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With regard to improving the world, if we only ever accept what we consider 100% purely good efforts then guess what? Nothing will ever change.
We must embrace pragmatism and compromise if we’re going to make any sort of progress.
One of the smaller notes of this preview for the upcoming Micro.blog updates that has me as excited as the headline features is near the end of Manton’s post:
… such as (finally!) editing replies.
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Just downloaded a film from Vimeo and it was super quick, despite the size. Yet more reasons to use platforms and websites with an onus on quality rather than quantity. 🙌
Hi, person who runs an online store. 👋
So you know, the various pop-ups for browser notifications and your newsletter with 10% off! not only discourage me from buying your stuff but now also encourage me to bad-mouth you to other people.
OK? OK. 👍
Now that I’m getting used to Apple keyboard shortcuts (cmd, etc), it has become frustrating to only have limited access to them on the iPad.
Thankfully touch still works very well, however I am starting to think I’ll just end up using a MacBook for my mobile computing.
I was feeling good about Quotebacks as a generic web tool but the fact that the keyboard shortcut for the Firefox extension doesn’t just work for me is a bad sign.
Too much of indie web type software continues to be this way; in need of messing about with settings to be useful.
I am baffled by the fact that Apple hasn’t made exceptions for Mozilla, so that Firefox can truly exist on iOS.
Right now it seems like Windows is a better option for open web advocates, especially when you factor in Microsoft’s massive pro-developer push in recent years.
There should be some sort of fine-based punishment for companies who make product-related instructions available via PDF and it is literally just an image of the physical copy.
Re-reconsidering my email situation. Going to give the rules and filters for Proton a good go before thinking about switching; I need to actually deal with my existing mail rather than hide that task with the false work of switching provider.
Time is a good decision-maker.
Time to entirely retreat back to my blog, with Micro.blog being my only social media. As soon as Bokeh is released, that’ll at least be a good place for private sharing of photos (undecided on whether to use it for public yet) and that’ll be all.
Reminder for myself: Never Silo
This morning I have exercised more for one day than has been the case for years. Very much on track with my plan to significantly improve my fitness; the next step is to give the local gym a try.
I forgot just how good it feels to get moving with such intent. 💪
The Home Office has frighteningly little grasp of the impact of its activities in managing immigration.
– Meg Hillier MP, chair of the Public Accounts Committee
Apple: Developers dare to not use IAP and freeload.
Also Apple: Here, have 24 hours notice for the full release of the new version of iOS.
The degree to which Tim Cook is an under-reported asshole with regard to developer releations is astonishing.
I know that I have blood on my hands by now.
– Sophie Zhang
A data scientist formerly employed by Facebook as part of its moderation efforts against corruption has spoken out. If you’re going to keep using Facebook, at least read about the cost of that decision.