You can’t post your performance of Bach on media platforms because Sony owns his “audio”, 300 years after his death.

This shit makes me tired.

Hey Google,

I’d like to know what apps I’m using the most, you know, the feature Apple have had for a while now on the most expensive and prioritised device you make yourself.

Yours,

An Android User Who Shouldn’t Have To Wait For A Fucking Beta Program For This Shit

My favourite thing about John Siracusa is his honesty. He doesn’t hide his critical nature behind “just telling it like it is” or some other bullshit; he actually explains why he approaches things the way he does. The other trendy critical pundits are generally terrible.

Some weekend late night motivation: Marco Arment at XOXO, 2013

26 minutes well spent.

Curious

The thing I miss the most from Feedbin; the newsletter address. Such a good idea that I can’t wait to get back.

One of the big positives of using a voice-controlled robot to set your alarm; the moment you yell at it to stop, you’re totally waking up now!

The last line in this piece by @brentsimmons hits the nail on the head.

If you ever find yourself in the process of using the words “RSS needs innovation” or anything near that, just stop. Seriously, don’t do that to yourself.

When we talk about a week starting particularly well, we talk about the return to Micro.blog of Sameer Vasta. 🎉🙌🏻

Please keep this Twitter. Please!

– Colin Devroe on Twitter seemingly fixing the timeline

Assuming this isn’t just another experiment it’ll be interesting to see if Twitter are pressured into backing out of their bad decisions.

I was on a podcast! 🎉 For the first time. 😅

It was a great experience being on @monday with @macgenie who is so good at making things easy and a joy to talk to. Thanks Jean!

Here’s the epsiode, including a guest appearance from my early autumn cold. 🍂🤒

Oh look, Micro Monday time!

I love it when artists join our community and @skysandison is the latest to grace us with their presence. Love their work, it’s only making Edinburgh more tempting than ever, and yay another GMT member!

Awesome. ✌

Some updates:

• @til is finally back! There is plenty more where that came from.
• Started my first ever blog series.
• Lots of work done for unreleased projects.
• New edit for the Now page with more details.
• Just passed 700 Micro.blog posts!

And it’s only Monday. 😎

TIL there is no typewriter emoji. 😲

Red

Path is dying.

Yet more proof that when it comes to the closed, privacy invasive web you cannot compete against Facebook. Also @manton continues to be right with increasing certainty; the only viable alternative is the open web.

I’m looking forward to the character restriction on Micro.blog replies. My tendency to ramble is bad for my ambitions to better study and write about a variety of topics.

If we’re telling people to not use AMP we also HAVE to tell them to make their websites usable;

• As light as possible. You are not allowed to spend people’s data with your bullshit scripts.
• Free of invasive tracking. You are not allowed to destroy people’s privacy.

Today’s song:

I Got… (Beats Antique remix) by Mix n Blend & Narch

🎶

USA: “Look how we can ruin the internet!”

EU: “Hold my beer.”

This article on Politico has a terrible headline but I consider it another big item in the case against metrics. When they become politicised in this way, which is now inevitably common, we see the way we are dehumanised by each other.

I binged a lot of Casey Neistat’s vlog and ended up running into a wall. You can have too much of a good thing, however!, I’m now back on that Neistat train and re-watched this video. This is great, I just forgot how great he is at what he does.

If I get an iPod Touch I’m going to be confused by the feelings I have for the smaller form factor. Fortunately I’ll have months to work it out since my big Android has a big contract for which I need months to run it down.

Next Thursday, FEMA will do its first test of a system that allows the president to send a message to most U.S. cellphones.

News To Let You Know You Are Already Living In A Dictatorship No Really It Is Happening Right Now Why Are You Reading This

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TIL Windows 10 now has a shortcut for an emoji picker.🤯