The rain is here. The temperature has dropped. Cool air is passing through the house and it feels so, so good.

heatwave + clean bathroom + cold shower + coffee = pure joy

I am working on TIL 2.0, like I’ve mentioned a few times now, but I am also working on 1.9.8. I’m enjoying the process of making the current version the best it can be, even as I’m able to make progress on the new version.

You Know You’ve Been On The Internet For A While When:

  • you instinctively use Select All + Copy before posting something

I took the right week for a break from publishing TIL 🥵

I use iA Writer for writing @TIL. It is the core of text creation for the entire project.

So… uh, that iA Writer 6 is out(!) and now includes wikilinks? Well that makes my current publishing break that much more timely 🤯

(also: autocompletion for hashtags 👍)

Seeing people engage in the same miserable, moaning, repetitive dialogue about other social platforms is not exactly encouraging when I think about Micro.blog.

I have done this myself, and am attempting to no longer fall prey to these shallow distractions.

I hope others do too.

This is the next set-up I’m looking at (in the future because lol money):

  • MacBook Pro 14"
  • Studio Display
  • iPad Pro 11" w/Magic Keyboard + Pencil

Would like to work away from the base office with both the laptop and iPad. Plus I’ve missed the iPad for certain tasks and hobbies.

Haptic feedback for the iPhone keyboard 🤔

One of things I’m working on for @TIL 2.0 is making the site easier to use. Better access via breadcrumbs, linked pages, etc.

I’m starting to see just how many websites don’t do this sort of thing at all. Most navigation seems to be built around “We want to funnel you to X.”

I’d love to work for Royal Mail; apparently you can just do a poor job and get paid for it anyway.

I’ve reset my Apple Watch and put it away. I’ll go back to it if they ever improve the battery life to a significant degree.

I see Wirecutter has solidified its fall from grace.

Ben Thompson insits “The online world of social media is great because now when you meet up with friends and family, you don’t need to catch-up.”

I’m confused… maybe I’m the weird one… but I enjoy catching up? I like how a gathering starts with that process without a computer.

I’m grateful for the Micro.blog timelines being open and available. Account-based barriers for free social networks on the web are gross.

It’s a shame the live edition of The Talk Show won’t be streamed. That would have been an enjoyable late-night viewing.

I like that Bandcamp is the best supported music platform in the Micro.blog plug-ins directory.

Me: I’m going to stop using Apple’s apps because boo

Apple: Announces actual meaningful improvements

Me: oh… oh ok then

Since there’s a new pin for WWDC, I’ll take this opportunity to share the Pins guide I wrote for TIL… all pins barring the newest are listed therein.

The feed for guides, along with other post types and special filters can be found on the About page.

The new issue of ICYMI is ready to go. Will be released in approximately 6 minutes.