Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg - Epic Rap Battles of History
Fuck. Yes.
Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word is in 2 hours. You can watch it for free but need to first register for a “free” ticket.
In the past month:
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I’ve just realised; the recent Questions and Answers episode of Micro Monday ought to be renamed:
Manton Reece: Meme Hater
T-shirt idea for Micro.blog:
I ONLY LISTEN TO MICROCASTS NOW
My bet on the next web-publishing company to fuck up: Squarespace.
Between their disconcerting deal with Unsplash and years-long seeding of the tech podcast industry, this dynamic has all of the elements required of a destructive fallout.
Further to the Gutenberg editor and the inadequacies of WordPress for those of us who are focused more on publishing the things we make, yesterday I posted my Micro.blog wishlist. I didn’t mention categories or custom homepage, since Manton has already spoken about those.
I have written about Gutenberg before now and I’ll say this much for people who do not like the bloated mess WordPress has inevitably become; Micro.blog is better for focusing on what you make. It’s not perfect but it is getting there.
Here is the thing a lot of people, especially those in Apple-centric circles ought to understand about Gutenberg; most people do not have an Apple computer and therefore most people do not have access to a variety of blog publishing tools. They just use the web editor.
GitHub questions: I was thinking about using it for somewhere to post the custom CSS for my blog theme. Is that a good idea or should I put it somewhere else? If it has a place on GitHub, where exactly? Somewhere in the repo? Fork? Start my own?
You know what’s super fun when you’ve got momentum with work across different projects and have your writing energy going good? Being sick, that’s what. π
Anyway, I’m back now. Time for more writing of the words and publishing of the posts. πͺπ»
Perhaps if Apple had the courage to reject Facebook, Twitter, and Uber we’d also see changes on those platforms.
Finally, the blog post we’ve all been waiting for:
Why write about lunch? by Brent Simmons
Oh, yeah, also Micro.blog is 1 year into its public life.
Oh, it’s Micro Monday again! I’d like to point you to @Miraz, who posts about a variety of subjects in a thoughful and considered manner and gives a look into her world all the way down there in glorious New Zealand; her photos are often stunning and make me super jealous. π
I just counted M&M’s. Can confirm am a super serious adult.
Five decades of Met publications on art history, available to read, download, and/or search for free.
MetPublications is yet another project of the web in which we freely share the best of our societies.
HOW MANY FAHRENHEIT ARE IN A CUP
– Innes McKendrick, encountering the imperial system of measurements
This thread is fucking glorious. π
I often forget the Internet Archive is more than just the Wayback Machine. In fact, it is a reflection of humanity at our very best. Preserving the records of our actions is one of the best ways we can plan better for the future.
Advent Calendar of Compliments
@mandaris has a great idea for the holiday season. This is such a nice addition to the Micro.blog community. π
… thereβs no fallback to a web page …
– John Gruber, I’m Ping Pong King
The feature stories for iOS can’t be viewed on a Mac. The same stories Apple says negate the need for affiliate revenue to exist.
Reminder: Apple doesn’t give a shit about the web.
LOL somebody asked a question about why Apple software doesn’t work a certain way and you, the rando, replied with
“courage”
you’re so funny LOL GOOD ONE, MY FRIEND.
I have… in-laws. Like, that’s a thing that happened.
I too easily forget about the Acknowledgements page on MacStories. It is heartening to see such a prominent highlight of the importance of Open Source.
The new design for the Micro.blog Help home page is looking… mighty fine. π