I’ve become wary of people who justify every single feature request for software with the “table stakes” argument.


This is a tired good boy, who passed his qualification as an assistance companion today and is now a permanent member of our family. πŸ₯³

A golden retriever dog, lying down on a carpeted floor with some of his soft toys in the background.

We’re in a boat, rowing together, & we cross the finish line together or not at all.

β€” Kent Beck, “Better?"


People are not machines. Writers and artists aren’t machines.

Neil Gaiman’s Entitlement issues… continues to be one of my favourite blog posts.


I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.

β€” Douglas Adams


A drink for @vincent who is currently handling a lot of feedback for the new Micro.blog profile card. πŸ₯ƒ


I searched for “Stationery near me” on Apple Maps and one of the results was for a bookkeeper who happens to have the word “pen” in the name of their company.

There are times when it feels like you could fool Apple software with the trick, “Look! Over there!”


A new tab for Micro.blog profiles: Recommended

Posts from the timeline that you flag for sharing (via button alongside “Bookmark”, et al), which can then be seen from your profile.

Essentially an individual version of the Discover timeline.


Profile changelog:

  • added “Writer, coffee-drinker, and herder of small beasts.”

My blog’s changelog:


One of the fun things about working on 2.0 for TIL is finding website tech that might just work well with hosted blogs.


oh… tumblr does the gross account sign-up wall now as well? And look, an advert for… jobs at Automattic.

Ew.


1 day no soda


We now live in “people leave the roof of their convertible down in a public car park” territory.

Honestly, I’m not sure I’ll ever be a city person again.


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in mind, I’m going to return to posting @monday recommendations and begin publishing another of his regular posts: “Unpublished Drafts”.


Unpaid, but productive.

β€” Anna Havron, absolutely fucking nailing it.

For those people who are gainfully employed; remember the power you have, for which some of us can only wish.



Blessed normal summer heat has returned 😭