Not that I expect it’ll be much of a balm to those Apple users who are currently struggling with updates seemingly across all of their devices but Microsoft’s handling of Windows updates has been terrible for most of the year.

If you’re using silo networks, aka “social media”, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and are bothered by the spread of horrible posts, I have a tip:

  • Do not share.
  • Do not reply.
  • Do not quote.
  • Do not mention.

All engagement supports the posts. No exceptions.

Gonna go ahead and pass on Joker.

Tip for those who are unsure: it’s made by the same person who made The Hangover.

It’s that day again.

oh no wikipedia changed

Damn it 2 minutes into Seinfeld and I’m already into it. Whole multiple seasons of TV I now need to watch.

Be the kind and compassionate adult who you wished was available when you were younger.

Don’t be that person who judges younger people and blames them for societal ills.

We can work at being better people and give young people the space they need to do the same thing.

I’m looking back on this month of Micro.blog updates and just wow @manton, @macgenie, and @cheesemaker you should all be god damned proud having delivered that collection of features all in the space of a few weeks, especially on the back of such a productive summer. 👏🏻

A very late night working on @til is much more enjoyable than feeling bad about not working on the project. The Micro.blog community just makes everything easier. 🌟🙌🏻❤

Emoji in 👉🏻the bio👈🏻.

For the first time in my life I just saw somebody post the US version of the word endeavour and honestly you’re all monsters every last one of you.

The aforementioned chromecast and lyrics features for Apple Music on Android (middle and left icons, below the playback controls):

Dark Mode for Apple Music… on Android. Also: built-in chromecast support and the new lyrics feature.

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
  • sidebar bloat
  • cookie bloat
  • pop-up bloat
  • advert bloat
  • plugin bloat

A checklist of features is no way to measure the quality of anything, website hosting included.

CGP Grey was locked out of his YouTube account – you know, the thing that literally defines his career – and the reason given was because it tripped up the YouTube robots on the condition of:

Impersonation of CGP Grey

Mark off another win for silos, I guess.

I need to find a good piece of software for re-using snippets of text, specifically with markdown support. Definitely going to try TextExpander but is there anything else I should take a look at?

(Note: I use Windows as my primary work machine but web support is also a plus.)

One of my big wishes for the web is that people who publish professionally can find ways to host independently of silos; even if it is behind a paywall. Example: you can use Patreon to support your YouTube channel but the videos are usually still only available on YouTube.

9/21/19