One of my big goals for @TIL is that whenever a new MB feature is released, I’ll publish related materials for it as quickly as possible; short posts first, followed by detailed stuff within a few days, and so on.

Not sure how long it’ll take me to get there but it’ll happen eventually.

A big thank you to the @cygnoir and the folks in the Micro.blog Analog Tools Meetup.

I haven’t attended since the first session — a failure I will amend at the next session — and yet am so happy whenever I get the invitation via email, and see posts about it on the timeline.

Am I alone in struggling to read this grey-on-white text from the folks at Glass?

Listening to maxzwell’s vlog beats set, as part of one of my work playlists. Helps me to rest from the morning routine to get into work mode. 🎶

I have recently found Danish String Quartet. There are times like this in which I am both thankful for the web and annoyed that classical music is still not as well supported regarding quick retail access of live performances.

The other part of me—that mysterious wellspring—wants to take my pen down different paths.

— Meadow, On waking up to write every morning

There are many reasons for my love of writing, and this is one of them; to wander is to be entirely human.

Also, I need to start my own daily practise.

Read the whole thing: Chose and Lose by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin.

A tool should have rules. When to use the tool. Why to use the tool. Why this tool and not another tool. When to put it away. How to use the tool safely.

— Patrick Rhone, This Is A Tool

Transitions is another great recent post from Annie Mueller.

This is the kind of stuff that makes the thought of resuming lengthier blogging as a practise feel much less daunting.

Annie Mueller’s Writing is a myth is brilliant. You should read it right now. I am going to print it out.

Also, this bit:

It is important, sure, but so is talking and eating and copulating and we do those every day as if they are No Big Thing so surely we could wrap our minds around writing and do it as just Another Thing too.

Hi @Annie. Please stop smacking me in the face. k thx 👍

… and the little spinny circle keeps spinning …

— Annie Mueller, Spinning your wheels

Very happy to have released the first update to @TIL in a while. 💪

If you’re going to spend your energy on caring about slimy Zuckerberg you should at least have the decency to learn about The Molly Rose Foundation.

I just completed a full piece of writing for @TIL. The last time I did this was over five months ago.

That feels so good.

There must be a bug with MB profiles because @KimberlyHirsh only has one word in their bio.

It feels so good: my work on @TIL has moved forward from “Planning and Organising and Catching Up With The Space” and into “Work, write, edit, and schedule.”

Not only excited to publish the work but also to open up on how the work is going, more than I have previously.

I somehow only just got the latest update to MarsEdit, and am happy to see this change:

Blog defaults for publish status, comments, text filter, and trackbacks are now applied to Microposts

This means I can use MB Drafts as my place to quickly start and save certain long posts.

Reading Aaron’s post about thunderstorm weather immediately reminded me of two mornings ago, on Friday, when we awoke after heavy sleep to the sound of thunderstorm rain… it was glorious.

When I said we’re settling, that even includes the soothing effect of superior rain.

The Things They Carried is Gruber right in his groove.

Better conversations, by Annie Mueller.

Fucking phenomenal.

As well as personal blogging, I’m also back to working on @TIL in a much better way. A big part of that has been internalising scheduling and planning to an extent that I now have clarity with regard to my time, a general sense of awareness if you will.

Next up: walk the dog together.

Glad to have signed the guestbook for Numeric Citizen. Such a nice way to give a tip of the hat to people on the web.

Now it feels like a good idea to post whenever I sign other guestbooks.

Frightening stuff from Chris Welch regarding the “advancement” in AI technology for image manipulation.

Just listened to an episode of iPhreaks featuring Manton Reece.

This was from January of 2014, and in it Manton and the hosts talk about how Apple makes it difficult to have even a basic relationship with your customers in the App Store.

Ten years ago.

Finally watched and listened to Vlad Campos’ interview with Manton Reece. Lots of good stuff in there.

It’s particularly interesting to see how MB develops alongside the big protocols, as well as the massive silos.