I’m relieved to see that Doppler made it onto the Mac. I’m going to get it as soon as I can, and then dump the Music app.

I’m going to work on my blog and make it look better. However, I’m also going to intentionally use it to experiment with Micro.blog features, especially for the timeline. So I’ll put up some disclaimers because things might get weird and/or spammy at times.

Apologies in advance!

Why do I blog? Why do I share? What is the point?

I read this and all I can think is:

Yep! Also, replying is hard.

(also: the Micro.blog Mac app is convinced I’ve typed over 400 characters at this point)

I made this terrible post yesterday, in which I expressed myself with toxic words and an awful attitude.

Instead of stopping to consider the impact of my words, I selfishly pursued the ambition of gatekeeping and righteous intolerance.

I am sorry for saying these things.

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 important. All the way down. Even in the ways that might make us feel uncomfortable per our biases.

Everybody deserves the room to be who they are, and change.

Films are great because they’re enclosed stories.

They end.

They try to say something.

They are searching for meaning beyond filling time.

If all you do is talk about apps and services, you’re not really blogging.

I couldn’t give a shit about how you spent your money in a vain attempt to escape your real feelings.

Where are your fucking essays? Your small thoughts about big things? Your real talk?

Fucking. Write.

That thing wherein you’re struggling for sleep, feeling unhealthy, have miserable moods…?

Yeah.

• Stop looking at screens so much.
• Spend some time just concentrating on your breathing.
• Let your mind wander and think over whatever is there.
• Be honest about what is good for you.

I’m thinking more about blogging and small businesses.

I know a lot of people – especially on Micro.blog – like to hype up the indie alternative to Meta.

We have to remember that, for many people, the alternative will never fully replace the strengths of Meta.

And that’s ok.

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 reason to get a good new one when I can afford to do so”

and then I remember “you can only get video directly over Lightning with USB-2 speeds”

… and then I’m like “fuck that”.

• System prefs ->
• Keyboard ->
• Shortcuts ->
• Keyboard ->
• Tick “Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls”.

Now I can scroll the Micro.blog Mac app with arrow keys, as is right and correct.

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 company.

Classy, Apple. Classy.

The About page for Glass is pretty good. It’s clear, lightweight, and covers the broader points regarding the product.

I just wished they used a better colour for the majority of the text. That grey has rubbish contrast.

“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 if you’re going to achieve any of your goals.

The feedback system for Glass is the best I’ve seen for representing feature requests; simple, clear, transparent.

Some @TIL news to start the new year:

Today I Learned will return on Monday the 10th of January.

• As a result of my great fortune in getting a new computer, TIL is both guaranteed to continue and improve.
• The page for The Insight Program has been updated to reflect this news.

😉

First episode of Bobba 👍

13 hours of sleep 😵‍💫