by the perception of touch-based technology, specifically iOS on the iPad. I …
: In 10 years from now, will functional websites still exist? (“functional” = useful and …
: Replies hosted at your own blog – Manton Reece It’s a good job I’m getting back to …
: Final site update: Back to work
: In conjunction with my new post questioning the value of the independent web, I’ve just read …
: I’ve stopped manually creating excerpts of my personal posts for Micro.blog. It’s too …
: What's the point in the independent web? The firmer I become in my convictions that the independent web is the neccessary alternative to …
: Some people say they like social media because it’s made real-life interactions with people …
: I need a new keyboard and it’s going to be much smaller than my current das. As such this …
: Micro.blog is a place ripe for blog-based projects. So many people who at the very least have …
: Am I blind or have Anker yet to release a USB-C to USB-C (3.1) braided charge cable (preferably …
: Weirdly, clever quips on The Internet don’t actually fix problems in your country.
: Batman will never be better on film than when Nolan was in charge. Ever.
: Too many people like to talk about being into blogging and then do no blogging at all, choosing …
: The Bokeh landing page is looking pretty damn good
: Most people can’t get enough of those trees. Now the forest, oh boy, that is a sight to …
: Inspired by @macgenie, I’m going to state that for which I am currently grateful: The new …
: Yesterday’s xkcd is a good one.
: My first camera: And my first camera bag: So far I’ve only taken a couple of photos but …
: I’ve basically given up on the idea that, whilst there is plenty of great film to be found …
: 16 gigs of RAM, i7 CPU, recently used the built-in “reset” option… still the …
: I do love this SE… but uh… performance sure is becoming an issue. I guess this makes …
: First new books of the year. 📚
: Can we destroy hashtags? If I say please maybe it’ll happen.
: Much happier with my site now. Just need two fixes; the Home menu link doesn’t appear on the …
: So iCloud Family Sharing seriously doesn’t include Notes? Wow.
: WorkFlowy is my brainstorming space. It’s so good I often accidentally start using it for …
: Email is awful. – Allen Pike, Human-Only Inboxes This continues to be my favourite post …
: … spending time on Twitter isn’t doing something about the bad stuff. – Sara Winge I …
: Reminder to self re: the web; it is more than ok to have a social profile and not post to it for …
: When a service restricted to the USA does not include this piece of information on their website, I …
: Of course I decided to stay away from Twitter. Of course I did. (reason for the conclusion: …
: I forgot how scummy Spotify tend to be. Maybe I’ll just drop streaming music altogether. I …
: 📁Wishlist➡📁Apple➡📁Mac➡[34 items] 😬
: Imagine what a comprehensive, open library could be! Open Library Vision Now this is a social …
: Couple of resources for escaping Amazon for reading: Ethical alternatives to Amazon Books, Kindle, …
: You know you’ve listened to a lot of The Talk Show when you see a SodaStream and wonder just …
: Me: I regret to announce that I will not use a third-party app for twitter dot com Also me: ohhhhh …
: Never Ending Saga Of The Stupid Conundrum (I’m getting this bullshit out of my system.) Potential Twitter set-up: Tiny follow list, …
: I suppose this is a stupid question but: has the pinned list feature been made available for third …
: I can confirm that, yes, Ricky Gervais has always been a miserable, horrible little shit.
: Me: Micro.blog is amazing because it encourages actual replies with actual words! Also me: single …
: Solving the Conundrum Lately I continue to think about my social network conundrum. I have wittled down my indecision to …
: Facebook used a popular, ostensibly teen-oriented magazine as a tool to lie about the …
: One of my potential Amazon replacements: Hive
: If your blogs aren’t freely accessible via feeds and your podcasts aren’t freely …
: Should a first-time watch of the US Office start from season 2? I’ve heard that season 1 …
: Learning just how inconsistent the experience is when it comes to posting an image to Micro.blog on …
: I’m starting to think the part of me that adores albums and binge-listening to discographies …
: The day has now turned into a Mountain Goats kinda day. 🎶
: It’s a Beatles kinda day. 🕺🎶
: One of the benefits of not just using Google (including YouTube) or Twitter for search is that I am …
: Every day, regarding the web, is a walk along two lines: Must try to make the web better, in any way …
: The Mac Mini is priced in a weird way. For the same specs, and including the cost of the LG …
: My SE, even with software that is increasingly hostile to the screen size, is the best tech-buying …
: The sooner Safari on iPad gets better (Apple should be doing everything they can to make it easy for …
: Reminder: Calibre is the thing you want for e-books with less Amazon.
: Turns out I’m still really into Micro.blog*. * I could easily add more along the same lines of …
: Is there really no such thing as currently playing in Overcast? Trying to get Play Next to make …
: I’m going to try something: I will take all of the online shopping I do (it’s not that …
: The problem isn’t that I want a dog. The problem is that I want all of the dogs.
: Home screen: January, 2020 (null)
: Neither is it for the weak in Spirit. For, being Black in America oftentimes means living in and …
: Super sad to see Omnibear missing from Firefox.
: ProtonMail’s calendar is now in beta. This a piece of software for which I would be willing to …
: Days since last Facebook scandal One for your bookmarks. A reminder that no amount of good things …
: For 2020, I will embrace the power of sleep.
: Developing your thoughts and a clear position in a written form that you are comfortable with people …
: A quick New Years Eve note regarding TIL. Looking forward to doing more, and doing it better. 🍻
: Reddit is finally eating itself alive. In the real world, free web services cannot be sustained …
: Steve Jobs used to talk about Apple being uncomfortable working with orifices. I feel comfortable …
: Slack’s composer really is terrible now, isn’t it.
: I would very much like to upgrade to Flickr Pro but how can anyone trust this page?
: One of the cruellest things the ambient culture can teach people is that criticism is bad and any …
: The music you listen to when you fall in love… now that is magic.
: This is my favourite week of the year.
: Plain text > all of your proprietary faves
: Just like with Today I Learned, I’m going to disappear for the holidays. Bye!
: Updated Windows -> Chrome session destroyed Fuck it. This is my opportunity to demote Chrome to a …
: For the price of four Mac Pro wheels I could buy two of my current laptop and I’d have money …
: Making things for the web as if the hyper-surveillance era never began is important. It’s one …
: People need to stop expecting their tech podcasters to change toxic culture in tech companies and …
: I thought Keybase looked like a good idea. I noticed people on Micro.blog getting excited about it. …
: One of the reasons I dislike Apple’s change to the strict annual schedule for major releases …
: The older I get, the less inclined I am to watch TV. Too much hassle for not a lot of quality.
: “Priority! Mud room!” – Merlin Mann, Mud Rooms, Red Letters, and Real Priorities I …
: Something is screwed up with my Google/Android settings to the point where the web is convinced …
: Students had arrived legally in the US on student visas, but the school they were lured into was a …
: I see everybody on the internet is continuing to waste collective energy over big, centralised …
: This job board on Techmeme reads like a list of threats. (Note: Automattic has… ambitions.)
: Is the Finder quick? Using File Explorer on Windows feels like death by a thousand cuts in and of …
: She likes the new rug. A lot.
: The icons in Safari’s toolbar on the iPad are terrible. Obscure nonsense. Also, I thought it …
: Apple: Look at all these monies. Also Apple: Just gotta take the store down to update some prices …
: iOS looks so good on a 4-inch screen.
: Hey Google, translate everybody’s use of the word “Instagram” on the web to …
: I wonder if a lot of the conjecture about RSS – including the boring refrain of “RIP …
: It is 8 years later and I still can’t believe they made Skyrim.
: Succesfully cropped a photo in Photoshop. Ready for my career in design.
: I forgot just how good a smartphone with a 4 inch screen is. These companies are seriously missing a …
: Some markdown apps to justify your procrastination: Mark Text Notable Boostnote
: Is Dropbox the best option for automatic syncing between computers? Example: take photo on phone …
: Koalas are functionally extinct. Good job, everyone.
: What do you think, for @til; Short: tilmb.net OR Descriptive: today-i-learned.net
: There are good things on Facebook! Sure. The trains run on time.
: … the great social network (the web itself) – Brent Simmons
: Starter video for learning about mental health: How Big a Problem is Mental Illness?
: I’m going to stop posting for now. It’s too difficult to post to my blog in a way that …
: The elder-blog is a direct contrast to the idea of truly blogging for now where posts are of the …
: Blogging on Windows is frustrating. So many times I want to quickly share a quote, a basic link, …
: If you say something in the written word, do not repeat it in audio or video. If you say something …
: Today’s soundtrack: The Beatles.
: Social Network Conundrum When it comes to mainstream silos vs the independent web and the growing options, this is my …
: Instagram is undoubtedly Facebook’s strongest shield against becoming the next Myspace.
: People Will Not Join Your New Social Network We should be careful before copying everything from Twitter. – Manton Reece, The way out …
: Does anybody in the UK use a service for renting a PO box? The only option I’ve seen that …
: For today’s Word That Will Always Look Incorrectly Spelled: relief.
: Does anybody read/use Today I Learned?
: One of my favourite things about Micro.blog is the spirit of maintaining a lightweight strucutre. …
: The people who make silo social networks unironically use the word content.
: Reminder: Checking your Google app permissions is a healthy digital habit
: Youtube’s new Don’t recommend channel option might be its best feature… ever?
: Armored ICE Vehicle Sparks Panic In Queens During Firearms Bust cool
: We met an akita today. It’s the first time I’ve ever met one and she was big and strong …
: I will never not misspell occasion.
: Reminders for Microblogvember: Just post once per day with the prompt word. Hashtags are irrelevant. …
: One of my current goals with regard to changing my consumption habits is to get back to reading. …
: It’s always gratifying to see creative work become the catalyst for more work. Determined to …
: When in the middle of a significant yet lengthy piece of work it’s always important to …
: I truly wish the IndieWeb movement was much less of a hobby for the few who can afford to indulge in …
: Lot of people out for Halloween in the city this evening. I always enjoy the costumes, the …
: Breaking News: #Influencer Network Maker Mantan Roice Bans Ads In Controversial Move
: A great feature of Micro.blog: No scrolljacking.
: When you break things up, you do this because you want to update things idenpenent of each other. …
: The feature Apply Text Transform in BBEdit 13 makes me want to buy a Mac. 🤯
: Reminder: British Daylight Savings has started so we’re back at GMT.
: Hozier performed a surprise show in a New York City subway and sounded as good as, if not better, …
: Whenever I watch clips of Queen live I just… ugh Freddie was the definition of superstar.
: A skill I would like to develop a lot more: critical thinking and the expression thereof. If I ever …
: When people talk about something they love, I am happy. When people talk about something in which …
: For the watch nerds out there: Are Skagen reliable?
: Google have messed around with tab controls in Chrome. … sigh
: Why are any journalists determined to declare RSS “dead” when it could in fact be a …
: Apple needs a solid two years of working on its software with one underlying philosophy guiding all …
: LOOK AT THE OTTER EMOJI. LOOK AT ITS LITTLE FACE.
: Not that I expect it’ll be much of a balm to those Apple users who are currently struggling …
: If you’re using silo networks, aka “social media”, such as Twitter, Facebook, and …
: Gonna go ahead and pass on Joker. Tip for those who are unsure: it’s made by the same person …
: Damn it 2 minutes into Seinfeld and I’m already into it. Whole multiple seasons of TV I now …
: Be the kind and compassionate adult who you wished was available when you were younger. Don’t …
: I’m looking back on this month of Micro.blog updates and just wow @manton, @macgenie, and …
: A very late night working on @til is much more enjoyable than feeling bad about not working on the …
: For the first time in my life I just saw somebody post the US version of the word endeavour and …
: The aforementioned chromecast and lyrics features for Apple Music on Android (middle and left icons, …
: Dark Mode for Apple Music… on Android. Also: built-in chromecast support and the new lyrics …
: This is my favourite Ted Talk.
: Spaced is now 20 years old… <oldmanyellsatcloud.jpg>
: Things I Am Highly Unlikely To Encounter On A Micro.blog Hosted Site; a list: javascript bloat …
: CGP Grey was locked out of his YouTube account – you know, the thing that literally defines …
: I need to find a good piece of software for re-using snippets of text, specifically with markdown …
: One of my big wishes for the web is that people who publish professionally can find ways to host …
: A thing I wish I could teach my younger self: Proper hydration, posture, and movement will make your …
: Endgame continues to be amazing on multiple viewings. 🎥
: My wife and I went to the Apple store yesterday to properly look at some of the shinies together for …
: The Leap of Faith scene from Into the Spider-Verse is my favourite from the past year. 📽
: I really wish it was easier to manage my following list on Micro.blog. It’s one of very few …
: Pretty close to two years on Micro.blog and my favourite number 1 feature continues to be: No …
: twitter is not a good platform for discourse – Sarah Z Lack of clarity and context is best for …
: With regard to Micro.blog updates, it’s fair to say that @manton has been on a roll this …
: One of the best things about football that I miss are people like Eric Cantona. 🤣🤣🤣
: Regarding my contact details Quick technical note: I have changed my email address. My details can be found on my contact page, …
: Big goals for the immediate future; finish removing all politics from my online life (progress has …
: My blog is now mirrored to Twitter, if you’re into that kind of thing. This feels like the …
: Apple Maps in DuckDuckGo, Bing Maps, and OpenStreetMap are all inferior to Google Maps. Does anybody …
: Search on Pocket Casts needs a lot of work. Makes the app frustrating to use and just adds another …
: An incoming Harvard freshman, a 17 year old Palestinian boy, had his visa cancelled & was …
: The weird thing about Brexit for me, personally, is that it coincides with big changes for my wife …
: More than two years of an “indiscriminate iPhone attack”, centring on both websites and …
: The colours in the new Apple invite are just lovely.
: Home Screen: August, 2019 As part of my move away from Google, I’m now trying (and enjoying) …
: The success of social media is especially confusing in light of technological progress; we have made …
: Of all of the issues people have with Google, when I think about the potential they have squandered …
: Replies on Micro.blog A reply to the ongoing discussion about replies Going back to at least earlier this year it seemed …
: Of the many things I have attempted to change in my life, it’s fair to say transitioning to a …
: One of the phrases I hate to hear: “Bad language.” How about we all stop trying to …
: One of the reasons I trust @manton and @macgenie and @cheesemaker more than, say, the latest …
: She barely knew how to Google, and yet here she was, browsing Wikipedia articles and D&D …
: Bad Reading on the Broken Web I’ve just been reading twitter in my browser – it’s a bad procrastination habit …
: Conversations like this are why I am looking to leave Google once and for all. Jeremy Keith does a …
: Google’s auto-complete in search is horrible. One of many significant examples of how they are …
: Missy Elliott - Throw It Back 🔥🔥🔥
: It’s amazing how easily we allow sensational, transparently dishonest crap into our lives. Our …
: Perception is unquestionably one of the most difficult barriers faced by the independent web. Even …
: Twitter would be infinitely improved if they just banned all politicians.
: ‘My Instagram got hacked and I lost my business’ I think about events like this a lot. …
: Sony buying Insomniac… wow. And Kojima RT’d the announcement. 🤔
: App Launch Map – Spend more time developing your app This goes right onto my wishlist and the …
: Welp. No university course this year. Time for a new plan.
: The correlation between “tech advocate” and junky feeds has to be high positive. I know …
: When I look at how much people are accomplishing and they then share personally via mainstream …
: I hope Automattic doesn’t add paid plans to Tumblr. Ads are bad but there’s something …
: BBC: Media giants Viacom and CBS to merge in latest mega-deal This video will never get old.
: We should expect Apple to lead the industry on this front, but in fact, they’re far behind. – …
: Oh I’ll bet Sajid Javid is “a low tax guy”. In more ways than one.
: How is it legal for delivery people to use both the buzzer and knocker on your front door?
: per month, billed annually This is what it says for WordPress hosted plans and yet some people …
: Apple has sort of remembered the web exists. Those App Previews can’t be found via any sort of …
: I wonder how long it’ll take Automattic to de-Verizon Tumblr. 🤔
: Sometimes I have a moment when I’m just like: Freddie Mercury… howwwwwwwwwww
: Clearly Micro.blog has inspired the folks at WordPress.
: My unpopular opinion: it’s a testimony to the Clintons’ extraordinarily hardball political acumen …
: Still relevant: This Is America
: Recently watched Dunkirk for the first time. That’s another one I can already tell is going to …
: I’ve been catching up on the different shows from The Economist, and today listened to the In …
: I have played video games for the vast majority of my life. I have never once killed a person. …
: Enquiring about a Software Engineering course at a university was not one of my expectations for …
: As I get older, and hopefully that will be possible, if I am asked about The Great Troubles of our …
: One of my absolutely favourite things about music is just how good it is at destroying limited …
: Must watch for, well, anybody: I, Daniel Blake 📽
: Songlink is a nice alternative to providing links to music streaming silos.
: Threaded tweets as a replacement for blog posts feels like fetch literally happened.
: I’m like: I’ll never ruin my blog by even using the words Boris Johnson! And then …
: I’m going to try something over the next few years; create and maintain a sustainable …
: Finally stopped adding milk to my tea. Next up: finding higher quality tea.
: We finally watched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse last week and I’m still thinking about it …
: haha thanks heatwave I didn’t need sleep anyway 😒
: It is July, in the year 2019, and there are still people requesting an Android version of Overcast. …
: Spoilers… spoilers everywhere. I need to improve my browsing habits to avoid sites where the …
: I’d like to thank Marina Hyde and every other so-called progressive author for using my job …
: Been a while since I posted any kaomoji. This’ll do: ಠ_ಠ
: The more I think about the news vs punditry and expertise, the more I agree with @JohnPhilpin re: …
: To think, the planet used to tolerate our species. Soon enough it will be rid of us, then hopefully …
: i wonder what would happen if i started writing all of my posts like this 🤔
: The customer-based Amazon Strike is unlikely to help the people who work for Amazon in their fight …
: Capitalism is one hell of a drug.
: I am now seriously looking at analogue watches and it’s all @collin’s fault.
: Welp. There goes Apple’s position as the benevolent dictator of podcasts. It’ll be …
: Taika Waititi is returning to the many worlds of Thor. – Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter A …
: Nationwide raids to sweep up undocumented families for deportation are scheduled to begin Sunday, …
: Still not sure about removing Facebook* from your life? They embed tracking data inside photos you …
: Reminder: pundits are not experts.
: For all of the negative things I have to say about Zuckerberg, his posed photos still make me laugh …
: That so-called fine for Facebook is just another brick to be thrown by non-voters. It’s not …
: Long form writing on the web is like anything else that has the most value; it might not be the …
: TIL about the American Community Survey. I know “the” census gets the vast majority of …
: A vulnerability in the Mac Zoom Client allows any malicious website to enable your camera without …
: Welp Spider-Man spoilers happened. It was inevitable, I guess.
: … small groups of deeply passionate people can often be more productive than large groups of …
: Since videos cannot be played on Twitter unless you are signed into an account, we can now …
: I’ve just read a post in which somebody shortened Liverpool to ‘Pool. 🤔
: More than ever, I value local storage. The alternative – “the Cloud” – is …
: You know, for a while there I forgot about tracking pixels. It was a happier time in my life.
: Naming poll: Concentration camps Concentration Camps concentration camps Happy (early) 4th of July! …
: Ever since getting involved with Micro.blog I can’t stop thinking about: Thanks to the open …
: TIL Quidditch has become a real sport.
: There’s no doubt that the Russians did interfere in the election. And I think the …
: Here’s to the clever people at Google who decided the useless Security Alert notifications on …
: THE RAIN IS HERE PRAISE JEEBUS
: Whenever there are big changes with Apple, if there’s anything as predictable as “hot …
: Yesterday I used a phone call to cancel my TV Licence. Yep. Your highest chance for success is with …
: Do By Friday: The Kill Zone This was, as they say, a good one.
: In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention, I have never heard of this level of …
: You can spec an iPad Pro up to £1869 but still can’t directly use web development tools on …
: There are a number of different third-party Micro.blog projects in development. Using Today I …
: The new community-based projects have made me think about one of my favourite things about …
: Quick list of recent additions to the Micro.blog community: Micro Monday newsletter Film Festival …
: Language and the New Social Web (Note: I originally wrote this on Slack, as part of a thread about Micro.blog as a name.) I know …
: Behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders, and in front of me, a nearly empty Congress. Sick …
: Starting my day with a combination of Life and Experience, from the master himself. Looking forward …
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: They should isolate the Apple Music or News team and force them to go through App Review, pay 30%, …
: Up to 3.7 million pensioners who previously received a free TV licence will now have to pay for it. …
: As I’ve just said in this conversation, think about it, those who are cynical with regard to …
: TIL there are people who think of Elon Musk as “real life Iron Man” and now I want to …
: One of the changes to WWDC this year – at least I think it’s from this year since I …
: I would like to create cat sanctuaries all over the world for all of the strays and rescues, and …
: Gay couple beaten up for refusing to kiss for men’s entertainment A news headline. Go ahead …
: Here’s to all of the people genuinely complaining that Apple didn’t return to the Mac …
: I’ve got beta 4 of Android Q and immediately switched to the gesture based navigation. …
: Apple also revamped bug reporting for WWDC. There’s so much stuff this year.
: One of the social skills I’m working on at the moment is remembering to ask questions in a …
: Comments is the new issue of xkcd and yet again Randall Munroe is right on the money. 😘👌🏻
: Taika Waititi’s intro for his commentary on Thor: Ragnarok is probably the best thing …
: Tim Smith’s Bokeh has been funded, which is great news! There’s still time to back it …
: Starting to eye up YouTube as the next silo to drop for personal use. It’s the last one left …
: OK. That’s enough WWDC excitement for now. Back to work on @til and a bunch of shamefully late …
: We don’t answer to advertisers or venture capitalists. We answer to you. – @smith, …
: iOS 13 support for iPhone starts at the 6S. This means no new features for 5 and 5S. SE should be …
: Find My is a really bad name. The app, however, is a good idea (the previous structure of two …
: That was one hell of a keynote. Now for the blog posts, podcasts, and so on! Also… Swift sure …
: That Mac Pro looks fucking hot.
: Apple login + random email address niiiice 🔥
: The UPLOAD DATE filter for YouTube used to have a date picker, you could choose a range. Now …
: Remember when you praisin’ the butterfly Don’t you ever disrespect the fucking …
: One of the reasons I miss iOS so much is YouTube, specifically with regard to how genuinely bad it …
: I really miss iOS on my 5S. It was so good, especially when I first got it – with iOS 8 …
: USA now considers its gas exports to be freedom gas “Molecules of US freedom” is …
: It’s a two-part blockbuster from @smokey with This Week on Micro.blog: Part 1 Part 2 Yes, …
: We Need to Talk About the Larger Scope No one is forcing these game developers to take these jobs – @frostedechoes, on the effects …
: Significant parts of Facebook and Twitter run unattended. – @manton, Unattended Algorithms …
: Micro.blog is slower, but also more considered. – @frostedechoes, Social Decay @macgenie has …
: We don’t need probable cause, sir. We can stop and search whoever we want. – US border …
: What’s beef? Beef is when you murder motherfuckers on a beat, kill ’em all, kill …
: Theresa May getting the boot the same week British Steel enters insolvency. Strong and stable.
: Blog a Lot I think people neglect to write blog posts because the feedback loop is not as tangible as the …
: hashtag stop websites from vomiting their newsletter sign-ups at people 2019
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: The older I get the more I appreciate focused media publications. Not those who decide they must …
: My favourite Game of Thrones character: Drogon. A very good boy.
: The development of Micro.blog has been steady and thorough from the day the Kickstarter campaign …
: Boom. Front page. Not bad eh, @manton.
: Having lots of work to do makes avoiding Game of Thrones spoilers so much easier. For all of my …
: See, the thing with John Wick is that I saw the first one and because of a particular scene early in …
: Bloomberg: “End to end encryption is pointless.” Also Bloomberg: “Use our website …
: Strahd von Zarovich is a dick.
: I just used calc in CSS for the first time and in the immortal words of Mr. Reeves: woah.
: There is currently a technical problem on Micro.blog, specifically with regard to photos. I’m …
: The line between “I hate these silos and everything they represent” and “I like …
: One of my favourite things about Micro.blog as an independent, opinionated platform is the …
: Bokeh will be ad-free, have a chronological timeline, and will be private by default. That means …
: Apple could do a lot worse than ripping off the Pixel with two things: Unlimited photos taken with …
: Apple User Documentation or the Lack Thereof There’s an interesting conversation here regarding Apple and support documentation, …
: The statement went against everything I had experienced as a person who stutters. – Pratik …
: For now, Spotify is only focused on content promotion within its own service — not anything outside …
: A part of the knowledge-based industry is its adoption of the same mindset from older industries: …
: Motion to move Wednesday to Friday, Your Honour.
: It’s been a year already: First of May
: This month was maybe three days long.
: Person: “Ah this thing I’m trying to do is difficult.” The Internet: “Oh …
: The baby is born. The mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby. They wrap the baby …
: Life is too short for paying attention to the words of miserable strangers.
: It’s interesting to see the replies to Gabriel Santiago’s post, in which a group of iOS …
: On the Wisdom of Ents Don’t be hasty! I was getting ahead of myself. Today I Learned is not going to stop – to …
: Apple spends $30 million per month on Amazon Web Services, huh? I’m sure that’s super …
: I’m sure I would eventually get used to working in a library but everytime I am in here I …
: Still confused by all the fuss over today. Plus you’ve all got it the wrong way around; …
: It’s been great to see the recent development of Indigenous, by Kristof De Jaegar. My …
: It’s test-driven space adventuring. – @macgenie, re: Star Trek Voyager on The Weekly …
: Reminder that last week President Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military became the …
: this pocket of wind resistance – @bsag, Micro Monday: Episode 56 BSAG hit the nail directly on …
: If Apple are (rightfully) taking shit for broken keyboards, Samsung can also (rightfully) take shit …
: Spikes on trees in Oxford to ‘stop bird poo’ The height of English civilisation on …
: Girls/Girls/Boys by Panic! At The Disco is great but my favourite thing is this: Two years ago i …
: We always credit sources for news, tutorials, and other articles; we link to other websites …
: My recent announcement regarding the non-cancellation of TIL was soon followed by a bout of flu-like …
: I see the annual release of I Don’t Watch Game Of Thrones Aren’t I Special posts are …
: More than 141,000 girls in all Welsh primary and secondary schools will be given access to free …
: The Swiss supreme court overturns referendum result due to “incomplete” information …
: Video hosting in Micro.blog This is a fantastic update. Not only does it open up the possibility for …
: A microblog dedicated to maps? That’ll do nicely. Bonus; it is in fact a Hosted Micro.blog …
: Go back to LonDON! Classic. 😂
: Despite my reasons for returning to iPhone, there is one thing in particular I wish Apple would …
: But everything about the presentation of release notes in this sheet is obviously bad. – John …
: Spark for Android It’ll be interesting to see if it’s worth dumping the Gmail app.
: In good news: @til is not going to stop. In better news: I am feeling much better. Longer posts …
: Goodbye, Internet. I am no longer maintaining Today I Learned. Having given the project a lot of thought, specifically …
: That new iPad Air might become my Chromebook replacement. 🤔 I wonder if this is part of Apple …
: I’m going to go ahead and break up my current blitz of replies on Micro.blog by saying: sorry! …
: I continue to feel great relief at the lack of a traditional commenting system in place on my Hosted …
: Sorry, the customizing tools did not load correctly Go fuck yourself, WordPress.
: Noise Reduction Only I have the key, and only I get to decide what’s allowed inside. – Cheri Baker, My New …
: Nothing quite like some music from the wonderful Zoë Keating to hit that perfect spot where calm …
: No, seriously, tell me about your “Euroskeptic” bullshit whilst I sit here frightened …
: I’m like “I should start a Brexit podcast!” and then I’m like “wait …
: FOUR YEARS TO THE DAY. REST IN PEACE, SIR TERRY PRATCHETT OBE.
: Torn between two choices: Continue ramping up Today I Learned, publish longer writing to my blog …
: The more you learn about the modern web, the more you have to admit the reality; a handful of …
: Oh look, it’s Micro Monday! I need to talk about @hollyhoneychurch for a minute. Between the …
: I have two aims regarding my opposition to the corporate web; establish alternative means of …
: Three different recommendations for your consideration: Le onde, by Ludovico Einaudi O, by Damien …
: Considering getting a paper dictionary for my desk, since web dictionaries are as awful as so many …
: Perhaps I am well and truly getting old – or maybe ageism continues to influence my thought …
: Pirates of the Caribbean Theme but it’s played on two calculators This was the whole point of …
: Today is another day in which I am grateful to live in a country where guns are difficult to obtain …
: Looking back on Dean Allen’s Twitter feed and thinking yep, that’s how it should have …
: “Just” is a dangerous word. – Brad Frost, a man after my own heart
: Just writing is more important than your choice of software, platform of choice, or even your …
: Make Blog Posts Readable Again
: Human culture is one hell of a drug.
: Going to keep my eye out for reviews of the MP02 by Punkt., which is the best looking model …
: You can get to grips with Micro.blog by using the resource I have created: @til. Today I Learned is …
: “This item is free*!” * not including taxes, shipping, and other costs we don’t …
: “Tim Apple” or as we like to call him tApple
: What people think programming is vs. how it actually is
: You: “People who work at Facebook and Uber should quit because they’re super …
: I’ll never not spell it Waterstone’s. You’ll pry that apostrophe from my cold, …
: The depth of (attainable) 3rd party software remains the leading factor attracting me to the Mac and …
: Finally listening to Hozier and wondering why it took me five years. 🎶
: But does all social media use consist of these projections? No. – @cheri, Is Social Media a …
: If you have listened to the latest episode of Micro Monday, the Q&A special with Manton and were …
: Super Pro Tips for Life: delete distracting apps from your phone; restrict access to them on all of …
: Senator John Cornyn, representing “the great state of Texas”, is quoting Mussolini. Yep.
: The people of the USB-IF can go fuck themselves. Arrogant dickweeds.
: One of my favourite parts of making @til is when I have to use the different versions of Micro.blog. …
: Apparently a square phablet with a crease in the screen is what we now think of as impressive.
: Reminder: IndieWebCamp has been happening in Austin, Texas, and you can see everything on YouTube, …
: It’s amazing just how civil people can be online when you are discussing… well, nothing …
: The words “David”, “Tennant”, and “podcast” are all I needed to …
: Reminder: Core Assistance is a good website and you should check to see if any of the resources can …
: Measles… fucking measles in the so-called developed part of this planet in 20-fucking-19.
: Now completely done with this Chromebook. It is officially significantly inferior to my basic …
: One of my favourite things about Micro.blog is the early-morning version of my timeline, made up of …
: Don Cheadle hosted SNL, wearing a PROTECT TRANS KIDS shirt and a jersey with CCCP on the front and …
: I’ve just witnessed the marvels of our technological world. Tried to use Facebook Messenger on …
: testing categories with Omnibear
: As Amazon buys Eero, the only advice I have for Hot Take Season is to delete your Twitter and …
: Here’s a tip for particularly effective self-care: watch all of Parks and Recreation. Every …
: FREEDOM OF PRESS IS FOR THE BIRDS
: Meowing, chirping, yowling! NOISY Bengal cats talking! why yes my blog is now exclusively the realm …
: Cats Welcoming Owners Home Compilation This is why we made the web.
: Hi people on Micro.blog, Just wanted to say it’s been great getting to know everybody, and …
: There are some days when all I can think about is how the USA was founded by people claiming to want …
: Huh… Maps products from tech companies sure were a great way to accelerate the subjugation of …
: Before I even begin to build a website for a client, I engage in a deep conversation around two …
: Microsoft should stop trying to make apps A question I have has been previously asked by somebody else on the Microsoft support forum thing, …
: I’m trying to create a new calendar in the Windows Calendar app and I swear to fucking god …
: Listening to Too Dry to Cry by Willis Earl Beal and it’s just so good. Need to not just listen …
: Just looking at my Micro.blog timeline you’d think it was Christmas morning or something. Nah; …
: The latest customisation-based updates to Micro.blog make the case for moving your blog over even …
: I can’t imagine a sadder way of living life than analysing art before you’ve had a …
: Not entirely sure what purpose a website would serve someone like me so this page is here to …
: This conversation is a perfect example of why stronger muting tools would be good for Micro.blog. …
: Children: “I need to use the internet to get advice on getting vaccinated because my parents …
: The News: “So uh… our children are being murdered more easily via guns.” Some …
: It’s weird how none of the people I follow in the tech punditry crowd talk about the actual …
: The crushing weight of dangerously low standards in society is a real thing.
: I hate relying on the bus. -_-
: A few months ago I posted a short introduction, which even though I still think could be a good …
: Micro.blog As A Social Layer To note: Apologies to people who follow my Micro.blog feed. That was … a lot of replies. …
: I wonder how many people know that if you’re not signed into an account on the Twitter website …
: Dithering About The Mac I keep going back and forth on this but as somebody who needs a computer – even in the case of a …
: I keep seeing “this technology is bad” and “this technology has done that” …
: Wondering if the Update On posts in Updates are necessary. You can see the release notes for the iOS …
: Every product on the web should have a newsletter just for product updates. I don’t want to …
: A Spark, A Beginning is one of those pieces of music I can come back to, time and again. It is …
: Found a way to make hosted drafts for my blog, at least on my phone: Indigenous. It looks like a …
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: Cutting The Cord I no longer want to be tied up in various accounts for platforms and services, to be tied to …
: As soon as Flickr launches their independent login I’m getting an account.
: littleletterBIGLETTER is not the most egregious decision made by Apple in recent times but …
: My favourite news this week involved the words “Michelle”, “Yeoh”, …
: Added setting alt text on photos for accessibility. Click the photo thumbnail before posting to your …
: “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become …
: TIL Returns Today I Learned is back for 2019, including: A new page; The Phrasebook. A new tip. A variety of …
: The now fully released Micro.blog Android app Dialog is looking pretty damned good. Mike Haynes and …
: Some quick updates: New URLs for Firebyrd (firebyrd.uk) and They Chose Us (theychoseus.firebyrd.uk). …
: Currently playing around with Ko-fi. 🤔
: 100% proof Apple needs to bring back smaller phones
: Man beaten after trying to rob UFC fighter Polyana Viana in Rio de Janeiro Early contender for news …
: Ya’ll is my favourite piece of US slang.
: Finally settled on a music set-up for my computer: iTunes for playing music I own, minus Apple …
: Them: Get rid of your books to truly embrace joy! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Me: You will pry my books out of my …
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: To all of the Micro.blog community! Today is the last day wherein you can invite people to …
: We can’t do it, we just can’t ship junk. – Steve Jobs, August 2007 Look who is …
: Don’t use swear words on your blog. I’ve seen this floating around. Again. Listen, say …
: For The Weekend: Fourteen A few things for you: Blocking Domains in webmention.io. Aaron Parecki has significantly improved …
: The Mainstream Conundrum … I have always thought of Facebook as a necessary evil. – Luis Gabriel Santiago …
: Reminder that taking a break from mainstream social media is not that different from taking a break …
: My Micro.blog Non-Wishlist List Last month I posted my wishlist for Micro.blog, outlining a number of items should they be …
: Let’s see how @dialog handles posting. Ooh that’s a Markdown preview. Sweet! 😁
: 2019 Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you think they will. Life can be full of surprises …
: Random Thoughts: Blog, Tweet, Instagram, or otherwise? During my downtime over Christmas I’ve been thinking a lot about the time I am spending on …
: 2018 It’s been… well, one hell of a year. There are plenty of things I can’t remember …
: Donald Moffat had a guest role in my favourite episode of The West Wing. Rest in peace, sir.
: The WinterFest page on Eastgate is one of the reasons I want to give the Mac a try. I hope this …
: I haven’t written anything of consequence for 48 hours. This is… odd.
: Quick update: Issue 13 of For The Weekend is the last one of the year. I look forward to get it back …
: I’m too old for senseless cynicism. We need to be constructive, direct, and more efficiently …
: Die Hard is the only Christmas movie worth watching every year. Fight me.
: I’m tired of managing plugins. I’m tired of managing themes. I’m tired of wrangling metadata. I’m …
: Over the past couple of years I’ve seen and heard people use the word “socials”, …
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: Moderation on Micro.blog What tools are missing? I think it helps to talk about specific feature requests here. The current …
: I’d pay for a non-ad-based, privacy-protecting social network that was tightly curated to …
: I’ll be doing nothing in particular and suddenly thoughts of What We Do in the Shadows will …
: The snap! of the AirPods case is my favourite sound of the year.
: Why I Made Today I Learned In September of 2017 I had encountered a dilemma. The one all-encompassing hobby project to which I …
: Diversity on Micro.bog This is partially in reply to Jonathan LaCour’s tagmoji suggestion and about the issue in …
: For The Weekend: Thirteen A few things for you: Blogging Your Breakfast. Patrick Rhone recently linked to this 5 year-old …
: Updates! Edited Mumblings and Snapshot using Manton’s shared CSS edits and some other tweaks; …
: Material Design is to UX that which AMP is to websites in general.
: Creative Commons is a thing I keep meaning to spend more time on, researching, thinking, writing …
: Starting to think social networks ought to be regulated to such an extent as to block them from …
: Lots to do. Today is a Ludovico Einaudi kind of day.
: YESSSSS Firefox finally has multi-tab handling
: Steve Jobs would hate the trade-in banner on apple.com! – idiots everywhere Reminder: Steve …
: Very happy to get two posts out at the end of last week, especially after losing a few days to a …
: This is the Micro.blog news blog. We’ll include blog posts here about recent changes or to highlight …
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: Now that I have put the Twitter account for Today I Learned on hold until the New Year I will not be …
: Interesting reactions to the linkblogging part of the 12 days of microblogging.
: Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg - Epic Rap Battles of History Fuck. Yes.
: Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word is in 2 hours. You can watch it for free but need to first …
: For The Weekend: Twelve A few things for you: Big Data versus Humanity. Brewster Kahle wrote this in February but it has …
: In the past month: Lion King teaser Toy Story 4 teaser Game of Thrones teaser Dragon Age teaser …
: I’ve just realised; the recent Questions and Answers episode of Micro Monday ought to be …
: T-shirt idea for Micro.blog: I ONLY LISTEN TO MICROCASTS NOW
: My bet on the next web-publishing company to fuck up: Squarespace. Between their disconcerting deal …
: Further to the Gutenberg editor and the inadequacies of WordPress for those of us who are focused …
: I have written about Gutenberg before now and I’ll say this much for people who do not like …
: Here is the thing a lot of people, especially those in Apple-centric circles ought to understand …
: My Micro.blog Wishlist I have been taking notes for this wishlist for some time. Two things have stopped me from writing it …
: GitHub questions: I was thinking about using it for somewhere to post the custom CSS for my blog …
: Never been happier to use Firefox.
: You know what’s super fun when you’ve got momentum with work across different projects …
: Perhaps if Apple had the courage to reject Facebook, Twitter, and Uber we’d also see changes …
: Finally, the blog post we’ve all been waiting for: Why write about lunch? by Brent Simmons Oh, …
: Oh, it’s Micro Monday again! I’d like to point you to @Miraz, who posts about a variety …
: I just counted M&M’s. Can confirm am a super serious adult.
: Five decades of Met publications on art history, available to read, download, and/or search for …
: HOW MANY FAHRENHEIT ARE IN A CUP – Innes McKendrick, encountering the imperial system of …
: I often forget the Internet Archive is more than just the Wayback Machine. In fact, it is a …
: Advent Calendar of Compliments @mandaris has a great idea for the holiday season. This is such a …
: … there’s no fallback to a web page … – John Gruber, I’m Ping Pong King …
: LOL somebody asked a question about why Apple software doesn’t work a certain way and you, the …
: For The Weekend: Eleven A few things for you: Meet Cambodia’s First LGBTQ Dance Company is a beautiful short …
: I have… in-laws. Like, that’s a thing that happened.
: Apple and the Halo This is kind of an “iTunes on Windows” moment. – Manton Reece on Apple Music coming to Alexa …
: I too easily forget about the Acknowledgements page on MacStories. It is heartening to see such a …
: Hosted Micro.blog Comments In reply to: I really think hosted Micro.blogs need an on-blog comment system so non-blogging …
: The new design for the Micro.blog Help home page is looking… mighty fine. 😉
: Mira Sorvino makes an observation about the US with President Trump, then some rando decides …
: The UK would be significantly worse off under all possible Brexit scenarios in 15 years’ time, …
: Patrick Rothfuss has started the 10th Annual Worldbuilders End of year Fundraiser. And he’s …
: Apparent Apple Failure In reply to: so unless apple delivers something as successful as a product that repeats the success …
: Made some minor edits to @til pages. The one page that will be continuously updated is Links, which …
: Never underestimate the power of AlternativeTo.
: Apple: the friendly marketplace landlord I’ve been saying for years that the 30% cut is completely out of line with the value that Apple …
: Finding Your Place I recently stumbled across I don’t hang out on the internet by Ryan Barrett and it hit a few …
: Finally got my own domain set up: simonwoods.online is my Home page. blog.simonwoods.online is …
: I see the holiday season has brought about the cheery, joyful, Christianity of the jackbooted thugs …
: One Year on Micro.blog This is a previous version of my About page on my hosted Micro.blog site: Simon Woods is a man of …
: The blogging mood really hit me – not surprising considering how much progress I’ve just …
: Apple Anxiety One of my reasons for feeling trepidation at giving Apple a try beyond iPhone and iPad is that there …
: For The Weekend: Ten A few things for you: The Pudding is a growing collection of visual essays. Journalism funded in new …
: Of the recent updates made to @til, I am happiest to get the new History page for the Updates blog …
: There’s something so satisfying about completing the hardest part of a job, especially when …
: Piece of the day: Experience by Ludovico Einaudi 🎶
: So, Apple removes Tumblr from the App Store because of pornographic content whilst Facebook and …
: Changes to The Web The Web As It Was: 90% porn 10% cats The Web As It Is: 90% porn 5% shitty opinions about the web of …
: ICYMI: I posted a guide to pins on Micro.blog over at @til, the first of its kind for the project.
: This advert for Amazon Prime Video is brilliant. 😂
: After the launch of the Gluon beta there is more good news for people attempting to use Micro.blog …
: My favourite thing about the FiveThirtyEight election forecast is the part of the label for …
: They did it with a small team and weren’t afraid to grow slowly. – Manton Reece Reminder to …
: You’ll need Oreo (Android 8.1) or higher and I will only support the app on the most recent …
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: 2014: The most extreme right-wing one-sided government in KS history is elected. – Davis …
: In response to the latest thinly-veiled criticism from Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg ordered his …
: More people cared about Stan Lee’s death than care about Bill Maher alive. – Neil Gaiman 😂😂😂 …
: A few recent updates for Mumblings: Page updates: Now refreshed. Couple of additions to Subscribe. …
: Commenting on Commentors I still don’t get how they keep getting away with it. – John Philpin, Facebook’s Dirty …
: You know, Bill Maher brought up a good point you guys! – Idiots, everywhere.
: For The Weekend: Nine A few things for you: Patrick Rhone’s One More Thing… newsletter is back. I was not a …
: John Gruber wants the option to delete apps from the Updates tab and I totally agree. This would …
: I’m producing a number to try to illustrate what I believe. – Justice Minister Rory …
: We Must Build for the Future I think pushback against Instagram is coming, as more people who have already left Facebook also …
: It’s good to see Brexit is going well. Congratulations to all of the idiots who voted Leave.
: Now that it seems SoundCloud is on the road to recovery I am again tempted to consider their …
: When I see deputy editors for large news organisations casually sharing AMP links it’s more …
: I would like to point you in the direction of @DiplomaticDiva for Micro Monday, who since the …
: Pro tip for the Micro.blog timeline; if you want use the One True Shrug Emoji, insert extra slashes, …
: Sharing things on Twitter is so much more fun when it is for the purpose of convincing people to use …
: While I’m complaining about stuff: 1. I don’t like Medium.com, 2. I hate autoplay 3. I’m not signing …
: For The Weekend: Eight A few things for you: To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men. Jean …
: “Gun control” is a funny phrase. It’s the kind of thing I’d say with …
: Leaving Twitter for personal use has become a form of self-care: Exhibit …
: Oh, I see verification via website has made its way into Mastodon. It’s fair to say I agree …
: I feel good about getting the first issue of the new series from the @til Updates blog out today: …
: Seeing a lot of “the iPad Pro is being held back by iOS” and it’s hardly …
: I missed a whole god-damn batch of updates for TIL last month. 😐
: Replying to one of these usernames will send a Webmention to that user’s external web site. – …
: Testing IndieWeb username. Hi, @eli!
: The photography on display across Micro.blog is fantastic. You can see a selection of it in the …
: I wonder if it’s possible to remove Pocket from Firefox and modify the context menu. 🤔 This is …
: Between the Hacker News post and the brand new feature for connecting your Micro.blog account with …
: Got my On This Day page up and running. I hit 1 year on Micro.blog just under 3 weeks ago, on the …
: It’s great to see another third-party Micro.blog app in the works, for both iOS and Android no …
: Feeling relieved to have a project keeping my hands full. At least there will be progress on @til as …
: I’ve hit my limit for junk on the web; ad-infested websites; shallow people with small …
: Hi, US folks. 👋🏻 I wrote a thing about voting a couple of weeks ago. Go. Fucking. Vote. 🇺🇸
: US soldiers carrying out orders as fake border patrol is literally a rejected sub-plot for Team …
: It is a lot easier to make a thing for the web and use the silos to share it. That’s where …
: It’s interesting to see a Goldilocks effect of sorts upon which the large, silo web companies …
: I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions: Discover Including …
: Testing the Micro.blog timeline (last post on my timeline is from 13 hours ago).
: I’d like to thank Google for the sudden inexplicable shitty quality of the photos taken with …
: Whoever brought the words Fair Use to prominence via comment sections has to live with the misery of …
: In the latest round of Microsoft’s Magical Touch: I am now getting notification sounds from …
: Just used the new Discover search on Micro.blog for the first time and it worked really well. ⭐
: Now that NaNoWriMo has begun proper, it’s worth remembering the special Discover feed for …
: For The Weekend: Seven A few things for you: My Life In Black And White. Sameer Vasta partook in a Twitter challenge …
: /* insert witty line about married life */
: Some weeks are busier than others. Of the many goings-on of my life right now, it’s fair to …
: It’s too easy to dismiss Donald Trump as a buffoon – to point and laugh at a man whose worldview is …
: Finally. This most sacred of weekends, when we steal back that hour.
: For The Weekend: Six A few things for you: Selma Blair has Multiple Sclerosis. The greater a light we shine on the …
: TF(eeling)W you finish a piece of work as early as possible. 😎
: The Gutenberg Promise As I test Gutenberg, I keep coming back to one question: is it good for blogging? – Manton …
: In anticipation of impending changes I’m preparing to delete some more items from my WIP …
: Is it no wonder people choose to pirate so much stuff when the official websites – if they …
: Today’s piece: Welcome to Wildemount (CRITICAL ROLE MUSIC) by Colm McGuinness 🎶
: Explaining his decision in a speech to Parliament, Mr Abiy said women were “less corrupt than …
: Be Counted In my thirty-five years of teaching college students, I’ve not encountered a generation as dedicated …
: For The Weekend: Five A few things for you: Upcase from Thoughtbot and Quality from Code Climate are dev tools newly made …
: Podcasts are Awesome I’m kind of lonely. Initially this was largely a matter of choice; even though I am …
: Twitter can keep the thought leaders.
: The music filter for Discover on Micro.blog is basically a timeline full of recommendations, a …
: My Thoughts on Google+ by Emma Blackery 🎶
: Today’s song: Heaven’s Gate by Fall Out Boy 🎶
: Autumn Falls This is a post about updates in a number of ways. Let’s start with the overview: Theme: Dark …
: Replies on Micro.blog are so damn quick, as @smokey says I thought something was broken for half a …
: For The Weekend: Four A few things for you: I Choose, in which Cheri Baker delivers thoughtful and simple advice. …
: THINLY VEILED METAPHOR ABOUT VOTING
: Regular blogging is such a good hobby for writers. Focus, discipline, and repeated practise all …
: You can buy all 145 digital editions of Hellboy and wow do I wish I had more money right now.
: In which Alex Kingston reacts to finding out Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor.
: It’s great to see the JSON Feed plugin for WordPress being maintained. David Shanske does a …
: I have now watched and listened to the introduction of Pumat Sol on Critical Role a few times each. …
: For The Weekend: Three A few things for you: Preparing for the fall is a meditation of sorts on the inevitable change …
: New emoji set for iOS inlcudes animals but still no guinea pig for @macgenie. 😬
: testing dat preview goodness on Micro.blog
: ‘Show More’ WORKS IN MOTHER.FUCKING MENTIONS !
: Mood: Clicking ‘Show More’ again and again and again and again and again…
: We finally, somewhat inevitably started watching Critical Role. How is traditional TV still in …
: Is there a German word for that feeling you get when you realise you have forgotten the colour hex …
: For the first Micro Monday of October let’s talk about @vasta. Sameer writes with …
: Today’s track: The Apple Tree feat. The Glitch Mob by Khameleon808 🎶
: For The Weekend: Two A few things for you: Reuters RSS is the feeds collection of the wire service all on one page. h/t …
: False news is 70% more likely to be tweeted than true stories. It takes true stories about six times …
: Micro.blog looks pretty damn good in the dark.
: Today’s piece: Time by Hans Zimmer 🎶
: Home Screen: September, 2018
: Pro tip: if you’re even .01% happy with decisions you make about colour, save the god damned …
: My favourite thing about Google’s partnerships with legacy media companies is how they can …
: For anybody who might feel uncomfortable about direct language: In even the wealthy parts of the …
: Today’s song: BagBak by Vince Staples 🎶
: Kohan Ikin has proof of his Micro.blog app, working on MacOS, Windows, and Linux. 🎉
: … hello from a Windows desktop Micro Blog app. – Kohan Ikin (@syneryder) Kohan is also …
: Today’s song: AllttA (feat. 20syl & Mr. J. Medeiros) by AllttA 🎶
: Be constructive, be helpful, be kind. Make your blog posts not too long, not too short, not too …
: When people refer to blog posts as “blogs”. 😬
: In other Microsoft behaviour any reasonable person would object to, is stealth bloatware(woo!) Being …
: Microsoft’s emoji support is really really sad.
: PetPhoto Micro.blog both adds to and sometimes creates the positive parts of my mood. 🙌🏻😍🐶😍🐱😍🐹😍🐰😍🙌🏻
: For Micro Monday I’m making it two image-centric GMT-located people in a row by pointing you …
: Compared to hosting your own blog and auto-posting it to Micro.blog, which won’t cost you and …
: You know winter is well on truly on the way when the only spiders left are the big ones. ❄️🕷
: Micro.blog, thoughts thereon There’s a lot of good spirit in this conversation but so far I’ve only seen a suggestion …
: The iPhone XS is faster than an iMac Pro on the Speedometer 2.0 JavaScript benchmark. – David …
: The “good old days” were never that. It’s OK if people behave differently than …
: The Builder’s High is a near-five year post I just read. It’s another piece of …
: You can’t post your performance of Bach on media platforms because Sony owns his …
: Hey Google, I’d like to know what apps I’m using the most, you know, the feature Apple …
: My favourite thing about John Siracusa is his honesty. He doesn’t hide his critical nature …
: Some weekend late night motivation: Marco Arment at XOXO, 2013 26 minutes well spent.
: iPhone XShallow I haven’t read the reviews or much of anything about the iPhone, only listened to a few …
: The thing I miss the most from Feedbin; the newsletter address. Such a good idea that I can’t …
: One of the big positives of using a voice-controlled robot to set your alarm; the moment you yell at …
: The last line in this piece by @brentsimmons hits the nail on the head. If you ever find yourself in …
: When we talk about a week starting particularly well, we talk about the return to Micro.blog of …
: Please keep this Twitter. Please! – Colin Devroe on Twitter seemingly fixing the timeline …
: I was on a podcast! 🎉 For the first time. 😅 It was a great experience being on @monday with …
: Oh look, Micro Monday time! I love it when artists join our community and @skysandison is the latest …
: Some updates: @til is finally back! There is plenty more where that came from. Started my first ever …
: TIL there is no typewriter emoji. 😲
: Path is dying. Yet more proof that when it comes to the closed, privacy invasive web you cannot …
: I’m looking forward to the character restriction on Micro.blog replies. My tendency to ramble …
: If we’re telling people to not use AMP we also HAVE to tell them to make their websites …
: Today’s song: I Got… (Beats Antique remix) by Mix n Blend & Narch 🎶
: USA: “Look how we can ruin the internet!” EU: “Hold my beer.”
: This article on Politico has a terrible headline but I consider it another big item in the case …
: I binged a lot of Casey Neistat’s vlog and ended up running into a wall. You can have too much …
: If I get an iPod Touch I’m going to be confused by the feelings I have for the smaller form …
: Next Thursday, FEMA will do its first test of a system that allows the president to send a message …
: TIL Windows 10 now has a shortcut for an emoji picker.🤯
: For The Weekend: One A few things for you: Mailbird was recently updated. It’s the email app I use most and has …
: Loving my tl with Nintendo hype all over it right now. 🎮🎉
: Micro.blog has grown unevenly, likely against expectations from different quarters, and is now in a …
: If you’ve tried to send me a message at contact@simonwoods.online it probably didn’t go …
: It’s unsurprising but still disheartening to see so many people leap from “Fall …
: The big update to Omnibear is really good. I look forward to better support of non-Note types from …
: Advertising In reply to: Why I hate Advertisements by @vishae Here’s a thing I think is important; now we …
: Time for Apple to introduce the Pro moniker for top-end iPhones. They’re no longer what most …
: A thing from the past few weeks of chaotic things happeing “in the Real World”. Turns …
: All of Apple Event Twitter can be swapped out in favour of this excellent post from Walt Mossberg. …
: I am so much happier on Micro.blog than I ever was on the mass market social networks.
: They’re saving Hair Force One for October.
: 1st person Elder Scrolls on a phone is unreal. Also, the camera improvements for iPhone X are …
: You: “Google is evil!” Me: “OK. Offer alternatives.” You: “Here, make …
: 🎙 The latest epsiode of Under The Radar was really good.
: Welp. (Image: An iPad in its box, yet to be opened.)
: Testing Pico since my phone decided it was OK to download it after an update. cc @belle
: Having recently got a healthy reply about private/semi-private online conversations I’ve been …
: One thing I have yet to talk about on here (at all, I think) is the NHS. I’m used to avoiding …
: The new Spider-Man game looks fucking hot.
: 👀 Vimeo have released a royalty-free stock footage feature
: It feels cold in the evening; all is right with the world. 😊
: I’m going to play with some Micro.blog toys over the next few days: ADN Finder indiebookclub …
: Beware people who like to dress as “serious thinkers” or “academics”, when …
: The special double bill of @monday was a lot of fun. Seeing the tech development side of things for …
: My favourite new podcast is @joncast. This Podcast Is Cool 😎 🎙
: I care about history, but not at the expense of the future. – Brent Simmons, Decision: Not …
: One of the many reasons I massively prefer Micro.blog to Twitter is that Manton Reece has shown no …
: lol Malcolm Gladwell has opinions about Steve Bannon. OK Malcolm.
: ⭐️ Micro Monday! My question is this: Why aren’t you reading @JohnPhilpin’s posts? …
: The latest episode of @TheWeeklyReview (That’s Too Devious, Jean) was great. At one point I …
: Merlin’s special timeline is easily one of my favourite podcast moments this year. 😂 🎙
: Going into the next (two) Apple event(s) this is my to-buy plan: MacBook Pro (no Touch Bar) iPad 9.7 …
: People who complain about “needing a rest” or whatever from Marvel movies. Like… …
: Updates: New email address; something I found and couldn’t help myself: …
: Today’s album: Islands by Ludovico Einaudi (It’s like a starter pack for one of my …
: I keep going back and forth on MacBook vs iPad. At one point I recently thought my preference for …
: One of my favourite things about the Marfa theme is that the search, though external, is run through …
: What Micro.blog Needs The sky is falling on Twitter. Maybe. Probably. Nobody knows for sure but we do know one thing: …
: 👀 (Image: A screenshot of the Micro.blog upgrade page for the Today I Learned account.)
: TIL, thanks to @rosemaryorchard, the one-port MacBook has a 480p camera. 480p. £1200. 😐
: That 9to5 leak is something else. Wouldn’t be surprised if Apple made that happen.
: App not installed. – Android’s reaction as a result of an accidental tap I made. Feels …
: We can’t make a headline feature from WWDC work on time but here’s a firmware update for …
: Submitting your legal ID to Instagram… what could go wrong.
: 👋 An Introduction: Hi! I’m Simon, a 33 year-old cis male. I enjoy blogs about the arts, …
: We need a word for that feeling you get when you’ve just posted to Micro.blog a lot.
: Today’s song: Jumpsuit by twenty one pilots 🎶
: One of the changes it made was to stop third-parties from being able to post to Facebook as the …
: Today’s song: Mama’s Gun by Glass Animals 🎶
: For Micro Monday let me tell you about the awesome @belle. Between her fun and multi-faceted …
: I asked a question recently and got 10 replies within 12 hours, all worth reading. I am not, I hope, …
: Update: About page edited to swap out some links and fix the Contact link. If you’ve sent a …
: I caught up and listened to the latest episode of Analogue, wherein Twitter alternatives are spoken …
: In fun news for Android users, Google: Released the beta for Digital Wellbeing, only for Pixel …
: Micro Blog Core A lot of the ideas in this thread are almost identical to what the closed web monoliths have been …
: Last year, the BBC was all lol omg have you guys heard about POD-CASTING and then this year they …
: We do not currently have information on how many of those journals used end-to-end encryption, but …
: A good tip from @abbey regarding the fragility of the Micro.blog post editor. For longer form …
: It’s National Dog Day and the Micro.blog community is full of GOOD DOGGOS.
: Today’s song: Tear in My Heart (feat. MUTEMATH) by twenty one pilots 🎶
: You know you’re listening to too much Do By Friday when your (internal) reaction to people …
: Trump Hate Syndrome is my Clarence Clemons cover band.
: If you wanted to talk with a group of people in a private, or at least semi-private online place …
: A photo post via Pico, in honour of National Dog Day.
: So My Brother, My Brother and Me has 421 episodes… I wonder how long it will take for me to …
: Ugh. Mastodon has PITA linux people because of course it does.
: Today’s song: Heathens (feat. MUTEMATH) by twenty one pilots 🎶
: Bad Tweets (Image: man appreciating his onions, with captions about twitter; “me” “bad …
: Exciting times for those of us using Android: Belle B. Cooper (@belle) has released an APK of a …
: Got my Podstand profile set up. It’s a work in progress. I like this idea a lot. Thanks, …
: ℹ️ About page: updated I have de-emphasised my profiles on Twitter and Mastodon because I …
: I eagerly await the day Mastodon is much easier to use.
: The apps I miss most from iOS: Due Overcast Drafts Unread Micro.blog Ipsum Remind Me Tweetbot …
: Whilst its true that Micro.blog has the superior app offerings on iOS, there is quite a gap with …
: Instead of Micro.blog vs Mastodon, how about: Micro.blog AND Mastodon vs the bullshit closed …
: Working through some confusion about Mastodon – literal “how does this work” type …
: Twitter, thoughts thereon … because why else do I have a blog. I replied to Cheri Baker’s excellent post and …
: PodStand is a website to share your podcast subscriptions. Without Twitter I would not have seen …
: Maybe I’m just not into the original idea behind status-post SMS-esque based networks but when …
: I Don't Always Write Full Blog Posts Sometimes I end up creating a thread using the Micro.blog Conversation view and I actually did so …
: Not everybody has to jump to Twitter/Facebook alternatives right now, since those behemoths have …
: Rewatching: Steve Jobs at WWDC 1997 From this point (14 minutes) on for the next 5 or so minutes he …
: Windows is a service Do you think whoever wrote this for the updater immediately felt sad about it? …
: Instances & Toots, the Trump-Clinton fanfic you always wanted.
: Looks like people leaving Twitter just want their Twitter replacement right now without any waiting. …
: THIS GOD DAMNED DOG MADE ME CRY SO HERE YOU GO
: THAT MUTE THING User-based moderating tools are beginning to arrive, a very good step for Micro.blog …
: Can you create threads with Micro.blog? (👉 micro.blog/simonwood…)
: I took a look at Mastodon and wanted to vomit. That thing is destined for two things: the obscurity …
: I continue to adore the focus on blogs in Micro.blog, specifically the culture of blogging as …
: I missed the big update to the Micro.blog wiki. Awesome work by @eli. 👏
: A modern web design decision I wish I could force to change: keeping the sign out/log out button …
: You: I can’t believe they’re blatantly copying the iPhone! Me: I can’t believe …
: Oh shit. @Moltz is here. Welp it was fun while it lasted.
: One of my favourite things about Ben Thompson’s site, Stratechery is that he chooses to not …
: Hi, new people! Feel free to @ me. ✌️
: Oh don’t mind me, just watching manipulative tear-jerking moments from reality TV on YouTube …
: Summer Update Redux Three days ago I posted about my return to blogging. Today I have returned to Micro.blog in a …
: When @macgenie talks about the Microblog Academy all I want in the world is for there to be a beta …
: It’s not just a matter of interface design. Apple has built an entire ecosystem to support and …
: Not only do I agree with @cheri’s suggestion for photo labelling in Micro.blog, I think …
: John Paczkowski, writing at some website today – John Gruber, The iPad’s Dominance of …
: Quick update on my Pixel 2 XL after 5 months of use: Google should be ashamed of Oreo.
: It’s amazing how many “progressive Americans” are just Germans from the …
: Casual reminder that Apple have their own closed ecosystem with an influence on the web and has been …
: Britain’s Richest Man Runs Away Like the Brexit Supporting Coward He Is This one’s for …
: Micro.blog is not an attempt to duplicate or replace Twitter. – Jean MacDonald welcomes …
: Oh look, it’s C-A-S E-Y-L I-S-S (that’s @liss), hopping onboard the MB train.
: Today’s song: Ride by twenty one pilots 🎶
: Summer Update I’m back!… ish. About a month ago I moved my main site to a WordPress Hosted site and …
: I’m back. Microblogging will now resume. Update forthcoming. 👋
: Testing cross-posting to Micro.blog
: Temporary Archive SUPER MEGA FINAL EDIT: This post was used during a transitional phase of my site, when I …
: Want to read: Brain On Fire by Susannah Cahalan 📚
: Recent updates tested: IndieBookClub ✔️ IndieAuth ✔️ Footer HTML ✔️ Redirect links ✔️ IndieWeb Ring …
: Want to read: Infinite Loop by Michael S. Malone 📚
: MEPs have voted to reject a controversial copyright law in its current form, deciding to return to …
: Testing Omnibear via Micro.blog authentication.
: Still interesting to see people talking passionately about the Open Web and how bad silos are (which …
: IndieWeb Activate! I can’t wait to try out these updates. Improvements to the hosted part of …
: Writing software I’ve tried: Typora (Windows only) iA Writer (no web app) Writer (web only) …
: Being a writer with multiple projects on a Windows machine and Chromebook currently feels like …
: A woman mentioning her period shouldn’t be such huge news – Danielle Rowley, a Scottish …
: Snowmelt is the new EP from Zoe Keating 😎
: It’s been an… interesting month. Now is the time to get momentum going again so with …
: Minor Impressions Over the past month I’ve learned yet another lesson in just how fragile momentum can be, …
: Manton has released a preview of Sunlit 2.2 and it looks pretty damned good. If I go back to iPhone …
: Another day, another chance to say: Fuck guns.
: Don’t eat the paper. – a white woman to Patti Labelle We white people have an overflow …
: The heatwave is winding down. The cruel sun recedes.
: To, The men who are uncomfortable about buying tampons and other such products for a woman: Grow the …
: Today’s song: All The Stars by Kendrick Lamar & SZA 🎶
: Technology at its very best These onions, yikes…
: The Laura Ingalls Wilder award, a prize for “substantial and lasting contributions to …
: Between yet another white woman attempting to use the police as a weapon against POC – in this …
: Today’s song: APESHIT by The Carters 🎶
: 1,521 days That’s how long parts of the most powerful country on the planet can go without …
: Today’s song: Caterpillar feat. Eminem, King Green 🎶
: That awesome new T. Rex on your iPhone could be a total lie.
: Instagram didn’t just release ‘IGTV’, they also updated the layout of their …
: Finally realised it was foolish to expect tech pundit-based media to put any serious effort into …
: Today’s song: Love by Maxzwell 🎶
: RAICES is hiring lawyers thanks to massive support over the past four days
: YouTube Music is going to destroy Spotify. As for Apple, well, let’s just say that most people …
: YouTube without ads? I will take that offer, please and thank you.
: I’m also trying out Inoreader. I hear good things from a power user POV.
: I’m giving feedly another try. Feedbin’s web app lacks both batch editing controls and …
: In the internment camps of the United States of America migrant children are attempting suicide.
: When a stranger resides with you in your land…
: … federal authorities, in conjunction with contracted private partners, have signed a lease …
: The problem with listening to episode 5 of Originality – 73 Million Blank Notebooks – is …
: Hey, US citizens! You can use money to battle the evil assholes in charge of your country by …
: Reading stuff posted on the web from before Brexit is… ugh so sad.
: Currently trying Workflowy in place of TickTick. Was already using the former for some note-taking …
: About Twitter… (I’m super good at spending my time efficiently on things that matter) …
: Today’s song: PYNK by Janelle Monáe 🎶
: Finding it difficult to give a shit about fucking Siri Shortcuts when the USA is fully engaged in …
: Eternal feature request for Micro.blog: Don’t pull this bullshit
: Today’s song: Invincible (feat. iDA HAWK) by Big Wild 🎶
: So we watched Moonlight last night. Just… wow.
: Listed, the hosted blog/newsletter service from Standard Notes has just gained custom domain …
: Today’s song: Day-Glow by Panthurr 🎶
: USA liberals are in for a shock
: So we watched Black Panther last night. Whew.
: Another day has passed and thus another round of: Enough Swearing OR Not Enough Swearing
: (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*: ･ﾟI N S P I R A T I O N
: I’m sure the North Korean flag is exactly what many USA citizens wanted to see alongside their …
: Today’s song: I’ll Keep Coming by Low Roar 🎶
: The next time you find yourself thinking “the web has failed” or “we can’t …
: hideo kojima is fucking weird
: Currently playing Middle Earth: Shadow of War and uh wow. This game is stunning. 🎮
: Woo new project! Launching things is… uh, fun. 😅 Today I Learned is a blog about Micro.blog, …
: Welcome to Micro.blog There is no doubt that the siloed, social web has been revealed for the limiting, sometimes …
: I like the new system menu in Chrome OS. It’s availabe on 67 via …
: Today’s song: Pumped up Kicks by Foster The People 🎶
: Then I took a deep breath and went off-script… – Liz Marley, Next Conference This is one of my …
: I made a snarky comment about Twitter (I know, I’m super original) in the Micro.blog slack …
: Tip: when contacting somebody for the first time, absent an established relationship or dynamic, …
: Today’s song: Bloom by Troye Sivan 🎶
: I have never seen nor read any of Anthony Bourdain’s work and yet both my Micro.blog and …
: We care about your privacy – Every company that does in fact not care.
: Fleas and Armpits This is phenomenal.
: I’ll never get over this untidy fact so many tech and web enthusiasts like to forget: Sharing …
: We haven’t yet had the in depth sessions, but the even Platform State of the Union is ripe with …
: It is his business. He should have the opportunity to run his business the way he wants. If he wants …
: But what really changed? Not much. – @danielpunkass pours cold water on the hype surrounding …
: We want to be clear that while we are not developing AI for use in weapons, we will continue our …
: Today’s album: My Head Is An Animal by Of Monsters and Men 🎶
: Signs You're Really Into Micro.blog You can’t stop writing about it. You care more about news-based commentary on here than, say, …
: Children hide as part of a lockdown, in the dark with the sound of helicopters to accompany them. …
: Current writing subjects: Micro.blog The Web Google Myself Twitter
: (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ M I C R O D O T B L O G
: There are times when it is easy for me to forget that the USA is in fact less of a country and more …
: Free trials coming to iOS and Cabel Sasser confirms also to MacOS
: Live stream of The Talk Show This came out of nowhere.
: Jared Leto gets his own Joker movie.
: Do you know what I don’t see on my Micro.blog timeline? #Posts that are #full #of #engaging …
: Today’s song: Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen 🎶
: The “vocal minority” is a useless statement Yep.
: “Don’t Feed The Trolls” is a terrible ideology Yep.
: I dislike Twitter threads as a replacement for blog posts and other longform web writing. However, …
: I/O and WWDC always look like so much fun… look at all you nerdy people being nerdy. ❤️
: I love Star Wars but the fans of Star Wars… ugh seriously so many of you do not deserve it. …
: Must admit that Apple dogfooding Marzipan makes me feel better about the Mac. The apparent neglect …
: Been thinking about WWDC some more… the updates to iOS notifications certainly are …
: As a potential future Apple user, today’s WWDC was OK… if they balance out the …
: All set for WWDC, as I’m sure a lot of folks on here are. May we be here for less than 2 …
: In the world of Twitter, a woman will be silenced for posting crime statistics from the FBI. …
: Hi GitHub users. 👋 Enjoy networking your code with fellow LinkedIn professionals. Regards, Microsoft
: Suffice to say I am quite jealous of all the WWDC adventures, much like I was of the I/O adventures. …
: Today’s album: Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe 🎶
: I want to oppose Trump BUT the other side shouldn’t be mean to me! – Idiots Everywhere
: My Actual Face I have big news! Claire has been discharged from both the physio and occupational therapist whom she …
: God I just love Micro.blog. Look at all of you, just… doing things. 💪
: Today’s song: How You Feeling? by Superfruit 🎶
: There were so many people, including nurses and doctors, out there to support her. – Leanne …
: Where People Are Twitter. Facebook. Instagram. YouTube. There are times in the day when I simply think "Why the am I …
: I know that, on my death bed, I would regret not giving this a shot. – Casey Liss, Taking …
: Sometimes I just stop and think about the people who on one hand get super angry about Changing That …
: It makes me sad every time I see statements posted as attached images or tweetstorms. A basic free …
: Listening to Merlin Mann and John Siracusa talk about Apple’s problems with attracting …
: Have you tried turning it off and on again? Apple continues to justify that premium label.
: Calling the Steam Link app rejection curious is like saying “Hey my buddy shit on a bunch of …
: This is an issue that has gone unheeded for too long. – Gillian Kynoch, head of FareShare in …
: We will be removing the Yahoo login requirement, yes. Don MacAskill, CEO of SmugMug Talk about …
: Today’s piece: Theme from Black Sails, by Bear McCreary 🎶
: The move immediately triggered vows of retaliation from Mexico and the EU, which called the tariffs …
: It’s also unclear what might happen to podcasts that don’t update to secure feeds. – Dan …
: I’m looking for the “Vimeo version” of photo platforms: clear business model would …
: I feel sympathy for whomever follows both @Bruce and me. Although, the ability to waffle on about …
: I wonder if AirPower is the canary for Apple’s coal mine.
: This interactive Happy-o-meter for the Connected podcast by @rosemaryorchard is great. As for the …
: Twitter finds a lot of horrible things permissible, is what I’m saying, and it doesn’t want you to …
: Opting out of the Tracking-Industrial Complex is so much fucking work. I am keen to investigate what …
: Today’s artist: The Glitch Mob On: Spotify Apple Music YouTube SoundCloud 🎶
: A thread on Micro.blog about “smart home” technology and voice-based technology as a …
: Today’s song: Day 1 by HONNE 🎶
: President Donald Trump using dead soldiers to promote himself via Twitter just about sums up where …
: Twitter: where you go to react to news headlines.
: Micro Monday time! It’s got to be @Bruce who has so thoroughly thrown himself into the …
: That part in the project when you are Building. The. Thing. 👌
: Not in its entirety no – Caroline Nokes, immigration minister responsible for the Irish border …
: Parks and Recreation That is all.
: Alternatives to “this is unAmerican”
: The Decline Of Snapchat, by Helena Fitzgerald An interesting look at how the increase in the …
: Today’s piece: A Spark, A Beginning by Corre 🎶
: I’ve gone back to using Typora and, uh, damn this thing is going to make me seriously consider …
: Apple charges its MacBook Pro customers $871.42 to fix the keyboard Premium products. 😂😂😂🤣
: I hope the tech podcasts I listen to cover Elon Musk’s latest round of fuckery. Definitely …
: From a reply in a Twitter thread: Thanks for doing the work on maintaining this as a thread. 😬
: There are so many reports about the vile activities of the USA terrorist organisation ICE but I want …
: Why are you sending me all these emails… GDPR is so much fun.
: “What haven’t I been reading lately!?” Books! Why haven’t I been reading …
: My concern with introducing a version of the timeline that excludes replies is that Micro.blog …
: Today we were blessed by a visitor. 😍
: Your mouse will break because GDPR 😂
: In Karma Today, George Zimmerman’s life is falling apart.
: Tomorrow is a day in which there will be CANINE VISITORS 🙏🙌😍😄
: Welp the folks at Instapaper made that decision for me. Bye!
: The owl might just be a predator
: TickTick are on a roll lately with expansion of their cross-platform approach. Whilst I like the …
: There are days when I just fucking hate chores.
: Claire and I recently moved into our first house, a change that has inspired thoughts of exactly how …
: In this tweet are the reasons for my change of heart over the past two decades, from: I’m …
: It is 2018 and people continue to use black text on a red background for their professional identity …
: One Trick To Universal Healthcare Nailed it.
: In the wake of Twitter’s latest shameful treatment of third-party developers, this …
: We watched The Big Sick for the first time last night. Whew.
: I strongly support traditional family values Vickers Cunningham, a former criminal district judge …
: We have to pay for being a woman in so many ways. All humans pay for toilet roll but only women have …
: The thought of public money paying for this wedding when people are actually hungry in this country …
: That was deliberate. They lured us away from the public view, down a little side street, and then …
: Kudos to @gruber for his latest posts re: the general situation in the US. Too many prominent tech …
: Full disclosure: you shouldn’t follow this blog or me on Micro.blog if you are “trying …
: Home Screen: May, 2018 (part 2)
: Removed a third-party Twitter app from my phone for the last time. No more avoiding that which …
: Today’s piece: Heart-Shaped Box, by Ramin Djawadi 🎶
: She personally wrote the order to destroy 92 tapes of CIA torture. The new CIA Director is a …
: A young Aragorn? Really Amazon? Pass.
: Bruce Steinberg, ladies and gentlemen. 👏👏👏
: I won’t be happy until I see a Micro.blog-branded beer.
: After the first few episodes of Runaways (we’re behind over here 😒) and seeing Infinity War it …
: Do you hear Yan- Let me stop you. There are literal pieces of shit about which I care more.
: Today’s song: Say Amen (Saturday Night), by Panic! At The Disco 🎶
: Our goal was to make the device as adaptable as possible, so gamers can create a setup that works …
: The world’s biggest soybean importer, China has nearly tripled its imports from Russia, …
: Good on Framer for this message re: a Windows version. It’ll be interesting to see if many …
: Can’t wait for the fix that applies to conversations with people who have underscores in their …
: I’ll be going through my RSS feeds soon and one rule I am definitely going to apply is this: …
: Dialog early impressions: Dark theme is awesome. Scrolling is very good. Navigation is intuitive and …
: Treating leaks as facts isn’t a great idea Couldn’t agree more with @mikedotfm. The …
: Hm, regret posting that home screen now. Going to switch Talon for Messages.
: Woodkid - Run Boy Run - Live at Montreux 15.07.2016 I love this whole performance but from 8:40 on …
: a turd of the highest quality Om Malik describes Skype perfectly
: There is a need for a device built for teams and designed for these new environments. Microsoft …
: Today’s piece: Seven Nation Army, by Ramin Djawadi 🎶
: I got a few sentences into this “Authenticity” thing and stopped. The website is fucking …
: There is a genuine belief from people in 2018 that pre-2008 internet was much better. It’s the …
: I still can’t read twitter threads. (no that website doesn’t help)
: I would think Google would want to kick Apple’s ass here. – John Gruber on Google’s …
: It’s Micro Monday time and it’s gotta be @vishae, whose feed makes me feel a whole lot …
: What a day: Dialog beta imminent Micro Monday incoming Webmentions updated NEW GLITCH MOB (I just …
: … Israel has now killed more than 90 Palestinians in the past six weeks for approaching the …
: Micro.blog inspires blog posts, whilst social media encourages spam posts.
: I still can’t vouch for omnibear as much as I would like. Anything but a basic note post does …
: My current writing software collection: Writer (Chrome app) Typora (Windows app) Quill (Web app) iA …
: BEST NEWS EVER Beta version of first non-Apple Micro.blog app is almost here!
: I’ve noticed a pattern with regard to British comedians: The moment they have “made …
: The junkyard of settings menus is one of many reasons as to why Twitter’s first-party …
: Open Live Writer (predictably) has… issues. Let’s see what iA Writer has to offer on …
: Standard Notes is a privacy-focused alternative to Day One if you’re comfortable with a less …
: I wonder if we could have some official requests/suggestions channels for Micro.blog. I enjoy …
: Today’s piece: A Spark, A Beginning, by Corre 🎶
: I don’t think writing about tech is the thing for me, at least not in the midst of the popular …
: Day One are currently having problems with their sync. They’re working on it and providing as …
: My week: ✔️Main site settled with a substantial update ✔️Personal blog settled as a substantial …
: Upgrade Welcome to Considered Haste, version 2 of simonwoods.net. Let’s start with the changes: Theme …
: Reminder for when you’re being cynical about digital assistants helping people to do things: …
: Google are providing proof that their digital assistant is becoming an actual assistant. I look …
: Google’s robots are using “Uh” and “Umm” in conversations on your …
: I keep going back and forward on whether to cut out Twitter altogether. There are some important …
: A big mark against the IndieWeb is just how damned awful DNS is. Nobody should ever be exposed to …
: Every year there is an unexpected rise in temperatures I spend at least some time not doing …
: Childish Gambino is a genius. – LK covers the imagery in This Is America
: It saw an incredible rate of evolution, being revised every nine months or so for its entire run …
: How somebody who works at Automattic hasn’t taken the Visual Editor and thrown it into the Sun …
: Today’s song: This Is America, by Childish Gambino 🎶 (Wow)
: Core Assistance is my new favourite website, full of good ideas presented in a way that, you know, …
: Rene Ritchie discovered that sometimes untrue things are published in the media.
: Accessible is a fortnightly podcast about accessibility in tech. – Accessible, from Steven …
: Counting down the days to Micro.blog’s MySpace importer.
: The President of the United States of America calls a London hospital a “warzone”, which …
: Feels so good to have completed the process of establishing my hosted MB as a blog in its own right. …
: No, nothing is changing. Same app you know and love, same team working on it but now with more …
: Today’s song: Miseria Cantare (The Beginning), by AFI 🎶
: Why would you give a dishonest opinion? Lol. Let’s all pretend that the world of US and UK …
: Mumblings Over the past few months I have become more serious about maintaining my own site, with my own …
: The Last Jedi is really good.
: Today’s piece: Anakin’s Symphony, by Lucas King 🎶
: Right now a lack of both a password option and “social stats” are my two killer …
: Get more done with the Google Assistant on Wear OS by Google Oh look, Wear OS updates in the run-up …
: On the 18th of May a city-wide free arts festival takes place in Liverpool. I love living here.
: John Gruber, artisinal URL craftsman.
: Verizon will force its struggling Oath products onto Galaxy S9s Bloat with a capital …
: It’s interesting to see people struggling with discovery on Micro.blog. Genuinely feels like …
: What was old is now new again.
: Looking through URL shortening options is enough to create a headache. I would gladly pay more for …
: Today’s album: Future Friends, by Superfruit 🎶
: Students at a high school in Dearborn will be evaluated by teachers before prom. If their dresses …
: Apple’s financial results. Yaaaaaay. 😐
: The more I use voice to use my computers the more I’m convinced that Keyboard + Cursor is …
: I see GitHub have decided to join us in this decade.
: A new @monday. Yay! Hi @Sergio_101 👋
: … Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus owners have a variety of ways to keep their content close. – …
: Follow-up to the arrival of the Home robots: I also got a Chromecast today. (:
: The United States has accepted only 11 Syrian refugees this year. – Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani …
: Rising property prices have made it harder for millions of people to buy a home and the number of …
: Grief is an unpredictable companion. Gary Andrews offers insight into his life as a widower; it is …
: I can plug it directly into my MacBook Pro, no dongle. – Colin Devroe reviews the Pixel 2 I …
: at the very least, there will be a chronological timeline – Dom Hofmann is building the …
: adding gender pronouns as a top level profile feature to everything i work on moving forward. …
: Tesla-owning asshole is an asshole in his Tesla, calls it “amazing”
: I’ve had content warnings in my browser when trying to access Flickr and Tumblr in the past …
: Don’t feed the trolls. – Priveleged Person From A Position Of Safety
: Emoji thumbs-up > Facebook thumbs-up
: Today’s piece: Choo Choo { fg. III } - Instru, by 20syl (Original by AllttA) 🎶
: Another move is happening, whilst one is close to completion. Seriously, we should have a Micro.blog …
: Turns Out™ … April has been infrastructure month. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
: One of the goals for my work on the web is to make things as simple as possible as often as …
: I had no idea there was a (seemingly) robust open source, self-hosted URL shortener.
: Many nerds like to shit on the official Twitter app for being an abomination, mainly due to the …
: 3rd vet appointment in a month. Phew!
: It works fine for me. – Apple Defenders
: WRITERS! This is the stuff I’ll miss about Twitter.
: I wonder if the furore over “Electron is the new Native” is mostly a Mac issue. I have a …
: … revenues rose to $11.9bn in the first three months of the year, compared to $8bn …
: Food, Glorious Food The Pink Lady Food Photography competition has its winners and they are all just …
: Today’s piece: Star Trek Main Theme, by Michael Giacchino 🎶
: Google Tasks is a new to-do list app The ramp up to I/O continues apace. It’s about time they …
: In the last few years, Google has also made emoji worker characters less gender specific and …
: A Google update centred around podcasts New podcast functionality in Search and Assistant. Podcasts …
: UK council giving out Amazon Echo devices to elderly and disabled by C. Scott Brown No Scott, it is …
: Listening to the latest Core Intuition (all caught up; yay!) was… interesting. It’s …
: Jack Dorsey, David Karp, Mark Zuckerberg… it’s like Marvel’s obsessions with …
: I’d love to see an experiment wherein Apple tech pundits are forced to use Google Assistant …
: VuePress: Vue-powered Static Site Generator I’m going to leave this here for those of you with …
: I’m a fan. No. You are not. Rather you are aware of the subject in question, have maybe even …
: Today’s piece: Looped, by Kiasmos 🎶
: Apple cares about your security and whatnot? Well, they need to do better than leave their customers …
: Something that early employees (and investors) argued to me when I was reporting out that story was …
: If you swear on Microsoft’s platform you could be kicked out.
: Google have updated the design of their physical products store. 🤔
: Today’s song: Animals, by Muse 🎶
: I’ve started to notice a correlation between defending Facebook and having shit like …
: … simply hit the Emoji button on the virtual keyboard, find the one you like, and add it …
: Today’s song: Happy Little Pill, by Troye Sivan 🎶
: Assuming I can link it to a blog, Flickr’s possible bright future means I now have a viable …
: Theresa May leads a gross, deeply bigoted, and hateful government. It’s OK though because …
: iPhone Ten: CUSTOMER SAT is good. Great job everybody. 👍
: Spending time in Workflowy makes me happy. It is the thin layer atop all of my organisational tools, …
: Two pieces of great Micro.blog news: Manton’s work continues apace. 👏 Mike Hayne’s …
: Wherever the beam landed, there was a sound like wind blowing through leaves. – A government …
: There are so many things I both like and love about being British but repeated lack of access to the …
: Sometimes it’s difficult to explain just how sad I am that Robin Williams died. And then …
: Apple’s five thousand dollar computer chokes on Logic 🍎🤑
: Kottke’s post about the health of blogging has (predictably) fared well on my tl. My favourite …
: Gruber agrees wholeheartedly with Jack Wellborn’s case for the menu bar. I learned how to use …
: Welp, I can no longer tolerate the taste of milk or artificial sweetner in coffee. That’s a …
: I am 3 minutes into this conversation between MBKHD and Neil deGrasse Tyson and already loving it.
: Bixby Speaker is here and it could care less.
: Coffee… coffee is the thing.
: Today’s song: BFD by Mike Diva 🎶
: Today we’ve had cold cider weather and I am so happy. Now to actually acquire some …
: Chrome now mutes auto-playing videos by default … ish.
: Google’s I/O event site has a giant countdown clock. I don’t think you have to worry …
: We do want Blogging to be as Easy and Simple as Tweeting Now imagine all of the fake news, trolling, and negativity amplified a 100 times. – Rajiv …
: Well I know what I’ve got on my to-do list…
: Well I know what I’ve got on my to-do list…
: Top 5 Android P Features! MBKHD, my favourite tech pundit, goes over the changes in the developer …
: … because my content belongs to me, gosh dang it. – Cheri Baker, from “What is …
: I’ve been reading a decent number of “quitting social media” posts lately (as well …
: Quick Micro.blog wishlist for web-based enhancements: Greater access to your timeline. Username …
: I recently spoke about how good the Micro.blog slack is. It’s being awesome yet again after …
: Move Fast and Break You – Literally Mark Zuckerberg
: Arcane Tech Tip: When using YouTube, specifically on the browser, pressing ‘k’ will …
: I went from 33.6kbps dial-up to speeds of 1Mb/s on Rogers Wave. Incredible! – James Koole, …
: Google-backed startup Mobvoi just announced TicPods Free – TicPods Free are like AirPods for …
: Want to use the canonical shrug? @kitt has you covered: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
: A big lie of the closed web is that you can have a frictionless experience in there. You …
: Who Do Tax Breaks Benefit? – John Green (Hint: not poor people.)
: I always underestimate how long something is going to take. – Hank Green in How to Stop Being …
: Part 1.b of improving my health: my skin does not react well to the material the Flex is made of. Oh …
: One of my favourite things about Casey Neistat’s vlog is the music he uses in the videos. I …
: The official Micro.blog metal band shall be called Apolacyptic. Thanks, @JacksonOfTrades. 🤘
: Two tracks on Bandcamp that I’ve been meaning to share: Blog Vrothers by Michael Aranda i r …
: Micro Monday? How about the Micro.blog slack. It’s more than a simple source of help; …
: Availability of trackpads (whatever variation) for Windows 10 is a shit show. Hopefully Microsoft …
: Between @vishae, @matigo, and myself all talking about new homes I think we need a Micro.blog Moving …
: ASCII shrug is the canonical web shrug.
: There’s a pretty good conversation regarding multi-platform support for Micro.blog and related …
: Part 1 of improving and better maintaining my health.
: Hah, coincidence: I’m catching up on Core Intuition and recently listened to Manton and Daniel …
: Wavelength for Micro.blog I can’t use the app (hi 👋 third-party devs) but native support for …
: A particularly good post from Jason Kottke about why we do things. It pairs nicely with his recent …
: Why I Don't Use Twitter I recently talked about my discontent with Twitter, having been on-and-off again with the whole …
: Inspired by Marcelo’s latest edition of his homescreen experiment, here’s my latest …
: So we’re all clear: If Jack Dorsey could be Mark Zuckerberg he would take that deal in a …
: Weighing up the £200 lump-sum cost of yearly WP-hosted (to get access to plugins) against the cost …
: HP are about to release the Chromebook x2, a Chrome OS tablet. Considering how happy I am with my …
: Tonight is the night I begin my binge-catch up on Micro.blog-focused podcasts: Micro Monday …
: Jack's Clusterfuck Sandwich If my preferred Twitter client on Android (Flamingo) is made worse by the continued work of Jack and …
: I’ve been using the official Twitter client as my only access on mobile and, honestly, …
: Coolest use of colors to actually help people. – Jen Scharl stumbled upon brilliant design in …
: Systemic Racism at Work Imagine shitting on a child for having the gall to be excellent. Assholes.
: Pro Tip: yelling at people to leave established social media services for something that is not as …
: One of my biggest hopes for MB is that non-Apple alternative apps are developed at an accelerated …
: Podcasters have sold Squarespace HARD for years and it turns out they have a limit on their podcast …
: Twitch gamer teams up with his son This is like the beginning of Up. 😭
: Top of my Web Wishlist of Small Things: Every company that makes something in the arts stops …
: A week without home internet is like being slowly choked by an invisible version of Superman; you …
: I’m listening to the latest ATP, speficially the discussion about Apple’s education …
: … in city centers, buses and trains are often the best way to get around, which presents a …
: Shearing The Sheep Sarah Andersen’s latest comic is brilliant.
: Between Marcelo Marfil’s love letter and Allen Pike’s guide for your inbox it’s …
: Ramin Djawadi’s cover of Heart-Shaped Box is all I can listen to right now. Oh, also, the new …
: Do I Wanna Know? is a particularly good song late into the night. 🎶
: ZTE Tempo Go is the US’s first Android Go phone, on sale today for $80 Could be: a back-up device, a …
: … Glitch has delivered an easier way for coders to create on the web right from the start, …
: If you get tired of just looking at the Internet, the Chromebook Tab 10 can also run Android apps. …
: Looks like we need a MB support group for flakey CMS users. I’m definitely in this boat and …
: OK – The Most Popular Word in the World
: At first glance micro.blog is like Twitter — a micro blogging service (clever name, eh?). But that …
: Catching up on MB feels like a reward. 😄
: I made a ‘faves’ playlist on Pocket Casts (incidentally, Shifty Jelly just released a …
: Last year, Elon Musk personally urged workers not to unionize, and promised to provide them with …
: In an excellent Twitter thread, Seanan McGuire talks about fanfic, gender, power in society, and …
: Messages in iCloud appears to be vapourware.
: Tonight’s fun involves seeing Labyrinth at the British Music Experience, along with a display …
: Can’t Stop continues to contain my favourite intro to a song. 🎶
: Open Live Writer looks like the only genuine piece of software that can provide Windows users with …
: I’m currently catching up on my podcasts, having been out of the loop for six weeks, and …
: Is it just me or did the web used to use on more to refer to a subject; they made a post on the …
: Astonishing selection of photographs from this year’s Sony World Photography Awards Open …
: Watched Atomic Blonde a couple of nights ago. Was a lot of fun, and refreshing to see an action …
: Underfunded, lacking adequate training, and lead by people who operate within a shamefully sub-par …
: It’s struck me that tech bloggers and podcasters spend so much energy and resources on talking …
: The thing about The Beatles is that it’s unabashed, genuine expression of whatever inspired …
: I’m almost due for another run through Community and Parks and Recreation. 📺
: Question! What kind of assholes would create and publish a nasty poster that guilt-trips an author …
: I just used my Pixel to unlock my Chromebook for the first time… now I’m starting to …
: The Post Move Master Task List took some big hits this week; new doctor fully registered; first vet …
: 1Password’s dedication to multiple platforms is one of many signs that marks them out as a top …
: Fortunately tech-savvy people are deleting their Facebook accounts. That only leaves people who are …
: Superfruit’s addictive talent takes such a pure form in Worth It (Perfect). (Also, the video …
: It’s Micro Monday somewhere so I’m going to talk about @oyam, who shares both a …
: Late late night Beatles and some MB… could be worse. 👋
: Spent the past couple of days getting up and running with Standard Notes, which I think could pair …
: There’s now a link to your MB user profile, in the blue Welcome! bar, as detailed in this …
: One of the things I love most about Vikings is the intro song, If I Had A Heart by Fever Ray. 🎶
: Micro.blog: a network of rabbit holes.
: Microception: I favourited this post.
: I think circles are pointless.
: We need to care about stuff again. Caring is so underrated! In which John Green nails it again.
: Moo.do looks like a genuine candidate for me to replace Workflowy and TickTick, whilst leveraging …
: It is complicated, but appropriately so. Oftentimes that’s the difference between a UI that’s …
: I like it when John Green talks about our attempts as humans to just be a global population. A lot …
: Nothing is quite as heartening as seeing people blackmail app devs in store reviews. Nice work, …
: The fact that there’s a Star Trek emoji but not a Doctor Who emoji continues to give me cause …
: Oh, it’s Micro Monday. That reminds me to point you towards @eli who both thoughtfully …
: Whilst we’re still recovering from the move two weeks ago, I am reminded that cats have an …
: Hm Boutet’s celebratory image for reaching 1000 subs on YouTube is a fair reflection of their …
: I have now fully given up on self-hosting. I tried a wordpress.org install on Dreamhost whilst …
: The only downside with Micro.blog so far is that I have been exposed to the allure of hobbies and …
: Quick thoughts after two weeks with the Pixel 2: Google Assistant is brilliant. System flexibility …
: … he brought knives, and was scared away by students throwing their backpacks at him. – …
: Feeling even better about my newly acquired Pixel 2. Tip: if you read a review for the Pixel and the …
: Today is a day in which I am particularly sad about not being able to drive.
: Weird. I submitted a post in the afternoon, it went through as usual but didn’t appear …
: Two days without my anti-histamine and I’m about ready to rip my skin off.
: Recently started playing Unravel. I adore these types of games.
: Learning (via email no less) that double tapping the power button on my phone opens the camera is …
: Now this is a good way to start Saturday.
: Today’s excitement; a positive health appointment; Pixel 2 successfully ordered; Thor: …
: Recipe for Lemons The past few weeks have been, uh, interesting. As I mentioned in the last post on my site it’s …
: Converting the majority of your home into a collection of boxes is a process that is never not, …
: Time to shut down the big computer. No more desktop until Tuesday and no internet for it probably …
: Adventures In Moving The past couple of weeks have been an increasing number of stressful events, growing slightly up …
: Two things could happen to encourage Twitter to maintain a Mac app: Apple takes the …
: I set up cross-posting to Twitter from this feed but changed my mind within a couple of days. …
: Square photos look so good in the tl. Nice work, Micro.bloggers. 👍
: Turns out Apple’s latest entry into a market comes with furniture-damaging consequences. Yet …
: This is one of the many reasons I’m happy to see @manton starting strong with an anti-ad …
: Of course even the website for Seth Godin’s new podcast is good. Look forward to getting …
: You know that thing when your body does not appreciate this whole ‘moving house’ thing? …
: Paul Rudd is 48 years old. 😱
: When does season 2 start. 😍🖖
: Don’t tempt me Frodo! – me everytime I see something that I want
: Speaking of John Frusciante, this post of his from a few years ago is great. What a guy.
: I forgot just how much I miss Frusciante-era Chili Peppers.
: Over In A Snap. In which MKBHD covers Snapchat’s problems. Well, some of them.
: Ads that will never run by Alex Bertulis Fernandes is a lot of fun.
: Currently watching Google’s Ocotober event and, well, I’m impressed. Certainly looking …
: Robin Rendle’s post about RSS is so good that I’ve added it to my Feeds page. 👌
: I recently started running the app for Google import and backups again. It got stuck on the amount …
: Can confirm: Spotify’s (not even great) desktop app puts both iTunes and Apple Music to shame. …
: Currently testing out a return to Google’s software, with an eye toward going back to Android …
: Things I’m transferring manually since the built-in import/export functions aren’t …
: Trying Spotify for the first time. So far it’s much better than music via Apple, especially as …
: Elon Musk can send a car into space but people in his country still don’t have access to clean …
: You know, for a (relatively) long time I’ve been planning on going all in on Apple. The …
: Reminder: Capitalism does not mean companies are authoritarian entities.
: In 1999, David Hyde Pierce said this: The greatest honour the Academy has ever given me, is to put …
: Brent Simmons has an email tip that you really need to know.
: Normal people need help setting up a blog-centred website whilst retaining a decent level of control …
: The Day After Failing At An Attempt To Do Something New is usually difficult. Fortunately tomorrow …
: That was a fun day. It’s fair to say I’m not hosting my own site, certainly not for the …
: I just remembered people mentioning they host Jekyll on GitHub Pages and now think maybe… I …
: Well that was fun. Tried Linode, using PuTTY to get a website going. Totally failed since I really …
: Nothing like a stalled Apache install to maintain my serious doubts about going deep into indie web. …
: I ran into a problem with getting my server going and… I solved it. I forgot just how good …
: I wonder if @gruber has seen the latest pop-up based bullshit from Medium. Coercing people to create …
: I am full of 👏 for the beginning to this week’s atp. Siracusa on fire.
: Started planning out my site’s move from WordPress Hosted to a self-hosted option. Seem to be …
: Are there Superb Owls? Is that tonight?
: Recent talk about web feeds inspired me to edit my Feeds page. It’ll be improved, hopefully …
: Closed Means Closed Ed Cormany recently shared a link to a step-by-step tutorial for the Apple-owned Workflow app. Not …
: Marco Arment’s recent observation about software and how Apple appears to be continuing to …
: Subscribing to newsletters in Feedbin is my new favourite thing. Thanks for mentioning that, @belle. …
: If the web is a river, Micro.blog is water, where Twitter and Facebook are dams. – Brent …
: International Correspondence Writing Month looks like a lot of fun. Typically, I am in the midst of …
: Change (Note: This was originally written in the Spring of 2017.) I’m tired more often and I’m …
: It’s good to see Apple clarifying HomePod audio but as @ismh says, the confusion is …
: Discomfort (Note: This was originally written in the Spring of 2017.) Is it a motivator? I think so. I’m …
: Liverpool’s Camp And Furnace is holding an anti-Valentine’s Day event, “Burn Your …
: Courtesy (Note: This was originally written in the Spring of 2017.) I wonder how long it takes for somebody …
: If there’s one thing I always enjoy about Apple events it’s the new music. Right now …
: Being restricted to an iPod Classic and iTunes for Windows as my means for podcast listening has …
: I see a number of people talk about “I’m not sure if Micro.blog can replace …
: Interesting (Note: This was originally written on the 5th of February, 2017.) What makes something worth our …
: A fine suggestion from @pratik regarding Micro Monday posts joining the growing aggregated …
: The only thing I have to say about Discovery at the moment is that I’ve never been more proud …
: I’m still thinking about Patriot. The pace of each episode is careful, one of the reasons it …
: Jason Kottke writes about Jade Hameister in A woman’s place is at the South Pole Reminder: if …
: Is HomePod a failure yet? Did anybody check? WON’T SOMEBODY MAKE SURE THAT CUPERTINO STILL …
: LP - Muddy Waters [Audio] I keep coming back to this song. It just hooks into my mind somehow, you …
: This week on Micro Monday I want to talk about @Verso, who opens up rabbit holes, asks questions …
: A Process (Note: This was originally written in 2015.) So I was recently listening to Wil Wheaton’s …
: First Site Updates I’ve made a few updates over the last few days and as much as I’m enjoying working on …
: Does anybody have a good resource about using alt and title tags? I only want to implement them if …
: Maxime Chevalier-Boisvert talks about her new job, having left Apple last year: Another great perk …
: 👆Profile edit; something a little less sparse.
: Getting chores done is my favourite new answer to “What did you do today?” 💪
: Claire Field is going to talk about pain at a conference for the TM Society and I couldn’t be …
: Taking Writer Offline (Note: This was originally written on the 31st of January, 2017.) Today I took Writer into Offline …
: Kesha – Praying An uplifting end to the week. 🙏
: Can’t stop thinking about the dynamic between podcasters who say they don’t trust …
: Phew! All caught up on my mentions and a chunk of my tl from today. Feels much more satisfying as …
: I wonder if the juxtaposition of IndieWeb and Apple enthusiasts is as interesting as I think it is. …
: I encourage you to click the button at the bottom of this post and help Aleksandar Todorović break …
: Three new things I have recently started using are making me happy: Typora Brain.fm Feedbin As a …
: Annoyed at the Past Becky Hansmeyer’s thoughts about keeping old posts made me think of the posts I have written …
: There’s a great conversation about gender diversity happening on Micro.blog right now.
: M A N I A, the new Fall Out Boy album is pretty fucking good.
: I love what Stephen Fry has to say about podcasts, especially from the POV that they just fit so …
: Two recommendations in one: the Instantaneous Gram episode of the Do By Friday podcast includes a …
: Great post from @cdevroe in which he interviews @manton about Micro.blog. A good way to introduce …
: I’ve just finished listening to “After Laughter”, Paramore’s latest album …
: IndieWeb progress By IndieWeb I mean in an informal way as a general idea, since I’m not yet au fait with …
: Shahid Kamal makes a clear case for the lack of Pro in the MacBook Pro Obviously this is not the …
: Michael Singletary talks about Fears of the IndieWeb I have the same anxiety about bridging my …
: Nintendo reveals Nintendo Labo for the Switch Nintendo are well and truly back on top of their game. …
: In which Manton reveals the Micro.blog stamp. Micro.blog; where stamps are more prevalent than …
: Bring It in 2018 This has been delayed, which is obvious, but I’m still determined to have basic goals for the …
: Feeling overwhelmed and losing focus often go hand-in-hand for me. It’s so much easier to …
: Just finished reading the updated help page for Micro.blog, “Setting up Wordpress”. The …
: Start at the Start It’s one thing to think about making something and putting it out into the world but quite …
: Great post! I see this a lot in my timeline. It makes me happy. :)
: As @becky says Micro.blog appears to be getting quite the New Years bounce. It’s especially …
: One thing I remember about the new year, each year, but only after I have been bitten; It’s …
: Micro.blog and Micro-Communities via @douglane – Clear and coherent thoughts on Micro.blog and …
: Hey did you hear that Apple computers are expensive. Pass on this super secret tip!
: Oh! A ‘New Post’ button. Excellent work, @manton. 👌
: My site for all of my blogging + Micro.blog for an all-in-one feed, comments, and discussion. A …
: Dear Mr. Iwata – Just lovely.
: Another good post from @cole007, with this brilliant line: Disgust has become the oxygen of …
: British Civility and the Lack Thereof From @cole007: This is perhaps the problem of party politics, where tribalism, allegiance and blind …
: House of Cards to resume production with Robin Wright as lead 💯
: The “Android Love Curve” by @mattbirchler hits on an exact feeling that I have had. In …
: From @Vincent: I hope this site will outlive me, somehow, in an archive. I only know how to write …
: Starting to see why WP hosted costs as little as it does. Some of the missing features from using WP …
: Pro Tip: I will never not favourite posts that feature pictures of cats and dogs.
: My 5s is no longer a paperweight; yay! Related: damn you, kitty.
: The updated Discover page is looking very nice indeed. :)
: My phone is currently a paperweight. Now down to using my iPod Classic for podcasts and music. In …
: Charging my 5S has become difficult to the point of frustration. So now, I’m setting up my …
: Charging my 5S has become difficult to the point of frustration. So now, I’m setting up my …
: Last month I put a stop to an infinity project that had become at odds with everything it had …
: Finally moving from Lastpass to 1password. It’s… awkward.
: Cortex is a great podcast. Hm Boutet made it even better: Playlist
: On some days you just need to take a look at some dancing lemurs.
: New playlist. This is definitely @manton’s fault.
: CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt strike again. They are quickly becoming my favourite pair of …
: Immediate advantage of @microdotblog over Twitter: I’ve already spent a lot more time thinking …