Piece of the day:

Experience by Ludovico Einaudi

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So, Apple removes Tumblr from the App Store because of pornographic content whilst Facebook and WhatsApp – used as tools to literally destabilise democracy – remain untouched.

Good job, Mr. Cook. I’m sure Martin Luther King would be super fucking proud.

#BeBest, Donny.

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 on Android – @dialog has been updated! Tap to scroll-to-top is really nice. 👌🏻

My favourite thing about the FiveThirtyEight election forecast is the part of the label for Democrats that simply reads SOLID D. 🙃

They did it with a small team and weren’t afraid to grow slowly.

– Manton Reece

Reminder to everybody on Micro.blog; for the platform to be good or successful does not require a team of people literally sacrificing their lives to make it grow. We are in good hands.

You’ll need Oreo (Android 8.1) or higher and I will only support the app on the most recent version of Android. I know about “Pie” and this is the version I’m actively developing against.

– Vincent Ritter, Gluon for Micro.blog Android

You can ask for access via the post! 🎉

I don’t have a recommendation for Micro Monday but I do have suggestions:

Enjoy! ⭐

2014: The most extreme right-wing one-sided government in KS history is elected.

– Davis Hammet shares a most excellent timeline of events.

In response to the latest thinly-veiled criticism from Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg ordered his management team to only use Android phones. 😂

More people cared about Stan Lee’s death than care about Bill Maher alive.

– Neil Gaiman 😂😂😂

This one’s for you, @mikedotfm.

A few recent updates for Mumblings:

You know, Bill Maher brought up a good point you guys!

– Idiots, everywhere.

John Gruber wants the option to delete apps from the Updates tab and I totally agree. This would also be a great idea for the Play Store.

Dogs are so fucking cool.

I’m producing a number to try to illustrate what I believe.

– Justice Minister Rory Stewart

This is the kind of thinking that gets you a job, and a significantly influential one, in this country. Never felt more pride in my life.

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 subscription offering. If it comes with the ability to also buy the music outright I’ll definitely give it a go.