: Discovery of this random app Linking to Curtis Herbert, with more thoughts on why App Store payments should not be forced on …
: Didn’t realize until this week that the RSS.app feeds support RSS and JSON Feed. Very cool. …
: Sheldon Lake State Park. The ponds used to be part of a fish hatchery, then closed in 1975 and let …
: With OpenAI adding 4.1, I’m having to think a little too much about which models I should be …
: Josh Miller has an update on the Dia browser, in a series of posts on Twitter / X. For a company …
: Thanks @numericcitizen for making another video about what’s new in Micro.blog! This one …
: Great post from Joan Westenberg about what has changed with Apple: A company once defined by joyful …
: Justin Jackson on the threat to podcasts from YouTube, and why we should keep investing in RSS: The …
: EFF Austin talk slides, summary Playing around with whether AI can make sense of my slides. Also the slides PDF with notes and …
: I’m speaking at EFF Austin tonight! Getting coffee this morning and working on my slides. …
: Mavs fans needed a win after losing Luka. Happy for them. And Spurs with the second pick… Amazing. …
: From a “lunch with” profile of Sam Altman in the Financial Times: I find Altman …
: It’s that time of year again when I realize I’ve let Redis memory get completely out of …
: I posted a new video on YouTube that shows how filters work in Micro.blog, including a brand new …
: Just caught up with Andor through episode 9. What a great show. 📺
: Nice update to the mnml theme for Micro.blog. It’s cool to see all those settings.
: Time for some plants for the front yard. Mother’s Day shopping at Home Depot.
: Made several little design updates to Micro.blog this weekend, including a more consistent, cleaner …
: OpenAI rolls out new things so often that it’s a little surprising they haven’t …
: Dave Winer blogging about how software evolves with feedback from users: Software isn’t a …
: When we launched Micro.one, I was interested in simplifying the sidebar. I moved the link to manage …
: Great blog post by John Siracusa, distilling much of Apple’s current problem balancing doing good …
: While testing something this morning, I made a careless blunder with one of our servers, causing …
: I don’t think I realized that you didn’t need to be in the EU to distribute apps via …
: There are many challenges for the web and web publishers as AI upends search, but the only way to …
: “What we make stands testament to who we are.” — Jony Ive, in an interview at Stripe …
: Bill Gates writes about accelerating his plan to give away his wealth, winding down the Gates …
: Reading through Apple’s motion to pause the external purchase ruling. A quick comment on this …
: Realized last night while listening to music on our record player, which is connected to our Amazon …
: I was unexpectedly caught up in the news about a new Pope. Reading a little about him and translated …
: On moving to Micro.blog Quoting from Kev Quirk’s post about migrating to Micro.blog and what makes the platform unique on …
: John Voorhees blogging at MacStories: Apple’s exploration of AI-based search is not terribly …
: AI memory portability Parker Ortolani makes a great point about potential lock-in for AI products that know a lot about …
: Two weeks on the road and then other distractions, this morning is the first day in a while that …
: Let’s do a Micro.blog photo challenge in June. It’s been a while so we’ll keep it …
: I blogged recently about experimenting with local LLMs inside the Micro.blog for Mac app. This is …
: There are all sorts of interesting quotes from Eddy Cue’s testimony today in the Google trial. …
: Really happy for Dan Moren to make his Jeopardy appearance today. Congrats! I’ve set it to …
: FediForum has regrouped and is coming back, June 5-7. I might be traveling those days but I’ll …
: Reinforced delusion and robots A wild story in Rolling Stone: People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies. I use …
: I increasingly throw my blog post drafts into ChatGPT as a check for major problems. When it comes …
: Mike Rockwell with more thoughts on the Epic v. Apple ruling: If they want to have more control …
: Great segment about Epic v. Apple on the latest Upgrade. In summary: the judge gave Apple a chance …
: Seth Godin blogging about how it used to be only a relatively few people who could publish music and …
: Crashed to bed early last night after the 3rd quarter of Nuggets / Thunder, just watched the final …
: Sometimes I wake up thinking of the old friends who passed away long before their time. People who I …
: Gregg Popovich addresses the media after officially stepping down, with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili …
: OpenAI non-profit and public benefit OpenAI has announced the switch to a public benefit corporation, still keeping the non-profit too.
: Looking forward to reading through Evan Prodromou’s story on the Protocol Oral History …
: 4o hallucinated for me today and it struck me that I haven’t seen ChatGPT make anything up in …
: Good timing, it started pouring rain a few minutes after I got home. Listening to the rain now as I …
: First full day back at work after a couple weeks on the road. I work a little every day, even when …
: Warriors putting the Rockets away. Can’t help but admire what Steph Curry is still able to do. …
: Making slow progress experimenting with local LLMs in the Mac app. Smaller models are a challenge …
: Watched Runaway Jury. Really good. Sadly nothing has changed with gun control in the 20 years since …
: Meta's discovery engine A few thoughts on Mark Zuckberberg’s dismal vision for the future of social media. Let’s do the …
: Working on a few different random things today. Also really looking forward to Nuggets / Clippers …
: Finished reading: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. This is the first of his books that I’ve …
: Hello again, Austin. It was about 3500 miles round-trip, driving to New York and back. Good couple …
: So tired of gatekeepers. Only realized this week that the Micro.blog web browser extension was …
: Once apps like Spotify, Kindle, and many others are officially approved with external payment links, …
: I disagree with Ben Thompson’s update today that Apple might have a legal right to charge for …
: Using AI for polish By “polish” I don’t mean the design, necessarily. I mean all the little details …
: Two updated iOS apps this week: Micro.blog 3.4.6 and Epilogue 1.8.3. Android versions are lagging a …
: Old train bridge viewed from the Bill Clinton presidential library. It’s a pedestrian bridge …
: Jason Snell blogging about the new App Store linking judgement: Not only did Apple attempt to find …
: Simon Willison on the continual misuse of the term vibe coding: It means “generating code …
: Fidel & Co. A little more time in Little Rock before hitting the road again. ☕️
: Marc Andreessen doesn’t think AI will take his job. But venture capital is barely a real job. All …
: Micro.blog bookmarks are a significant part of my workflow now. I have over 1000 bookmarks stored, …
: Allen Pike has a great post about user interface input design in an LLM world: As we start to see …
: Huge new ruling by the judge in the Epic Games case. Hope to take advantage of this as soon as …
: It ended up being a good idea to stop overnight in Little Rock and wait out the storm. Went to a …
: Watched some more highlights from last night’s Bucks / Pacers. Bucks should not have lost that game. …
: NPR has an article on whether the Google search remedy should include somehow crippling …
: Bookshelves at Nexus Coffee & Creative in Little Rock. ☕️
: Parked at The Root Cafe in Little Rock. Lunch and plotting a change to my route stops so I …
: Last night at the hotel, in between basketball, I tuned into some of the Mark Zuckerberg and Satya …
: Daniel Jalkut blogs about the Help Scout pricing changes. We use Help Scout for Micro.blog too and …
: Dan Moren in his final article for Macworld: Being a fan of Apple as a company means necessarily …
: City & State, morning in Memphis. Looks like there’s gonna be bad weather today heading west. ☕️
: I was hoping someone would write a post like this one from Andy Masley about AI energy and water …
: Model train at the Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. I visited the museum today, nearly …
: The New Yorker: The End of Children. This essay was from earlier in the year. There are some stories …
: Upgrading another server today! Also a few little code optimizations.
: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is extremely strange. Should’ve done more research before stopping …
: Using ChatGPT while driving In used to be that I avoided using Siri except in a few specific cases while driving: Read and …
: Listen to the contrarians. They’re sometimes wrong, but when they’re right, …
: Another shot from Washington, D.C. — the Carnegie Library, also probably the most beautiful Apple …
: Loved all the greenery at Maman this morning. Got there early enough that there was lots of space, …
: Micro.blog is now sponsoring blogroll.org. We’re going to try a few new things to get the word …
: Perplexity voice mode A couple thoughts on AI lock-in and Apple Intelligence after reading a MacStories post.
: Cool to see the POSSE photo I snapped at Fediverse House used in this blog post: The encouraging …
: Things I’ve now learned driving in the two largest cities in America: Los Angeles: You have …
: Over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge into Washington, D.C.
: For Bluesky fans, we’re now cross-posting the Micro.blog news blog over to Bluesky at …
: o4-mini is good at road trip planning. I fire off some parameters like roughly where I want to stop …
: Micro.blog 3.4.6 beta For beta testers on iOS, there’s a new build of Micro.blog with a button to toggle just …
: Crazy finish to that Nuggets / Clippers game. Not sure I’ve ever seen a dunk so close to win it like …
: Special shout-out to @vincent for troubleshooting Micro.blog servers while I’m traveling. …
: I read this article about AI and cancer research last night, thinking about it more this morning. …
: xAI turbines status update A short post about xAI gas turbines in Memphis.
: The view from Queens. Kind of a wild few days of driving now that I reflect on it.
: My post earlier today about Bluesky seems to have spread more widely than I expected. Lots of …
: Catching up on last night’s NBA scores. I watched some of Knicks / Pistons, but staying up on …
: Bluesky downtime Musing about the decentralized nature of both Mastodon and Bluesky.
: If you’re following the last few photos I’ve posted, my daughter and I have been slowly …
: OpenAI wants to buy Chrome. Perplexity wants to buy Chrome. Yahoo! wants to buy Chrome. Heck, …
: Another fantastic essay by Dario Amodei, this time about “interpretability” and the need to better …
: Train bridge at Falling Waters, West Virginia. On the other side of the river, the Confederates were …
: So with threads.net switching to .com, I was a little worried about how this might impact the …
: Roanoke River overlook, along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
: Interesting proposal similar to robots.txt but for LLMs. When AI is your parser, you can have a …
: Had the Switch 2 pre-order in my cart but kept changing my mind, gonna skip it until there’s a game …
: AI web search Reflecting on web search in o4-mini and new reasoning models.
: I really like this post from Ashley Willis, about doubting yourself and the fear of what loud people …
: Micro.blog’s backend is running so much more smoothly now after I addressed some memory issues …
: Nailed it. I’m too amused by wall outlets and light switches gone wrong, it’s surprisingly common. …
: I’ll be speaking at EFF-Austin next month! An updated talk about blogs, social networks, the …
: In the Bluesky announcement about checkmark verification is the tidbit that 270k accounts have …
: Micro.blog went off the rails today, for some reason the day I’m out of town an old memory …
: Speaking of Objective-C, when I see example code that looks like this: NSMutableArray<NSString …
: Experimenting with a special build of Micro.blog for Mac with Gemma 3 (4 billion params) running …
: There’s no place I appreciate Apple Pay more than at the gas station air pump, instead of …
: Yair Rosenberg writing at The Atlantic about the arson at the Pennsylvania governor’s …
: New laptop sticker, from Vintage bookstore and wine bar. Booksellers not algorithms. 🍷
: Thinking about AGI. The big step that is missing is personal AI being able to learn when it answers …
: Gus Mueller: To me, Objective-C has always felt expressive and capable, doubly so when I first …
: Finished upgrading a server. Some things should be faster! (And some won’t be.) I’ll …
: Coffee yesterday at Lazarus. ☕️
: Now that I’m using Hetzner in the EU, I’m having difficulty understanding Linode …
: Micro.blog for Mac continues to improve. Just released version 3.5. A new feature I like in this …
: I’ve switched my coding questions over to o4-mini. It’s very good and fast enough. At …
: The Sam Altman interview at TED is worth a watch. Awkward and full of tension. But some good …
: Didn’t sleep enough. Nightmare that I was arguing with the Subaru mechanics. Too close to …
: Sad to hear there were two deaths in the FSU shooting. When news broke that it was a handgun, it …
: Great post from The Fediverse Report about Bluesky complying with requests from the Turkish …
: Taria & Como looks like a clever, crank-friendly platformer, part of the upcoming season 2 on …
: The Internet Archive is asking for help to defend against lawsuits: A coalition of major record …
: Matt Mullenweg blogs about the WordPress 6.8 release, how WordPress might use AI in the future, and …
: I like the way Tony Stubblebine is running Medium. On sticking with diversity, equity, and …
: Some interesting data here in the MIT Technology Review about energy use for AI data centers: …
: Dave Winer has more thoughts on the “Twitterlike is a bad shape” post: Each decision we …
: I’m not a Gmail user or Notion user, but gotta say the UI and interactions in Notion Mail look …
: Twitterlike vs. Micro.blog Comparing the essay “Twitterlike is a bad shape” with how Micro.blog works.
: Parker Ortolani blogging about whatever new device Jony Ive is working on and its potential as part …
: I’m following a few Bluesky custom feeds, but I hadn’t paid close attention to Graze …
: Describe me Playing with ChatGPT memory and chat history.
: Great post from Ben Werdmuller about the future of Bluesky. Many people can’t get past …
: I’ve been using top for what, 30 years? But honestly my eyes still sometimes glaze over. …
: This week is mostly about bug fixes and performance for me. Got the new Mac app update out and lots …
: Another big update to Micro Social: Release version on V1.7 pushed to TestFlight. Support for …
: Worked a little on archiving all the Core Intuition episodes in one place. We’ve used a few …
: Upcoming video social app Neptune will allow hiding follower and like counts: A key distinguishing …
: TechCrunch: OpenAI ships GPT-4.1 without a safety report. I don’t want to overreact to this, …
: OpenAI working on a social app? From The Verge: Entering the social media market also puts OpenAI …
: Meta is a problematic business and more people should move to open platforms, but I have to agree …
: I like the attempt at transparency in this statement on AI from Revenant, an animation and effects …
: AI 2027 is a good read. Both endings seem wildly unrealistic, but as a warning it did make me think. …
: Thinking about the Tesla Superchargers that have been torched recently… Anyone who uses …
: Ran a few tests with the new GPT-4.1 family of models. I think I’ll go 4o → 4.1 for photo …
: Over the weekend I got to ride in a Waymo for the first time, in Phoenix. See @cheesemaker’s …
: I don’t have any expectations for the FTC vs. Meta trial starting today. It seems wild and …
: New Mac app for Micro.blog is out today with a couple improvements, including a little interface for …
: There’s a pretty significant difference between good AI models and great ones. I sometimes …
: Dave Winer writes a longer blog post about inbound RSS. The idea is let’s have more systems …
: Apparently there will be big updates to the design in the next iOS and iPadOS, but I assume it will …
: Rob Fahrni blogs more thoughts on Dave Winer’s call for inbound RSS: The problem is the platform …
: Back in Austin, down at St. Edward’s for Staple! Amazing that the first show was 20 years ago. Got …
: Updated my NBA arenas web page for the game last night in Phoenix. A few good moments in the game …
: Parker Ortolani blogging about the new ChatGPT feature to look at past conversations: …it …
: Manu Moreale blogs about taking over blogroll.org and the new design. Love the colors.
: Stephon Castle layup, Spurs at Suns. 🏀
: Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix.
: Mastodon's incomplete migration Responding to Rob Shearer’s Mastodon exit interview post.
: Stephen Hackett commenting on a report in The York Times about Apple not allocating much of a budget …
: Old train bridge next to new light rail bridge in Tempe.
: Dave Winer has written up two improvements Bluesky can make to RSS feeds: including images and …
: Finished reading: Dragonsteel Prime by Brandon Sanderson. I read the last several chapters on my …
: The difference between a junior developer and a senior developer isn’t actually about writing …
: It wasn’t the Amtrak route I had planned for today, but guess this airport train will have to do. Hi …
: The new park around the old Mueller tower. Walked by here today and hadn’t seen it since the area …
: OpenAI version numbers continue to be hilarious. Looks like the actual release order will be: 3.5, …
: Found leaked technical diagrams of a new roller coaster at Disneyland. No, wait… That’s just …
: For all the negative anecdotes in The Information story, it actually ends on a positive note about …
: Wrapping up the next Micro.blog for Mac bug fix update today. Any bugs we’ve missed recently? …
: I haven’t read the full report in The Information yet, but just the MacRumors summary is …
: Was looking forward to a relaxing train trip to Phoenix tonight, with time to read and work, but …
: Matt Haughey blogs about the uncertainty for small businesses and how bad things might get if the …
: Matt Mullenweg blogs about the new AI-powered WordPress design builder: The long-anticipated “Big …
: AI crawling reprise Some more thoughts about AI web crawling for training and whether we can differentiate good bots …
: As I hinted at the other day, I’m rolling out command-S in more places in Micro.blog. From the …
: Sigh. Amtrak really needs its own tracks: Train 21 and Train 421 are currently stopped west of …
: Greg Storey blogging about how much we’ve divided ourselves and what we’ve lost: When we don’t talk …
: Nice write-up over at TechCrunch of the new Tapestry 1.1: …one of the larger challenges of …
: Seth Godin on his 10,000th blog post: I’d write this blog even if no one read it, but that the fact …
: We should have seen it A couple quotes after reading a much longer essay in The Atlantic about conservatism, Trump, and …
: Watched the first season of The Rehearsal and it blew my mind a little. Hilarious and insane. 📺
: Great story about Bluesky and Jay Graber in The New Yorker. I love this bit: Then, in December, …
: I don’t delete my blog posts… even when it would be easier for me if I did. For longer posts I might …
: Of all the harm I was expecting from Trump’s second term, I did not expect a market crash this …
: AI at Shopify A short post reacting to the Shopify CEO encouraging everyone to use AI at the company.
: The Minecraft movie was a lot of fun. 🍿
: Amazing story on CNN around veteran Joe Harris, who died at age 108, serving in World War II in an …
: In today’s post, Seth Godin captures something that I’ve been thinking about but have …
: Rolled out some Micro.blog improvements to uploads on the web today. For example, if AI is enabled …
: My son has had the worst luck with his car. A few weeks ago, broke down driving back from Arizona… …
: All the broken pecan shells are in one spot under the tree. Must be some happy squirrels living …
: Went looking for an old tweet and then got lost in the archive. I have all my tweets (mostly …
: Vibe coding on the 20th floor This week’s ATP has a members-only special segment about vibe coding. One snippet from John …
: John Gruber blogging about whether the tariffs will impact Apple: It’s under-remarked upon, but …
: While I’m commenting on YouTube videos today, I love that half of Casey Neistat’s video …
: Nice 9-minute edit by The Verge of the Copilot event, including a protester interrupting the …
: Greg Morris has been doing great work on Micro Social, and he’s got a buy me a coffee page! ☕️ …
: It’s all fun and games with the global economy until your tariffs start interrupting Nintendo Switch …
: How to people feel about web apps that take over common keyboard shortcuts like command-S? …
: So many great lines in this piece by Derek Thompson at The Atlantic: By the numbers, the tariffs …
: Who knew Bill Gates was such a good blogger? Love this story of Altair BASIC in a quirky, unique …
: Apple stock getting destroyed today. I feel for small investors who are caught up in this. But also …
: Micro.blog 3.4.5 for Mac Today’s update to the Mac app addresses a few things related to managing uploads. It’s …
: Had a dream where one of my notebooks had special AI pages. I could write questions on them with ink …
: Haven’t had coffee or left the house in a couple days after being sick, and those are two of …
: The latest update to Micro Social adds location check-ins for Micro.blog. Very interesting! There’s …
: Excited for the Nintendo Switch 2. The kids have our old Switches, so I had picked up a Lite mostly …
: Rest in peace, Val Kilmer. Glad he was able to reprise his role from Top Gun, in a way getting the …
: Extraordinary what Cory Booker has done. A lot of people feel powerless right now, with little …
: I was sick most of yesterday and tuned out of any social web drama, so was at first surprised to …
: Enjoyed this illustrated story by Jackie Lay about the life of Victoria Woodhull, who ran for …
: Just great defense from the Longhorns. Love their midrange shooting too. I picked UConn vs. Texas …
: Finished reading: The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden. Beautiful and haunting. 📚
: Spurs / Warriors tonight. Not a close game but still fun. It has been too long since I was last in …
: Whether you’re an AI optimist or skeptic, or somewhere in between, you can probably relate to …
: Decided to subscribe to The Atlantic. There’s a certain kind of story that I miss from the NYT …
: We talk about Apple getting into trouble with Siri + LLMs, but Google has major problems too. Their …
: I’m enjoying Kagi instead of Google, but it’s still not quite right. For a paid search …
: Did not finish: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty. I enjoyed the first part …
: More details of when Sam Altman was fired by the OpenAI board, from an upcoming book by Keach Hagey: …
: There seems to be a timezone bug in Siri + ChatGPT. To get better answers while driving I …
: My NCAA women’s bracket is still holding on with that Longhorns win! Great game Texas / …
: Randomly stumbled on my post from two years ago about Threads joining the fediverse. It holds up so …
: Got an email today for a class action lawsuit about chicken that I thought must be a phishing scam …
: xAI buying Twitter / X seems pretty sketchy. In practice, I guess it means the platform will live on …
: No one cares… for now To be a blogger, you have to be okay with writing into the void. Some posts will resonate with …
: I’m drawn to blogging about divisive topics, but it would probably be healthier to avoid it. People …
: The pond at The Village, walking back to the mechanic to pick up my car after getting coffee.
: I’m cracking up at the images in this Severance + Lego post on Daring Fireball. Who is that red …
: Wow, just watched the final minute of Lakers / Bulls from last night. Love basketball. 🏀
: AI art is bittersweet A longer post with my perspective on AI-generated art, specifically with the new ChatGPT, but going …
: This is a helpful post from Paul Frazee about ATProto lexicons. One of the challenges for making …
: A fun experiment in between bug fixing… I added a films page to Micro.blog, with posters for …
: Worked on some book-related improvements in Micro.blog this morning. We try to integrate with all …
: Simon Willison has added notes (a.k.a. microblog posts) to his blog. I’ve really been enjoying …
: I’ve blogged about apologies before. They carry a lot of weight with me. We’re human, we …
: But her emails! The Signal leak is an amazing contrast with Hillary’s server. There was …
: Sometimes in the debate about federation, we miss that open APIs are still very valuable alone. …
: Seeing an increase in security proxies like Cloudflare interfering with legitimate Micro.blog …
: Micro.blog expanding photo servers in Europe Today we’re rolling out a big improvement to our new EU-based servers. Along with the option …
: The page for WWDC 2025 is vague enough that Apple could still do a live keynote. Not holding my …
: Zac Hall blogs at 9to5Mac that Apple should acquire Mira Murati’s new company, Thinking …
: Watching a couple of the videos from ATmosphereConf. The videos are up on YouTube in this playlist.
: Putting the final touches on a nice improvement for our blogging friends across the pond… I’ll …
: Pete Docter: AI takes something and sands the edges down, so it makes the blob average. And that …
: Got my copy of Dragonsteel Prime in the mail from the last crowdfunding. 📚
: Federico Viticci on mobile app development becoming more accessible to many more people, just as …
: Great historical data for WWDC dates from David Smith. Should be announced soon!
: Generative AI can be both good and bad, just like us. We’re capable of kindness and cruelty. …
: Not sure why I didn’t think of this earlier, but there is now a simple weekly email newsletter …
: Nice profile of the Internet Archive on NPR: The Internet Archive is among the few efforts that …
: Sounds like ATmosphereConf went really well in Seattle this weekend. So cool to see community events …
: Finished reading: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas. Slowly working my way through the series with …
: Since Cloudflare’s AI Labyrinth was announced a few days ago I’ve been trying to figure out how I …
: Heading home. Texas / Louisiana border visitors center. 🤠
: Adding another server in Europe today. 🇩🇪
: At a memorial service my mind drifted to what makes us human. I believe in AI as a tool to help us, …
: Carolina Jessamine… I think.
: While out walking today, listened to this great interview on Stratechery with Sam Altman, going over …
: This shakeup of Siri leadership is surprisingly close to WWDC. Makes me think we won’t see …
: Had a good run for a few months on uptime until today. I’ve upgraded one of our servers to …
: Bad timing, had a major server failure this morning. Micro.blog is back online and I’m …
: Really positive reaction to my post about adding European web servers for Micro.blog. Thanks …
: Micro.blog adding European servers Starting today there is a new option for customers who want more flexibility for where their blog is …
: I avoid deploying new code to servers in the evening. It’s better to make changes when …
: Dave Rupert on ads, enshittification, and taste: I can feel it in my bones when an app or website …
: Simon Willison attempts to clarify vibe coding: I’m seeing people apply the term “vibe coding” to …
: If you ran into a problem sharing photos from Google Photos to Micro.blog on iOS, check out the …
: Wow, the Swarm app has been completely redesigned. I don’t think it changed a single pixel in …
: Mac apps and web apps: Make code change. Release to customers. iOS apps: Make code change. Wait …
: Welcome back to earth, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. 🚀
: Bluesky’s a world without caesars shirt is back in stock. Ordered. I don’t impulse buy clothing very …
: My workflow: Program a new feature. Draft a blog post announcing the feature. Realize while writing …
: Today we try for the third time to get an appointment for AT&T Fiber installation to work. …
: Coffee (and booze). Houndstooth. ☕️
: Politics is bleeding into everything. Tech headlines, podcasts that aren’t usually political. For …
: Nice new logo, board members, and other news for the founding of A New Social.
: This video of LiDAR vs. Tesla self-driving is great. Ever since seeing all the sensors on a Waymo, I …
: Micro.blog domain aliases Cool URLs don’t change. Or at least, don’t break.
: Depressing anecdote from Gabe Kangas about going off into the weeds with Reddit’s algorithm: …
: Good update from Ben Thompson today linking the lack of Vision Pro content to the miss on AI: …
: Fog from liquid nitrogen ice cream.
: Hmm, my last post is poorly truncated on Bluesky because I hadn’t considered the title, link, …
: AI's impact on the open web Quoting from Molly White’s post about the threat of AI training on the open web, with a few thoughts …
: Since writing more about delayed AI + Siri yesterday, I was thinking about this Bloomberg story of a …
: Bluesky has a proposal to declare user intention for things like archiving and AI training. Looks …
: Is Apple Intelligence even possible? We are so used to being able to do almost anything in software. For example, today I was looking at …
: Disappointed I missed the world without caesars shirt. Still catching up on SXSW happenings, …
: Had a couple funny interactions with ChatGPT this week, including when asking it for some help with …
: Overheard, single mom who took her 401k and put it into starting a new business. Not everyone should …
: Responding to John Gruber’s AI post yesterday, Om Malik blogs: Just as Google is trapped in …
: Chet Collins reviews my book Indie Microblogging. Most people who have checked it out have just …
: Ana Rodrigues blogs about how websites can be good as a playground and for others to learn from: …
: Great post from John Gruber about Apple Intelligence and the Siri delays: Leaders prove their …
: Rêve Coffee in Lafayette, LA. ☕️
: New feature for Micro.blog’s Bluesky cross-posting: preview cards. This is still off by …
: Federico Viticci wonders if Apple should have their own API that could bridge to OpenAI and …
: MarsEdit 5.3.3 is out! This release adds support for Micro.blog blog post summaries with a new …
: Excellent Dithering today — and Upgrade yesterday for the 2-hour version 🙂 — about how the Apple …
: Gus Mueller thinks Apple needs to get out of the way with AI: The crux of the issue in my mind is …
: After lunch I ended up having to head out of town unexpectedly to visit family, so gonna miss the …
: Now that bookmark tags are available to all plans on Micro.blog, it’s more consistent to …
: Apple's response to AI After the delay for the new Siri, more thoughts on Apple’s unique approach to generative AI, whether …
: Good morning, Austin. Back downtown after a great day yesterday at Fediverse House.
: “This isn’t a time for competition. It is a time for cooperation.” — Evan …
: Just a few minutes in to arriving at Fediverse House and already it was super valuable. There is …
: Bastrop Abstract Company. Established 1883. Closed.
: Micro Social continues to improve. The new version adds a share sheet and iPad support.
: We just passed an old wagon and mules on highway 290. It was Cowboy’s Last Ride, a restored …
: Interesting segment on The Late Show last night with guest Reid Hoffman about AI. I’ve …
: Ready to plant, along Mopac. 🌱
: Linkrot is always a problem for the web, but please let’s not purposefully destroy our own …
: Seth Godin blogs about making the most of a second chance with customers: If a customer service …
: Listening to the Decoder episode with Panos Panay, I’m almost convinced that what Amazon is trying …
: Parker Ortolani blogging about the new MacBook Air. I hadn’t even thought about the color …
: Interesting new post from OpenAI about safety. About humans being in control: Our approach to …
: Tapbots is working on a Bluesky client, called Phoenix. On making it a separate app, they say: …
: Very quick video of the latest Micro.blog for Mac with new blog post summary field. You can type …
: Reminder for folks in Austin, Fediverse House is this weekend, Sunday and Monday. I’ll be …
: Worked a bunch on the Mac app today, one of my favorite things to work on. Almost done with the next …
: I like this post from @devilgate about not being discouraged to write, even when we know that doing …
: Funny that SF Symbols now has a “robotic vacuum” icon but not just a robot. Wonder if …
: Sometimes the debugging is all in the wrong place. Spent a couple hours trying to find a bug in …
: Thinking about the Wii yesterday thanks to Sven’s post, I re-read my old blog post from 2007 …
: Some of my really old blog posts are still in Textile format instead of Markdown. Whenever I find …
: Apple updates a couple iPads. From Dan Moren at Six Colors: The base iPad’s update is perhaps …
: Staple! is coming up next month, April 12-13, at St. Edward’s in Austin. Special guests Kazu …
: Great list of folks to follow on Micro.blog. Thanks for the reminder @Miraz! We used to have Micro …
: M.G. Siegler: Apple Should Swap Out Siri with ChatGPT. Apple won’t do this, and some users might not …
: I like the naming on this collaborative Git system based on AT Proto: Tangled. The servers are …
: Even when it seems the news is all bad, there is something incredible. James Harrison’s blood …
: I never thought I needed a “leafless tree” emoji but it’s a nice addition. Still hoping for “iced …
: Great interview with Dario Amodei on the Hard Fork podcast. About his disappointment at the AI …
: Sideloading on Android has improved since I last used it. It’s a pretty smooth user experience …
: Good morning so far, deployed a few server bug fixes, submitted a new Android release to Google. …
: Being nominated once and winning once is great, congrats. But nominated a bunch of times and never …
: There is nothing like a live performance of Defying Gravity. Even on TV, I still get chills when …
: Looking forward to the Oscars tonight. I’ve only seen 4 out of 10 of the best picture nominees — A …
: Can we like both the open web and AI? Quoting a post from Ben Werdmuller that argues for a return to what makes the open web great, but …
: Something is wrong with Trump With a quote from David Brooks and some reminders to myself of what not to do.
: Watched Away We Go and really enjoyed it. Totally missed this when it first came out in 2009. 📺
: GPT-4.5 preview thoughts… and Steve Jobs Writing a little about my initial reaction to GPT-4.5 being so expensive, with a detour back to an …
: Watched some of the video with Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy. We are in a very dark place with …
: New version of Micro Social is coming out, from Greg Morris: Apple have approved a new version of …
: There’s such an increase in distrust of tech companies, we now have to be more explicit about …
: Skimming through some of the negative reaction to Mozilla’s new terms. I took a minute to …
: iOS will have new APIs for getting the age of a user. Sarah Perez writing at TechCrunch: It puts …
: Love an old train station getting a new life. Bloomberg article from a couple months ago, about the …
: Nick Heer is impressed with Alexa+, except: But there is no part of me that would ever want Alexa …
: If you’re in town around SXSW, check out Fediverse House, a 2-day event hosted by Flipboard …
: Many news sites and social networks have a headlines section for trending news. Maybe we need to …
: The measles outbreak here in Texas is such a sad reminder of the real harm of misinformation. So …
: I still want to do more with Open Library. Our app Epilogue can search and get covers from Open …
: When I added tracking what books you’re reading (and blogging about) to Micro.blog, I used ISBN as …
: There’s another lawsuit against Matt Mullenweg and Automattic, this time from a WP Engine customer. …
: Finished reading: Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent by Scott Lynch. Great to have another …
: Alexa+ pricing makes no sense. $20/month or free for Amazon Prime subscribers… Prime is $15/month. I …
: I’m following the Verge’s live blog for the Alexa event. Amazon really should be leading …
: Dave Winer: People give Matt Mullenweg a lot of shit, but do they realize how hopeless the open web …
: Trying out Flashes, a photos app for Bluesky. On the surface feels similar to our Micro.blog …
: Tried out ChatGPT Deep Research now that it’s on the less expensive plan. Don’t have a lot of use …
: Working on some ActivityPub tweaks today, finally added some code to handle Question objects / …
: Scott Lynch in his newsletter: I have decided to post every short story I’ve ever written (once …
: HTTP content negotiation was a mistake. The perceived wins are always overshadowed by all the new …
: Working on Open Graph Announcing new front matter fields in Micro.blog, including a rendered thumbnail of your web page to …
: Congrats to John Siracusa on the release of his newest Mac app, Hyperspace: There are plenty of Mac …
: Apple antagonism Short posts reacting to Phil Schiller testimony with quotes about the App Store.
: A little quiet today but I got a lot done. Random debugging and wrapped up some new Open Graph …
: Two stories that feel loosely connected. First on NPR, highlighting a veteran in Alaska fired from …
: Finished reading: Empire of Exiles by Erin M Evans. This was excellent. Starts like a murder mystery …
: The new 5G router — which we knew would be a temporary solution until Google Fiber is sorted out — …
: Dave Winer is launching WordLand: The goal is to bootstrap something new – a social network …
: In addition to being a very good Micro.blog client, Micro Social also has pretty much all of the …
: Git scraping is a clever technique from Simon Willison to track changes to web pages by adding them …
: Fiddling with improved Open Graph support for hosted blogs. I’ve never liked how most social …
: Almost whenever I run an alter table in MySQL, I think back to a conversation with Marco Arment at …
: Patrick Rhone: We are not on the verge of a constitutional crisis, we are in the aftermath of one. …
: 5 years or 20 years? Quoting a MacStories post about the Vision Pro and revisiting some of my own blog post predictions. …
: AI as a feedback machine Thinking about the effect of using ChatGPT to help get feedback on a blog post. Why the same traits …
: Letting go of Advanced Data Protection in the UK seems a reasonable compromise from Apple. If …
: Submitted another Micro.blog iOS bug fix update off to Apple for review. I’ve gotten much more …
: Ben Werdmuller on the latest People & Blogs: My site is my online identity; I write about …
: Our TV screen going out that I blogged about? It’s fixed, replaced some board or another for …
: Humane pin wrap-up A few thoughts on the failure of Humane’s AI pin, why they didn’t get a chance to …
: Stephen Colbert in last night’s Late Show monologue: Do you want to know how messed up things …
: Nice update to the Bayou theme: Included in this version is the option to define how many …
: The TikTok-ification of other platforms (Reels, Shorts) is optimizing for user engagement instead of …
: Maybe I’ve been conditioned by seeing the GPT-4o name everywhere, but I don’t hate the …
: Matt Webb reflecting on 25 years of blogging. On the very early days of blogging: So I would post 4 …
: This life in weeks page by Gina Trapani is amazing.
: More post summary updates Explaining how post summaries are now used when cross-posting to Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and …
: Mastodon quote posts draft My thoughts on Mastodon’s proposal for quote posts in ActivityPub and how it should be …
: Got some great feedback on Micro.blog’s new blog post summary (or excerpts) feature. Today the …
: Micro Social 1.5 looks like a big update. Can’t wait to check this out when it hits the App …
: Michael Tsai has collected some posts remembering Martin Pilkington. It is hard for me to even wrap …
: Finished reading: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. Not all of it worked for me but I’ll read almost …
: We also went to see the Oscar-nominated animated shorts at Alamo today. This year includes some …
: Flow was extraordinary. It’s like nothing else. 🍿
: People who shoot on film (or who used to) will probably enjoy this video from Adrian about when he …
: NSHipster is back again with a bunch of tips for running AI models on a Mac with Ollama. Also this: …
: There are so many new (sponsored) rules in the celebrity all-star game that I stepped away for a …
: Nice single-page site from Pixelfed about social web technologies. Think about if more platforms …
: Wrote up some documentation for the first phase of our blog post “summary” feature …
: The author stopped sharing posts on Mastodon, resulting in fewer replies, while still receiving …
: Good updates and bug fixes out today, especially the new Micro.blog for iOS release. Tomorrow, …
: Spurs have lost 3 of the last 4 since De’Aaron Fox joined, but 2 games were lost by only 1 …
: Nice new developer site and technical design overview for Bridgy Fed. Whenever I’ve looked at …
: I sent Micro.blog 3.4.2 off to Apple for TestFlight beta review. If approved, will send it to Apple …
: I’m going to attend this Bluesky & Beyond event next week and FediForum next month. …
: It took me a while to decide to add official support for blog post summaries, but now that I’m …
: New fediverse settings in Micro.blog A post about some of the benefits and drawbacks of Mastodon’s approach to community servers. …
: Playing with Kagi again. The first result on my blog when searching the web for just …
: Jason Snell writing at Macworld about Apple’s AI missteps being more about rushed UI design …
: Micro.blog is getting clobbered today with thousands of dumb requests for phpinfo and .env. Hello …
: There are several principles that led to Micro.blog, but everything is built on the premise that if …
: Repetition Trust is built by consistently doing the same thing, hopefully the right thing, over years. …
: Excited to see a new iOS app for Micro.blog released: Micro Social. From developer Greg Morris: …
: Amazing post from @heyloura about using Micro.blog’s private notes API. Personally I’m using notes …
: NPR article on immigrants in Chicago skipping care because of fear of ICE raids. I expect nurses all …
: Cool to see hints that Tumblr is continuing with the WordPress backend transition. TechCrunch: …
: Wrapped up coding on a couple new fediverse settings that will ship in Micro.blog tomorrow. …
: I’ve linked to magician Dani DaOrtiz before and this new video from him is so good too. His …
: Robin Sloan on AI Loved this blog post by Robin Sloan on whether AI is okay. The subject is complicated and deserves …
: Great post at Daring Fireball about Fox’s new scorebug, with relevant points for a lot of …
: After the move, our TV started making a faint noise occasionally that seemed new. Today it …
: I didn’t end up watching the Super Bowl. I used the afternoon to unpack boxes and other tasks …
: Hope folks are having a good weekend. I rolled out a few changes this morning, including this …
: I missed the memo for the outside space at this coffee shop… There are like 20 little kids …
: John Gruber on the implications for sideloading if TikTok remains unavailable in the App Store: If …
: Sent another Micro.blog iOS build out to beta folks, also decided to submit this one to Apple. Need …
: Thoughts on Wind and Truth If you haven’t read Wind and Truth, book 5 of the Stormlight Archive, please skip this post. …
: Saturday morning is a great time to draft a couple blog posts that won’t be published until …
: Worked on some iPad fixes and pushed a new TestFlight beta, then settled in to watch the Spurs. …
: Love this photo from Stephen Hackett of his notebooks. Also very smart to have digital copies. …
: This is cool: a new sidebar plug-in by Leon Mika for the Bayou theme.
: Spots 7-10 for the NBA play-in are shaping up to be very interesting! Spurs look good. Blazers have …
: I’m the guest on the latest Hanselminutes podcast! It was great talking to Scott. We covered a …
: Micro.one and Micro.blog onboarding is not very good. And yet new people join every day and start …
: Inoreader adds support for Bluesky. This uses the API, not the RSS feeds, so there’s more …
: Manu Moreale blogs about how we label people, how we define them based on large groups instead of …
: Lots of talk in the AI space about moats. Does any model have such an outsized advantage that it …
: You know what was great last night? Spurs vs. Hawks, first game with De’Aaron Fox in the …
: I wrote a script last night that can take any missing photos on a blog and restore them from the …
: Simple goals for today: Meet with the gutter guy about installing gutters for the roof. Answer …
: Tonight Adam Newbold posted about receiving a cease and desist. Some people assumed it was from me, …
: New home internet update: Verizon 5G router arrived and it’s… alright. 100 Mbps if the …
: Sumo default and donate buttons Today we’re rolling out two plug-in changes to Micro.blog. The first is that for new users, …
: Federico Viticci blogging about timeline apps: My problem with timeline apps is that I struggle to …
: Amazon’s Kindle Vella is shutting down with only a few weeks notice. I never read any stories but I …
: Tapestry from the Iconfactory is out! Of course I love that it supports Micro.blog. And it makes me …
: We’re a few days in to not having internet at the house, which means no YouTube TV, Max, …
: 1,000 AIs in your pocket When you’re late to the game, do less, better. Apple used to know this. When the original iPod …
: Jason Snell wonders if AltStore should’ve poked the bear. He covers both sides well: Is …
: Finished reading: Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson. Not even sure what to say. Still letting the …
: This interview with Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter on Decoder is excellent. Andy seems like the kind of …
: Me complaining a year ago: No, I don’t want to rate the app, or the Skype call, or the mechanic, or …
: A small, pointless Apple Intelligence chat completion failure as I’m chatting with Verizon …
: Trying to get internet at the new place. AT&T will only talk on the phone and they make …
: There are so many great quotes in the Six Colors report card for 2024. Hardware is good, the Mac is …
: Bayou is a new theme for Micro.blog that prioritizes long-form content. Looks great! Thanks @Mtt.
: Parker Ortolani blogs about Bluesky clients: I want Tweetbot or Twitterrific, but for Bluesky. I’m …
: I don’t see myself using Bookshop.org’s new e-books until there’s Kindle support, but now that I’ve …
: Micro.blog iOS folks on the TestFlight beta, the latest build fixes an issue editing longer blog …
: Just reading more about the Luka Dončić trade to the Lakers. Can still hardly believe it. I thought …
: Dave Winer writes about links on the social web: Support for links is the basic requirement of the …
: Yesterday Sam Altman and a few other folks from OpenAI did an ask me anything on Reddit. Some …
: Very nice video preview of smart replies in @gregmorris’s app Micro Social. I think a lot of people …
: Last little bit of the sunset.
: Oops, while testing something I accidentally sent out another random post (that I didn’t …
: Nice simple teaser site for Tapestry, shipping next week. It combines a bunch of sources into a …
: Playing with private note tags in the latest update to Lillihub. It is based on the Micro.blog API …
: When I read the tech news or listen to podcasts, my mind sometimes wanders into how I would talk …
: In the context of Apple services revenue, I want to mention something I noticed yesterday. I opened …
: For the first time in over a week, today I felt like I could catch my breath. There has been a lot …
: Tragic what happened with the crash in DC. I’m sure the next time we watch a figure skating …
: Commuter train heading downtown. From the other side of the fence at Cosmic.
: Now that Core Intuition is over, we need to give a little thought to the permanent archive of MP3s. …
: Great points in this conversation about how Micro.blog handles longer blog posts with titles. Maybe …
: Pouring down rain this morning, so maybe not a good time for that walk I was planning. Today is the …
: Another upcoming theme from @Mtt! This looks great. It solves a problem that many people ask about: …
: Pika Pulse is shutting down: We’re a small team and we want the bulk of our time and energy to be …
: Looking out over the trees and mist from the parking garage at the title company. Just signed our …
: Recently there have been some sporadic problems with custom CSS and themes in Micro.blog — basically …
: Still digging through support email. Happy to announce that starting next week, @sod will also be …
: While I don’t think it’s likely, if in the future, the only EV allowed to be sold in the …
: Batch, a new favorite. I can’t believe I’ve been living within walking distance to this …
: Seth Godin as usual has the perspective I need to hear, about prioritizing the important things …
: This blog post about AI trying to “polish” Jenny Lawson’s email is so great. Just a snippet: Y’all, …
: Today we have the final episode of Core Intuition. 16 years. 626 episodes. Thanks for listening and …
: Taking a short break from support email and questions to edit the latest Core Intuition. If you have …
: Micro Social is looking really good! Upcoming app for Micro.blog from @gregmorris.
: This post by Bear creator Herman Martinus is great. I probably could’ve written the same thing …
: Really nice FAQ-style format for today’s Stratechery update on DeepSeek. Even if you …
: Good morning! This week I have two goals: respond to every email I received in January, and fix some …
: I finally sorted through an old box of my dad’s stuff that I’ve had for over 25 years. I could never …
: Brandon Sanderson brings so much joy to his writing class. I’ve been going through old boxes and …
: SNL tonight with Timothée Chalamet. For so many years I looked forward to watching it live every …
: I’m still reading Wind and Truth. Taking my time. I’m on page 1100 and it’s just starting to get …
: After a few days of the freeze, actually turned into a nice late afternoon for a walk. Mueller Lake …
: As expected, Pixelfed and Loops blew through their Kickstarter fundraising goal. I know from …
: I hope one day, if I get through this with my sanity and health, we look back and find it odd that …
: Vincent Ritter has another post: Context. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me, in …
: Enough Last night I wrote two separate blog posts. First, I started documenting my email exchange with Adam …
: Kimberly Hirsh shares LGBTQ+ organizations to donate to: GLSEN is my go-to resource for LGBTQ+ …
: Vincent Ritter: Silence. I wasn’t sure that Vincent would blog something, but I’m glad …
: I’ve now read Adam Newbold’s post Accountability and I will reply tomorrow. I still have …
: Worked mostly behind the scenes today, a lot in email. I’m planning a couple new posts for …
: Congrats to Daniel Supernault on the Kickstarter! It’s great timing for Pixelfed and I expect …
: In an attempt to turn lemons into lemonade, I’m reviewing our community guidelines to see what …
: In 30 years of working on apps and the web, I’ve never had a falling out like this with another …
: I’ve had to mute Adam Newbold. We’re a couple days in to Trump’s second term and we’re fighting …
: A few people seem confused about why I might prefer a conversation to continue in email. It’s a …
: Went down the rabbit hole of old links and started listening to this episode of Core Int about Steve …
: When I quit Twitter, I had about 10,000 tweets. Not many by today’s standards. In all of that …
: I’ve been personally attacked a bunch today over a thread and private email that went off the …
: Wrote a draft post, deleted it. Trying to remind myself that I do not need to have the last word on …
: Usually on election night and the day after, I dig into county stats, but I just couldn’t bring …
: Techdirt covers the empty promise from Mark Zuckerberg on the fact-checking team, including this …
: Strata 1.2 for iOS is now available. This release adds a new tab bar with bookmarks and highlights. …
: My answer to almost any societal or political problem is: more blogs, more communities. It’s …
: I noticed that Micro.blog was spending a lot of time dealing with files in Hugo’s static …
: Reminder that when you’re angry, lashing out at people who are not the problem is …
: In all the elections I could vote in where my candidate lost, I certainly felt frustrated and …
: I often think of this post on leaky abstractions by Joel Spolsky whenever I’m unraveling …
: Cold day in Austin, might see some snow tonight. Working on server fixes and performance. We also …
: Trump’s second term — which apparently started a day early — is going to be a series of mismanaged, …
: ByteDance was been trying so hard to sell TikTok and they just ran out of time. Thankfully, Trump is …
: I’ve optimized a few things with our Twitter / X import. If you never imported your tweets, …
: Molly White: The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the …
: TikTok’s “not available” message is blatantly manipulative… So a fitting end to the app, for now.
: Morning haiku Last week when ChatGPT added scheduled tasks, I set a task to write a haiku for me each morning …
: Another shot of downtown and the sky with fewer clouds, from across the river.
: Custom printing code for Mac apps is a lost art. Nice work by @danielpunkass in the latest Black …
: I’ve never had a problem with Mac app notarization until today. Usually it takes just a …
: Lady Bird Lake and downtown Austin from the pedestrian bridge.
: My cookies and sessions are all out of whack now serving both micro.one and micro.blog from …
: Great lineup of social web talks at FOSDEM next month. Wish I could be there. Good luck everyone!
: New updates to the mnml theme for Micro.blog. Looks really nice @jimmitchell! Remember you can …
: I’ve been ignoring most podcasts over the last month. This morning, listened to the latest …
: I haven’t installed the latest iOS 18.3 beta yet, but just from screenshots I like this …
: We posted a new Core Intuition today, catching up on all the WordPress drama from the last month or …
: Very small example of a Siri paper cut and why I avoid using it. This morning I got a text while …
: TikTok threatening to shut down completely on Sunday — which is more than is required by the law — …
: If you only build a new skyscraper every year or so, downtown Austin doesn’t seem like …
: History is going to view Joe Biden very favorably. He accomplished a lot that we’re only just …
: Looking for a headshot-style photo, it’s surprisingly hard to find something good in my photo …
: Was SwiftUI a mistake? Steve Troughton-Smith writes on Mastodon: Boy do I wish Apple had built a …
: Micro.blog’s tweets import sometimes struggles, and it needed a few kicks before we finally …
: Good article by Jason Snell at Macworld about how Apple’s previous playback is in conflict …
: ChatGPT scheduled tasks are interesting. I’ve tried a few things — sending me a news summary …
: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bug related to == vs. === in JavaScript. Half the time …
: Sara Dietschy’s latest video about AI voice and video clones is really good. Both the …
: Revisiting my tweet import code (see this post) to see what can be optimized. I really hope Twitter …
: I plan to ignore Trump for most of the next few years, and I’m not even ready to read the special …
: Dave Winer in a longer post collecting thoughts on Matt Mullenweg and other things: I don’t …
: Starting up a new TestFlight beta for Micro.blog for iOS. This release will include support for …
: Do I brag too much or not enough? It occurred to me that Micro.blog might be on the only platform of …
: From an article at NPR about what might happen to TikTok when the law goes into effect: It’s …
: Free Our Feeds looks like a sincere effort but it’s a little vague. $30 million is a lot of …
: Funny how “billionaire” is now effectively a synonym for “anyone rich”. …
: Automattic and .blog With the increase in scrutiny around how Matt Mullenweg manages the WordPress project, some people …
: Good morning, IndieWeb! We’ve got a meetup this Wednesday in Austin, at Radio Coffee & …
: As more people follow Bluesky users in Micro.blog, there are more posts that are flowing into our …
: Thanks David Pierce for including my home screen in the latest Installer at The Verge! I mention …
: I’m a frequent critic of modern Apple but I’m happy to point out when they stand up for …
: I’m interested in the IndieWeb, books, and thinking about curation, so of course I love this …
: Palmetto State Park. San Marcos River, trail, and old CCC building.
: There are a bunch of interesting new smart glasses at CES — see this post by Victoria Song at The …
: Ouch. Pretty good game until everything unraveled on the 1 yard line. Great season overall for UT …
: On Core Int 624 we talk all about Micro.one! Daniel checks it out live on the show for the first …
: Hachyderm and Threads The popular Mastodon server Hachyderm.io has defederated with Threads. They have a long post with …
: Catching up on the Bluesky world, I missed this note in Last Week in Bluesky about trending topics: …
: On the Meta content moderation change, I think there’s something to the idea that a company …
: Photos of the LA fires are unreal. Feeling for everyone out there.
: Very cold and slightly rainy afternoon. For some reason I picked this weather to go for a short walk …
: It's 2025, a statement I received some good feedback about the latest episode of Timetable, so I thought I’d re-post …
: Micro.blog’s status page has been down for a while. It’s back up now. No actual server …
: I enjoy reading Ben Thompson’s Stratechery every day, and I’m always nodding along, but …
: Feel like I can finally catch my breath and start promoting Micro.one now. Great to see so many …
: We’re starting up a new beta for Strata, our companion mobile app for private and shared notes …
: Colin Devroe with some thoughts on social platforms and VC funding: People are still chasing …
: There’s now an event page for next week’s IndieWeb Meetup in Austin. ☕️🍺
: New Micro.blog coffee mugs! T-shirts too if you haven’t seen them, courtesy of @jimmitchell …
: Trying to pay some old fee from a car lease that I returned 7 years ago, stuck on the phone, dropped …
: The audio narration works for very short posts too. Me reading this post about Mark Zuckerberg …
: I added audio narration to my latest blog post. You’ll see a little “listen” play …
: AI prompts vs. agents If you’re already sick of hearing about AI now, it’s going to get worse in 2025. The …
: I’ve fallen quite behind in support email. I’m sorry everyone. Hope to hire someone to …
: Good discussion this week on the blogs — Daring Fireball, Six Colors — about the icon used in Apple …
: This thread from Mark Zuckerberg could’ve been written by Elon Musk. The last thing we need is X and …
: I don’t want to dwell too long thinking about January 6th four years ago. It happened and the …
: I was inspired driving back from camping today to record a new episode of Timetable. Dictated some …
: Because of the freezing weather this week, we’re bumping the IndieWeb Meetup again. It will be …
: I was here last year… This time getting a sticker, at Johnson City Coffee Co. A convenient place on …
: Old Tunnel State Park. Now taken over by bats, this was an old train tunnel to connect San Antonio …
: Manu Moreale: Blogging: you’re doing it right: If you’re doing it, you’re doing it right. If you …
: Glad to have a fire on a cold night at South Llano River State Park.
: My last blog post title partially inspired by walking by this sign today.
: The long goodbye for Tim Cook Tim Cook gives $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee. I think this event will be a …
: My parks page has been stuck at 20 out of 88 for over a month. Making some plans to knock off a …
: “It doesn’t make any sense. That’s why I trust it.” — Rose 🍿
: Good morning! Still fiddling with Micro.one, improving things, and updating the FAQ here. In some …
: Micro.one was effectively a soft-launch yesterday, haven’t officially announced it yet. I …
: Bit off a little more than I could chew today, so I’m scrambling. Not a great feeling.
: Thinking again about disabling all support for .php requests in Micro.blog. It’s needless …
: There are always little coding details that are hard to predict before launch until things are …
: Fourth quarter of this Longhorns game is wild and way too stressful. Enjoyed the first few quarters, …
: Wow, Longhorns starting really strong. 🏈
: Lots of new books and films in the public domain today! Including the first version of Mickey Mouse …
: Love this post from Allen Pike, about magic and the seemingly impossible accomplishments just being …
: Happy new year! I just sent an email with no subject line… Amateur hour over here as we start 2025. …
: Retired jerseys at Frost Bank Center. Last game of 2024, Spurs vs. Clippers. 🏀
: Hotel Emma at the Pearl. Spending the day in San Antonio.
: Micro.one will not have source feeds Off and on for years I had been trying to figure out what a more slimmed down version of Micro.blog …
: Having fun this morning working on a couple animated GIFs for the Micro.one website. Using Gifox for …
: “Did you ever re-subscribe to The Washington Post?” “No. And I never will.” My good opinion once …
: Algorithmic timeline endgame Nick Heer blogging about the report of Meta’s plans for AI-generated social content: Imagine …
: Another detail about Micro.one, especially for folks who want to share it with friends and family as …
: “When ya ain’t got nothin', you got nothin' to lose You’re invisible now, ya got …
: Found this first edition, signed copy of A Song for Arbonne at Half Price Books the other day and …
: Added a new blogging page to the Micro.blog website when you’re not signed in. This is the …
: Texas French Bread, still boarded up after the fire a couple years ago.
: Several people have already correctly guessed that Micro.one will be a ridiculously low $1/month. I …
: Nice video review on YouTube of many of the improvements in Micro.blog recently, including photo …
: At the coffee shop this morning I asked the barista to make my latte before I paid for it so I could …
: To know what a product is means knowing what it is not. It took me years to figure this out.
: I’ve suggested a couple times this year that I want to rethink the Micro.blog trial period. It …
: Some interesting stats in Mastodon’s 2023 report. Patron donors have dropped over the last …
: Christmas tree with green books at Half Price Books. 📚
: By popular demand, added a sign-up form to the Micro.one teaser home page. I’ll send an email …
: We got a new game for the holidays: Everdell. Still figuring it out but it’s great so far. Looking …
: One week until the Micro.one launch.
: I created a new demo site demo-photos.micro.blog to showcase some photo blog features in Micro.blog. …
: It has been a very nice Christmas Day. Happy Holidays, everyone. 🎄 Also saw two movies this week …
: For your Christmas Eve podcast listening queue, we just posted Core Intuition 623. Daniel and I talk …
: Feedback on my post about Matt Mullenweg over the weekend has been fairly positive. One topic that I …
: Nice use of Micro.blog photo collections on David Dykstal’s photos page.
: From last night, the Zilker tree at the Trail of Lights. 🎄
: Strongly agree with this reaction from Ben Werdmuller on Joe Biden commuting many death row …
: We should all give people space to be wrong a few times before we lose our shit. Outrage is a last …
: I’m falling well short of my reading goals this year. My currently reading list keeps getting …
: I don’t usually work so much during the holidays. I don’t recommend it for others. But …
: Rolling out a few improvements today, including some tweaks to categories. One small change that I …
: Part of a large abandoned lot on 51st that rumor has it will eventually be a new Whole Foods.
: Great stop by the Longhorns. I’m enjoying this game. It’s had everything and …
: Micro.blog folks, I’m planning to move the Categories link out of the web sidebar and put it …
: This “154 versions” link is hilarious to me. I wrote my last post in Micro.blog for Mac …
: I support the mad king I’ve been thinking about the WP Engine drama and whether I should take a side. Users move …
: Previewing a tiny part of an upcoming blog post… When choosing a blog hosting platform, consider …
: Love what I’m seeing from the upcoming Mimi Uploader with support for Micro.blog photo …
: The rebuild of I-35 continues. This rubble is where Star Seeds Cafe used to be.
: Started working on a blog post today and had to actually go do some research to make sure I was …
: Everyone thinks they can build their own blogging engine. And they’re right! It’s easy! …
: This morning I got three green lights in a row that are never all green, then I parallel parked …
: Skimming Steve Troughton-Smith’s thread and commentary on the EU’s requirements for …
: Added the snow falling plug-in to micro.christmas. ❄️
: New plug-in! Snow fall adds falling snow to your blog. Check it out on manton.org. Looks best in …
: Right before bed last night, I had an insight for how to optimize the Micro.blog timeline for a …
: We just posted episode 622 of Core Intuition. We talk about my work on the recent photo collections …
: The grass is always greener on the other side. Pretty often I see Micro.blog people explore other …
: I may have Osborne effect-ed myself a little with the blog post teasing Micro.one. Current …
: Don’t miss the sneak peek screenshot link in Sam Grover’s update post about Mimi Uploader. I think …
: I’ve been rolling this idea around in my head for a couple years, in various forms, and think …
: Mike McCue from Flipboard announcing Surf: Built from the ground up on ActivityPub, AT Proto and …
: The weather’s changing. Rain and wind, leaves falling down at Cherrywood. ☕️
: Didn’t expect how much I’d like the new full-screen photos view that is built into the …
: We had tickets to the Peter Pan musical last week and somehow with work and looking for a house we …
: I sort of want to increase the border radius of every button by 1px every few days until they are …
: Very interested that Delta is trying Apple’s external link entitlement. There are so many …
: This sounds great! A New Social: “We believe in an open social web centered around people, not …
: I like Apple Intelligence notification summaries enough to keep them enabled. They’re not …
: This post on the news blog might seem minor, but it’s already making a huge difference. My …
: Good recap at WP Tavern of State of the Word from Tokyo. Matt Mullenweg: Some people might see 2024 …
: We went to see War of the Rohirrim a few days ago. It has the feel of the battle scenes of Return of …
: Acorn 8 is a really big update. Congrats Gus Mueller!
: I usually post one photo at a time, so my last post was mostly an excuse to test the new layout for …
: A couple photos today as I was walking along Riverside.
: It’s amazing how many things we worry about that don’t actually matter.
: I recorded a new demo of Micro.blog photo collections on YouTube here. This video shows the Mac …
: Worked on a few things over the weekend, including Mastodon posts and photos import. Micro.blog and …
: On the highway, passing small towns, I sometimes question why we pay so much to be in the city when …
: While driving to Dallas yesterday, I had what I thought was a good idea. I almost pulled over to the …
: I’ve been more curious about Claude lately because it has been getting so much new attention. …
: For folks using the Sumo theme (and probably some other themes) who tried the new Micro.blog photo …
: Overheard: “I am not kidding about Zillow the musical!”
: Downtown buildings disappearing into the mist.
: Got derailed into posting something too negative to my blog. Nothing wrong with constructive …
: NPR has a convenient list of tech executives who I will hate forever. I still can’t watch the news, …
: Major new Micro.blog feature: photo collections! Check out the help page for screenshots and videos, …
: The Verge: “Apple and Google must prepare to stop distributing TikTok by January 19th, …
: Someone ran a red light in front of me today, probably a good second after the light changed. I was …
: Mammoth is shutting down: Sadly, we’re no longer able to reliably update Mammoth or operate …
: The social web is more async than we’re used to. This leads to conversations feeling a little …
: I was a little skeptical when I first saw Mozi pop up this week, but reading more about it today, I …
: The day is already winding down, punting the release until tomorrow morning. Still have a couple …
: Whenever I ship a new feature, I get the inevitable “why didn’t you add that other thing …
: Trying Sora. It’s extraordinary that this works at all, and it’s even faster than I was …
: Cosmic’s building was originally the Texaco Depot, built around 1911. It’s the only surviving …
: Wheee, just DoS-ed my own servers while working on client changes. Optimizing.
: Very short video clip of a new feature rolling out this week, likely tomorrow. This is the Mac app:
: Today’s OpenAI demo is a really good showcase of Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT …
: 404 Media quotes Matt Mullenweg, who is very frustrated with the preliminary injunction in favor of …
: Cool to see Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo (antirez) back working on Redis after several years …
: This is a great post by Laurens Hof of the Fediverse Report on the incomplete ActivityPub rollout in …
: Day One can no longer import Instagram photos because of an API change: We regret to inform you …
: Seth Godin blogged recently about constructive complaining vs. whining: Whining is communication …
: Because we are a very small team, I’ve always been good with “use whatever coding style …
: It’s hard to take Meta’s effort with more open APIs like ActivityPub seriously when their own …
: Coding up a new window for a Mac app, even a very simple window, just feels better than making …
: “Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 …
: This video from OpenAI with animator Lyndon Barrois answers some of my questions about whether Sora …
: Cosmic on 4th is my new favorite place for winter mornings. Fire pits outside and heaters on the …
: Sneak peek of something new I’ve been working on. Coming along well, should be able to ship …
: Funny how some skills don’t change. I’m sitting here typing a CREATE TABLE and …
: I caved after a month and re-upgraded to ChatGPT Plus. The feature to use text in another …
: Also of interest for Glass users: Updated importer RSS feeds to also download photos to your blog. …
: Testing with Glass RSS feeds today and they’ve got problems. I’ve filed a feedback item …
: I have so many micro domain names that I actually have a list to remember all of them. This is a fun …
: This is a nice surprise from Jamie Thingelstad: I love to see new blogs being created. In the …
: There’s a lot to do today. Started the day with something very simple: updated the profile …
: I’ve updated our Mastodon and Bluesky cross-posting to have new options to control whether to …
: So cold this morning, instead of walking I grabbed a Lime scooter up to the coffee shop. First time …
: With the success of Bluesky starter packs — which Micro.blog can browse natively! — every other …
: Good blog post on the ramifications of Micro.blog’s new backfeed replies from Mastodon and …
: Most of the week was rolling out bug fixes and little improvements. Also mostly wrapped up updated …
: Great story at The Verge about AI companions: Millions of people are turning to AI for …
: It kind of snuck up on me… It’s Wind and Truth release day. Looking forward to starting it …
: I’m pretty confused debugging Threads fediverse interoperability. Sending new posts to Threads …
: IndieWeb Meetup tonight! Reminder that we switched up the venue: it’s at Radio Coffee & …
: Little known fact: Micro.blog has the best photo search of any blogging platform. Great to find one …
: From a few days ago, this little “eggplant” sign makes me smile whenever I see it.
: Deployed a flurry of server fixes this morning. Espresso machine power is out at the coffee shop, so …
: Great new preview videos of the upcoming Micro.blog app Mikro. Looking really nice!
: Woke up to a whole bunch of good (though not positive) feedback. Going to be a busy day!
: I’ve been trying to trim down my business-related expenses. It’s mostly going well. I do …
: After 49 years in Austin, you’d think I’d know every little neighborhood. But places …
: Last month I coded up an OpenAI-powered note dictation experiment. I’m still not convinced …
: Didn’t realize this was missing but now that I’ve implemented it, I love it. Post to …
: That wide-eyed look of discovery and wonder in a little kid’s face when they see something new …
: Paul Kafasis blogs about cutting back on news consumption for our mental health: …in Donald …
: While you can certainly have open APIs that require user authorization, it’s always a nice …
: Wrapstodon Mastodon has a new “year in review” feature in the style of Spotify Wrapped (and every …
: Listened to the new Wicked’s Defying Gravity this morning in the car. Everything about it — …
: Pardoning Hunter Biden After the election, I completely checked out of all news. No CNN or MSNBC. No online newspapers. No …
: Book and film covers! I’ve updated Micro.blog to show little thumbnails of book covers when …
: I’ve never thought custom emoji were a good idea. People say they love them, but how often are …
: Mastodon replies in Micro.blog For a while (years!) we’ve had both ActivityPub support in Micro.blog and cross-posting to …
: Mum Foods. The best BBQ I’ve had in a long while.
: Substack’s RSS feeds are a disaster. It’s like the programmers never once looked at the …
: Good post by Allen Pike about Apple Intelligence. On-device AI is great for notification summaries, …
: We went to see Wicked a second time. Happy to confirm that it wasn’t my imagination: they did, in …
: Alan Jacobs responds to posts from Ted Gioia, Sam Kahn, and others about Substack It is of course …
: Realized after posting this yesterday that I was trying to be too clever. I had thought it would …
: Mozart’s Coffee is already reserving spots for their Christmas lights, so next week’s IndieWeb …
: Working through several little server optimizations while the family sleeps. 😴
: Austin’s IndieWeb Meetup returns next week: Wednesday, Dec 4th, 7pm at Mozart’s Coffee …
: Tim Chambers blogs some more thoughts on where the social web platforms are right now: Threads and …
: I don’t believe anyone should own or run Twitter, Mastodon, or Bluesky. It wants to be a public good …
: This week Mark Zuckerberg met at Mar-a-Lago with a convicted criminal who is out on bail. I stopped …
: Wow, Wicked. They actually pulled it off. So good. 🧹
: We have a fairly large set of Micro.blog changes ready to go live. I want to deploy them now but the …
: There will not be a Black Friday sale for Micro.blog. No better time than right now to sign up and …
: New episode of Core Int just in time to queue up for your Thanksgiving travel. We talk about my …
: I may seem easygoing and agreeable on the surface, don’t mind a little friendly competition, …
: What the heck, Austin? In the last few weeks we’ve now made two full-priced offers on houses …
: Ben Werdmuller writes about the fallout from an attempt to train AI on Bluesky posts: So the …
: I hadn’t noticed this before. New styling for blockquotes on Mastodon. This post started on my …
: This perspective rings true to me, on a platform’s decay from Steve Troughton-Smith: Threads …
: I enjoyed this response article from Elizabeth Lopatto to Sam Altman’s notebook advice. “I do not …
: Three weeks since I stopped posting to Threads. I don’t miss it. If they ever actually finish …
: Bluesky relays, Mastodon discovery providers Comparing ActivityPub and AT Proto is a useful exercise. It’s tempting but ultimately too …
: Not sure why I didn’t think of this earlier, but I realized I could install the Micro.blog …
: Despite server hiccups overnight, I’m feeling refreshed and ready to tackle a couple new …
: I was feeling pretty good about making improvements and deploying them while on vacation… Until I …
: Some people asked about us not using Basecamp. We had considered dropping it for a while. A …
: We stopped using Basecamp recently, and one thing I really miss is the weekly question, asking folks …
: There’s been so much new interest in cross-posting in Micro.blog, I created a special page to …
: I’m working on a new page for Micro.blog and having so much fun with it. It’s equal …
: Vincent has been quietly improving web accessibility in Micro.blog behind the scenes, and it’s …
: Good post on The Fediverse Report about Bluesky and decentralization. A lot of people are looking at …
: Rain earlier today from Hank’s. Started to get a little wet even though it was covered… …
: I’m @manton on most networks, @manton.org on Bluesky, and @manton@manton.org on the fediverse. …
: Do cross the streams! Bluesky starter packs now available to follow within Micro.blog. Here’s …
: Walked to the coffee shop when there was a lull in the rain. It’s really pouring down now. 🌧️
: Hopefully this doesn’t sound too snotty but I chuckle when people seem to lecture me on how a …
: I crumble a little inside when I see people mention cross-posting services that copy posts to …
: In 2018, when I added ActivityPub support to Micro.blog, I faced a choice: do I fight other …
: People seem to misunderstand Bluesky. Imagine if a few years ago instead of Twitter crippling their …
: Micro.blog integrates with Bluesky in a few ways that people don’t know about, so I collected …
: I’m so thankful for the young people who will take up the political fight from here. …
: Good feeling this morning, walking to get coffee and then fixing a couple bugs. Micro.blog does so …
: I thought Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul would be all spectacle. After watching it, I’m not sure how to …
: We’ve got a new Core Int out today. Daniel and I talk about Apple’s Image Playground and SwiftUI.
: I have another Bluesky-related feature ready to roll out in Micro.blog, but will wait until Monday. …
: Randomly drove by Terrible Love and had to stop. It’s a coffee shop in an old boiler room in Hyde …
: Thanks @leo for the mention of Micro.blog on This Week in Google! Great discussion about Bluesky and …
: The I-35 upper decks will be demolished soon. This view is going to look a lot different.
: Spotify removed the latest episode of my podcast Timetable because it used copyrighted music. True! …
: Great post by Ben Werdmuller about Bluesky’s popularity and the fediverse. To his list of what …
: I’ve been in a foul mood for a week. Ignoring the news, trying to keep my head down with work. …
: More Bluesky improvements! Fixed a couple bugs and added support for alt text for manually …
: Long walk this morning to Civil Goat on Manor. ☕️
: I have a major character flaw. Whenever I see an old abandoned building, graffiti everywhere, weeds …
: With Bluesky hitting 15 million users, I turned my attention back to Bluesky improvements in …
: Love this video from Rivian about the environment. I’m a fan.
: Regretting my new attempt with SwiftUI for Mac apps. My gut said stick with AppKit but I was sucked …
: Walking to get coffee, a car honked at me. Not a mean “get out of the way” honk, just a …
: For folks who read my blog via the weekly newsletter instead of via RSS, last week’s email was …
: Slowly bringing more links back to the new home page, including (gasp!) a sign in link. Thanks …
: I’ve updated my state parks page with today’s visit, hitting the 20th park this year. …
: Finished reading: Sourdough by Robin Sloan. Enjoyed this so much. Just the book I needed this week. …
: I recorded a new episode of Timetable today. Still angry. I need to flip the iTunes explicit bit on …
: Lost Maples State Natural Area.
: All of my favorite podcasts are talking about the same thing this week. Can’t listen to them. …
: Spinning off Strata Micro.blog does a lot. We have a handful of companion mobile apps because some things are just …
: Noodling with something. I’m still waffling on what form it will take if it ships. Just a …
: At the 38th 1/2 Street crossing. 🚂
: My short-form podcast is back again! Timetable, episode 133, recorded today. It’s the best …
: When you don’t know what to do, create.
: Decided today was a good day to burn the old home page to the ground and start over, for users who …
: I almost forgot: IndieWeb Meetup tonight in Austin, 7pm at Mozart’s Coffee.
: The sun will rise “I know what I have to do now. I’ve got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will …
: Distracted myself today by fixing bugs and working on the Mac version of Strata. We’re going …
: There’s a nice new Micro.blog theme “mnml” by Jim Mitchell, available in the …
: Jenny Lawson: Thank you for shining in a world that sometimes appears dark. It may seem such a …
: Speaking of voting and podcasts, I love that Lex Friedman does a daily short podcast. Here’s …
: 🎶 Freedom, freedom, I can’t move Freedom, cut me loose Freedom, freedom, where are you? …
: We have a special Election Day episode of Core Intuition today: Every Four Years.
: Thanks everyone who has supported Micro.blog, whether you tried it only briefly, or stuck with it …
: Feeling a bit reflective on this election day morning. 8 years ago, I had already been working on …
: Happy Election Day, America! Went for a short walk to pick up a coffee. Beautiful cool fall day in …
: One more day until we learn what kind of country we live in. 🇺🇸
: I still have mixed feelings about SwiftUI. Trying to give it another chance, because the first 90% …
: SNL’s opening skit tonight was a lot of fun. Let’s go Kamala Harris! Finish strong. 🇺🇸
: No matter what happens Tuesday, what a huge failure that Trump made it back on the ballot after …
: Hi Austin! Reminder we’re resuming the IndieWeb Meetup. This coming Wednesday, Nov 6th, the …
: Good guidelines from Bluesky about how they’re approaching misinformation in the final days of …
: I was looking for old photos and diagrams of Robert Mueller airport and found this progression of …
: Another photo from Oklahoma City a few days ago, the statues commemorating the land run of 1889. I …
: Glad to see the return of the Day One podcast. I guess I had subscribed years ago and then they …
: I’ve driven around a lot of Texas this week. Democratic candidates have raised so much money this …
: Finished reading: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. This was brilliant. I may need to read it …
: Common Grounds Coffeehouse in Brownwood, Texas. ☕️
: Rained off and on through the night at Abilene State Park. Went for a short hike in the morning.
: Between Oklahoma City and Dallas there’s a surprisingly high number of Trump “2020” billboards. …
: Oklahoma City loves this team. Thunder are really good right now. Still excited for the Spurs this …
: Spurs vs. Thunder. Wemby warming up from the 3-point line. 🏀
: Trees and remains of the wall of the federal building, at the Oklahoma City bombing memorial.
: Micro.blog t-shirts! Jim Mitchell realized I was never going to get around to making t-shirts, so …
: Here’s a silly thing I created for Halloween, a new domain name: micro.boo! 👻 It just collects …
: The return of Austin's IndieWeb Meetup The pandemic started to hit America in earnest just as we were wrapping up IndieWebCamp Austin 2020. …
: Finished reading: Boom Town by Sam Anderson. Could not ask for a more perfect book to finish before …
: Turquoise Coffee Stop. Neat little coffee shop in the very small town of Chillicothe, with a sort of …
: Sunrise at Copper Breaks State Park.
: Old and new energy capture in Texas.
: My plan for not losing my mind as we head into election day: Travel this week. Watch basketball …
: On the road this week. Stopped for a quick lunch and coffee at 8th Street Coffee House in Wichita …
: Bluesky comes up in the latest ActivityPub newsletter update from Ghost: Another cool thing that …
: On the latest episode of Core Int, we talk about updates we might see to MacBooks, the recent …
: At first I wasn’t going to cancel my Washington Post subscription… but I did. There’s not really a …
: I voted today. Triple-checked my ballot. Still nervous but feels good to have the end of the …
: From an article and discussion with the Humane founders, Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, from …
: Got a really nice response to our quick one-day sale, 25% off for a year if you upgrade to …
: Micro.blog will not endorse a candidate for president. But I will, because these are the kind of …
: Ben Thompson’s interview with Marc Benioff is kind of wild. I had mostly ignored Salesforce …
: Not sure what to think about this video from Josh Miller about Arc not going anywhere. I just …
: Sale! Today only, upgrade to the Micro.blog Premium or Family plan and get 25% off for the next …
: It’s odd how many developers in the fediverse don’t know how Bluesky works. I’ve …
: OpenAI’s Orion model may be released before the end of the year, according to The Verge: Unlike the …
: Added a help page to describe how configuring Bluesky handles in Micro.blog works. Super easy, …
: It’s probably not well known that when you enable Bluesky in Micro.blog, it also enables your …
: Train crossing at Cherrywood.
: Contrasting headlines on AI Interesting contrast today in how two newspapers have covered the same story. I cancelled my NYT …
: We rolled out a new zoom for photos on the web. Thanks @vincent for working on this! It turned out …
: Last night from Mattie’s at Green Pastures.
: As AI gets better at helping with coding, I think it’s going to feel similar to the productivity …
: I don’t really understand what consistency models are, but nice to see OpenAI sticking to their …
: Back in 1994, I would never have guessed that the computing future 30 years later would still have …
: Jason Fried says version 1 is for you: v1 is for us. No one else. Others will use it, many will …
: Glass houses, throwing stones, etc. I gripe about ActivityPub’s chattiness but just fixed a …
: Whenever I search for recipes and get back so much search-optimized filler text and ads, explaining …
: The weakest link in Micro.blog’s server infrastructure remains our two Redis servers, which …
: The background queue for ActivityPub-related tasks in Micro.blog seems to have accumulated 5 million …
: Good interview from Joanna Stern with Craig Federighi. I’ve got nitpicks with Apple …
: I would pay for a third-party API that works like Apple’s private cloud compute. For the …
: I may have to visit this massive solar farm next time I’m in the area, about an hour outside Austin. …
: Really good point from Tim Walz in this clip today: Donald Trump has already promised that …
: Because Strata notes are end-to-end encrypted, I’ve gotta rethink how I might build features …
: Everyone is confused by OpenAI’s product names — GPT 4o and o1 — but I’m also amused …
: Thanks Aaron Ross Powell for the blog post about Micro.blog! On cross-posting: But the magic, and …
: Something very significant is happening in Texas with reviewing death row inmate Robert Roberson’s …
: Early voting started today! We went to our location but the line was insanely long. Gonna try again …
: I’m using iOS App Intents for the first time as a developer. My gut feeling when this was all …
: When I get a questionable notification summary in the iOS 18.1 beta, I run the original text through …
: WNBA finals, game 5, a minute and a half left, tied game… This is what it’s all about. 🏀
: Ben Werdmuller has several ideas for building on the fediverse, including add-on services, SDKs, …
: Sunny day in Austin. Finally got the adapter for my new solar panel so I can actually test …
: Love this episode of The Vergecast about a YouTuber opening a coffee shop. I would also like to open …
: Mimi Uploader is now free for the rest of the year. Great opportunity to do more photo-blogging on …
: Updated my Texas state parks page, now up to 17 out of 88 parks. Need to get back on schedule to …
: Eisenhower State Park near my campsite this morning. I had so much fun last night for the Honda …
: Posted a new Core Intuition. This week we talk about trademarks… with Micro.blog, not …
: Traveling today, but carved out a nice morning in Dallas to fix and deploy several bugs. Loving this …
: Great post from Cory Doctorow on using RSS: Using RSS is a chance to visit a utopian future in …
: I ported another Hugo theme over to Micro.blog. It’s called Soho, based on the Hyde theme. …
: I’m less than a week into using Arc on the Mac, and already I’m so used to it that when …
: The new color Kindle looks really nice. I don’t read comics on the Kindle or make highlights …
: I missed the beginning of the Texas debate but from what I saw in the second half, Colin Allred did …
: I recorded a quick video demo of the new theme preview in Micro.blog. This is such an obvious …
: Good glass-half-full analysis from Jason Snell about the new iPad mini with A17 Pro: …this …
: More thoughts on WordPress Things have accelerated since my post about Automattic and WP Engine a couple weeks ago. I’m …
: A few more notes about the new theme preview feature at the help site.
: New iPad Mini with the A17 Pro and AI looks good. At first I was surprised by the $500 price, …
: New way to preview themes, from the news blog: Added new Preview button for themes in the plug-in …
: Working with the Stripe API this morning, trying to make things a little better. It hurts to look at …
: Jeremy Keith built a static archive of his site The Session: I wanted to reduce the dependencies on …
: Om Malik: Pure blogging is “blogging” because you have something to say. To me, that is a pure …
: Jamie Zawinski on the 30-year anniversary of the Netscape 0.9 release: According to my notes, it …
: Tuned in to the SpaceX livestream in time to see the Starship splashdown. Watched the recap of …
: Bennu Coffee might be too serious about their wi-fi passwords. ☕️
: Honda Element: roof solar It’s time for another update in my Honda Element blog post series. After my last road trip, I …
: The Internet Archive is still down after an attack. A backup of the web is too important to only …
: Considering a radical redesign of the Micro.blog home page. The current design by @vincent has …
: Now that we’ve got Threads cross-posting for everyone, it was time to clean up a few related …
: Dario Amodei on powerful AI Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has written a long essay about powerful AI. I haven’t even finished …
: When we recorded the latest Core Int, I hadn’t yet watched Money Electric on HBO. Just watched …
: We were late with the last episode of Core Int, so it’s basically two episodes this week. On …
: I’ve decided to give Arc for Mac a real shot, going all-in as my default browser. I usually …
: Threads cross-posting from Micro.blog As soon as Threads released their early documentation for the Threads API months ago, we dropped …
: TikTok even worse than we thought NPR has reviewed internal documents from TikTok: For the first time, internal TikTok communications …
: Trying a new coffee place. Cafe at the Loren with a nice view across Riverside. Where I’m sitting …
: Don’t sleep on the “Custom home page” plug-in for Micro.blog if you need something …
: Slack can sometimes be overwhelming. I make it work by limiting myself to about 3 channels in the …
: Threads cross-posting is finally rolling out more broadly for Micro.blog folks. Sorry if I …
: I’m not interested in a Tesla, or any new car, but I watched the robotaxi event because it felt like …
: Get your 🎃 and 👻 emoji ready. I’m brewing up something fun for Halloween.
: Thinking more about this blog post from Nick Radcliffe about effectively rebranding Micro.blog. I …
: Turnout 🇺🇸 It’s less than a month until election day. I believe Kamala Harris is going to win. Knock on …
: Making progress on enabling Threads cross-posting for everyone in Micro.blog. Meta approved the app …
: It will always be valuable to know a programming language inside and out, but AI is erasing old …
: Nice update to Mimi for Micro.blog to batch generate alt text for a bunch of photos at once.
: Most mornings while eating breakfast at home, I flip between Morning Joe and CNN. Today, too many …
: New Core Int just published. We talk about Meta’s Orion prototype, Daniel trying to remember his …
: Old steps to nowhere in east Austin. Someone’s house used to be here.
: As usual I’m working on a few different things in parallel. Server bug fixes, mobile app …
: Upgraded to macOS Sequoia. iPhone Mirroring is fascinating. It’s better and more native-y for …
: Interesting heads-up from Gareth Edwards that .io might be going away: Once this treaty is signed, …
: There are stories about both Trump and Biden in this overview of Bob Woodward’s new book War, but …
: Microblogging, a fable This is an only slightly exaggerated story that I see play out again and again from customers: …
: Happy to get Micro.blog for iOS version 3.3 released. Includes the under-the-hood navigation rewrite …
: Odd dream last night. I wrote an April Fool’s press release for Micro.blog announcing …
: Dusted off my Rabbit R1 after listening to the latest interview with Jesse Lyu on Decoder. It needed …
: This ruling for Epic vs. Google goes way further than the concessions Apple has had to make for the …
: Dave Winer celebrating 30 years of blogging today: Every time you post something you’re proud …
: One year since the Hamas attack on Israel. Hostages still not released. Peace still far off. Gaza …
: Less than a month until election day. The deadline to register to vote in Texas is today. Similar …
: We saw Megalopolis yesterday and I’m still trying to make sense of it. Feels like there were …
: Finished Rings of Power season 2. I enjoyed it as long as I don’t hold it to the high standard of …
: Automattic, WP Engine, and 37signals The controversy with WordPress continues. In fact, it’s escalating as WP Engine has filed a …
: Experimenting with OpenAI’s new canvas feature. Pretty incredible what it can do. There are a …
: Multiple confirmations from folks that the black screen crashes (reboots?) are an 18.1 beta problem. …
: John Gruber on the news that Starlink will offer free service to Hurricane Helene disaster areas: …
: Overall the iPhone 16 Pro Max is amazing. A couple minor gripes: Camera button is a little hard to …
: I don’t like captchas and will never force them on my customers. With AI, captchas will become …
: Here’s what the new prompt for email newsletter subscriptions looks like for your blog. The …
: Think I figured out my high bounce and complaint rate for email sending. Spammers are trying to …
: We just shipped an update to Strata for iOS, our private notes app for Micro.blog, with Android to …
: Thinking about the difference between companies who use AI to make existing features better and …
: Just in case folks missed the other notices about this, I’m running a big server upgrade in 30 …
: If I could give advice to Tim Walz for tonight’s debate: just be yourself. Don’t stress about …
: Spent a bunch of time in encryption land, debugging an issue with the next Strata update. Almost …
: There was a trailer for Flow before The Wild Robot. It looks fantastic. The release is coming in …
: Croissant is getting some great press. Just a few I’ve noticed: Six Colors, MacStories, …
: Happy birthday to Jimmy Carter. 100 years! Amazing. Hope he gets his wish to vote for Kamala Harris. …
: Decided a few weeks back to stop Wordle at 1200. It’s fitting that I did terribly on this last …
: Relay has raised $1 million for St. Jude this year. Incredible.
: Ghost fediverse pricing Interesting note in the latest fediverse blog post update for Ghost: Will members who use …
: We posted a new episode of Core Intuition, this time talking all about the controversy in the …
: I posted this to @news a week ago. Quoting it here as a reminder: An early heads-up: we are …
: I think the new “finished” pane turned out well. This has been a much-needed improvement …
: House shopping during election season is great. There are so many political yard signs, you can tell …
: Last night’s SNL was great. Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Dana Carvey, Jean Smart… That’s …
: Really enjoyed seeing The Wild Robot. Beautiful. Glad I read the book first too… The movie …
: I ended up disabling Type to Siri. Kept accidentally triggering it with impatient double-taps on the …
: Austin forever. New mural on 51st.
: Molly White blogs about POSSE: The next time a new social media site comes along, you can plug it …
: Thinking about what a modern AppleScript would look like powered by LLMs. The human language-like …
: Rest in peace, Maggie Smith.
: Sort of an all-Zuckerberg podcast week. Good interview with Mark on Decoder but can’t disagree …
: I’m still interested in Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, but maybe I’m not the market …
: No-training Creative Commons Tantek Çelik proposes a “CC-NT” license, for “no-training”: This seems like …
: Pushed another TestFlight beta of Micro.blog with lots of little tweaks that had been bugging me. …
: “Orion makes every other VR or AR device I have tried feel like a mistake — including the Apple …
: Meta Connect 2024 Let’s start with this: Meta Connect was more interesting and fun than Apple’s iPhone …
: Mira Murati is leaving OpenAI. If things had gone differently after the board shakeup, she …
: Just uploaded a new TestFlight beta with support for iOS 18 dark and tinted icons. Looks way better …
: Automattic vs. WP Engine will have a chilling effect on WordPress hosting. When I decided to use …
: Effectively no one knows how good Micro.blog is for blogging. I alternate between being bummed out …
: Sarah Perez reporting on the financial backing of the new Social Web Foundation. This is an …
: Finished watching the first season of Shōgun. Fantastic. 📺
: Good post at WP Tavern highlighting the major plot points of the ongoing WordPress drama. I also …
: During the pandemic I accidentally let my P.O. Box expire. I almost never checked it anyway, but I …
: Can’t shake the feeling today that I’m going to have to do this all on my own.
: Molly White is doing something on her blog that I don’t think I’ve seen before. When …
: Social Web Foundation: The Social Web Foundation works to grow this new ecosystem in an open, …
: Not in a good mood this morning, so all of my blog posts are going to be tinged with a little bit of …
: Going to restart the public beta for Micro.blog on iOS. Just waiting for Apple to approve the beta, …
: Listening to the latest Decoder podcast with The Browser Company’s Josh Miller and enjoying it …
: Sam Altman’s The Intelligence Age No surprise that Sam Altman is quite the AI optimist: It won’t happen all at once, but we’ll soon …
: Decided to install the iOS 18.1 beta. AI summarization features mostly work as advertised. For the …
: It’s wild to imagine that in the future, to be competitive with AI you might need your own …
: Eating my own dog food, just imported 2800 notes into Micro.blog. Overall went really well. A couple …
: Following up on Three Mile Island, good point from Ben Thompson today: …nuclear energy and data …
: After reading Matt Mullenweg’s posts about WP Engine, I looked into pricing for WP Engine and …
: From Mark Gurman’s latest, the AI rollout still feels haphazard. ChatGPT may come as soon as 18.2: …
: This story about Microsoft and nuclear power underscores how big a deal AI is: If approved by …
: Finished watching the WordCamp Q&A from Matt Mullenweg. Very unique this year, largely dedicated …
: The iPhone Pro 16 Max is my first “huge” iPhone. So far I’m liking the size. …
: Special shout-out to the UPS driver who delivered my new iPhone while I was out of town for a day. …
: Frilly’s Seafood Bayou Kitchen, in Denton.
: Just posted Core Intuition 613 with our discussion of the iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia releases, changes …
: Earlier this year I took a photo of the demolition of the Frank Erwin Center. Today I took another …
: Here’s the video for my demo at FediForum. It shows Micro.blog posting, cross-posting services, and …
: Dan Moren writing at Macworld: Look, I’m not ungrateful. But the truth remains that nothing stokes …
: Letting the Republicans say “well, Democrats make up facts too” is an unforced error. We …
: I blogged when the JD Vance couch joke started making the rounds that we should avoid disinformation …
: I continue to be impressed with Bluesky’s growth. From Last Week in the ATmosphere, covering …
: I was hoping adding Bluesky video upload would be a quick win this week, but it’s going to …
: Pre-ordered Directing at Disney a few months ago and promptly forgot about it until it arrived this …
: I submitted Micro.blog’s Threads support to Meta again with a new video demo, and it was …
: I don’t get why people subscribe to a service or newsletter and then mark those emails as …
: The new Snap Spectacles are too bulky but they’re the first AR glasses that I can actually …
: At first I was surprised that Mozilla.social is shutting down, but Mozilla didn’t seem to have …
: On Jack Dorsey’s point that in the age of AI, it’s important to own your identity and …
: After I made some Nostr improvements in M.b the other day, I caught up on a few conference videos to …
: With a new iPhone coming this week, seems a good time to post my latest home screen. Same layout as …
: Teen Accounts on Instagram sounds like a very good change. Of course those of us with kids who were …
: I mentioned recently that I was considering removing trial accounts on Micro.blog until after the …
: Love this metaphor from Dave Winer about how Micro.blog handles feeds and cross-posting: It’s …
: John Gruber’s article about last week’s iPhone event also compares Tim Cook’s Apple with what …
: Not sure I have a favorite iOS 18 feature yet, but tapbacks with emoji are near the top of the list. …
: I don’t really understand how OpenAI’s o1 works, but I found today’s Stratechery …
: Jason Snell reflects on 10 years since starting Six Colors: Ten years ago I took a leap into …
: Federico Viticci reviews iOS 18 and also writes about how to balance his love of Apple tech and …
: We’ve got a new episode of Core Intuition out today, longer than usual to talk about which …
: Happy for Hacks finally winning. Love that show. It has been tough competition going up against …
: Watching the Emmy’s. It shouldn’t bother me so much but folks The Bear still isn’t a comedy. 📺
: As a quick follow-up to my post today about posting APIs, I should have linked to the latest …
: We’ve visited Dallas a lot recently. It sort of amazes me that Dallas has been able to develop …
: Toward a common posting API Dave Winer blogs about interoperability for Twitter-like systems: We had that for the blogging …
: Sean Tilley has a great live blog of FediForum over at We Distribute. Also includes my demo if you …
: I got a lot out of FediForum this week. Mostly lurking this morning, can’t really participate. …
: I hadn’t checked out Lillihub in a while. It’s so nice. Some unique ideas around …
: For something completely new today, I’m revisiting Nostr support in Micro.blog. Making a few …
: Plaud NotePin I still think there’s potentially a space for these dedicated AI-based voice recorders, but …
: Learning about Fediverse Discovery Providers at FediForum. Interesting solution to get search and …
: Hello! This is a quick demo of Micro.blog at FediForum.
: Great post from Molly White on the Hachette vs. Internet Archive decision on controlled digital …
: I watched Oprah Winfrey’s AI special. There was some concern before it aired about whether it would …
: FediForum starts today and runs for a few days. It’s inspiring to see what everyone is working …
: Finished reading: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Mostly for kids, but I had already been looking …
: Got my updated Covid shot. Going to lie low for the afternoon, just poke around a little with …
: Adrian Vila blogging about the lens choices on the iPhone 16: I said it a year ago, and I still …
: “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior …
: Nice job by the ABC moderators for some quick fact-checking and generally keeping things on track, …
: Kamala Harris has a really clever approach to some answers where she talks about the actual question …
: Kamala Harris off to a strong start, I think. Lots of policy but also layering in some bigger …
: Finally cancelling iTunes Match. Created playlists in Music.app to find and download every track …
: Online grocery prices dropped last month. More surprising, Adobe tracks these kind of prices as part …
: Some good notes from Jason Snell after attending the iPhone 16 event. On AI’s staggered …
: Stephen Hackett blogging about the increasingly-complicated Apple product lineup: Sometimes, that …
: Not in a hurry to switch, but I will probably opt for the AirPods 4 to replace my AirPods Pro. The …
: Working on something to demo at FediForum later this week. Not entirely sure in what form it will …
: Cohost is shutting down. From the staff account: …we’ve struggled to fill the revenue and morale …
: Finished reading: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Somehow I had never read this before …
: Rest in peace, James Earl Jones. I wouldn’t have guessed he was 93 already. An incredible …
: Solid updates from Apple as usual. They highlighted lots of health-related features, like hearing …
: Genuinely conflicted about this year’s iPhone Pro color lineup: black, white, silver, desert. …
: New Apple stuff is great and all, but hear me out… What if they integrated hardware, …
: I’m sorry to be bitter, but in the first half hour of the Apple event, my takeaways are: they …
: Ben Thompson predicts a $100 price increase for the new iPhones today, bringing it over $1k for the …
: iPhone announcement day! As I talked about on @coreint, for the first time in years — maybe since …
: The new iPhone announcement is just a couple days away, and on today’s Core Int we give our thoughts …
: Looking up, at Beyond Van Gogh. In the old Austin American-Statesman building.
: This post about Marissa Mayer’s company Sunshine on Platformer is several months old, but I …
: Good news, everyone. Accidentally left the garage door open and someone stole a couple random things …
: Talking to Daniel today for the next podcast episode, about AI, and afterwards I was thinking about …
: John Gruber has a long take-down on the DMA. There is plenty to think about in this, but a quick …
: I feel that I’ve been overpaying for sending email for years. Making another attempt at …
: People worry that AI will take over what humans should be doing. It’s more profound than that. …
: Taking a short break from Threads and Bluesky. Nothing against those services, but I started …
: Honda Element: fans In my blog post series for upgrades to my Honda Element, this post is a little different. It’s …
: While Micro.blog avoids viral features, making misinformation less likely to spread quickly, we …
: Congrats to @rizzi@gloria.social on the release of the new Reeder! It’s a huge redesign, …
: “I’d run the risk of losing everything. Sell all my things, become nomadic.” — …
: My number one use case for AR glasses is when on a road trip and can’t stop to take pictures. Old …
: Cloudy morning at Brazos Bend State Park, from the observation tower. Unlike any other state park …
: Seeing the “luxurious” headline on this review at The Verge for the new reMarkable Paper …
: I’ve always been a mosquito magnet. They go for me before anyone else, and leave several bites …
: xAI rush in Memphis I think I first heard about xAI’s plans in Memphis from Stephen Hackett’s blog. He …
: The Verge writing about VW’s in-car AI: Volkswagen says that OpenAI’s chatbot along with a …
: Congrats to Tapbots on the Ivory 2.2 release. However, to comment on their announcement post: Ivory …
: Speaking of Micro.blog apps, the new version of Mimi Uploader can batch generate alt text for …
: Happy to announce that our companion app for notes, Strata, is now available for Android. Notes …
: Nice web utility from @mary.my.id that archives your Bluesky posts as HTML. Always a good idea to …
: Sometimes you just need a little color. Stairwell at Central Market.
: There is a place for the WordPress block editor, or Medium, or Squarespace, or any number of very …
: As I improve my own web text editor, I’m reflecting on what it felt like when the first …
: I often only finally get into a book at the end of a loan in Libby, hopelessly nowhere near finished …
: Drove by a couple fire trucks protecting the shoulder for a car and a Cybertruck stopped on the side …
: There’s a good analysis in Last Week in Fediverse about Twitter X, Bluesky, and Mastodon. Just a …
: Manuel Moreale blogs about a more intentional, personal web: I’m talking about liberating yourself …
: Just sad hearing about the news of 6 more hostages dead in Gaza. The closer we get to 1 year since …
: Bluesky has added 1 million users in the past few days, largely from the Twitter X in Brazil …
: Ollie inspecting a new package, the SolarSaga 100 Prime. This is going to go on my car.
: Just posted a new episode of Core Int: Reinventing the 90s. We use two new software releases (the …
: Ghost in their weekly update, joking about likes: Descartes famously said “I think, therefore …
: Ramping up the search for our next home. For old neighborhoods, love doing a little background …
: This story and art from Christine Mi for The Washington Post makes me want to book a train trip …
: Still a few months away, but the Wind and Truth cover reveal makes the book feel like it’s even …
: An update on Strata for Android. Getting closer to a release. We had a rejection, resubmitted. …
: Tantek Çelik blogged about IndieWebCamp Portland: We wrapped up with our usual Create Day Demos …
: Setting up some more customer support email filters. It’s gotten to where I have so much spam …
: I have a few upcoming camping reservations, part of my quest to visit all 88 state parks in Texas. …
: From The Wall Street Journal: Apple, Nvidia Are in Talks to Invest in OpenAI. This makes sense to …
: There are some interesting things going on with the new Patreon-like Sub Club for the fediverse. …
: I like this post from Marty McGuire about the IndieWeb and how the indieweb.org wiki can sometimes …
: I joked yesterday that enabling the AI features in Micro.blog for everyone might bankrupt me. I …
: Fountain at Cosmic on 4th. I should go here more often. ☕️
: You get an AI! You get an AI! Starting to enable automatic photo keywords and search for all paid …
: Tumblr’s getting started on porting the backend to WordPress: We acquired Tumblr to benefit …
: Years ago, mostly by accident, I started using green for block quotes in Markdown. Screenshot below. …
: I was hoping the new iPhone Pro would have 12 GB of RAM. Sticking with 8 GB is enough for small AI …
: Wow, has it really been a full year since the last Epilogue release for Android? Today I’ve …
: Nice write-up from Chris Enns on using Micro.blog for hosting short podcasts and adding stats with …
: Working in Android and Google Play a bunch this week. It’s just similar enough to the Apple …
: Epilogue 1.8.2 We’ve got a new minor update to Epilogue for iOS ready. This release focuses on the context …
: Jack Smith knows what he’s doing. January 6th indictment reworked to accommodate the Supreme Court’s …
: Submitted on app update to Apple and now feel kind of in limbo, like I can’t do anything else until …
: Claude’s Artifacts feature is really well done. I asked it to create a web page with various …
: Good news from The Verge, the Biden administration is providing $521 million to states to expand EV …
: Doug Jones has a roundup of several XOXO blog posts.
: Rainy morning at Lazarus on Airport. The sun is starting to come out now and I want the rain back. …
: Craig Hockenberry’s slop is good pairs well with John Gruber’s post I linked to …
: A small, probably unfair, book rant… When I start a fantasy book and discover it’s written in …
: Molly White after speaking at XOXO: I mentioned that I’ve been feeling this a lot over the last few …
: New AI-based Alexa set to launch in October, possibly as a $10 subscription: The revamp of the …
: We’re starting to know more about Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest: Durov was being …
: John Gruber blogging about the AI-enhanced photos in Google Pixel 9: Everyone alive today has grown …
: Updates from @Mtt for folks using these themes: I just pushed out updates for both Tiny Theme and …
: Joe Crawford blogs about open web themes at XOXO: During XOXO, Andy Baio said “Every one of you …
: Wow, I hadn’t heard about this yet but can’t wait. War of the Rohirrim coming at the end …
: More on the fediverse stars symbol, this time from Manuel Moreale: I am no fediverse citizen but I …
: Nice update to ChatGPT for Mac: option-space now brings up results in a small floating window. Good …
: Finished reading: The Exchange by John Grisham. A sequel to The Firm. I usually try to find …
: Penn family farm at Cedar Hill State Park.
: Ben Werdmuller follows up on the fediverse symbol, blogging that Meta should be commended for …
: I like the proposed symbol for the fediverse: ⁂. It’s just unicode so doesn’t need …
: Sounds like we’re in for an interest rate cut next month. We sold our house last year, …
: From The Information, fascinating to see the different approaches in headset strategy. Meta: we …
: Apple may embrace JPEG XL, via Jade van Dörsten’s microblog. It feels better for XL to be the …
: Between me and my kids, we share birthdays with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and… Kamala …
: Texans, our state nightmare of needing to take a wallet with us for groceries at HEB may be almost …
: Kamala Harris, for the people. Great speech. What an amazing week for Democrats and America. 🇺🇸
: Feeling good about the bug squashing today. Which probably means I’ve overlooked something. 🤪
: As I work on contenteditable divs, having flashbacks to pre-CSS web development with browser layout …
: Nice to see new Covid shots approved, will be out in the next week or so. A lot of people have …
: Federico Viticci posting on Threads: My realization in 2024 has been that the DMA fork of iOS is …
: Good news for train fans: Amtrak route from New Orleans to Mobile should open next year. So many …
: Did you know Iconfactory has a microblog on Micro.blog now? Love the new Totoro wallpaper for …
: Feeling a bit of regret not making the trip to Portland for XOXO. Hope it’s a good one for …
: “This is loud in our country’s call because while we all love freedom, it is love that frees us all. …
: I liked the change of pace with Bill Clinton just going with a printed copy of his speech or notes. …
: Are ChatGPT notifications actually a thing? I’ve never seen this before, so can’t tell if it’s a …
: The LEGO interstitials in MKBHD’s Pixel 9 review video are a really nice touch.
: Strongly agree with this post from John Gruber, responding to The New York Times (which I no longer …
: Some people downplay the iMessage lock-in, but it’s real for me. Otherwise I’d switch to …
: Working hard to fix issues in the new Micro.blog editor. I know it’s frustrating when things …
: ActivityPub and Mastodon API developers, any thoughts for the discussion on FEP-eb22 here? I want to …
: I knew Netflix was doing games, but I didn’t realize they had good games. Monument Valley 3 …
: I’m with the folks who say we’re likely in an AI bubble similar to the dot-com boom. That is, it’s …
: Finished reading: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas. Felt a little muddled in the middle but solid …
: Really strong opening night at the DNC. Joe was good. So much love from the crowd. Special guests on …
: Happy Tuesday, everyone. Fixing bugs. 🐞
: Signed in to Facebook. It’s sort of a weird app if you haven’t used it in years. Wonder how long …
: For the Democratic convention this week, I’m looking forward to Hillary’s speech tonight. Her …
: Mayoral candidate in Cheyenne, Wyoming running with an AI bot that will make decisions for the city: …
: Rolling out the new web-based Micro.blog editor now… Let us know if you have any feedback or …
: This line from Leon Mika’s post about naming computers rings true. It’s pragmatic but …
: Still some selection quirks in the new editor, but overall it’s so much better, don’t …
: Micro.blog servers for 2024 Micro.blog users who check the logs page will notice that the platform routes publishing requests to …
: Just registered for FediForum, a 3-day event for the fediverse coming up in September. I’ve …
: Cool walls at Spokesman Coffee. ☕️
: Pretty happy with how the new editor for Micro.blog is coming along. I’m going to ship it …
: Posted a new Core Intuition, this week covering the latest App Store news with new linking …
: Nice blog post on Writing Slowly about using notes in Micro.blog and getting set up with Strata for …
: Annoyed by yesterday’s server problem. Essentially one of our servers was accepting incoming …
: It was four years ago this week that Epic Games launched so-called Project Liberty, their attempt to …
: Having one of those mornings where I sort of can’t believe how well this coding is going. …
: There are a lot of misses in the current Amtrak map. Las Vegas, which Brightline is making progress …
: For the first joint event with Joe and Kamala together, really smart to focus on healthcare and …
: Now that I’ve cancelled my NYT subscription, going to wind down my daily use of Wordle too. So many …
: This new Rivian travel kitchen looks so good. I’d be tempted to get it if I hadn’t already spent a …
: Happy NBA schedule release day! It drops this afternoon and I’m excited enough that I will …
: Wow, this post diving into Micro.blog bookmarks and highlights is amazing. Thanks Loura! I’ve …
: Must-read blog post by Cory Doctorow, connecting enshittification to Apple and the legal agreements …
: Sounds like we may be in for a substantial remedy in Epic vs. Google, potentially going even further …
: Random rail crossing in Denton. 🚂
: Ben Thompson’s daily update reviews the App Store vs. Patreon mess: In short, Apple is taking …
: “I’m learning, and I’m worried for the opponents in a couple of years.” — Victor …
: My son is tinkering with Raspberry Pi and Arduino and it’s incredible what is possible now. So …
: Steve Troughton-Smith on Mastodon: If Apple isn’t stopped, there will come a point where …
: About 25 years after first learning JavaScript, I think I’m almost starting to get the hang of …
: According to Mark Gurman, the iPhone 16 Pro will have a new button for the camera. This is very …
: The back and forth ranking changes for Jordan Chiles and Ana Barbosu is a mess. If there’s no …
: Continuing to make progress with the new editor. Fixed several things, added support for @-mentions, …
: Manuel Moreale wraps up his first 50 interviews with bloggers, with a nice summary here. I was happy …
: Shoutout to @vincent who has finished a major rewrite of the navigation in our main mobile app. It’s …
: Incredible gold medal game, USA vs. France women. So close to going to OT. 🏀
: This post from John Gruber really hits the key problem with macOS becoming more locked down and even …
: Buescher State Park at lunchtime. Had a picnic, then started listening to USA vs. France on the …
: Enjoying USA vs. France. Love watching Wemby play and cannot wait for the Spurs season to start. …
: Really wish React Native didn’t use Ruby and CocoaPods. It’s past time for a cleaner …
: More movies lately, getting the most from the Alamo Drafthouse season pass… Borderlands is exactly …
: Now that we’ve got breakdancing, I think the Olympics officially has enough events. I …
: One of these years I’d like to make it out to D23. Seems like a fun weekend. There is so much …
: New episode of Core Int out today. We talk about the antitrust verdict against Google search, the …
: OpenAI model safety, societal impact I haven’t read every word of the GPT-4o safety card, but I’ve read a bunch of it and …
: Catching up on more track and field from today. Noah Lyles has COVID. Good column about it here: On …
: Wow. I was losing my mind when USA came back and took the lead. Steph Curry doing his thing. Huge …
: Worried about USA vs. Serbia. There was a good run in the 3rd quarter but it’s now like it didn’t …
: I guess I was wrong about the topic of Trump’s press conference. There was no topic or focus, just a …
: I recorded a short video as a status update on the new web-based text editor for Micro.blog that …
: The Performa series at 512 Pixels continues, today arriving at the Quadra 605, which was my first …
: New rules and fees from Apple today for the EU. It’s getting ridiculous. This page has the fees and …
: Apparently Trump’s press conference is going to be about Walz’s military service. …
: Nice icon set on We Distribute with icons for many platforms and fediverse apps.
: Apple Intelligence, not for developers On the latest episode of Upgrade, Jason Snell and Myke Hurley covered an important part of the Apple …
: Micro.blog survey results This week we posted a short survey for Micro.blog customers to provide feedback about the service. I …
: Really strong intro for Tim Walz with the speeches in Pennsylvania today. I’m so impressed …
: Love a blog post that starts with a history lesson. Ben Thompson writes about antitrust and the case …
: We put together a very short survey this week to get some feedback about parts of Micro.blog. If you …
: Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz. I’m a little surprised, Josh Shapiro seemed like a great choice. I …
: I’ve enjoyed this season of House of the Dragon but the finale was mostly setup for next season. It …
: AI hallucinations just reinforce that humans should always be involved. Today, AI switched to Python …
: I hit a brick wall with some tricky JavaScript and contenteditable HTML. Decided to start over and …
: Did some boring but necessary sys admin work over the weekend. Plugging more holes so dumb problems …
: Using Micro.blog? Take 30 seconds to fill out this quick survey. I’ve been thinking about the …
: Finished reading: The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams. Strong characters in this. The monsters creeped me …
: You can always count on Teslas to have fun vanity license plates.
: Still a little puzzled by the link handling in Threads posts. Every character in the URL counts …
: Good post from Jason Snell about Apple services: Apple is building an enormous business that’s …
: Dan Murrell blogs about how he uses ChatGPT to add features to his iOS app: Why should I spend time …
: Here’s an example screenshot in the Mac app of how I use bookmark summarization. I bookmark …
: From the M.b news blog, bookmark summarization via our future robot overlords is now available to …
: Made a tweak to how timelines in Micro.blog are stored, especially helpful for our poor servers when …
: Lots of news in Vincent’s weekly update, including the end of Gluon, work on M.b, and handing …
: Great journalism from The Washington Post this morning on a suspicious $10 million withdrawal in …
: This list at The Washington Post of each person freed today is really good, with details on each …
: Nilay Patel in the intro to the latest Decoder: But putting a bunch of computers in a data center …
: AI quick scripts Discourse’s backups are SQL, but I needed a Markdown or HTML export. I asked ChatGPT to write …
: Maya Rudolph returning to SNL! From CNN: Rudolph will reprise her portrayal of Vice President …
: This approach from Wix to let AI write blog posts is all wrong. You know what works, though? Write …
: This is a fun new series from Stephen Hackett on the Performa line. I had the Quadra 605 which I …
: Some good replies to my post about Reddit, Micro.blog, and robots.txt yesterday. One wrinkle that …
: Last night’s Idina Menzel show was really something special. Didn’t realize she is also …
: Trump picked Vance when he had all the momentum — getting shot, the convention, Biden’s …
: Idina Menzel at the Paramount.
: Friend, an AI companion There’s an interview from David Pierce at The Verge with Friend founder Avi Schiffmann. Friend …
: Belatedly realizing that Reddit’s robots.txt change means that Micro.blog’s bookmark …
: Enjoying watching the Olympics. Some live, some delayed. Still fun even if I’ve already heard a …
: Miss the days when you could have a $199 iPod Touch around for testing betas and other things. …
: Thought about installing the iOS 18.1 beta today but caught myself, remembering AI won’t work on my …
: I’ve been testing the beta of Tapestry and it’s really starting to show the promise of a …
: We’re working on a few tweaks to Epilogue this week. Just merged in a change that my son …
: Between killing third-party clients and now only allowing Google indexing, Reddit has withdrawn from …
: Finished reading: Blood on Their Hands by Mandy Matney. Wasn’t planning to read this but got into it …
: Experimenting with WebP. I still have mixed feelings about it. The files are smaller, but even …
: This monolith command-line tool is neat, found via @eay. Downloads a web page and rewrites it to …
: There’s a new Core Int out today! Daniel and I talk about CrowdStrike, travel, and SearchGPT.
: The couch jokes about JD Vance might be funny, but it’s misinformation and not even based on …
: Short walk to Somerville Lake right before it started to rain. So quiet this morning.
: Looking forward to Rings of Power season 2. Looks like what I blogged during season 1 is still true. …
: Camping at Lake Somerville State Park. Lots of dense trees and bushes around each site, makes for …
: Cheat sheet for emoji in my blog posts: 📚: about books I’m reading 🇺🇸: politics 🙂: friendly …
: Elena Rossini has a blog post walking through the compatibility between Mastodon and Pixelfed …
: ActivityPub folks: I’ve posted FEP-eb22 to document supported features in NodeInfo, so that …
: To be honest, the Ghost ActivityPub emails are both exciting and a little bit painful for me to …
: My initial take on SearchGPT (without using it yet) is that it should be a step forward for linking …
: Not sure what to make of Sam Altman’s op-ed in The Washington Post. When he writes about model …
: Big news for AltStore to be getting Fortnite. Also from Epic, they are pulling Fortnite from …
: Thinking more about Biden’s address last night and his legacy, it’s remarkable how much he …
: Evan Prodromou in a post on Mastodon: If you make a Fediverse explainer, try to show some real …
: Micro.blog 3.3 for Mac Today we’ve released a new version of Micro.blog for macOS. This update adds two new features: …
: Set the presidential address to record while out tonight so we could watch it fully, without all the …
: Federico Viticci on how wired EarPods are still great: I don’t have to worry about battery life, …
: Nice work from Apple on the web version of Maps. Native apps are great, but some apps really should …
: A great new theme for Micro.blog: Sumo by Matt Langford. There’s a lot in here that is really …
: Playing around with the new dataset from Overture Maps, a project started a couple years go between …
: I’ve tinkered with smaller Llama models, on my Mac and Linux servers, so I thought I’d …
: There are some wild numbers in this report at Bloomberg about Apple’s spending on TV+ content. …
: Llama 3.1 Mark Zuckerberg writes about Llama 3.1 in a Threads post using images of text instead of a blog. He …
: Following politics sort of obsessively, senate races, the 2020 primaries, I thought I knew a few …
: Back down the rabbit hole of HTTP signatures + ActivityPub today. Fixed an issue, and reviewed the …
: It’s such a good feeling to have the Biden reelection campaign drama behind us. It was going …
: Micro.blog has a couple options for creating redirects, but adding pages to your blog navigation …
: Rewatched Twister (singular) this week. It holds up! Went to see Twisters (plural) tonight and it’s …
: With the release of GPT-4o-mini, I’m updating some of the models used in Micro.blog. …
: I was trying some new things with Micro.blog themes and rediscovered that I had made a page that is …
: I don’t see myself buying a Vision Pro soon or ever, but love that a hot air balloons video is …
: Started a Micro.blog experiment that renders a snapshot of your blog post as an image, which could …
: Hard to believe it’s only been 4 days since I blogged that the debate is over about the …
: In Dallas for a few days. Iced latte outside at Ascension, near White Rock Lake. ☕️
: Downtown from old east Dallas. Some yellow in the sky before sunset.
: Sticker Mule At Micro.blog we’ve used Sticker Mule for a while. A few years ago, I remember reading …
: Finally some good news. We need more big plans like this: President Biden is finalizing plans to …
: Om Malik blogging about the Taboola deal: Apple’s decision to strike a deal with Taboola is …
: Too many guns John Gruber blogs that it’s the guns: The truth is that our nation, great though it is in so …
: The new Overcast is looking good! Smooth upgrade. From Marco’s blog post: For Overcast to …
: I’ve recorded a short 2-minute video to show how we’ve updated Micro.blog’s editor …
: Finished reading: The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz. I enjoyed the first half of this book. But …
: From the news blog: We’ve updated how blog themes are edited. If you don’t have a custom theme, …
: My blog has probably shifted way too much to the political, but that’s how it goes in an …
: Chris Enns: I wish we could have a day or two each month where we all collectively agreed to post …
: Just watched Biden’s statement on the shooting. Very good. He is the President and our …
: Saying that Trump is a threat to democracy is not a call for violence. He caused January 6th. He …
: Just posted a new Core Intuition: A Billion-Dollar Flop. We check in about the Vision Pro, then …
: Rust judge dismisses the case against Alec Baldwin after prosecutors withheld evidence, saying: If …
: Here’s a sneak peek at a reorganized theme editor, moving a few things around to fix …
: Working on a couple different things, bouncing between them. One of those weeks where I can’t …
: Joe Biden has always rambled, and it hurts him as he gets older. But here’s the deal. One candidate …
: I’m going to watch Biden’s press conference in a couple hours. But I already know it …
: Insightful post by Jason Fried on “directional” decisions, the kind of decisions that …
: Love these upcoming covers for A Song of Ice and Fire. I never finished reading past book 2 years …
: I think I’m going to love this USA basketball team. Nice move swapping in Derrick White. 🏀
: The latest Washington Post / ABC News poll has the race tied. Voters thought Biden was old before, …
: Morning work at Cherrywood Coffeehouse. You know it’s old-school Austin because just saw what …
: Dave Winer replying to my post yesterday: The way the twitter-alikes do discourse is not the only …
: Looking at my tweets from 17 years ago, they often had no faves, no replies, and no retweets (which …
: Sad to see the TUAW archive taken over by… whatever that is. AI-slopified. Brings back a lot …
: Ben Thompson on Apple joining and then leaving the OpenAI board: …joining the board of …
: Ben Werdmuller, linking today to a story on Ghost federation: I’m also convinced …
: Here’s a screenshot of the new Get Info window in the latest Mac app for Micro.blog, released …
: Exhausting day yesterday so I crashed early last night. Unfortunately a couple of our servers …
: Small fan I keep in my laptop bag. Doesn’t completely solve Texas summer but helps a tiny bit. Need …
: Last post about Biden for a while. Dave Winer makes a point I’ve wanted to blog about: If …
: This political cartoon by Dave Whamond is so good. “C’mon man!”
: I’m starting to accelerate my challenge to visit all 88 state parks in Texas. Had a few slow …
: Post-debate, post-interview questions I have mixed feelings about where we go in the Democratic party. I think I’ll be relieved if …
: Lunch at LBJ State Park. Picked up a turkey melt sandwich from a food truck in Johnson City, Cast …
: Joe Biden in a written statement today: Not the press, not the pundits, not the big donors, not any …
: Training C-3PO Many of the hot takes about fair use for AI training are either “AI is stealing content” or …
: I wrote a weird blog post draft about AI last week that I wasn’t sure what to do with. …
: Enchanted Rock. It’s too hot today so I can’t be bothered to hike to the top, but it’s still nice.
: Mark Gurman says that some of the core parts of Apple Intelligence will arrive with iOS 18.4 next …
: ActivityPub paper cuts Everyone who has implemented ActivityPub from scratch knows that there are implementation-specific …
: The world has changed since The New York Times was founded in the 1850s. It used to be that opinion …
: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major news outlets should scrap their opinion …
: We subscribed to the Alamo Drafthouse season pass for the summer. Makes it easier to decide to go to …
: Back from the early screening of Fly Me to the Moon at Alamo — fun movie! — and watched the Biden …
: Even folks who assumed the best intentions with Apple’s DMA compliance can surely see that the …
: I updated the Micro.blog for Mac app today. Several improvements including an easy way to just see …
: A new spin-off project from omg.lol: Spake. This is similar to what we were trying to do in …
: Patriotic delivery robot. Kirk Watson and Lloyd Doggett spoke briefly after Mueller’s parade. …
: What’s bothering me this week is that I’m feeling like I felt when we were in limbo …
: Nick Heer summarizes the OpenAI sandboxing news, initially covered by The Verge. I think the …
: Finished reading: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas. A set of novellas that take place …
: After I blogged about a new text editor for Micro.blog, I ran into a couple tricky problems and work …
: Jason Fried introducing Writebook: It’s a dead simple platform to publish web-based books. …
: John Gruber posting to Threads: I feel great about Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Go back …
: There are a lot of interesting stats in this Cloudflare blog post about AI bots. I still worry that …
: After today’s blog publishing change, I’m seeing posting about twice as fast for my …
: Good new ad from the Biden campaign: The same Trump Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade, …
: We are starting to open up Micro.blog’s notes feature to our standard plan. Private notes with …
: New laptop sticker. Always iced coffee.
: I’m a little puzzled about why the new proposed fediverse:creator tag is only for approved web …
: Texas Sage while out walking. Can’t tell in the photo but the bees are happy too.
: MacStories has written an open letter asking for AI regulation: …a wide swath of the tech …
: Last week’s debate was a wake-up call for our muddled framing of the issues at stake this …
: Finally experimenting with Bluesky’s Starter Packs. I created a test pack with a handful of …
: At the coffee shop, glanced up at the TV and there’s a news segment on “How To Avoid …
: It’s almost funny that I’ve had so much praise for Biden because I didn’t support him in the …
: Just watched the President’s short speech reacting to the Supreme Court ruling on immunity. Joe …
: Happy for Derrick White on his 4-year, $125 million extension with the Celtics. He plays hard, knows …
: Audio snippets are fun. I added audio to this short post today too. To me, it underscores that my …
: I’ve gotten out of the habit of adding audio narration to my blog posts, so took a few minutes …
: I always feel better after shipping new features for customers. Today, expanded our email newsletter …
: The news can be very deflating. It’s critical to figure out small ways we can make a …
: I read parts of the Trump immunity decision, skipping around to what Roberts wrote and the dissent. …
: Dark forest of the web Jeremy Keith follows up on fighting AI bots, quoting a couple things I’ve said. He closes …
: Monday after the debate, and I’m mostly annoyed with Biden’s staff and campaign today. …
: Chris Paul to the Spurs? I did not see that coming. 🏀
: Trail bridge at Bastrop State Park. Trees are slowly coming back after the 2011 fire.
: I’ve been inspired by what feels like a renewed push for massive solar infrastructure, so …
: Excellent article in The Washington Post about an Infinium plant in Corpus Christi producing diesel …
: The Philadelphia Inquirer: Biden had a horrible night Thursday. But the debate about the debate is …
: Went to see the first chapter of Horizon tonight and love what they’re doing with it. So much time …
: Kora Kora Coffee in Gruene, Texas. ☕️
: I’m not one to impulsively cancel subscriptions when I disagree with the leadership or when …
: Morning at Guadalupe River State Park.
: Camping in Texas in the summer is not fun, but I keep thinking I’ll figure out how to solve it with …
: Just posted a new Core Intuition. Daniel and I talk about the latest news with Apple and the …
: I watched all of Joe Biden’s campaign speech from today. Wish he was half as good last night as he …
: Dave Winer blogs about a new experiment to make a collection of blogrolls by following a …
: I updated the Micro.blog blogroll plug-in today, adding more control over whether to show the …
: visionOS and peak Apple Jason Snell makes the case for hand controllers and other changes to the Vision Pro: I’ve got a …
: The current Supreme Court is broken. If Joe Biden wants to change the narrative, announce that …
: It’s a new day. Pick yourself back up. There’s a lot to do. What’s next? 🇺🇸
: My favorite moment and the most clear line from Biden against Trump: “Something snapped in you when …
: You know who had a great debate against Trump? Hillary Clinton. I’m not saying she should jump in …
: There’s a really substantive conversation on MSNBC right now about the president’s job as a …
: Debate halftime! Biden is just warming up, everyone. Trump is, of course, constantly lying. It’s …
: Happy for LeBron that Bronny is going to the Lakers. Such a unique chance to play together that’s …
: Just another night in America, where the President of the United States has to debate a convicted …
: Jeremy Keith on how human-curated bookmarks could help adapt to a web filled with AI content: It …
: Threads API access was rejected for Micro.blog. 🙄 Going to redo the submission and record new demo …
: I like the idea of a smaller e-ink reader, whether it’s running Android or not, so I’m …
: Anyone who enjoys writing or photography or sharing anything online should have their own microblog …
: NBA draft tonight! Spurs have the 4th and 8th picks. Last season’s record was bad, but the …
: Some progress with the Threads API, the issue with the Meta dev dashboard not updating to show API …
: More DMA, more rejections, more exhaustion Nick Heer on the latest DMA news and UTM rejection: Perhaps there are legitimate security concerns …
: Can’t believe I didn’t know about this Snow White Cafe, in operation since 1946… …
: For folks beta testing automatic cross-posting from Micro.blog to Threads, if you like to tinker, we …
: When a company withholds a feature from the EU because of the DMA — Apple for AI, Meta today for the …
: Threads has rolled out seeing replies from other platforms, filling one of the biggest holes in …
: Molly White makes a point that I’ve also been trying to articulate about AI crawling, but I …
: If you’re keeping score, Hillary has now written three books since losing the 2016 election. …
: Local orchestration vs. the cloud Excellent post by Jason Snell on the upcoming era of orchestrated apps, where much of what we do …
: As usual, Hillary Clinton is right. From an op-ed today on what to watch for in the debate: Mr. …
: Had a dream last night that for the upcoming presidential debate, Biden’s team decided to use …
: One good thing about Akamai acquiring Linode: they appear to have a better plan for reaching 100% …
: Riley Testut posts about no longer trusting Apple with app notarization: When we first met with the …
: In John Gruber’s article about Apple Intelligence, he writes about the server impact: As …
: Still no way for me to submit my app to Meta to approve the Threads API. 🙁 I can add more beta …
: Finally got my R1. The hype has worn off, so not sure it has a place in my life for regular use. …
: It’s bizarre to see developers effectively siding with Apple over the DMA. The EU is trying to …
: European Commission preliminary findings that the App Store is in breach of the DMA. Even if …
: I was wondering when someone would bring up that the Internet Archive ignores robots.txt, and …
: Decided to promote the “Edit Sources & Cross-posting” screen to its own link in the …
: We saw the new Zilker Eagle today while going to Barton Springs. It looks really nice. Unfortunately …
: Somehow on my recent trip I’ve gotten a scratch in the middle of my iPhone screen. I was already …
: This article in The Washington Post about AI energy use has a lot in it, but still seems to paint an …
: Finished reading: Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang. This was excellent. It must’ve been a …
: Great post by Anil Dash on how the board of directors for an organization actually works. I learned …
: Still no option for me to submit our Threads feature to Meta for review. Tried contacting developer …
: I really dislike the Mastodon setting to require HTTP signatures for everything. It makes basic …
: Perplexity CEO addresses the recent questions about crawling, but I don’t think his answers …
: “I only came back to myself when I decided something: all emotions are just energy, just potential …
: On this week’s Core Int, we talk about the latest AI controversy including with Perplexity and how …
: Great collection from Michael Tsai of posts on a range of reactions to Apple blaming the DMA for …
: John Gruber blogs about how Trump personally measures up to the Ten Commandments that he apparently …
: Randomly stumbled on an old clip of Steve Jobs, thanks (no thanks) to the Threads algorithmic …
: If you sent me an @-mention yesterday about automatic Threads cross-posting, I’ve invited you …
: I don’t travel as much as a bunch of people I know, but the combination of road trip and …
: I tried this AI-based social network Butterflies and it’s as bizarre as you’d expect. It’s more like …
: Forgot to mention if you’re sending me your Threads username… You will have to go to your …
: Micro.blog cross-posting to Threads is a bit in limbo because I’m not even sure how to submit …
: Working with the Threads API reminds me of how frustrating it was to work with Facebook’s main …
: Rough Point. This view brought to you by a contribution from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
: Last night in Newport. Another lighthouse, with the sunset at Castle Hill.
: The New York Times: Biden gives legal protections to undocumented spouses. Biden’s administration …
: The upcoming Zelda where you can play as Zelda looks fantastic. Love the design and approach to …
: Because of the recent pushback against AI bots, I’ve added a help page to Micro.blog with …
: Congrats to the Celtics. The NBA finals had a couple good moments, but the result never seemed that …
: I get the distrust of AI bots but I think discussions to sabotage crawled data go too far, …
: Brant Point Lighthouse, Nantucket.
: The Breakers. Beautiful walk along the cliffs and in the mansion. The Vanderbilts really had a …
: Newport Bridge from Goat Island.
: Our WWDC episode of Core Intuition is out! We talk about visiting San Jose, Apple Intelligence, and …
: Last month I got sucked into an auction for Disney artwork and came away with a sequence of drawings …
: Jason Snell paints a picture of Apple as sort of irritatedly getting on board the AI hype train. On …
: What if personal domain name registrations could essentially renew on auto-pilot, regardless of …
: Now that I’m back home from WWDC, my excitement about installing the betas has evaporated. Will …
: Good interview from Kara Swisher with Mira Murati, CTO of OpenAI. She led the GPT-4o announcement …
: Gandy’s Creamery in Brady, Texas. No trespassing.
: Stellar Coffee in Roswell. ☕️
: Stopped overnight in Roswell, New Mexico to visit with the aliens. Queueing up the audiobook The …
: WWDC initial takeaway One thing I didn’t appreciate before this year’s WWDC is how limited Apple’s …
: In 1979 my uncle wrote a book about solar power — or more specifically, although I haven’t …
: Wind turbines as the sun sets in New Mexico.
: Finished reading: Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner. This was excellent. Loved the way it revealed more of …
: Freight trains in the middle of nowhere, Arizona.
: A couple days after the WWDC keynote, starting to see a couple cracks in Apple’s AI strategy. …
: Yesterday was a blur. I was planning to camp at Lake Havasu but it’s just too hot, so I …
: This text without any vending machines is like a cruel mirage in what feels like the middle of the …
: Nice live blog at The Verge of the interview session with iJustine. Nilay Patel comments: I think …
: Random shot of San Jose light rail train, interrupted by a bus.
: Lots of details in this Apple blog post about the new AI models. Looks like the on-device models are …
: Vaguely keeping up with the Platform State of the Union in the hotel lobby. Thinking I’ll update to …
: Apple’s little custom icon to indicate what’s an AI summary is nice. I’ve been using a robot icon …
: So far so good with Apple Intelligence. I have a lot of questions but the framing seems right, with …
: iPhone mirroring seems… really strange. Can’t wait to try it, though.
: Math Notes is super impressive. No mention of AI or machine learning but it’s gotta be all over …
: I know social networks aren’t Apple’s thing, but I still think it would be cool for them to have a …
: Good morning from San Jose! With this first guess in Wordle, I thought this would be a “2” day, but …
: Finished reading: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas. Fast-paced. This was a stronger book than the …
: I’m always surprised when coffee shop wi-fi is way slower than LTE tethering. It’s great …
: Field of Light in Paso Robles. I was expecting something different and beautiful, and it was that. …
: Bad Boys opens with $21 million box office Friday, on track for $50 million for the weekend. …
: Santa Barbara from the pier.
: I’m experimenting with an OpenAI-based assistant powered by my own writing. It is wild. See …
: Working this morning at Honey Cup, a little coffee shop in Thousand Oaks. Finally have uninterrupted …
: Nick Heer on the eroding trust in tech as companies plow ahead with new features: These product …
: Four hostages freed in assault in Gaza. I wonder how this affects feelings about the war from …
: Each time I take an extended solo road trip, I learn something new about how to make life a little …
: Only just skimmed through Mark Gurman’s comprehensive WWDC article. Most of the AI rumors …
: Made it to the coast, settling in at Point Mugu State Park. Way too crowded, almost left, but I like …
: Listening to Pivot today, Scott Galloway goes on a tangent about how Hillary Clinton would’ve …
: Whenever I’m anywhere near Los Angeles, I think, “I should stop at Disneyland for the …
: Just posted our preview for next week’s WWDC, Core Int episode 602. Lots more about AI and …
: NBA finals time. Feels like Boston is the more complete team but I have no real idea how this series …
: I don’t ask Siri hard questions. Today I threw her a softball while driving down I-15, …
: Hiking in the sun yesterday, it was a bit of a wake-up call, especially with the looming heat wave. …
: Great post on TechCrunch by Sarah Perez about Bridgy Fed’s support for Bluesky. The social web …
: Redis has ballooned in size again, after sizable reductions in memory usage last year to make things …
: Catching up on a bunch of random online things as I wait for the day to cool down enough to feel …
: Honda Element: window rain guards This is a pretty simple one, another addition to my blog post series about upgrading my Honda …
: Jason Snell, writing about how Apple may frame the announcements next week at WWDC: Apple has the …
: Bryce Canyon National Park. Didn’t catch this view at the right time for the best lighting, but it …
: How to rethink Siri Siri is much too limited and inconsistent. The only time I ever use Siri is when driving, for …
: Micro.blog-hosted blogs have had good uptime the last couple months, but of course two servers …
: When driving directions in maps lets you know there’s a much slower route available, every …
: Love these book updates from Brandon Sanderson, on Reddit: Finished the last interlude today at …
: More about AI uncertainty I’ve blogged before about AI hallucinations, but I wanted to tie together a few new posts …
: Winding up along the Animas River. I’m in the last car of a 15-car train, so around the curves it’s …
: Good morning from Colorado! All aboard the Durango & Silverton Railroad. 🚂
: Traffic completely stopped on I-40 earlier today because of road work, and I had a view from a side …
: Finished reading: Slow Productivity by Cal Newport. Some good ideas in this, formalizing what we …
: Woke to slight rain. Really bad visibility on the small Texas highway meandering back to the …
: Left late from home today, but still arrived at Caprock Canyons State Park before dark. Not …
: Ben Thompson’s interview with Casey Handmer of Terraform pretty much blew my mind. Smart, …
: Apple Notes priorities In a blog post about Journal, John Gruber makes a detour to highlight the lack of full import and …
: From The Information: In mid-2023, some employees of Apple’s system intelligence and machine …
: Listening to Trump’s rambling speech today, at first I was laughing at the blatant lies and …
: Just posted a new Core Intuition, episode 601. We talk about the audio narration feature in …
: A day after the guilty verdict, seeing people worry about polls and whether this will change …
: Had some fun with the audio narration for this post. 🇺🇸
: “While this defendant may be unlike any other in American history, we arrived at this trial — …
: No one is above the law. Trump guilty on all charges. A monumental moment for the country. 🇺🇸
: No matter what happens, can we give Eric Trump some credit for actually being there for his dad? …
: Working on the Threads API and remembering what a pain it is to deal with Meta’s developer …
: Had an idea to expand my about page, which before was just a few snippets of text and links, to make …
: As part of the podcast pricing decrease, everyone also now gets this little segment control for …
: Podcast hosting for $5 Six years ago, we launched our $10/month plan with podcast hosting. Since then we’ve added …
: When my car repairs cost thousands of dollars, I really stick it to them by making sure to get free …
: Really good Stratechery article today about how AI fits in the various big tech company stacks. On …
: Now we wait for the jury. Thinking about how I will react to the verdict… Clearly there is …
: On this day 16 years ago, Daniel and I released the first episode of Core Intuition. So many things …
: MarsEdit 5.2 is out with a whole bunch of improvements, including a couple for Micro.blog. Congrats …
: My cross-posting to Threads has been sporadic. Decided last week to pause it until the API is ready, …
: Helpful post from The Fediverse Report about Farcaster and they’re wild $1 billion valuable. …
: After reading that the Gaza pier was damaged by weather, I read a bit more to try to understand how …
: Today I learned from slash pages by Robb Knight that there’s a /chipotle to note your favorite …
: Weak opinions, strongly held Manu Moreale writes about the ratio between consuming content and creating it: I believe people …
: “The name of the game was concealment, and all roads lead to the man who benefited the most, Donald …
: Missed last night’s Celtics game, so a belated congrats to them. They’re a great team. …
: A little more about adding audio Last week I blogged about adding audio narration to blog posts. For years we’ve also had full …
: Molly White, previewing an upcoming blog post: i firmly believe that if you’re going to spend …
: Has social media now devolved back to the same tone as Twitter X? Outrage, memes, extremism. …
: Expectations for WWDC haven’t changed much, except this odd rumor from Mark Gurman: One …
: New feature idea for the social web: before strangers can reply to your posts, they have to read …
: Finished reading: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. If this was only a standalone novel, I’d have …
: Fort Worth, downtown with the county courthouse.
: After we recorded episode 600 of @coreint, I thought I had blown it, maybe had a bit too much coffee …
: We’ve somehow reached the 600th episode of Core Intuition. On this episode, we talk about the …
: Went to Barton Springs today to swim but there was a ridiculous number of people waiting in line, …
: Wow. Mavs steal another one. Luka with a clutch shot, and Naz Reid who was 7-9 from 3 misses the …
: Audio narration in Micro.blog This feature went from idea to implementation quickly because it turns out we already have full …
: This blog post is a test for something new I’m working on. I think a lot of people feel overwhelmed …
: Google’s AI overviews are pretty hilariously not ready. Maybe they never will be. Generative …
: Tried the new Cajun place that opened a couple weeks ago, Lil’ Easy.
: Humans in the loop Just finished listening to this interview on Stratechery with Satya Nadella and (separately) Kevin …
: Micro.blog for iOS was updated today with some improvements and fixes. Here’s a quick demo …
: Feeling deflated this morning after the AI drama of the last couple days. I got so much flack over …
: Sky narrative wrap-up, for now Tonight the Washington Post has what looks like an exclusive story on OpenAI’s Sky voice. I …
: “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” — …
: Sort of paradoxically, the more I consider how AI will change the web, the more clear it becomes how …
: Jason Fried previews the next product from 37signals on Twitter X, called Workbook: It’s a …
: Wrapped up some updates to the iOS app and submitted to Apple. Hopefully goes through smoothly. 🤞
: This post from @jsonbecker is going to be timeless, because as a society we increasingly let social …
: Yesterday's AI thoughts I posted a series of microblog posts yesterday with a common theme of trying to understand what is …
: Watched the Satya Nadella portion of Microsoft Build today, and the few minutes with Sam Altman, …
: As someone who usually supports OpenAI, I’d still welcome an actual lawsuit from Scarlett …
: Any chance that WWDC will have a live keynote this year? In the last couple weeks, we’ve had… …
: Next month’s road trip is starting to take shape. Got my reservation for Bryce Canyon booked …
: In the last 35 years, there have been a tiny number of truly revolutionary technologies that change …
: When your company becomes the enemy, all that matters to people is what feels true. OpenAI’s …
: Microsoft’s Recall on the new Copilot+ PCs is quite impressive: Now with Recall, you can …
: Cool to see this visualization of the growing blogroll network. Blogrolls are fun and useful, and …
: It has only been a week since GPT-4o and they’ve already had a few days of bad news, including …
: Tuning in to a little more of the Trump trial. The jury could go either way and I won’t be shocked, …
: Whenever I’ve driven by the old Frank Erwin Center these last few months, I’ve noted how …
: Wow, had no idea going into game 7 what would happen, but didn’t expect that. Timberwolves vs. …
: The latest from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg makes the Apple + OpenAI partnership sound like a done …
: Uploaded the session video for Micro Camp’s State of Micro.blog panel. The website now has …
: I posted the video of our conversation with Christina Warren at Micro Camp 2024! We talk about early …
: I took the demo portion from yesterday’s panel and uploaded it to YouTube as a separate …
: Thanks everyone who joined us for Micro Camp! I’m going to edit the videos and put them online this …
: The chat on help.micro.blog is now open. This will be the back channel for the live broadcasts …
: It’s going to be a busy day, but I wanted to pause to note two movies I watched this week and …
: Just in time for Micro Camp today, a brand new Core Intuition: episode 599! We talk about Micro …
: Trying out the new pinned, columns interface on Threads. It’s quite good. Fixes the minor …
: Questions about blogging or Micro.blog? We’ll be answering questions at Micro Camp, from the …
: We’re keeping things simple with Micro Camp this year: no email list, no registration. I did …
: We have some great door prizes for Micro Camp tomorrow! 🎟️
: Micro Camp is… tomorrow! 🤯 It’s extra micro this year, so if you blink you might miss …
: The new Wicked trailer was released today. High expectations for this one. No doubt the music will …
: Finished reading: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree. I’ll read almost any book about books. …
: Google eventually turning their home page into ChatGPT is a rare opening for something new in …
: This post on The Verge assumes that AI hallucinations should be fixed, but generative AI is like a …
: Further evidence from The New York Times that the November election will be largely decided by …
: Ben Thompson in today’s update on Google I/O: What was much more dubious and vaporware-y were …
: A couple months ago on Core Int, I said we were at peak Apple. With every week, I believe that more …
: Finder on iPad I’ll admit I’ve only skimmed the recent “is iPadOS holding the iPad back?” …
: My superpower and greatest weakness is not letting the need for a major refactor get in the way of …
: I don’t think the Trump defense to discredit Micheal Cohen is going to work. So, Cohen hates Trump …
: There was good stuff in the I/O keynote, but OpenAI effectively undercut a bunch of it by demoing …
: Google’s product naming is getting better now that they’ve burned through all the plain words like …
: Only a dozen minutes into the Google I/O keynote and there are already a couple features I want… …
: It’s often difficult to see the impact of a new feature until it is working. Ideas and mockups …
: I missed in the OpenAI livestream that the “o” in GPT-4o stands for “omni”, …
: Working on something new to show this Friday for Micro Camp. Pulled it off the back-burner, …
: Wow, Apple put a lot of work into this 100 best albums website. Fancy. (I would’ve been fine …
: Rainy day to be on the road. Clouds and skyline in the distance as we drive back through Dallas.
: The New York Times: Frustrated by Gaza Coverage, Student Protesters Turn to Al Jazeera. People see …
: From the road trip a few days ago, a train somewhere along Texas highway 79.
: Yet more Apple + AI news from Bloomberg: Apple Inc. has closed in on an agreement with OpenAI to …
: Very curious what OpenAI is up to with their announcement coming up on Monday, from this post on …
: Nothing surprising in today’s NYT story about Apple’s AI plans. I wanted to comment on …
: The first update from Ghost about ActivityPub has a screenshot of their early experiment. …
: Welcome Kimberly Hirsh! 👋 Excited to announce that @kimberlyhirsh is joining the Micro.blog team. She’ll be helping …
: Jack Dorsey and Bluesky This interview with Jack Dorsey provides some closure to his part of the Twitter and Bluesky story. …
: Micro Camp is one week from today! I updated the home page with the schedule.
: We recorded a new Core Int just a couple hours before Apple issued their apology about the Crush ad. …
: Because everyone is mad about everything now, I try not to overreact to the latest hot takes until I …
: Thank you, Jean MacDonald It’s hard to believe it has been seven years since Jean joined me to work on Micro.blog. After a few …
: Posted to my blog from the passenger seat of the car and then we immediately drove into a national …
: Traveling this week so a bit scattered, but also working on a couple pretty important blog posts …
: Jean has posted the schedule for Micro.blog. It’s even more micro this year. Micro Camp …
: Violet Hill B&B, Natchitoches.
: I was actually thinking about going to Dragonsteel Nexus, even though it doesn’t make any …
: TikTok lawsuit against the United States seems weak on first glance. This argument that they …
: Busy morning, so only just now catching up on all iPad announcements. The Verge as usual has a good …
: Broke the corner of my old Apple Watch screen, not badly, but enough that it was time to upgrade …
: It’s fine to have multiple social web protocols, because this is a good time to experiment and …
: Helpful blog post from @matt17r about the steps he used to migrate a blog between accounts on …
: Not sick of me singing the praises of OpenAI yet? Their batch API is incredible. An elegant design, …
: Another advantage to having a blog as the center of all things is that when I’m busy, I can …
: Finished reading: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. It didn’t quite work for …
: It’s hard to tell when a blog post is first published if it’s any good. A few days later, a year …
: Sort of spontaneously went to see The Fall Guy. Really fun movie. 🍿
: Good trouble In college in the 1990s, I joined the socialist student organization. I saw every issue in stark …
: Ordered another Jackery. This one is so tiny.
: Jason Fried: I’m still doing this because the world is flooded with overpriced, crappy, subpar …
: New episode of Core Intuition about this week’s tweaks to the CTF, plus a discussion of how …
: Finally checked out the Carpenter Hotel’s coffee shop yesterday. Nice place. Had a little break from …
: Great teardown video from iFixit on the Rabbit and Humane devices. The closing line also highlights …
: Recorded another very short video for YouTube about how we’re starting to use the …
: There’s a redesigned version of Lillihub for Micro.blog available. I’m amazed by how …
: I’ve been working on a Gaza-related blog post off and on for months, mostly threw it out and rewrote …
: Admittedly I’m not a subscriber so haven’t read the full text for M.G. Siegler’s …
: How is it May already? Reminder that Micro Camp is coming up in just a little over two weeks! …
: The API folks at OpenAI continue to do great work. You can just tell when developers have their act …
: The “it should’ve been an app” arguments would resonate with me more if Apple let …
: Patrick Rhone has a new book: For You: This book was written for my daughter Beatrix in honor of …
: Grand opening of the new Chuy’s in Mueller.
: Saw this poster the other day and was fascinated by it. I’m posting it to capture the time we …
: Neat video from Brandon Sanderson at C2E2. I’m tempted to go to Salt Lake City for the Wind …
: AI hesitancy I’m 48 years old. If you start counting with my paid internship in college, I’ve had a …
: Great blog post from Om Malik on the current AI hardware from Humane and Rabbit, and where things …
: I posted a video on YouTube today with where we’re going in Micro.blog to use AI in a limited …
: Got derailed looking at electric bikes (again!) and now I want this: eeyo.bike. I’m not super …
: Great effort from the Lakers. That was a good one. Looking forward to Nuggets vs. Timberwolves! 🏀
: I feel like MKBHD is trolling us now with the clickbait video titles. R1 review is overall pretty …
: Recorded a new video to release tomorrow, with a walkthrough of what is possible with photos and AI. …
: Watched the first episode of Fallout last night. Really good. I never played the game, so no idea …
: It was going to be confusing for DMA-required changes on iOS to not also apply to iPadOS, especially …
: When I find myself questioning whether I’m on the right side of an issue, it can be a little …
: Wish I could permanently remove that red dot from the Threads favicon. Life is better with most app …
: Thanks @numericcitizen for a new YouTube video about what’s new in Micro.blog! Covers updates …
: Uploading photos to Micro.blog? Don’t forget about Mimi Uploader. We will be rolling out some …
: Check out the iOS app Bound if you ever have a bunch of downloaded audiobook files that can’t fit in …
: It remains good advice not to judge an album (or a book, or almost anything) too quickly. From …
: Biden was great at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. And Colin Jost was excellent: funny but …
: One of the most confusing parts of Micro.blog is the Account → Edit Sources page. It is also one of …
: Manuel Moreale blogs that the web is not dying: Let’s imagine we ban TikTok. And Facebook. And …
: Mark Gurman says that Apple “has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s …
: We just posted a new episode of Core Intuition, about recent Micro.blog downtime and then a full …
: Years ago when we launched Micro.blog, I had a clear vision for indie blogging that felt on the …
: For everything in the news that I blog about, there are probably five stories that I just bite my …
: Obviously would’ve been good even earlier, but I’m glad to see construction for the Gaza floating …
: If you missed the announcement, next month we’re having Micro Camp, our free online event for …
: Little known feature in Micro.blog: it saves each copy of a draft in case you need to revert or get …
: TikTok bill is not xenophobic I wasn’t sure whether I felt that strongly about the TikTok bill until I read this blog post …
: How am I only just now seeing the trailer for Chris Sanders’s The Wild Robot? Beautiful, like …
: I’m a progressive, but we may look back on woke-ism as perhaps overcompensating. I worry about …
: Continuing to learn a lot about AI. I’ve spun up several servers trying to find the right …
: What happened last night with our primary db server was sort of amateur hour, something I learned a …
: Fish pond after getting coffee at Epoch earlier. Looks the same as a couple decades ago except all …
: Didn’t realize my library card was expiring, and now I can’t get the books I’ve …
: A first look at the Rabbit R1 from David Pierce at The Verge: …the best way I can describe the R1 …
: I read a little of HR 815 to remind myself how the TikTok divestiture works. As much as Congress …
: Apple and Google as the bottlenecks for app distribution is what makes the TikTok forced divestiture …
: Watched the Rabbit R1 launch party. I love what they’re doing. The vision goes beyond a little …
: As seen in this video about Meta’s glasses, a clever solution to video calling: just stand in …
: It’s still very early in the trial, but seems the prosecution knows what they’re doing …
: I hate Apple’s control of app distribution, but while they’re at it why not ban useless …
: For folks using Micro.blog Premium with the AI setting enabled, you may start to notice some new …
: Coffee this morning at WhichCraft. I have the whole place to myself for now. ☕️
: The New York Times: Swift has been inescapable over the last year. With the release of “The …
: I’m grumpy and bitter about several unrelated things this morning. Probably shouldn’t be …
: Ghost has announced they are working on ActivityPub support. This is great news. Although the …
: Sarah Sherman and Chloe Fineman at the Paramount.
: I got into web development in the mid 1990s when I was about 20 years old. I feel very lucky to have …
: Seth Godin has one of the clearest blog posts about AI. Much of AI is an illusion. That …
: Don’t have much to say about Post.news shutting down other than what is already obvious to …
: Misplaced my AirPods Pro, possibly in New Orleans. I’ve been using wired EarPods for a few …
: Was listening to Laura Coates on CNN during lunch (yes, I watch the news too much) when the …
: TikTok Notes is an odd name for a product that is mostly about photos. I hope it doesn’t lead …
: Listened to the first half of The Tortured Poets Department last night before going to bed. When I …
: Thanks @vladcampos for having me as a guest on his show this week! Here’s a link to the video …
: Tonight’s plan: Now: Work on Micro.blog while CNN is on in the background, explosions in …
: Announcing Micro Camp 2024! Coming up next month. From Jean’s post: Save the date! The 4th …
: Learning about the jury process for Trump’s trial, seems like even with the slow start …
: Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu, posting on Twitter X: in about 7 days, r1 reviews will be out. we are …
: I asked Meta.ai to imagine Austin in the 1920s, in watercolor. It has a lot of mistakes that a human …
: Meta’s ramping up their AI efforts. Playing around with www.meta.ai, it falls over with …
: Continuing to work through some lingering Micro.blog issues with the Ruby 3 upgrade. As I spot …
: I’m obviously not a constitutional lawyer, but seems like the right move to dismiss the …
: A few more thoughts on AI in M.b I read some good blog posts this week about AI, from a range of perspectives. Micro.blog won’t …
: I sort of can’t get over how the data servers for TikTok’s Project Texas aren’t actually in Texas. I …
: AltStore PAL launches in the EU. Riley Testut blogs about the release, including what types of apps …
: On reviews of the AI Pin, the bigger problem is clickbait titles. Reviews on The Verge, MKBHD, The …
: Finally updated from Ruby 2 to Ruby 3 today. It went mostly smoothly, but there were a couple bugs …
: New AI global setting There is a lot happening around generative AI. With the continued improvements from OpenAI, expected …
: Great video comparison of the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1. Obviously as the founder of Rabbit, Jesse …
: Streetcars in New Orleans. Had a great few days here.
: Jason Snell writes about how the smartphone duopoly makes it hard to create truly new products if …
: Lakers vs. Pelicans. Last game of the regular season. 🏀
: AI Pin reviews are in Pretty devastating but not surprising review of Humane’s AI Pin by David Pierce at The Verge. …
: First sticker on the new laptop. ☕️
: Railroad crossing in Scott, Louisiana.
: Looking forward to what people come up with for today’s Micro.blog photo challenge word …
: I tried www.lyrak.com because I try all social apps, but it forced me to follow 5 people (couldn’t …
: Matt Mullenweg on the Beeper acquisition, adding to their previous acquisition of Texts: Today the …
: For day 8 of the Micro.blog photo challenge: prevention.
: Book to read while we wait for the eclipse, with a sort of appropriate title, Sunbringer. 🌑
: Happy eclipse day! It’s going to be a little cloudy here but still looking forward to the …
: The finale for Curb Your Enthusiasm was just right. Gonna miss that show but it was a good time to …
: Watching this video on Twitter X of Elon Musk talking about multiplanetary human life… Makes …
: Finished reading: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. Hadn’t read this in about twenty years and I …
: Interesting article in The New York Times about training AI. The “cut corners” in the …
: Slow afternoon. Time for some database server housekeeping.
: I’m the guest on episode 7 of the Decentered podcast! This was a really fun discussion. We …
: Nice new blogroll from Molly White. I love this part of the web… Sharing links to interesting …
: I’m doing another editing pass of Indie Microblogging. Changing the page size and running a …
: “Most important things in life are a hassle. If life’s hassles disappeared, you’d …
: I’m a day late for the Micro.blog photo challenge word “foliage”, but this was a nice view this …
: Micro.blog 3.2 for macOS Lots of improvements in this release. Full release notes: Added new logs window to show current …
: No invite to WWDC for me this year. Still hoping to get out to San Jose for a couple days. We talk …
: Disney Imagineering is at the top of their game right now. Watching this YouTube video of new …
: Good post from @mathowie@xoxo.zone about his ideal blogging platform. The part about integrating …
: Got a lot of good feedback yesterday about what should be prioritized for Micro.blog for macOS. I …
: Working on an update to Micro.blog for macOS. Anyone have any Mac-specific gripes that need …
: After five years with the Touch Bar, kind of strange to get used to a real function key row again. A …
: Coming back from lunch, saw a totally orange Cybertruck and in a weird way it actually looked better …
: David Pierce at The Verge writing about Google Podcasts going away and Google’s pattern of …
: Time for an upgrade. Intel to M3.
: Finally saw The Holdovers. Really enjoyed it. 🍿
: If I’ve learned nothing else managing servers, it’s that you don’t deploy changes …
: Working this morning at Lazarus on Airport. ☕️
: Wicked is an all-time favorite. Haven’t seen it in years and forgot a few details that you miss on …
: Bluesky mentions in Micro.blog Some folks on Micro.blog who also actively use Bluesky have noticed something new we’ve been …
: The last few Spurs games have been so good. First time they’ve won three in a row all season. …
: Core Int 593: California’s Pretty Nice. WWDC 2024 dates are announced, thinking about our trip …
: OpenAI’s unreleased voice engine is too good: …uses text input and a single 15-second audio sample …
: Primary database server hitting 75% disk space usage, time to revisit the long-term plan for scaling …
: ShareOpenly is a cool new post sharing option from Ben Werdmuller that works with Mastodon, …
: April is just around the corner and we’re doing another Micro.blog photo challenge! There will …
: Hot take on so-called white-collar crime, like the Sam Bankman-Fried sentence: 25 years is too long. …
: Colin Devroe has a new interview with me about all things Micro.blog. Interesting to compare what …
: Drove by this old gas station on Lamar a few weeks ago. Closed, junk everywhere, fence around the …
: Taking a little time this morning to improve the plumbing for Bluesky. Getting closer to a system …
: Finally catching up on the Decoder podcast interview with Jay Graber. Really inspired to get back to …
: Still a lot of bluebonnets everywhere in Austin.
: Backed How Comics Were Made. Only a couple days left on Kickstarter. I have a lot of books about …
: Great article from Ben Thompson today on the Apple antitrust case: …the Epic case may have shown …
: John Voorhees has a good section in his article about the Apple antitrust lawsuit and relevant …
: Trying out Adobe Podcast Studio. Some good ideas in this. We’re still using Logic to edit …
: Perhaps more than any other time in my life, this November the election is going to be decided by …
: Pedernales Falls State Park.
: I don’t care much for stats, but I wonder if Threads will support NodeInfo, so that total user …
: Realized after tinkering with a bunch of AI models that I’ve been overpaying for a couple …
: The latest episode of Core Intuition is out. Longer than usual today, a full hour to discuss United …
: I’m using the web interface for WhatsApp for the first time this week. It’s a great …
: Just got completely derailed into huggingface.co, playing with AI models. I continue to be amazed by …
: FEP for supported ActivityStreams types One of the discussions at FediForum this week that was the most valuable for me was the session by …
: Catching up on the drama with Redis changing its license. Not too worried about it. Older versions …
: Pretty fair write-up on Platformer about the Apple case, both the parts that are weak and the larger …
: Investigating new issues with Threads posts making it through to Micro.blog. Doesn’t seem to be …
: Threads is enabling more of their fediverse support today. To be clear, you can follow Threads …
: Early thoughts on United States vs. Apple I’m reading through the lawsuit document intro and skimming the rest. I only have strong …
: Finished reading: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence. Still not completely sure what …
: This new video for Humane’s pin is by far the most effective pitch they’ve made for their device. …
: Dave Winer responds to my post about Threads and account migration: Right now Facebook is hoovering …
: Following up on this post, personally I don’t like the trend of social networks having a …
: Jatan Mehta blogs about the noisiness of most social networks, and how Micro.blog takes a different …
: Threads opt-in vs. fediverse migration As Threads rolls out support for ActivityPub, Meta’s approach is to require each Threads user …
: After waffling for a while, I’ve decided to write a new web text editor for Micro.blog. The …
: I was late joining FediForum this morning, so it’s great to see the video of the Threads demo …
: I skimmed through Don Lemon’s interview with Elon Musk. The segment on the new Tesla Roadster …
: I’ve been thinking about this blog post I wrote 13 years ago more and more. A few years after …
: Spurs in Austin. Finally seeing Wemby in person. 🏀
: On the latest Core Intuition, we talk again about Apple and the EU, with the news of sideloading and …
: No joke, $700 for an M1 MacBook Air (via Daring Fireball) might be the best deal for any Mac in the …
: Finally got around to registering for FediForum. Looking forward to the discussions. I don’t …
: It’s a cheap shot to complain about developer tools — and Xcode overall is great! — but …
: To underscore how important sideloading or marketplaces are to me, I would be willing to set up a …
: Dichotomy. In Waco this morning in between state park visits. ☕️
: Ben Werdmuller on a first-class fediverse platform: I’m not bullish on squeezing long-form content …
: More updates from Dave Winer: he has a blogroll on his home page again, and a new site …
: I can’t blame spam for my failure to reply timely to support emails, but it doesn’t help …
: The TikTok bill has passed. I like Ben Thompson’s thoughts on this… We can support a …
: Dave Winer has a new page about blogrolls. Micro.blog’s new recommendations feature supports …
: “…a book is different—it is not just a material possession but the pathway to an enlightened …
: Excited to see Apple continue to improve the EU rules. The latest big change is web distribution, so …
: Getting great feedback about the new recommendations feature in Micro.blog. I’ve made a couple …
: Recommendations and blogrolls on Micro.blog Today we’re introducing a new feature: blog recommendations. This was inspired by recent …
: I’m usually pretty good about catching and fixing auto-correct mistakes, but the one I always …
: Old steps and trail built by the CCC, at Lockhart State Park.
: Finished reading: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. Wonderful. I had been stalled in my …
: I should take a break from blogging about politics, but I really like this Joe Biden ad. …
: Happy anniversary to my blog, started on this day 22 years ago, during SXSW. Actually a little …
: We just published the latest Core Intuition all about Apple, Spotify, Epic, and the EU, including a …
: TikTok asking its users to call their representatives seems to have backfired. From the committee …
: Rollercoaster week for the App Store. Spotify ruling, Epic banned, EU getting involved, Epic now …
: Good idea here from Ben Werdmuller for a Fediverse VIP service: Fediverse VIP is a managed service …
: Excited to see reactions to last night’s Biden speech. A couple minor stumbles, but he nailed …
: That’s the State of the Union we needed. Biden fired up and ready to get back to work. 🇺🇸
: Nick Heer: Apple’s DMA compliance report is set in Arial, in case you are still wondering how …
: Tips for not getting overwhelmed and distracted in this era of infinite content… Turn off all …
: I usually try to avoid quoting just the end of an essay (spoilers!) but the closing lines in …
: Almost a little surprised Apple has banned Epic yet again, because it just further supports a …
: Dusting off Android builds for Epilogue this morning, after a new iOS build was submitted to Apple. …
: Even putting aside the long list of gripes about how Elon Musk ran Twitter into the ground, …
: If you’re a fan of Brandon Sanderson, make sure to watch today’s crowdfunding video to …
: MacStories has a summary of EU rules tweaks today with the arrival of iOS 17.4. For marketplaces, …
: Just a few hours left in the Kickstarter for Tapestry. Looks like the Iconfactory can hit the next …
: Another good monthly summary from The Fediverse Report. There was a lot going on last month with …
: I like Spotify’s move into audiobooks, but playback is still too focused on songs and albums. …
: The demolition of the Frank Erwin Center. It has been a part of Austin my entire life — under …
: Steve Troughton-Smith: A $2B EU fine days before the DMA goes into effect is a clear warning shot. …
: Rearranged part of the living room to create a workspace, with new prints from Cameron Moll on the …
: Craig Hockenberry blogs about some of the questions that are being asked about Tapestry. Whether the …
: Having a difficult time finishing books this year. Keep starting new ones but not ready to …
: Dune, part 2. Stunning. So much there that it was almost overwhelming… Loved it. 🍿
: On the latest episode of @coreint, we talk about Apple’s now-cancelled car project, speculate …
: Early voted today in the Texas primary. Sad to admit I don’t have high expectations for Democrats …
: Great news for PWAs: Apple is not disabling them in the EU after all. It seemed like an unnecessary …
: Victor Wembanyama doing things no one has ever done in the NBA before. Great highlights here: …
: I can’t get over how nonsensical Trump sounds sometimes. From yesterday’s trip to the …
: This goes well with my post yesterday.
: Great post on WP Tavern by Ronny Shani about the state of WordPress’s Data Migration …
: Happy leap day! Seth Godin blogs about making the leap to blogging every day: It wasn’t an external …
: The country has been very patient waiting on the Trump trials, and this latest delay with the …
: Uploading a new beta of Micro.blog for iOS with some more fixes. This should be ready to ship later …
: No, I don’t want to rate the app, or the Skype call, or the mechanic, or the quality of a …
: Still votes to count in the Michigan primary, but seems like the protest vote against Biden will …
: The Verge’s early look at Humane’s AI Pin sounds about right: It’s a darn cool gadget. It’s just …
: I never want to see layoffs, but it’s the right move for Apple to officially cancel the car …
: Tracks across Navasota Street, before having lunch with an old friend at Cosmic. 🚂
: I’ve seen a couple links to this post on 404 Media that Automattic may sell user data to AI …
: An update on the pricing update When we simplified our pricing, some folks asked if it was such a good deal for customers that we …
: Netflix is turning off the existing paid subscriptions for people who signed up years ago using iOS …
: February has been busy. Pausing to reflect on everything that has happened in one month: new notes …
: Congrats @cheesemaker on shipping a new iOS app Calamity! It pulls in potential disasters near you — …
: Digging underway at Mueller.
: Just in time for an election year in the US, from @news today: Added muting words or phrases to the …
: Sometimes I get carried away using Redis. Made another change a couple days ago that shaved over 12 …
: Good summary blog post on some of the IndieWeb-related improvements @paulrobertlloyd has made …
: On a bit of a roll with iOS app updates this week. Some minor improvements to both Strata and …
: Just posted the latest episode of Core Intuition. We talked a lot about the Micro.blog notes …
: Posted a new beta of Epilogue on TestFlight. Having mixed feelings about the Open Library …
: Bluesky opening up federation Bluesky has a couple new blog posts and info around the production deploy of federation. From their …
: I didn’t think Apple needed to make a sports app, but now that they have, it’ll be my …
: Really happy with the feedback on our pricing change. I think it’s resonating well with folks …
: Tired of running out of disk space, finally decided to move Xcode and the DerivedData folder to a …
: Simplified pricing in Micro.blog Micro.blog has always had per-blog pricing. Hosting one blog was $5, two blogs was $10, three blogs …
: I wouldn’t mind an AI assistant that could call my doctor’s office, wait on hold …
: Had to take Groq.com out for a spin (not xAI’s Grok). Continue to be pretty happy with OpenAI, …
: Just another day digging through the Mastodon source code to understand what in the world it’s …
: Not sure when our luck with Apple is going to run out, but we’ve now had a few quick app …
: New sticker, Books Are Magic. Also started reading The Bone Season. 📚
: Posted another short video on YouTube about notes, this time with Micro.blog for macOS. The app has …
: Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky… If you’re feeling overwhelmed by our post-Twitter social web, this …
: Last night’s downtown revealed yet more holes in server redundancy that should’ve been …
: Interesting thread from Mastodon’s Renaud Chaput, noticed via The Fediverse Report, about how …
: Eugen Rochko on recent Mastodon spam. I haven’t noticed any problems yet but I expect some …
: It’s easy to be blinded by past decisions. I took a fresh look at our pricing this weekend and …
: Fun 3-point contest tonight, especially the Steph vs. Sabrina addition. Hope they keep some version …
: I hadn’t read Tantek Çelik’s post on the ephemeral web yet when I blogged about Mastodon yesterday, …
: Quiet morning working on Mac software. Fixed a handful of bugs in Micro.blog and released a new …
: Letitia James, after New York’s $350 million fine on Trump: The scale and the scope of Donald …
: Fani Willis testifying in Fulton County, Georgia yesterday: You’re confused. You think …
: We’re two weeks in to the Vision Pro launch! On today’s Core Intuition, I start by …
: To balance my criticism of Apple today, it appears Apple is letting Epic Games have a dev account in …
: I get frustrated when a company is actively making the web worse instead of better. Spare me the …
: Apple is twisting the truth I don’t want my whole life to be writing blog posts and podcasting about Apple’s changes …
: Some of my best blog posts are buried behind really boring, unhelpful post titles. If a post …
: Mastodon and public data I’ve been thinking about Mastodon and the fallout from Bridgy’s plan to connect ActivityPub servers …
: Great post from @writingslowly on how categories and filters work in Micro.blog.
: If you’ve been following the Bridgy and Mastodon drama, consider that many Mastodon users don’t want …
: Jason Snell writing at Macworld: What I’m saying is that if Apple would take the chance on four or …
: Excellent interview with Jay Graber on Techmeme Ride Home, on YouTube here. Clear framing of …
: I made a short video showing some of the new notes feature in Micro.blog.
: Having one of those moments while fixing a bug where I can’t believe this worked at all, for …
: I added a help page with an overview of how encryption works for notes in Micro.blog, and some …
: Thanks to @vincent for all his work on our new mobile app Strata. It’s no small thing to get a …
: Introducing notes in Micro.blog Today we’re launching a major new feature for Micro.blog Premium subscribers. Micro.blog notes …
: I’m expecting a little bit of pushback when launching something totally new, because …
: I have a really hard time coming up with dark mode colors. Nothing looks right.
: Good interview at Platformer with Eugen Rochko. Some of his thoughts on AT Protocol: My hope still …
: In software, sometimes to get attention it helps to release a 2.0. People tune out and don’t …
: Increasingly feel that I’m paying an Objective-C tax in Xcode. Typing and debugging is so much …
: Started a little slow but that turned into a great game. Can’t believe I doubted Patrick Mahomes at …
: Congrats to @brentsimmons and the NetNewsWire contributors on the 21-year anniversary of the app! …
: I dunno folks, I’m starting to think Trump isn’t on our side: …while president, …
: Haven’t posted a new home screen in a while. Our new app in the dock, almost ready. Otherwise my …
: Still love developing Mac apps. It’s such a nice feeling to know I can continue to work on …
: Meandered from browsing old political posts on my blog, to wishing I could link to all posts that …
: Finally got the hang of CloudKit JS. It’s not as flexible as I’d like, or as seamless as …
: Enjoyed this review of the Vision Pro from Joe Cieplinski. I’m not convinced about using it …
: New Core Int! A full hour show with our thoughts after using the Apple Vision Pro.
: Spent time profiling server code today. I don’t do that often enough. It’s sometimes …
: Didn’t realize until reading this blog post from the Fediverse Report that much of the new …
: Poked through the special counsel report on Biden’s documents. It’s upsetting that …
: Last week Casey Neistat posted a fun video about the Vision Pro. I love those fun videos he makes. …
: Manuel Moreale: The great list of all the blog platforms. I’m not just linking to this because …
: When you pay for something, whether $5 or $3500, it’s natural to justify the purchase. You …
: Tested the Vision Pro for the first time today, in the Apple Store. The passthrough quality and …
: Bluesky domain handles in Micro.blog I’ve always liked how Bluesky uses a domain name for your handle. Starting today, Micro.blog …
: Bluesky has added another million users this week, bringing the total to over 4 million. By …
: To underscore the feeling over the last couple weeks that there has been a rise in COVID cases …
: My first thought on hearing about the Epic and Disney partnership is that this is how Fortnite …
: I created another short video for Micro.blog, this time going through some of the bookmark-related …
: Scrolling through news.micro.blog, there have been 42 blog posts so far this year. Each one is …
: Adam Newbold blogged last month about resisting the urge to respond to some posts online: The urge …
: Apple has approved our new app and I’m sort of almost shocked, but happy. You never know! …
: Working on a new (small) web site and using @Mtt’s Tiny theme. The new microhooks are so …
: Wordle 962 4/6. Sharing this one because it’s a sort of perfect pattern that doesn’t happen often. …
: Congrats to the Bluesky team on opening to everyone today! Expecting a lot to happen this year with …
: Just tuned into the last part of Biden’s speech today on the border security and foreign aid …
: Great overview (and video) from Craig Hockenberry on how Tapestry works with JavaScript and JSON …
: Ben Thompson’s review of the Apple Vision Pro is excellent. There’s a lot there. I …
: Submitted a new 1.0 app to Apple! Requires a Micro.blog account, so who knows whether it will go …
: Getting good feedback (positive and negative) about how we’re using AI in Micro.blog. We …
: Bookmark improvements for AI, browsers Rolling out bookmark improvements in Micro.blog Premium today. Two things: Micro.blog will now try …
: I’ve said before that it’s difficult to write in 300 characters about the war in Gaza. …
: Got some random requests to sign into my Google account, so locked it down a little better this …
: Enjoying the Grammys so far. Trevor Noah is such a great host. New Curb Your Enthusiasm tonight, …
: The leap from my old Nokia phone to the first iPhone was enormous. We sort of want all tech …
: My guess is we’ll see a ruling on the Trump immunity question this week. We’re all impatient, for …
: Made a short 2-minute video about Micro.blog cross-posting to other services, especially manually …
: Spent some time this weekend experimenting with browser extensions. I had avoided this too long, …
: Until reading through Jason Snell’s FAQ, didn’t really occur to me that Apple has spent …
: Slow weekend. Sitting on the couch, hanging out with the dog. I could imagine using a Vision Pro …
: Amazing video from Casey Neistat going around New York City wearing the Vision Pro. My opinion keeps …
: I try to welcome feedback, but it’s tiring to be lectured on how I’m wrong about Apple …
: Experimenting with other ways to use the OpenAI API, and one thing that has struck me is the price …
: Just posted a new @coreint with a follow-up about the CTF, Black Ink for iOS, and (of course!) the …
: If Mark Zuckerberg says it’s very difficult to use the new App Store EU rules — and Meta just …
: Step one, take off the headset Steve Troughton-Smith asks an interesting question on Mastodon: “Why would anybody use my app …
: Had a dream last night that I was hired at GitHub. My team was about 4-5 people, much younger than …
: There has been a long list of proprietary Apple connectors over the years, but this wide Lightning …
: I paused posting to Threads last year because I thought the platform would be joining the fediverse …
: Apple needs a flop Early reviews for the Vision Pro dropped this week. This device is technically amazing, with …
: I’ve got the senate committee hearing about child exploitation on in the background while I …
: Castro has found a new home with Bluck Apps, who already has a podcast app on Android. They blog …
: Great to see more of the Texas grid powered by renewable energy. From KUT, broke a record a couple …
: Very excited about Project Tapestry from the Iconfactory, now available to back on Kickstarter. We …
: Accidentally poured chocolate milk in my cereal. Guess it’s going to be one of those kind of …
: Manual cross-posting to Threads and more Today we’ve added a brand new option for manual cross-posting from Micro.blog to other …
: Because of their decades of truly great products, Apple thinks they are more clever than anyone …
: Reviewing news coverage of the Core Technology Fee, usually glossed over is that the CTF applies to …
: MacStories has also published their write-up on the App Store changes for the Digital Markets Act. …
: With all the App Store EU changes, briefly considered that maybe my iPhone 14 Pro will be my last …
: Spurs with back-to-back wins. Ignore the season record so far… Fun game and great 4th quarter. 🏀
: For folks who have been actively using Threads, are we at the point where we need URL shorteners …
: Ben Werdmuller blogs about how the IndieWeb is for everyone, inspired by a post from Tantek Çelik. …
: John Gruber’s post about Apple’s EU plans is long, but the part in the middle with the …
: Crazy that it’s more or less equal odds on Trump either dying broke or being elected president …
: $83 million awarded to E. Jean Carroll. I guess the jury was trying to deter Trump from continuing …
: My code is rarely clever, but sometimes it makes me smile. There’s a feature in Micro.blog …
: Fixing the App Store, part 2 In a blog post from 2020, I suggested four changes to fix the App Store for developers: 1) allow …
: Follow-ups from @coreint yesterday about the DMA… We glossed over the Core Tech Fee. I have a …
: Coalition for App Fairness on today’s App Store news: Apple clearly has no intention to …
: No surprise, Apple’s new DMA terms get worse the closer you look. It’s not true …
: I’ve been re-reading parts of the DMA and Apple’s new rules, and honestly I can’t …
: Core Intuition episode 584 is up now with our reaction to the just-announced App Store changes for …
: I was starting to get excited about the new marketplace functionality coming to the App Store, until …
: Still sorting out Apple’s changes for the EU, coming in March. On first reading, it’s …
: Casey Liss blogs about the multiple-monitor potential of Vision Pro: Yesterday was an odd day, in …
: I’ve always been against the death penalty, but this experiment with nitrogen in Alabama is …
: Free parking, at Lazarus on Airport. ☕️
: Just got derailed reading the EU’s Digital Markets Act again. I’m sure the Apple lawyers …
: Most political campaign emails are too long, with manufactured urgency, and formatted poorly. But I …
: The more I hear from Jesse Lyu, the more impressed I am. I finally pre-ordered a Rabbit R1. Kicking …
: Happy 40th anniversary to the Mac! My first introduction to the Mac was as a kid, visiting my uncle …
: The Wall Street Journal has an article today about Apple’s plans for sideloading in the EU: …
: The reaction to Barbie is overshadowing what a success the 8 nominations are. And of the women …
: Listening to Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu on This Week in Startups and learning a lot. They aren’t …
: David Smith blogs about Stephen Hackett joining his indie company: I am extraordinarily proud of …
: There are a lot of new blogging systems popping up. This is a good thing. Micro.blog will be …
: Daniel Jalkut has shipped Black Ink for iOS! I’m sure we’ll be talking about this on the …
: From the blog post for Day One shared journals, they do a great job of explaining why the feature …
: This is a really nice feature from Feedbin: Fixable Feeds. I noticed this in the UI just by accident …
: Posts reply count UI Micro.blog can be thought of as a mashup of a Twitter-like social timeline and a WordPress-like blog …
: As long as she has support and money, Nikki Haley should stay in the race. I don’t think …
: Another blog post from Paul Frazee on the thinking behind Bluesky’s technical plumbing: We …
: Interesting take by Dave Winer (in audio, here’s the download link) about the sort of …
: Jason Snell writing at Macworld: Now that today’s iMacs and iPads are essentially the same in terms …
: Accidentally stumbled on my old post from 2011 titled “30% of the future”: The new Apple has fallen …
: I wonder if there’s an update on how Apple is helping employees in Texas deal with the …
: This is a nice write-up by @leonp of the iPhone app Beluga, which essentially publishes a static …
: Speaking of Alec Baldwin, I loved his Trump impressions on SNL, but James Austin Johnson as Trump is …
: I’ve read too many articles about the accident with Alec Baldwin’s gun firing on the Rust set, like …
: John Gruber asks the relevant question for Apple’s new linking rules: Here’s a simple thought …
: David Pierce at The Verge on the Vision Pro and Safari-based web apps: Embracing the web will mean …
: About halfway through the 4th season of For All Mankind. Enjoying it. Sort of forgot some of the …
: On the latest Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about Apple’s new external linking rules and …
: Micro.blog has always stubbornly stuck to static-site generation (first Jekyll, then Hugo) and …
: While troubleshooting today, I took a minute to notice how many posts are on my blog. About 6400, of …
: Life is short, make the most of it. This is on the old El Milagro building. Shame about the …
: Good post by Paul Frazee on why Bluesky uses rich-text facets. I’m not quite convinced — I …
: I’m not ordering a Vision Pro, but I went through the buying process out of curiosity. Apple …
: I said I’d stop writing about Apple for a minute, but this is a really good post over at …
: Recorded a new @coreint that’ll be published in a day or two. I think I got all my “App …
: Fantastic blog post from Andy Baio about the fall of Ello. I would poke in on it every once in a …
: Iowa sues TikTok over the app’s 12+ age rating. From attorney general Brenna Bird: It’s time …
: Apple can be frustrating with the App Store because they will have policies that are plainly wrong, …
: Read And Find Out shirt from Dragonsteel. Brandon Sanderson picked up this phrase from Robert …
: Not sure if anyone noticed but there was a bit of a rollercoaster going on behind the scenes with …
: Brent Simmons blogging after the new Apple linking policy: But I need to remember, now and again, …
: I like Tim Cook, but there are moral issues he seems completely blind to, like this 27% tax …
: There’s some interesting stuff in Bluesky’s moderation report. Kudos to them for being …
: Tim Sweeney reacts to Apple’s new linking rules (Twitter X): Epic will contest Apple’s …
: Apple’s new rules for linking out of an app are totally unacceptable. The whole point of the court …
: My track record of blog posts that go a little against the grain (but which are later proven right) …
: I have a knee-jerk reaction to products that only the well-off can afford. See also: Apple Watch …
: I like this closing in Victoria Song’s Apple Vision Pro hands-on for The Verge: I’d been …
: Created a very simple web page at blogarchive.org, mostly just a couple links to other resources. …
: Thinking about Iowa results… To the most liberal, progressive folks in the Democratic party: Trump …
: Supreme Court has denied both appeals in Epic v. Apple. My reading of this: we can now link to …
: Mark Gurman on Apple’s EU plans, although it’s not clear whether this is his speculation or …
: Iowa caucus night! It all feels a bit ridiculous, like a parallel reality… the freezing weather, …
: Finished reading: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner. If I knew this was going to be this good, would’ve …
: Micro.blog category improvements There has been a long-standing issue in Micro.blog where blog category names had to be ASCII …
: Really enjoyed Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. I had kind of tuned it out when it first popped up on …
: Rabbit R1 has now sold out of their first 30k units (Twitter X link). Still questions about their …
: Glad we can count on Apple to feature MLK on their home page today. Sometimes I worry Apple has lost …
: Starting to worry about this Cowboys game a little. 🏈
: The case for .bar Micro.blog supports importing from a lot of different services: Twitter, WordPress, Medium, Tumblr, …
: Brr, woke up to about 25°, cold walk with the dog. Hope everyone across the country is bundled up …
: New video from @numericcitizen all about Micro.blog standalone pages and related tips. Cool!
: Rolled out several behind-the-scenes improvements this morning to cross-posting and ActivityPub. …
: Calm before the storm. Slept in a little, catching up on work now before Home Depot and related …
: On this week’s Core Int, we talk more about AI devices, comparing the Rabbit R1 and Humane Ai Pin, …
: I’ve decided to opt-out the Micro.blog apps from the Apple Vision Pro store. My boring CEO …
: Finally figured out why I hadn’t had much luck with edited posts on Micro.blog making their …
: Going to be a cold weekend in Austin. But iced coffee is still my default as long as we’re above …
: I have gripes about Substack even aside from content moderation, but I do think it’s worth …
: John Gruber in a post on the passing of Niklaus Wirth: Most of the apps that established the …
: Last month I mentioned we have a brand new feature rolling out later this month. It is coming along …
: Because my thinking-out-loud about news headlines in Micro.blog went over so well, for my next trick …
: Rabbit has sold through their initial 10k units already. @danielpunkass and I talked about this for …
: Missed this Patreon blog post from last month on accounting for Apple’s 30% cut: Apple is …
: Got some really interesting replies on my post about a potential news section in Micro.blog. To be …
: Just did some research for a reply to “someone who is wrong on the internet”, drafted the reply in …
: 2024 is going to be something else. One feature I’ve had in the back of my mind for a while is a …
: Outrage is like a poison. It’s good to be passionate, thoughtful, outspoken even. But if …
: Doing more work with CloudKit. Honestly haven’t really done much with it before. Everything I …
: Weird morning, apparently I forgot my Apple ID password? The password in 1Password didn’t …
: Excited to see the Rabbit R1. Only $199! Not sure who is going to crack this AI device category, but …
: If you use Micro.blog on the web, you may notice the layout has changed slightly. These kind of …
: ActivityPub plugin for WordPress has bumped to version 2.0, lots of good changes. No-brainer …
: 2024 has started busy. Juggling a lot of different things, hopefully it all settles out. Still …
: Usually CNN.com is not great. Shallow soundbites and clickbait along with your breaking news. But …
: It seems really easy to trip up Safari into trashing localStorage, even before its 7-day window. For …
: Created a page to track my goal of visiting all the Texas state parks. It’s a pretty daunting …
: I’ve been critical of the $3500 price specifically and the entire premise of the Vision Pro …
: I don’t enjoy flying. This 737 Max 9 news is actually reassuring, though, that the plane …
: Trump lies so much it’s bonkers. Meanwhile, I kind of like it when Biden accidentally goes off …
: Went on a short hike at Lake Whitney State Park. Windy day near the water.
: I remain convinced that normal people don’t want the Vision Pro, but I’m not willing to …
: Ray Roberts Lake State Park. First state park of the new year as I attempt to visit all 88 parks in …
: I get Apple’s stance on privacy and tracking, but clearing cookies and especially localStorage …
: Kickstarter update with ePub Today I sent the following update to Kickstarter backers about the ePub version of Indie …
: Just published the first episode of Core Intuition for 2024. We talk about finally winding down the …
: Going to roll out a slight layout change to Micro.blog on the web later this month, to better use …
: At the restaurant for lunch they had the highlights from Spurs vs. Bucks on the TV. So good. I …
: New Chuy’s going up in Mueller. 🌮
: Added a footer on book.micro.blog to show that the book is Creative Commons (CC BY). This means you …
: Fun fact about my book Indie Microblogging, it has about 300 quotes. This is partly why it’s …
: For his birthday, Matt Mullenweg just wants you to blog. I love it because it’s actually a gift to …
: Finished reading: Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan. Fifth book and I think the weakest in the …
: ePub fiddling today. Still don’t have a great workflow. Ulysses export → ePub with CSS tweaks, …
: Love seeing all the “year in books” blog posts from folks. If anyone’s curious …
: The draft of the book is in Ulysses, each of the 70+ chapters as sheets, and the web site is hosted …
: Updated book.micro.blog with the latest draft. Lots of little edits, and more updates for X, …
: Mickey and Minnie in Steamboat Willie, finally in the public domain. Happy New Year! 🎉
: Year in books for 2023 Here are the books I finished reading in 2023. I thought I might finish another one this weekend, …
: I like John Gruber’s airport lounge analogy for iMessage. Michael Tsai takes it one step …
: I’m sure I’ve blogged about this before but deploying Micro.blog is like a hilarious …
: I said during Micro Camp back in May that I hoped Micro.blog would be open source by the end of the …
: Feeling like it’s time to travel again. For 2024, I’m going to start a new challenge: …
: Bluesky replies via Bridgy Blogs and social networks talking to each other is still kind of magic. If you’re on the …
: Public Storage is maybe too public “I just had this weird feeling that my money wasn’t safe here anymore.” — Sneakers …
: Learning from this blog post that GitHub has 1200 MySQL servers.
: Finished watching the Dragonsteel spoiler Q&A. It took a few days, off and on. I’ve read …
: In Evan Prodromou’s list of big and small fediverse traits, I lean more to big, but I …
: I was thinking about Nick Heer’s post about the current top few social networks to replace …
: Nitpick with some modern web services: I don’t like the trend of expiring URLs, like temp S3 …
: At some point in the last few days, one of the changes to my blog has caused Hugo to go off the …
: Watched some of the usual Christmas movies over the last week, and a couple new ones… 🎄 Then …
: Happy holidays, everyone! A new episode of Core Intuition just went up, the last episode of 2023. We …
: Following Bluesky users from Micro.blog This weekend I added limited support for following Bluesky users in Micro.blog. This isn’t …
: More good progress in Bluesky: there are now RSS feeds for all user profiles. This is just a useful …
: I like the new Bluesky butterfly logo. Still invite-only, but I have a handful of invite codes if …
: Writing a blog post draft in Micro.blog for Mac this morning and I guess I’m hitting ⌘-S …
: Watching the Substack drama unfold but just taking notes for now. Trying to put most of my writing …
: Got some bad news last night that really shook me. Nothing family or health related, which is what …
: Raining in Austin this morning. Working and having coffee at Lazarus. 🎄
: I should’ve done more testing with audio apps after upgrading to Sonoma. Things went off the …
: I finally installed macOS Sonoma, so I’m testing Micro.blog as a saved web application for the …
: As the year winds down, thinking about the fediverse, I want to do a better job in 2024 of making …
: Great article from David Pierce at The Verge about the potential of the fediverse: Forget the …
: Continued my Redis spelunking last night and managed to cut 10 GB off our memory usage. Makes a big …
: Love how Brandon just drops this sentence into the State of the Sanderson: Tress would make a …
: Spending the morning going through a lot of bloat in Redis, clearing out unused data. It has been a …
: I thought we had mostly avoided the Mastodon spam from the last couple of days, but it must’ve …
: I don’t mind flying under the radar. There are benefits for a product to start small and grow …
: Flipboard is rolling out the first phase of joining the fediverse: In this first phase we are …
: “Play Me” — piano outside the library, Windsor Park Branch.
: I don’t have strong feelings about the Adobe/Figma deal falling through. I guess if …
: Starting to see a path for Nikki Haley to be the nominee. I have mixed feelings about this. On the …
: I really liked Leave the World Behind. There are some great scenes in it. Left with a few things to …
: Threads starting opt-in for the fediverse is fine. In fact, it’s what we did in Micro.blog too …
: Don’t want to jinx it but we finally have Micro.blog performance under control after a couple …
: Jamie Thingelstad is today’s interview on Manuel Moreale’s People and Blogs series, with …
: Brick Oven on Red River has been closed since the pandemic. Last week they made it permanent and …
: Good quotes from Bluesky CEO Jay Graber in this Fast Company interview. Surprised to learn that …
: Love this update to Mimi Uploader that can generate photo alt text for you with AI. Mimi is a …
: Adam Mosseri on Threads plans, video transcript Yesterday, Meta started enabling limited support for ActivityPub in Threads, mostly around following …
: One of those mornings where I just run redis-cli monitor and look for things that surprise me.
: Figured out where this delivery robot is from. They are made by Avride and do deliveries for …
: From a post-trial interview with Tim Sweeney, he reiterates why settlement talks with Google …
: The slow rollout of ActivityPub in Threads continues, but it doesn’t appear to be accessible …
: After posting about not wanting to push unannounced features to a public repo, I got suggestions to …
: Mark Zuckerberg posted to Threads about starting ActivityPub testing, but it’s not clear what …
: The day has finally come… I’ve added Swift to the Micro.blog for Mac project. Yes, I …
: Working on encryption and understanding the best initialization vector lengths and then all of a …
: Because the Mac app for Micro.blog is open source and we’re holding off announcing some new …
: Walking down our street yesterday, I was thinking about how only one person for at least several …
: Thinking about renaming Micro.blog to the letter M. The subtitle will be “the everything …
: When we added bookmarks to Micro.blog, I used 🐘 to make sure emoji worked. Now I’ve stuck with …
: Epic gets a win against Google. Everyone is trying to make sense of the differences between Epic v. …
: Trying Apple’s new Journal app for the first time after upgrading my phone to iOS 17.2. Not bad, but …
: Beeper Mini is (partially) back. From their blog: Make no mistake, the changes Apple made on Friday …
: Increasingly thinking that we’re too worried about AI hallucination. AI is never going to be …
: We’ve gotten some good feedback about the latest Core Intuition, so this is a rare “in …
: Not trying to overhype this but I’m so excited about what we’re going to launch in …
: Finished reading: Age of Legend by Michael J. Sullivan. Didn’t expect this one to end so suddenly …
: Speaking of self-promotion… 🙂 There’s a new Core Intuition out. On episode 579 we …
: Link previews or ads Sometimes people ask for link preview cards in the Micro.blog timeline. Maybe eventually we’ll …
: Thinking about what Mosseri said introducing Threads search: …having a comprehensive list of …
: I’m using ChatGPT more and more for coding help. Sometimes I don’t fully trust the …
: Love developing for the web and learning how to do something new for the first time. Processing a …
: Sometimes the choices we don’t mean to make end up perfect. When I was traveling this year my shoes …
: Threads launching in the EU next week. My earlier theory was they were waiting for ActivityPub (and …
: Noticed load averages briefly jumping up to 10.0 so it’s going to be that kind of day. …
: It’s been a couple weeks since we got our first Roomba, so here’s my review: it’s …
: Testing new in-progress features and everything is kind of working. Maybe at this point in my career …
: Interesting juxtaposition of releases today… The new Ivory with Mastodon hashtags support and …
: Watching a few clips from last night’s GOP debate. Chris Christie still fighting the good …
: I love these robots. We’ve seen more of them but it’s not clear if they are actually …
: Congrats to @cheesemaker and the Silverpine team for announcing the beta of Evergreen.ink, an …
: Beeper Mini looks like an impressive feat of reverse-engineering. Apple will surely try to break …
: Made a little architecture diagram for Micro.blog that reflects the recent server upgrades. A couple …
: I’ve been putting off an infrastructure upgrade because 💰, going to bring online another new …
: Matt Haughey in a blog post about renting a Tesla: I wish other EVs could be this good. I will …
: Finished reading: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Absolutely wonderful. 📚
: Can’t believe I’m still working on the book. Just a few final end-of-year updates. New …
: Tweet Marker’s whole purpose was for cross-platform, cross-app timeline sync. There was never …
: The future of Nostr might not actually be for microblogging but instead as a cross-platform generic …
: Apple Pay has made me lazy about credit cards and it finally came back to bite me. Drove to Dallas …
: Went to the early IMAX screening for Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron tonight. Managed to …
: Starting to see “included in Premium” free audiobooks in Spotify. This is going to be great.
: I’m excited that Texas is in the playoffs, but only picking four teams is always going to …
: Quiet night camping at Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
: My quick 5-minute demo from FediForum is now on YouTube. I show off Micro.blog and fediverse …
: Just published Core Intuition 578 about the MarsEdit 5.1 release, AI and copyright, software …
: Working more this weekend on the feature I teased about a few days ago. Work has accelerated and now …
: Castro is back online and Tiny is considering finding a new home for the app, via Rob Fahrni. For …
: Glass announced they are raising their prices for next year, but it looks like even with the change …
: December already! I still have 9 books left on my reading goal for the year. I’m halfway …
: iA Writer 7 Nice approach in iA Writer 7 for pasting ChatGPT output into your writing and tracking your edits to …
: Seems there aren’t many notes apps that are end-to-end encrypted. Obsidian is one, and …
: Putting on my sys admin hat this week, evaluating what we can improve. Our primary MySQL server has …
: Happy anniversary ChatGPT One year ago today, ChatGPT was released. It’s not that often that products truly change …
: Not sure what to make of Elon Musk’s interview yesterday. It’s so easy to say he’s …
: MarsEdit 5.1 is out with support for posting to Mastodon and improvements for Micro.blog too, like …
: Usually I work on improvements to Micro.blog for a couple days or weeks and roll them out. Very …
: Interesting conversation about web hosting and AI in this interview on Decoder with Avishai …
: Transfer domains to Micro.blog Today we’re rolling out some major improvements to domain name support in Micro.blog. …
: Playing around with Raindrop.io today. It’s really nicely done. I’ve added support for …
: Default apps for 2023 There have been a bunch of “what apps am I using?” blog posts recently, inspired by an …
: I’ve been eyeing a specific domain name for several months. It’s a premium TLD and I …
: Reminded by this post from Vincent that Arq exists. I used it years ago when I was frustrated with …
: Sarah Perez writing at TechCrunch about Evernote’s experiments with a more limited free plan: …
: Roomba vs. dog. It takes a lot for Ollie to move… Certainly more than a robot nudge. If …
: Fixing one last thing after our server problems yesterday. I almost finished it last night but …
: We talk about domain names as your web identity, how it’s more permanent and meaningful when …
: Dealing with fallout from another server failure. We have pretty good redundancy most places, except …
: Cool driving by REI on Black Friday and seeing the store closed. Kudos for thinking of employees and …
: Super Mario Wonder is excellent on replay. I’m slowly finding all the levels I missed. Some of …
: The ads on TV for Humane’s pin are pretty effective. I don’t expect much success for the first …
: Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 I finished Mario Wonder. Great game, I’ve been playing a couple levels every …
: We just posted a new Core Intuition all about the chaos at OpenAI over the last several days, …
: Happy to keep growing the list of formats that Micro.blog can import to your blog. As of today: …
: Doing a little more tinkering with Stimulus. @vincent and I have talked about refactoring more of my …
: Most companies would delay any product changes if they were in the middle of leadership chaos. …
: Pretty big deal that Spotify didn’t have to pay Google the usual in-app purchase fees. The …
: Uptown in Dallas over the weekend, coffee and work at Foxtrot as the trolly goes by in the …
: Delay fish Marlin from Finding Nemo: I just can’t afford any more delays and you’re one of those …
: Catching up this morning on all the OpenAI and Microsoft news. Hard to overstate how dramatic a …
: Wanted to make my blog Creative Commons licensed again, so I created a little Micro.blog plug-in …
: Om Malik on the OpenAI news: …the big question is what this really means in the long term for the …
: The latest Core Intuition has everything about my road trip, getting COVID, seeing U2 in Vegas, and …
: I’ve been quite happy with OpenAI as a developer. We use their API to transcribe podcasts …
: Friday bombshell, Sam Altman is gone from OpenAI: Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative …
: Amazing that we’re only a month and a half away from Steamboat Willie being in the public …
: Lillihub is a new Micro.blog web client by @heyloura! It’s got a bunch of features and a …
: Very positive review of Coyote vs. Acme over at Cartoon Brew. This is the film that was finished but …
: Good news from Bluesky that a public web interface is coming this month. They’ve had a …
: Great news that Apple will be adopting RCS, via 512 Pixels. iMessage is the biggest lock-in to Apple …
: Uncertain future for Tumblr Kudos to Matt Mullenweg for making public the internal memo about the future of Tumblr. It seems …
: Going to record a new @coreint today. It’s been a while… Traveling and getting sick …
: Some really good thoughts here from Chuck Grimmett about preserving web sites after our death. …
: Very reasonable take by Jason Snell about AI assistants. Siri needs to be completely gutted and …
: CNN’s web site is usually a mix of news headlines and dumb clickbait, but sometimes it’s …
: Finished reading: Divergent by Veronica Roth. Wasn’t planning on getting this but it was on Libby’s …
: Finished reading: Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan. Another good audiobook to finish on the road. …
: Rest stop in Arizona, near Texas Canyon.
: Finished reading: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Listened to the audiobook version. Love …
: Silver lining to getting sick and rerouting my trip back home for speed is I got to see Joshua Tree …
: I wish Google Maps had an “avoid clever shortcuts through the middle of nowhere” option.
: For futuristic products, Humane’s AI Pin is actually a better idea than Apple’s Vision …
: I-5 between Sacramento and Los Angeles.
: A follow-up on my gripe about the digital download version of Mario Wonder. As pointed out by a …
: Going to attempt to catch up on some work today. Long story short, I got COVID this week while on …
: I’ve been traveling and now I’m sick, so of course Micro.blog goes down. Think I was too …
: Great interview on Decoder with Barack Obama. He is so knowledgable and thoughtful. Plenty to think …
: Millerton Lake. I’m still not used to how ridiculously early the sun is setting. This was a few …
: First world problem, but I made the mistake of buying the digital download of Mario Wonder instead …
: Camping at Calico Ghost Town. Didn’t get here much past 5pm and it was already dark. There are over …
: I knew I’d find a cool coffee shop around here somewhere. Bad Owl Coffee in Henderson, NV.
: A longer post about U2 in Vegas I posted a photo the night of the concert, purposefully picking something simple at the beginning in …
: U2 at the Sphere. This is from the very beginning of the show, no spoilers. Incredible concert and …
: During COVID, I thought for sure no one would ever want to go to Las Vegas again. Stuck in a …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, we react to Apple’s M3 Mac event. Are we planning on …
: James Harden this week after joining the Clippers: I’m not a system player. I am a system. …
: Finished reading: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. An ambitious book that kept …
: Back on the road. Sun coming up from Coconino National Forest.
: In between audiobooks and podcasts, had a lot of time to think on the road today. Why do we travel? …
: Wasn’t planning on stopping at Petrified Forest National Park but it was a great break from I-40. …
: What’s left of Budville Trading Company, originally opened in 1928 along Route 66.
: We have a new page highlighting Micro.blog’s support for IndieWeb building blocks. Thanks …
: Cabra Coffee, a perfect cute coffee shop to work for a little while, only a mile from where I camped …
: BNSF going by, somewhere just into New Mexico. 🚂
: First coffee stop of the road trip. J&B Coffee in Lubbock. ☕️
: Now that we’re in a new neighborhood, not sure how much candy we’ll need for trick-or-treaters. Have …
: If you’re new to Micro.blog, you might not know that there are some secret pins you can unlock …
: Looking back on this post from three years ago when I bought my Intel MacBook Pro, previous me would …
: Busy evening so I just watched the spooky Apple event replay. Feel like they got the timing right, …
: Got my car battery replaced. And in a ridiculously well-timed coincidence, just got an “our …
: Bad timing or perfect timing? Car battery died the day before a big road trip. 🗺️
: Micro.blog 2.0 for Android Even though we now share most code across iOS and Android, I wanted to keep the version numbers …
: Looks like some great session topics at IndieWebCamp Nuremberg. I wasn’t organized enough to attend …
: Back at the old house (still hasn’t sold) to mow the yard in between the rain. Mushrooms popping up.
: Spurs win in OT. That was a good one. Can’t wait to see Wembanyama in person sometime this season. 🏀
: We’ve just posted a new episode of Core Int. This week we talk about The Verge article on …
: Watching the news at lunch. I want to blog about the war in Israel but it’s too divisive and …
: Super Mario Wonder is so good. And yeah, I did end up getting a new Switch Lite to play it. 🕹️
: Strongly agree with everything in @gruber’s post about pushing for gun legislation: The …
: Biden should focus his 2024 campaign around banning assault weapons. Keep it simple, nothing else …
: Testing out SupportAgent.ai which uses AI to draft answers to support email. It is blowing my mind. …
: Spurs throw away the game in the last couple minutes but still a lot to like, despite the turnovers …
: I saw a couple Cybertrucks on the road today, in northeast Austin, presumably Tesla testing things …
: Doesn’t take much to make me happy. Walking to pick up coffee is one of those simple things. ☕️
: Pebble is shutting down This one ended a little more quickly than I expected: Our goal was to build a kinder, safer, public …
: Watching the courtroom statement and apology from former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, on CNN video …
: David Pierce at The Verge: The poster’s guide to the internet of the future: The idea is that you, …
: Planning another road trip for next month, here to Nevada, California, and points in between, then …
: Finished reading: Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson. Hadn’t realized …
: The kids took all our Nintendo Switches to their own apartments. Seriously considering picking up a …
: Picked up Killers of the Flower Moon a few weeks ago and only now starting it. Got tickets for the …
: Happy Friday! New @coreint podcast to wind down the week. Episode 573 covers Apple’s …
: Thinking about Biden’s address to the country last night, he did something remarkable that I …
: This post from @mia@void.rehab will ring true to anyone who has actually implemented an ActivityPub …
: Matt Mullenweg on the experience of riding in a self-driving taxi: The thing is I know these …
: Honda Element: bed platform The last big upgrade for my Honda Element was to build a bed platform to use for car camping. I …
: Looks like Georgia knew what they were doing with the 19-person indictment… One by one the …
: Thought I had a good job for our robot overlords. I grabbed a list of language codes from Wikipedia, …
: Finished reading: Age of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan. Still enjoying this series. 📚
: Wow, great game to wrap up the WNBA finals. Liberty so close to forcing a game 5. Congrats to the …
: Didn’t take many photos while in west Texas. Here’s a random shot as I stopped for a minute driving …
: Need to remind myself when on an interview or podcast: I usually do okay the first 15 minutes, then …
: Reviewing the cross-posting chapter of my book, several things are out of date. I’m doing a …
: Seeing some variety in reactions to Marc Andreessen’s techno-optimist manifesto. I read it …
: On the last Core Intuition, I joked about a hypothetical manton.ai… But then I sort of …
: Finished reading: The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson. Listened to the whole audiobook on the drive …
: Found a great spot to work for the afternoon in the library at Sul Ross.
: Kottke.org is bringing back blog comments. Members-only, which seems like a nice solution. I think …
: It’s that time of year when my iTunes Match subscription renews and I don’t know what …
: Honda Element: weBoost Another upgrade I made to my car is to add the weBoost Drive Reach Overland antenna on top. It …
: Drove out to west Texas today. Left late, felt like I was always chasing the sun, and it was dark …
: Just published a new Core Intuition episode about ActivityPub support in WordPress.com and its …
: Watching Biden react to the chaos in the world, the narrative that he is “too old” just …
: Basketball fans who don’t usually have a way to tune-in to Spurs games: Spurs/Heat on TNT …
: The updated vaccine floored me for a couple days. I was starting to wonder if it was worth it, but …
: The Morning Show does a great job of reinventing itself each season. I wasn’t sure after the first …
: Great to see WordPress.com’s support for ActivityPub. Following WordPress blogs from Micro.blog …
: Went to the HEB on Lake Austin Boulevard today to get the updated COVID vaccine. When I was growing …
: A random shot from a few weeks ago, walking down Steck over Shoal Creek back to the Honda dealer, …
: Updated the Epilogue beta on TestFlight with a new feature for book cover management using your own …
: We don’t get a lot of disputed charges in Micro.blog. Maybe once a year. But it’s …
: It’s only preseason but great to see more of what Victor Wembanyama can do. Great first half, so …
: Threats against ActivityPub Evan Prodromou had an important post a few days ago, arguing for backwards compatibility with future …
: I’m the guest on the latest ShopTalk Show! Really enjoyed talking with Dave and Chris about …
: Wheel of Time season 2 had a few good moments, but overall it’s just too much to squeeze into 8 …
: Sad watching the coverage of war in Israel. Meanwhile in this country we don’t have a Speaker of the …
: Honda Element: rooftop box Between trying to sell our house, moving to a new place, and keeping up with actual work, I’ve …
: Just posted Core Intuition episode 571. From the show notes: Daniel and Manton discuss Apple’s …
: I’m finding so many old things as I clean out boxes from the garage. WWDC 2001 bag was a nice find. …
: Our old house hit the market today and the professional photos are kind of stunning. Looks like a …
: Spotify will include 15 hours of audiobooks as part of paid subscriptions. This sounds great to …
: It’s one of those mornings. Accidentally texted some Redis info and server logs to our realtor …
: We’ve had an hours-long outage at our hosting provider Linode, mostly affecting photos using …
: Dan Moren writes about a bizarre 12-hour iCloud meltdown on his account. Doesn’t seem like …
: Not sure I’ve ever been this busy, simultaneously moving and getting our old house ready to …
: I get that Democrats wouldn’t be thrilled to save McCarthy after… well, everything …
: Dave Winer: “Open web” is redundant I like IndieWeb because it emphasizes smaller, …
: Nice post by Remy Sharp about intercepting broken links and redirecting them to the Internet …
: This is a cool look at old icons from Rogue Amoeba. Fission probably needs an update but overall …
: Losing my mind trying to get fetch or axios or superagent or anything in React Native to not follow …
: If anyone has doubts about Threads supporting ActivityPub, listen to Mark Zuckerberg on Decoder. …
: Micro.blog 3.2.1 for iOS We’ve updated Micro.blog for iOS to version 3.2.1 with some additional improvements. One …
: A couple interesting bits in the letter about Epic Games layoffs: six months of severance pay, and …
: Our sleepy dog kept me company today during podcast recording. Lots of dog snoring, which may or may …
: Why am I watching another Republican debate? It’s chaotic, awkward… Just kind of a mess. Maybe this …
: Looking forward to macOS Sonoma, but decided to hold off with the install until next week, after …
: Impressed with Olivia Rodrigo’s album GUTS. Good stuff. 🎶
: For day 26 of the photo challenge: beverage. My go-to coffee when at home, cold brew with oat milk. …
: When we first added ActivityPub support to Micro.blog years ago, I used the phrase …
: Skimming through more of this interview with me that was posted yesterday, really happy with how it …
: With the writers strike ending, wonder how soon we can expect a return of SNL. No need to film …
: Fun to see this new take on a Micro.blog client from @heyloura. It’s a great example of using …
: I love reading the perspective of people who have moved from their own Mastodon server to using …
: There’s a new video interview with me up on YouTube. Thanks @numericcitizen for talking to me! …
: On the latest Core Intuition we talk about whether to order new Apple products, gripes about …
: It’s a special photo challenge for day 23: a day in the life. This is me testing my camera this …
: I’ve got a bunch of Bluesky invite codes. I’m just gonna put them in this Gist if anyone …
: I’ve been ordering a lot of little things from Amazon lately as I try to turn my car into a …
: Love what Patrick Rhone is doing with this new blog For You. From yesterday’s post: When you …
: Finished reading: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Takes a little while to get there but love …
: Ran through my Micro.blog demo at FediForum pretty quickly because I wanted to stay under the …
: I often tune into the news while eating breakfast. Impressed with Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky on …
: I’ll be joining FediForum today. It starts in about half an hour. Mostly will lurk today, but …
: I don’t usually look at Wordle stats. I solve the puzzles for fun and to wake my brain up a …
: Today’s photo challenge word is “edge”… The retaining wall in our yard is currently being destroyed …
: The second FediForum is this Wednesday and Thursday! Two half days. I’ll be doing a quick demo of …
: Got my signed copy of Sword of Kaigen from the Kickstarter. The hardcover turned out great. 📚
: Huge downpour as I was leaving HEB. I guess my life is boring, because running through the rain with …
: We “lost” an episode of Core Intuition because of audio quality problems, so we decided …
: Thanks to Hunter Biden for taking one for the team on the gun charges. Maybe the GOP will get …
: Skipping the iPhone 15 this year, my 14 Pro is still in perfect condition. No case, no scratches. I …
: The latest @coreint podcast is out. Daniel and I react to this week’s Apple event.
: Updated to iOS 17. No problems, seems like a good upgrade. I think it fixed the web view refresh …
: I’ve just loosely been following the Pennsylvania inmate’s escape and now capture. Wild …
: iPhone 15 Pro action button is interesting. I wouldn’t mind a rethink of the volume and power …
: I enjoyed the Mother Nature video at the Apple event. Usually these videos seem overdone and …
: Took the new-to-me Honda Element in to get checked out and the cost for a bunch of random fixes is a …
: Over the weekend while I was working on my Letters from Europe page, I integrated footnotes using …
: 24 years ago, Traci and I went to Europe with a rail pass and hardly any money or plans. We worked …
: When the threads-api project was announced, it was so tempting to use it but I knew it would be too …
: The capitol and downtown buildings over yonder, reflecting in the windows. Eighth day of the …
: A couple people have read between the lines of my recent posts and wondered what is going on with my …
: App Store Connect is barely holding on today. Errors and more errors. Apparently this is the day I …
: Starting to get the new Slack redesign in one of my workspaces but not others. I’m fine with …
: Fascinating fallout happening in the JavaScript vs. TypeScript debate. In my experience, changing a …
: More good advice from Manuel Moreale: Please, for the love of all things web-related, if you decide …
: To follow up on some of the replies I’m getting about my hard drive, my philosophy is that …
: Another new Micro.blog 3.2 beta is out for TestFlight. @vincent is tweaking the tags design and …
: Apple’s sending emails about getting apps ready for the Vision Pro App Store. Folks in the …
: Can’t even calculate the number of hours and probably days I’ve lost because I cheapened …
: We’re ramping up the TestFlight betas again for Micro.blog 3.2 with bookmark tags. The UI is …
: Manuel Moreale follows up with some thoughts after interviewing me for his People and Blogs series: …
: So many things are happening right now. Car, house, work. Change starts slowly but once momentum …
: Love this new bookstore + coffee shop in Austin, First Light Books. Lots of thoughtful touches like …
: The photo challenge grid for Micro.blog is so cool right now. Lots of green for today …
: For technical folks who are interested in the plumbing of the social web, @snarfed has a great …
: Day 2 of the Micro.blog photo challenge: buildup.
: First day of the Micro.blog photo challenge: abstract.
: Found some old postcards and emails we sent from Europe in 1999 and they are absolute gold. May try …
: Nice blog post from Allen Pike about link formatting. I’d add that overthinking SEO is a good …
: After owning a house for 20+ years, submitting a rental application is a nerve-racking process. …
: Manuel Moreale has started a new People and Blogs series where he interviews people about their …
: This is how Amazon always wins… I want to pick up an organizing storage-type thing and think …
: It’s just about time for the September photo challenge! Got any ideas for prompt words to …
: The third-party Mastodon web app Phanpy has a conversation view that reminds me a lot of Tweetie on …
: Noticing the moon as a long day winds down.
: Sarah Gooding, writing at WP Tavern about Automattic’s 100-year plan: What resources will a …
: There’s a new episode of Core Intuition out. We talk about Daniel shipping a beta of MarsEdit …
: Honda Element: CarPlay upgrade There are a bunch of things I want to add to my Honda Element to make it my own. I just finished the …
: Still playing Wordle almost every day. Happy Wordle #800 day! 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: The music video for Used To Be Young by Miley Cyrus really struck me. Simple. Powerful. 🎵
: Restaurants usually wrap a fork, spoon, and knife in a napkin. I got three knives instead! Someone …
: And to follow up on this, there’s a little known policy for Micro.blog hosting: when you have …
: I love this idea: WordPress.com’s 100-year plan. But at $38k, it’s too expensive for …
: Looked through my old Clipstart source code for the first time in years, to answer a rare support …
: Heck of a mugshot, Trump. It feels like an angry, fitting reflection of that line from his …
: Funny how different I drive depending on the car. In the Subaru Outback, adaptive cruise control on …
: Sunset as we drive over the Trinity River in Fort Worth.
: Made a sort of impulsive purchase of a used car: 2008 Honda Element SC, for a mini camper. Full …
: Jean just announced our next Micro.blog photo challenge! Starts September 1st.
: Glass questions at 2 years Two years ago this week, Glass launched for iPhone. I had subscribed right away because I wanted to …
: Marty and Doc waiting for the DeLorean to be constructed.
: Discovered the Snow Peak brand of camping-related products this week… Love the design. I …
: August is halfway over? Summer must be slowly winding down. Last chance to get our special Summer of …
: This year I’ve fallen behind in email again. Very sorry to Micro.blog folks who have waited …
: NBA in-season tournament dates announced. It’s a little odd to me how it’s spread out …
: Stayed up late watching the Georgia indictment details get revealed. Incredible to see the …
: I recorded a video walk-through of Epilogue today and posted it here. Shows off the basics of …
: Summer movies 🍿 It has been a great summer for movies. We’ve wrapped up seeing most of the “big” …
: Oppenheimer was great. We drove down to San Antonio to see it in 70mm IMAX. 🍿
: Packing up some old books. I’m trying not to look at everything, but every once in a while …
: Octopus tagging along with us during IKEA shopping this weekend.
: I added a tags window in the latest Mac app for Micro.blog. Makes it easy to filter your bookmarks …
: Favorite text editors update I enjoyed the conversation on the latest ATP about text editors. Lots of deservedly good praise for …
: Austin this morning from the train station. Unfortunately just a drop-off, not going anywhere …
: Whenever I create a new file in Xcode and choose Objective-C as the language, I laugh a little. Am I …
: Just posted this week’s episode of Core Intuition: Homemade Granola. Not actually about food. …
: Back to cool air after our upstairs A/C went out for a day. Something usually breaks every summer, …
: Did some testing this morning with Goodreads and it’s slow and clunky. Timeouts. Really happy …
: Spent the afternoon polishing up the next Android release of Epilogue and submitting it to Google. …
: Congrats to Casey Liss on shipping Callsheet. I’ve been using the beta. Great app for quickly …
: Great article by Christina Warren on the history of the App Store and why we’re due for some …
: Interesting news on GitHub for Mastodon search, noticed via @darnell@one.darnell.one. Full-text post …
: I’ve gotten out of the habit of posting to Threads. I like the foundation Meta has built with …
: Fixing bugs and submitting apps to App Review this morning. As a long-time Apple developer going …
: Pixelfed cross-posting in Micro.blog Today we added Pixelfed cross-posting to Micro.blog. This joins our existing set of cross-posting …
: New blog post editor for Micro.blog from @amit: Scribe. Clean, full-screen editor with styled text.
: Snapped this photo while we were making a u-turn in Dallas the other day. Took my daughters here 14 …
: I’ve driven by this tower a bunch of times on I-35 and was always curious about it. Turns out it’s …
: We added a new about page with a little more about what Micro.blog is and what our values are.
: I’m still waiting to see how DMs evolve in the fediverse before deciding what to do with …
: Interesting what @dansup@mastodon.social is up to with a new messaging app called Sup. Early video …
: Mystery boxes of records at Josey Records in Dallas, $10 each.
: Frustrated with Dropbox ever since Apple required these sync apps to move to a new official API. …
: Half Price Books flagship store in Dallas. 📚
: For folks who have been using Micro.blog bookmarks… First of all, thanks! I’m curious: do we …
: Empty apartment with built-in bookshelves, just one potential future. We’ve been thinking about …
: Finished reading: Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan. This was great. Really well paced, seems like …
: Writing some new web page text and maybe it’s early in the morning or maybe I watched too much …
: Wasn’t expecting this kind of profound wisdom from the apartment sales guy today: “The world is too …
: When the coffee shop recognizes me and remembers my regular order, it’s gonna be a good day. …
: Matilda at Zilker Hillside Theater. 🎭
: If you’ve been fascinated with the Worldcoin Orb, but not sure how to feel about it, check out …
: Over the last couple years, I’ve gone from mostly reading books on a Kindle (Paperwhite), to only on …
: Recorded another very short screencast to show the latest Micro.blog for macOS update. Less than a …
: Didn’t realize how exhausted I was toward the end of the week. Yesterday shipped new features, …
: Bookmark tags for Micro.blog Premium Today we are shipping a new feature for Micro.blog Premium subscribers: bookmark tags. This is a big …
: At this point I just laugh when Xcode tells me WebView has been deprecated since macOS 10.14. I …
: Finished reading: Dungeons & Dragons: The Druid’s Call by E. K. Johnston. I think I was …
: This time we got him! 😜 New surprise indictment: According to the court filing, Trump employees …
: This week’s episode of Core Intuition is up! We talk about X.
: Going to bump to version 3.0 for the update to Micro.blog for macOS tomorrow. I think it’s warranted …
: Listening to What Was I Made For?, by Billie Eilish. Went to see Barbie a couple days ago and still …
: Threads appears to count every character in a URL as part of the 500 characters. A little surprising …
: Micro.blog doesn’t have full search or hashtags by design, and I know it can be frustrating …
: Next step for ActivityPub Dave Winer posted a 12-minute audio recording on his blog, addressed to me but applicable to …
: Working on a new Mac feature that would be nice with SwiftUI, but we still run back to macOS 10.14 …
: Got my copy of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter in the mail today. I continue to be amazed at how …
: Interesting that for single-letter .com domains, only q, x, and z are in use. They were registered …
: I’m still a little stunned that Elon followed through on x.com, even though it was expected. …
: The second FediForum has been announced, coming up in September. I really enjoyed the discussions at …
: Occasionally I go looking for new domains and I’m always annoyed with all the new TLDs that …
: Spent a few hours yesterday trying to get Micro.blog to work better with Calckey (now Firefish). …
: Finished reading: The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding. Read the first half of this a few months ago and …
: A new episode of Core Intuition is out. We talk about Apple’s threat to withhold iMessage from …
: Dusted off the old Drobo, which hasn’t been plugged in for a year. A little surprised it still …
: Thinking about ActivityPub made me wonder what Tumblr has been working on, so I clicked around over …
: Reminder that it’s still summer, which means we’re still offering blog hosting for only …
: Major addition to bookmarks in Micro.blog is coming along really well. Likely will ship next week. …
: Power in the house went out. Summer in Texas is never a great time for this. Hopefully not long, …
: I still believe we should welcome Threads to the fediverse, but the news that ActivityPub seems far …
: As I think about how to add tags to bookmarks in Micro.blog, I’ve been drawing inspiration …
: Just posted a new episode of Core Intuition all about the Threads launch. Misunderstandings about …
: Frustrated with emails not reaching Micro.blog users, I’ve been working through steps to make …
: We finally installed a new smoke alarm that has only been sitting unopened in its box for about two …
: First thoughts on Retro: great design and for me fills a similar role as BeReal. Not a true …
: Love this post from @adactio not just because he’s using Micro.blog cross-posting (thanks!) …
: I don’t plan on using Threads indefinitely, but I am curious about the user experience, both …
: Over the last few days we rewatched Mission: Impossible 4-6, then went to see 7 tonight. Enjoyed it. …
: As the fediverse grows, new people will hear about Micro.blog and send us feedback about how we can …
: Reminded by Jeremy Keith’s post of this quote from Robin Sloan. Beautiful, true: The speed …
: Finished reading: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson. This book alone was worth …
: A new TestFlight beta is out for Micro.blog 3.1. The big changes for this release are per-post …
: We’ve known for years that our onboarding in Micro.blog is bad. It’s tough to start with …
: There are some quirky code design decisions in Micro.blog. For example, I prefer flat structures and …
: Accidentally clicked the “Post” button instead of “Bookmark” on that last …
: The wild thing about Twitter’s demise is that it’s not too late to turn the platform …
: Love what we saw from Victor Wimbanyama over the weekend. I missed some of the 4th quarter from …
: I thought it would be a fun weekend project to port a simple WordPress.com theme to Micro.blog. What …
: Working on some more flexibility this morning to give people options for blocking Threads and other …
: Evolving thoughts on web scraping. First, I figured anything goes. Later, I was hesitant to depend …
: With Threads hitting 80 million users already, a lot of folks are dismissing Bluesky. But maybe …
: Time to get serious about finding the Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey.
: Fighting with our Nest thermostat all week. It wants to save energy and I want to not die of …
: Finished reading: The Magician’s Daughter by H. G. Parry. 📚
: “I can’t wait to wear that Spurs jersey for a first time.” — Victor Wembanyama, ready …
: Ben Werdmuller blogs some second thoughts about Threads: But there’s a bad taste in my mouth that …
: My posting workflow this morning: I post to my blog from my Mac, it goes out via ActivityPub, RSS of …
: There’s some great stuff in this comic. This rings true: One of the most fun things about …
: Watching CNN this morning over breakfast, they said “fediverse”… So yeah, …
: Finished reading: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers. A great second book. Hope there are …
: One of the things I’m most proud of with my blog is how consistent I’ve been about the …
: Adam Mosseri on why ActivityPub I’ve been blogging short posts this week about Meta’s launch of Threads, but I think …
: Posted this week’s episode of Core Intuition. Random topics like the potential Elon vs. Mark …
: Blaine Cook on Threads bootstrapping from Instagram. I’ve seen a couple variations of this …
: Nice instructions from @Mtt on how to use Micro.blog to verify your Bluesky or Nostr domain. …
: I’ve been saying for a while that the fediverse will likely evolve to having maybe 10 …
: Manually cross-posting to Threads to play with it and learn. As soon as it federates I’ll stop …
: Really enjoyed the new Indiana Jones. Easily the third favorite after Raiders and Last Crusade. 🍿
: Meta’s Threads will obviously have ads later. Until now it hasn’t been clear what business model …
: Setting up Threads. No surprise that getting started based on Instagram identities is super easy, …
: This is not what you’d expect to hear from a Meta executive, but it’s exactly right: …
: Trains and clouds, in Louisiana.
: Finished reading: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson. …
: On pretty much a daily basis I’m torn on whether to enforce real tabs everywhere even in …
: Just noticed this cool Glitch project from @AngeloStavrow to test styling Micro.blog’s …
: Very frustrated with our Micro.blog emails being flagged as spam too often lately, so today we added …
: One of those weeks where I’m a bit in over my head with bug fixes and email. Making progress.
: Realizing that Brandon Sanderson’s secret project #3 is coming out in just a few days. And it’s …
: Always feels good to release Mac software. No need to get permission from Apple. No delays when the …
: Just in case we needed another reason to re-watch Across the Spider-Verse: “I was wondering when …
: Spilled beer on my laptop yesterday. Seemed fine, but this morning the trackpad isn’t very …
: Let's welcome Meta, not block them Meta is working on a Twitter-like platform called Threads, codenamed Project 92 or P92, rumored to …
: Lady Bird Lake under the I-35 bridge.
: New episode of Core Intuition: AppKit Is Dying. We talk about visionOS, what platforms to dedicate …
: New update to Micro.blog for iOS is out with a bunch of fixes.
: Did not finish: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams. I usually like books about books, but could …
: Can’t get enough of these James Cameron + Titan sub interviews. He seems to really know his …
: News media loves the suspense of an unfolding story. Can’t totally blame them for the Titanic …
: Excited for the NBA Draft tonight. Even though the #1 pick is a lock, there’s a tiny part of …
: Thunder rolling through again today. Dogs are not happy. ⛈️
: Pushed a new TestFlight build with some additional fixes. Likely will wrap this up as version 3.0.4 …
: I said on @coreint last week that visionOS might be a “zig when others zag” moment for …
: Love these eWorld photos posted by Stephen Hackett at 512 Pixels. Brings back a lot of memories. …
: I don’t have much to add to the Meta vs. the fediverse debate beyond what John Gruber has …
: Good morning, Libby fans. Experimental feature now available in Micro.blog: go to this special path …
: If you’re frustrated and typing in Terminal, the harder you pound on the keyboard, the more …
: Spent some time last night figuring out how the undocumented Libby API works. Fun. Hope they …
: Across the Spider-Verse was amazing. Love the art in these movies so much. I wish all comics …
: Hanging out at Civil Goat Coffee with my daughter. Working a bit while she reads. ☕️
: It has been too long since we’ve updated the emoji in Micro.blog. Via @news, added a few new …
: There’s a new Core Intuition out. We talk more about last week’s WWDC, debate whether …
: Another Brandon Sanderson book has arrived! Secret project #2: Frugal Wizard’s Handbook. Love …
: Rolled out changes to the default uploaded filenames in Micro.blog. This is the beginning of the end …
: High of 101° today in Austin. It’s gonna be one of those summers, huh? Gotta get away …
: Despite the chaos at Twitter this year, I’m a little surprised that after paying Twitter for …
: Watched the BlackBerry movie and enjoyed it. Relevant for today too: it’s not a good idea to …
: Federico Viticci got me with the Don Draper quote for his Vision Pro story. One of my favorite …
: I posted a video to YouTube to demo Micro.blog’s new reading goals interface on the web. By …
: Great game. Congrats to the Nuggets. And an impressive postseason for this underestimated Heat team …
: Since ditching cable years ago, I feel like we’ve tried everything… Sling, PlayStation …
: Only just occurred to me that Apple Vision would’ve been a great product to introduce at the …
: I recorded a very short (12 seconds!) video on YouTube showing the new toggle in Micro.blog to …
: New web analytics tool from @vincent looks like a nice fit for blogs and small web sites: …
: I made a little video of my time in Colorado last week, from short video clips and live photos. This …
: Went to a wedding yesterday. No masks, hopefully no COVID. 🤞 My mind kept wandering back to A Psalm …
: To create this transcript, I split the episode into 15-minute chunks with Fission, because …
: Core Intuition 560 transcript I listened to the latest Core Intuition again to see if my initial take on Apple Vision Pro was way …
: On the flight back to Austin, finished reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. …
: John Gruber gets to the core of the Reddit API issue with a question for the CEO: I have one simple …
: Email notice for Twitter users Today I sent the following email to everyone who had Twitter cross-posting configured on their …
: Talking with @joec earlier this week about finding new coffee shops in new cities… …
: Good morning, Denver. Had a quick breakfast with this view before I wrap up the trip and return the …
: Winding down my week in Colorado. It’s beautiful here. Just about the right amount of time, …
: Sitting in my rental campervan at Cherry Creek State Park, debugging on the laptop as the rain hits. …
: Finished reading: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Remembered only a …
: What a wild end for Apollo. The era of client APIs for ad-supported platforms is over. Developers …
: After recording @coreint today, I’m settling into the opinion that Apple Vision Pro is both …
: Just posted a new Core Intuition with our reaction to WWDC and Apple Vision Pro.
: Finished reading: Recursion by Blake Crouch. This book blew my mind a little. 📚
: After driving around in circles with detours because of road construction, finally settled in at …
: Jason Snell writing at Six Colors after using the Vision Pro: I am now a believer that what Apple …
: Wasn’t expecting rabbits. Seems to be a bunch around my campsite tonight at Chatfield State Park.
: Stopped at Train Cars Coffee in Nederland on the drive to Boulder this morning. Built out of train …
: Panorama Point as the sun’s starting to go down, at Golden Gate Canyon State Park.
: Early thoughts on Vision Pro: looks about as good as it can possibly be, for what Apple is trying to …
: This is nitpicky but I feel like Apple should’ve cut over to the headset stuff at the 1-hour …
: I don’t think Apple needs to obsessively avoid saying AI. “Machine learning”, …
: Need a place to blog what you think about all the WWDC news this week? Don’t forget Micro.blog …
: Looking forward to WWDC, but my expectations are low for announcements that are relevant to my work …
: Nuggets vs. Heat. Finals, game 2. 🏀
: One of my favorite things about Colorado so far is the water. Looks and sounds like snow had melted …
: Finished reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. All the praise for this …
: Raining off and on today, so I’ve spent more time driving and less time walking. Mickey is my …
: Forgot the Stanley Hotel was nearby, the inspiration for the hotel in The Shining. Stopped for a …
: Outside the Glacier Basin campground at Rocky Mountain National Park.
: Cool to see people using the App.net posts archive. Here’s a post from @jsonbecker, a post …
: Beautiful photo from aows. When I retire, I’m just going to blog photos of train tracks.
: Thanks again to @vincent for fixing one of the servers yesterday while I was in Rocky Mountain …
: Traveling today. Got to the airport early, plenty of time to catch up on a couple things. Submitted …
: Other things I learned about video games this week while we were temporarily without a Switch: the …
: We caved and bought another Nintendo Switch. The OLED Zelda edition. So nice. 🕹️
: Ugh, this is a new pattern for me in Wordle. 712 X/6. 🙁 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
: App.net archive migrated I’ve migrated the App.net posts archive to S3, to simplify hosting the archive. I’m not …
: I like this post from Dave Rupert on lessons from old Russian small nuclear generators: I wonder if …
: Finished Ted Lasso. Overall really enjoyed it. This season almost lost its way a couple times, …
: I seem to have made a serious AWS pricing miscalculation, transferring a bunch of small files from …
: Introducing Nostr cross-posting Similar to my announcement last month about supporting Bluesky, we’re adding Nostr cross-posting to …
: Thanks everyone who sent me feedback about how you are using Micro.blog’s email newsletters. I …
: New email newsletter templates Micro.blog Premium includes an email newsletter feature, so readers of your blog can subscribe to …
: This article in Forbes has some new (to me) details on the creation of Nostr.
: Trying audiobooks in Spotify for the first time. I’d like to see some UI tweaks for books, like less …
: Launching new features tomorrow. Going to lay low this afternoon instead of deploying major changes …
: Spilled a glass of water all over my MacBook keyboard. So that’s how my morning is going. …
: Working on improvements to email newsletters in Micro.blog. I’d like to split out the editing …
: Love this from Matt Mullenweg. It’s what we believe at Micro.blog, too. …it’s not about how …
: Did my daughter come to visit this weekend to see us, or to take the Switch and Tears of the Kingdom …
: I’m testing Calckey to improve compatibility with Micro.blog. Some of the UI is quite busy and …
: Went to pay our respects to my uncle, for Memorial Day. Tomorrow would’ve been his birthday too. 🇺🇸
: Love seeing all the “Where have I been?” posts. I blogged it on a whim and it’s so much more …
: Tinkering with something in Go this morning. Always felt like it would be a good language to know …
: Where have I been A random conversation today made me curious about what countries I’ve visited in Europe. I got …
: Just watched way too many replays and commentary on the final seconds of Celtics/Heat. Another …
: Listened to a couple hours of the Texas house debating impeachment against our corrupt attorney …
: Seems unlikely that we’ll end up with a single unified social web platform. I like …
: This week Bluesky rolled out their custom timeline feeds. Pretty interesting approach. However, …
: Next steps for the community Jean and I have been talking this week about what’s next to prioritize around the Micro.blog …
: Joking aside, I really like Nostr. Something about it is very elegant. You just have to ignore 80% …
: Folks, Nostr is really easy to understand. Your username is 64 random letters and you just enable …
: Good morning! Took an early walk. Coffee now at Summer Moon and I have some server changes to …
: I’m testing cross-posting to Nostr. I’m still not really sure how to link to Nostr …
: Adding a new query to Micro.blog’s server status check to throw an error if the queue backlog …
: Upgraded Ruby last night and thought everything was stable. But no. Putting my sysadmin hat on for a …
: The new episode of Core Intuition covers last week’s Micro Camp and looking ahead to WWDC. …
: Been thinking a lot about Nostr this week. Finally realized that it resonates in a “worse is …
: I’m continuing to use ChatGPT all the time. On a whim today I asked it what the philosophy of …
: Some questions we missed at Micro Camp At last weekend’s Micro Camp, we had a panel session with me, Jean, and Vincent where we …
: The more I tinker with Nostr, the more I understand the appeal for developers. It is fun. But there …
: About blocking in Micro.blog When we added muting to Micro.blog, there was a discussion about whether user blocking should be …
: Great game and series. Didn’t really feel like a sweep with the Lakers in each game until late. …
: Checking out the Kagi search engine, via Daring Fireball. I remember hearing about this but never …
: San Antonio Museum of Art, raining. Used to be the Lone Star Brewing building.
: One reason web development appeals to me is that while it can be complicated, it doesn’t have …
: Did not expect to be installing a new version of Movable Type on EC2 this morning for testing, but …
: We shipped Micro.blog 1.7 for Android, available on Google Play. This syncs up the release with the …
: Posted links for all of today’s videos on micro.camp. Thanks again to our Micro Camp …
: Great discount on MarsEdit today! From Daniel Jalkut: I usually only offer discounts of 10% or 20%, …
: We’re going live in an hour for Micro Camp day 2, featuring sessions by Chris Campbell, Anna …
: Ben Werdmuller links to a great thread by Christina Warren. I get the distrust of big social media, …
: Kind of stunned by the Heat stealing both games in Boston. I like this Celtics team (of course …
: Thanks everyone who joined us for the first day of Micro Camp. I loved talking to Om Malik and hope …
: Getting ready for Micro Camp so of course the lawn care service folks just showed up in the front …
: We’re a couple hours away from the start of Micro Camp 2023! Details at micro.camp. (By the …
: Episode 558 of Core Int is out with a discussion leading up to Micro Camp. The latest news on the …
: Retrobatch from Flying Meat has been really useful while making a slideshow for Micro Camp. I first …
: We’ll have some door prizes for Micro Camp attendees. A license to MarsEdit, gift cards for …
: Haven’t been able to finish any books lately. Probably way behind where I was for reading …
: I missed that the videos from FediForum have been posted. Here’s the video of my demo of how …
: There’s a scheduled YouTube event for the Micro Camp live stream on Friday. We’ll link …
: Took some time this week to unravel the plumbing in Micro.blog with how blogs are published and …
: Cool to see people take us up on the Summer of blogging coupon. $1/month full blog hosting! …
: Had a lot of weird dreams last night. But waking up this morning, apparently the Spurs getting the …
: Amazing. I’ve never believed in tanking and I had my expectations low, but… Spurs get the #1 pick. …
: Big announcement: we’re welcoming Om Malik for a keynote conversation to kick things off at …
: Did a quick YouTube live streaming test. Seems to work as advertised. Resubscribed to Ecamm Live …
: Ready for the NBA draft lottery tonight. Wearing my Spurs t-shirt. 🏀
: We are finalizing the Micro Camp schedule to post later today. Very excited about what we’ve …
: People are often confused about what exactly Micro.blog is. Is it a Twitter clone? Is it a WordPress …
: Special shout-out to @sod who has been working with us to update all the Micro.blog themes with …
: Haven’t done much more than skim through the Bluesky app source, but glad to see it released. …
: Making screenshots for App Store connect isn’t my favorite thing. I don’t do it often so …
: Jean posted today about how Discover in Micro.blog will be less likely to include photos that don’t …
: We watched Still with Michael J. Fox last night. Really good. 📺
: Enjoying the new Zelda so far. Although I’m mostly watching other people in the family play. 🙂 …
: For a while now, Micro.blog has been archiving copies of web pages for Micro.blog Premium users, …
: Reclaiming usernames policy I’d like to update our terms of service to add a note about reclaiming old accounts, so we …
: More about the M.b problems overnight: I made what I thought was a minor code cleanup change …
: We published a new Core Intuition. Daniel and I talk about the upcoming Micro Camp, event planning, …
: Playing with Google Bard. Impressed that it has much more recent data than ChatGPT. It knew about …
: There’s a new beta out for Micro.blog 3.0. This adds the last big missing feature: posting to …
: Wordle 692 6/6. Went from thinking I’d get it in 3 guesses to barely getting it. 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 …
: I’m excited to announce: Summer of blogging! For new folks signing up on Micro.blog, hosting …
: Two great new themes for Micro.blog are available: Outpost by @mikehaynes and Tiny by @Mtt. So happy …
: Got lost again browsing tld-list.com. So many fun new TLDs. Luckily was talked down from impulse …
: Thinking more about Heather Armstrong. I didn’t know her, but she was my age, and started her …
: From a post by @adders, remembering Heather Armstrong: Already the early days of blogging are being …
: Caught the last half of the Trump town hall. CNN was criticized for hosting this, but Kaitlan …
: I’d love to see Mastodon adopt some variation of NIP-5 so that single-user instance usernames can be …
: I’m fascinated with Nostr, but I’m having trouble getting on board with it because its …
: Thinking about fiatjaf’s Bluesky is a scam post. Some of the criticism seems fair, some feels …
: Shocked to hear that Heather Armstrong has died. See: dooce.com, Wikipedia. One of the great early …
: Can’t remember the last time I had an actual flat tire. 20 years ago? Longer? Luck ran out today. …
: Texas house getting HB 2744 out of committee is great news, even if feels like the bare minimum we …
: Really good episode of Dithering this morning on Bluesky vs. Mastodon. As convenient as it would be …
: Lonnie Walker ready when he’s called on. Love it. 🏀
: Ever since I read that Bluesky has about 1.9 million folks on the waiting list, I’ve been …
: Micro Camp 2023 is coming up soon! May 19th - 20th. We’ve posted the topics for the second …
: If you missed it earlier from @news: We are monitoring some performance problems because of …
: Posted episode 556 of Core Intuition. We talk about tipping in Apple Stores, using ChatGPT, and …
: Too many guns. After yesterday’s shooting in Allen, Greg Abbot “offered the full support …
: Easy to get caught up in the excitement about the coronation. We are so stuck in divisive partisan …
: I recorded a video on YouTube that goes through how I personally use Micro.blog for my own blog. …
: Created a new blog on my Micro.blog account today, a placeholder for something new. Found a couple …
: This year’s NBA playoffs have been great. So many close games, ignoring a couple blowouts like …
: Jack Dorsey gives $10 million to Nostr and related projects. Setting aside opinions on his …
: Wondering what the Bluesky team has in mind for private messaging, if anything. Mastodon’s DMs …
: Finished the first pass of rethinking how incoming direct messages work in Micro.blog. I still …
: Looking at this spam, I think our approach to accepting Mastodon DMs needs to change in Micro.blog. …
: Eugen Rochko and team are fighting spammers at mastodon.social: We’re aware of the spam …
: Almost done with book edits. The task of manually reformatting all the footnotes and layout for the …
: Enjoyed the first episode of White House Plumbers. Also, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey …
: Mastodon has added support for showing styled text in the new version deployed on mastodon.social. …
: Waterfall at Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden. 🍺
: Maybe the most surprising thing to me about Bluesky’s early success is the “fun” …
: Noticed today while reviewing code that the first GitHub commit for Micro.blog was about 9 years …
: Left my headphones at home by accident. Now need to plan my whole day around which coffee shops …
: Went to see the Super Mario Bros movie this afternoon. So much fun. 🍄
: Final decision on the Twitter API Not content with banning native third-party apps, Twitter has continued to cripple their API and …
: Core Intuition episode 555! We talk all about Bluesky. (And Mastodon and Nostr and Micro.blog.)
: Today is the day that Twitter said they would shut off the old API and force upgrades to the new …
: Getting started with Bluesky XRPC I’ve done a little work now with the XRPC layer of the AT Protocol, supporting cross-posting to …
: The storm is about to hit. Waiting it out downtown instead of on the highway. ⛈️
: Listening to Dithering today about game consoles… If you have 2 consoles, you have …
: We updated the Micro Camp web site for 2023. Register for free if you’d like to join us May …
: Austin sky before thunderstorms arrive in a few hours, supposedly. ☁️
: Finished reading: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. I really enjoyed this story. First-person for …
: The renewed interest in open, social web protocols has been a long time coming. It’s like we …
: I’ve been impressed with Bluesky’s performance. It has inspired me to shave off a little …
: Continuing to tweak our Bluesky cross-posting support. Should work better with inline links in blog …
: Sometimes coding is hard, but not usually. It’s figuring out how something should work that …
: Just released a new 3.0 beta of Micro.blog for iOS. This includes a big change, borrowed from the …
: I know I’ve written about this before, but it’s worth repeating: Micro.blog is …
: I’m seeing lots of Bluesky takes that are a variation of: “Oh jeez, we just moved from …
: I’m always fascinated when our new AI bot overlords get really basic facts wrong. They know …
: Some technologies just keep coming back… Currently writing XML-RPC code, this time for …
: U2 tickets for the Sphere in Vegas going on sale later this week. Need to somehow fit this into my …
: Added a basic import in Micro.blog for folks migrating from Substack. For now, just blog posts. …
: This is not exactly a commentary on any specific platform, but you can just tell when the creators …
: Why Micro.blog is supporting Bluesky now Today we enabled Bluesky as an option in Micro.blog. This adds to our existing cross-posting feature …
: Fox News in the, uhm, news today reminds me of last month when I was in Dallas. I worked from a …
: Mastodon to Blog Archive script Tantek Çelik blogged about Mastodon’s account migration and its post export, which is based on …
: HTML’s srcset is such a weird image attribute. Can’t help but feel there was a better …
: It’s a good day to have a good day.
: Matt Baer blogs about the future of Write.as and WriteFreely — taking features that are currently …
: It breaks my heart a little when I drive through a historic neighborhood to see old houses bulldozed …
: Trees by the trail at Lady Bird Lake.
: “Make no little plans. Make the biggest one you can think of, and spend the rest of your life …
: The bookmarks pages in Micro.blog haven’t felt quite right to me, so today I rolled out a …
: Lunch at Easy Tiger earlier today. 🥪
: If it was starting to feel like Humane’s device would be overhyped or vaporware, I’m ready to put …
: On this week’s episode of Core Intuition, we talk about the Mastodon API and upcoming new …
: One of those afternoons where I’m hopping between unrelated tasks. Currently revisiting how to …
: Updated my code for Bluesky for the recent API endpoint changes. Looking forward to enabling this …
: Tantek Çelik blogs about yesterday’s The Verge article on ActivityPub, underscoring some of …
: The Verge has a long article by David Pierce today about ActivityPub. The quote from me about domain …
: React Native diary #8: Objective-C I haven’t written a new React Native diary blog post in a while because there hasn’t been …
: Accidentally clicked on a phishing email. Ugh, must not be awake yet. Stopped short of signing in …
: Got lost down the rabbit hole of W3C membership fees… Interesting scaled fee structure, in …
: There are always more ideas than time. One of the things I’ve most enjoyed about building …
: I’ve been impatient for Bluesky to ship, but this interview with The Verge has helped convince …
: One of those just try random code until it works mornings. Not proud of it. Sometimes coding is less …
: Shoutout to the guy holding a “thoughts and prayers ain’t working” sign downtown …
: This year I’ve become fascinated with my family tree. Just got back my DNA kit results. (Yes, …
: Some great NBA playoff games over the weekend. Too many injuries, though. Can’t believe Tyler …
: Happy Monday, everyone. Starting the week at Progress Coffee again. ☕️
: We pushed a new Micro.blog beta out to TestFlight, improving blog selection to move the list of …
: Didn’t get much feedback about my Substack blog post yesterday, so I started to doubt myself. …
: Another unexpected use for ChatGPT: asking it for examples of using command-line tools like rsync …
: For folks trying Micro.blog’s Twitter import, note that the tweets page is just a web page, so …
: Dave Winer writes about the Twitter API changes: Corporate platforms always fail, given enough …
: Substack Notes moderation Nilay Patel’s Decoder interview with Substack co-founder Chris Best is excellent. If …
: New episode of Core Intuition is up! On episode 553 we talk about WWDC 2023 tickets, conferences, …
: We redesigned the Micro.blog home page this year and it’s so much better. Yet I still wonder …
: I’ve been keeping an eye on our OpenAI bill since we added automatic podcast transcripts for …
: Good morning, Austin! At Progress Coffee. ☕️
: Congrats to Rogue Amoeba on the major update to Farrago. They’ve done some really nice work in …
: There’s a lot of talk about how AI can get facts wrong. That’s fair, but in my …
: More and more I find myself keeping ChatGPT open and asking it even dumb questions that Google or …
: I recorded a video on YouTube showing how Micro.blog’s new tweets archive import feature …
: Daniel Jalkut blogs about Micro.blog’s new tweets import and how it can work with MarsEdit.
: Twitter clown car strategy It’s not all about Elon Musk. Ben Thompson has made variations of this argument on Stratechery and …
: Share extension is back, and better! There’s a new beta of Micro.blog 3.0 for iOS with support …
: Substack Notes is interesting but they seem to have forgotten a valuable part of the rest of …
: Importing tweets to Micro.blog Today we launched a new feature: importing an archive of your tweets to Micro.blog. This is …
: If you’ve procrastinated downloading your tweets archive from Twitter, I would do it now. It …
: Went to see Air. Loved it. So hard to make dialog in a movie like this not sound fake, but they …
: ChatGPT continues to impress. I’ve started asking it programming questions just to save a few …
: Just posted a new Core Intuition. More on our favorite recent topics: the Twitter API shutdown and …
: Love that feeling when I realize that previous me had already written code to do exactly what I need …
: Wanted an illustration for an upcoming feature, and spent some time using DALL•E for the first time. …
: The Fediverse Report continues their great summarization of recent hot topics. On trademarks, Eugen …
: Spurs vs. Blazers… in Austin! 🏀
: Fascinating discussion on the latest The Talk Show with @gruber@mastodon.social and @danielpunkass …
: Blast from the past: video of my old iOS app Tweet Library. I forgot how much I loved this app. 📦
: More post-Twitter plans When I started building Micro.blog, I tried to limit dependencies on external platforms. The main …
: Did a first pass of rewriting all my Twitter API 1.1 code to 2.0. Halfway through I started to …
: There’s a lot going on with the S-GPT shortcut. Very clever to have trigger words in the …
: I’m sure a lot of Trump supporters are having a hard time processing what is going on with …
: Attempts to refill the bird feeders have resulted in squirrels taking over the backyard. They are …
: Interesting to compare the main headlines from feed reader home pages: Feedbin: “A nice place …
: Molly White has a good post covering Feedly’s “protests” feature. But even …
: Somewhere north of Meridian, TX. 🚂
: Deploying code to servers, on a train that has no wi-fi. Everything will be fine.
: Grabbing coffee this morning before heading back to Austin, catching up on email. Still thinking …
: Taylor Swift. Eras Tour in Arlington, TX.
: Good write-up about FediForum from The Fediverse Report. On the $40 pricing, I was a little …
: If you use Drafts, check out this new action for Micro.blog. Post drafts, publish, choose your blog, …
: The plug-in Search Space by @sod has been updated to 1.0. It’s a nice upgrade over the older …
: Taking the train up to Dallas tomorrow for a quick 24-hour trip. Initially was trying to save money …
: Posted Core Intuition 551! This episode covers the launch of Micro.blog’s new podcast …
: Wrote a help page with some more details about automatic podcast transcripts in Micro.blog, a new …
: The new Twitter API tiers are about what was expected. Disappointing. For Micro.blog, we plan to …
: Just finished a quick demo of Micro.blog at FediForum. Might’ve talked too fast. The variety …
: Introducing Micro.blog podcast transcripts We’ve launched a new feature for Micro.blog Premium customers: automatic podcast episode …
: NSDrinking tonight! 🍻 I’ll be there. I haven’t joined in a while, so will be nice to …
: It’s pretty incredible how little has changed in podcast RSS feeds in 20 years. That’s a …
: I agree with the spirit of the Podcast Standards Project but I’m concerned about the details. …
: The automatic code reloading in React Native is still kind of wild to me. I committed some changes, …
: Just pushed out another TestFlight beta of Micro.blog 3.0. This has some really nice new stuff for …
: The new Zelda looks great. Love the fuse ability featured in this gameplay video.
: I’ve been playing with Wavelength Messenger. Not to be confused with our own Micro.blog …
: My copy of Tress of the Emerald Sea arrived! Love the green ink throughout the book. 📚
: FediForum is this week! On Thursday I’ll be demoing how Micro.blog fits into the fediverse, …
: Worked a bunch this weekend trying to decommission an EC2 server (hosting App.net archives!) by …
: With yesterday’s podcast, we hit 550 episodes. Some listeners may have noticed that …
: On the latest Core Int, we talk about shifting deadlines for shipping Black Ink and the potential …
: I like this summary by @snarfed of why HTTP content negotiation is more trouble than it’s …
: Great story from the @RogueAmoeba blog about a meeting with Adam Curry, Eddie Cue, and Steve Jobs …
: We don’t use AWS for that much, but costs just about doubled last month with more CDN usage. I …
: Finished reading: The Cat who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa. Books about books. 📚
: Dunno if I’m late or early to this, but I’m playing with the OpenAI API. Impressive. The …
: Really didn’t want to be up at midnight still dealing with attacks on our servers, but here we …
: Micro.blog was acting a little sluggish so I looked at the logs and of course the servers are being …
: Great article in Texas Monthly about Community Impact, a hyper-local newspaper for neighborhoods …
: I hadn’t been following Hachette v. Internet Archive closely, so spent a few minutes listening …
: Watching some of the recent Microsoft Copilot demos and playing with Bing, I wonder what AI products …
: I really enjoyed this episode of The Talk Show with guest Jason Kottke. Their talk of 404 links …
: The new beta of Micro.blog for iOS is coming along really well. We’re at the point where I can …
: Spurs eliminated from the playoffs early this year, but you couldn’t tell by watching the 2nd …
: Listening to U2’s Songs of Surrender. I think I was expecting a kind of “Taylor’s …
: Playing with FeedLand reminds me that Micro.blog doesn’t have OPML export. The reason is …
: We’re enabling ActivityPub for everyone now, not just recent users. This is needed so that you …
: Captured a little video of the lightning on the other side of the storm back at home.
: Long day. Drove into hail somewhere before Denton, then through a thunderstorm between Waco and …
: I’ve been a software developer for about 30 years and ChatGPT is the first technology that I …
: Last day on the road as we make our way through a rainy highway 287 in the middle of nowhere.
: Finished reading: Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky. A short, great read. 📚
: Did not finish: Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. Just couldn’t get into it. Might try to …
: I was reviewing a GitHub pull request today for a potential upcoming feature and was struck by how …
: Great milestone as Kottke.org hits 25 years. Jason writes about the early days: The updates on …
: Enjoyed Colorado this week. Heading back to Texas today… Going to miss my new morning routine …
: Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods. For “horizon”, day 14 of the Micro.blog photo challenge.
: Royal Gorge Route Railroad. Incredible views, good lunch. Makes me want to re-read From the River to …
: Shiny light at Palace Coffee in Amarillo, for day 12 of the photo challenge. Be kind. ☕️
: There’s no lesson in impermanence like spray painting your message at Cadillac Ranch only to have it …
: Posted this week’s Core Intuition, all about social networks and blogging. Bluesky, the AT …
: I can’t take Meta’s efforts at decentralization seriously while they don’t even …
: Morning at Lamppost Coffee. As close to a ritual as I have, for day 10 of the photo challenge. ☕️
: Finished reading: Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb. An extraordinary series.📚
: 21 years ago today, my first blog post. A bunch of promising social networks have come and gone in …
: What an incredible milestone for @_Davidsmith@mastodon.social: 100 million downloads of Widgetsmith. …
: Walked up to the coffee shop this morning. The side of the road everywhere still looks like this, …
: Congrats @playdate@panic.com on the Catalog release! I’m updating my Playdate now. It’s …
: Worked this morning at Cuvée Coffee. Bags of coffee beans for today’s prompt “whole” on the photo …
: New Micro.blog 3.0 beta going out to TestFlight folks now, adding username auto-complete. Still has …
: Bluesky is starting to enable custom domains. This is exactly how things should work in terms of …
: Photos still rolling in every day for our March photo challenge. It’s fun to see some Mastodon …
: Stopped at a train crossing as an Amtrak went by. Because today’s photo prompt is …
: Two new iOS app updates to start the week: Sunlit 3.4.4 fixes setting alt text, and another …
: Day 5 of the photo challenge: tile.
: Looks like Mastodon will be getting expanded support for showing styles in posts. Micro.blog already …
: In case anyone doesn’t notice the post on @news, there was an issue with loading photos from …
: I’m going to attend FediForum on March 30th (day 2) to show how Micro.blog and Mastodon work …
: I’ve been trying the Bluesky beta (still private, but they have a waitlist). I’m open to …
: Thanks @Aywren for the kind words about Micro.blog and how it connects to the fediverse and other …
: Solitude is coffee and a breakfast taco and my laptop, having the whole outside to myself for a …
: Looking up at the sky as we’re expecting bad weather tonight. Wind is starting to pick up.
: We went seriously down the genealogy rabbit hole last night, with a couple “oh wow” …
: John Gruber writing about the App Store / Twitter apps refund problem: Consider the gut punch of …
: Love seeing the photos coming in for the March photo challenge. My favorite view is this grid view …
: I’ve said before I never want to change Micro.blog’s $5 standard hosting price. The best …
: Good write-up on Six Colors about the updates to Twitterrific and Tweetbot, which let you opt out of …
: Day 1 of the Micro.blog photo challenge! Today’s word is “secure”. I noticed this keyhole covered up …
: It’s bad enough that Linode dropped their logo, but now prices are going up by 20%? I …
: Can’t believe it’s March already, at least for folks on the other side of the world. …
: Loved the first book in this world so decided to get A Day of Fallen Night on release day. Still …
: Last night, stayed up until 1am reading Assassin’s Quest. Felt like I was 17 years old instead …
: With the big character limit change behind us, I had a free morning to work on anything. This is my …
: I uploaded a very short 21-second demo video to YouTube, showing the Mac app’s updated …
: Rounding up to 300 characters In 2014, as I was starting work on Micro.blog, I blogged about the properties of a microblog post, …
: We’re doing another photo challenge in March! Post a photo each day to your blog, inspired by …
: New episode of Core Int: I’m the King of the World. We talk about @danielpunkass trying to …
: Actually made a to-do list to coordinate shipping a new feature on all platforms at once: web, …
: Spending a little time this morning improving performance to combat “hackers” making a …
: I’ve documented how Micro.blog works with the Micropub API’s syndicate-to parameter now …
: From Platformer, this rings true especially for the Twitter API free vs. paid changes that never …
: It’s really cool what @lex has been doing with his Daily Lex podcast. I hoped we’d see …
: Adding per-post cross-posting to Micro.blog Today we updated the web version of Micro.blog (and the Mac app) to provide better control over how …
: Finished reading: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. So much fun. Still going to skip the movie, …
: Working on a couple new features. Some things we try to roll out across all platforms at once. Some …
: Not a lot of words, big change: Enabled spell checking as you type in new posts for desktop web …
: Still kind of jarring to see the Akamai logo when I’m using the Linode manager.
: Reading about Biden’s trip to Ukraine. Flight to Poland and then 10-hour train to Kyiv. Hoping we …
: Micro Camp 2023 will be in May. Online-only this year. Email @jean if you’ve got an idea for a …
: Rolling out some plumbing for future work. Some features are best deployed in phases… …
: I try not to complain about pricing because I know how annoying it can be when someone says $5 for …
: This new Micro.blog plug-in from @sod is so clever. Post previews using your blog template!
: Wrapping up ActivityPub improvements Another week, another round of ActivityPub-related improvements! Over the last few months …
: Finished reading the last few chapters of Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb on the flight back to Austin. …
: Coffee and breakfast and coding at Either/Or. Love this boot glass. ☕️
: Realized yesterday that a better per-post cross-posting setting is probably the most common …
: Yesterday at the Rose City Book Pub, catching up with @jean. 📚
: Hung out with a bunch of people yesterday who I mostly hadn’t met in person before, so now …
: Of course the HTTPS cert for one of our CDNs would expire while I’m on an airplane. Thanks as …
: At the beginning of each week, I make a short list of important tasks to work on. Always nice when …
: Every time I set up something in S3 or Cloudfront, I have to re-learn how it works. Users, bucket …
: Got some good replies that maybe I’m wrong about UFOs. But assuming we’re mostly alone, …
: UFO speculation is funny. Aliens aren’t going to invade with balloon-powered airships! 🎈 I …
: We pushed another TestFlight beta out for the Micro.blog rewrite. This adds post editing, which was …
: Window art at a doctor’s office.
: “I expect chaos.” — Me, writing in October just after Elon took control of Twitter. One …
: I don’t have strong opinions about football rules like I do about basketball. I think my …
: I love emoji, but I seem to have become grumpy about custom emoji (like Slack or Mastodon) because …
: Posted @coreint episode 547 with a recap of last week’s ice storm in Austin, and then a long …
: We’re caught up on Last of Us on HBO, and also started playing the game on PS4. I’ve …
: Lots of NBA news. Poeltl back to the Raptors. Will miss him, loved having him on the Spurs. Durant …
: Continuing to tweak how we handle Mastodon servers that are down. A lot of instances come and go. …
: Excited as LeBron gets closer to the all-time points record. Should happen tonight or Thursday. I …
: Setting up more Micro.blog accounts today to be ActivityPub-enabled. Folks will get an email when …
: We’re going to be doing more regular TestFlight builds of Micro.blog 3.0 as we get more …
: Several days ago, Twitter announced the API will no longer be free. Then Elon backtracked, saying …
: Ahead of the Twitter API going paid-only, I’ve been looking into how much we’re actually …
: Finished reading: The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang. Not sure I’m going to continue the series. …
: Slowly getting back to normal after a few days without power. Lights came back on last night, and it …
: Even though I’ve been personally done with Twitter for years, still sucks to see the API go …
: Driving through the neighborhood and it’s like nothing we’ve seen here… For a moment I imagined a …
: We’ve lost more tree branches today than the last ice storm. Hearing the creak and fall, or scraping …
: Woke to the sound of tree branches breaking under the weight of ice. No power. Made a fire. Sun …
: I know that 64-bit numbers are insanely large, but I still hate wasting database IDs. Bug caused …
: Would love to know more about yesterday’s mastodon.social DDoS attack. So many people use that …
: Last night, instead of actually reading, I wasted a lot of time conflicted on whether I could finish …
: Finished reading: River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay. I’m sort of left without the right words, …
: January is almost over. Micro.blog has been much more stable after the few glitches we had in …
: When we started using @news more, I was worried about adding noise to people’s timeline, so I …
: New episode of Core Intuition went up last night. Daniel reviews the redesigned Micro.blog home …
: For puzzled Mastodon users reading my posts, I keep forgetting about Mastodon ignoring blockquote …
: This is a really important point from Alan Jacobs: Mastodon has certain virtues, at least for some, …
: A little morning work and coffee at Lazarus. ☕️
: Mastodon DMs on Micro.blog One of the last missing pieces for Mastodon compatibility was improving DMs, which I rolled out …
: Last year I blogged about our roadmap to get a little distance from Apple in mobile development. The …
: Good morning! Slightly busy schedule today. New day, new possibilities.
: This is a great story from KUT on what happened with the Zilker Park train. Should’ve just …
: Ivory and Micro.blog, not yet This is going to be the most frequent of frequently asked questions. If Micro.blog supports the …
: I’m going to start the process of enabling ActivityPub support for older Micro.blog accounts …
: Rainy day in Austin. Walked up to the coffee shop anyway, trying to time my walk to when Apple …
: Still a little experimental, but I added a new plug-in for Micro.blog based on the theme in Bear …
: Finished reading: The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang. Loved Babel so wanted to read this series too. …
: Posted a new episode of Core Intuition. We talk all about Twitter. The end of third-party apps, …
: Watched Emily the Criminal last night, and then Aubrey Plaza host SNL. She was great in both. 📺
: Started listening to River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay today while on the road. Love his writing. …
: In addition to the new home page, over the coming weeks we’ll be sponsoring podcasts and web …
: Some folks have noticed that we’ve rolled out a totally new Micro.blog home page (if …
: A couple shows we finished watching recently… Wednesday: really enjoyed the first season of …
: Managed to mess up links on my blog while changing something else. Some RSS and ActivityPub posts …
: Finished reading: The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu. A mix of historical fiction and fantasy. Took me …
: From @cdevroe: I believe the dopamine hit from posting to Twitter’s large audience is addictive and …
: As I posted this morning to the news blog, I’m going to upgrade one of our servers in about an …
: More brief thoughts on the end of Twitter apps I was re-reading Craig Hockenberry’s post on the third-party Twitter apps shutdown. It’s …
: Wish I could permanently hide the 👎 button on YouTube. I’m always worried I’m going to …
: Need a break from the news. Nice to see The New York Times now allows quick online cancels, no …
: In the latest Gluon beta you can customize your profile photo with a color or emoji. Essentially …
: Not feeling well this weekend, so I’m less chatty about the confirmed Twitter third-party app …
: New Core Intuition! We talk about marketing and upcoming app plans. I also fixed a feed issue in …
: Sad that this post from the Iconfactory is needed, but the art is great.
: From @news: Updates to and from Mastodon are quite delayed this morning. We are monitoring it, and …
: While we wait to see if the Twitter API problems are the end of third-party clients or just a …
: Self-driving mixed thoughts Listening to Dithering this morning, which was a longer discussion following up on John …
: In a few years there may be a handful of very large, Medium-level Mastodon instances capable of …
: I’ll be watching as Medium runs their own Mastodon instance. I like my approach better: …
: Productive morning fixing bugs, reviewing logs, answering email. Sometimes lots of small things feel …
: Can’t shake a comment that someone liked Micro.blog but it didn’t have many features. …
: Nice summary by Colin Devroe on the return to blogging: People that hadn't written on their blog in …
: Finished reading: Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb. That was excellent. 📚
: After several months, decided to cancel Kindle Unlimited. I didn’t think about how it could …
: New fiber going up in the neighborhood? Not sure who’s installing this but can’t hurt.
: This is a clever bookmarklet from @darby3 that improves Micro.blog’s post scheduling by …
: We are so spoiled with movies now, gotta be careful not to become too cynical or “everything …
: Finished reading: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. First book of the new year! …
: Great post from @jeannie about the problem with the favorite button. “It removes genuine …
: Just published our first Core Intuition episode of the year. We talk about goals and themes for the …
: Realized this week that the “versions” feature in Micro.blog isn’t …
: It was fun to meet people in person at yesterday’s Micro Meetup! @jean has a photo here.
: Hi Austin! 👋 We’re having a Micro Meetup today with @jean in town. We’ll be at Lazarus …
: New version of Micro.blog for macOS released! This adds a new modern-style macOS app icon, bug …
: Epilogue 1.5.1 Happy New Year! We shipped an update to Epilogue today that makes blogging about last year’s …
: Starting 2023 right with a rare 2/6 in Wordle: 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: Did not finish: Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson. Decided to start 2023 by giving up on this. I …
: Happy New Year! Excited for everything planned this year. 🎉
: Excited for Brandon Sanderson’s secret book release tomorrow. It has been a long time since I’ve …
: I’ve watched this YouTube video of Dani Daortiz a few times over the last week and it continues to …
: Tried off and on to record a screencast demo of something in Micro.blog this afternoon, but the dog …
: It’s been a while since we’ve had an in-person Micro Meetup! Join me and @jean for a …
: We’ve been doing so many little book-related features, it can be hard to keep track. I created …
: Read this post about Barnes & Noble after seeing a couple links to it. No idea if the turnaround …
: Working a little on the next Micro.blog for Mac update. Probably will ship early January. Includes a …
: I don’t agree with everything in this post by M.G. Siegler (found via @rcrackley) but I do …
: Lighting kit for the LEGO Fiat.
: I’m often humming or whistling a song that is stuck in my head, and this morning for some …
: Epilogue 1.5 We released a new version of Epilogue for both iOS and Android. I’m finally getting these …
: Got a new game: The Great American Mail Race. Similar to Ticket to Ride so I knew we’d love it. The …
: Happy holidays! Hope everyone is as healthy as possible and enjoying the weekend. It has been a long …
: Still cold in Austin, and presumably everywhere. We burned through most of our firewood the last …
: Mastodon client Mammoth also running their own server to make sign-up less confusing. Smart idea …
: For the last Core Int of the year, @danielpunkass and I talk about blogging! The latest with …
: The Android version of Epilogue has been lagging behind iOS, so I dusted it off this week and …
: In 2023, I plan to advocate more for client apps to embrace the larger IndieWeb and fediverse. …
: Sad but understandable that the Trail of Lights was cancelled tonight. We had tickets for tonight …
: Pushed another update to the beta Micro.blog iOS app (TestFlight link). Still planning to ship …
: Adding this to the travel list: Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, covered in the New York Times today. …
: Year in books for 2022 The year isn’t quite over yet, but the book I just started reading is going to take more than …
: We’ve written a help article about the differences between Micro.blog and Mastodon. Hope it …
: We’re starting to plan Micro Camp 2023! Jean just posted the dates. 🏕️
: No question Elon has gone way beyond our worst predictions for Twitter, but his “decisions by …
: I agree with @benwerd to stop giving Twitter attention, but as the Micro.blog founder it’s …
: Thinking of folks bailing on Twitter, I spent a little time clicking through old tweets from when I …
: We re-watched all the Harry Potter movies over the last week or so. Thinking about putting a books …
: Twitter blocking links to Mastodon and other networks reminds me of when (10 years ago!) they also …
: Finished reading: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. I love fantasy books and I love coffee …
: For years I’ve assumed Twitter won’t last forever, but Elon has really accelerated that …
: We just published episode 541 of Core Intuition. Talking about marketing for Micro.blog, …
: Loish on AI art I haven’t been able to pin down exactly what I don’t like about AI-generated text and …
: Good post from @dave about how blog posts without titles should be handled by feed readers. It seems …
: I’m updating book.micro.blog with Elon’s impact on Twitter. Giving myself until the end …
: Looks like mastodon.technology is officially no more. As part of the shutdown, the instance was …
: Does anyone at this coffee shop not have COVID? Maybe I’m stuck in the pandemic mindset, but …
: I could write about rumored third-party iOS app stores but it would repeat what I’ve blogged …
: Jack Dorsey wrote an interesting post (not a Twitter thread!) about a potential future for social …
: Another clever Micro.blog plug-in from @sod called Bookmarks Shortcode. I’m trying this out …
: Walked to the coffee shop despite likely rain today. Can’t find an umbrella. I bought one in …
: “Everything that we make, we try to make the web a better place.” — Matt Mullenweg in an …
: Lately my job seems to be about making sure Mastodon doesn’t turn into a denial-of-service …
: I made a video to show how Micro.blog and Mastodon work together. Hopefully this helps, but …
: Tested cross-posting from Micro.blog backwards and forwards today with test accounts. Photos, no …
: Doing some database housekeeping this morning. One of our tables to keep track of Mastodon …
: I’ve been trying to walk up to the coffee shop every other day. Mostly quiet out as I headed back …
: This bit from our news blog is probably worth highlighting here too. We’ve improved …
: Still confused about the game Elon is playing with the so-called Twitter Files. I’m not seeing …
: This week’s Core Intuition is up with discussion of the MarsEdit 5 release and ChatGPT. We go long …
: Finished reading: Babel by R. F. Kuang. Fantasy but only just barely, it’s really an alternative …
: Just typed “blogged down” instead of “bogged down” in a message. Blogs on …
: CDN for Micro.blog blogs Micro.blog has always tried to put all the important URLs for your blog at your own domain name if …
: Brittney Griner finally released. Paul Whelan still held. It’s not exactly a fair prisoner …
: MarsEdit 5 is out! Features new Markdown highlighting and quick micropost window. Works great with …
: Feeling pretty chill about the Georgia election. Watching the results with the least stress compared …
: Pushed out a new iOS beta of Micro.blog 3.0 with user search in Discover. Reminder for new folks …
: Got a new feature ready to ship but gonna hold it until tomorrow morning. All the pieces are …
: I’ve renamed and expanded the help page about how Micro.blog works with Mastodon. Includes …
: ChatGPT is a video game. That’s okay, I like video games too! But I’m not going to get …
: Weird dreams last night… I met with Elon Musk and we talked about curation, small developer teams, …
: Set aside some time this morning to improve compatibility between Micro.blog’s bookshelves and …
: The more I watch Home Alone — especially Home Alone 2 — the more I just feel bad for the thieves. …
: For replies, Mastodon only links the username (e.g. just @manton), even for users on other servers. …
: On the latest Core Int, @danielpunkass and I talk about the App Store settlement and then follow up …
: The 25 Days of omg.lol calendar is so nicely done. Today’s feature is feeds, both RSS and JSON …
: Moving from Mastodon to a new instance or to Micro.blog Mastodon has a feature to move accounts from one instance to another instance. I spent some time …
: John Gruber writing in his link to ooh.directory: Mastodon is — deservedly! — getting a lot of …
: Tripped over myself this morning when deploying a tiny change, breaking a few endpoints in …
: Finished reading: The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson. Mistborn era 2 is a wrap. Really want to …
: Reading the Twitter 2.0 blog post again, I don’t think it says enough to actually be a vision …
: Micro.blog has a mini Goodreads-like feature built in. Why not! I love books and this helps me blog …
: Following Mastodon accounts from Micro.blog almost feels like I’ve re-joined Twitter. …
: Great to see all the posts from folks participating in Microblogvember. I’ve added a new pin …
: Soccer is not my thing but everyone else’s excitement is contagious… Watching the last few …
: This interview with Will Smith on The Daily Show was really good. It goes just deep enough to be …
: If you’re not following the full M.b changes feed, you may not notice the tweaks we’re …
: Thinking about the simple truth in this phrase from @brentsimmons: “the web heals as Twitter …
: Drove by the new Tesla factory in Austin yesterday while coming back from Thanksgiving… The …
: Trying the latest Gluon iOS beta with pinned profiles.
: Good discussion on last week’s ATP about Mastodon, apps, ActivityPub, moderation, and many …
: Jamie Zawinski: Do Not Use Services That Hate The Internet. This is where I say that Micro.blog is …
: Great to see 2 new plug-ins recently available on Micro.blog: “Cards Theme” by …
: Released an updated Micro.blog for macOS today with a few tweaks. More consistent progress …
: Finished reading: The Light of All That Falls by James Islington 📚
: Another photo from our quick coffee stop in Opelousas. Old federal building, unused now, built in …
: Java Square Cafe, in the building for an old bank in Opelousas, LA. ☕️
: Another random railroad, driving over on a misty day in Louisiana. 🚂
: Should’ve done this last week, but just added ⚽️ to the featured emoji menu in Micro.blog on …
: It was nice to mostly take a break yesterday. I know Thanksgiving is just a United States thing, but …
: Pre-turkey Ticket to Ride. 🦃
: For the Thanksgiving edition of Core Intuition, we talked about… Twitter again! Does Elon know what …
: On the road today. Louisiana rest stop. 🐊
: Quick test from MarsEdit 5’s new quick post window, using a global keyboard shortcut. Nice!
: I was joking about this with my family but can’t stop thinking about it… Imagine a …
: Old mailboxes on Burnet Road.
: Nice thread here with holiday movie recommendations… About time to review my top Christmas …
: We started using Cloudfront last week and tonight I nervously signed in to Amazon, realizing I had …
: With the news that Tumblr is planning ActivityPub support, a quick reminder that you can already …
: My morning so far… Low tire pressure light, found a nail in a tire. Dropped the car off to get the …
: Spirited was way better than I expected. Need to watch it again closer to Christmas and see how it …
: Love this post from @jean about everything bagels and… social media! 🙂 To be fair, …
: Love the owl who moved into a tree in our backyard. @traci set up a tripod and moved the Nest …
: We’re embarrassed with the recent Micro.blog server status. I rolled out more improvements …
: Registered for a new test account on Micro.blog to remind myself what the onboarding flow is like. …
: I thought Elon would wait a couple more weeks — until things got boring at Twitter — before letting …
: On our M.b news blog you can see the daily server tweaks as we deal with new load this week. Might …
: An appropriately cold day in Austin. Coffee and server troubleshooting while the rain falls outside. …
: Much of our web traffic is now Mastodon requests as posts are shuttled back and forth from …
: Continuing to fix bugs and tweak servers. If you want the technical summary: those “503” …
: Merrick Garland seems really good at his job. If he says trust Jack Smith to make the call about …
: As traffic increases, we’re experimenting with more caching outside of Micro.blog. Nice to see …
: David Heinemeier Hansson: Whichever the outcome, the world wins. If Musk manages to fix Twitter, …
: Slowly settling into a new routine back in Austin. Walking up to Lamppost Coffee every morning. In …
: Last month we improved the ActivityPub support in Micro.blog and enabled it by default for new …
: We posted a new episode of Core Intuition today with yet more discussion of Twitter and related …
: Reminded today that Brittney Griner has been held in Russia for 9 months and has apparently now been …
: Apologies for some of the recent “503” errors in Micro.blog. We’ve made some …
: I had my doubts about a no-replies timeline, but based on feedback we added a new setting for it …
: Cold weather in Austin. Leftover gumbo. 👍
: Epic vs. Apple continues! Good write-up over at Ars Technica, with quotes from lawyers in the …
: Rewatching last night’s Artemis launch. Amazing. Nice that they have a blog too (via @512px). …
: 2 weeks on the road Last month I flew out to Portland and rented a van from Escape Campervans. The trip started because …
: New 3.0 beta for iOS is out on TestFlight.
: Halfway through November, this month’s Micro.blog challenge continues… Sad to admit …
: Interesting post by @simon@simonwillison.net that Mastodon is just blogs. Except Mastodon’s …
: Excited to jump into reading The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson, released today. Had a dream the …
: I got the test printing of my book. Now I can think about final edits. Too long, still should …
: Great post from @brentsimmons, After Twitter: The internet’s town square should never have been one …
: Had a conversation last night before the show that I can’t quite get out of my head… …
: Not Frozen, although I’d like to see that too one day… Bono: Stories of Surrender. Incredible show. …
: One of my favorite places in the world: the Walt Disney Family Museum. Checked out the Jungle Book …
: I always have to resist the temptation to compete with every platform. Micro.blog does so much but …
: NetNewsWire with an update on the feature to follow Twitter from within the app: We have no …
: Kind of a bizarre camp location tonight, had my doubts as we were approaching on the road past …
: Experimenting with some new text on our home page, for new folks who are not signed in. We’ll …
: Posted a new message to our internal Basecamp with the title “Twitter implosion …
: Finished reading: Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand 📚
: More details from @vincent on today’s 3.0 beta update. The app is coming along nicely… …
: Rolled out another change I forgot to make with this morning’s Mastodon changes: your …
: Released a new beta of Micro.blog 3.0 for iOS. It’s still early, several things aren’t …
: We do a bunch of ActivityPub work in the background, and last night the queue was over 100,000 …
: Coffee and overnight oats at Cat & Cloud. Great start to the workday. ☕️
: We improved a few things with Mastodon support this week: Added alt text for images to cross-post …
: I was hopeful for Beto until I went to early vote in Texas a couple weeks ago. No wait. No line. No …
: Keeping the news off and planning to go to bed early and check election results in the morning. I …
: ActivityPub is notoriously chatty, and all the new activity has been dragging down some of …
: New Brighton State Beach. Wi-fi at the park, 10 minutes to Verve Coffee… I may never leave.
: A few days ago at Salt Point. After camping, detoured into San Francisco for a day of being a city …
: Noticed some Micro.blog background queueing problems that could’ve significantly delayed a few …
: Election day! If you’re in the US, make a plan to vote today. I’ve been traveling and …
: Somewhere along the Oregon coast yesterday.
: On the latest Core Int, I catch up with Daniel from the road to talk about this week’s Twitter chaos …
: ⬆️ Garden House, at Shore Acres State Park.
: The van at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park.
: Definitely still some quirks in our ActivityPub implementation, which I’ll be smoothing out as …
: Maybe I didn’t pick the perfect time to take a road trip and work even more remotely than …
: My traveling buddy for this road trip.
: Woke up to rain and the wind howling and the notices that Micro.blog had a long outage overnight. …
: Found the ocean. Fort Stephens State Park.
: Cool new service from @vincent for embedding “shoutouts” (could be like ads or other …
: Continuing this vanlife adventure into the northwest, I’m at Coffee Girl in Astoria catching …
: Figured there be some kind of view between Portland and the coast. Stopped about halfway, a nice …
: Multnomah Falls early this morning. A little cold and wet outside, had the place mostly to myself.
: I’m in Oregon and then California for a little while, renting a van from the folks at Escape …
: This is a little silly but I like to remind people this time of year that any microblog posts with …
: Love this: Get Blogging! Concise introduction to blogging, different services, apps, reading blogs, …
: Finished reading: An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington. There is a lot going on in this. …
: I can’t tell how much of the “Elon asks programmers to print out source code” …
: Skimming some tweets about Jack Dorsey, there is a lot of confusion about what Bluesky is. Most …
: We’re doing Microblogvember again! Jean has the details. Basically, a random word each day to help …
: Updated the Micro.blog app for macOS to version 2.6, adding a new option in Discover for finding …
: Of all the new TV shows out this year, Andor is at the top for me. Really good writing and …
: Just published a new Core Int! @danielpunkass and I talk about Elon Musk actually buying Twitter, …
: Dark outside. Early thunderstorm rolling through Austin. Not a precursor of the work day, I hope. ⛈️
: Went to bed shortly after Elon fired Parag and a handful of execs, so I was wondering when I woke up …
: Dear Elon Musk We’re on the eve of the Elon Musk / Twitter deal closing. In his Dear Twitter Advertisers letter, …
: Sounds like the Elon Musk / Twitter deal is now certain. We generally don’t try to capitalize …
: I missed that it has been 10 years since I stopped posting to @manton on Twitter. Still the right …
: Early voting is underway in Texas. Vote early if you can! We know it’s a long shot but glad to …
: Reading this Gizmodo take (via @dave) on Apple’s in-app purchase rules change makes me wonder …
: Spurs fans now confused after the 3-1 start. I still want to see them make a push for the playoffs …
: Lots of price increases out there… Apple Music: going up. YouTube Premium family plan: going …
: End of the line in Galveston. 🚂
: Core Int 534: Sketch layoffs, native apps vs. web apps, ideas for Sketch staying competitive with …
: Do not cross the red line. 🛳️
: Good morning from somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. 🛳
: “It strikes me as downright tragic that this decentralized wonder of the world is now largely …
: Experimenting with adding user search to Micro.blog for macOS, in Discover. You can download the …
: This sums up my feelings about Ye acquiring Parler: I have very little problem with fringe …
: Interesting to read that a web version of Day One is progressing. What will happen sooner: Day One …
: I created a little Micro.blog plug-in called simply Meta tags to make it easier to put random …
: Going to be traveling a lot in the next few weeks. Think I need to plot out what I’m going to …
: Another really nice theme for Micro.blog from @amit: Anatole.
: Being against the death penalty means we have to be okay with even a mass murderer getting life in …
: Spent the afternoon finishing a rough print layout pass for the book and submitting it to …
: Browsing photos on Micro.blog is one of my favorite things. Crazy to think that the first beta of …
: Out of the house this morning for errands, a break for a little while at Epoch Coffee on Anderson …
: I believe Beto can win. Will he? No idea. As always it’s about turnout. For the first time, all of …
: Posted a new Core Intuition with thoughts on finishing up my book and @danielpunkass’s new …
: Our Nest thermostat thinks it’s sooo much smarter than me. Didn’t expect to lose control …
: Watched some of the final January 6th committee hearing at lunch and then got bogged down catching …
: Some of the Micro.blog pins are special and only appear when they’ve been unlocked. …
: Final prep for the 24-hour photo challenge. Starts at noon central time today. Easy to …
: SendGrid SMS verification codes make me laugh. Everyone uses 6 digits, but they use 7 for some …
: Finished reading: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Incredible. 📚
: Nice update to Mimi Uploader for Micro.blog: You can now write alt text for any image in Recent …
: Looking forward to tomorrow’s 24-hour photo challenge. As a community we last did this 2 years …
: U2 will probably always remain my favorite band… Old favorites stick with us forever. But …
: Continuing to fine-tune our Mastodon integration, but should be running more smoothly. My biggest …
: From this morning, coffee at Stinson’s. Looking at this photo, the text almost looks like a digital …
: Making some careless mistakes today. Wrapping up another bug fix and then going to step away from …
: Love seeing a new post from Doug Bowman pop up in my feed reader after… 8 years! My feed …
: Working through some bugs from the improved ActivityPub rollout yesterday… There are always …
: Spurs hold practice in Uvalde: The Spurs then literally lifted the community, raising toddlers on …
: Today we published a new Extra Intuition, our special podcast for Core Intuition members. This one …
: Big improvements to ActivityPub on Micro.blog Can’t believe it, but it has been nearly 4 years since we added ActivityPub support to Micro.blog. …
: Recorded a new episode of Timetable this morning to give an update on a few things. Not sure why it …
: “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total …
: Tonight’s House of the Dragon had some great scenes. Favorite shows on TV right now: Central Park, …
: Playing around with Calibre today for the first time. Mostly happy with using Ulysses and exporting …
: Polishing up some big changes for a somewhat neglected part of Micro.blog, shipping tomorrow. Feels …
: I’ll be the first to admit that my book would be better if a real journalist wrote it. I …
: Finished reading: The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington. Great start to this trilogy. Hit …
: Thinking recently about how Twitter could never find the right leadership. Jack Dorsey regrets that …
: Love reading about folks on Micro.blog who are going to participate in NaNoWriNo next month. It’s a …
: We just posted a new Core Int. Daniel gives an update on MarsEdit 5 progress, we talk major vs. …
: For bloggers who don’t want to be easily found by Google, I updated the No robots plug-in …
: A bunch of people have signed up for next week’s Day in the Life photo challenge, but it would …
: Hello there. Looking right at ya. 🦌
: Straightforward advice from @benwerd: You should blog. Yes, you. It's really easy to get started. …
: Not an earth-shattering new feature, but I’ve been plugging holes in our books API and book …
: Looks like the Elon Musk / Twitter deal is back on. After so much uncertainty, to be back at this …
: Walked up to the coffee shop to work today. It’s bulky item pickup day in our neighborhood. Felt a …
: This talk by Molly White called Blockchain Solutionism is excellent, given at UT Austin last month. …
: Finished updating book.micro.blog with the latest draft improvements. I’m going to package …
: My book is about 70 short chapters, and to keep track of editing I made a spreadsheet long ago with …
: Spurs first preseason game isn’t going great, but still hoping for a fun season. Either this team is …
: Acrobat Pro subscriptions going from $25/month to $30/month. I hate to complain about subscriptions, …
: The secret to getting feature requests immediately implemented in Micro.blog is to send them to be 5 …
: I was on the road, so missed the Beto/Abbott debate. Catching up with some of the video clips and …
: Apple downgraded my iPhone trade-in from $300 back, to $75. Guess they noticed the tiny little …
: NBA pre-season starts today! Glad to see NBA League Pass cut their yearly price in half, but still …
: I often curl a URL and then pipe it to open in BBEdit. Great for looking at RSS feeds. I’ve …
: MarsEdit updated today with a preference for showing the title field, plus other fixes.
: Time for our next photo challenge! Coming up next month: A Day in the Life of Micro.blog 2022. Check …
: We posted this week’s Core Intuition, mostly about Meridian! @danielpunkass also gives me …
: Attaching multiple photos in M.b Today we’re rolling out better support for attaching multiple photos to a post in Micro.blog …
: My most productive work time may be between summer and the winter slowdown for the holidays. Getting …
: NSDrinking is tonight on Zoom, 8pm central time. Looking forward to it because it has been a while …
: Whenever I glance at our server logs, I’m annoyed that so many requests are trying to exploit …
: “Don’t you want to be alive before you die?” Reading All the Light We Cannot See. No spoilers, I’m …
: Finished reading: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss. Not what I expected, but a …
: New feature! When adding feeds, you can now set posts to import to a blog instead of just showing up …
: Gregg Popovich: “Nobody here should go to Vegas with the thought of betting on us to win the …
: We’ve merged all the 3.0 beta changes into Micro.blog for Android too and shipped it as …
: Almost shockingly cool this morning in Austin. 60°! Took the dog for a short walk. Settling in to …
: Introducing Meridian Over the summer, Jon Hays and I started working on a new project to build a places database that can …
: If you use Obsidian, check out what @otaviocc has been doing with Micro.publish, a plug-in to …
: Over the weekend we made a bunch of little refinements to Micro.blog on the web. Here’s a …
: About to queue up the latest House of the Dragon. I’m skeptical that they are taking the star of the …
: Andor episode 3 was great. Worth the kind of slow build up to get there. Also really enjoying Rings …
: Love the small empire of social web-y tools @neatnik is building over on omg.lol. Keeping an eye on …
: MetroRail near the MLK station a couple days ago.
: Rolled out a couple improvements to the Posts page in Micro.blog on the web for phones, as well as …
: Shipped a couple updates to Epilogue for iOS in the last week. I’m using this app every day …
: New Core Intuition! We talk about @danielpunkass getting detoured into working on FastScripts, and …
: Hadestown was great. Wait for Me is a new favorite.
: Waterloo Park with the capitol mirrored in windows.
: Great new Micro.blog plug-in from @sod: Search Space! In beta, but I installed it already on my blog …
: If you’re on the Micro.blog for Android beta, check out version 1.2 which adds improvements …
: Finished reading: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. Wonderful characters. Starts kind of all over …
: My book reading has been a little random lately, bouncing between a few novels based on mood and …
: Congrats to @RogueAmoeba on 20 years. Love the old screenshot. Aqua! Drawers!
: Spotify continues their push into audio with audiobooks… I don’t love Spotify trying to …
: Introducing the Micro.blog Family plan Today we rolled out a new subscription option: Micro.blog Family, designed for up to 5 people with …
: A couple nights ago at Kelly Reeves.
: Apple has got to dial down the paste warning alert in iOS 16. It’s pretty disruptive when …
: If you’re on the Micro.blog 3.0 beta for iOS, we’ve pushed out another update with …
: Congrats to the Vegas Aces. Great WNBA playoffs this year. So happy for Becky Hammon too. We miss …
: Possible solutions to realizing my passport has expired… Set a reminder every 10 years? Travel …
: Dave Winer marks the 20th anniversary of finalizing RSS 2.0: It was low-key, I was fully expecting …
: After a day, really liking the iPhone 14 Pro. Enjoying the slightly larger screen, too, and I even …
: Mueller Lake Park. I like the reflection of the clouds in the water.
: The feeds page in Micro.blog has been bugging me for a while, so finally did a minor redesign to …
: We’ve updated our community guidelines to include a more formal policy around cleaning up …
: I like these slides from a talk by @ton about enabling more IndieWeb features in WordPress… …
: Excited for game 3 of the WNBA finals tonight. Honestly I think it’s going to be a sweep, but if it …
: I’m confused by this GOP strategy to bus or fly people to the northeast: …roughly 150 migrants in …
: Reminder that if you want to know the day to day (often boring!) updates to Micro.blog, the changes …
: If you’re noticing timeline delays, I broke something with a fix earlier… Should be …
: Figma acquired by Adobe for 💰. Figma is such a compelling product. Also a better name than Adobe XD. …
: Needless ratings I’ve noticed this trend Jason Fried blogs about too, and I’m tired of it… We …
: After working at a coffee shop downtown, took a break to read by the trail. Finished reading: Mr. …
: Audible: “Next credit arrives on Sep 13, 2022”. Checking today’s date. Reload …
: Early beta of Micro.blog 3.0 for iOS Today we’re excited to announce an early preview of Micro.blog 3.0 for iOS. We are rebuilding …
: We are putting the final touches on the first beta of Micro.blog 3.0 for iOS. Really happy with the …
: Updating to iOS 16 on my phone. I’ve had the beta on my iPad all summer, but wasn’t …
: I will never get used to the idea that Apple has to approve beta releases of our apps.
: We posted our Apple event reactions on @coreint over the weekend. Check out episode 528 for thoughts …
: Reshuffled my Libby holds queue with new books. Also, wasn’t sure I was going to stick with …
: Happy Sunday! I rolled out a nice upgrade to the “Edit CSS” button in Micro.blog this …
: Finished reading: Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett. Impressed with the way each book in the …
: Did not finish: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I started reading this when …
: I’ve gone all-in using the upcoming Micro.blog for iOS beta on my phone. It has been a great …
: Dreamt that 37signals hired me to integrate Hey and Wordle. In this dream world, 37signals had a …
: The Killers at Moody Center.
: Couldn’t sleep, so I was already up super early this morning and decided to order the iPhone …
: Forgot to clear my schedule after getting the updated COVID booster yesterday, so a little surprised …
: Even what seems constant eventually changes. Queen Elizabeth had an extraordinary life. Thinking …
: Reflecting a bit more on yesterday’s Apple event, I think I will upgrade to the iPhone 14 Pro. …
: Really clever what they’re doing with the so-called Dynamic Island on the new iPhone.
: Impressed with Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite. I don’t love that it will eventually …
: Pretty solid updates to Apple Watch. I’m not really in the market to upgrade yet, but maybe …
: Saw the subtitled version of Totoro last night at Alamo Drafthouse. Such a pure movie, suitable for …
: We’re working toward an early beta of the next Micro.blog for iOS. It’s really fun to …
: This week’s guest on Micro Monday is @vincent! These episodes are fun because it’s like …
: We’ve updated Epilogue for Android, catching up with the features released for iOS. The old …
: Game 3 of Vegas/Seattle WNBA semifinals was so good today. Wish I had been watching more of these …
: Attempting to make my iPhone less frustratingly secure, I’ve tweaked some of the passcode …
: Watching the locations/venues session video from IndieWebCamp Berlin. I wasn’t able to …
: Went to see Bullet Train for Alamo’s $3 cinema day. Really good. 🍿
: Artemis launch scrubbed again. Disappointing, but we’ve waited decades to get back to the …
: I had my doubts as Rings of Power started, but they won me over by the end of the first 2 episodes. …
: Micro.blog for Android has been updated to version 1.1! Dark mode and other improvements. 🤖
: Finished reading: Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett 📚
: I checked out Irie Bean Coffee for the first time and… people smoking cigarettes on the patio? …
: Feeling nostalgic driving through south Austin today. 30+ years ago, walking along Riverside to …
: Austin from the other side of Longhorn Dam.
: Scheduled my updated variant booster for next week. Now extra paranoid that I’ll get COVID …
: We’ve been playing Root more. It took about 4 play-throughs and watching multiple how-to videos to …
: Feel like our companion app Epilogue has matured quite a bit. Started as a fun experiment, now one …
: When I was first working on the Micro.blog prototype, I was so worried that someone would launch a …
: September already? For today’s episode of Core Intuition, we talk about next week’s …
: Dusting off Android Studio. Upgraded a few things. The quality of the Android build tools is like …
: Epilogue 1.4 for iOS is now available on the App Store. Check out the blog post on the Epilogue …
: Sounds like the Omicron variant booster could be available as soon as next week. I’m planning …
: Sneak peek screenshot from @vincent of the next major update to Micro.blog for iOS. We’ll be …
: The beta of Epilogue 1.4 with the new reading goals feature is out for iOS. Will probably ship it to …
: I’ve been working upstairs lately for a change of pace. Listening to the rain today. 🌧
: As posted to news.micro.blog, I updated our API to keep track of reading goals. This was the last …
: Our app Epilogue is the little happy place I go when I need to work on something fun and simple. But …
: Sad to read that Ralph Eggleston has passed away at 56. In the animation world, feels like many of …
: New game, Root. One of the most complicated board games to get started with because every player’s …
: Deer out exploring after last night’s rain. The grass is starting to look green again.
: Skimming ⬛⬛⬛ through ⬛⬛⬛⬛ the ⬛⬛ Mar-a-Lago ⬛⬛⬛ affidavit. 🇺🇸
: Disappointed to see Moderna sue over mRNA. Maybe companies that get funding from taxpayers should …
: Finished reading: Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about our busy summer, trying to …
: I’ve been using Hey for about a year, and recently was able to finish consolidating all of my …
: The icon for our app Epilogue has bugged me since I whipped it together for version 1.0. I should …
: I thought I was following Beto pretty closely, but didn’t realize he was working on a book, …
: New version of Epilogue! From @news: Epilogue 1.3 for iOS has been released in the App Store! This …
: I’m on today’s Really Simple Stories podcast with @martinfeld! This was a fun episode to …
: I continue to think that my devices are now too secure. Face ID shouldn’t freak out multiple …
: Did not finish: The Ruins by Scott Smith. Listened to the first part of this on audiobook with …
: Really strong first episode of House of the Dragon. When it was over, I was thinking “this is …
: Lunch at Fort Brewery in Fort Worth. 🍺
: Finished reading: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss 📚
: Rolled out a change in Micro.blog on the web to manage your own posts with a more compact view. …
: Annoyed that Tumblr appears to have changed their posts export format, breaking compatibility with …
: Adding the Artemis launch window to my calendar. August 29th. We just finished watching all 3 …
: Seems like I’ve been in and out for 2 weeks, both vacation and unexpected travel. Even though …
: Raining over downtown Austin, from Mopac.
: St. Peter’s in Bordelonville, LA.
: Changed my profile photo to a shot from Disneyland last week. Cropped funny but I like it anyway. …
: UK approves Moderna variant booster. Hope we get this in the US in the fall. Many people will have …
: Forgot to link last week to @coreint because I was traveling. On episode 525, @danielpunkass and I …
: Vacation over, time to get back into the routine with work. Moved the Disneyland app off my home …
: Gas is really expensive in California. But at least we got this cool total. 12345!
: Great few days in San Diego, then drove up for a quick 24 hours at Disneyland. Dinner last night at …
: Deployed a server tweak that may improve some of the flakiness today. Now back to vacation mode with …
: Moving an old WordPress site over to Micro.blog. It’s weird that in 2022 there’s no …
: Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.
: Love the glasses at James Coffee Co. ☕️
: San Diego model train museum. So many landscapes. Some really nice bridges and little details …
: Finished reading: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. There is a lot going on in this. So many …
: Stopped in Corsicana for a coffee and world-famous fruitcake to go. I don’t even love fruitcake, but …
: We released a new episode of @coreint today, with more discussion about Blinksale and subscription …
: We released a new beta of Epilogue for iOS. You can now tap and hold on a book cover in Discover to …
: Today’s Micro Monday episode features @aa! Just finished listening to this in the car this …
: We’ve continued to tweak the new profile popup so that it’s more usable. Faster, …
: MarsEdit 4.6 was released today with some nice improvements for Micro.blog! Automatically …
: Wrapping up another quick trip to Denton. Breakfast earlier at Avoca Coffee. ☕️
: We published a new Core Intuition today talking about @danielpunkass’s plans for MarsEdit 5, …
: Caught up on support email. I had started to lag behind again. Still really happy with the way Help …
: Good feedback on the web profile popup we rolled out yesterday. Thanks everyone! We fixed a couple …
: New web feature that @vincent has been working on, via the news blog: Hover the mouse over …
: Rolled out some bug fixes to the Mac version of Micro.blog this week. “Check for …
: This week’s special guest on Micro Monday is @val! She talks with @jean about moving to …
: Finally starting the Malazan series. I’m reading on Kindle Unlimited which includes the Audible …
: Finished reading: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 📚
: If you missed it over the weekend, I created a new plug-in that changes your home page to just be …
: Micro.blog 1.0.1 for Android We have a bug fix update today for folks on Android! @vincent actually finished this version months …
: Finished reading: My Neighbor Totoro by Tsugiko Kubo. A short book, for kids or Miyazaki fans. Adds …
: Just discovered The Wandering Inn, an epic 7-book (and counting) fantasy series that the author …
: Posted Core Intuition last night. We start with a discussion about the latest ownership change for …
: Hello, photo bloggers! I created a new plug-in that replaces your home page with a grid of photos …
: Working while the car gets an oil change and other service, outside at the dealer’s covered …
: We like huge flags in Texas.
: We’re working on a new version of Epilogue with a Discover tab, to show a grid of book covers …
: Casey Newton has a write-up about BeReal. I remain perplexed about this app. It’s fascinating, …
: I stopped posting to Instagram over 5 years ago. “My good opinion once lost is lost …
: Om Malik: Instagram’s transformation into QVC is now complete and absolute. Instagram is dead — or …
: This week’s Micro Monday podcast features special guess @fabio: We chat quite a bit on the …
: Out walking yesterday. Can’t remember if this was before, during, or after it was too hot.
: I can’t believe in 2022 I’m installing make from source. What is happening. …
: I’ve been using MySQL for what must be 20+ years now. In that time, it doesn’t seem to …
: Finished reading: From the River to the Sea by John Sedgwick 📚
: Morning coffee. Updating a README. Catching up on email. Hope everyone out there in internet land is …
: Running out of room on my laptop for big stickers, so I cut this Gowalla sticker to fit on the …
: Daniel and I are back this week talking about Twitter, Elon Musk, how the deal is so disruptive, and …
: Had fun brainstorming a new project with @cheesemaker this week. We have a domain name and other …
: I got the new print of my 30 Days book with updated layout. I could still tweak it but I’m calling …
: Haven’t been paying close attention to Medium lately. Curious if we’ll see any changes from their …
: First time back to Red Horn in a year. ☕️
: Old ranch right next to a brand new office building. This guy’s probably wondering why his space is …
: Having that moment when seeing a doctor for non-COVID symptoms but the waiting room is so crowded …
: This week on Micro Monday… It’s me again! @jean and I review some of the recent …
: Wind turbine blades going up I-35.
: George R. R. Martin blogs about Winds of Winter: What I have noticed more and more of late, …
: Reading about how few guns Japan has and even fewer deaths. Obviously a different country and …
: A cute Little Free Library at the Blue Bell factory in Brenham from a couple weeks ago.
: What would Panic do? On the latest episode of Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about the …
: Experimenting with OpenStreetMap. Added a new place that was missing. Thinking about how we could …
: I tweaked the margins and layout of my book 30 Days, submitting another print order. If it looks …
: First time at Cosmic Coffee, in south Austin after selling a car at Carvana. Great outdoor space. ☕️
: Finished reading: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd 📚
: This week’s Micro Monday features @cliffordbeshers! He talks with @jean about posting photos …
: Importing check-ins from Ohai I’ve used a few apps over the years for location check-ins. Gowalla, Foursquare, and Ohai, which was …
: Helping @cheesemaker test early game builds on Playdate. First crash. So fun to see games come to …
: Quiet morning at the start of the July 4th weekend. Took some of the downtime to wrap up an update …
: I wonder if the way Apple forces developers to agree to updated terms of service is actually legal. …
: Did not finish: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey. I’ve been reading some older fantasy books …
: Finished reading: Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay. It had been years since I read any books by Kay. …
: I extracted the design I use on manton.org into a new Micro.blog theme called Alpine. It’s …
: “I am very aware that the original concept must do something worthwhile creatively or all the hard …
: After I made the Font Awesome plug-in, I recorded a video about using it, including how Micro.blog …
: Mission: Impossible 1-6 Last week we re-watched all the Mission: Impossible movies. 4, 5, 6, then 1, 2, 3. I think 4 is my …
: Spurs trade Dejounte to the Hawks. Starting to wonder if they know what they’re doing. At some point …
: Upgraded a server this morning, hoping to get to the bottom of some flakiness. The load balancer …
: This hearing with Cassidy Hutchinson is extraordinary. Someone very close to Mark Meadows and the …
: I made a Micro.blog plug-in that loads Font Awesome in your blog, so it’s easier to add icons …
: There’s another new episode of Micro Monday, this week featuring @annahavron! She talks with …
: Had some fun with Micro.blog themes and created a new one for those “link in bio”-style …
: Brenham courthouse from yesterday’s short road trip. Built in 1939. Would be fun to visit all 254 …
: Interesting case about eminent domain for a high-speed train between Dallas and Houston. I …
: Published episode 519 of @coreint. We talk more about MarsEdit moving to the new web view, balancing …
: Crossing the Brazos River where San Felipe de Austin was located in the 1820s, part of Stephen F. …
: Micro.blog plug-ins can have a settings screen to change config parameters. I’ve added a new …
: A powerful statement from the dissent: The majority has overruled Roe and Casey for one and only …
: Excited to demo a new multiple-post, batch find and replace feature in Micro.blog we added this …
: When I’m frustrated about something I can’t directly control, I’ve learned that …
: Tokaido at Vigilante Gastropub & Games.
: The January 6th hearings are pretty serious stuff, so I love today’s break to lighten the mood …
: A little surprised that it took them this long to build Twitter Notes. Not a good replacement for a …
: Great behind-the-scenes post about building the “Bubble Up” feature in Hey email.
: You may have noticed that we added a new status bubble to Micro.blog on the web. Makes it easier to …
: Whipped up a little plug-in to make it easier to disable search engine indexing via robots.txt.
: As today’s January 6th hearing went on I became more and more glued to it. Can only imagine what …
: Of course I have today’s hearing on in the background while I work. Rusty Bowers is a really …
: Congrats @ccgus on 20 years of Flying Meat. I like the idea of marking anniversaries by when the …
: Micro Monday is back! Today’s podcast episode features @sod.
: Stage Manager compatibility without precedent I’ve been thinking about why Apple’s decision to restrict Stage Manager on iPad to M1-based devices …
: Got a hardcover of The Lies of Locke Lamora, which I had only read in e-book before. Want to re-read …
: We rewatched Jurassic Park 1, 2, and World over the last few days, then went to see Jurassic World …
: The story of Juneteenth is fascinating. I’ll admit that growing up in Texas, I didn’t …
: Coffee shop photos template I take a lot of photos at coffee shops. For some reason this morning I thought it would be fun to …
: We posted episode 518 of Core Intuition. Hints about MarsEdit 5, more new WebKit, old frameworks, …
: Me: “Yes, do that little thing.” Traci: “Do you realize how much you quote Meet Me in St. …
: Got an email from Medium: “Your audience is growing. You have 1 new follower.” I’m …
: Made some tweaks to my check-ins site manton.coffee this week. Also imported my 2020 check-ins. …
: Great update to Mimi Uploader from @samgrover: Recent Uploads used to show only the uploads you …
: Watched the 4-part CNN series on Watergate this week. I always think I know about Watergate, but …
: Finished reading: Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas by Stephen Harrigan. Excellent. Took me a …
: Watching the hearings. We disagree on a lot, but it’s reassuring when members of the GOP do …
: We’re discussing tweaks to Micro.blog Teams to make it more useful. Nice to review our plans …
: Updated my profile photo for the first time in forever. The old shot was from a cruise we took about …
: West Oak Coffee Bar from over the weekend in Denton. ☕️
: 100° here all week. Nice article at CNN about wind and solar in Texas powering almost 40% of daily …
: I thought the Warriors/Celtics series would go to 7 games and I still think that. Gonna be tough, …
: Murals outside Aura Coffee. Protect kids not guns. ☕️
: “If you love books enough, books will love you back.” — Jo Walton
: d20 Tavern in Denton. Such a great idea. Tons of games and 20 beers on tap, so you can roll a d20 to …
: When I added compatibility with Mastodon in Micro.blog, I required custom domain names because I …
: So excited about this that I’m even linking to Twitter. Scott Lynch working on Gentlemen Bastards …
: Better change log for Micro.blog features and fixes We’ve come up with a new way to document changes to Micro.blog. In the past, we usually only …
: This article in the New York Times about the Great Salt Lake was really eye-opening. I noticed the …
: Upgraded one of the Micro.blog servers today. Shouldn’t be super noticeable, just a little bit …
: The live The Talk Show from this year’s WWDC is up. Sorry to miss this in person, but the 4K …
: Watched the first of the January 6th hearings. It is still stunning that this day actually happened, …
: I still play Wordle every day. Posting this one because guess 4 is interesting to me… Correct …
: There’s a new episode of Core Int out with our first thoughts on WWDC 2022. What is the future …
: Micro.blog will now keep track of previous versions of a blog post when it’s saved. It will …
: Finished reading: Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings 📚
: Watched a few WWDC sessions this morning. Good stuff, but nothing I can really use right now. Think …
: Installed the iPadOS 16 beta only to discover that Stage Manager doesn’t work with the latest …
: I don’t buy that many print books anymore. Decided to splurge on this copy of Mistborn. This quick …
: Didn’t see a whole lot at WWDC that will directly impact Micro.blog, but want to test out …
: I’ve added a special Micro.blog pin if you mention “WWDC” in a microblog post …
: This is a cool Shortcut from @ezellwrites for taking text from a book and sharing it as a quote to …
: WWDC day! Unrelated but kind of related, I downgraded Apple One family plan to just iCloud+. Going …
: According to our status page, we had 100% uptime in May for blogs hosted on Micro.blog. This is the …
: Updated Micro.blog for Mac to version 2.5.1 today with a few bug fixes. Micro.blog now does a better …
: WWDC is next week. On this week’s Core Intuition, we talk about what Apple is doing leading up …
: Lunch yesterday. I usually keep a mask in my pocket wherever I go, but forgot it for some reason and …
: For the last couple weekends we’ve been updating our bathrooms. New cabinets, sink, mirrors. Our …
: Looking forward to Celtics/Warriors game 1 tonight. Love that Derrick White is in the finals! Still …
: Fixed a handful of bugs this morning, little things that no one notices and bigger things like push …
: Micro.blog 2.5 for Mac with replies, bookshelves We shipped version 2.5 of Micro.blog for macOS today. I had originally intended to just add a new …
: Catching up on more fallout from the duplicate posts bug last week. The good news is the bug is …
: On the latest Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I remember that we’re actually programmers …
: Finished reading: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. Brilliant. I loved this. 📚
: Planning to release the next version of Micro.blog for Mac in a couple days. It adds reply editing …
: These few sentences from Nick Heer at Pixel Envy are probably the best and most concise wrap-up of …
: I was going to write a longer technical post, but instead here’s the bug summary from last …
: Folks seeing duplicate posts in the timeline, usually after editing a post quickly: I finally got to …
: Driving to the coffee shop to work this morning, noticed I had a full tank of gas and briefly …
: Fixing some issues that could add duplicate posts in the timeline that some folks have run into this …
: Congrats to @conradstoll on Grocery 3.0! The app keeps getting better. Nice review over at …
: I’ve mostly backed off political blogging, instead channeling my frustrating into work to make …
: Up early Tuesday, lots going on today… But can’t shake the feeling that it’s …
: Car battery died while I left my trunk open waiting for an IKEA pickup. Feels awkward to ask …
: If anyone wants to play along with the in-progress books support in Micro.blog for Mac, you can grab …
: I still really like Objective-C and AppKit. I can think of a lot of improvements to make, but …
: Trying to get back into the photo challenge after missing a bunch of days. Today’s word is beverage. …
: When I’m in a coding rut I find it really helpful to work on something fun and different for a …
: Much has been written about the deteriorating Music.app experience. The new UI never really clicked …
: On the latest @coreint, we talk WWDC and then react to a recent 37signals podcast about selling the …
: Bike and outliners with M.b Blogging and outlining share a long history together. Userland’s Clay Basket could create a full …
: This is cool! @sod has created a page that when clicked will take you to a random photo in the …
: We have a new public beta of Micro.blog for Android with a couple bug fixes. Here’s a link if …
: Expect I’ve unlocked my phone approaching 100,000 times since the first iPhone. Attempts to …
: For the last few weeks we’ve been reworking how Micro.blog subscriptions are upgraded. I just …
: Posted episode 513 of @coreint. We talk about whether we got accepted to the WWDC special event at …
: Safari back button shortcut Sometime recently, Safari’s back button keyboard shortcut ⌘← stopped working. I’ve …
: Last month we quietly added some better server monitoring to catch problems on hosted blogs. Happy …
: Wondering if I should be concerned that I haven’t received any truly negative feedback about …
: This is the last week to order Indie Microblogging in e-book or print editions. I know I’ve …
: Good morning! Busy day but first a little work and coffee. ☕️
: Driving through our old neighborhood, a lot has changed in the 20 years since we lived there, but …
: “A day, a week, a month, a year. Every second brings me here.” — Arcade Fire 🎶
: I submitted a request for WWDC’s in-person day, but now I’m much less interested in …
: The most surprising thing about enabling email newsletters for my blog is that I enjoy getting a …
: We posted episode 512 of Core Intuition tonight. WWDC event thoughts and more.
: Not a silhouette, but the only photo I took today that reminds me of one. Kind of the opposite.
: Nice update coming soon to Mimi Uploader, a batch photo uploader for iOS. The next version will show …
: Almost a week into the May photo challenge. I love the photos grid on the web. (Also now looks good …
: Herbs and flowers in the earth, for day 5 of the photo challenge. Happy Cinco de Mayo! This is from …
: The extra time the 1Password folks worked on version 8 seems to have paid off. I upgraded and the …
: Day 3 of the photo challenge is experimental… Didn’t have a good idea for the photo until I was …
: Photo challenge, day 2. I bought this camera last year thinking it would be worth it for the zoom, …
: Last month was difficult in ways I haven’t blogged about yet. Needed a break, so loaded up the kayak …
: On our Plans page we have $5, $10, and $20 options. I kind of want to put a “our most popular …
: Love seeing all the photos for the May photo challenge. I’m hoping to finally get the 30-day …
: Late this week but hopefully worth the wait… Core Intuition 511 about Elon Musk and Twitter! …
: The photo challenge is underway! Day 1, switch.
: Love seeing completely different themes on Micro.blog, like the design for micro.alexezell.com by …
: About a month ago, we rolled out a change that made microblog posts much faster to appear in the …
: If you’re new to Micro.blog, make sure to check out the third-party apps if the official …
: If you’re using Micro.blog bookmarks, check out this Shortcut for iOS and macOS from …
: Achievement unlocked? No idea where the key is to this old lock and the trick with leveraging the …
: It’s cool to see people reading the microblogging book. Reminder that we’re going to …
: Email response time in Help Scout for the last couple of months. Average about 14 hours. Could be …
: Morning everyone. Coffee and work outside at Cenote. ☕️
: I expect Twitter to pause anything new during this limbo period between the Twitter board accepting …
: Updated Micro.blog for macOS with a couple bug fixes today, including a fix from @otaviocc for Day …
: Lunch earlier at Torchy’s. Hadn’t been there in a while, nice to see some menu tweaks like fresh …
: We love welcoming new people to Micro.blog. Thanks for giving it a try if you’re new! Mastodon …
: Last night had a dream that was too bizarre and timely not to share… In it, I met Eugen …
: Mostly running errands this morning as the Elon Musk + Twitter news was breaking. Watched the rain …
: Hello new folks joining Micro.blog! 👋 From @kimberlyhirsh: Everybody on Twitter wants to know where …
: Still disappointed that the Spurs didn’t make the playoffs, but I guess I have to begrudgingly …
: Walking around Barton Springs for the first time in a while. Kind of shocked to see Shady Grove …
: Just realized I didn’t show the Bookshelves pin in the demo video about books on Micro.blog. I knew …
: In my demo video yesterday, I used the Scribe theme by @ChrisHannah. Looks really nice with the book …
: Raining a little this morning. Coffee at Lazarus. ☕️
: I know it’s not always clear how all of Micro.blog’s book features fit together, so I …
: When a company gets too big, they inevitably forget why they exist. Not even the greatest, …
: Needed to be in Georgetown for a band UIL concert this afternoon, so had a long lunch sitting …
: If you’re not on Micro.blog Premium, you might not know that Micro.blog has a read-later …
: The photo challenge is back! Starts May 1st.
: On this week’s Core Int, @danielpunkass and I follow up on SwiftUI button sizing, cross-platform …
: Micro.blog mobile and tablet redesign Today we launched a design update for the Micro.blog web interface. Vincent has been working on this …
: Thunderbird Coffee. Kind of cold outside this morning. ☕️
: Listening to Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road. One of my favorite live recordings, pops up on …
: Lots of work to do this morning. Trying to start the week right with coffee and breakfast tacos. ☕️
: Core Int 509: we talk about Setapp’s reaction to the war in Ukraine, how Setapp is going in …
: Now that I’m tracking all of my book reading in Micro.blog, I cleared out my “currently …
: All caught up on support email this morning, mostly updating orders for the book. Also, there should …
: Finished reading: Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings. When I started this series, I thought it was …
: Can’t believe we’re already getting peaches on the new tree. Only planted it a few weeks ago and …
: Book pre-orders email I sent the following email to anyone who was early to pre-order the book Indie Microblogging. My …
: I’ve been making small edits to book.micro.blog over the last couple of weeks. Not as much …
: My initial take on the Elon Musk buyout offer: the web is better when it is more distributed, with …
: “There will be distractions ahead” — Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, last week
: Spurs didn’t quite have enough to recover after early foul trouble and missed shots. Great run in …
: Added a new pin for the Micro.blog bookshelves feature! When you add a book to a bookshelf, …
: Walking through the capitol grounds after an appointment downtown this morning.
: We’ve updated Epilogue for Android to version 1.1 with the new React Native-based code to …
: Spurs vs. Mavs, last game of the regular season. 🏀
: On the road today, stopped at Pinewood Coffee in Waco. Nice outside courtyard space. ☕️
: Finished a bunch of work this morning, now taking some time to get into the 2nd book of The …
: Epilogue for iOS has been updated with a couple improvements and bug fixes. I’m also going to …
: We just posted a new episode of Extra Intuition, our special podcast for @coreint members: Daniel …
: When at home I’ll eat a quick lunch in front of the TV. Make lunch, turn on CNN. It’s a …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, we talk all about the WWDC announcement. Because of course we do! …
: Twitter announces more Bluesky details: Starting as a centralized platform, Twitter can take steps …
: If anyone’s curious how I made my Wordle page, I copied my puzzles from where I had shared …
: On a whim, created a web page on my blog with a grid of all my Wordle puzzles for March. Kind of a …
: Spurs over the Nuggets, one of my favorite wins of the season. They’re playing great at the right …
: Finished reading: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh 📚
: Finished reading: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles 📚
: As Micro.blog hosting has improved, I’ve thought our $5/month plan compares favorably with …
: Bluebonnets around the neighborhood.
: On this week’s episode of Core Intuition, we talk about crosswords, @danielpunkass’s calendar …
: No April Fools jokes from me today, just bug fixes. Deployed a server fix for conversations in …
: Always love “going indie” posts. John Siracusa: By 2022, I had returned to thinking not …
: Congrats to @RogueAmoeba on the release of Audio Hijack 4! Really big update. Their blog post has …
: I think it was @amit who suggested something like this change at Micro Camp earlier this month, on …
: Deployed a bunch of server changes today. Some behind-the-scenes stuff that @vincent has been …
: I’ve been reading a lot of e-books and audiobooks, so wanted to pick up something new in print. Just …
: Improved several things in the Bookshelves section of Micro.blog on the web. More consistent …
: Austin has come alive in the last week with blooming red buds, mountain laurel, and bluebonnets.
: Finished reading: Magician’s Gambit by David Eddings 📚
: Realized last week that I need to actually use the email newsletter feature of Micro.blog myself so …
: We watched the Oscars live last night and were confused and then stunned by what happened with Will …
: Working on Epilogue this morning, and Android + iOS builds have my Intel MacBook fans going at full …
: Congrats to @marco on the new Overcast redesign. I’ve been using the beta and it’s a …
: Following up the new bookmarks improvements with more changes today: added Pinboard import and fixed …
: The last time I was here (Wright Bros Brew & Brew), you could park across the street because it …
: New Spurs mural on east 4th. Getting coffee around the corner at Wright Bros. ☕️
: We’ve started to get the videos from Micro Camp up on the YouTube channel. Thanks again to our …
: Mozilla's vision for the web I’m reading through Mozilla’s vision for the evolution of the web. On web sites being …
: Bookmark improvements in Micro.blog Today we rolled out a few improvements to bookmarks, including an import from Instapaper and Pocket. …
: So impressed with Ketanji Brown Jackson. What a great pick for the Supreme Court. 🇺🇸
: We’ve been glued to KXAN for the last couple hours. Tornados in the Austin area, just unreal. Missed …
: Finished reading: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. Epic. Felt like 2 books and …
: Don’t think I mentioned this last week, but there have been some behind-the-scenes …
: Rolled out some improvements to our Goodreads import. It now attempts to find other editions of a …
: Posted episode 505 of @coreint. How it went at Micro Camp, the book, and new FastScripts.
: I added a new export option to Micro.blog: Posts → … → Export → “Export theme and …
: Rolled out better support for Goodreads RSS feeds, which were slow or unreliable before. In …
: One step forward, one step back. Upgraded a server yesterday with faster hardware, which broke …
: Rolled out a couple fixes for Micro.blog Premium email newsletters: replying to newsletters now …
: I’ve copied all the Markdown files for Indie Microblogging to this GitHub repository, for …
: Continue to fix typos and other mistakes in the Indie Microblogging book. Going to revisit a few …
: My mom found this notebook paper I had used when I was 13 years old to plan out the route to my …
: Kind of feels like summer in Austin today. Good day for lunch and coffee outside for a while. ☀️
: We’ve updated Wavelength for iOS with a couple bug fixes. Easy way to record, edit, and …
: Jean posted a photo of the folks who could join us in-person for Micro Camp. Not shown: me fumbling …
: Some people have noticed that Indie Microblogging wasn’t showing up in Micro.blog’s own …
: A few photos from the McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel.
: Thanks again to everyone who participated in Micro Camp over the last couple of days. Great talks …
: Speaking of cold, here’s another photo from Salt Lake City a few days ago. Cottonwood Canyon.
: Cold morning in Portland, walked to Extracto Coffee before we get ready to set up for Micro Camp day …
: Thinking about Micro Camp, I said to @jean yesterday: “We are so lucky.” Great community …
: Core Intuition 504 has been posted! We talk about this week’s Apple event and publishing the …
: Thanks again everyone who has joined us for Micro Camp so far! The first 2 sessions are available to …
: Early book feedback I designed the structure of the Indie Microblogging book knowing that most people weren’t …
: Nice thing about how book.micro.blog works is that it’s just a Micro.blog-hosted blog, with a …
: Kickstarter video and transcript I posted an update to Kickstarter backers today with a video of me talking about the Indie …
: Published the book draft this morning and then got on a flight to Utah, slight detour before …
: Complete draft of Indie Microblogging published It took longer and grew into a bigger project than I expected, but I’m happy to announce today that …
: Finished reading: The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Finished reading: Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings. The series is slow at times but starting to get …
: Clever new app MaskerAid from Casey Liss to automatically put emoji over faces in your photos. …
: Posted episode 503 of Core Intuition. We talk more about Help Scout and GitHub.
: Next week is the 20th anniversary of my blog. Would be cool if I had something new to announce then.
: Brandon Sanderson drops some big news in a video on YouTube. I did not see this coming. 📚
: A walk through the University of North Texas yesterday.
: Finished reading: Sixth of the Dusk by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Here’s another great post about the IndieWeb Personal Libraries pop-up, from Maggie Appleton …
: Finished reading: Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings 📚
: The schedule for Micro Camp is coming together! Jean has a blog post with the speakers and topics. …
: Reminded by @jean that the MacPaw folks are primarily in Ukraine: Mac users: you might not realize …
: Continuing to make little tweaks and fixes to book search and bookshelves. We now show a book …
: Ukraine is about the size of Texas. When they show a map on CNN, I keep imagining what we would do. …
: Epilogue for iOS has been updated to version 1.2.1, with better accessibility support and a new book …
: React Native diary #7: accessibility I heard from a user this week that some screens in Epilogue aren’t very accessible with VoiceOver. …
: A new beta of Micro.blog for Android is available! There has been a lot of work on this since the …
: Epilogue 1.2 is now out for iOS! This release fixes several issues and adds posting to external …
: Finished reading: Stardust by Neil Gaiman 📚
: Posted episode 502 of @coreint. We talk all about email support and evaluating other services like …
: Personal libraries next steps Yesterday’s IndieWeb session gave me a lot to think about, and a couple specific next things …
: Great write-up by @ton of yesterday’s IndieWeb Personal Libraries pop-up session. I thought …
: Epilogue 1.2 preview I’ve been improving the profile screen in the new Epilogue to support adding external blogs …
: Enjoying the switch to Help Scout. Fast, clean UI, and nice personality. Feels like software created …
: Excited that Brad Bird will finally get to make Ray Gunn, a concept which predates even his film The …
: Getting some work done between errands today. Easy Tiger. ☕️
: I didn’t exactly mean to ship Epilogue 1.1 yet, but… it’s out for iOS already! …
: On the upcoming @coreint, @danielpunkass and I talk about support email. As a heads-up that some …
: Great article by Jason Snell on side-loading: When every app review decision is no longer a death …
: React Native diary #6: SF Symbols The goal in my experiments with React Native is to build an app that feels as native to iOS as …
: Gotta share this “2” because it’s unlikely to happen again. Wordle 242 2/6 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: React Native diary #5: misc observations Some thoughts after about a week of using React Native to rewrite Epilogue. It’s going well and has …
: Worked downtown this morning from Lazarus, then walked around. I’m okay with the mix of new …
: React Native diary #4: modals I’m continuing to plow ahead with the Epilogue rewrite. I’ve added a storage class to wrap …
: Turns out we broke category pages (including too many posts) for some themes in the new Hugo …
: The books pop-up session is this weekend. I’m trying to get Epilogue 1.1 done before then, …
: I can’t stop laughing at that Coinbase QR code ad. Brilliant, evil, and no doubt super …
: React Native diary #3: dark mode Even though Epilogue 1.0 was simple, it did support Dark Mode on iOS. I always run my phone in Dark …
: Posted episode 501 of @coreint. We talk about Apple’s new App Store rules for the Netherlands, …
: React Native diary #2: state I’ve been programming the Mac for over 25 years, but I’m stumbling through React Native and …
: I think I’m ready to move away from Zendesk. Recommendations? I don’t blame it for my …
: I had upgraded to new AirPods 3 for the last couple months. I loved the sound, but they were never …
: Wordle is live at The New York Times and looks identical for now, hopefully easing some concerns.
: React Native diary #1 In the spirit of Brent’s Sync Diary series from 2013-2014, I’m going to blog a little …
: Vincent shares his thoughts on the future of Gluon, especially as it relates to Micro.blog for …
: Like outliners and Shortcuts? @vincode has a write-up for how he posts from an outline in Zavala 2.0 …
: Finished reading: Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson. Love the premise, characters, and strong …
: More presenters announced for Micro Camp 2022. 🏕
: Moving away from App Store-focused development A few things are happening at once that together are putting some clarity on the direction we should …
: Rolling out a fix for cross-posting in Micro.blog, which broke when we optimized publishing …
: I’m torn between thinking we have enough emoji already but really wanting an iced coffee …
: Love this post from @benwerd. I’m imagining what native app platforms would be like if they …
: Finished reading: White Sand (Volume 1) by Brandon Sanderson. Another part of the Cosmere. Wonder if …
: Rolling out another optimization in Micro.blog today. You should see some of your new posts show up …
: Every Monday morning, I write down a few things I plan to focus on for the week. Inevitably a few …
: Micro.blog 2.3 for iOS Micro.blog 2.3 is now available in the App Store, including these changes: Added syntax …
: After a nice run last week of 3/6s in Wordle, got stuck today. Wordle 233 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 ⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨 …
: Finished reading: The Art of Wolfwalkers by Charles Solomon. I have a lot of “art of” books, but …
: Finished reading: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig 📚
: We’ve hit episode 500 on Core Intuition. For this special milestone, we look back on a few …
: Nice to make a fire because we want to rather than because we have to like last year’s winter storm.
: Added plug-in search to Micro.blog and a filter for only showing themes, now that we are starting to …
: These guidelines from Apple about external payments are even worse than I expected. So many hoops to …
: Looking forward to our 2nd Micro Camp. Mostly virtual but I’ll be in Portland for it. 📅
: Easier RSVP-ing with IndieWeb plug-in After I added Micro Camp 2022 to events.indieweb.org, I wanted to send an IndieWeb RSVP to the …
: Micro Camp 2022 is now listed on events.indieweb.org too, if anyone in the IndieWeb community wants …
: Still getting used to the idea that we might have a winter storm like this in Austin every year now. …
: More Micro.camp 2022 details! Stickers! Portland!
: Congrats to @vincode on releasing Zavala 2.0! iOS and macOS outliner with iCloud sync and great …
: Nice to see Maus at the top of the best-sellers list. I actually ordered a copy last week too. …
: This morning’s Micro.blog update included performance improvements, bug fixes to ActivityPub …
: Tweaking the design of my blog a little, changing the colors and header. Clicking on random posts to …
: I’m resuming the TestFlight beta for Micro.blog for iOS. The first beta of version 2.3 …
: I created a new Micro.blog plug-in called “Custom home page” that replaces your blog …
: Last night’s Spurs vs. Bulls game was really fun. DeRozan’s playing well, maybe even …
: Improved theme management in Micro.blog today, including disabling previous theme plug-ins when …
: DHH asking questions that remind me of Micro.blog. The balance is easy posting but not virality: …
: Core Intuition 499! Just one episode away from 500. Hard to believe. This week we talk about …
: Made a few more improvements to blog publishing performance. Feels kind of like carving something …
: Micro Camp 2022 is happening in March! This post from @jean has the details. Also check out the …
: Finished reading: The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch 📚
: Worked all day on new plug-in improvements. Pretty happy with the progress. Assuming no major bugs, …
: A date has been set for the IndieWeb personal libraries pop-up session: February 19th. Looking …
: I should be able to finish The Republic of Thieves this week, so I went to order the 4th book in the …
: Looking pretty good with screenshots in the Micro.blog plug-ins directory.
: Almost gave up on Wordle today. Whew. 219 6/6. ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: On the latest Core Intuition, we talk about the App Store and Apple’s response to government …
: “I’m a firm believer that often terror is trying to tell us of a force far greater than …
: Apple's response to South Korea untenable I’m as tired of debating the App Store as anyone. I’ve been making essentially the same …
: Latest Android beta of Micro.blog is hung up in review because apparently Google can be just as …
: The free COVID tests web site really couldn’t be easier. Takes 30 seconds. Well done, USPS …
: The path to M.b for Android Last June, I was traveling with my family for a vacation to Washington DC. We had all gotten …
: I updated Micro.blog for macOS today with a bug fix and new right-click context menu for hosted blog …
: Every once in a while, someone new to Micro.blog asks if it is actively developed. What…? We are …
: Cold morning in downtown Dallas, walking from the hotel to get coffee and I passed this, on the …
: There are so many characters in Encanto, it really improves on subsequent viewings when you know who …
: New @coreint is up. Banks and AirTags.
: Introducing Micro.blog for Android Today we’re releasing the first public beta of Micro.blog for Android. You can download it here on …
: Deploying new versions of Micro.blog is a comically tedious process.
: My best Wordle yet. 209 3/6. I tend to play random first words, and sometimes I get lucky. 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨 …
: AppKit still pretty great Reacting to Daniel Jalkut’s follow-up on his 2010 post about native apps vs. web apps, Michael …
: I haven’t thought much about AirTags since they launched. I wanted one but didn’t need …
: Hugo folks, we’re considering a fix that will make it easier to style standalone blog pages in …
: New update to the Mac version of Micro.blog today with bug fixes and HTML syntax highlighting along …
: Testing a bug fix update to today’s Micro.blog for Mac update, and I also squeezed in a change …
: The situation with the NBA and Kyrie Irving is so silly. If you’re a Nets fan, you can’t …
: Micro.blog 2.4 for macOS Today we released an update to the Mac app that adds a preview window. This is handy for longer …
: 15 years ago today the iPhone was announced. I blogged that day about how blown away I was by it. …
: Some folks noticed that I broke RSS feeds (including too many items) during the Hugo upgrade. …
: If you’re using the Minos theme for your blog, there’s a new plug-in in the directory to …
: Revisiting 43 Things A few weeks ago, something in a discussion prompted me to look up the site 43 Things, which I used …
: Posted the first episode of Core Intuition for 2022, talking with @danielpunkass about productivity …
: I enjoy the IndieWeb pop-ups that have become popular in pandemic times. Easier to commit to a …
: Finished reading: Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch. First book of 2022. Love this series. 📚
: Moving to new Hugo There has been a lot of activity around Micro.blog plug-ins lately, inspiring me to improve the …
: Wordle 201 6/6. I said I’d stop playing but it pulled me back in for another day… For …
: I put a link to the Surprise me! plug-in in my blog footer. Pretty fun to click it a few times and …
: I’ve updated Micro.blog’s plug-in directory so you can actually link to plug-ins now. …
: Matt Birchler: I think that crypto will have a place in the future, but I think the applications of …
: Wordle 199. First time I’ve played this game and I’m not great at it… Needed at least one more …
: Great post from @benwerd about blogging: This earliest form of social media is, for me, the deepest …
: Wrote a plug-in called “All photos” that overrides the Photos page to include every …
: 5 years ago today, I launched the Kickstarter for Micro.blog. Soooo much has happened since then, …
: Train bridge and more wind turbines, halfway between Lubbock and Abilene.
: I’m not big on stats, but a positive change I made last year was to get my reading time way up, from …
: New year, new coffee. Stopped at Palace Coffee in Canyon, Texas. Cool old building from 1906. ☕️
: Last episode of @coreint for 2021 has been posted, just barely. We look toward 2022 and talk about …
: Lighthouse trail at Palo Duro Canyon.
: Wind turbines outside of Sweetwater, Texas. Hundreds of them in all directions.
: There was a lingering issue in the last day with updating the Micro.blog timeline for some blogs. …
: Nice to see the new plug-in version check working. Micro.blog now automatically checks GitHub for …
: Old oak trees at Merit Coffee on South Lamar. The house also has a historical marker — built around …
: Coffee and work on a few random Micro.blog backend things. I tweaked how publishing works to squeeze …
: Importing blog archive files It was way back around IndieWebCamp Austin 2017 that I proposed a new archive format for blogs. …
: I’ve added @amit’s Post Stats plug-in to the directory so it’s easy to install …
: It’s easy to be optimistic after a couple blowout wins, but love how this Spurs team is …
: A little post-Christmas coding, updating the Mac app to support importing .bar (blog archive) files. …
: Finished reading: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab 📚
: Hope everyone’s having a nice day! Just posted the latest Core Intuition. 🎄
: There will be a IndieWeb pop-up session in February about personal libraries: using alternatives to …
: You can unlock a secret “Happy Holidays” pin on Micro.blog by mentioning various winter …
: Trail of Lights at Zilker was cars-only again this year, but still fun. I bet it’ll be back to …
: This week’s Micro Monday episode features Ridwan Jaafar. Thanks for being part of the …
: I know in movies the techie hacker is always going to be typing furiously at fake unix-like …
: Still annoyed by the trend of services showing yearly pricing as a monthly estimate. I won’t …
: We just posted Core Intuition 493: @danielpunkass returns to iOS development.
: Apple has approved Epilogue 1.0.1, a bug fix update to our books-focused iOS app. Check it out in …
: Feel like I’m almost on the other side of the COVID booster knocking me around for 24 hours. Luckily …
: We updated a little more of the dark mode colors in Micro.blog on the web. Just small refinements.
: Boosted. They’ve changed things up at Austin Public Health since my first COVID shots. Now using …
: I’ve had to do some work in WordPress recently, and I’ve gotta say I think Micro.blog …
: Every time I have to ask Apple to let me send a beta to customers, it makes me want to not develop …
: The community on Micro.blog is still small enough that even little changes have a big impact. …
: Read most books as e-books this year, but if I started a series and loved it, I usually picked up …
: Finished reading: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. This novel is so well crafted. Loved it. …
: Downtime this morning was super annoying, but no data loss and everything should be running smoothly …
: Updated a few things with the Micro.blog publishing backend, including a new “Rebuild” …
: It’s me on the podcast… 🎙 Manton Reece returns to the Micro Monday podcast to talk about two new …
: Misty, rainy day in Austin. Tried to work at Summer Moon but a guy nearby was sniffling and …
: Micro.blog 2.2 for macOS I’ve updated the Mac app with some improvements around drafts and scheduling posts. …
: An old part of Hancock Center. Wonder what’ll happen to this.
: I was a little familiar with Billie Eilish but hadn’t listened to her latest album all the way …
: Christmas tree and stained glass at Lazarus Brewing. Coffee and work on the macOS app this morning. …
: I’ve updated the Settings button for email newsletters to allow changing the delay for …
: Scheduling posts in the future and the new email newsletters weren’t really in sync until …
: Theme updates: Cypress has been updated to the latest version, and Tufte has been added as a …
: I’ve been updating the email newsletters feature every day this week with tweaks and bug …
: We posted episode 492 of @coreint. We talk about the new email newsletter subscriptions in …
: We updated Sunlit today with a few bug fixes and performance improvements. There’s also a new …
: I started reading The Wizard and the Prophet a couple years ago and liked it, but I stalled about …
: Questions or feedback about the new newsletter subscriptions? We’re recording a podcast …
: Looks like iOS 15.1 has seriously messed up the swipe interaction in Micro.blog for iOS. I know some …
: Styling newsletters in Micro.blog We improved the email newsletter subscriptions feature today based on early feedback. There are a …
: Very happy with the email newsletters rollout. The feedback has been great. I have a short to-do …
: Introducing email newsletter subscriptions Today we’re announcing a major new feature for Micro.blog Premium subscribers: email newsletters. …
: Rewatching some highlights from last night’s Spurs win over the Warriors. 4-game winning streak …
: Putting the final touches on a major new feature we’re launching Monday. I love the way …
: Drafts and scheduling posts This week we improved a few things in Micro.blog for managing drafts and scheduling blog posts to …
: We just posted Core Int 491 with a discussion of Thanksgiving, recent work, and Jack Dorsey …
: Should’ve done this years ago, but finally realized that part of my problem with the modern …
: We’ve started watching Christmas movies. Checking my favorite movies blog post from 2 years …
: Reminded by @amit that we haven’t done enough for managing draft blog posts, so now …
: Finished reading: State of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny. I’ve been listening to the …
: There’s a new Micro Monday! @artkavanagh talks with @jean about books, writing, newsletters, …
: 90% into this new feature and I started questioning if it’s the right model. Had to take a …
: Finished reading: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Posted to @news: Not receiving push notifications? We think we’ve resolved the issue, although you …
: Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. Super crowded this year. Everyone’s ready to get back to holiday …
: Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 Just posted Core Intuition episode 490.
: Train to Los Angeles Last week I took an Amtrak train out to Los Angeles. I decided not to blog about the trip until I …
: Just merged in 3 pull requests from @vincent. Good week for bug fixes. 🎉
: Rolling out a fix for the recent Micro.blog cross-posting troubles. Should be fixed now! Unexpected …
: Fixed an issue with moving books around in Micro.blog’s bookshelves (or in the companion app, …
: After months (years?) of putting off the migration, we’ve finally switched Micro.blog from New …
: The latest @coreint is out with all things Amtrak. Status update halfway through my trip to LA, book …
: On a train somewhere in Arizona, editing a podcast about being on a train. Going to collect the trip …
: After a whole bunch of App Store rejections — mostly confusion with using Micro.blog accounts and …
: Micro.blog via AppleScript On the latest Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about the just-released FastScripts 3, his app for …
: For @coreint this week, we talk about @danielpunkass shipping FastScripts 3. Then I grumble about …
: If you’re on TestFlight for Epilogue, I pushed a new version that adds Sign in with Apple. If …
: I created a new Micro.blog theme that uses simple.css. The idea is to have the most lightweight HTML …
: Congrats to @danielpunkass on releasing FastScripts 3!
: More iOS rejections. App Review has lost the plot reviewing Epilogue. Thinking about adding Sign in …
: Micro.blog 2.1.2 for macOS We released an update to Micro.blog for macOS today: Added View menu → “Go to User” …
: The morning did not go as planned but it’s all good now. ☕️
: Hot off the press, just got the test printing of my book 30 Days. Very happy with it. Just need to …
: Epilogue 1.0 for Android Epilogue is now available in Google Play. This is the first official app we’ve released for …
: Going through a series of App Store rejections. I think the biggest disconnect between Apple and …
: Finished reading: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Exploring San Antonio on the walk back from the Alamodome. This was an old school, started in 1858. …
: Bands of America at the Alamodome.
: In San Antonio for the afternoon. Working outside at Halcyon. Cool but sunny, about 65°… Not …
: Updated the home page of Micro.blog on the web to show whether it is still publishing the latest …
: On Core Int this week we talk about Epilogue, fixing bugs, Apple’s Tech Talk, and finishing …
: Rolled out a Micro.blog change to blog custom CSS that is much faster. Design → “Edit …
: Raining all morning. Thunder rolling through, which should make recording a podcast fun. ⛈
: Good luck to everyone participating in NaNoWriMo! I did it years ago and it was a great experience. …
: A new app for books: Epilogue Last week I sent out a survey to ask how people are tracking books they are reading or blogging …
: I worry sometimes when announcing something completely new (we’re working on a few things!) …
: Learning more Kotlin. The best way to learn a language is to first read the documentation. So …
: Happy election day! If you’ve got something on the ballot in your city, don’t forget to …
: Want to use Micro.blog from Shortcuts? @vincode has you covered with a new app for iOS and macOS …
: If you’re new to Micro.blog, you might not know that mentioning Halloween or even just pumpkin …
: Experimenting with the Google Books API and I’m pretty impressed with it… We use a mix …
: We posted this week’s @coreint, talking about @danielpunkass’s MacBook Pro purchase, …
: Finally went to the new Dutch Bros in Round Rock. Loved stopping at these while driving back from …
: Plugged in my (old) 16-inch MacBook Pro last night. This morning, battery is already about to die …
: Having fun this week working on something new with HTML. I’ve built apps with a lot of …
: Facebook → Meta. Mark Zuckerberg is clearly bored with his core product. But I’m kind of …
: I was thinking a lot about how I track books in Micro.blog and what could be improved. I put …
: It was great to get away to San Antonio over the weekend. Kind of felt like no one told the city …
: Travis Park in San Antonio from the St. Anthony.
: A bit late but I just posted Core Intuition 485. Inching toward episode 500. We talk about …
: Bought the Sony RX100 VII yesterday. Not really an impulse buy… I’ve been thinking about this …
: Flickr cross-posting from Micro.blog I was inspired when I saw news about the Flickr Foundation to take another look at what Flickr has …
: Dune is excellent. Watched it on HBO, but it must be great in the theater. It was only about a year …
: Finished reading: The Library Book by Susan Orlean 📚
: Ollie sticking his head out the window to bark. Makes me smile so I can’t even really be mad about …
: My favorite space to work outside when I’m downtown. Coffee at Lazarus Brewing. Mosquitos seemed to …
: I dusted off my Flickr account and upgraded to Flickr Pro. What does this mean for Micro.blog? …
: Todays prompt for the Micro.blog photo challenge: sports! Tuned in to the first Spurs game of the …
: Sunlit 3.4.1 is now available in the App Store! This update adds sharing from the Glass iOS app and …
: New theme for Micro.blog from @pimoore: Tufte. Looks great. You can install it with a plug-in. …
: NBA day! It’s a good thing that I don’t know how to gamble on sports from Texas, because …
: Enjoyed listening to the latest Micro Monday with @pimoore this morning while in the car. Pete and …
: Day 2 thoughts on the new MacBooks… They look great. But I think the 13-inch MacBook Pro …
: Drummer and Micro.blog Drummer is a new outliner (with companion blogging system) from Dave Winer. As I’ve watched …
: An important side effect of keeping Micro.blog as open as possible is that people sometimes move …
: Busy start to the week! New Apple event soon. New experimental Micro.blog feature later this …
: Vincent’s blog post makes it official: there will be a Micro.blog app for Android! Expect the …
: On yesterday’s Core Int, Daniel and I talked about the upcoming Mac event, new Micro.blog …
: What I like about @dave’s Drummer outliner is that it’s unlike any other blog editor. …
: We’ve updated our iOS app Wavelength with a couple bug fixes and improvements for Dark Mode.
: Even just watching on TV, seeing a rocket launch and come safely back to earth… it’ll …
: Deployed a few more Dark Mode fixes, including for the new web post editor and composing replies.
: Little screenshot of something new we’re working on. I’ll have a longer blog post about …
: We’ve rolled out a long-awaited upgrade to Micro.blog’s web text editor. You’ll …
: Tough week visiting my uncle in the hospital. But even surrounded by sickness there is some symmetry …
: Out walking Ollie this morning. Today’s prompt is “street” for the photo challenge.
: Turned on C-SPAN while eating lunch. Frances Haugen’s testimony about Facebook is very …
: Facebook's hold is fragile Yesterday was a whirlwind for me, taking care of personal stuff unrelated to Micro.blog, and I …
: Life ain’t nothing but a good groove. Coffee outside at the square in Denton. ☕️
: I disabled the “Show color in tab bar” pref in Safari after reading @gruber’s …
: Day 2 of the October photo challenge. Dark.
: Finished reading: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 📚
: iPad Mini, trains, engineering, old podcasts… On the latest episode of @coreint: the Accidental …
: Amazing that Rogue Amoeba has been around for 19 years already… Time flies. 19% off today to …
: Tomorrow is the October photo challenge! I haven’t seen any of the prompts yet so it’s …
: I’ve collected all of my 30-day blog posts into a book, which I’m going to include as a …
: Last mural was the first This is supposedly the first mural still standing in Austin, Creation painted on the University …
: In Texas today on a range of issues, change takes a step back before moving forward, but we’ll …
: Threadgill’s had a long history in Austin, and we have good memories of eating there and seeing live …
: Believe it or not, it’s October on Friday. Not sure where September went, but the good news is …
: On the side of the East Austin Hotel on 6th, by Jason Eatherly. Inspired by the book Be Here Now by …
: 30 days book? This might seem like a distraction or procrastination technique, but bear with me here. …
: There’s a long stretch of great murals on both sides of North Lamar under the bridge for 3rd street …
: Sad to see this news that a train derailed in Montana. When talking to @danielpunkass on @coreint …
: Busy last couple days and finally got episode 481 of Core Intuition posted. We talk about …
: I debated including this because it’s words, more spontaneous graffiti than mural. But it’s …
: This used to be an exotic pets store on Burnet Road. Years ago when my son loved snakes we had a …
: “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly …
: Wonderful cool weather in Austin continues. Sitting outside working at Patika on South Lamar. Hoping …
: Another popular mural in Austin. As the state flower, surprised the bluebonnet doesn’t make an …
: Part of the discovery process of finding murals is learning more about local artists like Federico …
: It’s just about time for another photoblogging challenge! @jean has the details here and where …
: Just purchased some ISBNs. Starting to get real. 📚
: Bumble mural at 6th and San Jacinto. I’ve found that some of the best commissioned murals are “on …
: Can’t resist a mural that has Scrooge McDuck in it.
: Updated my murals page with larger, left-aligned thumbnails. Have I mentioned how much I love having …
: Legendary mural on the drag. Walking around here takes me back to being a student. So familiar …
: Day 17, another mural on east 7th. Til Death Do Us Part, by Federico Archuleta.
: We have a brand new web site for Micro Camp, designed by @vincent! It better showcases the speakers …
: I still consider this part of Austin, but technically a little farther out at Milburn Park. Cedar …
: This post on Kotaku (via @jack) makes some good points. When too much content is lost in chat …
: On Core Intuition 480, @danielpunkass and I react to Apple’s September event, talk about the …
: I’m halfway through visiting 30 murals in 30 days. This has taken a little more driving around than …
: A small part of a mural that stretches along the Planet K on 183. I drive by this often and glad to …
: Nearing the halfway point for murals. Day 14, on the side of Kammok on east 7th.
: Watching the Apple event, of course. iPad Mini looks great, and I would’ve bought this if it …
: Not totally sure what this mural is about but I like it. On Brazos next to The Driskill.
: Sunlit 3.4 Sunlit 3.4 is now available in the App Store. For this update, we focused on improving the timeline …
: Huge mural celebrating the 19th amendment at Congress and Cesar Chavez.
: So happy. This model train is now ours… Just needs a little love and wiring to bring it back to …
: Carver Branch Library. When I stopped by today, an artist was updating the mural with fresh paint.
: 20 years ago, listening to NPR when the story cut out and they broke in with the news. Wondered how …
: Kobe and Gianna Bryant, outside P Terry’s on 183.
: Big news for Epic and all iOS developers. The judge clearly put thought into this and made a …
: Micro.blog automatically redirects old feed URLs from other blog systems, but that was broken the …
: Victory Grill on 11th, originally opened at the end of World War II with dining, blues, and jazz as …
: We rolled out some improvements to the Dark Mode version of Micro.blog on the web, based on feedback …
: Kellie’s on Burnet. Sweet mural for day 8.
: Another day, another mural. East 6th on the side of Whisler’s, by Federico Archuleta.
: Starting the morning with coffee and breakfast tacos at Lazarus Brewing. Great space with lots of …
: Back on the UT campus for day 6 of mural photoblogging.
: Quiet morning on the UT campus because no classes. Working for a bit at Lucky Lab Coffee before …
: For the 5th day, one of many small murals on the Goodwill building at Lamar and 10th.
: Happy with the way my simple murals page is shaping up. I’m adding little thumbnails for each …
: Day 4 of murals. South Congress is too crowded. I grew up not that far from here and kind of miss …
: Enjoyed talking with @danielpunkass about the latest App Store controversies on Core Int. …
: Finished reading: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. Not often that I finish 2 books in the same day, …
: Just posted Core Int 478: MarsEdit 4.5 and all the latest App Store settlement news.
: Finished reading: The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers. 📚
: This used to be a Tower Records, and before that a theater. It must be one of the oldest remaining …
: Only the 3rd day of visiting murals in Austin and I’ve already hit one on my list that has …
: For day 2 of visiting 30 murals in 30 days, I’m in south Austin. Picked up coffee at Mañana first …
: Congrats to @danielpunkass on MarsEdit 4.5! Big update with features for WordPress but also …
: I’m starting a new project in my 30 days series. Murals! Each day, I’ll visit a mural and take a …
: Fixed a few things in the Ink theme. You can upgrade by clicking Plug-ins → Find Plug-ins → Upgrade. …
: Working at Thunderbird on Manor for a while this morning. Really crowded. What pandemic? 😷
: Micro.blog 2.1.1 for macOS We updated the Micro.blog app for macOS today with the following changes: Fixed file export issue …
: Dark Mode for Micro.blog on the web is ready! Huge thanks to @vincent for doing this work and …
: I’ve fixed the “squished photos” problem in the new Ink theme. It’s now in a …
: Had to wait a little while at the dentist. Listening to all the calls the front desk takes for …
: Just posted @coreint 477: AppKit Is The Only Way. Our take on the 1Password 8 beta, the confusing …
: This headline in the Washington Post (“major concession”) is wrong. There is nothing …
: My hopes for the Spurs this season: make the playoffs, Pop gets all-time most wins as a coach (only …
: As an animation fan, one of the silver linings with COVID is having access to so many virtual events …
: There’s now a special pin for Micro Camp! I’ve unlocked it for anyone who registered on …
: Butterfly joining me at the coffee shop. Working outside for a bit after an appointment nearby. …
: Great episode of The Changelog with @aaronpk. The first half is a discussion about tracking our …
: Got my Micro Camp sticker! They turned out great. Thanks @Burk! 🏕
: I updated the Hugo theme Ink for Micro.blog. Needs a little more testing before I put it in the …
: More server deployments today. There were a couple hiccups yesterday and this morning after our …
: Lots of nice RSS in the new members-only subscriptions from MacStories. Interesting how different …
: We’ve updated our YouTube channel with several more videos from Micro Camp. 📺
: I know you can’t rush science, but… finally. The New York Times: The Food and Drug …
: Upgraded Micro.blog hosting We’ve finished a server upgrade for Micro.blog-hosted blogs. It’s now backed by the Caddy web …
: We just posted episode 476 of Core Intuition. A review on how Micro Camp went, why @danielpunkass …
: Dinner outside at Chuy’s. Keep kids off the trees. 🌮
: Micro Camp has wrapped up, but there are IndieWeb online events about once a month. I’ll be …
: Lunch today at the reopened Waterloo Park.
: This week I learned that ZeroSSL — which is compatible with Let’s Encrypt — has no rate …
: We’ve started mirroring the Micro Camp videos to our YouTube channel. There are a few up now, …
: Funny to think back to the early prototypes of Micro.blog, which couldn’t store photos. I was …
: Love the way the new Sunlit beta is coming together. We were inspired by Glass to revisit clunkiness …
: When the 1Password 8 beta hit, I installed it briefly and gave it a superficial look to see what the …
: I switched manton.org over to one of the new servers to make sure everything is running smoothly …
: Biked up to the coffee shop to work. Can’t find my lock so just set it outside the window where it’s …
: Hit a nice milestone today testing the new static server infrastructure (based on Caddy) for hosted …
: We watched some of the epic, hours-long Round Rock ISD school board meeting last night. Both …
: In the Q&A at Micro Camp, we answered a question about who the next 3 people we’d like to …
: Micro.blog 2.2 with sharing from Glass I’m always paying attention to new platforms that pop up, especially when there is some overlap with …
: I really like what I’ve seen of Josh Primo in the NBA summer league. Spurs picking him 12th …
: At Micro Camp, I hinted at some new features coming for Sunlit. As @cheesemaker and I work on it, …
: It might seem a long way off, but one day I’m going to load the New York Times home page and …
: Thanks again everyone for participating in Micro Camp! The videos are available on Vito if you …
: I need to watch this session from @patrickrhone: Want to Write a Book? You Probably Already Have! …
: Good morning! We’ve got the live stream up for Micro Camp day 2. We’ll start with a …
: Hemispheric Views is live now to wrap up the first day of Micro Camp!
: We’ve added the latest 2 sessions to the Videos section for Micro Camp: “Open for …
: Technical difficulties at Micro Camp with the audio. Happy Friday the 13th! I guess this is why I do …
: We’ve got the slideshow up on the Micro Camp livestream with art, photos, and music from the …
: Hot off the presses! A new Core Intuition with final thoughts getting ready for Micro Camp today, …
: Finished reading: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Ended up listening to the whole thing on …
: Walked around Mueller this morning. Working at Halcyon for a little while. ☕️
: Jean has posted the schedule and RSVP details for the informal meetups during Micro Camp. Each …
: We’re going to use @news for announcements about Micro Camp if anything important comes up …
: Do you have any questions or feedback about Micro.blog for me and @jean to answer live during Micro …
: Over the weekend, @cheesemaker and I were tinkering with adding location check-in support to Sunlit. …
: Free iced coffee and snack while I wait at the Honda dealer to have our car checked out. Battery …
: Finished reading: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath. I …
: Micro Camp will have stickers! Thanks so much to @Burk for coordinating the design and printing. …
: Updated the micro.camp web site with session titles and registration link for Vito, which …
: Just sent an email out to folks interested in Micro Camp with more details about the sessions.
: Jean has a longer post today about the new survey and what we’re hoping to do to facilitate …
: Up early enough to watch the end of the bronze medal game. Congrats to Australia! I’m gonna …
: Gold for USA basketball. I’ve loved watching this team get better with each game. Especially happy …
: Planning to attend Micro Camp? We have a quick survey to help prioritize topic meetups between other …
: Core Int episode 474 is out! We talk Micro Camp, domains, marketing, and @danielpunkass’s …
: We’ve updated our Instagram-like photoblogging app Sunlit with a couple bug fixes. If you ever …
: Micro Camp is in one week! I didn’t think we were going to have this fun domain name too, but …
: With liberty and justice for all. Looking out from Upstairs at Caroline. 🍸
: Every few years I price Amtrak routes for potential upcoming trips. May not be possible right now, …
: We’ve updated the Micro Camp web site with the speaker list and panels. Coming up in about a …
: Finished reading: Mistborn Secret History by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Micro Monday is back! Episode 101 features @jasraj, who will also be speaking at Micro Camp.
: The latest episode of @coreint is out. We talk about what product @danielpunkass is going to focus …
: Micro Camp is 2 weeks away! Just announced: more speakers and a special logo for the event.
: A few nights ago downtown, walking across Congress Avenue.
: If I have to accept cookies one more time I’m going to lose my mind. What started as a …
: Pre-ordered the Playdate. Congrats to Panic on what looks like a very successful launch. 🕹
: I’ve been wanting an electric bike for years but the nice ones are way out of my budget. Finally had …
: Don’t forget to sign up on our list for Micro Camp. We’ll be sending a quick email …
: In other basketball news, congrats to the USA 3x3 women’s team on winning gold. This is a fun …
: I’ve been rolling out little bug fixes and improvements this week, which always feels good. …
: Stayed up to watch the first half of United States vs. Iran basketball last night, but called it a …
: Sports can be beautiful, exhilarating, and heartbreaking. Hope everyone in Tokyo is proud of how far …
: Increased the font size in Terminal a couple points. Am I getting old? I could read the small font …
: Renewed my TSA PreCheck registration. Which is weird because after the stress of flying last month, …
: I forgot how fun manual transmissions were to drive. It had been 25+ years and I picked it up like …
: Watching USA vs. France. NBC wants you to subscribe to Peacock to get all the basketball games …
: I’ve updated status.micro.blog to add a check for the Micro.blog-hosted blogs (represented by …
: After a few months fully vaccinated and feeling invincible, I’ve mostly gone back to wearing a …
: For Finish Friday today I’m wrapping up some server development work and merging in …
: Daniel and I talk about “Must-do Monday”, our different approaches to shipping apps, and …
: Vincent Ritter shares his side of the story on his podcast Abstract Development: Welcoming …
: Micro.blog servers for 2021 To pair with my post about downtime, I thought I’d share our current Linode servers. Some …
: Last night's downtime Yesterday’s outage was the worst downtime we’ve ever had for Micro.blog-hosted blogs. I …
: Usually I think it’s good to have fewer places for filing bugs, but now that the iOS and macOS …
: In part because of this post at Six Colors, I started using Backblaze again. Years ago, I was using …
: It has been a while since I’ve given JSON Feed much attention. Deployed an updated version of …
: Love everything about this blog post by @pimoore: We Can.
: Houndstooth Coffee at The Domain. ☕️
: Micro.blog 2.1.2 for iOS Micro.blog for iPhone and iPad has been updated today with a handful of bug fixes: Fixed erratic …
: Time to read Rhythm of War. The longer I put off reading it, the more daunting it started to seem. …
: Fixed some profile photos loading in the Micro.blog timeline in the apps. I thought it was a caching …
: Absolutely nothing was on my calendar today. No reminders. No events. No errands to run. Woke up …
: Finished reading: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 📚
: On the latest episode of Core Intuition, we talk about why I reached out to Vincent to help with …
: Lots of basketball news swirling around right now in addition to the finals. I can barely keep up. …
: Welcoming Vincent Vincent Ritter is the developer behind the excellent Gluon, a Micro.blog app for iOS and Android. He …
: Whenever I dip back into programming with AppKit, I really enjoy it. I’ve probably spent too …
: Micro.blog 2.1 for macOS with Discover emoji, new export Version 2.1 of Micro.blog for the Mac is now available. This release includes the following changes: …
: This should be the last beta of Micro.blog 2.1 for macOS. You can download it here. It features a …
: Because of a networking slowdown at our hosting provider, some of the profile photos in the timeline …
: Looking forward to the IndieWeb Microsub API pop-up session in a couple weeks. Micro.blog already …
: Going to be an exciting week for Micro.blog. Ramping up Micro Camp planning and have some other …
: Finished reading The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. That’s it for the Mistborn series …
: Micro.blog 2.1 for macOS, beta 2 Usually I work on features in short sprints and ship them out to everyone as soon as they are ready. …
: Micro Camp is about a month away! We’ll be announcing more details soon, probably later this …
: Another photo from exploring downtown last night. We did something we never do: a guided tour in our …
: Sunlit 3.3.1 is now available with several bug fixes: improved scrolling performance, an iPad …
: On the latest episode of Core Int, @danielpunkass and I talk about working while traveling, …
: University of Texas at San Antonio.
: I’m honestly still on the fence about whether I prefer Swift or Objective-C. Swift is so much …
: My name is very uncommon, so it’s weird that there’s a character named Manton in The …
: Here’s the first beta of Micro.blog 2.1 for macOS with a couple new export options: Markdown …
: Working at the coffee shop. Looked up and realized it was pouring rain outside. ☕️
: I don’t think I say often enough how thankful I am of everyone who gave Micro.blog a chance. …
: University of Texas at Dallas.
: Clouds out the car window on I-35.
: Now that Micro.blog for macOS is open source, I guess you can see as I work on new features. Wonder …
: Happy 4th, America. We had an early fireworks show at Mount Vernon for our DC trip… Here’s a quick …
: Finished reading: Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: This is a useful script from @aaronpk to export data from Foursquare and (optionally) import it into …
: Very impressed after a few days of testing the Caddy web server. I’m planning on moving a few …
: I’m now tracking the books I’m reading in Italic Type in addition to Micro.blog. Lots of …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about open-sourcing the Micro.blog …
: Tried twice but still can’t get Foursquare to successfully export any data. Meanwhile, the …
: Great idea from @ajennische: I’ll start with posting a picture that shows where I am right now in …
: As we’re getting closer to Micro Camp in August, drop your email address over on our …
: There appears to be an intermittent problem with photo uploads this morning. Looking into it and …
: Open-sourcing the Micro.blog apps I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the longevity of Micro.blog and where we need help to …
: Micro.blog for macOS has been updated to fix several bugs and improve post search. See the help …
: Finished reading: Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Starting to import my recent Swarm check-ins from our trip to DC into Manton.coffee. This is a …
: So busy with travel last week that I haven’t even had a chance to listen to the latest episode …
: This has been the morning routine this week. Picking up coffees at Ebenezers for our last day in DC. …
: The mansion at Mount Vernon, just before the fireworks.
: Freight train over the Potomac River, from the metro.
: Scootering around the Washington Monument. 🇺🇸
: We got to see the pandas at the National Zoo.
: After a mixed up trip getting here — cancelled flights, driving to Dallas, last-minute hotel, and …
: Waiting for the Amtrak to Union Station.
: Rainy landing in Baltimore. Visiting Washington DC for the first time.
: Vacancy in Madisonville, Texas.
: Congrats to @samgrover on the update to Mimi Uploader, for quickly uploading multiple photos on iOS. …
: Sunlit 3.3 is now available! It adds iOS widgets so you can show recent photos from your timeline or …
: Thinking about the NBA games that happened over the weekend… Wow. My guess is Suns/Bucks in …
: When I heard Stacey Abrams had a book called While Justice Sleeps, I assumed it was nonfiction based …
: Finished reading: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 📚
: We are wrapping up a new Sunlit release with bug fixes and widgets support. I still haven’t …
: Glad that Juneteenth is now a national holiday. I’m going to have to seek out this mural next time …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about the public beta of his Black …
: Micro.blog 2.1.1 for iOS is now available. Bug fixes and a few new keyboard shortcuts for iPad.
: Building on the Micro.blog books API Since launching the bookshelves feature in Micro.blog on the web, I’ve been wondering whether …
: Yesterday we added a new “pens” emoji to Discover. Posts are starting to appear there, …
: For years I’ve wanted to transcribe my handwritten journals. I finally found a workflow that …
: Rolled out a few tweaks to following Mastodon users in Micro.blog. Mastodon recently switched from …
: While on the road last weekend, we started the audiobook for Project Hail Mary. I’m now …
: Finished reading: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 📚
: Congrats @vincode on releasing Zavala, a new (free) outliner for macOS and iOS!
: Automattic acquires Day One. Smart. I’ve been thinking a lot about how (or when) to combine my …
: Another photo from over the weekend in Mississippi. Abandoned train tracks going off into the weeds.
: This is a cool blog post about converting blog posts into a Word document for nicer book printing. …
: Heading back home today. Another pass over the Atchafalaya Basin.
: Another road trip day. Stopped for coffee in Baton Rouge. ☕️
: Our WWDC episode of @coreint is up.
: Happy that last night’s maintenance went smoothly — about twice as fast as expected. I had …
: Just a reminder if you missed the post from @news: we need to take down parts of Micro.blog for …
: I’ve watched a half dozen WWDC sessions and learned a lot. Great work Apple. But now I’m …
: I’ve been doing a bunch of JavaScript and CSS this week and wow, browsers have come a long …
: Watched a few WWDC sessions this morning. Shortcuts for Mac looks excellent. Also interesting that …
: Maybe my opinion will change after the WWDC State of the Union, but right now I’m most …
: Universal Control is blowing my mind a little. Now that I have a new iPad, I’ve been meaning …
: Nice shout-out to Ferrite in the iPad multitasking demo at WWDC. 🎙
: Apple Maps update looks great. I default to Google Maps, but gotta give Apple credit for sticking …
: Looking forward to WWDC but don’t really have any predictions. I’d like to see more …
: We added a secret Micro.blog pin for WWDC today! Just mention “WWDC" in a blog post this week …
: Afternoon road trip today, stopped in Fredericksburg on the way back.
: Dragon’s Lair at Cidercade. The animation is just how I remembered it but it’s even more fun on free …
: Some great stuff in this LaMarcus Aldridge interview: I always thought of playing for the Mavericks …
: First new blog post from @marco in a while is a great one: It isn’t the App Store that has enabled …
: I enabled bookshelves in Micro.blog for everyone this week. There is more tinkering I can do, but I …
: On Core Intuition 466, @danielpunkass and I respond to feedback about our Apple vs. Epic take, then …
: Project Hail Mary arrived this week. Currently reading Crooked Kingdom to wrap up the Shadow and …
: I like how Micro.blog stacks up against Twitter’s subscription. $5: Micro.blog hosting, …
: Thanks to @stett for updating the “Marfa dark mode” plug-in for Micro.blog with a better …
: I’ve finally been supplementing all the books I buy with also checking out e-books from the …
: Finished reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. Unlike anything I’ve read …
: We have a placeholder web site for Micro Camp. There’s an email form if you want to get …
: I like what @tingle has done with the style of this blog. It’s hosted on Micro.blog but the …
: In anticipation of launching the bookshelves feature next week, I wrote up a help page so that some …
: Was up early and decided to go get coffee and breakfast tacos. Maybe too early: coffee place hadn’t …
: Added a page to my blog for the books I want to read. I’ve also been tweaking the bookshelves …
: We released an update to Micro.blog for macOS today with several bug fixes. Choose “Check for …
: Update on my lost AirPod: ordered a replacement “left” ear AirPod but Apple accidentally sent …
: On the latest Core Int, we talk more about Apple. From the show notes: They wonder how Apple can be …
: Lost one of my AirPods last week and we turned the house upside down looking for it. No luck. Best …
: Finished reading: The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway 📚
: Raining on the highway in Houston.
: Adding a couple more filters to my blog to automatically assign categories. I think this is one of …
: New @coreint! On this episode, @danielpunkass and I react to Google I/O, Microsoft, Epic vs. Apple, …
: Whenever I dip my toe into what’s going on with Twitter, I’m always struck by how the …
: “When you’re in the midst of a storm like we were, it’s easy to temporarily lose …
: More with bookshelves The experiment to manage the books you’re reading in Micro.blog has been really well received. …
: And that’s the end of another Spurs season. Really strong 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter. That …
: Watching the highlights from Google I/O, Android really has come a long way. The color themes in …
: Webmention and Twitter After the Webmention session last weekend, I was inspired to revisit a quirk of Micro.blog’s …
: Enjoyed this write-up at The Verge of Phil Schiller’s testimony: presenting one of the most …
: Notifications in macOS Big Sur are so finicky, I’m disabling them for most apps, especially …
: I can’t get tempted by the new iMac. Trying to ignore all the reviews dropping this week. It …
: We updated Wavelength to version 1.1.1 today, fixing a bug with playback, editing, and Dark Mode …
: Finished reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Different kind of book than Shadow and Bone, and it …
: The latest version of Mimi Uploader for Micro.blog has shipped. Congrats @samgrover!
: With this very unusual NBA regular season wrapped up, coming to terms with the idea that the Spurs …
: Finally got episode 463 of @coreint edited and published. We talk about WWDC being just weeks away, …
: Webmention on Micro.blog demo This weekend there will be an IndieWeb discussion session about Webmention. Micro.blog has support …
: Looking in our fridge this morning, wonder if we’re secretly running a coffee shop out of our house. …
: This is a cool idea from @becky to collect multiple WWDC wishlists together in one place. …
: If you replied to me about the new bookshelves experiment, you should have access. I also added an …
: Still no idea who will take the last 2 spots in the NBA playoffs. I’ve heard criticism of the …
: Thanks for the feedback on my bookshelves experiment post. Rather than send individual replies, I …
: Bookshelves beta for Micro.blog I’ve been experimenting with another new feature for books in Micro.blog. Bookshelves are like …
: Wavelength 1.1 and podcasting trial We updated our iOS companion app Wavelength today. The new version adds Dark Mode support, now uses …
: In high school I researched the death penalty for an essay. Back then I wouldn’t have believed …
: Walking on the trail this weekend I was surprised that the tracks for the old Zilker Zephyr have …
: Posted episode 462 of @coreint, our re-take to touch a little on Basecamp after we lost the original …
: Sitting down to edit this week’s @coreint, where @danielpunkass and I talked for an hour about …
: Small books tweak: new buttons to more easily link back and forth from the books grid and books …
: Fixed a minor book search issue on Micro.blog that was annoying me: better support for looking up …
: The bookmarklet by @cdevroe has been updated to tell Micro.blog to close the window after posting. …
: Keeping an eye on this work with federated bookshelves. Only a matter of time before we have good …
: I believe my team can win even when they’re 20 points down. I believe they can make the …
: John Gruber writing about Trump’s new blog: He should have had a blog like this all along. …
: We are preparing an update to our microcast recording app Wavelength. If you’d like to try the …
: Finished reading Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo, wrapping up the Shadow and Bone trilogy. 📚
: The plot thickens at Basecamp. Casey Newton’s new post reveals more about the all-hands …
: This looks like a great list of links from Om Malik for resources to help the COVID crisis in India. …
: I used to blog a lot about the App Store, and it often felt like I was one of only a handful of …
: I’ve been wondering lately why I have any cryptocurrency. I got some Stellar Lumens free a …
: We will probably close out the Micro Camp survey after today to start making sense of the results. …
: Picked up a to-go iced coffee from a new place that opened up recently: Lamppost Coffee off 183. I …
: Expect we’ll see a blog post from Jason or David today before everyone is distracted with Epic …
: Sometimes I take a break from my real to-do list to just randomly click around on Micro.blog until …
: There’s a new beta of the iOS app Mimi Uploader available. Great way to upload multiple photos …
: Standing on the porch watching the pouring rain.
: Voted at the library today. Long line for just propositions on the ballot. They let everyone wait …
: Finished reading: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo 📚
: I’ve been a fan of Basecamp for a long time. My first blog post about Jason Fried and …
: We’ve gotten a bunch of responses to our Micro Camp time zone survey, but hoping to get even …
: Micro Camp! We’re going to do a virtual conference in August for Micro.blog. More details here and a …
: It’s been great to welcome Ulysses users to Micro.blog, and also point new people to try …
: Enjoying my new iPad Air. The size is taking me a couple days to get used to after mostly using my …
: I’ve been critical of Spotify’s approach to podcasting, but this is great news that their paid …
: Reading through some of the pushback against Basecamp’s “no more political discussions at …
: Micro.blog version 2.1 for iOS is now available. New support for saving drafts, editing replies, and …
: Finished reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Enjoyed it, so I’m going to read the next 2 …
: To balance my post earlier that sounded negative about the iPad… Excited that my first new iPad in …
: 12.9-inch iPad Pro powered by M1, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB, with keyboard: $1498. 13-inch MacBook Air …
: I filled out Apple’s new privacy info for the next Micro.blog app update, but I feel like …
: Finished reading: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 📚
: Sent another Micro.blog iOS beta with a couple fixes. I think we’ll ship this to everyone on …
: Getting my 2nd Moderna shot later today. If you’ve been hesitant or waiting, there is much …
: On Core Intuition 461, @danielpunkass and I talk about what an M1-powered iPad means for the future …
: Just uploaded a new iOS beta with a few improvements such as saving new drafts and editing replies. …
: I don’t want to jinx it, but Micro.blog has been pretty stable and fast lately for me. Of …
: So Apple will take 30% of subscription audio revenue. Not great, but unlike the App Store, podcasts …
: I’m not ready for a new Mac, but nice to see color return to the iMac. Looks really good.
: Working on Micro.blog for macOS while watching the Apple event. Instagram changed their export file …
: We’ve got a new theme: Red Oak. Thanks again to @cdevroe! You can choose it under the Design …
: Recent photo of light hitting the clouds while we were out walking.
: Still have that $500 Apple credit from returning the DTK and plan to spend it immediately following …
: How does Micro.blog even work? I’ve been upgrading servers and improving performance in Micro.blog lately, a theme which will …
: Loved the special episode of Mythic Quest as a way to close out the season, and officially turn the …
: I’ve fixed a couple issues with our ActivityPub API support, so that following your microblog …
: Just posted a new @coreint. We talk about the upcoming Apple event, DTK credit, multi-user support, …
: Tracking down performance bottlenecks, I’ve decided to temporarily disable Micro.blog …
: Micro.blog RSVPs with Webmention Micro.blog sends Webmentions to external blogs when you “reply” to a post inside Micro.blog. It …
: Looking forward to this Webmentions pop-up session next month.
: Another new Micro.blog theme in the works! @cdevroe is on a roll. It’s called Red Oak and you …
: Thanks to Ulysses for the kind words about Micro.blog. It has been great to welcome more Ulysses …
: I don’t use Spotify, but it’s neat to see them experimenting with hardware. We finally …
: Spurs had a great, much-needed win last night. Highlights: Lonnie’s dunk and DeMar’s …
: Along with dealing with fallout from server stability problems last week, I’ve been sneaking …
: Finished reading The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang. Halfway through this turned into a different …
: Upgraded another Micro.blog server today. Still investigating and tweaking a few things.
: We published episode 459 of @coreint, talking about vaccine appointment web sites, the conflict in …
: Gluon for Android (the latest beta) now supports push notifications when you’re @-mentioned on …
: I’ll be upgrading one of the Micro.blog servers this morning. There shouldn’t be any …
: Sorry for the Micro.blog flakiness today. I’ve resolved a few issues, and push notifications …
: It’s time for Micro Monday episode 100! I really enjoyed talking with @patrickrhone and @jean on the …
: I picked Baylor to make the championship game (and win it) but pretty much nothing else in my NCAA …
: Wait, they put Iron Giant in the new Space Jam? Actually looking forward to this now that I’ve …
: Carvana has the best customer support. Can’t think of any company that does something at their …
: On Core Intuition 458, @danielpunkass and I talk about WWDC returning as an online conference, and …
: Excited for the proposed Amtrak expansion (PDF). Dallas to Houston and LA to Vegas seem long …
: I’ve had the Chauvin trial testimony on in the background as I work, off and on. The multiple …
: This week’s Micro Monday guest is @rom. From the show notes: …an avid photographer, …
: My usual morning routine: check email, @-mentions, and turn on CNN for a few minutes while eating …
: Finished reading: Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson. Now only have Rhythm of War as the last published …
: Congrats to @brentsimmons, @vincode, and the other contributors helping ship NetNewsWire 6. …
: Reading break outside in between deploying server fixes.
: It’s always 2 steps forward, 1 step back. Fixing some new bugs from yesterday’s …
: Micro.blog redirects I rolled out several improvements to Micro.blog today. I’ve been working on a long-term plan …
: On Core Intuition 457, we celebrate Ulysses shipping with support for Micro.blog, then talk about …
: Noticed that a couple supporting services for Micro.blog have changed since the last update to our …
: Finished reading: Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: This week’s Micro Monday features @jayeless. Thanks for joining the Micro.blog community, …
: The new Cypress theme has a really nice, responsive photos page. You can see an example over on …
: Micro.blog has a new theme! Thanks so much to @cdevroe for creating Cypress. Check out his blog post …
: Ulysses 22 with Micro.blog publishing The latest version of Ulysses is out today with Micro.blog support! We are very excited to see this …
: Finished listening to the audiobook of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates, read by Wil …
: Great weekend in Dallas. Coffee before heading back to Austin.
: Walking around the Denton Square.
: 15%… 30%… 5%? @danielpunkass and I talk everything App Store fees and why it’s inevitably …
: Wolfwalkers was beautiful. Cartoon Saloon has such a unique style… a love letter to …
: Austin’s vaccine web site had a meltdown last night, with people waiting 6 hours in a virtual …
: It’s amazing to me that we are getting close to 100 episodes of Micro Monday. Probably already …
: Last month I detoured away from podcasts into listening to more audiobooks, but now I’m back …
: On Core Intuition 455, we talk about Hey World, integrating our own apps with other products, and …
: I haven’t had a chance to explore the new Gowalla yet, but I was excited to get the t-shirt and …
: New help center using Discourse I wanted the original help site for Micro.blog to be a blog, hosted on GitHub, because it would be …
: Nice blog post from @khurtwilliams about automatically sending Untappd check-ins to his …
: Wasn’t a shock, but still sad to see Aldridge go. Hope he ends up in Portland to retire. Too great a …
: Finished reading: Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli by Steve …
: Started my blog 19 years ago today. Haven’t made many changes recently, although I’ve …
: It should be a good week for Biden’s presidency. Hopefully COVID relief goes back through the …
: Spent most of yesterday rebuilding servers and troubleshooting. Missed one thing which caused some …
: The server flakiness that I thought I had resolved yesterday have cascaded into new problems this …
: Just posted another episode of Core Intuition, talking with @danielpunkass about his return to …
: Added a simple reading page to my blog, for books that I’m currently reading. Thinking about …
: Spurs sherbet! Perfect dessert while watching tonight’s game. 🏀
: Furious at our governor right now. We are finally making progress on COVID again in Texas, just …
: Finished listening to the audiobook for The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan. Think I’m going to …
: Very excited for the Ulysses beta, which adds Micro.blog publishing.
: How to blog about books First, there is no right way! Just type something about what you’ve read or want to read, hit post, …
: Thinking back to IndieWebCamp Jean and I were talking this week about how it’s been 1 year since IndieWebCamp Austin. That was the …
: I’ve been reading Big Wonderful Thing by Stephen Harrigan. Growing up in Austin, I thought I …
: This week’s Micro Monday episode features @gregmoore: …why his microblog is really his …
: We now have running water again. After this week, I don’t think I’ll ever look at water …
: On the latest @coreint, I update @danielpunkass on the winter storm that hit Texas this week. Trying …
: What a week in Austin… Shoveling snow. Cutting firewood. Some computer work between rolling …
: The snow this morning is incredible. We’re okay for now, but many people in Texas without power. ❄️
: Finished reading: Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Finished reading: No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram by Sarah Frier 📚
: Lost branches on 4 cedar trees so far because of the weight of the ice. One knocked over part of the …
: Very cold this morning for Austin. Ice forming on one of our trees after the morning rain.
: Just posted another @coreint where we follow up on Apple’s Developer Transition Kit $500 …
: For day 10 of the photoblogging challenge, the prompt is “energy”, suggested by @ridwan. …
: Day 9 of the photoblogging challenge is “muddy”, suggested by @Gaby. For folks already …
: Big news on the latest Core Intuition. Daniel is back to full-time on Red Sweater Software. We also …
: Finished reading: Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, Book 2) by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Catching up on the February photo challenge… Another one to add to all the happy dogs and cats out …
: Separate from launching the “for work” plan, Hey.com’s forwarding also now …
: Morning beverage. Cold brew and oat milk. ☕️
: Finished reading: The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, Book 1) by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: I’ve been trying to spend a few minutes each day on the piano. Close up of sheet music for Defying …
: For this week’s episode of Core Intuition, Daniel and I reflect on the passing of Brad Cox, …
: Just posted Core Intuition 448. @danielpunkass and I talk about how we’re feeling after the …
: The speech we needed, and a beautiful poem and prayer. It’s a new day. 🇺🇸
: Finished reading: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson. Discovering the Mistborn series and reading …
: I’ve been doing a lot of reading and thinking the last couple months and probably not enough …
: Finished listening to the audiobook version of Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. I had always put …
: Snowing in Austin. Don’t even know the last time it has snowed this much here. It just keeps …
: Took the drone out for its first flight today and 15 minutes later it was stuck in this tree. A bit …
: Don’t like that the rollercoaster that was 2020 has crept into 2021 already… Last night …
: Red Bud Isle from over the holidays, with Ollie getting some time to splash around.
: Finished reading The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson, 2nd book in the Mistborn trilogy. 📚
: Just before the new year, I updated my iPhone home screen for the first time in a while. New apps: …
: Took a wrong turn that ended up in a nice scenic detour while on the road today. Sam Houston Library …
: The Mandalorian just keeps getting better… Loved the final episode of the season.
: This week Helge Gudmundsen joins @macgenie on the Micro Monday podcast to talk about the Micro.blog …
: NBA preseason starts tonight! Because Hulu Live and YouTube TV have dropped the regional sports …
: Finished Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. It’s fun to get back into reading …
: We posted a new Core Intuition today with a discussion of the recent App of the Year awards and …
: Before the cold weather this week we decided to pick all the oranges. The tree produced about 50 …
: Happy Thanksgiving! Lots to be thankful for despite a bizarre, difficult year. Trying to stay …
: We posted a new episode of Core Intuition over the weekend, talking about Apple’s new Small …
: The macOS version of Micro.blog has been updated to run natively on M1-based Macs. Also fixed a bug …
: I’ve been taking more time away from the computer to reset and read lately. Finished reading …
: Daniel and I react to this week’s Apple event and new M1-based Macs on the latest Core …
: Three, two, one… Sunlit 3.2.1 was released today with a couple bug fixes for uploading videos …
: Feel like I’ve been holding my breath since Tuesday. Even though we’ve known for a couple days this …
: Microblogvember, day 4. The election, day 2. We’re nearing the end.
: As @macgenie blogged about last year, we usually leave political posts out of the Discover timeline …
: Barely slept. Woke up and started pouring through county data like an amateur Steve Kornacki. Seems …
: Stayed up to hear Biden speak and now feeling a bit better. Stay safe everyone. The votes will be …
: There are many differences between 2016 and 2020. The coronavirus. No Comey letter to influence …
: The lost year of COVID-19 Election Day is today. I hope that it will be a turning point for the country, so it seems like a …
: Election Day, and also day 3 of Microblogvember. Hope to be astonished by tonight’s results. …
: I sent a new Micro Monday email newsletter this morning, also posted to the blog. I think this will …
: Microblogvember, day 2. I’ve gotta concentrate on work today. Too many distractions with the …
: Sunlit 3.2 We’ve released an update to our photo app Sunlit with the following changes: Added Bookmarks tab …
: Stayed up late watching SNL, woke up too early, a bit dreary, wondering if it was Election Day …
: Finally submitted Sunlit 3.2 to Apple to approve. It’s a pretty big update with new features …
: Earlier this summer we watched 20 spy movies, including everything with Sean Connery as James Bond. …
: Core Intuition 441 We just posted Core Intuition 441. From the show notes: Daniel checks in with Manton, who is making …
: Great article from RevenueCat that sheds light on how subscriptions are working for the App Store. …
: Starting November 1st we’re doing another Microblogvember post challenge on Micro.blog. 30 …
: Trying to get my important files organized after a few years of playing fast and loose with backups. …
: Tuned in to the news today at lunch as Biden was in the middle of a heartfelt, powerful speech. …
: Great post from @gruber going through how Trump was played by McConnell. It’s now 7 days until …
: I’m going to make time to call voters this week. If you haven’t voted yet, do it soon. Don’t …
: On the latest Core Int, we talk about whether we’re buying new iPhones, getting stuck in our …
: Picked a couple of our oranges that are starting to turn orange. It’s a little bit early but the …
: 5G mmWave still seems like the wrong priority to me. Ridiculously fast, but too difficult to deploy. …
: I voted. Waited in line about 40 minutes. Just 2 weeks to go! 🇺🇸
: Gowalla returns! Excited to see how they’ve reinvented it. Just in time… My old Gowalla …
: Because of a glitch with the @coreint feed after switching servers, some people may not have seen …
: If you like to tinker with HTML, @DoctorMac is looking to hire someone to help with a custom …
: I’ve fallen behind on support email again, and getting more spam isn’t helping. So tired …
: Protesters outside Disneyland are a reminder of how inconsistent the response to COVID has been. …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about the Apple event, new iPhones, …
: A couple more photos from our trip earlier this week, at the Airbnb and the view on the Canyon Lake …
: So great to see all the photos for the A Day In The Life challenge. Thanks everyone who was able to …
: As the 24-hour photo challenge was getting underway, we were driving back from a couple days at …
: Earlier today, stopped for coffee while on the road.
: Catching up a little on the iPhone 12 news. This is probably the first time in 20 years that I …
: Micro.blog’s 24-hour photo challenge is coming up tomorrow, starting at noon central time. You only …
: Kawhi giving up on the Spurs has ended up working out pretty well for Danny Green. What a weird …
: Sunlit 3.1 for iOS is now available, adding push notifications, improving the blog settings, and …
: On the latest Core Intuition, we talk about @danielpunkass’s 20-year wait for a domain name and a …
: What a game. Basketball season isn’t over yet. Congrats (and thanks) to the Heat for giving us at …
: Really impressed with MJ Hegar in the debate tonight. She showed up to win. 🇺🇸
: Today is the last day to register to vote in Texas. I double-checked my registration today just in …
: On today’s episode of Micro Monday, @macgenie and I answer questions about Micro.blog 2.0 and …
: Micro.blog for macOS has been updated to version 2.0.2 with a bunch of bug fixes. This help page has …
: We posted a new episode of Core Intuition this weekend, running through many of the new features in …
: Pushed a few more bug fixes out for the upcoming Sunlit 3.1 release. We’re going to wrap this …
: Relieved that Biden tested negative. Just thinking about all the people Trump met with over the last …
: Any questions about Micro.blog? We’re recording a new Q&A episode of Micro Monday today.
: We sent out a beta of Sunlit 3.1 today, with an improved settings screen, push notifications for …
: We have a press release announcing Micro.blog 2.0. Thanks everyone for your support so far with the …
: The debate was hard to watch. Trump is an embarrassment. He made a mockery of the debate format. He …
: What's new in Micro.blog 2.0 I’ve written a few blog posts to preview some features in Micro.blog, but until 2.0 launched …
: For the Micro.blog 2.0 launch week, we’ve enabled the new bookmark archiving and highlights …
: Micro.blog 2.0 is rolling out with updates for the web, iOS, and macOS. It’s a lot of little …
: 24 hours before a major software release without a QA department, pretty much guaranteed to find one …
: We’ve had a great response to the upcoming A Day In The Life of Our Online Community. If …
: Bosque River from Cameron Park in Waco.
: To stop using YouTube until November, I’ve retrained myself to launch the Duolingo app instead …
: LeBron back to the finals. Nuggets had a great postseason, though. Very little basketball left! 🏀
: Still can’t believe that late comeback by the Longhorns, down 15 points with a few minutes to go. …
: Core Intuition 436 is all about the Coalition for App Fairness.
: Mimi Uploader has been updated for iOS 14. Quickly upload multiple photos to a Micro.blog-hosted …
: Very excited about the Micro.blog global photo challenge next month: A Day In The Life of Our Online …
: If you thought Epic Games would just go away quietly, forget it. Coalition for App Fairness launches …
: Picked up Summer Moon drive-thru this morning. Getting a bunch of work done on final Micro.blog 2.0 …
: One of my favorite features in Panic’s Nova is how smart the Open Quickly is. You can type …
: We posted another Extra Intuition episode just for @coreint members. @danielpunkass and I talk about …
: I’m trying to mostly stop using YouTube until November, so I’ve created a new Vimeo account to …
: There’s a new Micro Monday out! Besides train travel, curry snacks, and photography, Bharath …
: Micro.blog 2.0 will launch next week We are getting ready to roll out a major update to Micro.blog. The web version and all the native …
: Apple has approved Micro.blog 2.0 for iOS, so now I just need to put the final touches on the web …
: Day trip to San Antonio. Puffy tacos for a picnic at Brackenridge Park, then walking through the …
: Still stunned about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Going to switch over to watching the Lakers/Nuggets game 1 …
: We’ve posted a new Core Intuition talking all about this week’s Apple event, me breaking …
: From the IndieWeb chat: Tantek Çelik suggests “Blocktober”. Block the big social networks in …
: Thoughts on today’s Apple event… Lower-cost Apple Watch is nice. It’s one of …
: Development on Micro.blog 2.0 for iOS is almost wrapped up. Here’s a sneak peek at the …
: Sunlit 3.0.2 is now available in the App Store with a bunch of fixes. Because it’s open …
: Stop using Facebook and Instagram until November I’ve heard the excuses and I get it. You have family on Facebook. You have friends on …
: Puzzled about last week’s App Store guideline tweaks. By bundling so many changes in one …
: Almost switched to Android With my iPhone X glass broken, I needed a replacement phone quickly. The timing is not great because …
: I was on the beta for Panic’s Nova but I’m really only just now starting to use it. …
: I hadn’t planned on upgrading my iPhone X for a little while longer, but our cat had other …
: Sent out a 3.0.2 beta of Sunlit with a bunch of small improvements and bug fixes. If there are no …
: Core Int 434 The latest episode of Core Intuition is out. From the show notes: Manton and Daniel review Daniel’s …
: Just for @coreint members, we posted episode 10 of the Extra Intuition podcast. @danielpunkass talks …
: I’m at the point with using the development version of Micro.blog 2.0 that I can’t stand that …
: Went to a local coffee shop for the first time in a while to pick up a to-go coffee. Still …
: We started building the Apollo 11 lunar lander.
: Listening to today’s Six Colors podcast has convinced me that I need to un-require macOS 11 in …
: For this week’s episode of Core Intuition, we talk about the just-released Sunlit 3.0, the …
: Upgraded Disney+ to Premier Access so we can watch the new Mulan. Big fan of the original. Also …
: There’s a great article over at WP Tavern about the new Sunlit 3.0.
: Incredible last-second pass and shot by Toronto. 🏀
: There’s a new version of Gluon out. Nice update with support for multiple blogs on Micro.blog …
: Sunlit 3.0 for iOS is now available in the App Store! It’s built on the foundation of …
: There’s another new Micro Monday episode this week, featuring @agilelisa! You can listen here …
: Countdown to Sunlit 3.0: Tumblr blogs Sunlit 3.0 will ship tomorrow. For the last post in this blog post series to highlight Sunlit …
: Posted a new episode of Timetable, talking about tomorrow’s Sunlit 3.0 release, Tumblr integration, …
: Countdown to Sunlit 3.0: timeline Sunlit 3.0 will ship in 2 days, on Tuesday. Today I’m going to highlight how Sunlit’s timeline …
: Countdown to Sunlit 3.0: discovery Sunlit 3.0 will ship in 3 days, on Tuesday. Today I want to highlight another new feature: the …
: Migrated sunlit.io to be a Micro.blog-hosted site. Much easier to manage. The previous site was …
: Countdown to Sunlit 3.0: new post editor Sunlit 3.0 will ship in 4 days, on Tuesday. Today I wanted to highlight one of the new features in …
: This article at Smashing Magazine is a great introduction to the IndieWeb by Ana Rodrigues. Covers …
: Yesterday on Timetable, I was worried about App Store rejections. On today’s episode, I talk …
: “As with many bad stories of late, this one starts with Facebook.” — Casey Liss retires his …
: Not surprised that Epic will hold their ground on Fortnite. Remember that Tim Sweeney said in an …
: I recorded a new episode of Timetable today, talking about submitting Sunlit 3.0 to the App Store …
: Grabbed coffee and sat outside on a recent trip to Dallas, the vines relentlessly growing over the …
: NSDrinking tonight! Informal chat about Apple development and related topics. Zoom link will be …
: Today’s article on Stratechery is excellent, providing a unique framework for fixing the App …
: On the latest Micro Monday, @cheesemaker returns to the podcast to talk about the upcoming Sunlit …
: We just sent another Sunlit 3.0 beta to TestFlight folks. Here are a few screenshots. There’s …
: We posted Core Intuition episode 432, talking about Sunlit 3.0, photos and books on Micro.blog, and …
: “Facebook is like a society in a sci-fi novel that polluted and ruined its home world (Facebook), …
: Jason Fried on TWiST about Hey vs. Apple I was listening to Jason Fried on This Week in Startups today while out taking a walk, and Jason …
: The next regular episode of @coreint will be out Monday, but today we posted another Extra Intuition …
: Sent another Sunlit 3.0 beta out this morning with another round of bug fixes. Really happy with the …
: Today’s Sunlit 3.0 beta includes several bug fixes. I’ve also updated the web site to …
: We’ve added a cycling emoji to Discover. It should find posts with a bunch of variations, …
: We sent out a new build of Sunlit to TestFlight beta testers. There are still a few things to do, …
: We posted a new episode of Extra Intuition just for @coreint members. Thanks for your support!
: I missed day 2 (“floating”) of the photo challenge, but finally took my new inflatable stand-up …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk all about Epic Games and the App …
: It only took a pandemic and a Phoenix Suns 8-game winning streak to keep the Spurs out of the …
: “Fast forward to 2020, and Apple has become what it once railed against: the behemoth seeking …
: No matter what happens with the final games to decide the west play-in, very happy with the way the …
: Excited that it’s Kamala Harris. 84 days until the election! Feels like it’s finally getting …
: We were playing with Rubik’s Cube this weekend. Here’s my book from the 1980s… Black …
: On the latest Core Intuition: open-sourcing Sunlit 3.0 and more. Also, just for members, we’ve …
: Old spy movies 📺 A couple months ago, we watched The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and then became kind of obsessed …
: JSON Feed version 1.1 and updated blog Today we’re officially announcing version 1.1 of JSON Feed: We’ve updated the spec to …
: Thank you for all the congrats and replies to that 5 years post. One of my favorite things about …
: 5 years later This week 5 years ago, I was winding down the last few days at my regular job. It was a great job …
: M.b books wrap-up I’ve been experimenting with a few different features around books on Micro.blog. The goal is …
: Another experimental books feature: on the web, click Discover → Books → Book Covers. It’s not …
: Fixed an issue with saving blog posts to the Wayback Machine, after the Internet Archive changed …
: Bringing back GitHub archiving Micro.blog used to have a feature that would mirror the HTML and photos for your blog to GitHub, so …
: From the hammock, looking up.
: Posted episode 429 of Core Intuition. We talk about the MarsEdit 4.4 release, plans for Black Ink, …
: Spurs were great tonight in a must-win game against the Kings. Still an extremely narrow path to the …
: The photo challenge for August is a go! In Micro.blog on the web, the top of Discover now shows the …
: Just in time for the upcoming August photo challenge, the latest Sunlit beta is now available in …
: It’s cool that anyone can add a book to Open Library, with basic metadata and book cover. I …
: Very excited for Pixar’s Luca next year, directed by Enrico Casarosa. Love his short film La …
: “While my time here has now come to an end, I want you to know that in the last days and hours …
: Over the last few weeks, we rewatched all 5 seasons of Breaking Bad. Some episodes are still hard to …
: The next photo challenge is just a few days away. See @macgenie’s post here for how to submit …
: Book search experiment One of the minor hassles that has held me back from blogging about books I’m reading is finding the …
: Currently reading: The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin 📚
: I’m going to start using indiebookclub more often to post book reading progress. Might help me …
: Web posting Markdown, initial text I’ve made a few minor improvements to the web posting form for Micro.blog. The …
: MarsEdit 4.4 is now available with major improvements for Micro.blog. Server drafts, editing posts …
: Micropub improvements We had a great Micropub pop-up session over the weekend, discussing a dozen Micropub extension …
: Updated the Sunlit 3.0 beta with a whole bunch of bug fixes and improvements.
: Loved the first season of Central Park on Apple TV+. Very funny and when the songs were good, they …
: Lots of great feedback about the Sunlit 3.0 beta. Thanks everyone! We have a few bugs to fix, …
: Sunlit 3.0 beta and source A couple weeks ago I posted a sneak peek at Sunlit 3.0, our iOS companion app for photos. Today …
: Resuming my microcast Timetable this week, and @cheesemaker joins me for the latest episode to talk …
: Can’t believe it’s almost August already… We’re doing another photo …
: Watching the Spurs/Bucks scrimmage. 🏀
: Thanks @lukas for creating a Micro.blog plug-in for Plausible, privacy-friendly web analytics. You …
: If you’re using the Typewriter design on Micro.blog, there’s a new plug-in on the Find …
: We’ve had our orange tree for years but it has never produced fruit until this year, and now it has …
: Coming up this Saturday, there’s a Micropub discussion session over Zoom. We’ll be …
: If you ever use Micro.blog from a Mac, check out the MarsEdit 4.4 beta. Major improvements for …
: There’s another new plug-in on the Find Plug-ins page: Category Cloud adds a /categories page …
: We took last week off, but @coreint is back. Just posted episode 428 with @danielpunkass and I …
: After years of gathering dust, lately I’ve been using my old iPad Mini everyday. Reading in …
: “As of today, 90% of everyone who pays for our service uses at least one Apple device.” — DHH in a …
: There’s a new plug-in on the Find Plug-ins page: Navigation List by @TheDimPause. It adds a …
: For anyone using IndieBookClub to post what books you’re reading to Micro.blog, I changed how …
: Added @jsonbecker’s Bigfoot plug-in to the Micro.blog “Find Plug-ins” page. This …
: I’ve rolled the Quotebacks experiment out to more places in Micro.blog on the web. The …
: There’s another new plug-in from @jsonbecker: Glightbox, which lets you add photos that zoom …
: The custom.micro.blog site is now a team blog, and @Miraz is inviting other folks to contribute. …
: Sneak peek at Sunlit 3.0 Our app Sunlit has an interesting history. Jonathan Hays and I came up with the original concept for …
: I love seeing the new Micro.blog plug-ins! Here’s one from @jsonbecker: it adds a Hugo shortcode to …
: Thanks to @thatguygriff for sharing a Micro.blog plug-in that adds Open Graph tags to your blog, to …
: As an animation fan, I used to buy Laserdisc box sets for all the extra behind-the-scenes footage. …
: We’re going to skip recording @coreint this week. Also considering whether it’s time to …
: Updated both the “Twitter cards" and “Search page” plug-ins to fix compatibility …
: A quick heads-up to theme and plug-in web developers: I’ve tweaked how Micro.blog sets the blog …
: Inspired by a question from @andynicolaides, I wrote a Micro.blog plug-in that adds a …
: Introducing plug-ins for Micro.blog I often hear from people who like the built-in designs on Micro.blog-hosted blogs, but they want to …
: Preparing to launch a new feature tomorrow, but of course in the process I accidentally broke some …
: Just posted Core Intuition 427. @danielpunkass and I talk about receiving Apple’s dev kit for …
: Catching up on a couple of the sessions I missed at IndieWebCamp West. All the videos are linked on …
: Had a good conversation with @danielpunkass today, which will be on Core Intuition tonight or …
: I’m running Big Sur full time. Here’s an early build of the next update to Micro.blog for macOS. …
: Planning to launch something new for Micro.blog next week. But first, got away for a couple days to …
: With WWDC mostly wrapped up, it’s time to look to IndieWebCamp West this weekend. Virtual …
: New episode of Core Intuition covers our reaction to the first few days of WWDC. Mac frameworks, ARM …
: Got my approval email for the ARM dev kit. I was starting to wonder, but I guess they have plenty to …
: In all the WWDC excitement, forgot to check whether Dropbox works before jumping to macOS 11. It …
: Thanks everyone who made it to our Micro.blog Meetup + WWDC virtual group photo today! It really …
: On the podcast recently, @danielpunkass and I speculated that if WWDC 2020 is a …
: Morning everyone! Looking forward to new WWDC videos today. Also, join us for a quick Micro Meetup …
: I launched Micro.blog and everything else exclusively on this old 13-inch MacBook Pro. Not fast …
: I bought my current MacBook Pro 5 years ago. It’s held up well. Today, ordered a 16-inch. I …
: For the last 3 years at WWDC, we’ve had a Micro Meetup for attendees in San Jose, with a group …
: This was one of the best WWDC keynotes in years. Start of ARM transition looks great, running iOS …
: I was hoping for major Catalyst improvements, and it looks like we got them. Looking forward to the …
: Apple has covered a lot already, and this keynote format makes it easier to have more presenters. …
: Fixing the App Store for developers It’s WWDC opening day. I wasn’t planning on writing about the App Store again, because I …
: We’ll be collecting WWDC-related posts in a special section of Discover on Micro.blog today.
: One of my blog posts from 2016 that holds up well today when talking about the App Store: Apple …
: When did we all just accept that of course Apple’s services revenue needs to keep growing? No …
: “Money grabs the headlines, but there’s a far more elemental story here. It’s about the …
: “Change is hard, but delaying what’s right is toxic.” — Seth Godin on Juneteenth
: Someone decided to throw a database of thousands of exploitable xmlrpc.php URLs at us this morning. …
: Daniel and I recorded a new Core Intuition today all about the App Store, Hey rejection, and …
: Apple's statement about EU antitrust I have long argued for fixing the 2 most fundamental problems with the App Store: exclusive …
: Embedding microblog posts with Quotebacks For a long time I’ve wanted to add quoting tools to Micro.blog, so that it’s even easier …
: We’ve posted Core Int 424, talking with @danielpunkass about the ARM rumor, how it compares to …
: I’ve just added better “alt text” support when posting from the web in Micro.blog, …
: My new Gluon shirt arrived. If you’re new to Micro.blog, check out Gluon for iOS and Android, …
: I’ll be attending IndieWebCamp West later this month. It’s online-only, centered in the …
: Core Intuition 423 We published a new episode of Core Intuition today. From the show notes: Daniel and Manton react to …
: New muting improvements We’ve updated Micro.blog’s muting today to work more consistently everywhere, with a new …
: Love these new USPS stamps. Picking out stamps was one of my favorite parts of sending stickers to …
: You can now more easily upload short videos to M.b from the web, not just from the native iOS and …
: I’ve made some minor improvements to M.b posting from the web today. Attaching a photo shows a …
: “Many votes together can change the course of history. If you don’t make good use of your …
: Frustration and focus Everyone reacts differently when frustrated by what they see in the world. When I don’t know …
: Beautiful hike at Enchanted Rock. Started to rain a little just as we made it to the top.
: Incredible launch. Congrats NASA and SpaceX! 🚀
: On this week’s Core Int, we talk about @danielpunkass getting inspired with Black Ink, …
: Today's Dithering No surprise since we launched microcasting on Micro.blog — short podcasts, usually around 5-15 …
: Kiki’s Delivery Service was the first Miyazaki film I watched, in 1998 when I found it on VHS. …
: Closing the microblogging Slack Three years ago I created microblogging.slack.com to chat about indie microblogging and Micro.blog. …
: All podcasts hosted on Micro.blog now have a special JSON Feed version of the podcast feed: …
: New theme: Archie I added a new built-in design to Micro.blog today: Archie, based on the Hugo theme of the same name. …
: It’s a few days late, but Core Int 421 is now online. Acquisitions, support, and mission statements.
: Overheard: “I need a room to store my turnips.” 🏝
: Micro.blog 1.8.3 for iOS Just a quick update for the iOS version of Micro.blog. From the release notes: Fixed username …
: Spotify or Apple acquiring podcasts to make them exclusive is like if Micro.blog acquired …
: If you’re using iA Writer, check out version 5.5.1 now in the App Store. They’ve …
: Fixed several more issues with Markdown import. Thanks folks who sent me example posts from your …
: I always panic when prompted for a tip that I wasn’t expecting. Last week, should’ve …
: App.net archive iOS shortcut and web app Last week I made available an archive of all App.net posts, which I had downloaded right before …
: Book recommendations challenge this week on Micro.blog! Check out the books section of Discover. And …
: Redesigned theme editor for Micro.blog I’ve redesigned the theme text editor in Micro.blog, adding a preview pane and other …
: Blog import improvements I rolled out 2 major improvements to Micro.blog’s import feature today: You can now import …
: Good news: I added a new Micro.blog server today, speeding up a few things. Bad news: A …
: Daniel and I talk about iA Writer adding Micro.blog publishing and more on the latest Core …
: I improved 404 pages for Micro.blog-hosted blogs and documented the feature here. Easy to customize …
: Swapped out the Redis server that handles most of the Micro.blog timeline data, and I think I may …
: New emoji in Micro.blog! We’ve added 🏳️🌈, ☕, and 🏃 to the Discover section. See the help page …
: iA Writer hashtags Here’s a quick tip about iA Writer’s new support for Micro.blog. If you use hashtags in …
: iA Writer adds Micro.blog publishing Exciting news today: the latest version of iA Writer for both iOS and macOS can publish to …
: This glitch is because I got some file permissions wrong on a server. I’ve been running chown …
: If you use Micro.blog on the web and would like a dark mode version, Jason Burk has created a …
: Red salsa for this week’s color-themed photo challenge on Micro.blog.
: App.net archive now available In the final week before App.net shut down, I whipped up a few scripts to download every post on the …
: After a weekend of uploading files to S3 for this App.net archive, decided to abandon that approach …
: Last day of the Micro.blog “quotes” challenge. I recently started looking through this …
: Does anyone remember if App.net had private/protected accounts? I might’ve made a mistake 3 …
: I’ve added a help page for teams in Micro.blog. Includes details on the Hugo parameters for …
: Posted episode 419 of Core Intuition with thoughts on WWDC, Micro.blog for teams, and the updated …
: Trying to figure out how to lower my AWS bill, I realized today that I had a (tiny) EC2 instance …
: The latest tutorial from ScreenCastsOnline is for Micro.blog! It covers so many features, from the …
: I’ve had my original Apple Watch for 5 years, so it had kind of become a point of pride that …
: Micro.blog for iPad has been updated with a narrower sidebar width in portrait. Much nicer.
: Announcing Micro.blog for teams Today we’re launching a new feature on Micro.blog: support for multi-user blogs, so your whole …
: Picked up a to-go coffee today and the place felt uncomfortably crowded. There were only 4 people …
: Updated Micro.blog’s WordPress import and export to support categories this morning. Also, …
: It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what …
: Love this new DuckTales print by Stephanie Ramirez. Framed it today to go with Firewatch, if I can …
: First day of the Micro.blog challenge for this week: quotations! Starting with a favorite movie …
: Rolled out some server improvements today, including a new “…” button for quickly …
: The third-party Micro.blog app Icro has been updated to version 2.2, with Markdown syntax …
: Starting next week, we’re doing a series of micro challenges on Micro.blog to inspire …
: The iOS version of Micro.blog has been updated to version 1.8.1. This fixes the problem of not being …
: We set up the hammock on the front porch. Maybe I need to use the iPad for more work and just stay …
: Family podcasts For the last 2 years, Chet Collins has published a microcast where he shares bits from his day with …
: Just posted Core Intuition 418. @danielpunkass and I speculate more about WWDC, question whether it …
: Went for a short walk as the rain was letting up, listening to the creek fill with water.
: Markdown in MarsEdit Here’s a simple tip for using MarsEdit with Micro.blog. By default, formatting options in …
: Seemingly out of nowhere, thunder and hail in Austin. 🌧️
: Micro.blog 1.9.3 for macOS I’ve updated Micro.blog for macOS to version 1.9.3 with a few bug fixes: Fixed crash …
: We’ve added 🌱 to the Discover section on Micro.blog, mostly for gardening. Related: Happy …
: API history detour for Micro.blog + MarsEdit 4.4 Micro.blog supports primarily 2 APIs for posting to hosted blogs: Micropub, the IndieWeb API used …
: Alamo Drafthouse can’t show movies, so they launched Alamo Curbside for meal kits with fun …
: On the latest Core Intuition we talk about leaving the house, plus more about how local small …
: There’s an alpha version of MarsEdit 4.4 with expanded support for Micro.blog: server drafts, …
: We watched McMillion$ this week. It starts a little slow, but well worth it. Fascinating story that …
: I love this idea to resume the NBA season and playoffs at Walt Disney World. It’s …
: Experimenting with new Discover emoji in Micro.blog for everyone baking bread (🍞 and 🥖) and writing …
: The iPhone SE isn’t for me… Love my X and will likely get the 11 Pro before the 12 …
: Now that we’ve made masks, I feel a little more comfortable occasionally leaving the house for …
: There’s a new version of Gluon for Micro.blog available. Lots of new stuff including support …
: A tragic and beautiful post by Dave Rupert, remembering Christopher Schmitt who passed away suddenly …
: Mattt Thompson covers the new contact tracing framework for NSHipster. I’m glad that …
: Weekend movies Like everyone, lately we’ve been watching a lot of TV. Here are some of the movies and shows …
: Daniel and I talk all about MarsEdit, APIs, and Micro.blog in the latest episode of Core Intuition. …
: Nice write-up from Maurice Parker on what he learned working on iCloud support in NetNewsWire.
: Jean MacDonald has launched a new microcast series about podcasting. Each episode is just a few …
: I’m on the latest episode of Micro Monday with @macgenie, catching up on a bunch of new …
: Easier Micro.blog podcast cover art Podcasting with Micro.blog requires no configuration. Just upload an MP3 with your blog post and …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, we follow up on Powell’s books, @danielpunkass talks …
: Goes without saying that we won’t have an IndieWeb Meetup at Mozart’s this week. There …
: Day One and microblogging I blogged years ago about how I started writing in a journal, originally in books and then in Day …
: We’ve updated Sunlit in the App Store today with several bug fixes. Sunlit is our iOS app that …
: There’s a new Micro Monday out! Jeremy Cherfas talks to Jean about podcasting, the IndieWeb, …
: Micro.blog 1.8 for iOS with post editing Version 1.8 of the Micro.blog iOS app is available. From the release notes: Added …
: On the latest @coreint: looking for leadership in this crisis, plus a discussion about universal …
: Updated the macOS app for Micro.blog to version 1.9.2, switching to the default system font. …
: Wrapped up the next iOS update for M.b today and shipped it off to Apple for approval. Last time it …
: When M.b launched, I used the font Avenir because I liked it and thought it would give the platform …
: This livestream of how Basecamp uses their own product is great. It’s a long video so …
: Jean talks to Joel Mearig on the latest episode of Micro Monday about his own microcast reaching …
: Micro.blog free 6-month hosting for teachers We’ve been talking for a while about offering a “teams” plan on Micro.blog that …
: Updated M.b API for draft posts I’ve added some info about creating draft blog posts to Micro.blog’s Micropub API help …
: Seeing this made me smile while out walking in the neighborhood this week. These kids have the right …
: Fascinating to watch how different companies pivot. Grocery stores have stopped delivering beer and …
: We’ve been trying Basecamp again for Micro.blog planning and documents. So far so good. I was …
: My productivity has dropped to half or less what it should be this week. Thankful for everyone who …
: We posted Core Int 413 today. @danielpunkass and I talk about online-only WWDC and more of what …
: I’m excited that we might see basketball as soon as next month. Great idea to get Big3 going …
: Fun diversion: @ismh’s Mac Madness tournament. Some tricky picks for the first round, often …
: Micro.blog 1.7.3 for iOS We’ve shipped version 1.7.3 of Micro.blog for iOS. From the release notes: Fixed issues and …
: Free microcasting through April It is really easy in times like this to feel lost, unsure of how best to respond to the COVID-19 …
: We just posted @coreint 412. No surprise what the topic is because it has been the same topic for 3 …
: Six years ago I wrote about the different eras of WWDC, and I think we’re entering a new one …
: Austin ISD cancelled today, but not Round Rock. Spring break is next week and I expect it will be …
: Back and forth with App Review, who couldn’t sign in to Micro.blog, I think I’ve tracked …
: This week’s Micro Monday episode features @kimberlyhirsh, talking about her dissertation, …
: It has been months since I’ve submitted an update to the App Store. I still find the review …
: Great to see the new NetNewsWire for iOS ship this week! It has been really fun watching …
: Fixing location data in Micro.blog photos MarsEdit developer Daniel Jalkut had a great post recently about protecting privacy by stripping out …
: I always try to mark the anniversary of my blog. I started it with my first blog post during SXSW, …
: Feels like we’ve been mostly holed up the last week. Got outside for a great walk downtown today.
: Excluding posts from the timeline I’ve heard from a few folks recently who would like a better way to control on a per-post …
: We recorded @coreint yesterday and before posting today there was breaking news about SXSW, so we …
: Super Tuesday thoughts I voted here in Texas on Tuesday. I’ve blogged in short bursts over the last few years about …
: Normally the IndieWeb Meetup in Austin is the first Wednesday of the month, but we’re going to …
: The new 30-day photo challenge pin on Micro.blog is ready, and a few people who routinely post every …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about a potential WWDC 2020 with the …
: Refresh button for feeds While we have greatly improved the performance of publishing new posts to your microblog and …
: Congrats to the Iconfactory on shipping Tot! It’s an elegant little app for jotting down quick …
: We announced Conversation.js this week and focused on how easy it is to enable on Micro.blog, but it …
: I’ve added a help page for Conversation.js that also includes some example CSS that I use to …
: Well, I had a good run with the photo challenge… After 23 days in a row, I forgot to post …
: Replies on your blog with Conversation.js During the project day at IndieWebCamp Austin last weekend, I built a new feature for Micro.blog …
: Updated the posting screen with new Micro.blog third-party apps: Gluon and Mimi Uploader. Also …
: Mimi Uploader for iOS is now available! It’s a great batch photo uploader for Micro.blog that …
: Thanks everyone who attended IndieWebCamp! This was our best turnout in Austin and I personally got …
: End of the MetroRail line while they rip up the road around the station at the convention center.
: IndieWebCamp Austin day 2 is winding down. I wrapped up my project to show replies on my blog posts …
: Downtown can sometimes seem like a bit of a spectacle: new construction, partiers enjoying Austin, …
: Sounds like progress is being made to get the Zilker Zephyr running again. It has been closed for …
: At the Micro Meetup at Easy Tiger on 6th. 🍻 We did a final walk-through of the IndieWebCamp venue …
: Thinking of “scale” earlier tonight while I was driving, the sky lit up in color. And …
: Just sent out an email reminder about IndieWebCamp for everyone joining us in Austin this weekend. …
: One of the great things about Micro.blog is that it attracts people with very high standards, …
: Somewhere up there in the sky… space. I was so busy today I almost skipped the photo challenge, but …
: Scattered seats in the Apple Store, opposing any kind of symmetry or order.
: More coffee for the photo challenge. Cool drink outside Bakery Lorraine while we waited for our …
: I sent out a new Micro Monday email newsletter today. You can also view it on the web.
: Micro Meetup this Friday IndieWebCamp Austin is this weekend! Jean MacDonald will be in town for the event, so we’re …
: Nice spot to rest while walking the dog today.
: For today’s photo challenge: balance. My glasses balancing on the “nosey” holder …
: Reminder that because of the 30-day photo challenge, when you join Micro.blog today you get free …
: IndieWebCamp Austin is next weekend, February 22-23! You can register here. We’ve updated the …
: I usually order an iced coffee, but need a little warmth on a cold morning. Coffee at Red Horn.
: “Rise up! I will fight for this land, but there’s only one man who can give us a command …
: We’ve just posted episode 408 of Core Intuition. Update on manager meetings, running ads, and …
: I don’t have any particular attachment to Sticker Mule, and in fact once tried to switch to …
: Gluon for iOS and Android Gluon is the first cross-platform mobile app for Micro.blog. It supports multiple Micro.blog …
: My go-to smoothie lately: one frozen banana, frozen blueberries, a little plain yogurt, peanut …
: IndieWebCamp ad experiment We’ll never have ads on Micro.blog. It’s really important to me that it’s …
: Winning the Democratic nomination is about timing. I like where Amy Klobuchar’s momentum is …
: I added the placeholder for the 30-day photo challenge pin. You can view your pins in Micro.blog by …
: Announcing the IndieWebCamp Austin speakers I’m happy to announce that we have 3 short keynotes planned for the first morning of …
: Sent the first new email newsletter in a while! You can view it on the web here. Unfortunately, I …
: The sign outside Cenote on a rainy afternoon. Coffee and work on resuming the Micro Monday …
: Moving from Mailchimp to SendGrid For the last couple of years we’ve used Mailchimp’s Mandrill service to send …
: Sometimes it’s good to hit “pause” on a conversation and take some time before …
: Enjoying the Oscars. I like that they do best animated feature early, but then there’s always a bit …
: I fixed one of the last potential glitches in refreshing feeds in Micro.blog. Should make a nice …
: Posted a new Core Int about getting AirPods, follow-up with @danielpunkass on email marketing …
: Today’s photo challenge prompt: contrast. Finally got some AirPods. They’re great, but …
: Made some additional improvements to Micro.blog’s cross-posting so that it can more reliably …
: Follow-up on RSS in Apple News When Daniel Jalkut posted about Apple’s email to keep his blog active in Apple News, I …
: A sign above. We’ve been watching them expand this HEB with grocery pick-up for months and it almost …
: It’s time for me to stop pretending Android doesn’t exist. I picked up a cheap Samsung …
: Congrats to @michal on shipping Vorto! It’s a unique take on learning a language. Real-time …
: IndieWebCamp Online is this weekend. It’s all remote, so you can jump into the video chat and …
: We are 6 days in to the Micro.blog 30-day photo challenge. Love seeing all the photos. I created a …
: Listened to some of Trump’s speech on the radio in the car. For the first time in a while for …
: It snowed last night. Still a little left on some of the plants outside.
: This could’ve been for “reflect” or today’s prompt “hide”. Our new sticker Baby Yoda hiding on the …
: Reminder that the IndieWeb Meetup is tonight at Mozart’s Coffee for anyone in the Austin area. …
: Submitted a talk idea for WordCamp San Antonio next month. I attended a couple years ago and snapped …
: Spurs are 5-5 in their last 10 games. All 5 loses were decided by 4 points or less. They are in …
: “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” Feel lucky I found a nice spot at …
: IndieWebCamp Austin is just around the corner, February 22-23. If you register now it’ll help …
: I didn’t think I wanted my replies on my blog, but now that it’s a built-in Micro.blog …
: Adam Schiff’s closing argument was extraordinary. Thank you. 🇺🇸
: I can’t believe they’re still letting Pat Cipollone speak after it has been revealed …
: Just because Trump won’t be removed doesn’t mean the impeachment process didn’t …
: IndieWeb Meetup this Wednesday in Austin, 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. We’ll talk about …
: Trees reflecting in my car window. Today’s prompt for the photo challenge makes me think of …
: Day 2 of the photo challenge. A few months ago we impulse bought this bucket list book of 1000 …
: Because the main Discover timeline is limited to recent posts for now, a good way to see more photos …
: Mimi Uploader beta Sam Grover has been working on a new iOS app for Micro.blog called Mimi Uploader that is all about …
: First day in the 30-day photo challenge. I like how you can see the capitol building in the distance …
: Worried that Bernie’s most uncompromising supporters will be just as divisive to the party as …
: Great blog post from Marco Arment about all the work he put into the new Overcast. The podcasting …
: The photo challenge prompts have been posted. Check out @macgenie’s blog post for the list. …
: I’m punting my deadline for the book Indie Microblogging into February. Thinking about …
: Excited for the 30-day photoblogging challenge that will start on February 1st. New sign-ups on …
: Listened to the first few questions in the impeachment trial before having to turn it off and get …
: Updated this week’s replies feature to also automatically add a “Replies” …
: Great feedback yesterday after we updated Micro.blog hosting with better support for replies. …
: Replies hosted at your own blog When I was first developing Micro.blog, I made a choice that quick replies in the timeline should be …
: I’ve posted about animation a couple times this weekend, so it seems especially fitting to …
: Tuned into the last part of the Annie Awards after SNL was over. Really happy for Klaus as best …
: Old animation pencil tests I was looking through some of my drawings while copying a backup from an old hard drive. Around 2003 …
: I ordered some printer ink 4 days ago. Got delayed, then a strange message yesterday that the …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about the upcoming Planetary social …
: Moved my desk to the other side of my office today. New perspective. Who knows what I’ll be …
: It’s just 1 month until IndieWebCamp Austin: the weekend of February 22-23. If you’re …
: This week’s episode of Micro Monday features guest Amanda Rush, talking with Jean about the …
: I was thinking about why I haven’t joined TikTok and realized something: if Twitter did not …
: I had no idea that Ian McKellen kept a blog during the making of Lord of the Rings. Excellent …
: I take a lot of photos that I imagine posting to my blog, but then they just kind of sit in my photo …
: On @coreint 404 we talk about whether Apple can do more to help the FBI unlock phones, dropping …
: Working on editing an interview transcript and always amused at the different ways that Trint (which …
: I put this print from Nan Lawson on the wall in my office as a Frozen-inspired reminder not to get …
: Found a bird nest while taking down the Christmas lights on the house.
: This week’s Core Intuition is all about Blogger, and the business value in supporting growing …
: Starting to get excited for IndieWebCamp Austin next month! If you’re interested in an open …
: My daughter took apart one of her old typewriters last week, trying to fix it. No luck, but I love …
: Wind starting to pick up a little in Austin. Apparently we’re in for a big day of storms. ⛈
: We’ve got an IndieWeb Meetup in Austin on Wednesday, 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. …
: This week’s Micro Monday guest is Natalie Hester. She talks with Jean about keeping a …
: For our first podcast episode of 2020, @danielpunkass and I talk about recent deadlines, setting …
: We picked up Secret Hitler over the holidays and loved playing it. Great for 5-10 players.
: Happy New Year! 🎉 Hope everyone’s year is off to a good start so far. We’ve got a couple …
: On Core Int 401, I complain about the Mac Pro and @danielpunkass convinces me to delay my book ship …
: My favorite Christmas movies I was sick a few days before Christmas and it forced me to take some extra time off after a very …
: Happy Holidays! Baby Yoda fitting in nicely with the other Christmas decorations.
: It was great having Oisín Prendiville on the 400th episode of Core Intuition. We talked about …
: Downtime happens and I don’t think it’s worth stressing out about. But… Mandrill …
: Updated the table of contents at book.micro.blog to match the latest draft after reorganizing some …
: Micro.blog grows through word of mouth. Want to help? Click Plans → Give Micro.blog. You can invite …
: We’re still growing, but like any paid service, sometimes people cancel their Micro.blog …
: For this week’s Micro Monday, @macgenie is the guest instead of the host. I wanted to …
: David Shanske has updated the Syndication Links plugin for WordPress with Micro.blog support. Check …
: We saw Dear Evan Hansen over the weekend. I had been listening to the songs for a while, but I …
: I’ve been swamped this week, so we’re delaying @coreint episode 400 a couple more days. …
: Twitter to decentralize… something This morning, Jack Dorsey dropped a bombshell: Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to …
: Micro.blog has been added to FontAwesome! Makes it really easy to use the Micro.blog icon on your …
: Nice update to Gluon, now supporting multiple Micro.blog accounts. Out for iOS with Android coming …
: Our little holiday scene in the front yard. Turns out an upside-down tomato cage makes a good …
: I wondered about limiting the impeachment to just 2 articles, but I like how in both they say …
: Great to see Podnews add JSON Feed support. It’s one of my favorite daily newsletters to get a …
: Good call from the NBA on Harden’s dunk and the wild double-OT Spurs win last week. Refs …
: Dropped our old car off for service this morning and got a brand new loaner: Volvo S60. It’s …
: It might sound like a small thing, but working on the Microblogvember pin has wiped away all the …
: Microblogvember pin I’ve finished adding the special pin for anyone who participated in the Microblogvember …
: I introduced a data bug last night in the Micro.blog timeline after upgrading a server. I think …
: Purchasing fake likes Interesting article from The New York Times about a report from the NATO Strategic Communications …
: Gluon — a Micro.blog app for Android — is now available as a public beta in Google Play.
: For the book, I’ve been going through a bunch of web history, re-learning things I had …
: Usually the IndieWeb Meetup in Austin is 1st Wednesday of the month. Next month, that’s New …
: Episode 399 of Core Intuition (just about to hit 400!) covers @danielpunkass’s Black Ink 2 …
: We are still looking for sponsors for IndieWebCamp Austin. Do you work for a web-friendly company …
: If you’re coming to tonight’s IndieWeb Meetup at 6:30pm, Mozart’s Coffee also has …
: We got a new TV: Samsung 55RU8000. We had our last TV for about 8 years so a lot has changed. I was …
: Spurs hold off the Rockets in double OT. Lonnie Walker IV with an incredible 4th quarter. Wow. 🏀
: Thanks for all the congrats and best wishes going into Micro.blog’s 3rd year… I remain …
: Today is the 2-year anniversary of Micro.blog’s public launch! I recorded a new episode of …
: Black Ink 2 is out! We’ve been talking about the launch plans on @coreint and now it’s …
: Starting small Jean MacDonald has a great wrap-up post about the Microblogvember daily blogging challenge and the …
: Sent a short newsletter last night with a link to the latest Micro Monday episode, unlocking pins, a …
: Micro Monday episode 73 features guest Andrew Canion. Jean talks with Andrew about daily blogging in …
: It’s December! IndieWeb Meetup this Wednesday, 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee in Austin. ☕
: Photo storage migration Early last Friday morning, one of the Micro.blog photo storage servers failed. I brought it back up …
: Misty morning at the Christmas tree farm in Elgin.
: Baby Yoda yarn! @traci bought a crochet pattern online. 🧶
: Kickstarter update with book release date Today I sent the following update to Kickstarter backers. Hi everyone! I’ve set a release date …
: Got access to WT.social. Still a little frustrated that they get so much press for what is another …
: Drafting an update to send next week to Kickstarter backers, and I was almost tempted to work the …
: Morning hike at Pace Bend over the weekend. 🏕
: Sergio Pablos interview and Klaus I’ve blogged about Klaus a couple times. It’s one of those films that I was a little …
: Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered Indie Microblogging this week. It’s great motivation for me …
: People often ask how they can support Micro.blog beyond subscribing to the monthly $5 plan. Post to …
: I talk more about the Indie Microblogging book details on today’s Core Int. Then …
: Book ship date and pre-order As 2016 was winding down, I was determined to start 2017 with something new. On January 2nd, I …
: Great news for Android microbloggers: there’s a new build of Gluon available. This brings the …
: Listening to Sondland’s opening statement while I work. I’m sympathetic to his complaint …
: Beautiful outside today at Mueller.
: I could blog about the App Store vaping app controversy but I’ve said it already in my essay …
: Working on the book. When it goes live on the web, it will be published as a Micro.blog-hosted site …
: Blazers in Houston with @cheesemaker.
: Whenever a new social network launches, I compare it against my post about the 4 parts to finding …
: “And it’s really an amazing thing you’ve done. I guess, in a way, I did something …
: As an example of something that could be a live microblog: accounts like the Six Colors …
: I like what The New York Times does with their side-by-side impeachment video and analysis, which is …
: On Core Intuition 396, we react to the 16-inch MacBook Pro news, talk about @danielpunkass’s …
: Just got billed for iTunes Match again because I’m afraid to cancel it. Even after doing some …
: After reading this article about pricing uncertainty with the .org top-level domain being sold, I …
: Listening to some of the impeachment testimony while I work. The Republicans' strategy is pretty …
: I still love my mid-2014 MacBook Pro and have resisted upgrading it because it has been so reliable, …
: The back catalog on Disney+ is incredible. I feel like I’ve spent a small fortune on Disney …
: Watching the Tony Parker jersey retirement. I love this year’s Spurs team but it’s going to be a …
: Barton Creek earlier today, right before the temperature dropped.
: Blogging workflow You might think because I created Micro.blog that I have a perfectly simple blogging workflow that …
: Core Intuition 395 We are getting really close to episode 400. Feels like a big milestone to me, and I’ve been …
: Up early for a Saturday. Cold outside but it’s going to get colder next week, maybe even with …
: Needed to order a new water filter for our fridge and might have added Link’s Awakening to my …
: 20 years of Inessential Brent Simmons marking the 20th anniversary of his blog: It’s tempting to think that The Thing …
: Gonna try to make it to next week’s WordPress meetup in Austin. I use M.b for my blog now, of …
: Frustrated by little things that don’t matter this morning. No seats at the coffee shop so …
: Sponsoring IndieWebCamp Austin IndieWebCamp Austin is coming up in February at Capital Factory. This is our 3rd event in Austin and …
: Kill the algorithm Ben Thompson has an excellent article this week about free speech, political ads, and Facebook. …
: IndieWeb Meetup in Austin tonight! 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. Super informal, everyone’s …
: Micro.blog filters with post length There’s a powerful filter mechanism inside Micro.blog for automatically assigning categories …
: New voting machines in Austin. They aren’t perfect — screen UI could be a little better, and …
: Great feature in the Mac App Store about Acorn developer @ccgus. Make sure to click through to the …
: It has been 3 years since the 2016 election. I hope you’re not waiting for Twitter or Facebook …
: Lanyon theme on Micro.blog There’s a new built-in theme available on Micro.blog called Lanyon, based on the open source …
: I didn’t realize until I just got a mention that push notifications work in Icro for Mac! I …
: Icro for Mac Two new versions of the third-party Micro.blog app Icro have been released. The iOS version now …
: IndieWeb Meetup this week in Austin! Wednesday at Mozart’s Coffee, 6:30pm. Stop by to chat …
: Day 2 of Catalina, now hitting more issues with full disk access and Ruby-related commands. Using …
: Running a series of exports and scripts to do some number crunching and update Micro.blog mailing …
: With a couple new releases of Micro.blog and Sunlit out the door, I think it’s time to upgrade …
: Micro.blog 1.7.2 for iOS is now available in the App Store. Just a few more bug fixes and minor …
: Core Intuition episode 394 with @danielpunkass reporting on his first meeting “with his …
: Marking the halfway point on our walk today, took this photo of downtown Austin from the pedestrian …
: IndieWebCamp Austin will be February 22-23, 2020. Registration is now open! Just $10 for the …
: Today at 2:30pm central time, Tantek Çelik is giving an IndieWeb talk — Take Back Your Web — at …
: I finished NaNoWriMo in 2005 and recommend trying it if you have time. For something shorter, just …
: Disappointed that Beto is suspending his campaign before we vote, but it is difficult to recapture …
: If you’re new to Micro.blog, we have pins you can earn just for fun and to encourage posting …
: There’s a new update to our photo app Sunlit out with improvements and bug fixes.
: Reacting to the news that Twitter is banning political ads, I’m announcing today that …
: Almost shocked that Twitter is banning political ads. Didn’t think they had the guts to make a …
: NBA west is wide open For the last few years, right before the regular season starts, Jon Hays and I usually paste in our …
: We’re at the point with Micro.blog where anyone considering rolling their own Hugo blog should …
: “You choose the web you want.” — Brent Simmons
: Register your domain name on Micro.blog Since the very beginning of Micro.blog we’ve encouraged you to use your own domain name with …
: Dropped my bike off last week to repair the wheel and for general tune-up, and I’ve taken it …
: Content ownership is not complicated There have been a few IndieWebCamps recently, including in Amsterdam, New York, and Brighton. …
: Swarm check-ins and Micro.blog Following my experiment with importing Foursquare data, I’ve officially updated Micro.blog to …
: Micro.blog is sponsoring WordCamp Seattle next month, and @macgenie will be there. We’re also …
: Went to the travel writing panel at the Texas Book Festival today. Having just come back from …
: Toronto photos Years ago my wife and I were in Vegas and had a chance to see Elton John… and missed it. This year, …
: I was traveling this week and took a bit of time off from blogging and answering email except for …
: For this week’s Core Intuition, we talk about @danielpunkass’s trip to Amsterdam and how …
: Micro Monday episode 70! Guest @adders talks about when he first discovered blogging, the impact of …
: Clouds lit up tonight just after sunset.
: Dave Winer shares a screencast on YouTube of how he publishes to his blog. It’s in an outline …
: Happier without analytics Garrett Dimon writes about removing all analytics from his web site and how little he misses it: …
: Fun with location check-ins I love having everything together on manton.org. Whether it’s blog posts about tech, personal …
: If you’re using the default Marfa theme on Micro.blog, I’ve added a couple checkboxes to …
: Sunlit 2.5.7 We’ve released a new version of our photo-blogging app Sunlit. Mostly a bunch of bug fixes, …
: There have been a lot of IndieWebCamps this year! This weekend is Brighton, England. Free, 2-day …
: As usual I’m working on a few things at once that’ll ship soon. I’m especially …
: Layers of highways near Fort Worth.
: Mural outside Twisted Root in Waco.
: I’ve been skeptical of Spotify’s approach to podcasting and the potential downsides for …
: Speaking of cross-posting, I’ve updated our LinkedIn support in Micro.blog for the latest …
: Saying goodbye to Facebook cross-posting I’ve removed the option for Facebook cross-posting on Micro.blog. Facebook recently disabled …
: Micro.blog 1.9.1 for macOS Yesterday we updated the iOS app for Micro.blog with several bug fixes and tweaks for iOS 13. Today …
: We forgot to take a group shot at the IndieWeb Meetup in Austin last week, but just noticed as I was …
: Micro.blog 1.7.1 for iOS I’ve posted an update to Micro.blog for iOS with several bug fixes. Here are the changes in …
: Klaus trailer There’s a new trailer out for Klaus, which hits select theaters and then Netflix in November. …
: I’m still frustrated that simple bug fixes need to be approved by Apple just to send a …
: Someone’s lost key in an empty parking lot.
: Trying to resist judging Catalyst by the initial apps out with Catalina today. Most developers were …
: Wrapping up Apple Arcade trial When Apple Arcade launched, I thought it would be fun to try a new game each day for 30 days. And it …
: Last week’s Core Intuition covered the Microsoft Surface event, App Store Search Ads, fixing …
: Agent Intercept is a combination of racing game and spy story, with new missions released every day. …
: I haven’t played many endless runners, so while trying EarthNight I’m thinking of …
: I updated the M.b /photos page for hosted blogs to only include JPEGs to help filter out …
: I read through The Verge’s liveblog of the Surface event. I’m very interested in what …
: Playing a new game each day means I just can’t get very far if there’s any depth to the …
: Clicking through the attendee list from IndieWebCamp Amsterdam, there’s so much variety in …
: Reminder that there’s an IndieWeb Meetup tonight. Mozart’s Coffee at 6:30pm. Hope to see …
: The look of Towaga: Among Shadows reminds me just a little of Don Bluth’s Dragon’s Lair. …
: Inktober pin Good luck to everyone participating in Inktober this month! We’ve added a special Micro.blog …
: Playing a new Apple Arcade game each day, I barely have time to scratch the surface of most games, …
: I sent a new email newsletter out tonight, but I haven’t updated the mailing list addresses …
: Maybe SNL and others have counted him out, but I made another small donation to Beto’s …
: We found a coral snake next to the house this morning. Despite living in Texas my whole life, one of …
: IndieWeb Meetup this Wednesday, 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee in Austin. Grab a coffee or smoothie …
: Another card-related game for the weekend: Where Cards Fall, from the developer of Alto’s …
: Still hearing about games in Apple Arcade that I hadn’t seen with random browsing. Recommended …
: I need to work from coffee shops more if for no other reason than I can’t easily get …
: What The Golf? keep surprising me with its delightful wackiness. Busy day today so I needed …
: Core Intuition 390 We posted episode 390 of Core Intuition. From the show notes: Manton finds a workaround to his Sign …
: The best Apple Arcade games start with gameplay nearly right away, realizing they are mobile games …
: Love the idea of how shadows are used in Projection: First Light, but I don’t have time to …
: Impressed that the Democrats have actually set the narrative early. This transcript confirms what we …
: Great interview with Beto on the Bill Simmons podcast. Long episode, but this Overcast link skips to …
: Dodo Peak is kind of half Crossy Road, half Q*bert. 🕹️
: I know we’ve said “this is it” multiple times since Trump was elected, but… this …
: Filter posts into categories As more Micro.blog bloggers use categories to organize their posts, I want to keep making categories …
: This week’s Micro Monday features Tiffany White, talking with Jean about blogging, sharing …
: Pinball Wizard is a fun twist on pinball. Love the cute graphics. 🕹️
: Sending email for Sign in with Apple When we released Micro.blog 1.7 for iOS last week with Sign in with Apple support, Micro.blog could …
: I wonder if we should start making a bigger deal about how fast and lightweight Micro.blog-hosted …
: Bleak Sword is the first game I’ve tried on Apple Arcade that was designed for portrait …
: The Enchanted World I almost forgot to post to my blog for the 6th day of trying games on Apple Arcade. Remember those …
: I’ve tweaked how Micro.blog publishes new blog posts to not leave the archive or photos pages …
: WordPress funding and market dominance Matt Mullenweg blogged that Automattic has received a Series D funding round of $300 million. He had …
: Apple Arcade makes it easy to try a game, and often I’m downloading a game without knowing …
: Timetable episode 125! I talk about the Micro.blog update for iOS 13 today and what the focus should …
: Micro.blog is doing much better in App Store searches now, possibly because I updated the keywords …
: Happy iOS 13 day! Micro.blog 1.7 is out with Dark Mode and Sign in with Apple. I’m also having …
: Sayonara Wild Hearts was featured in the keynote last week and for good reason. I love what …
: We posted this week’s Core Intuition today with more on iPhone 11 upgrades, getting ready for …
: Next up on Apple Arcade: Rayman Mini. I wanted to try a side-scrolling platformer and this is the …
: Beautiful new library in New York. I’d love to visit more libraries while traveling. For such …
: I’m enjoying Mini Motorways on Apple Arcade, from the makers of Mini Metro. Reminds me a bit …
: Sign in with Apple in Micro.blog We added Sign in with Apple to the next version of Micro.blog for iOS 13. It can be used to sign in …
: Apple Arcade is rolling out. I’m going to do micro reviews for a new game each day this week. …
: I signed up for ESPN+ to watch a few FIBA games last week. Love that there’s nearly continuous …
: Finished watching Undone. I’m usually a little suspicious of rotoscope, but it works here and …
: Finally got to see Les Misérables live this weekend. So great. Still singing the songs, and was …
: I can understand why it’s not currently a feature, but I wish Apple IDs / Sign in with Apple …
: On the latest Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about this week’s Apple event, whether to get …
: I was reminded today that we’ve had folks on M.b for over 2 years, and the public launch …
: Submitted the new Micro.blog for iOS 13 to Apple. Not totally sure it will be approved right away …
: Love this incredible project (via the Studio Neat newsletter) to capture a 30-year time-lapse of New …
: Notifications for third-party Micro.blog apps Last year after Twitter changed their streaming API so that apps like Twitterrific and Tweetbot …
: Solid debate tonight for the Democrats. It’s great to see everyone on the same stage. Strong …
: Plans for JSON Feed 1.1 I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since Brent Simmons announced JSON Feed. In the first …
: Sent a new beta of Micro.blog for iOS 13 to beta testers. I’m really excited about this …
: Xcode 11 crashes when I try to run on the device with the iOS 13 beta, so this week I’ve …
: Disappointing loss for team USA against France. I was worried this might happen after watching a …
: I’ve already talked myself out of pre-ordering the iPhone 11 Pro this week. Looking forward to …
: Great updates to the Apple Watch, as usual. I really need to upgrade from my Series 0. I say that …
: Nice pricing on Apple Arcade and TV+. But given the tiny selection of shows compared to Disney+ or …
: The Apple event stream just started up on YouTube… There’s something amusing about …
: This story about App Store search from The New York Times is really well done. It makes me wonder …
: Watching more WWDC videos to try to wrap up iOS 13 work before the Apple announcements tomorrow.
: There’s a new Micro Monday episode out! On episode 67, I talk with Jean about some of the …
: Picked up our car today. Loved everything about ordering online and the car vending machine …
: We’ve been rewriting some old parts of Sunlit to fix bugs and get the app ready for new …
: Mural outside Brick Oven after lunch. 🍕
: Apple has seriously stepped up their game with the web-based beta.music.apple.com, via MacStories. …
: Animated shorts and Richard Williams Richard Williams passed away a couple of weeks ago. The day after, my family and I went to see the …
: Reading more of App Launch Map Field Guide from Aleen Simms after picking it up on launch week. …
: Thanks to @DaveWoodX for the reminder that we need more people to vote for getting the Micro.blog …
: I might be a bit late, but I’ll be at IndieWeb Meetup tonight, 6:30pm at Mozart’s …
: Micro.blog test blogs Blogs hosted on Micro.blog provide a lot of flexibility with custom CSS, themes, and Hugo templates. …
: Mastodon remote follow I’ve updated Micro.blog today to help Mastodon users follow people on Micro.blog. It used to …
: On the latest Core Int, we talk about Siri privacy and follow up on @danielpunkass’s Echo.
: The wall outside Fabled Bookshop in Waco.
: Waco Mammoth National Monument.
: IndieWeb Meetup is coming up next week, Wednesday 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. Also known as …
: The power to move away from big tech DHH blogs about giving a chance to smaller companies to help fix the problems with massive tech …
: Slopes network effect Curtis Herbert has a great blog post about starting an Android version of his app Slopes. Adding …
: I’d love to see Apple release a 13.2 beta tomorrow just to kind of mess with everyone. I need …
: Dialog open source and the IndieWeb Dialog is a full-featured Micro.blog app for Android. Jacky Alciné blogged about it today while …
: Thanks to WP Tavern for writing about Micro.blog and our Tumblr features! Great summary of the role …
: Here’s my blog post from 2002 (!) about moving to NetNewsWire. Feels a little like history …
: NetNewsWire 5.0 Congratulations to Brent Simmons and all the contributors of NetNewsWire for shipping version 5.0 …
: Downloaded my Foursquare archive (about 2500 check-ins over 8 years), thinking I might make it …
: Some days I just want to view The New York Times home page without any stories that mention Trump in …
: Adding more emoji to Discover in Micro.blog. It’ll take a little while to update with all the …
: Posted a new Micro.blog iOS beta for TestFlight today with a bunch of Dark Mode improvements. You …
: Last night we posted episode 385 of Core Intuition. @danielpunkass and I talk about whether we …
: Fixed a couple issues with today’s Tumblr-related features. Large file uploads should also now …
: Tumblr cross-posting I’ve decided to add Tumblr as a cross-posting service in Micro.blog. This means Micro.blog can …
: Sometimes as I work on new features using a test blog, I fool myself into thinking I’m …
: It only took buying 4 packs of LEGO minifigures to get Mickey from Steamboat Willie.
: I’ve switched on robots.txt files for all Micro.blog-hosted blogs, by default allowing full …
: Hong Kong and trending misinformation Twitter announced in a blog post that they have removed over 900 fake accounts spreading …
: I don’t love that today’s Apple Card press release is also an ad for Uber. Is Uber …
: I added a new grid of featured photos on Micro.blog today. This matches the photos collection in …
: Tumblr wasn’t the only big news in blogging land this week. NetNewsWire 5 is now in beta! …
: Reminder if you want to save a little on your Micro.blog subscription, you can pay for a full year …
: Dark mode preview for iOS 13 In all the Mac and iOS software I’ve worked on over the years, I don’t think I’ve …
: Tumblr integration with Micro.blog I’m excited to see where Automattic takes Tumblr, but even today there are already several …
: The latest Core Intuition is all about Tumblr! @danielpunkass and I talk about what the acquisition …
: Looking at the NBA schedule, Spurs are clearly underestimated again. ESPN and TNT only covering 5 …
: Tumblr and… App.net Thanks to the “on this day” feature that Jonathan LaCour built for Micro.blog-hosted …
: Photo challenge for yesterday, day 7: relief. Making it all the way through IKEA without buying …
: Podcast download stats Micro.blog is not a popularity contest. We don’t have follower counts or public likes because …
: Catching up on @macgenie’s photo challenge. I was working at Whole Foods for day 5, and I love …
: If you’re running iOS 13 + dark mode, we have a beta of Micro.blog for iOS available now. You …
: Ran into what I thought was an iOS simulator issue testing dark mode, so I (foolishly?) installed …
: We posted Core Intuition 383 this morning, following up on Black Ink 2 progress and the impact of …
: Reminder that there’s an IndieWeb Meetup (aka Homebrew Website Club) this Wednesday. …
: Great photo challenge from @macgenie. First day is “patience”. As in: don’t speed …
: Speaking of the Texas State Capitol, this YouTube video shows a great recreation in LEGO. …
: Even though I‘ve always lived in Austin, I often feel like a tourist whenever I’m downtown. My photo …
: Working on new features and haven’t had a chance to blog my thoughts on the Siri privacy story …
: Next Wednesday: IndieWeb Meetup at Mozart’s Coffee, 6:30pm. For writers, developers, …
: We just posted Core Intuition episode 382, responding to feedback about Micro.blog’s new …
: NSDrinking is tonight, 8pm at Radio Coffee & Beer. It’s an informal meetup to chat about …
: Some good moments in tonight’s debate. I’m still looking forward to voting for Beto. …
: You can now use emoji in the “about me” text of your Micro.blog profile. Finally.
: Ruined by Design 📚 When I started reading Ruined by Design, my first thought was that I had missed the window for …
: If you’ve started using the new photos page on your microblog, you may have noticed that the …
: This is one of the most unique Airbnbs I’ve stayed at. Also beautiful inside. Near Round Top, Texas.
: Cool to see Micro.blog’s podcast categories update mentioned in today’s Podnews. Great …
: New photos page for Micro.blog-hosted blogs I love photo blogs. Last year, Jonathan LaCour wrote Microgram to allow anyone on Micro.blog to …
: Depressing post by Paul Reiffer on how Instagram “influencers” are disrespecting and …
: “The myth of the solo creator might be one of the most corrosive to creativity in …
: Podcast categories updated on Micro.blog Apple this week rolled out an updated list of categories for their podcast directory. Some old …
: Interesting post today from Seth Godin on how big platforms have surrendered their ability to curate …
: Former Twitter developer Chris Wetherall interviewed by BuzzFeed News about why he regrets working …
: One year ago today, I wrote a blog post reacting to Anchor’s attitude on podcasting. It holds …
: Realized late last night that I had forgotten to prepare the Micro Monday email newsletter. Rather …
: Customizing podcast feeds and Micro.blog design I wanted to highlight 2 new blog posts from the Micro.blog community about customizing themes. …
: “It is only fitting, that after I served loyally for 19 years as Tim Duncan’s assistant, that …
: Copy HTML for photos Micro.blog makes it really easy to post some text and a photo to your blog, but sometimes you want a …
: Detoured because of traffic, crossing the tracks on the back roads outside of San Antonio.
: In the Apple dev community, if you’re only following Joe Cieplinski on Twitter you’re …
: Not much love out there for the recent Dropbox changes, but I actually like the updated Mac app. I …
: On today’s episode of Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I follow up about renaming my Twitter …
: Really nice how GitHub’s new plans work, with private repositories even for personal accounts. …
: Apple exclusive podcasts skepticism Jason Snell has a post for Macworld reacting to the news that Apple plans to fund original podcasts: …
: Not sure where Apple is going with exclusive podcasts, but it’s probably nowhere good. By …
: Refactoring a bunch of stuff and doing a better job than usual of actually deleting code that …
: Decided to cut out a major section of my book that doesn’t really fit, and which I don’t …
: Inspired by many of the great photos on Micro.blog, I’m changing up the newsletter format …
: Reading a lot of criticism that the $5 billion fine against Facebook is inadequate, but written by …
: Speaking of breaking up Facebook, see my post from last November on the topic. Still true. …
: Sometimes I discover someone new who is advocating for a more distributed web… but all they …
: Land and sky stretching out from the north Mopac and 45 toll road. I hope this stays undeveloped for …
: I was up really early this morning, so took some time to look at the MySQL slow query log, which I …
: “It’s worrying how easily the most vile of fringe views can be elevated by seemingly-benign …
: Simplifying the Micro.blog subscriptions I want to give everyone a heads-up about a change we’re making next week. When Micro.blog …
: The next update to Micro.blog for iOS will support Dark Mode on iOS 13. There are still several …
: Solved some more of the performance issues on Micro.blog. Hopefully that’ll be it for the …
: On Core Intuition 380, Daniel and I talk through how to reach more people and the role (if any) of …
: I’ve always liked the 36 Hours travel series in The New York Times, so as we’ve been …
: After talking to @danielpunkass today for the next episode of Core Intuition, I’ve renamed my …
: 15th street as the sun was setting.
: This week’s Micro Monday features Pratik, who is just back from Yellowstone National Park. …
: One of those long days where I have to block out the whole afternoon for errands. Have a little …
: Some incredible black and white photos by Adrian Villa from a recent road trip.
: Working on some much-needed performance improvements, which should also fix the intermittent errors …
: Interview with IndieWeb co-founders Last year after IndieWeb Summit in Portland, I sat down with IndieWeb co-founders Tantek Çelik and …
: New tagmoji on Micro.blog I’ve updated the Discover emoji on Micro.blog to add several new topics: breakfast: 🍳 🥞 🥓 …
: Started the morning with a long walk, listening to podcasts and trying to put together all the …
: Catching up on movies this weekend. Rocketman and Toy Story 4. 🍿
: Rolled out a few tweaks to custom pages on Micro.blog-hosted blogs today, including performance …
: Happy July 4th! Hope everyone has a great day. @danielpunkass and I just posted a new episode of …
: Great to hear about last weekend’s IndieWeb Summit from @tomwiththeweather at tonight’s …
: Sunlit 2.5.6 is now available with a few bug fixes.
: IndieWeb meetup in Austin this Wednesday: Homebrew Website Club at Mozart’s, 6:30pm. Join us …
: Reading through the Etherpad notes from yesterday’s IndieWeb Summit sessions.
: Tweaking the cache size in MySQL’s config reminds me of setting the memory for individual apps …
: Referencing photos in Hugo themes Greg Morris has imported his WordPress posts to Micro.blog hosting and had a question about …
: Getting back into the routine of recording Timetable. On today’s episode, I talk a little …
: I’ll be at NSDrinking tomorrow night, 8pm at Radio Coffee & Beer. It’s an informal …
: The server upgrade went off the rails… After an unexpected failure, I ended up having to spin …
: Usually when I do server maintenance, I can just disable a feature on Micro.blog but keep everything …
: Speaking of IndieWeb Summit, on a smaller scale we are finally restarting the Homebrew Website Club …
: This week’s guest on Micro Monday is @jgmac1106. Greg talks to Jean about the upcoming …
: Cloudy at sunrise this morning, but still great view of the lake from Mount Bonnell.
: We’ve highlighted 4 new videos (plus a bonus video) for Film Fest Friday this week on …
: Hot today in Austin. Downtown, walking past the Capitol before lunch.
: Sticking to the mission statement Micro.blog’s goal is to encourage more people to post to their own blogs instead of only on …
: On the latest Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I cover more of the WWDC announcements we skipped …
: This is a great feature on @macsparky and his favorite apps in the Mac App Store, via @ismh. I …
: Seeing new microcasts spring up, I want to get back to recording Timetable. I think it did a better …
: Facebook content moderators I don’t even want to link to that story by Casey Newton at The Verge because it’s so …
: I had a couple extra hours last night before the scheduled server upgrade. Used the time to work on …
: Back around WWDC, I said I might take part of Micro.blog down for an upgrade, but I ended up …
: Failed donut shops On road trips lately, I’ve been fascinated by out-of-business donut shops. If it’s late …
: Musicians on Micro.blog Jacob Gorban started a new site for musicians to connect on Micro.blog. From the about page: I had …
: WWDC 2019 wrap-up Finally getting around to posting this. The last couple of weeks since WWDC have been busy. But as I …
: Clicking through the “On this day” link on my blog, I noticed my post Multiplane from 6 …
: As part of winding down the Tweet Marker API, I’ve split off the main tweetmarker.net site …
: Ordered a new external SSD to install Catalina. I really try to keep all important files on as few …
: This week’s Micro Monday episode features Miraz Jordan, talking about her new site …
: Spent the weekend in Tyler, Texas. This is the Cotton Belt Depot. Built in 1905 and now used partly …
: Worked from the coffee shop this afternoon, then found this deer in our front yard as I was arriving …
: I love this technote by Brent Simmons on supporting NetNewsWire (and supporting the open web).
: I’m not surprised that Kawhi was so great this year. In his entire career, he’s really …
: We’ve started a new weekly feature: Film Fest Friday, to highlight videos posted to …
: After several months of great luck with iOS app review, the latest bug fix update for Wavelength has …
: Jean wrote a post about how the Discover timeline works in Micro.blog — thoughts on curation, …
: Congrats Toronto! Good game. Even without Durant and Klay, Warriors made it close. Really …
: There’s a new site from @Miraz with dozens of tutorials on customizing your blog on …
: Just a reminder that after 8 years of running Tweet Marker, I’m winding it down. Thanks …
: Just posted Core Intuition 376 with a discussion about San Jose, SwiftUI, and Catalyst.
: “I rarely just tweet something, unless it’s truly ephemeral (or a reply, obviously). I prefer …
: Doing a little housekeeping on monday.micro.blog. Using categories for Episodes, Transcripts, and …
: I feel really bad for Durant. But I also can’t forget how Kawhi went out in the 2017 west …
: I was starting to root for a game 6 when KD went out. That’s no way to end the finals. Then …
: The latest Micro Monday podcast features… me! Jean and I answer questions from the Micro.blog …
: Micro.blog for macOS version 1.9 Micro.blog has been updated on the Mac. Here are the changes: Added new Open option when clicking a …
: Took a break from watching SwiftUI sessions to finish some unglamorous (but necessary) AppKit work. …
: Kawhi is incredible, but this whole Raptors team is playing great. I’m not sure even Durant …
: For 5 years I’ve been saying on @coreint: “wake me when there’s a Swift-only UI …
: Book progress and interview Today I sent the following update to Kickstarter backers. I wanted to give everyone a progress …
: While a lot of people were traveling to San Jose last Sunday, I published a blog post about walled …
: Reminder that there’s no @coreint this week. Daniel and I have a rule: we only talk about the …
: Micro.blog at WWDC It was a good week at WWDC. Micro.blog helped sponsor last night’s LIVE near WWDC concert, and …
: Sign In with Apple This is one of the most interesting announcements from WWDC for me. Aaron Parecki wrote a detailed …
: Flying over downtown Austin and the UT campus on the way back from WWDC.
: Thanks everyone who made it to our Micro.blog WWDC meetup! Another good turnout this year. Really …
: Micro.blog meetup details for WWDC 2019 The 3rd annual WWDC Micro.blog meetup will be today at 12pm outside Grace Deli & Cafe. If you’re …
: I like the name Catalyst. Better than Marzipan. Still a lot of questions, hopefully to be answered …
: The new Mac Pro is bigger than I was expecting, and much more powerful than anything I need. Hope …
: Apple might be 10 years late catching up to Google Street View, but I’m impressed with how …
: Nice updates to Apple Watch. Still going to keep my Series 0 a little bit longer… Might as …
: Added a new link at the top of Discover on Micro.blog to point to WWDC-related posts. It’ll be …
: Open gardens In technology, the walled garden is a platform where one vendor controls distribution. If you want …
: About to fly out to San Jose. Looking forward to seeing everyone! This WWDC is going to be huge. …
: I’m considering upgrading one of the photo servers late tomorrow night, before WWDC gets …
: The Weekly Listen and podcasting workflow Love this new podcast from Joe Cieplinski. It’s a great example of trying something new with a …
: For the 30th and final day in a row of visiting parks: Zilker. Brought a picnic to have above Lou …
: Brent posted a reminder to the Omni blog that LIVE near WWDC tickets are going fast. It’ll be …
: Dialog — a Micro.blog app for Android — is now open source! I think this is a great move. Looking …
: We celebrate the 11th anniversary of Core Intuition on the latest episode, answering listener …
: For the second-to-last day of 30, I picked Mayfield Park. Known for its peacocks, and right next to …
: Earlier this afternoon, looking over the field to Elisabet Ney Museum across the street from Shipe …
: I try not to over-plan for WWDC, but I do have a notes file where I jot down a rough outline of …
: Questions about Micro.blog? @macgenie and I are recording another Micro Monday Q&A today to talk …
: I was nearby in Round Rock, so stopped at Shirley McDonald Park. There’s a pond with ducks. …
: It’s best to think of the iPod Touch as a very small, $199 iPad. I think the value for that …
: Love the video as usual from Studio Neat for the new Totebook. They talk a little about the …
: Saved one of my favorites for the last week of parks. The trail at St. Edward’s Park off Old …
: Disappointed that Ghost created a custom posting API instead of adopting Micropub, which is a W3C …
: Unattended algorithms Neil Stephenson has written a new book. In an interview with PC Magazine, he talks about the …
: Bridge connecting Blunn Creek Greenbelt with Little Stacy Park. I grew up near here and spent many …
: Enjoyed watching the Bucks this year. Congrats on a great season. I still have mixed feelings about …
: Pease Park along Shoal Creek, with an interesting new sculpture by Patrick Dougherty.
: Jean shares the story of App Camp for Girls on her blog — how it all started, what they learned, and …
: There’s a big update out for NetNewsWire. It adds Feedbin syncing and a bunch of other …
: Last week of parks At the beginning of the month, I started a new blog post series: visiting a city park each day for …
: In addition to the Micro.blog meetup in San Jose, I want to do something new this year to highlight …
: Abandoned tracks cut through the side of Metz Park.
: Jessica Hollis Park at the top of Lake Austin next to Mansfield Dam. Warm day. No one here except a …
: Steve Troughton-Smith’s blog post on the Mac OS X transition is a good history, but …
: Say “yes” when The New Yorker wants to talk on the phone. That story and much more on …
: Great hiking trail through the trees along the creek at Great Hills Park.
: Springwoods Park. Short trail in a loop around the park. Also has a Little Free Library.
: Mac Open Web is a new site by Brian Warren to showcase apps that promote the open web. As Brent …
: Tim Smith is the guest on this week’s Micro Monday. Tim talks to Jean about discovering …
: If you’re new following me on Micro.blog and wondering what all these park photos are about, …
: Field of wildflowers at Brushy Creek Lake Park.
: Alan Jacobs makes a good point: it’s a feature that the IndieWeb won’t exactly replace …
: WWDC is in 2 weeks. Don’t forget we’ll have a Micro.blog meetup on Tuesday, June 4th. …
: More on The New Yorker I linked briefly to The New Yorker article by Cal Newport over the weekend, but wanted to add a few …
: Tanglewood Park earlier this evening, posting now after watching the final episode of Game of …
: The latest Core Intuition is all about MarsEdit in Setapp and related topics.
: The branches of a huge oak tree over our picnic today at Harper Park, catching up on feedback about …
: The New Yorker: Can “Indie” Social Media Save Us? — by Cal Newport, featuring …
: Great talk from Tantek at Beyond Tellerrand this week about the IndieWeb.
: The fastest way to blog Advertisements often make broad claims that their products are the “best” or …
: Beautiful afternoon in the shade at Rattan Creek Park.
: We’ve extended the Micro.blog spring giveaway for another week! Click Plans → Give Micro.blog …
: Following other blogs on Micro.blog After launching support for Mastodon on Micro.blog, I blogged about how Micro.blog is evolving to …
: Speaking of Micro.blog posting, Gluon is being updated with a new post screen. In beta for iOS and …
: MarsEdit is now available in Setapp. I publish most of my longer blog posts to Micro.blog using …
: Downtown today for lunch and errands. This is Edward Rendon Sr. Park just east of I-35.
: How is it Wednesday already? I’m finally getting a chance to queue up this week’s Micro …
: Saying goodbye to Tweet Marker I introduced the Tweet Marker API in 2011. In the 8 years since, I’ve been lucky to have the …
: I’ve been trying to update the help site a few times a week lately. Just wrote a quick guide …
: Now that I’m a dozen days in, I updated my 30 days page to include photo thumbnails of all the …
: Worked at the downtown library today, then walked over to Shoal Beach at Town Lake Park.
: If you’ll be at WWDC, I hope you can make it to our Micro.blog meetup! Just a reminder that …
: “I was disappointed missing that free throw. So I really wanted to make that shot.” — …
: Driving back to Austin, we stopped for a picnic at Stude Park in Houston.
: For day 10 trying to visit 30 parks in a row without missing a day, the weather did not cooperate. …
: We posted a new Core Intuition today: @danielpunkass uses his new Echo, and a listener question …
: Another road trip day. This is the suspension bridge in Waco earlier today, from Indian Spring Park. …
: Trailhead Park not far off 620. Plenty of space, tables, and a 3-mile hiking trail. I sat and edited …
: Pouring rain today. Quick road trip, stopped for a burger at Hat Creek in Georgetown, right above …
: Want to help Micro.blog grow? For our spring giveaway, invite someone before May 15th and they get 3 …
: Fixed an issue in the new Micro.blog themes for IndieWeb-related tags and custom CSS. The great …
: Mueller Lake Park for day 6 of visiting parks for 30 days in a row. Plenty of benches and tables. …
: Added 2 new built-in designs to Micro.blog hosting today: Minos and Hello, from existing Hugo themes …
: This week’s episode of the Micro Monday podcast features David Johnson, talking about his …
: Sculptures by Jim Thomas at Chisholm Trail Crossing. Unfortunately no picnic tables, but I sat near …
: Spring giveaway! Along with the new home page today, we’ve updated the invites on Micro.blog …
: Bokeh on Kickstarter Bokeh will be a new private-by-default photo sharing app from Tim Smith, on Kickstarter now: Bokeh …
: New home page for Micro.blog We’ve launched a redesigned home page for new users on Micro.blog today. The old design was a …
: Nice day at Emma Long Park on Lake Austin.
: Today I worked from Beverly Sheffield Northwest Park. Got a bunch of editing done on my iPad, for …
: Posted Core Int 371 with more pre-WWDC discussion of Marzipan, voice assistants, and more.
: More pushback on Netflix for podcasts We know that of course you can’t watch a Netflix-exclusive show on Hulu or Amazon Prime Video. …
: Tickets to LIVE near WWDC are available! I’m happy to announce that Micro.blog is sponsoring …
: Day 2 of city parks: Rosewood Park. It has been raining most of the morning, but it let up enough …
: Working on something late tonight, I remembered this old Harry Potter-inspired episode of Timetable …
: Working from city parks In 2016, I tried working from a new coffee shop every day for 30 days, then later followed that with …
: Sunlit 2.5.5 is out with an additional fix for photo uploads to external blogs. This should wrap up …
: Sometimes I hear people acknowledge that Instagram is “owned by Facebook”. That implies …
: Facebook’s starting a pretty dramatic redesign and refocus on privacy. It’s an …
: Sunlit 2.5.4 is now available. This fixes a problem with scaling up photos, which especially caused …
: We just posted episode 58 of the Micro Monday podcast with guest Joe Cieplinski. Jean talks with Joe …
: This week 2 years ago we were sending invites for Micro.blog to Kickstarter backers. There’s …
: Busy week ahead. Trying to start Monday right with an iced coffee and breakfast taco at Illuminate …
: While my microblog post last week was very critical of Luminary, I don’t think asking Luminary …
: Game of Thrones was incredible tonight. Visually stunning and unpredictable. This was such an …
: Deployed some server performance improvements including a fix for overriding Hugo default parameters …
: Good Spurs season. Even without Dejounte, they had a chance to compete this year. That poor shooting …
: Overcast adds sharing audio or video clips of part of a podcast. I just tested this with …
: Back from an early showing of Avengers: Endgame. I have never seen the movie theater parking lot …
: About Luminary’s $100 million: many of us are working 7 days a week on a tiny budget to build …
: I knew moving to Hugo templates for Micro.blog was the right call, but I’m still discovering …
: On the latest Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about making time to ship software updates, …
: Pushing back on the effort to redefine podcasting John Gruber has a great post on Luminary and the trend of companies trying to redefine what …
: There were some fun moments in game 1, but tonight’s game 6 was the first time the Spurs …
: Penn Station in The New York Times The New York Times has an article today about demolishing Penn Station, full of incredible old …
: Smaller companies and regulation Following Jeffrey Zeldman’s article about the open web, Ben Werdmuller has a great post about …
: Time-lapse videos I’ve been having fun posting short videos to my blog now that Micro.blog makes it easy. You …
: Sunlit 2.5.3 has been approved and should be available in the App Store now or soon. This update …
: “With every tightened screw we have less power than we had. And doing the things — …
: Thunder played a great game, but Lillard is locked in like I’m not sure I’ve seen …
: Craig Mod's walk in Japan While on a 6-week walk from Tokyo to Kyoto, Craig Mod is disconnecting from social media and instead …
: Trying to learn from our ambitious video hosting release when we shipped new versions of 3 apps on …
: There’s a new update to Micro.blog for macOS with a few improvements, including (you …
: I’m learning about calc in CSS for the first time. Perfect work-around to a problem I was …
: Morning drive up to the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Stopped for coffee and work catch-up on the way …
: We just posted episode 57 of Micro Monday with guest John Johnston, a primary school teacher from …
: Early afternoon at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
: Still experimenting with how I want to post video to my blog. Currently I like using Snapthread or …
: For this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about the latest Marzipan rumors, …
: From what little I’ve read of the Mueller report so far, even with the redactions, the scope …
: I couldn’t watch more than a few minutes of Barr’s summary of the report. He uses very …
: MacStories 10-year anniversary and pre-quadrant Twitter Congrats to Federico Viticci and the MacStories team on 10 years of MacStories. To appreciate how …
: Updated the web version of Micro.blog today with support for editing the date on a post, and fixed …
: New updates to Micro.blog for iOS and macOS are out, with fixes for uploading certain types of …
: One of the greatest comebacks I’ve ever seen. Congratulations to the Clippers. No one believed …
: This week’s Micro Monday features @bsag, talking with Jean about blogging, the community on …
: Multiple windows on iOS We all expected Dark Mode in iOS 13, but according to this rumor from 9to5Mac, the next major …
: Derrick White! That dunk, and then the steal in the final seconds. Spurs grab game 1 in what looks …
: Recorded a short clip of the rain earlier before the sky cleared.
: Downtown this morning for coffee and a little work. Love that this old train bridge is still here.
: Playoffs start today! My predictions for the west are just guesses, except for the obvious Warriors …
: Sunlit 2.5.2 was just approved, adding inline video playback and fixing a couple stability issues. I …
: Zeldman on the IndieWeb There’s a fantastic article by Jeffrey Zeldman in A List Apart this week, starting with the …
: Less than 2 months until WWDC! If you’ll be in San Jose, join us for the 3rd annual Micro.blog …
: Picnic lunch at the capitol. Beautiful day.
: This week’s Core Intuition is about traveling to Peers Conference, shipping the video feature …
: Spurs needed to win this one, but great to hear fans in San Antonio cheering for Dirk in his final …
: Instagram videos to Micro.blog If you’re still using Instagram but want to copy your photos and videos to your own microblog, …
: Micro.blog for iOS has been updated to version 1.6.1, adding inline video playback (or full-screen …
: Finally read Zuckerberg’s op-ed. His “solutions” are really superficial. The …
: I posted a new episode of my short-form podcast Timetable all about adding video support to …
: Added a help page with more technical details about how video posting works.
: Thanks to @endonend for writing up how to add pagination to other themes on Micro.blog. This is a …
: This week’s guest on Micro Monday is Mike Hendley, talking with Jean about NaNoWriMo, …
: “He will fire people in his administration who he thinks are crossing him, questioning him, …
: Peers Conference New Orleans wrap-up Last week I drove to New Orleans for Peers Conference. It was a bit of a whirlwind because we also …
: Congrats to Baylor! Looked like the team was going to unravel after Lauren Cox was hurt, but they …
: Busy week! Now that I’m back in Austin, finally had a chance to finish editing and posting the …
: Sunlit with video playback Sunlit 2.5.1 is now available in the App Store. This update fixes an issue with videos not appearing …
: Video hosting in Micro.blog We’ve updated Micro.blog today with a big feature: video upload to your microblog. The iOS and …
: Another rainy morning in New Orleans. Working from Stumptown Coffee. Nice space and seems …
: Great first day at Peers Conf. Really glad I made the trip over to New Orleans. Going to try to get …
: I-10 over the Atchafalaya Basin.
: Stopped for a coffee and tiny bit of coding catch-up in Houston, at Throughgood Coffee.
: Because I’ve driven to Louisiana many times (and to make last-minute planning easier and save …
: Recorded a new @coreint today. It’ll go live Thursday because we talk about some new …
: Submitted a new version of Micro.blog for iOS to Apple for review. We are attempting to update all …
: Tonight’s rally for Beto in Austin.
: However, it’s not all good news from El Paso. Still completely unacceptable treatment of …
: Looking forward to the Beto rally in Austin tonight: 9pm on Congress. Great photos and crowds out of …
: Relieved about AirPower. We love that Apple pushes the envelope, but they shouldn’t ship …
: Checked out the WeWork on Barton Springs today. Beautiful space and great view.
: I’ve got strong political opinions, as anyone can see by reading my blog posts every 2 years …
: Watching the Manu jersey retirement ceremony. What an extraordinary player. One of the greatest. 🏀
: Connected quotes about Apple News There’s no shortage of opinions about Apple’s services-related event this week! …
: I posted this video to my blog already, but because I was testing YouTube recently, decided to copy …
: If you missed it earlier in the week, Micro Monday this week featured Kim Landwehr, talking with …
: On the latest Timetable I talk a little about today’s new Micro.blog features.
: New features: saved drafts on Micro.blog, updated macOS app, Tumblr import We’ve rolled out some more improvements to Micro.blog. For blogs hosted on Micro.blog, you can …
: We re-posted yesterday’s episode of Core Intuition because of a feed issue, to make sure it …
: There are still bluebonnets everywhere in Austin.
: I mentioned shipping some new Micro.blog features today. For some reason when I planned that, I …
: News+ missed opportunity Most of what Apple talked about today isn’t shipping until the summer or fall. Apple News+ …
: Just posted a new episode of Timetable, putting together a few quick thoughts on today: paying …
: In that last TV+ video, when Apple talked about “an important voice being missing”, I …
: First half of the Apple event: pretty good, but not for me yet. We pay for the New York Times and …
: Stacked Waters at the Blanton. Nice to visit the museum again last week over spring break.
: We’ve been working on some big new Micro.blog features, rolling out separately tomorrow and …
: Like a landlord Seth Godin blogs every day. Sometimes short posts, sometimes longer posts that read like they could …
: Looking forward to one day reading the full Mueller report and releasing my own 4-page summary. …
: Checking backups We sent an email to some of our Kickstarter backers yesterday, giving people a chance to check out …
: New Zealand and social media My heart goes out to the families of loved ones at the mosques in Christchurch. After the Parkland …
: In this week’s Core Intuition, @danielpunkass and I talk about recent updates to MarsEdit and …
: Excited that I’ll be attending Peers Conference in New Orleans next month. Registration is …
: We’re getting some great feedback about the new version of Sunlit. There will be a minor …
: Sunlit 2.4 now available The new version of Sunlit is now available in the App Store. You can download it for free and use it …
: I’m always impressed with Apple’s methodical approach to marketing. Rolling out new …
: MarsEdit 4.3 shipped today with a bunch of improvements, including a change for Micro.blog-hosted …
: I just posted a new episode of Timetable. It has been a while. This one’s about the …
: This week’s Micro Monday episode features @martinfeld. From the show notes: “Martin …
: Sunset out the passenger-side window on the drive back from Dallas a couple of days ago. Usually …
: Spurs are looking good at the right time. Still anyone’s guess what the seeding in the west …
: Sunlit 2.4 screenshots We are getting close to releasing the next version of Sunlit. The app has gone through a bunch of …
: My daughters were home for spring break last week, and the whole family helped with the last batch …
: My response to Apple's response to Spotify Apple responds to Spotify. Daniel Jalkut and I predicted most of this response on Core Intuition a …
: Good luck to everyone entering the WWDC lottery! If you’re going to be in San Jose, hope you …
: Very excited that I will be able to vote for Beto again. 🇺🇸
: Today’s Core Intuition is up, with more about Daniel’s new job and our thoughts on …
: Sunlit 2.4 beta We just sent a Sunlit beta to testers. This new version of our photo-blogging app includes an …
: Spotify standing up to Apple I’ve been waiting years for this. Bigger companies have finally had enough of Apple’s …
: The web at 30 Today is the 30th anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee’s proposal for the world wide web. Reflecting …
: We’ve been wrapping up Sunlit 2.4. In addition to fixing a bunch of bugs, we’ve updated …
: Great blog design from Mike Haynes, customizing one of the default Micro.blog themes. There is a lot …
: This week’s Micro Monday episode features Gabriel Santiago. Finding joy again in blogging, …
: Medium import for Micro.blog Micro.blog can now import blog posts from Medium. You can request a .zip archive of your content …
: SXSW is underway in Austin, which means it’s time to mark the anniversary of my blog. 17 years …
: I love this video from WordPress. Very similar in style to what I always imagined we could do for …
: Brent Simmons has a good list of Marzipan questions. The one I’m slightly worried about is …
: So many great podcasts. I’ve thrown out any structure in how I choose what to listen to. I …
: Seems about once a year there’s a new story about the last Blockbuster. We loved visiting Bend …
: There’s no Homebrew Website Club in Austin tonight. We’ll regroup in April. (Thanks …
: Some great basketball tonight: Spurs holding on with a 1-point win over the Nuggets. Pelicans close …
: Vincent Ritter has more iOS invites for his Micro.blog app. He’s also looking for Android …
: I’m the guest on this week’s Micro Monday, answering questions about Micro.blog.
: Automatically save to Internet Archive There was a session at IndieWebCamp Austin about broken links and archiving web sites. As part of …
: I’ll be the guest in the next Micro Monday, catching up with @macgenie on recent Micro.blog …
: I added a help page with an introduction to IndieAuth for Micro.blog developers. This is best for …
: Thinking about our Micro.blog APIs after IndieWebCamp Austin. There are a lot! Probably not even a …
: Wrapping up the first day of IndieWebCamp, Aaron Parecki is live-coding a simple blogging engine to …
: Excited for IndieWebCamp tomorrow. If you’re disappointed in modern social networks and …
: First time at Capital Factory? Look for these doors tomorrow inside the building lobby. You can …
: IndieWebCamp starts tomorrow. I’m downtown this morning, heading over to Capital Factory to do …
: Writing a post today that links back to one of my blog posts from 2003! Love it when that happens. …
: Doors open for IndieWebCamp Austin at 9am on Saturday. We’ll have coffee and breakfast tacos. …
: We just posted Core Intuition 361. Looking forward to IndieWebCamp Austin and talking about whether …
: Started the day with JuiceLand. Love these silly prints on the wall.
: This week’s Micro Monday features Tom Cutting of Stickman Diaries. “One of the things I …
: Got to see a few things in Fort Worth with family over the weekend. Great to have some time to …
: IndieWebCamp Austin is this weekend! You can still register here.
: Just posted the new Core Intuition. More about WWDC travel, IndieWebCamp Austin, and Daniel …
: IndieWebCamp Austin is coming up in a week at Capital Factory. Bunch of IndieWeb-related things I …
: I’ve been saying Apple’s 30% cut is too high for 10 years, so it won’t surprise …
: I was already making WWDC plans for June 3rd, so it’s nice to see MacRumors uncover clues that …
: Sorry @coreint was late this week! But there aren’t many tech podcasts on the weekend, so now …
: I heard back from Medium, and cross-posting from Micro.blog is now re-enabled on our developer …
: Sent another update of Sunlit to beta testers. We’re working on a major update that simplifies …
: IndieWebCamp Austin is in 2 weeks! Whether you’re a blogger, developer, designer, or just want …
: Sent an update to Kickstarter backers earlier this week about sending out M.b stickers. It has been …
: Audio in email is not a podcast Today Substack announced support for sending audio episodes in email newsletters: Subscription …
: For the last few weeks, Micro.blog has been running with support for both Jekyll and Hugo templates …
: We’ve been working through bugs in our iOS photos app Sunlit for the upcoming release. If you …
: Homebrew Website Club is 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee tonight. We’ll be talking about final …
: I’m the guest this week on Internet Friends! I love how this episode turned out. Thanks to Jon …
: Micro.blog news and help accounts We’re changing the official Micro.blog user accounts so that they are easier to follow. It …
: Thanks to Colin Devroe for interviewing me on his blog! We talked about Micro.blog’s focus in …
: Updated iOS app with categories We released version 1.5 of the Micro.blog app for iOS today. In addition to a couple bug fixes, it …
: I still can’t believe it’s February! IndieWebCamp Austin is coming up in just a few …
: I’ve posted a 6-minute screencast video on YouTube explaining much more about how custom …
: Fixed posting from IndieWeb-compatible apps (such as OwnYourGram or IndieBookClub) if they sent …
: Had a great few days with @macgenie in Austin (and @cheesemaker too!) talking through plans for …
: Custom templates, categories, new theme, and more We are launching several major new features for blog hosting on Micro.blog today. Any one of these …
: “What’s Up Danger” from the Spider-Verse soundtrack is a great song to put on …
: If it seems like I’ve been a little quiet lately or slow to reply to email, it’s because …
: There’s an update to Micro.blog for macOS today with improvements to switching between Dark …
: Still can’t believe that pass interference no-call in the Saints game. Hard to imagine anything more …
: Posted the latest Core Intuition with a discussion of Dark Mode, maps in DuckDuckGo, and some …
: Speaking of Android, I’ve added a link to Dialog from the Micro.blog “New Post” …
: Nice update from Vincent Ritter on his upcoming Android app for Micro.blog, Gluon. Looking good!
: Registration is open for IndieWebCamp Austin. February 23-24.
: It’s become a tradition during WWDC that I always head out to the Presidio on Sunday to have …
: We’ve got a new help site! Special thanks to @paulrobertlloyd for the redesign. Love the new …
: What a game. Spurs get the win over the Thunder in 2 OTs. All sorts of records in this one. Spurs …
: On today’s Core Intuition — the tech and business podcast pretending to be a developer podcast …
: Homebrew Website Club is tonight in Austin! 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. Join us for a coffee …
: We’ve been playing Catan this weekend. I love the design and how balanced the game feels. Nice way …
: DeRozan gets the first triple-double of his career against his old team. Kawhi gets boos. I had …
: We’ve extended our holiday giveaway through this weekend. If you invite someone to Micro.blog, …
: Sorry for the late notice — no Homebrew Website Club in Austin tonight. Because of the holidays and …
: Dialog for M.b got a major update for the new year, including a new posting screen. Available as a …
: Very cold and rainy day in Austin as it’s starting to feel like 2019 is really here. …
: Walked by this abandoned toy store the other night. I guess they keep the lights on long after the …
: After living here forever and visiting a new coffee shop every day for a month a couple years ago, …
: We really loved Mary Poppins Returns and Into the Spider-Verse. This Spider-Man is stunning — my …
: For the last Micro Monday of the year, @macgenie edited together 10 clips from the previous 40+ …
: Baylor at the Texas Bowl in Houston.
: Worked on some performance improvements for external blogs this morning. RSS and connection errors …
: Zilker tree. Another fun year at the Trail of Lights. 🎄
: 12 days of microblogging: just blogging We can come up with all the specialized names we want — photo blogs, link blogs, travel blogs, …
: 12 days of microblogging: daily log We’ve seen a lot of people use their microblog as a daily log to track activities, from …
: Open space at Apple's new campus I woke up this morning, picked up my phone like I always do — to make sure that Micro.blog servers …
: Very nice design customization to the Kiko theme on Micro.blog by Kahlil Lechelt.
: 12 days of microblogging: for authors It’s the 10th day of our 12 days of microblogging series, and today we want to highlight some …
: 12 days of microblogging: developer journal For the 9th day in our 12 days of microblogging series, we want to talk about developer blogs. Most …
: Customizing the Micro.blog default theme Micro.blog’s default design for hosted sites is based on an original theme that shipped with …
: Upgraded from Ruby 2.3 to 2.5 this morning and it appears to have completely fixed some issues I was …
: 12 days of microblogging: business sites It’s the 8th day in our 12 days of microblogging blog post series. Most Micro.blog accounts …
: 12 days of microblogging: linkblogging For the 7th post in our 12 days of microblogging series, I want to talk about linkblogging. …
: 12 days of microblogging: travel blogs I love road trips and travel blogs. We have a family blog that we started a few years ago, adding …
: Preparing today’s blog post about travel microblogs and getting lost in people’s …
: Love the way the Spurs finished this game against the Lakers tonight. First of 6 games at home, …
: 12 days of microblogging: artwork showcase It’s day 5 of our 12 days of microblogging series. Yesterday I highlighted what Micro.blog …
: 12 days of microblogging: custom design It’s day 4 of our 12 days of microblogging series. Today we want to highlight how Micro.blog …
: 12 days of microblogging: social media home base For the 3rd post in our 12 days of microblogging series, we want to highlight how Micro.blog can …
: Good morning, Austin! Tonight is Homebrew Website Club, 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. We’ll …
: 12 days of microblogging: photos Yesterday we started the 12 days of microblogging blog post series to mark the 1-year anniversary of …
: Some of y’all noticed that Micro.blog was slow or not responding this morning. Sorry! I …
: Thanks everyone for the congrats and feedback about the last year of Micro.blog! Coming up today, …
: Micro.blog milestone: first year open to the public One year ago today, after months of feedback from Kickstarter backers, we opened up Micro.blog to …
: Having fun wrapping up the next iOS version of Micro.blog with @cheesemaker. 3-4 new features that …
: Great to see Apple Music coming to the Echo (noticed via MacStories). This is kind of an …
: With the midterms and now the near-daily Mueller investigation news, I’ve fallen back into …
: Sunlit 2.3.1 is now available in the App Store. If you’re interested in posting more photos to …
: There’s a nice feature on RSS apps (best viewed on iOS) in the App Store today.
: Posted a new Timetable with a few updates on Sunlit, the updated help.micro.blog home page, and when …
: Haven’t actively used EC2 in a while, but wanted to check out the pricing after this …
: Hi Austin! NSDrinking is tonight, 8pm at Radio. Join us for a chat about Apple development over a …
: Sent the latest Sunlit 2.3.1 build to beta testers. Anyone can now join the beta with this link.
: There’s a really good follow-up about the App Store monopoly in today’s Stratechery …
: Good news for Sunlit users: @cheesemaker tracked down that crash that had been eluding us and we …
: Congrats to Supertop on selling Castro to Tiny. Sounds like a good partnership for them to focus on …
: App Store rent-seeking Excellent article today from Ben Thompson. After laying out in detail why Apple has a strong …
: This week’s Micro Monday podcast episode features @bitdepth. Films, photos, and early …
: Looking forward to the NASA InSight landing! Hope it goes smoothly. 🚀
: Adjusted how Micro.blog sends replies to Mastodon to skip replies that don’t actually mention …
: Great morning getting a Christmas tree while my daughters are in town. This section of the farm in …
: Posted episode 351 of Core Intuition. Make sure to listen through the second half, where …
: Photos grid on your blog As I mentioned on this week’s episode of Micro Monday, we want to add category support to …
: New update to the Dialog beta is out this morning, a Micro.blog app for Android.
: Trying out the beta of Gluon for Android, the first Micro.blog app developed for both iOS and …
: How to support Micro.blog I often say that Micro.blog is a success if more people blog. One of the most important goals is to …
: TPM on Facebook Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo has written some good posts about Facebook this year. …
: I’m the guest on this week’s Micro Monday again to answer Micro.blog questions. Thanks …
: Over a week since launching support for ActivityPub in Micro.blog and I’m still learning more …
: After a few loses on the road, great Spurs win over the Warriors tonight. The best they’ve …
: Updated M.b this morning with several bug fixes and improvements, including better support for …
: It’s going to be a very busy day with errands, so got to the coffee shop before 7am to focus …
: Feel like listening instead of reading? I expanded on today’s blog post in audio form for my …
: Core Intuition 350 and M.b follow-up We start this week’s Core Intuition by following up on the Mastodon integration in Micro.blog. …
: Breaking up Facebook is up to us Two related articles about Facebook this week. First, from a huge report in The New York Times: But …
: Getting back into a routine of writing in Day One for a minute each morning. The last couple years …
: ActivityPub for your blog Last week we launched support for the ActivityPub API in Micro.blog. This is a major feature to add …
: Recorded 3 podcasts today! Timetable, out now. Core Intuition, out tomorrow. And a special episode …
: Rolled out several fixes today for receiving Webmentions, parsing different kinds of usernames, and …
: We’re recording another special Micro Monday this week with your questions. Use this form to …
: Timetable migrated to Micro.blog Earlier this year I migrated 15 years of posts on manton.org to Micro.blog blog hosting. Today I …
: Getting password reset requests on my Instagram account reminds me that my old password was really …
: Dates set for IndieWebCamp Austin Last year we held the first IndieWebCamp in Austin. I blogged about how the event went, including …
: We posted a new Core Intuition today that spans multiple weeks and a couple of recordings: catching …
: Usernames on Micro.blog Micro.blog now has 3 distinct styles of usernames to make the platform more compatible with other …
: Homebrew Website Club tonight! 6:30pm. I’m heading down to Mozart’s Coffee now.
: Micro.blog + Mastodon For some time, we have been considering how we could open up compatibility between Micro.blog and …
: Launching a pair of major features after lunch. May or may not be what you’re expecting, but I …
: Rose City Book Pub from a couple nights ago in Portland with @macgenie and @cheesemaker. More coffee …
: Beto showed Texas what it can become. Very proud of his campaign.
: No matter what happens tomorrow, the next day there will still be work to do on Micro.blog and the …
: Thinking of Texas even as I’m a few states away today. Great crowd in Austin for Beto …
: Very quick trip up to Portland, then back to Texas for election day tomorrow. Don’t think …
: I’m not focusing on word count, but inspired by NaNoWriMo, every day this month I’m …
: Last day of early voting in Texas today. I just voted. If you can vote today, do it. Tuesday is …
: Good luck to everyone starting NaNoWriMo today! On Micro.blog we’re collecting NaNoWriMo posts …
: Seth Godin blogs every day Seth Godin on daily blogging: For years, I’ve been explaining to people that daily blogging is an …
: Search in Micro.blog Micro.blog doesn’t have hashtags, trending topics, or retweets because I think the focus on …
: Nice liveblog of the Apple event from @ismh. I like individual short posts, but this is a great …
: Thanks for the kind words @danielpunkass on the latest Micro Monday! If you’re new to …
: The new iPad Pro looks really nice. No home button, USB-C that can charge a phone, Face ID, easier …
: Pre-Halloween Apple event day! We’ve added a new Micro.blog pin: mention “iPad …
: While I was asleep, a long thread developed on Hacker News about Micro.blog. Lots of new people …
: Cutting edge to old fashioned The Atlantic, quoting Ben Grosser, after news that Jack Dorsey is reevaluating whether Twitter …
: Intro to M.b screencast video A few months ago on Timetable, I talked about how Micro.blog needs the equivalent of a college …
: We block walked for Beto’s campaign today, reminding potential voters when and where to vote. …
: Can’t believe the Cavs have fired Tyronn Lue already. When LeBron leaves your team, you need …
: Heroes Stadium in San Antonio before the marching band takes the field.
: I didn’t want to let these new features slip until Friday, which seems like a bad day to …
: In the middle of rolling out a few big features on Micro.blog that I’ll announce today and …
: Beto has been doing quick stops near polling locations this week for early voting. I picked up a …
: WordPress's Gutenberg vs. Micro.blog Project Gutenberg is the code name for a redesign of the WordPress post editor. It’s an …
: This week’s Micro Monday features @aleen! She talks to Jean about the state of social media …
: Really great Spurs/Lakers game. This NBA season is something else already. 🏀
: All of Austin needs to boil their water today. Not gonna let the extra stress of that distract us …
: New version of Sunlit is out today with a couple improvements and especially a focus on stability.
: Lunch at Lucy’s Fried Chicken, looking out at a very full Lake Travis. So much rain in Texas in the …
: Yesterday we posted Core Intuition 348, checking on Daniel’s talk for Swift by Northwest and a …
: After hitting my head against the wall for weeks trying to solve a coding problem, finally asked for …
: Spurs fans can breathe a sigh of relief right now. Kawhi gone, 3 players injured in the preseason, …
: Have a lot of posts on your Micro.blog-hosted blog? You can now search on the web to find one of …
: Busy morning with meetings on another rainy day in Austin. Too much going on, but looking forward to …
: Not just for bloggers Sometimes I hear from people who decide Micro.blog isn’t for them because it’s …
: On this week’s Micro Monday, Jean talks to @abouthalf about art, what he blogs about, and how …
: New episode of Core Intuition on blogging, @danielpunkass’s series on Dark Mode, and preparing …
: As some folks noticed late last night, I updated the Discover section on Micro.blog to have a better …
: Thanks to @danielpunkass for reminding me recently that sending replies should be faster on …
: NaNoWriMo, gift subscriptions, and more on Micro.blog Earlier this week I wrote about some behind-the-scenes Webmention changes that improve how replies …
: Made a bunch of progress today wrapping up some Micro.blog work that will roll out tomorrow and next …
: I love seeing what people are using the Micro.blog podcast hosting for. It was first designed for …
: Today is the last day to register to vote in several states. Start at vote.org if you aren’t …
: Webmention improvements on Micro.blog I rolled out a few Webmention improvements to Micro.blog today: Fixed the permalink for a reply …
: I learned a lot helping organize IndieWebCamp Austin last year. We’re doing it again in early …
: It’s Micro Monday! This week’s guest on the podcast is Joyce Garcia, @garciabuxton on …
: Disappointed and frustrated beyond words every time I look at the news. What I wrote last week still …
: Someone stole our Beto yard sign around midnight last night. Getting a new one today and I’ll …
: I’ve been using HazeOver for Mac the last few days and quite like it. It dims your background …
: Posted this week’s Core Intuition. Reflecting on what competes for my attention on Micro.blog, …
: Daniel Jalkut has started a blog series on supporting Dark Mode. The intro and first post are up …
: Internet Archive fixing Wikipedia links There has been a lot of distressing news lately, so it’s refreshing to read a story about …
: Reminder: Homebrew Website Club is at 6:30pm. I’m just heading down to Mozart’s Coffee …
: JSON Feed for WordPress updated It has been over a year since JSON Feed was announced. There have been a bunch of discussions about …
: “In the air was that slightly delirious energy you feel when a political campaign becomes a …
: Markdown preview and more I updated Micro.blog with several improvements today: Added a Markdown preview button when writing …
: Micro Monday's 30th episode Jean published episode 30 of our Micro Monday podcast today. There have actually been over 30 …
: Homebrew Website Club is this Wednesday, 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. If the weather’s …
: I’ve been thinking about using NaNoWriMo to finally finish my Indie Microblogging book, even …
: Core Intuition 345 We posted the latest Core Intuition this weekend. It’s a 45-minute episode without sponsor …
: I believe Christine Blasey Ford I watched the entire hearing yesterday, working with my laptop in the living room with the TV on. At …
: The guest for this week’s Micro Monday is @cygnoir. If you’re new to Micro.blog, our …
: On the latest Core Intuition, we follow up on the Apple Watch’s new ECG feature, hype from …
: Google search, Gmail, Google Docs, Android… Those are all fine. But today’s Google …
: There’s an update to Sunlit now available. Bug fixes and support for scrolling further back in the …
: With Path shutting down, I downloaded my archive. I only had a handful of posts and photos, but I …
: Rolled out some additional improvements to today’s Micro.blog page navigation feature, …
: New feature for hosted microblogs: you can now hide a page from the main navigation. There’s a …
: If Jack Dorsey and I ever sat down for a chat over a coffee or beer we would find much to agree on, …
: “One of the descriptions and labels that we had in the past that I always despised was …
: Great write-up (via @blankbaby) on walking from various airports to each city’s downtown, …
: Since I was a fan of the iPhone 5C, no surprise that I really like the colors on the new XR. This …
: On the latest Core Intuition, Daniel and I react to this week’s Apple announcements — new …
: I don’t need to see any more AR demos, but the basketball app + Steve Nash appearance was one …
: Really admire Apple’s focus on health with the Apple Watch. Don’t think I need a Series …
: More leaks ahead of the Apple announcements. iPhone XS Max, hmm? I don’t need a new phone, but …
: Looking forward to the Apple event tomorrow. No predictions, but @danielpunkass and I will record a …
: Surprisingly cool, rainy day in Austin. I’ve got my office window open. Love the sound of the …
: If you missed it late last week, I wrote about the 4 parts to solving the problems with social …
: For today’s Micro Monday, @vasta joins @macgenie to talk about why M.b first interested him, …
: For September each year, @ismh dedicates the month to raising awareness and money for St. Jude …
: Last week's Homebrew Website Club We rebooted the Homebrew Website Club meetup in Austin this summer after a break, and last week we …
: Usually our Micro Monday podcast is weekly, but so much is going on that @macgenie published 4 …
: The way out There have been many articles written in the last month about the role of social networks. Some even …
: Congrats @ccgus on the Retrobatch 1.1 update. Cool to see this app keep getting more powerful.
: We just posted the first Core Intuition episode in a while. @danielpunkass and I talk about the …
: Two meetups to check out today if you’re in Portland! IndieWeb (10-noon at Cup & Bar) and …
: Managing uploads in Micro.blog Today we added a new screen to the web interface for hosted blogs on Micro.blog. Click …
: Homebrew Website Club this evening in Austin. Join us at Mozart’s Coffee (6:30pm - 7:30pm) to …
: Starting a new photo blog Of everything you put into social networks, photos are one of the easiest and most rewarding parts …
: Sunlit 2.2.2 was approved and should be showing up in the App Store shortly. I like this version …
: Sunlit 2.2 is here This week we shipped the new version of Sunlit, featuring an Instagram-like timeline of photos from …
: Today’s episode of Micro Monday features Belle Cooper, co-founder of Hello Code and developer …
: Austin folks interested in the IndieWeb, blogging, Micro.blog, or building your own web site… …
: Of course I read all my @-mentions, but I’ve missed replying to a few posts recently. Sorry! …
: I know I complain about the App Store a lot, but the release process is really limiting and …
: Om leaving Facebook Om Malik has a post on leaving Facebook for good: Why? Because I don’t need it and don’t miss it. I …
: Quick trip up to Waco for the first Baylor game. Love the view walking to the stadium. 🏈
: Evergreen to NetNewsWire 5 NetNewsWire is returning home. Brent Simmons first shipped NetNewsWire Lite way back in 2002 and it …
: Recorded another quick video preview of the upcoming version of Sunlit, set to ship on Tuesday. I …
: Seth Godin’s new podcast is so good. Love the latest episode about sunk costs. (He’s …
: Plenty of serious work to do this week, so it’s nice to take a break and work on something …
: We’ll miss watching Manu play, but what a career. And his effort in the last playoff series to …
: Sunlit 2.2 was approved by Apple over the weekend. Don’t have a ship date yet, but I’m …
: I’m the guest on today’s Micro Monday! Answering questions from the community about new …
: Making a few last-minute changes to Sunlit 2.2 with @cheesemaker to hopefully minimize the chance of …
: Now that Icro is open source, I filed an issue to discuss how to add push notifications. I think the …
: I keep meaning to dust off my Android test phone and do some more testing. Deployed a Micro.blog fix …
: Icro is now open source. It’ll be great to see other developers improve it or learn from it …
: Time to retire my first-generation Apple Watch. The battery life has dropped off suddenly and can no …
: Listening to the new Micro Monday episode with Collin Donnell.
: The latest Core Intuition is out now, with @danielpunkass and I talking about the App Store, …
: Micro.blog updates and expanding Indiepaper We rolled out a few improvements to Micro.blog this week. There’s a new page on the web for …
: Took the train downtown this afternoon. Nice to take it on an off-day when not much is going on in …
: Congrats @hartlco on shipping Icro 1.1! Nice update to this beautiful third-party Micro.blog app for …
: Late but hopefully worth the wait, this week’s episode of Core Intuition starts with a …
: Lots of new people joined Micro.blog this week. Welcome! iPhone folks who were Tweetbot fans, I …
: If you’re in the Minneapolis area, there’s a Micro.blog lunch meetup at Common Roots …
: Expecting a lot of new Micro.blog users over the next few weeks. This week: Twitter mismanages how …
: On the new Timetable: an update on microcast improvements, plans for Sunlit, and more thoughts on …
: Microcast improvements This week we rolled out a few improvements to podcast hosting on Micro.blog. I talked about some of …
: Infowars follow-up quotes Two quick follow-ups on my post yesterday about Apple removing Infowars from their podcast …
: Infowars and the reluctance to curate BuzzFeed has an article about Apple removing Infowars from the Apple podcast directory: …
: Posted a new episode of Timetable about podcasting improvements and follow-up discussion from the …
: Leverage and values for app developers When I started using Twitter again for cross-posting, I made a few rules for myself so that I …
: Catching up on the Distributed Web Summit. Great lightning talk from @t introducing the IndieWeb. …
: We just posted Core Intuition 339: Apple services revenue, the App Store’s 30% cut, …
: Posted a new Timetable with a quick follow-up on the Facebook API and recapping last night’s …
: Apple services and the App Store tax Jason Snell posted about Apple’s record services revenue: As someone who’s interested in …
: Good afternoon, Austin! Reminder that Homebrew Website Club is at Mozart’s Coffee, 6:30pm - …
: Fixing bloated web pages Nick Heer has a comprehensive post on how web pages have become so slow despite huge improvements in …
: Homebrew Website Club tomorrow! 6:30pm at Mozart’s Coffee. We’ll keep it informal as we …
: On this day Last week I added a new archive page to Micro.blog-hosted sites. It includes dates and the first …
: You can add any Micro.blog timeline to Feedbin and it looks really good, with profile icons next to …
: On my almost-daily podcast, Timetable, today I talk about rebuilding the Facebook integration in …
: Monday morning, lots of phone calls. Not my favorite thing.
: It’s a little late this week, but we published Core Intuition 338 today. Thanks for listening!
: Loved the new episode of Internet Friends. Covers a lot: @drewcoffman coming to terms with using …
: In other Slack news this week, they moved their blog from Medium to their own domain name, powered …
: You usually can’t control or predict what other companies do. On the latest Timetable, I talk …
: Much faster home page updating for Micro.blog-hosted sites rolling out now. Also, moving to a …
: Today’s Timetable covers microcasts, Facebook changes for Micro.blog, and Twitter’s API …
: Upcoming meetups: NSDrinking tomorrow night at Radio Coffee & Beer. 8pm. Also, Homebrew Website …
: Dirk is back for a 21st season with the Mavs. Looks like he will pass Wilt Chamberlain on the …
: On today’s episode of Timetable, I go into more detail about the recent performance …
: Anchor on free podcasting Nir Zicherman has a post on Medium about how podcast hosting should be free. Nir is the co-founder …
: Faster publishing in Micro.blog Last week I parked myself at a coffee shop one morning and re-architected how blog publishing in …
: Happy Monday, everyone! There’s a new episode of Micro Monday up. Great to hear from new …
: Microcast.club is a new directory of short-form podcasts. What a perfect domain name for this. …
: Can’t wait to hear the new A Star Is Born soundtrack. I’ve watched the trailer a few …
: Realized after a couple days this weekend of off-and-on debugging of a time zone issue that it was …
: Over the last couple of days you may have noticed some time and ordering problems in the Micro.blog …
: Standup paddling near Longhorn Dam earlier today, just a little before it was too hot outside to do …
: This week’s Core Intuition covers rumors of the 1Password site-license to Apple, the business …
: There’s a great introduction to Webmention over at A List Apart today.
: Suspension bridge over the Brazos River, from a quick trip up to Waco earlier this week.
: Did not expect that Danny Green would be part of this Kawhi trade. Bummer to lose both of them. But …
: Testing Feedbin today, I was reminded just how good microblog posts look in it. Here’s a …
: After IndieWebCamp Austin last year, we let the Homebrew Website Club meetups kind of fade away. …
: I love travel blogs. Great post and photos from Jason Kottke on a road trip across the western …
: Today was a strange day. Lots of errands. 97° out didn’t help either. One good thing: taking a …
: Sounds like good news to spin out Instapaper to a small team again. I still use it, although …
: On Timetable this morning, I talk about a bug for new users on Micro.blog, and how I tried to work …
: Sent a new beta out for Sunlit 2.2, collecting a bunch of recent fixes. Still more to do before the …
: I wanted Micro.blog to be so strictly reverse-chronological and anti-algorithmic timeline, that I …
: We’re looking for a few testimonials to add to the Micro.blog home page. If you have a short …
: Web rings are back One reason that IndieWeb Summit was such a success was the range of projects to come out of the …
: Replacing 1 billion-user platforms I don’t read Medium often, but I do let the service send me weekly emails with posts I might …
: I posted a new Timetable this morning about learning from college’s 2-day freshman orientation …
: Fixing a couple issues with the LinkedIn cross-posting in Micro.blog today. Everyone wants something …
: Following users UI reset At the beginning of the week I announced several new features in Micro.blog, including a change to …
: Stack of books sculpture and the fountain at UNT.
: I think my post this morning got lost in the noise a little. If you missed it, Micro.blog now …
: There’s a new Micro Monday podcast episode out! “Eli Mellen, an art historian and …
: New features this week I rolled out several new features to Micro.blog today: LinkedIn cross-posting. I don’t use …
: Migrated manton.org to Micro.blog hosting Tonight I imported all my WordPress posts from manton.org and moved them into Micro.blog hosting. I …
: Watching the Spurs/Wizards summer league game while wrapping up some new features for Micro.blog …
: Thanks to Tony Parker for an incredible career in San Antonio. Would’ve been nice to finish …
: If you’re familiar with OAuth, this introduction to IndieAuth walks through the process of how …
: Twitter power users Great article by Felix Salmon on Wired last month about Twitter, found via Buzz Andersen’s …
: We posted a new episode of Core Intuition this week with a summary of my time at IndieWeb Summit and …
: Updated the Discover list with 2 new emoji: 🍕 and 🗺️. Still a few more I’d like to add soon. …
: Lots of little road trips over the last couple months and coming up this month. Feel like …
: Anticipating some new in-progress features, I took some time this week to tweak the registration …
: Here’s a set of actions and workflows from @craigmcclellan for posting images and audio files …
: Twitterrific changes for API deprecation Iconfactory has had to make some difficult choices for the latest update to Twitterrific. From the …
: County Line BBQ to wrap up the day. Hope y’all had a nice July 4th. 🇺🇸
: IndieAuth for external blogs Earlier this week I wrote about making Micro.blog an IndieAuth provider. This allows anyone with a …
: After taking a month off from Timetable, I posted a new episode this morning with some thoughts from …
: Since there’s no Micro Monday podcast this week, I’m going to get back into the routine …
: The web is the social network In my talk at Peers Conference earlier this year I closed with this quote from Brent Simmons: …
: I’ve made cold-brew coffee with a French press but I’m lazy so usually just buy the Chameleon …
: Micro.blog-hosted footer HTML and redirects I’ve added 2 new features to Micro.blog-hosted blogs: There's a new "Footer" button under …
: IndieAuth for Micro.blog After posting about my time at IndieWeb Summit and the new IndieBookClub support, let me give some …
: Well, well, well. LeBron to the Lakers. Maybe Kawhi follows to LA on his own next year, but …
: Even with the uncertainty around Kawhi, there’s some good news for the Spurs: Rudy Gay …
: IndieBookClub As I mentioned in my IndieWeb Summit wrap-up, I added support for IndieBookClub while in Portland. …
: IndieWeb Summit 2018 wrap-up Last week I was in Portland for IndieWeb Summit. This was only my second IndieWeb conference (the …
: Posted this week’s Core Intuition about macOS dark mode, UIs that presume too much, and …
: Slow start for me this morning. Luckily my Airbnb left a Stumptown cold brew coffee in the fridge. …
: Great morning at IndieWeb Summit! We’re going to have a Micro.blog meetup in Portland tonight …
: From the loop around Lake Charles, Louisiana on the drive home.
: Seth Godin and blogging every day Great post by CJ Chilvers about blogging regularly, via Micro.blog user @kaa, with a quote from Seth …
: Road trip today. Crossing over some train tracks out in the country.
: On this week’s Core Intuition, we talk about travel, Marzipan, and deprecating WebKit.
: Had a really nice Father’s Day. Incredibles 2 was great. Ended up watching the original twice …
: On campus this morning. Texas Memorial Museum poking up through the trees.
: Watched the Incredibles (1) last night. It’s still so good. Found my blog post from 14 years …
: Posted Core Intuition 332. If you’re wondering why no one is talking about how post-WWDC Siri …
: Back online after taking some time off to camp at Colorado Bend State Park last night. Great hike …
: There are a few more Micro.blog apps currently in development that I’m really excited about. …
: I usually queue up Micro Monday when it goes live, but today has been a blur, and I just finished …
: Finally tracked down and fixed a couple issues with photo upload in Micro.blog after recent server …
: Server upgrade went pretty smoothly. Photo uploads were disabled for about 10 minutes, but …
: Starting to convince myself that LeBron might have another great game in him. Sweeps in the finals …
: Going to take photo upload offline for a quick update tonight, midnight CST. The rest of Micro.blog …
: Of course I’m going to watch game 4 tonight, but I’m not really looking forward to it. …
: Just posted this week’s episode of Core Intuition with our initial thoughts on WWDC 2018: …
: The past can be a bit of a blur, but I think this was my 20th time out to San Jose and San Francisco …
: Updated my WWDC expenses page after going through some more receipts. Surprisingly close to what I …
: Trying to catch up on work now that I’m back in Austin. Recorded a new Core Int that’ll …
: Quick layover in Los Angeles on the way home. Had a great time in San Jose. Thanks again to everyone …
: Thanks so much to everyone who joined us at the Micro.blog meetup! We had a great turnout. Really …
: Reminder: Micro.blog WWDC meetup is today at lunch, 12:30pm outside Grace Deli & Cafe.
: Good news that they’ve improved the Mac App Store enough to convince Panic and Bare Bones to …
: Don’t forget, if you mention WWDC in a microblog post today it unlocks a secret pin on …
: I haven’t really processed the GitHub news yet. I wrote a few years ago that I thought …
: Glen Keane drawings at the Walt Disney Family Museum.
: Cold brew and a breakfast bagel at Voltaire Coffee House.
: Santa Clara Valley Brewing in San Jose.
: Early flight but now I’m all settled in San Jose. Catching up on email at Social Policy. ☕
: Rolled out a series of performance improvements tonight for posting on Micro.blog-hosted sites. Had …
: I was re-reading Om Malik’s essay about algorithmic timelines today. There is a lot that is …
: Got new lenses for my scratched-up glasses. Store employee thought I was nuts not to get new frames …
: Core Intuition 330 and WWDC We just posted our pre-WWDC podcast episode: Manton and Daniel check in just before WWDC to talk …
: Tough loss for the Cavs, letting that one slip away. Even with a bad call late in regulation, Cavs …
: Need to get back into adding new Micro.blog pins, so added a “25 posts” pin and a new …
: We’ve been working on a major update to Sunlit. Not sure if the beta will be out before WWDC, …
: Gonna miss NSDrinking after all tonight… But in related WWDC news, new Core Int will be out …
: Going to Radio Coffee & Beer tonight at 8pm for NSDrinking. Stop by for a coffee or beer and …
: 10 years ago today, @danielpunkass and I released the first episode of Core Intuition. It was right …
: Rockets took 44 3-pointers but made just 7. 16% wasn’t going to cut it. Amazing that they only …
: We made a small tweak to the Discover screen yesterday to randomly show a few of the common emoji, …
: No Kyrie, and yet the Celtics nearly made it all the way. It was an impressive run. But LeBron, even …
: Looking forward to Cavs/Celtics game 7 tonight. Could be a great one. 🏀
: Rolled out a new setting to hide @-mentions to people you aren’t following on Micro.blog. You …
: Posted a new Core Intuition about the Twitter API changes, Micro.blog, more on Ghost’s API, a …
: At this point I think I’d rather never send an email to customers again than bother them with …
: Great list of resources for using Micro.blog from the community. Blog posts, app links, and guides.
: I’m starting to jot down notes of things to do in San Jose. I try not to over-plan for WWDC, …
: In addition to the post this morning with Icro developer Martin Hartl, there’s a new episode …
: This week for Micro Monday we also have a text interview with Martin Hartl, the developer of Icro.
: The Developers Union is a good idea. I’d love to see Apple incorporate some kind of discussion …
: Posted a new episode of @coreint with talk about GDPR, the podcasting world, NPR and non-profits, …
: Twitter streaming API and Micro.blog The writing has been on the wall for years. Now that Twitter plans to move ahead with deprecating …
: Twitter executing on 2012 vision I’ll have more to say tomorrow specifically about the technical side of Twitter’s …
: Today the first third-party Android app for Micro.blog is out in beta. This is a really big deal. …
: Trying out the Cappuccino feed reader. Looks like it has partial compatibility with JSON Feed too. …
: My Mondays have been a bit of a blur lately, trying to finish a bunch of things at once. Looking …
: Since the day I introduced Tweet Marker, people wondered if Twitter would add an official timeline …
: Thinking about Favstar shutting down. No doubt the first of several new casualties from …
: IndieWeb Summit invite I’ll be attending IndieWeb Summit next month. If you’re interested in indie blogging or …
: Downtown today for a meeting and while I like getting out, there are so many little ways to get …
: There’s an interview with me in the latest Club MacStories email newsletter. I talk a bit …
: Trying to get the costs down for WWDC and other trips this year, I’ve decided to document my …
: Just posted a new Core Intuition with a discussion about Google Duplex, App Store pricing, and …
: More whimsical People often write about Micro.blog, but I don’t usually do a good job of pointing to all the …
: Did you register a brand new .app domain this week but not sure where to point it? Micro.blog-hosted …
: One of the best things about not having an ad-supported business is it doesn’t bother us if …
: Icro 1.0 Last month I gave a talk about microblogging at Peers Conference in Austin. In it I covered …
: Added a help page with a download link and HTML examples for using the Micro.blog logo (in SVG) for …
: Maintenance tonight on Micro.blog that I thought would just be a couple minutes ended up being 15+ …
: Doing some long-overdue maintenance on the Tweet Marker database, clearing out old sync data that is …
: On the latest episode of Timetable, I talk about the upcoming Icro app for Micro.blog and what to do …
: Reflecting on the 20-year anniversary of the iMac, I’m actually struck by how Mac sales …
: App Store propagation delays of 24+ hours might even be worse when you’re waiting for someone …
: There’s a new Micro Monday up! Favorite line from this episode: how early blogging was like …
: Took some time this morning to update several of the help pages: how Micro.blog uses emoji, Mac …
: Nice walk this afternoon. Starting to feel like summer in Austin.
: One month until WWDC, realized tonight that I had never booked my flights. Fixed now and lucked out …
: Updated the Mac app for Micro.blog to 1.3.1, working around an issue with imported Instagram photo …
: On the latest episode of Core Int, @danielpunkass and I talk about my experience at Peers Conf, …
: Congrats to @ccgus on the Retrobatch beta. Really powerful app for batch image processing.
: For the 100th episode of Timetable, I record a podcast while a thunderstorm rolls through Austin. …
: Shipping a new Mac-only feature today. I know this is disappointing for Android and Windows users, …
: For anyone who downloaded their Instagram archive, how big was the .zip file? Mine was 30 MB, but I …
: One year of Micro.blog I’ve never sent an email to all Micro.blog users until today. As indie developers, sometimes I …
: Great sketchnotes by @bsndesign from last week’s Peers Conference, including one for the talk …
: Watching part of Zuckerberg’s F8 keynote. Facebook totally on the defensive. Fascinating.
: Updated the microcast hosting on Micro.blog to support customizing the iTunes “author” …
: Fixed an issue this morning that should make a dramatic improvement to how fast a post shows up in …
: I’ve bumped up the MP3 hosting in Micro.blog to 25 MB per episode, and updated the help page …
: Still reflecting on my time at Peers last week. Met some great people. Gave a talk about …
: Posted episode 325 of Core Intuition. Daniel and I talk about the anticipation of Peers Conf, …
: Having a great time at Peers. Reminder: we’re having Micro.blog meetup at Juan Pelota Cafe on …
: On the train again this morning, heading downtown for Peers Conference.
: Took the train downtown today and walked by the lake before breakfast. Micro.blog planning with …
: There’s a new episode of Micro Monday up! Thanks @RosemaryOrchard for being on the show. (For …
: Looking forward to Peers Conference this week! We are also going to have a little Micro.blog …
: No sweep. What a great game. Go Spurs. 🏀
: Building the piano. Nintendo Labo is brilliant.
: Just a quiet, rainy Saturday afternoon new feature. Added 📷 emoji to Discover on Micro.blog. This …
: Missed a bug with photo posting in version 1.3.4, so Micro.blog for iOS 1.3.5 is now out. Thanks …
: Linked the 🎙️ emoji in Discover to a list of recent podcasts. Still tweaking the filters, so it …
: Demo of Micro.blog 1.3.4 We shipped version 1.3.4 of the Micro.blog iOS app. It includes a bunch of photo-related …
: Love seeing new photo blogs like this one at burk.photos, hosted on Micro.blog. Great way to own …
: Just updated the Micro Monday site with transcripts for the last 2 episodes. Also now using the new …
: It’s possible to be too pragmatic. I’d rather hope for something better and fail than be …
: Trying to dig out from a 130+ support ticket queue. Thanks for your patience. I’m not perfect, …
: Wavelength 1.0.2 We just wrapped up a bunch of improvements to the initial Wavelength for Micro.blog app. Here are …
: Posted a new Timetable last night. New Core Int this morning. Wavelength 1.0.2 waiting for review …
: Changed the default Micro.blog profile photo from the Gravatar image to a simple gray. Best to …
: Rolled out some fixes to the new Marfa theme on Micro.blog, updating the page headers and footer.
: Fixed an issue with upgrading hosted sites from trials that I missed when we added the new microcast …
: Added a new Micro.blog theme today for hosted sites: Marfa, based on a theme by @mmarfil, inspired …
: Fixed an issue with feed refresh today that was slowing things down for certain sites. Think …
: Core Intuition 323 is out. Daniel and I talk about the Black Ink beta and Wavelength for Micro.blog.
: The bluebonnets have been nice in Austin this year. From someone’s yard while out biking.
: Thanks for the feedback about Wavelength and microcast hosting, everyone! We are excited about the …
: Added a help page for how microcasting on Micro.blog works. I’ll be adding more tips to this, …
: Wavelength for Micro.blog We have something really big to announce today. Micro.blog now supports hosting short-form podcasts, …
: When adding a brand new feature, I expect a few people ask: “Why not make the boring old …
: Still too early to say, but looking like the Spurs may end up finishing 7th to face the Warriors in …
: I’m going to take one of the Micro.blog servers down tonight for a quick upgrade. Midnight …
: Made what I thought was a small performance improvement in Micro.blog earlier today. Turns out to …
: Do you kind of love and hate Twitter, and wonder what Micro.blog is about? This guide by @macgenie …
: Apps of a Feather I posted a link to this last week, but it’s worth some additional comments. Apps of a Feather …
: Just published episode 97 of my Timetable microcast. Wrapping up some recent improvements and …
: The guest for this week’s episode of Micro Monday is @kitt. Thanks Kitt for being on the …
: “We could continue to flock to Twitter and Facebook — we could keep paying those who have and …
: This is going to be a huge week for Micro.blog. Really excited about some of the things we’ve …
: G League finals, game 1. Derrick White hitting a 3 for the Austin Spurs. 🏀
: Cold but beautiful walk around the lake this afternoon.
: NBA western conference: 5th through 9th place all have 45 wins. Here we go. 🏀
: Lots of new folks joining Micro.blog today. Thanks for being here! Don’t forget to check out …
: The writing has been on the wall for third-party Twitter apps for years. It’s why I stopped …
: Instagram has always had the most-limited API of any modern web service. Sounds like it’s …
: Core Intuition 322 and the Mac Pro We just posted Core Intuition 322. From the show notes: Manton and Daniel react to Apple’s news …
: Under the Mopac bridge, from our walk with the dogs a few days ago.
: Just posted Micro Monday episode 4 with @patrickrhone. Really love Patrick’s thoughts on …
: Dyeing eggs. Tried with brown eggs this year so we got some interesting colors. 🐰
: Great post by Joe about WWDC on a budget. It’s about compromises. I feel like I get 90% of the …
: Core Intuition 321 We start this week’s Core Intuition talking about the Apple education event in Chicago. More …
: A couple weeks ago the Spurs were 10th place in the west. Now, they’re 4th. Only 6 games left …
: Tonight I deployed what I think will be a big performance improvement to posting on …
: Coffee and work at Apanas this morning, then checked out the new Amazon Books store. Bigger than I …
: This upcoming Micro.blog client for Android is really looking great.
: NSDrinking tonight, 8pm at Radio Coffee & Beer! About to head that way.
: Posted the transcript for episode 3 of Micro Monday. Love having these transcripts. Still a goal to …
: Posted episode 96 of Timetable with quick thoughts on Apple’s event and how difficult it is to …
: Really happy to see the Apple Pencil supported on the $329 iPad. I also like Tim Cook’s …
: Pushed a couple bug fixes for Micro.blog for Mac. “Check for Updates” to get version …
: Decided to skip following the Apple event live coverage today. Look forward to the blog post …
: Recorded an episode of Timetable this afternoon and finally getting around to posting it just now.
: Demo video for multiple blogs We released an update to Micro.blog for Mac today with support for multiple accounts. I created a …
: Version 1.2 of Micro.blog for Mac is now available, with support for multiple accounts and posting …
: We posted a new episode of Micro Monday this morning. Thanks @kimonostereo for being on the show!
: Aldridge with 45 points in an intense game to beat Utah in OT. Feels like the playoffs started …
: We posted this week’s Core Intuition. Some of my favorite episodes are when Daniel and I talk …
: Reviewing the Micro.blog timeline algorithm this morning. Doesn’t look like it needs any …
: IndieWeb generation 4 and hosted domains Naturally because of the goals of Micro.blog, I see a lot of discussion about “owning your …
: Sent a Kickstarter update to backers. I don’t usually ask for anything, but decided to close …
: Posted a new episode of Timetable with an update on some of the things I’m working on.
: Just posted the 2nd episode of our weekly Micro Monday podcast where we feature Micro.blog users.
: Some extra delays in Micro.blog posting this morning. Should be getting back to normal now.
: Baylor trying to make it through the NIT second round. Great game so far.
: Watching more basketball as I work on some iOS stuff. Some great games today. Thought that UT would …
: Noticed more people wanting a second microblog lately, so rolled out support for custom blog titles …
: Latest home screen. Not many changes recently… Sunlit is new and replaces Instagram. …
: Rethinking the Apple Watch platform David Smith has shared the stats he’s been collecting on Apple Watch usage from his apps, …
: Looking for new iOS dev and design blogs? @daveverwer has launched a great directory of blogs.
: Spurs really needed that win against the Pelicans and got it. Great game. Whew. 🏀
: Core Intuition 319 and WWDC The latest Core Intuition is out. Daniel and I talk about WWDC and related topics for the full …
: Sunlit 2.0.2 is now out in the App Store with a couple bug fixes.
: WWDC 2018 dates are set. I’ll be out in San Jose for a few days, and we’ll probably do a …
: Nice time at Open Coffee this morning. Just enough SXSW for me. Working outside at Halcyon for a …
: Taking the train downtown this morning. Especially crowded for SXSW.
: Introducing the Micro Monday microcast We’ve started a new podcast! Jean MacDonald will be hosting a weekly show talking with members …
: Mavs had a good 2nd quarter but it wasn’t enough against the Rockets. Still great to see Dirk play.
: Sunlit 2.0.1 We released an update to Sunlit today. Lots of little bug fixes and improvements. (The App Store has …
: Lots of things happening at once. Today is the 16th anniversary of my blog. Worked on something …
: Core Intuition 318 and Sunlit We just published this week’s episode of Core Intuition, talking about the new Sunlit release …
: If you like what we’re doing with Sunlit, consider leaving a quick review in the App Store. We …
: Updated the Micro.blog timeline to show tiny preview thumbnails for the first few photos in Sunlit …
: Sunlit 2.0 now available We rebuilt Sunlit for 2.0 so that it’s focused around blogs. You can collect photos together …
: Rolled out some performance improvements to feed downloading last night, which should make several …
: Postponing the Sunlit release until tomorrow. App Store caching seems completely unreliable today. …
: Tired of waiting for the App Store to update, so instead I worked on something I can control: …
: Texas, don’t forget to vote in the primary today.
: Pretty annoyed with the App Store this morning. Waiting 3+ hours for Sunlit to show up. Can never …
: Micro Monday: @mikehaynes, who posts about comics, shares photos, and writes about technology. Mike …
: After a month off, just posted a new episode of Timetable about getting Sunlit 2.0 ready to ship.
: Still haven’t seen The Shape of Water, but can’t argue with any of the Oscar wins. Best …
: Spent hours creating preview videos for Sunlit 2.0 only to realize I should have created them on a …
: We watched Three Billboards today in anticipation of the Oscars tonight. Really great. Still missed …
: Posted Core Intuition 317 about SwiftNIO, Sunlit 2.0, compiler warnings, and messy desks.
: Looks like this third-party Android app for Micro.blog is really coming along. They just posted some …
: Micro Monday: @kitt, a long-time blogger who posts photos to her microblog, writes about books and …
: We went to see Darkest Hour yesterday, and today rented Dunkirk. Both excellent. Seeing them …
: We’re winding down the beta of Sunlit 2.0 and getting ready to put it in the App Store. …
: Over a week ago @danielpunkass and I recorded a show about the HomePod. So busy, finally published …
: Great write-up at MacStories about podcast creation app Anchor. I like what they’re doing …
: This week has been going by way too quick. Month is almost over, and so much work left to do. At …
: Added a link under Discover to show the latest Micro Monday recommendations. Thanks everyone!
: Micro Monday: @brentsimmons, a champion for the open web. Brent has been blogging for over 18 years, …
: Enjoyed the all-star game more than I expected. Didn’t catch the whole thing… Most of …
: Abandoned tracks downtown near the new library, as we walked back from Juan Pelota earlier this …
: Blade Runner 2049 Rewatched the original Blade Runner recently, and finally saw the sequel last night. As with all …
: Lately we’ve had a few cold days, with just enough mist and rain to notice, but not enough to really …
: @joec Great essay on good vs. better. But it highlights a problem for Apple: when audio is …
: Started rolling out favicons for all Micro.blog-hosted sites. They’ll automatically use your …
: Nice post from Seth Godin this morning: We sell ourselves short when we argue that there's …
: Experimenting with a special Discover view that just shows Micro Monday posts. Good way to find …
: Micro Monday: @becky, who recently shipped her iOS app Snapthread 1.5 for combining live photos …
: In the Apple community we too quickly accept that the HomePod can’t run Alexa. Why …
: I’ve been watching the Olympics a bunch as I catch up on email and some coding over the …
: Posting to Micro.blog from iOS and macOS was broken this morning. It’s fixed now. If you …
: Playing in Oakland tonight, the Spurs are without Kawhi, Dejounte, Tony, and Rudy. And yet if they …
: Moved our old Echo into my office for music, but the kitchen Echo nearby keeps waking up if I speak …
: There have been some great discussions on Micro.blog recently about diversity. @macgenie has a post …
: Just posted Core Intuition 315, talking to @danielpunkass about microblogging, bug fixes, support …
: Not often you see a basketball game with a score of 100-50 just into the 4th quarter. Spurs over the …
: Love this video from The Verge and how it captures the excitement on the ground during …
: Neat to see all the emoji we’re currently tracking for the Discover section in one place. …
: Micro.blog 1.3.3 is out The new update to Micro.blog for iOS is now available in the App Store. As I wrote about yesterday, …
: Still some lingering server issues from the security updates 2 weeks ago. Sorry for the downtime …
: Added 🚀 to Discover for today.
: Absolutely incredible what SpaceX has done. Successful launch of Falcon Heavy and then seeing those …
: Micro.blog conversations gesture I just submitted a new update to the Micro.blog iOS app. It adds a couple new features, including …
: Where did the day go? It’s still Micro Monday here in Austin, just before midnight… For this …
: After struggling with a new iOS feature last night, threw out all the code this morning and started …
: Wrapping up the next Micro.blog iOS update, which has more control over cross-posting. Decided to …
: Watched California Typewriter today and enjoyed it. On our road trip last summer, we stayed in …
: You can scroll further back in the timeline from the iOS and Mac apps now. Also, the Discover …
: Spurs have a challenge tonight with the Rockets in San Antonio. Harden and Chris Paul are in. Kawhi …
: One year ago I linked to Lindy West’s article about leaving Twitter. Today she has an op-ed in …
: Fascinating article by @apike about blockchain. Equals parts technical detail and humor: As fun as …
: Snapthread A couple years ago on a trip, I finally tried Instagram Stories. Because I don’t like posting …
: I’ve been catching up on @omni’s podcast: The Omni Show. The latest episode is with Ken …
: Austin folks: NSDrinking is switching to last Wednesday of the month. That’s tonight! 8pm at …
: No applause for retweets DHH writes about how Basecamp is experimenting with removing their “applause” feature — …
: For Core Int members, check your secret podcast feed for Extra Intuition 5. @danielpunkass and I …
: Micro Monday: @blankbaby. Scott hosts the podcast Random Trek and reads a lot of books, sharing them …
: Micro.blog theme updates Over the last couple of days we’ve shipped a few improvements to Micro.blog. There’s an …
: Minor update to the Mac app out with a few fixes, including a better Markdown-aware character count. …
: Rolled out some theme changes today, including blog post titles on your microblog home page, and a …
: On the latest Core Int, @danielpunkass and I talk about how Sunlit fits with Micro.blog, and …
: Every day we roll out a half dozen little improvements to Micro.blog, with big stuff thrown in when …
: Sunlit beta update Yesterday we sent Sunlit 2.0 to beta testers. The feedback has been great so far. We just pushed a …
: Just sent Sunlit to the beta group. Looking forward to hearing what people think. (Make sure to read …
: Thanks to @lyle and @BrianCordanYoung for having me on the GeekSpeak podcast! We talked about the …
: Sunlit 2.0 demo Here’s a short screencast demo of the upcoming version of Sunlit. We’ve rebuilt it for …
: Waiting for the HomePod excitement to settle down a little this morning before posting about …
: Micro Monday: @Aleen. On her microblog she posts about everything from books and journals, to …
: Rolled out a change to show replies on the web version of user profile pages. Should be more …
: Apologies for the unexpected downtime early this morning. Still looking into what happened, but plan …
: Played HQ for the first time tonight. I was juggling something else when it started and my tap …
: Core Int 313 and bonus episode We posted Core Intuition episode 313: Daniel and Manton talk about digging oneself out of customer …
: Beautiful building. The Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor.
: Posted a new version of Micro.blog for Mac with a few recent fixes. “Check for Updates” …
: Bummed to have to return my Nissan Leaf today, which I’ve been leasing for the last few years. …
: Interview on Colin Devroe's blog Colin Devroe interviewed me about Micro.blog: Yesterday I volleyed back and forth via email with …
: Not a good week for Micro.blog uptime. Most of the maintenance went smoothly (just a few minutes) …
: Good write-up by @burk on the pros and cons of moving from WordPress to Micro.blog. Also love the …
: Fred Wilson, via @cdevroe: Internet Two is closed platforms that increasingly dominate the market …
: Fewer conferences Responding to a post by Chris Adamson about iOS conferences, Marco Arment notes that podcasts and …
: I got an ink stamp made for my return address when sending out Micro.blog stickers. Just think it …
: Update on microblogging with WordPress I wrote a short guide on microblogging with WordPress over a year before Micro.blog was opened to …
: Share to Micro.blog and new apps Two great feed readers added support for Micro.blog this week: Evergreen and Feedbin. Evergreen is …
: Cooollld morning in Austin. I woke up at 4am and fixed the servers, then back to bed. Coffee and …
: Apologies for the downtime. I had added another server to smooth over the outage… but it also …
: Need to take a couple of the Micro.blog servers down for Meltdown security updates at 1am CST. …
: Micro Monday: @bitdepth. I love seeing the beautiful photos that people post to Micro.blog, and …
: Nice write-up by @brentsimmons on sending a post from Evergreen to Micro.blog, and why feed readers …
: Dave Winer is starting a project to collect feeds for journalists. Feels like there may be an …
: Unbelievable end to that game. Saints had the comeback right in their hands, and then… Wow. 🏈
: No predictions, but looking forward to the Saints game later today. 🏈
: Spent more time offline than usual today as a few things pulled me away from the computer. Catching …
: Resuming the Timetable podcast for 2018! The new episode is about why I stopped but shouldn’t …
: Core Intuition 312 New episode of Core Intuition is out. We talk about what’s new with Micro.blog, …
: Pushed some updates to help.micro.blog to better feature articles on the home page, with a separate …
: “As software developers and designers, we have a responsibility to the world to think these …
: Cancelled PlayStation Vue and switched to Hulu Live. Saves us about $15/month. Main drawback so far: …
: Wish I had stayed up for the second half of the Clippers/Warriors game last night. After 12 years in …
: Deployed some more performance improvements, and (finally!) fixed showing a conversation starting …
: Discover books update, day 2 I love how the Micro.blog community is using the new emoji topics that I wrote about yesterday. We …
: Thanks for the feedback everyone! Just fixed the books collection to also work with the little PNGs …
: One of my goals for 2018 is to read more novels. As soon as I finish Ink & Paint I’m going …
: Books on Micro.blog Micro.blog doesn’t have special support for hashtags. It doesn’t automatically link …
: I’ve been tuning out football lately and wasn’t really rooting for anyone, but glad to have stayed …
: Micro Monday! This week I’m thinking about books, journals, and related discussions on …
: More college visits! Just finished a tour at A&M this afternoon.
: Micro.blog for Mac 1.1.2 is out with a couple fixes, including support for a new feature we’ll …
: Improved how @-mentions work today, and added documentation for it to the help site. Should work …
: Ollie checking out the Snoopy Christmas decorations during a walk.
: Woke up way too early with the dogs barking. Been hacking away on some new features for a couple …
: Box of beautiful USPS stamps have arrived here for getting the Kickstarter stickers sent out. …
: Busy week. Finally got this week’s episode of Core Intuition out earlier today, with a …
: Fixed a handful of issues in the Micro.blog for Mac app. Choose “Check for Updates” to …
: Don't worry about numbers Rather than New Year’s resolutions, Aleen Simms has a list of liberations for 2018: things to …
: One year ago today I launched the Kickstarter campaign for Indie Microblogging. I’ll write …
: Hello 2018! Cold 24°F morning in Austin. Got some writing done on the book. A new year is a great …
: You may remember I posted about Sunlit 2.0 earlier this year. It’s taking a little longer than …
: Love how much Evergreen has been improving lately. This latest post from Brent has a screenshot of …
: More research today on postage, envelopes, and related supplies for sending stickers. Think I’ll go …
: Micro.blog for iOS version 1.3.1 is now in the App Store. Fixes sharing photos from other apps and a …
: Added a “Posts” link to the navbar for Micro.blog-hosted sites to help unify some of the …
: Still a lot of season to go, but I like the way the western conference is shaping up. Expect the …
: I’m happy with Apple’s new letter about battery life and performance. $29 to replace an …
: I like Avenir, but I’ve never been very consistent about using the original font or Avenir …
: I’ve been doing a lot of writing on the iPhone X. Decided to sell a couple of our older …
: Finally updated to the Ulysses subscription. Nice to have the latest version with notch-aware …
: Looking out the new central library windows.
: Updated post editing and deleting in Micro.blog to work more consistently. New help page here …
: Good basketball yesterday. Spurs got Christmas off this year, play tonight, and seem to have a …
: Happy Holidays from Micro.blog Thanks everyone for your support of Micro.blog this year! We’ve come a long way since I …
: Last night of the Trail of Lights at Zilker.
: Great to see all the interest in Micro.blog today! I’ve bumped up the daily limit on user …
: Finally setting up a winter holiday pin for Micro.blog… 🎄
: Twitter's weeds Mike Monteiro wrote on Medium this week about the daunting, insurmountable problems facing …
: UIKit and Eminem Another week, another set of new podcasts. Daniel and I talked on Core Intuition about opening up …
: Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at designing the new Micro.blog icon. Thanks @bradellis! Love …
: The daily 100-user limit for new Micro.blog registrations is working well. We hit it fairly early …
: If you’re looking for a lightweight microblog server written in PHP, this is an interesting …
: Apple battery issue is about secrecy Like most Apple controversies, the iPhone performance/battery issue seems overblown. I like Ben …
: Thanks for the feedback, everyone! Also, missed a photo upload bug in the web version, which I just …
: Major update to Micro.blog today Micro.blog is now available to anyone. There’s a limit of 100 new sign-ups each day, so that …
: As a Glen Keane fan and basketball fan, I was really looking forward to Dear Basketball. Didn’t even …
: We saw The Last Jedi yesterday and really enjoyed it. Hoping to see it again over the holidays.
: Core Intuition 309 This week on Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about how the MarsEdit 4 release is going: Daniel …
: iMac Pro-related confession: I only have 8 GB in my MacBook Pro. On this computer I’ve built …
: I’m slowing down this week. Working on several improvements that I’ll hold to release …
: At Halcyon for Homebrew Website Club. Deployed a minor update to the Micro.blog navigation bar, to …
: Quick shot of the train while I wait for it to zip by at the crossing.
: Nice blog post from David Smith about Workouts++ 2.0. (If you’re reading this on Twitter, a …
: Since Tantek is still in Austin, we’re having a last-minute Homebrew Website Club meetup …
: Watched the Doug Jones victory speech. Great campaign and great turnout. Alabama, you did it.
: Need a break from watching CNN. Switched over to basketball until there are more results from …
: Twitter threads Twitter announced today they will make it easier to chain tweets together in the official app. John …
: Really impressed with the work so far on this new third-party Micro.blog client for Android. …
: IndieWebCamp Austin wrap-up Over the weekend we hosted the first IndieWebCamp in Austin. I’m really happy with the way the …
: The iMac Pro looks great. I’m still laptop-only, though, so not tempted at all. It’s …
: Kawhi may be back for tomorrow’s Spurs game in Dallas. He’s been out 27 games, the most …
: Worked on expanding Micro.blog’s Micropub endpoint with support for bookmark-of today during …
: Session planning at IndieWebCamp Austin.
: Aaron Parecki talking about the building blocks of the IndieWeb — your own domain name, types of …
: The day before the event starts, we decided it was probably time to create a Facebook event for …
: Cool stickers from DreamHost to give out at IndieWebCamp tomorrow.
: Beautiful cold night in Austin. Snow falling in the yard around our Christmas tree.
: Two new podcast episodes today: Core Intuition 308 is a full hour about the MarsEdit 4 release. …
: Friction and silo dead-ends Instagram is experimenting with a repost feature. From The Next Web: Instagram appears to be …
: IndieWebCamp Austin is this weekend! We’ll have IndieWeb co-founders @t and @aaronpk in town …
: Cold, rainy day in Austin. Must’ve rushed out the door, because only realize after my meeting …
: Timetable on MarsEdit 4 and open APIs Today I posted another episode of my daily podcast Timetable. It’s a short episode about the …
: MarsEdit 4 and microblogs Daniel Jalkut shipped MarsEdit 4 today. This version includes many improvements, from brand new …
: Going to AustinRB tonight for talks on Ruby metaprogramming and Jekyll + the IndieWeb.
: Alabama, you can do this. Doug Jones will be a great senator. One week left to get out the vote.
: Secret feature I like in Micro.blog’s WordPress import: if your blog photos are no longer …
: Inspired to blog Vincent Ritter has a new post about Micro.blog, and how it’s helped put a focus back on his …
: iPhone X home screen I rarely change my home screen, but I updated it after having more time with the iPhone X. Seeing …
: Can’t expect too much with most of the Spurs resting or hurt, but they had an open shot to tie …
: Got some stickers for IndieWebCamp. It’s next weekend! You can learn more about the event or …
: Spent the morning at Baylor. Now at the game before driving back to Austin.
: Trying to pull myself away from refreshing news web sites. Big day.
: Absolutely love this video from Max Joseph. I made a kind of vertical zoetrope once for an art show, …
: Back on track with Timetable. Four episodes this week and looks like I’ll hit 100 episodes …
: On this week’s Core Int, Daniel and I talk about Apple’s root user security bug, and …
: Time to move beyond Gravatar, although I still think it’s a nice default. You can now upload a …
: Updated Micro.blog’s feed parsing to support Pinboard feeds, which are really RDF. Useful for …
: Most software has bugs. Apple’s root security bug is bad, but probably easily fixed, and the …
: Kickstarter update with IndieWebCamp and rollout plans Today I sent the following email to Kickstarter backers. I’m working through the waiting list …
: On this morning’s episode of my short-form podcast Timetable: plans for the week including …
: EFF-Austin party after IndieWebCamp In a little less than 2 weeks we’re holding the first IndieWebCamp in Austin: December 9th and …
: “I wanted to thank everyone who believed in my return.” — Tony Parker, back to the Spurs …
: Made a tweak last night so that Mastodon feeds work better in the Micro.blog timeline. Moving …
: Updated the Eventbrite page for IndieWebCamp Austin with the latest schedule. Coming up in 2 weeks!
: Posted a new episode of Extra Intuition, our members-only podcast for Core Intuition listeners.
: Blog archive format As I’ve been improving the import and export functionality in Micro.blog, I’ve done a …
: Updated the Discover section on the web with the same posts from the Micro.blog apps. Much better.
: Abandoned water park along I-10 in Louisiana.
: Mainstream use cases for a microblog Doug Lane is writing a series of blog posts about what real-world use cases for Micro.blog could …
: Tinkered with WordPress last night so I could ping the new RSVP page for IndieWebCamp Austin. Also …
: Core Intuition 305 is out. We talk about potential MarsEdit and Micro.blog release dates, other …
: Made some API tweaks today, and updated the documentation to add the /posts/discover JSON call for …
: Final day of the photo challenge: shadow. This has been a great week for photos on Micro.blog. …
: Increasingly frustrated when people complain about Twitter but wait for it to improve or for …
: Kickstarter update on photos, Mac app I sent an update to Kickstarter backers today. I wanted to point people to the new Mac app for …
: Really wish you could send a test email for Kickstarter backer updates. No clue what it’s …
: Steph Curry after the loss tonight in Boston: “I hear the weather is great here in …
: Can a salad bag from the grocery store be considered “seasonal”? Not sure, but it’s gonna have to do …
: Posted a quick Timetable episode about how the Micro.blog photo challenge is going, and on …
: Since it would conflict with Thanksgiving next week, NSDrinking is tonight instead. Have a beer and …
: I’ve made a few improvements to Micro.blog’s XML-RPC support recently. Working pretty …
: IndieWebCamp Austin set for December We’re holding an IndieWebCamp in Austin next month! This is a 2-day event — Saturday and …
: Minor update to Micro.blog for iOS is now available in the App Store. Fixes posting via the Micropub …
: Almost missed the 5th day of the Micro.blog photo challenge. For “liquid”, a shot of the fish tank.
: Had a great time at Refresh Austin tonight. Good to hear what other people are up to, and share a …
: Loving the iPhone X camera. My contribution to today’s Micro.blog photo challenge: up close.
: Marco’s post about the 2012-2015 MacBook Pro rings true to me. I still use the 2014 version of …
: Day 3 of the photo challenge: on the move. From south Austin today after getting some coffee and …
: Sending another 1000 invites to Micro.blog this week from the announce list. A bunch going out right …
: Great to see new apps for posting to Micro.blog and IndieWeb-enabled sites. Here’s some info …
: Because you're passionate about it “People will want to go to it because you’re passionate about it, and people love what …
: Impressed with the Celtics ability to close out games, even without Kyrie. Their streak extends to …
: For day 2 of the photo challenge, my go-to for coffee at home: Chameleon cold-brew, ice, water, and …
: It’s late this week, but Core Intuition 304 is out. We talk about the iPhone X, updating …
: First day of the Micro.blog photo challenge. Today’s prompt: squares.
: Bunch of cool photos are showing up in the Discover pane of Micro.blog iOS and Mac apps today, for …
: I’ve updated Micro.blog’s Twitter cross-posting to support 280 characters. The apps …
: The 7-day “Photo Challenge” pin is now live on Micro.blog. Thanks again to Doug Lane for …
: Love this 7-day photo challenge for Micro.blog started by Doug Lane.
: Brent Simmons is back to podcasting with a new show from The Omni Group. Looks great!
: One election day down, one more to go Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo on last night’s victory for Democrats: When a President …
: I should’ve added an “I voted” pin to Micro.blog for posting voting sticker …
: Redesigned the Micro.blog splash page (when you’re not signed in). The most concise expression …
: Coming up on a year since I wrote about how today’s social networks are broken. Still what I …
: Election day in the United States. There’s probably something on the ballot where you live. …
: Lots of good feedback on the WordPress import. Made a couple improvements this morning. Overall, …
: I’ve decided to shelve the in-progress new features in the Mac app until version 1.1. Calling …
: WordPress to Micro.blog migration Over the weekend I opened up a WordPress importer for Micro.blog-hosted sites. Now that Micro.blog …
: Congrats to Seth Godin on his 7000th blog post. He writes every day.
: Quietly rolled out WordPress import for Micro.blog-hosted sites this weekend. Early testing looks …
: I’m going to miss the iPhone SE size. But the X screen is incredible. So crisp and close to …
: Core Int 303 and Timetable 77 We just published this week’s Core Intuition, talking about the latest iPhone X news: Daniel …
: Of course I missed a few iPhone X-related bugs in Simulator testing. Probably need to submit an …
: Pushed a new Mac beta with some under-the-hood changes. Hopefully will resolve some preference and …
: Still have a Hillary sticker on my car and not gonna remove it over some DNC infighting. No regrets …
: Nice to see the expected arrival date wasn’t a fluke. iPhone X has shipped. Think it’s …
: Siri is in the wrong game While writing about the limited SiriKit support in the upcoming HomePod, Stephen Hackett points out …
: While recording Core Int, new Micro.blog for iOS was approved: version 1.2.1. Also new Mac beta …
: Instead of a formal Homebrew Website Club this week, we’re meeting at Radio Coffee, 6:30pm …
: Micro.blog special pins For the initial rollout of Micro.blog, we had a bunch of pins you can unlock, to encourage people to …
: New holiday pin for Micro.blog! Mention “Halloween” or “pumpkin” in a blog …
: Today on my Timetable podcast I tell a story about coworking and how companies change.
: Micro.blog for iOS update Micro.blog for iOS version 1.2 is rolling out to the App Store right now. This update features a new …
: Read the New York Times and skimmed Talking Points Memo, but need to force myself to ignore most of …
: Spurs are a respectable 4-2 without Kawhi, but a tough loss today in a game that they …
: Laughing again as I think about Kevin Nealon’s stand-up show last night. Really fun to see him …
: Don Lusk turned 104 this weekend. Worked at Disney in the 30s and had an incredible 60-year career …
: Submitted Micro.blog 1.2 for iOS to Apple. Hoping for a smooth trip through app review.
: This video from Studio Neat during production is so great. Got my Panobook and even more impressed …
: iPhone 8 review, X pre-orders Jason Snell mentioned on this week’s Upgrade that he had found a way to frame his iPhone 8 …
: Looks like I’ll get November 3rd delivery after all. Got the email to finish confirming my …
: On the latest Timetable, I talk about waking up at 2am and the redesigned Discover section in the …
: Wish I had slept through this. Store wouldn’t load, then errors. Ended up with the …
: Has everyone already submitted their iPhone X-compatible apps to the App Store? Thinking I’ll …
: Going to head downtown in a little while for NSDrinking. 8pm+ at Ginger Man.
: Core Intuition 302 We posted episode 302 of Core Intuition today. From the show notes: Manton and Daniel anticipate …
: The latest Uber lawsuit is your monthly reminder to delete the app. Lyft works really well.
: Really love how the Discover pane works in Micro.blog for Mac now. It was the missing piece.
: I’ve been doing some more iPhone X simulator testing this afternoon. Should be in pretty good …
: Pushed a new Mac beta. I think it’s mostly feature-complete for 1.0. Going to set it aside for …
: Extra Intuition 2 with Gus Mueller Just posted episode 2 of our members-only podcast Extra Intuition, with special guest Gus Mueller! …
: If you’re an NBA fan, don’t wait for the playoffs to tune in. Already some fantastic …
: Another new Mac build! Enables long posts with titles support.
: If you’re using the Mac app for Micro.blog, check out the Discover section today. Liking this …
: Trying something new in the Discover pane in Micro.blog for Mac (and iOS) to highlight posts in …
: Not obvious how to install 10.12 on a new drive after moving to 10.13 High Sierra. Finally found the …
: Pushed a new Micro.blog for Mac beta. Several minor improvements and bug fixes.
: Tough loss for the Longhorns. Feel like they’ve been competitive in every game this season.
: WordCamp in Austin this weekend, although I’m going to end up missing it. Look forward to …
: Nice photo tour of Apple’s Chicago store from John Voorhees of MacStories.
: Posted a new Timetable with thoughts on the Mac icons. Also 2 episodes from Chicago.
: Just uploaded a new Mac beta. Choose “Check for Updates” or download it from the help …
: Posted this week’s Core Intuition, about Stripe, Mac dev, Release Notes, and Twitter.
: I love this Friday Favorites post by Doug Lane with observations from Micro.blog this week. Great …
: Worked downtown a little this morning before catching a train to the airport.
: Going over the talks at Release Notes in my head, thinking about what’s next for Micro.blog. …
: Great to see the support at Release Notes for App Camp. Learn more about the current campaign and …
: “You must actively seek out the most audacious things you are capable of doing.” — Anne …
: Everyone at Release Notes gets a Twitter username on their badge except me. Love it.
: Published a new (very short) episode of Timetable, first day in Chicago.
: More people than I expected haven’t updated to High Sierra yet. Sticking with it as a …
: Quick walk through Millennium Park before heading to the hotel.
: Thanks to Colin Walker for the early write-up: Manton has repeatedly said that this is just a …
: I’ll be writing more about it later today, but I’ve posted an initial Mac beta in the …
: Good morning, Chicago! Early flight, took the train from the airport and hopped off for coffee and a …
: Good thing about a super-early flight is I can’t procrastinate until the morning. Gotta pack …
: Sneak peek video of the Micro.blog for Mac beta.
: Starting to have doubts about the iPhone X. I still want the best camera, but I’ve gone from …
: As usual the BBEdit release notes are an inspiration. Just upgraded to version 12.
: Putting the finishing touches on the first Micro.blog for Mac beta. Still some rough edges, but this …
: Supporting #WomenBoycottTwitter I’m glad to see #WomenBoycottTwitter getting some traction. Complaints come and go, but a real …
: New Timetable last night. Guaranteed the only 6-minute podcast that covers 1950s Disney and a quote …
: Extra Intuition Daniel and I wanted to do something special for our 300th episode, so we’ve launched a …
: Planning something new for Core Intuition today, I remembered this old podcasting photo of me taken …
: If you’re on Micro.blog, I’m now posting Timetable notifications. Took 5 seconds to set up …
: Despite my bet with Daniel, missed the 5-year mark of the last post from @manton. Posted to my blog …
: Timetable 66 and Release Notes I posted a new Timetable today after listening to the Release Notes podcast where Charles and Joe …
: Checked out Denton after the tour at University of North Texas yesterday. Nice coffee shop and used …
: The weather is incredible outside in Austin today. This must be what fall is supposed to feel like.
: For a few hours today, I forgot Trump was president.
: Late posting Timetable today, but I did post it. Because: “You’ve gotta show up to work …
: Re-watched Blade Runner last night in prep for 2049. Might be the first time I’ve seen …
: Included an audio clip from Ginobili in today’s episode of Timetable. NBA season must be …
: Core Intuition 299 One more week until our 300th episode! From the show notes for today’s episode: Daniel and …
: Daniel and I have been plotting something to announce for our 300th episode next week. But first, …
: Didn’t realize what a game-changer the Mac version of Micro.blog would be. Rediscovering how …
: Small but productive Homebrew Website Club meetup. Brainstormed venue ideas for IndieWebCamp Austin …
: Might demo the new Mac app for Micro.blog tonight at Homebrew Website Club. Also IndieWebCamp Austin …
: Austin! We’re meeting at Monkey Nest Coffee today at 6:30pm for Homebrew Website Club.
: Micro.blog for iOS 1.1.3 is now available. Fixes a few things, including a crash while editing a new …
: If you missed it, I’m now releasing a new short podcast every day, Monday through Friday. …
: Whenever I worry that I’ve said something slightly controversial, it often turns out I …
: Last week I said that Mac unlock via the watch is great, even with Series 0. Gotta retract that. …
: Micro.blog themes open source Micro.blog launched with 6 unique themes, and advanced CSS support to customize many aspects of the …
: For anyone who has hit that crash in the Micro.blog iOS app when composing a post, through a bunch …
: At UT San Antonio for WordCamp. Really nice space for a conference.
: Rudy Gay shooting from the line at the Spurs open scrimmage. Excited for the season to start.
: I love Nintendo. Always will. But if they can’t manufacture a 25-year-old system in sufficient …
: Twitter public opinion may flip Nick Heer writes at Pixel Envy about Twitter’s half-hearted attempt at transparency on fake …
: We’re meeting at Monkey Nest again next Wednesday for Homebrew Website Club. 6:30pm. Planning …
: I’ll be downtown tonight for NSDrinking. Wearing my blue Rogue Amoeba t-shirt.
: Going to be in San Antonio this weekend for WordCamp. Never attended before, but I need to be more …
: If you’re not convinced about 280 characters yet, listen to Core Int 298. We cover it …
: Even for user accounts that get 280 characters, posting over 140 is blocked from the Twitter API. …
: More on 280 characters For this week’s Core Intuition, Daniel and I spend the whole show talking about …
: I really like what Amazon is trying with the Echo Spot. This is probably what the Show …
: Posted a new Timetable on Twitter’s 280 change, a preview of the Core Intuition episode that …
: For some reason I never enabled the “allow Apple Watch to unlock your Mac” feature until …
: Twitter experiments with 280 characters I had first suggested a 280-character guideline for microblog posts back in 2014. As I’ve said …
: Updated to High Sierra I installed 10.13 High Sierra today. It takes a long time, presumably because of the file system …
: I don’t think Star Trek can prop up CBS’s streaming service by itself, but we did sign …
: New version of Micro.blog for iOS is out, with drag and drop to attach photos to a blog post in iOS …
: Nice 15th anniversary sale going on at Rogue Amoeba. I use Fission and Audio Hijack often. Great …
: Happy to hear that Tony Parker’s recovery is going well and even ahead of schedule. Spurs have …
: Wow, that WNBA finals game 1. Minnesota down 26 points, came back to take the lead but lost it in …
: Overthinking stats Manuel Riess has been writing about why he didn’t stick with previous blogs. On the topic of …
: “I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal. I believe we could do …
: Micro.blog post editing Micro.blog users have wanted the ability to edit microblog posts for a while. We planned to add it, …
: Timetable 54 I posted a new episode of my Timetable microcast. Here’s a bit from today’s episode …
: Love the clouds and the lake today, the view from Mozart’s Coffee.
: Motivation for folks who have only blogged a few times this year: I’ve posted 468 times. The …
: Still hot outside, but working from one of my favorite coffee shops: Mozart’s on Lake Austin. …
: Listened to a lot of clips of Hillary to find the right one for yesterday’s Timetable. Still …
: Posted this week’s Core Int, following up on Apple pre-orders, why the X is poorly named, and …
: NBA preseason starts in 10 days. 🏀
: Published a couple new episodes of Timetable this week. We also recorded a new Core Int, likely out …
: Now that I’ve got a couple pre-iOS 11 releases out of the way, I’ve been testing the new …
: Micro.blog for iOS version 1.1.1 is now available in the App Store. Bug fixes and refinements to the …
: Updating my SE to iOS 11. I’ve had the beta on my iPads, but resisted installing on my main …
: iPhone 8 standards So many great iPhone 8 and iOS 11 reviews out today. My favorite aside has to be the headphone jack …
: Micro.blog post titles demo Last week I wrote about Micro.blog for iOS version 1.1, which adds several new features including …
: I don’t see the iPhone X notch going anywhere. Even if it does nothing other than give Apple …
: Nice blog post from Marco on why Apple embraced the iPhone X notch. The headphone jack’s …
: Overgrown abandoned golf course bridge.
: Micro.blog iOS 1.1 Micro.blog for iOS version 1.1 is now available. This release adds a number of new features: Added …
: Two minutes after I typed that last post, the app was approved. Should be showing up in the App …
: Friday afternoon slipping away. Really wanted to post about version 1.1, but still in review at …
: Face ID confidence Some people are concerned that replacing Touch ID with Face ID is a design compromise. While I …
: I’m going to take Micro.blog down tonight in about an hour for some quick maintenance. Hosted …
: Tomorrow matters As I plan for the iPhone X pre-order, I wanted to write a blog post about all the iPhones I’ve …
: Core Intuition 296 We posted a new Core Intuition, all about the iPhone X and other products from yesterday’s …
: Waiting for the iPhone X Michael Gartenberg writing for Six Colors about the iPhone X: It’s arguably the most beautiful …
: I submitted a new iOS build yesterday morning thinking I might beat the rush of iOS 11 submissions, …
: Removing the App Store from iTunes is definitely the right move. Haven’t used it on the Mac in …
: I published a new Timetable episode after the Apple event. My first reaction, and an update on work …
: Love the iPhone X, but showing “animoji” cheapens the rest of the presentation. Serious, …
: Thumbs up on the first hour of the Apple event. All good stuff. Sky for Apple TV looks really nice.
: New Apple Watch looks great. Going to skip this generation, but definitely have wanted cellular when …
: Beautiful opening, honoring Steve Jobs. Apple at its best.
: It’s a great feeling to wake up in the morning with a feature idea and have it deployed before …
: Added a secret Apple pin to Micro.blog. Mention “iPhone X” in a blog post today only to …
: Read the intro to What Happened. Can’t imagine how difficult this was. I’ll sit down …
: Gizmodo on RSS David Nield of Gizmodo has a sort of re-introduction to RSS, with an overview on why it’s more …
: Posted a new episode of Timetable about sending out new invites and the features in version 1.1.
: Sent a new batch of invites to Micro.blog. We’ll be sending more from the announce list over …
: Worked on a blog post yesterday arguing that the iOS 11 GM leak reaction is overblown, just more …
: Really enjoyed last night’s American Masters on Tyrus Wong, most famous for his Bambi concept …
: Touring Southwestern University this morning.
: Core Intuition 295 Slightly longer Core Intuition this week as we cover several topics. From the show notes: Daniel …
: Tim Duncan on hurricane recovery Tim Duncan is matching donations to relief efforts for the U.S. Virgin Islands, hit this week by …
: Decline and return of indie blogs In announcing plans to move A List Apart away from advertising, Jeffrey Zeldman writes about the …
: Tom Brown posted about last night’s meetup. Thanks to everyone who joined us! We’re …
: Found extra Micro.blog stickers to bring to Homebrew Website Club tonight. We’ll need to get …
: On today’s Timetable: the IndieWeb and why we’re having a Homebrew Website Club meetup …
: Homebrew Website Club Tonight we’re starting up a local Austin chapter of the Homebrew Website Club. This is a group …
: Ink & Paint I pre-ordered the book Ink & Paint a few months ago to add to my collection of books on …
: Posted a new episode of Timetable. If you haven’t listened before, this is my short-form …
: Made good progress on version 1.1 of Micro.blog for iOS today. It’ll ship shortly after iOS …
: Deployed some Micro.blog improvements this morning: better URLs for posts with titles, and …
: The first Homebrew Website Club in Austin is set for this coming Wednesday, 6:30pm at Monkey Nest …
: Driving past lines at gas stations (and a couple sold out) just underscores how inflexible gas is. …
: Getting back into Timetable recording. Published an episode last week and another one this morning.
: Love this integration between Alexa and Cortana. Tech companies get too obsessed with owning the …
: Considering the iPhone Pro The iPhone SE was an incredible value when it first shipped — a perfect balance of size, great …
: Finished writing an update for Kickstarter backers that I’ll send out soon. Need to get into …
: Our neighbor’s tree fell into our yard from the wind last night. Hope everyone’s staying …
: We posted a new Core Intuition: Lattner to Google, the Apple car project, and CrashPlan’s …
: Inadvertently broke some JavaScript (especially for handling forms) with today’s rollout of …
: Micro.blog custom pages As I mentioned in this morning’s post about Medium, it’s important that …
: Medium stumbling forward Dave Winer isn’t optimistic about the recent Medium changes: We're in the long tail of the …
: Introducing a new feature for hosted microblogs tomorrow. Should be great for anyone using …
: Going to head downtown early and work a bit at Jo’s Coffee. NSDrinking is 8pm at Ginger Man.
: Domain name prices should be down, not up. Still a major unsolved problem to make domain names more …
: Inspired by Breath of the Wild, we’ve been picking up all the old Zelda games again. Latest is …
: Surprised by Medium’s new logo. So much design went into the previous logo, didn’t think …
: Rolled out some more improvements to @-mentions on Micro.blog. Still tweaking the behavior, but …
: If you need more eclipse coverage, Casey Neistat’s video doesn’t disappoint.
: Loved the latest episode of Liftoff, reporting from the eclipse. Captures the moment.
: I like what Ryan Irelan is doing with his running microblog: In December 2017 I will run my first …
: Flip the iceberg Many people are initially confused by Micro.blog because they are expecting a strict clone of …
: The eclipse I remember as a kid must’ve been 1984. We didn’t have glasses, but everyone …
: Difficult to get work done with so many eclipse-related distractions. Really cool day. Looking …
: Happy eclipse day! Good luck to everyone chasing a great view. Only a partial eclipse here in …
: Updated the “powered by” link on Micro.blog themes to link the username instead. Easier …
: Spent the morning updating a bunch of pages on the help site. Still love that the help is itself a …
: “He abdicated his responsibilities so thoroughly and recklessly that it amounted to a letter …
: Checking out Cafe Creme as possible Homebrew Website Club space… Nice coffee shop, meeting …
: We’re starting a Homebrew Website Club in Austin. First meeting 9/6. Still settling on a …
: The transcript I posted yesterday was made with Trint.com. At over 5000 words, must be the longest …
: Core Intuition 293 transcript Daniel and I talked mostly about subscriptions on this week’s episode, and then closed with a …
: Picked up the Samsung T3 SSD yesterday to offload some large files and give my MacBook Pro more …
: Posted Core Intuition 293, talking about Ulysses and subscription pricing.
: Trump’s comments today — “Is it George Washington next?” — are essentially …
: Back in Texas, more college tours. This is Texas State in San Marcos.
: Listeners may be surprised by my thoughts on Ulysses and subscriptions for tomorrow’s Core …
: Down at Capital Factory for the EFF meetup and @tomwiththeweather’s talk about the IndieWeb.
: Markdown replies in Micro.blog Micro.blog now has Markdown highlighting as you type in replies. Micro.blog has had basic Markdown …
: Wizard of Oz at the Zilker Hillside Theater. Glad to have caught the final show last night.
: Always baffled by this house wiring. Installed a new Nest Protect… The smoke alarm power goes …
: Micro.blog for iOS 1.0.4 is now in the App Store with a fix for that “Share…” …
: We posted Core Intuition 292 today. Blog text editor modes, freelance, and more.
: Safari pinned tab favicons In a post on Daring Fireball today, John Gruber makes a convincing argument for Safari showing …
: Charging my Leaf while having a coffee and working at Whole Foods for the afternoon. Gave up on the …
: Reposts and quoting I recently added “repost-of” support to Micro.blog’s Micropub API implementation. …
: Liking the new Swarm app redesign. Cleaner, simpler, flatter. Looks great and feels easier to use.
: Micro.blog 1.0.3 is now in the App Store. New user profile screen, share menu item, and other …
: Updated my post on Apple News shortly after publishing to actually include links. Wasn’t fair …
: Fake news on Apple News I don’t use Apple News very often. I much prefer reading blogs in Reeder and Micro.blog, with …
: “The situation with North Korea would be an extreme challenge for a leader with ability and …
: Isn’t Trump on vacation? Wish he’d just play golf for a few weeks and not talk to the …
: Webmention in action It’s always cool to see Webmention comments on real sites across the web. It’s not just …
: Pushing the next iOS build up to Apple for approval. A few people are still on TestFlight… …
: The first sign for Austin on our drive back from Santa Fe, as the setting sun lit up the clouds.
: I was hesitant to deploy server changes from the road, so now that I’m back home I’ve …
: Wind farm somewhere between Lubbock and Abilene. Thousands of wind turbines in Texas.
: From our visit to UCLA last week.
: Recorded a new episode of Core Int from the road today. Travel, Micro.blog progress, and more.
: Catching up on some road trip photos. Goats in the morning fog at Berkeley.
: Morning in Silverdale, Washington.
: Finally added a favicon to Micro.blog. Not a dozen sizes, which had kind of scared me off, but just …
: Micro.blog photos from MarsEdit This morning I updated Micro.blog’s XML-RPC posting to support the MetaWeblog API, which …
: Yesterday we posted Core Intuition 290. The date in the feed was wrong at first, so scroll back in …
: Since last year’s 30 days of new coffee shops, I’ve been stuck in my routine of …
: Micro.blog + Facebook Today we’re adding Facebook cross-posting to Micro.blog. Facebook support is now built in, …
: Finished some server upgrades. Rolling out a new cross-posting Micro.blog feature later this …
: Only Apple publishes a new blog without a link to an RSS feed, but it does have one at /feed.xml. …
: Moved Ulysses on iOS to my home screen now that I’ve had a chance to test out the Dropbox …
: Congrats to Panic on shipping Transmit 5. I just updated. Really nice new version.
: Started to document third-party Micropub apps we’ve tested, like Quill and Omnibear.
: Enjoyed watching a bunch of NBA Summer League, including most of the Spurs games and yes, Lonzo …
: Relieved to see the repeal vote won’t proceed for now. Every day of delay is a day closer to …
: I’ve been so happy with my messenger bag that I ordered Tom Bihn’s Aeronaut 45 for …
: Micro.blog for iOS version 1.0.2 was approved and should be in your Updates tab. iPad keyboard …
: We fixed Markdown blockquote formatting yesterday for hosted sites. Hoping to experiment more with …
: SSL for hosted Micro.blog sites Micro.blog’s business model is pretty simple. If you want Micro.blog to host a new microblog …
: It’s too easy to blame distractions for lack of productivity. Then you have a big stretch of …
: Looking forward to the new Game of Thrones tonight, even though my interest has kind of drifted away …
: Core Intuition Jobs shutting down A few years ago, Daniel and I launched Core Intuition Jobs, a site for companies to post job …
: Posted episode 289 of Core Int. We talk more about the MarsEdit beta, next iPhone, and a listener …
: Disappointed that the Spurs couldn’t keep Jonathan Simmons. Enjoyed watching him in Austin and …
: Sent an update to Kickstarter backers announcing the App Store version of Micro.blog, friend …
: Rediscovering all the events written into my old calendar.
: No matter what happens, the 2016 election loss cannot be undone. But these Donald Jr. emails look …
: Good progress catching up on email today, and support questions. Probably should know by now to …
: Rolled out more Micro.blog tweaks over the weekend. Better photo cross-posting, lots of little edge …
: From this morning’s hike with the dogs at St. Edwards Park.
: Posted Core Int 288, about the MarsEdit 4 beta and our thoughts from the iPhone release 10 years …
: Sometimes wish I had a 7 Plus for travel (writing is much easier, like a super-mini iPad) but …
: Think I’m going to take my old iPad Mini on an upcoming road trip instead of the iPad Pro, …
: I’ve let the blog go a little quiet this week as I’ve been focused on coding. I have …
: Happy 4th of July, America. All I want for our country’s birthday is a new president. …
: With Apple improving app review times, now kind of worried that this app has been in “waiting …
: iPhone introduction felt impossible John Gruber remembers what it was like watching the iPhone announcement: Apple had amazing product …
: Ten years ago today, this was me waiting in line at the Apple Store for the first iPhone.
: MarsEdit 4 and microblogs Great to see Daniel Jalkut announce a public beta of MarsEdit 4. There are a lot of new features in …
: Rolled out additional fixes to timezones, more robust photo uploads. Also prepared the iOS app for …
: Deployed a major improvement today for timezones and custom domains on hosted sites. Seems simple, …
: Preview of Sunlit 2.0 A few years ago, Jon Hays and I built an app for photos called Sunlit, powered by the App.net API. …
: I was skeptical when the NBA announced that they wouldn’t give awards until after the …
: How can I not support a Kickstarter project with such a nice stop-motion video? Panobook, backed.
: Looks like a lot of great work came out of IndieWeb Summit hacking yesterday. Watched some of the …
: Love this map of the IndieWeb. Great visualization of how the entire web can be the best social …
: Excited to hear from everyone attending IndieWeb Summit in Portland this weekend. I’ll be in …
: Expecting great things when the Spurs use their 59th pick in the NBA Draft tonight. (4-time NBA …
: Core Intuition 287 We just posted Core Intuition episode 287, following up on Chris Lattner, WWDC, and Uber. From the …
: I wrote my Uber post before Kalanick resigned. Thinking about whether it changes my opinion… …
: We saw Cars 3 this week and enjoyed it. Maybe my favorite of the series. Pixar is the best at trying …
: Danny Green is an important part of the team. No way I’d trade him to get Chris Paul. Spurs …
: The open web and Micro.blog progress I was very excited to see this post from Brandon Kraft, about the potential for an expanded role for …
: Micro.blog iOS going universal As I expected would happen, using iOS 11 on my iPad Pro after WWDC has inspired me to revisit the …
: Democrats have a serious, near catastrophic turnout problem. Time to stop blaming the candidate and …
: Polls closed in Georgia. While waiting for results, I’m just going to keep rewatching Randy …
: Acorn 6 public beta is out. Great app that I use all the time. It gets significantly better every …
: I’ll admit it. I’ve checked a few times today if the latest Planet of the Apps episode …
: Fixed inconsistency between conversation threads on the web vs. the Micro.blog iOS app. Much better.
: Uber's perpetual second chance Last week, Uber sent an email to customers linking to the results of its investigation and the next …
: What to post to a microblog On the surface, an independent microblog might seem a lot like a Twitter account. There are some …
: Since I can’t be at IndieWebSummit next weekend, thinking up some IndieWeb-related …
: Another day, another Texas road trip.
: Glad we finally switched to AT&T’s unlimited wireless plan. With 5 phones, we kept going …
: Still not using Uber and wasn’t even going to write about them, but a conversation at lunch …
: The algorithm has ruined Facebook Dave Winer writes today about how because of the way the Facebook news feed works, sometimes you …
: Jeremy Keith on Presentable and the IndieWeb I know there are so many great podcasts that it’s difficult to listen to everything. I’m …
: Updated the WordPress JSON Feed plugin with a timezone fix and support for attachments. WP Admin → …
: Pat Neff Hall at Baylor University. Really nice tour of the campus.
: Summer day road trip up to visit Baylor. Stopped at Magnolia Market.
: Core Intuition 286 We just posted a new episode of Core Intuition. From the show notes: Manton and Daniel compare …
: I didn’t quit a great job 2 years ago to go work on something I didn’t believe in. If …
: Interesting how much leeway we give to Instagram because their 1.0 was so great. API that …
: What's happening Because I don’t follow anyone on Twitter, about once a week I’ll randomly click through …
: Today’s update to Reeder for iOS includes initial support for JSON Feed. This is my default …
: Eyvind Earle's painting how-to When I was in San Francisco last week, I visited the Eyvind Earle special exhibit at the Walt Disney …
: Whenever there’s a new Nintendo announcement at E3, I remember that I still own @wii on …
: I expect that iOS 11 will get developers excited about building universal apps again. I know it has …
: Apple podcast spec changes At WWDC last week, Apple introduced changes to their RSS feed extension for podcasts. Before …
: San Jose is less crowded On Core Intuition last week, I said San Jose was “more confined” than San Francisco. I …
: Game 5 “We remember what happened last year and how it felt in that locker room. We used it and built …
: Rolled out a few improvements to photo cross-posting in Micro.blog, so that it detects more img …
: A little bummed that I also lost my IndieWebCamp sticker when Apple replaced my MacBook screen. …
: Short-lived experiment of using the iPad Pro exclusively. Picking up my MacBook Pro at the Apple …
: 10.5-inch iPad Pro resolution Federico Viticci reviews the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro at MacStories. On the screen size: While some …
: The iOS 11 App Store redesign story Three years ago I wrote that Apple should end the App Store top 200 lists, learning from Beats Music …
: Since I’m iOS-only for a few days, decided to upgrade my Lightning mic to the Shure MV88. Free …
: No surprise, but working on the iPad Pro, I tend to get more tasks done for which iOS is a good …
: Dropping off my Mac to get fixed. Tempted to buy a new 15-inch, but don’t want to spend $3k …
: An intense game and incredible shooting by the Cavs. Glad there will be a game 5.
: I was at a game when the Warriors erased a 20-point Spurs lead, so Cavs still have to play a perfect …
: That’s how you start a game. Cavs needed an early lead badly.
: Mostly just post photos to my own blog now. Catching up on Instagram after WWDC, it’s a week …
: Siri's slow pace It’s WWDC week. I’m back home after a short week in San Jose. Monday’s keynote was …
: Always a little conflicted with posting negative essays about Apple. So many great engineers there. …
: Core Intuition 285 and WWDC We posted a new Core Intuition this week about WWDC. From the show notes: Daniel and Manton catch …
: Post-WWDC catching up on bugs. Fixed an issue on hosted sites that prevented connections from some …
: iOS 11 on the iPad is such a nice experience. Using my iPad Pro more this week, especially until my …
: Flying home. Great to see everyone at WWDC this week. Hope the rest of the week is a good one.
: Maybe because I said I was from Texas, my Lyft driver thought it was safe to give me a political …
: Randomly visited the San Jose Museum of Art. Maybe because I’ve been thinking about …
: Thanks to everyone who made it to the indie microblogging meetup! It’s really inspiring to see …
: Indie microblogging meetup at 12:30 today! One block from the convention center, next to the river …
: Went back to the hotel to work and my MacBook Pro is making a kind of whirring/rattling noise. …
: Are there really only 2 new SiriKit domains in iOS 11? I was expecting many, many more than that. …
: Great idea to tap on the lock screen with the Pencil to go right into Notes. Hope it can work with …
: If the new App Store redesign puts the focus on curation instead of top charts, I’m for it. …
: Really like the Do Not Disturb While Driving feature. Nice work, Apple.
: Surprised they previewed the iMac Pro on the same day they start shipping new iMacs. Must be okay …
: Nice improvements to High Sierra. But no mention of renaming it macOS 11. Either Apple doesn’t …
: Good progress on my slides working from Social Policy this morning. Like blogging, preparing a talk …
: Getting ready this morning, caught myself about to say “Alexa, what time is it?” to the …
: A little chilly out at the Presidio Picnic. Had some food truck tacos with a great view.
: Made good time driving up to San Francisco this morning. Want to see the Andreas Deja exhibit at the …
: Up early. Took a quiet walk through the plaza and then to Philz.
: I don’t even recognize San Jose since the last WWDC here. Getting coffee and working on …
: Jean MacDonald on The Run Loop Jean MacDonald was on the latest episode of Collin Donnell’s new podcast The Run Loop. They …
: Made an overdue configuration change for background tasks on Micro.blog. Should speed things up.
: Checked in for my flight to San Jose. Guess this trip is happening. So much still to do: coding, …
: Deployed a few more server improvements. Better conversations, so replies aren’t excluded from …
: NBA finals game 1 tonight. Also: 2 days after the Spurs lost, Dejounte Murray was in the gym …
: Me and Brent on The Talk Show Brent Simmons and I were guests on The Talk Show this week. We talk about JSON Feed, Userland …
: We are skipping Core Intuition this week. Back on Monday with a new show after the WWDC keynote.
: Covfefe seems silly, but it marks a point in Trump’s slide toward irrelevance. He’s …
: JSON Feed for podcasts JSON Feed includes an attachments array, which is similar to the enclosure element in RSS that …
: Now that our new Apple developer account for Micro.blog has been approved, considering moving the …
: Just sent out an update to Kickstarter backers. Made it public, so you can view it here.
: Updated WWDC app reveals some changes for San Jose, including more evening activities than …
: Dave Winer on title-less posts Dave Winer posted today about NetNewsWire needing better support for title-less feed items: These …
: Preparing an update to send to Kickstarter backers. Can’t believe it’s been a month …
: IndieWeb Summit WWDC is only 1 week away, but I have another event on my mind as well: IndieWeb Summit in Portland, …
: More flowers after a rainy weekend.
: Nine years ago today, we published the first episode of Core Intuition. It was right before WWDC, …
: Finished updating all the hosted sites on Micro.blog to use JSON Feed by default. Should have a few …
: Updated some of the pages on help.micro.blog to expand on the JSON Feed and Micropub API support.
: Listening to Joshua Tree while I work. Had no idea until today that U2 was in Houston and Dallas …
: Posted episode 284 of Core Intuition. We talk about WWDC and the return of Dash for iOS.
: While I’m complaining about politics, you don’t get to apologize your way out of …
: I wanted Lyft back in Austin, but on the right terms. Not this. These companies shouldn’t be …
: NSDrinking tonight, 8pm at Ginger Man. We were thinking near the front instead of out back, so we …
: Still making plans for San Jose? 1 day left to register for CocoaConf during WWDC. Hope to see …
: WordPress plugin for JSON Feed is now in the directory. WP Admin → Plugins → Add New, then search …
: Micro.blog photos This week we added a selection of photos to the Discover page on Micro.blog, and today I uploaded a …
: First week of JSON Feed I’ve been impressed with how quickly people have adopted JSON Feed. There are a bunch of feeds …
: Interview at The Brooks Review I talked with Ben Brooks over Slack this week about Micro.blog and JSON Feed. From the chat: …
: Uploaded a new TestFlight build with a photos tab under Discover, new filters, and more. Starting to …
: A couple Micro.blog improvements early this week… We’ve started showing photos on the …
: 115 points is a good finish for the Spurs. Their average this season was 105. Gotta beat the …
: Spurs start Manu Ginobili for game 4. I love it on a couple levels. And he gets the first basket of …
: Trying out News Explorer 1.6, which I think is the first native Mac app with support for JSON Feed.
: Love the $5.12 pricing. I subscribed to the 512 Pixels membership right away.
: More apps for Micro.blog I want to point to some developer activity in the Micro.blog community. The first is a macOS Today …
: Podcasts about JSON Feed We just posted episode 283 of Core Intuition, with thoughts on last week’s JSON Feed …
: Probably shouldn’t be replying to GitHub issues at 2am. Inevitable that I make some mistakes.
: Good game, but we need our injured players back. On the bright side, we can now be the only team to …
: Kawhi’s out for game 3 tonight. We’re going anyway. No matter what happens, glad to have …
: We’re planning an informal meetup for Micro.blog at WWDC! If you’re interested, sign up …
: Thanks to Noah Read for writing up his thoughts on Micro.blog. Great introduction.
: Updated Micro.blog this morning with some tweaks for JSON Feed. Also merged in a couple pull request …
: JSON Feed Really excited to announce JSON Feed today with Brent Simmons. It’s great to see all the …
: I only have 2 rules when at an NBA game: I don’t boo the other team and I never leave early. I …
: Curry and Durant must be so proud to have this big lead against the Spurs bench.
: Instead of posting to Instagram first, lately I only post to my blog. Focused on improving …
: From just before sunset, out walking the dogs. Looking forward to a full week as Monday winds down.
: Great to see an email from Hillary again. Onward.
: Getting new tires. Lesson learned: just because it’s an electric car and needs almost no …
: Sometime over the last year, Apple Music’s “For You” started showing fewer tracks …
: Can’t shake that Spurs loss last night. We’ve been waiting 3 years for this matchup. …
: Well obviously that’s the one in Oakland the Spurs needed to win. Huge early lead. Still ahead …
: Kayaking on Lady Bird Lake. Happy Mother’s Day!
: Sending out a new TestFlight build with a few more fixes. Also adding another batch of recent emails …
: Starting to get very excited for Spurs/Warriors conference finals.
: On Core Intuition 282, we talk about potential Siri speakers and Amazon’s Echo Show, then …
: Great time at Refresh Austin last night, talking about indie microblogging and meeting everyone. …
: Early dinner at Kerbey. We mostly have the place to ourselves.
: Working on my talk about Indie Microblogging for Refresh Austin tomorrow night. It’s at …
: We just posted this week’s Core Intuition. More on the Micro.blog rollout, Windows 10 S, and …
: Rolled out more Micro.blog server improvements, and a new iPhone beta to TestFlight users. Still …
: Tony Parker out for the season. Feel so bad for him. I don’t know what Pop is going to do, but …
: Thanks to Collin Donnell for having me on episode 2 of The Run Loop! We started with some of my …
: Deployed a few server tweaks at halftime. We’ve also created a “what’s next” …
: Half an hour until game 2. Monday night’s game was… not good. But at least I got this …
: Sent a new iPhone beta to the TestFlight group with a few important fixes. Also deployed some server …
: I seem to have mostly replaced my $4 coffee drive-thru habit with $6 JuiceLand. And cheap cold-brew …
: Playoffs round 2 in San Antonio. Spurs need a much better second half. Just 1 game of 7.
: Excited for Release Notes in Chicago this year. The new venue looks great.
: Great blog post from Curt Clifton on setting up a custom domain and other Micro.blog configuration: …
: A server “optimization” I made a couple of days ago really ruined how RSS feeds are …
: Still catching up on email. Took some time tonight to edit and post Core Intuition 280, though, …
: Ran out of time today for everything, but I’m pushing a new iPhone build to TestFlight with …
: This has been a really intense week. Good to take a break and watch the end of the Spurs/Grizzlies …
: Long day. Great questions and feedback about Micro.blog. Just posted a new episode of Timetable with …
: Started invites to Kickstarter backers today, but first spent most of the day on improvements and …
: Added about 20 new tasks to OmniFocus for all the little (and big!) things I need to wrap up by …
: Spreadsheet prep to get invites organized. Scrolling through, grateful to all who thought the …
: Tough to be tied 2-2 after such a game from Kawhi. The shot to go up 2 with 12 seconds, and then the …
: Last night of softball for the season.
: Finding bugs while testing on slow wi-fi.
: Rewriting a significant part of the Micro.blog API a few days before the beta rollout. What could go …
: Jekyll mobile posting Kirby Turner has a detailed write-up on his workflow for posting from his iPhone. It uses a …
: Finished building Micro.blog’s batch invite system for Kickstarter rewards. Surprising number …
: New episode up for my almost-daily podcast Timetable. 4 minutes about Katy Perry and why it’s …
: Started using LogDNA last night and now that I have a full day of data, very useful. Already …
: People complain about the Spurs' guards. But Parker from 3 last night: 3-5. Green: 4-5. Good win …
: Added intro music to the latest Timetable for some reason. Borrowed it from Apple’s Clips app. …
: Sent another update to Kickstarter backers today and also publishing a new Timetable episode soon. …
: Picking out a t-shirt to wear for today’s 1st seed vs. 8th seed matchup. Gotta be the Blazers.
: @testing More basketball on TV today
: Good games yesterday. Pacers had a chance. Bucks had Giannis. Utah with a buzzer-beater. Spurs with …
: Posted another episode of Timetable, the 4th in a row this week. I think I’ll be able to stick …
: Feels like Saturday. Picking up some smoothies from JuiceLand.
: Also just out: Core Intuition episode 278. Daniel and I talk more about Clips, freemium for …
: Just in time for the NBA playoffs… Technical Foul episode 12: …
: Spurs round 1 tickets plan: If they lose game 1, get tickets for game 2. If they win game 1 and lose …
: Timetable returns After a couple months away from Timetable, because I’ve been focusing so much of my time …
: Kawhi and the MVP race 538 started a nice series on the case for each of the top 5 MVP candidates. But my favorite MVP …
: Very important not to overreact to competition. Pay attention to it, plan for it, but stay the …
: Core Intuition 277 We published Core Int 277 today with thoughts on the Mac Pro and more. From the show notes: Daniel …
: Apple’s Clips is great. One of the best iOS apps they’ve made in years. It’s a …
: So easy to underestimate that last 10% of work. Taking care of some first-launch details, default …
: Sent an update to Kickstarter backers with screenshots of the photo upload support I’ve been …
: Posted a couple photos as I update my workflow to use Micro.blog’s better photo cross-posting. …
: Burrito and JuiceLand outside
: Unfinished backyard basketball
: On the latest Core Intuition we talk about WWDC events, a “Going Pro” mentality, and …
: Twitter’s new reply UI isn’t bad, but it continues the Facebook-ification that I wrote …
: Wanted to test this photoblog UI and thought: San Antonio is a nice place to take photos. So had to …
: Good luck to everyone trying to get WWDC tickets. I’m skipping the conference again but …
: Core Intuition 275 Last Friday we published Core Intuition 275. From the show notes: Daniel and Manton talk about …
: The blog has gone a little quiet as I focus on a bunch of coding work. Very busy week.
: Didn’t expect much from my bracket, but after that great UNC win I’ve somehow picked 3 …
: Guiding the Micro.blog community Earlier this month I flew up to Portland for a few days. It was a great trip. I posted about …
: Excited to announce that @macgenie is joining Micro.blog to lead the community. Just sent this …
: More on Twitter's 10 years Stephen Hackett marked his 10th anniversary of using Twitter by writing about how great Twitter has …
: Busy morning! Stopped for Tacodeli to start the day right. Big announcement going out to Micro.blog …
: I like that Apple’s new Clips app is standalone rather than creating a new social network. …
: I’ve tried everything for cutting cable. Sling, Hulu, HBO, iTunes. PlayStation Vue on the …
: We posted the latest Core Int yesterday, covering App Store policy and whether the label …
: App.net archive App.net officially shut down last night. As I wrote about earlier this year, App.net was an …
: Last day for App.net. Thank you to the great community there. Best of luck everyone!
: Finishing some web backend work this morning while the kids play Zelda. I’m not very far in …
: Even with Kawhi out, very risky to rest so many players on the Warriors tonight. The #1 seed is …
: 15 years of blogging Fifteen years ago today I started this blog during SXSW. Although I didn’t think much of it at …
: Posted this week’s Core intuition: WWDC bash follow-up, productivity, blogging habits, and …
: Spent the morning trying out Docker to more quickly bring up server instances for certain parts of …
: Experimented with Minio last night while watching the Spurs come back to win after being down 28 …
: Followed a 2001 Evan Williams blog post and noticed that evhead.com moved to Medium. All the old …
: Great video review of the Nintendo Switch from Myke Hurley. Agree with pretty much everything he …
: I renewed a few SSL certs for free by typing “letsencrypt renew”. What if domain names …
: Another close win tonight for the Spurs and a ridiculous final minute. Great playoffs prep. Kawhi is …
: At the IndieWeb meetup last week I couldn’t remember how long I’ve been blogging. Coming …
: More on algorithms and UI Ben Thompson’s daily update email today covers fake news and algorithms. It’s a great …
: When I started posting photos to my blog, I excluded them from RSS. Today I’ve changed that. …
: Also loved being at that fantastic Thunder game in Portland last week. Wonder if Denver regrets …
: Spurs within 2 games of the #1 seed. Even with Durant out it’ll be tough, but I love San …
: Somewhere over California From last week’s flight through Los Angeles and up to Portland.
: No-pressure blogging I’ve been working on a post about walled gardens, the App Store, and social networks. I think …
: Listening to the new Lorde single and trying to catch up on writing and email. Back in Austin after …
: Started using Instagram Stories today. Not very interested in creating disappearing content, but …
: Excited to be in Portland tonight for Homebrew Website Club! Details here: …
: New episode of Core Intuition is out! First half: coding progress, motivation. Second half: WWDC in …
: Working in Objective-C today. So nice. Calling methods on nil like it’s 2002 WWDC San Jose.
: Lyft short film Uber has been in the news lately, and not in a good way. I’m taking a short trip this week and …
: Kind of lectured Daniel on distractions for the upcoming Core Int, but now I’m the one …
: Search and smart folders in Apple Mail have become so unreliable (presumably stale Spotlight …
: Last week's Sting concert
: Gonna miss NSDrinking tonight. Looong day. Hope to catch up with folks next month. (Also thinking …
: We Ten years ago I wrote a post about customer support. Nothing in my attitude toward customers has …
: Just sent an update to Kickstarter backers. Short version: I’m delaying username invites so …
: The “Your disk is almost full” notification in macOS Sierra is a bit aggressive. Dismiss …
: Since Uber and Lyft left Austin, I’ve looked for replacements only briefly, because I thought …
: Swift 3 churn Back in July, I posted this to my microblog, which was cross-posted to Twitter for some additional …
: New York Times and Washington Post continue great reporting on Trump and his ties to Russia. Next …
: Listening to Sting’s new album after seeing him perform last night. Great show. 20+ years …
: Editing some more Jekyll themes for Micro.blog. It will ship with 6 default themes and custom CSS to …
: Stripe’s support for multiple plans on a single subscription is huge. Greatly simplifies what …
: Washington Post’s new exclusive today that Flynn lied to the FBI, following their exclusive …
: Posted Core Intuition 271. Recorded before the WWDC announcement, so we dissected Planet of the …
: WWDC moves back to San Jose I have a tradition when I go to San Francisco for WWDC. I arrive early on Sunday before the …
: I attended WWDC in San Jose a few times. Moving it to SF was the right call. But a city can change …
: After hearing the WWDC San Jose news, had to go to a dentist appointment. Tried to use that time to …
: I’ve had some flakiness with my WordPress site over the last few months. Updating to PHP 7 (no …
: Twitterrific Phoenix on Kickstarter I use Twitter much differently than most people. I haven’t returned to my @manton account in …
: Working on API documentation. Haven’t shared it yet because the API needs to be better. Even …
: I’m a big fan of the NBA D-League. Renaming it the Gatorade League is branding gone too far. …
: I’ll give Planet of the Apps a chance, but what a missed opportunity. Even more …
: Piezo and Dash without the App Store Great post from Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba about Piezo sales for the year after leaving the Mac …
: Exploring downtown this morning
: Someone’s been trying to reset my Apple ID password all week. Started to get worried when I …
: Published episode 270 of Core Int, talking about The Sweet Setup’s review of MarsEdit, working …
: Sent an update to backers with a date for Micro.blog usernames. It’s not ready, but had to …
: Started using a couple of my most-used apps like Slack and BBEdit in full-screen mode. 13-inch …
: Timetable 37 I’m taking some time to resume Timetable recording. From the latest episode: Now that the …
: Safe search on Twitter Twitter made an announcement today about stopping abusive accounts and hiding low-quality tweets. I …
: Ignored my own advice to limit reading the news to a few minutes a day, and got pulled back into …
: Owning your content matters right now Twitter and Facebook are both powerful tools to help people organize. We’ve seen some of that …
: Running into rare technical glitches getting this week’s Core Intuition out. Hopefully not …
: Taking a fresh look at this codebase. I had mixed feelings removing Ember.js, but now that …
: Some people are just now discovering the Kickstarter. If you missed it, I’ve started a list …
: And the Kickstarter is done. Thank you everyone! Very excited to have hit the stretch goal. Looking …
: Never write a concession speech in advance. Set a goal, give it everything, and then figure out …
: Final 20 hours of my Kickstarter for Micro.blog. $4k+ short of the stretch goal. Still time to get …
: We watched All the President’s Men a couple times over the weekend. Wonder what it’s …
: You know it’s getting real when Kickstarter switches from counting down in “days” …
: Just crossed over $70k on the way to the $80k stretch goal for Micro.blog. Thank you everyone for …
: Getting a little work in at Houndstooth Coffee this morning while my daughter volunteers nearby. How …
: Exponent 102 Maybe you aren’t building a new social network. Maybe you aren’t obsessed with the rise …
: Core Intuition 268 We posted this week’s Core Intuition today, with the latest Apple developer news and a debate …
: Excellent follow-up article at WPTavern on Kickstarter progress, IndieWeb, ADN, and DreamHost. Lots …
: Austin! @NSDrinking is on for tonight at Radio, 8pm. Have a coffee or beer and chat about iOS and …
: Humans and algorithms I’ve been following Seth Godin and reading his books for many years, but recently two of his …
: Making the Kickstarter video Since I launched it over 3 weeks ago, thousands of people have watched my Kickstarter video, but I …
: Special thanks to @DreamHost for pushing us past $50k in funding with their Kickstarter pledge! More …
: Finally added a note about the stretch goal at the top of the main Micro.blog Kickstarter page. …
: Slack community for Micro.blog is off to a fantastic start. 300+ people and some very interesting …
: Sending a quick update to Kickstarter backers soon about Slack. Still have a long way to go to meet …
: The fight for truth and progress Kevin Hoctor has a great post about staying above name-calling and focusing instead on positive …
: Love the photos of crowds today. Proud of @tracireece and all the marchers across the country, and …
: Microblogging community on Slack Since I launched on Kickstarter, backers have asked if there should be a Slack community to discuss …
: Core Intuition 267 This week on Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about the halfway point to my Kickstarter campaign, …
: Inauguration day. I plan to ignore the news. Heads down, work toward a better 2017. There’s a …
: Obama: thank you. Class, respect for the office, patience, and humility. You accomplished a lot …
: Thanks to @dotblog for featuring Micro.blog on their web site! I’ve become a big fan of .blog.
: Just hit 1800 backers. 12 days to go. If you’re interested in Micro.blog and the book, now is …
: Check out Connected 125 today for a really good discussion about microblogging and my own …
: Latest Micro.blog feature: Safe Replies, with a special Kickstarter goal to hire a community …
: The premise of the stretch goal: Twitter lost control of the platform because they planned for …
: 2 weeks in today, going to announce a stretch goal for the Kickstarter. Nervous about rocking the …
: Release Notes interview and 2017 conference I was a guest on the latest episode of Release Notes this week. We talk about the Kickstarter launch …
: MLK on Apple.com Apple dedicated their home page to Martin Luther King today with a photo and quote: Commit yourself …
: Webmention is a W3C Recommendation Webmention has been on my radar for a little while, and I mention it in the Indie Microblogging text …
: Key for Micro.blog: it’s a success if more people blog. To provide value it doesn’t need …
: I posted a short video of the Micro.blog iPhone app as a Kickstarter update. This expands on the …
: Lots of ways to resize video, but for some reason I just downloaded Final Cut Pro. Feels like a …
: Pretty excited for the Nintendo Switch. Great to have Zelda at launch and Mario later in the year. …
: App.net is shutting down Dalton Caldwell and Bryan Berg announced the official shutdown of App.net today: In May of 2014, …
: PodSearch This isn’t the first time that David Smith has built something that I kind of wanted to build …
: We posted Core Intuition 266 this morning: Chris Lattner from Apple to Tesla, Medium’s new …
: First day in a while with nothing on my calendar. Editing this week’s Core Int and then plan …
: Kind of wild to listen to those first episodes of Timetable from a year ago. I had already been …
: One year of Timetable I started my microcast Timetable a little over one year ago. I’ve recorded 35 episodes, so …
: Posted episode 35 of my Timetable podcast, with thoughts on the first week launching on Kickstarter …
: Excited that Release Notes is coming back, this time Chicago. Loved the old venue, but it’s …
: I don’t pay attention to Tweet Marker stats much, other than to make sure developers are …
: Kickstarter, first week wrap-up One week down. The launch on Kickstarter is going great. It’s fantastic to see …
: “Only bump in the road will be if iPhone is a closed platform.” — me, 10 years ago today
: Thank you to App.net Even before announcing Micro.blog, I’d get asked about App.net. It may surprise you to hear …
: Maybe good that I’m fighting off a cold and can’t keep up with work. Forced me to slow …
: We posted episode 265 of Core Intuition today, covering my Kickstarter launch. coreint.org/265
: Medium may not last On Monday, I launched my Kickstarter project about independent microblogging, with a focus on owning …
: Sent a Micro.blog project update to Kickstarter backers today. I kind of love that the clock is …
: Kickstarter, day 1 Yesterday morning I woke up early, after not enough sleep, and flipped the switch to launch my …
: Today has been a whirlwind. Thanks so much for your support. It means a lot. I’ll have more to …
: Yesterday's hike with the dogs At St. Edward’s Park.
: This morning I launched the Kickstarter project for Micro.blog. Really happy with the response. …
: 1am, more tweaks to the Kickstarter project. Gotta ship this so I can go back to fixing bugs in the …
: Posted episode 34 of Timetable at timetable.fm, with final thoughts before starting to roll out …
: Kickstarter video work-in-progress Tomorrow I’m launching a Kickstarter campaign for Micro.blog and a short book about blogging …
: Happy New Year! 2016 didn’t go according to plan, but it’s a new day. Finishing up …
: I’ve been MacBook-only for years. Xcode, Logic… all fine. Using Apple’s Motion is …
: Devin “That you are here — that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you …
: Microblog auto-link differences One reason I like microblogging on my own web site is that I can control the links and simple …
: Posted a new episode over at timetable.fm about current Micro.blog plans and Kickstarter’s …
: Hope everyone had a great weekend! Yesterday was the first day in forever that I used a computer for …
: For the last Core Int episode of 2016, Daniel and I talk again about Setapp and plans for our 2017 …
: Why I posted to Twitter again Following up on my post about Twitter at 10 years, I decided to mark the actual 10-year anniversary …
: GitHub growth problems When first writing about mirroring this blog, there were only 2 places — WordPress.com and GitHub — …
: Mario Run friend codes reminds me of the @wii system I built years ago. The site is still up, but no …
: Trying to hold on to the greatness of Duncan’s ceremony last night, even with the dread of the …
: Great weekend so far. We saw Rogue One last night and loved it. This evening, in San Antonio to see …
: Posted episode 263 of Core Int, talking about Micro.blog launch plans, software release discipline, …
: This morning’s Timetable turned into a mini review of Mario. You can find it at timetable.fm …
: Finished the 6 worlds in Mario Run but missed many, many coins. Might do a short review on my blog …
: Getting as much code written as possible before Super Mario Run is released today.
: Blue lights for the outside tree
: Dropbox, iCloud, and GitHub on the iPad Federico Viticci has another fantastic long-form essay, this time about using the iPad Pro for a …
: Updated the static copy of my web site on GitHub Pages at mirror.manton.org. Still need to automate …
: Going to the AWBASH tonight. 7pm at Buffalo Billiards.
: New emoji rant: too much detail. The trend to 3x-sized emoji is misguided. They should be the size …
: “Dad, it just makes it seem like you’re trying too hard to be young.”
: Where I post everything My content is all on this blog or linked from it, but if you’re following RSS feeds or Twitter …
: AirPods ready to order. I’ll pass for now. Bluetooth still has downsides to me, and my iPhone …
: Starting the day off with my pre-holiday morning work routine: iced coffee and “My Shot” …
: Worked at the new WeWork location at the Domain this morning. Nice place. Back home and just …
: Now that I’ve been cross-posting Instagram photos to my blog for a while, finally fixed the …
: Next year's Christmas trees At the Elgin Christmas tree farm.
: Apple Maps adds ChargePoint A few of years ago we took a vacation to New York City and Montreal. We were taking the subway so …
: Posted episode 30 of my short podcast, Timetable. Still don’t have a consistent schedule for …
: Fake news as propaganda In yesterday’s essay about Twitter, I also linked to my post on Instagram’s lack of …
: Core Intuition 262 We published episode 262 of Core Intuition today. It’s December already, so we’ve …
: Twitter at 10 years It was 2008 in Chicago, the C4 conference was wrapping up and I shared a cab to the airport with …
: When a project is just days away from being wrapped up, I’m always extra worried that someone …
: Nice to see a new Joel Spolsky blog post. And Anil Dash as Fog Creek CEO! Congrats. Also surprising …
: Campus tour last week University of Texas at Austin.
: Up until 2am last night working on this Kickstarter video. The concept was much too ambitious. …
: Every morning there’s a second after I wake up where I’ve forgotten about Trump. Then …
: I’ve been sitting on a couple finished blog posts this week. Possibly over-thinking the …
: Working from home: tried to record a video yesterday, but the dogs were barking and the cat kept …
: I’ve been recording Timetable for about a year and I’ve never checked my MP3 download …
: Thanks for using Searchpath Today I sent the following email to everyone who has used my web app Searchpath. While I’m …
: We just posted Core Int episode 261. Good mix of business (make $$$$ with the Mac), tech (package …
: Refocusing around Micro.blog As I talked about on Timetable, now that I have the micro.blog domain I get to figure out what to do …
: Excited about Trump’s claim of widespread voter fraud. Next: convince him we should vote again …
: Anything that annoys Trump, I’m in favor of. Protests? Yes. Recount? Yes. Electors confirming …
: We all really enjoyed Moana. I’ve been listening to the soundtrack this week, so it was nice …
: Talkshow.im archives Shutting down a web site correctly isn’t easy. When Talkshow announced they were closing, I …
: This morning I posted a new episode of Timetable, about the .blog registration process and plans for …
: Thanks to our Core Int listeners Yesterday we published episode 260 of Core Intuition. From the show notes: Daniel and Manton …
: Walking around TCU Frog Fountain.
: I bought a new domain name: micro.blog. Big plans.
: Fake news and Instagram Twitter has retweets. Facebook has sharing. But Instagram has no built-in reposting. On Instagram, …
: Excited about .blog, but the rollout has been confusing. I definitely got 2 domains. Not quite sure …
: Fixing AMP When I first wrote about Accelerated Mobile Pages, there wasn’t a true implementation. Now we …
: This weekend an Apple Store genius suggested that an iOS restore would fix our spontaneous iPhone 6S …
: Indie publishing is about control Andy Baio redesigned his blog recently and argued that blogs still matter because of ownership and …
: New episode of my Timetable podcast is up, about why today’s blog post is both rant and …
: Today's social networks are broken Brent Simmons has left Twitter, frustrated with the diminishing value of the service, …
: Leaving Twitter years ago was great because it gave me a new perspective. But it cost me, too. I …
: Good turnout last night at NSDrinking, and a spirited debate about the election and Apple. Helped …
: NSDrinking is on for tonight, 8pm at the Ginger Man. Looking forward to it. I’ve been making a …
: Core Intuition 259 transcript Daniel and I covered a few topics on Core Intuition 259 yesterday, but the closing segment about the …
: Just published Core Int 259 — “Take A Stand On Something” — about Touché, Dash source, …
: YouTube Red has made watching YouTube much more enjoyable. Bunch of vloggers doing great work. …
: Timetable 27 Today I published a new episode of Timetable. It’s about Apple’s new design book but …
: The first new Apple product after the worst election in my lifetime is a painfully minimal book of …
: Congrats to Daniel Jalkut on releasing Touché, to preview the Touch Bar on any Mac. Always a great …
: Proud to have voted for Hillary I couldn’t sleep. I woke up early the day after the election, thinking about my daughters, and …
: Trump’s win has encouraged some people to act out against women and minorities, yet Trump says …
: When they go low, we go high. I know. But that Obama now has to even shake Trump’s hand after …
: We just published a new Core Intuition, recorded today. The election, Setapp subscriptions, and more …
: Heartbroken trying to explain the election results to my kids. Tired, but staying up until Hillary …
: I only finally got my Hillary yard sign yesterday, but I still take it as a good sign that it has …
: Halfway through election day. Still too much of a nervous wreck to get anything done. If you …
: A few days late, finally got Core Intuition edited and published. Episode 257 has more thoughts on …
: Rainy morning at the book festival From the Texas State Capitol.
: Today is the last day for early voting in Texas. Other states also wrapping up today or this …
: No matter what happens, Hillary has run a solid campaign. Great debate performances. Very few …
: USB-C vs. the headphone jack I have no problems with USB-C on the new MacBook Pro. It will be a small headache at the beginning, …
: Talkshow shutting down is another reminder to think about where your microblog-like content lives. …
: I might have doubts about the Mac product line, but overall I like the new MacBooks. The outrage …
: Hotel Emma library At the Pearl.
: Landa Library From the weekend in San Antonio.
: FBI director Comey’s vague letter was, uhm, “extremely careless”. But the risk is …
: Posted episode 256 of Core Intuition, recorded yesterday after the Apple event. We talk about new …
: Touch Bar looks great. But is it better than a full touch screen, or a temporary hack until we get …
: I’ve passed this taco truck near our house about 100 times and finally stopped today for an …
: I’m planning to vote today. Over 30 states allow early voting, and most are open this week.
: NBA regular season starts tonight! We’ve posted a new episode of Technical Foul, wrapping up …
: Centralized systems fail sometimes. Don’t forget to write on your own blog. (Posted while …
: Getting excited about the crazy Nintendo Switch design. This is why we love Nintendo. They’d …
: I didn’t get to watch many WNBA games this year, but glad to have caught a great finals game 5 …
: Another strong debate for Hillary. She had some very good, passionate answers on abortion, …
: I published a new episode of Timetable today, about recent distractions and what I’m trying to …
: Workflow update for web APIs Federico Viticci has an overview and examples for the latest Workflow for iOS release, which adds …
: Excited for tonight’s debate. For the last week, Trump has been “preparing” by …
: Redesigning Penn Station Earlier this year I wrote a post about indie podcasting and the mistake of centralized publishing, …
: Please vote early for Hillary. November 8th is going to be a mess. No reason to risk waiting in long …
: Disappointed in Thiel About 2 years ago I read Peter Thiel’s Zero to One while traveling. It quickly became one of …
: Mixed feelings about the iPhone 7 future Federico Viticci published a great review of the iPhone 7 for MacStories last week. He opened with …
: Spent many hours last week completely derailed from normal work. Proud of the writing I did, so it …
: Core Intuition 254 and Kapeli wrap-up On Friday, Daniel and I recorded and published episode 254 of Core Intuition: Daniel and Manton …
: Walking along Lake Creek Trail
: Editing this week’s Core Intuition. We dedicate nearly the full hour to the Kapeli situation …
: Yet more discussion about Kapeli! I need to get back to my real job as a programmer. I think my 2 …
: Kapeli's suspension is a test for Apple Since my post yesterday about what I viewed as the unwarranted smearing of Kapeli’s …
: Kapeli's reputation I’ve been using Dash more and more over the last month, but I realized with all this …
: Kapeli’s story is important and unique from normal app rejections. Not anything because of API …
: We know a lot more about Kapeli’s developer account suspension now. Mistakes on both sides, …
: I’ve had Lin-Manuel Miranda singing “never gonna be president now” stuck in my …
: My podcast Timetable is back with a very short episode about doing things for a very long time: …
: Plotted out how I can port this Sinatra app to Rails, and Ember.js to Turbolinks. Not trivial, but …
: I wasn’t sure about subscribing to YouTube Red, but it is so nice not to wait through ads. …
: Apple's control over app hosting High-profile app rejections aren’t as common as they once were, so it’s even more …
: Core Intuition 253 and Google We posted Core Intuition episode 253 this morning. From the show notes: Manton and Daniel discuss …
: Tinkering with CSS on manton.org. Doesn’t make a dime, but it’ll always be my most …
: With Twitter acquisition rumors, I’m encouraged by this: not a question of “if” …
: Four years ago today, I posted my last tweet from @manton on Twitter. Still feels right to let that …
: With a name like Pixel, shouldn’t there be a version of Google’s phone with a screen …
: Apple apologists The hardest transition for fans of Apple Computer from the 1990s is realizing that Apple no longer …
: Hope I don’t jinx it, but I have a good feeling about today. Even though my lazy morning trip …
: Real work on the iPad I only took iOS devices with me to Indianapolis last week for Release Notes. My iPad Pro with smart …
: Back home after a great week in Indianapolis for Release Notes. We published Core Intuition 252 this …
: Great to see the Release Notes conference supporting App Camp For Girls again. Anyone can donate: …
: Ignored the internet and paced in front of the TV while watching the debate. But I shouldn’t …
: Finally saw the new Peanuts movie. Delightfully well-adapted from 2d. Going to complete the animated …
: iTunes on the Mac feels like it has finally turned a corner. Pretty lightweight UI now if you use …
: A reminder for Mac and iOS folks in Austin: NSDrinking is on for tonight. 8pm at Ginger Man. Also …
: Working a little in Apple’s Motion this week. Really impressed with this app. Reminds me of …
: Tuning in to listen to Hillary’s speech today. Great message. How ridiculous is it that we …
: Sports TV networks cut away when a streaker runs on the field, looking for attention. Time to do …
: Paying for web content I subscribe to a lot of web applications for my indie business, from hosting to invoicing and …
: Just posted episode 250 of Core Intuition. Daniel and I talk about iPhone 7 buying decisions, …
: Red flags at the startup Wild yet totally believable story from Penny Kim about how she moved from Texas to California to …
: Rewriting in Rails 5 I’ve been doing Ruby on Rails work again. Although my indie web projects are all Sinatra, I …
: Ten years ago today, I published a podcast episode about San Francisco. I had recorded a bunch of …
: Apple’s vision for the future is wireless audio. Yesterday they also released Beats EP …
: Just posted episode 249 of Core Intuition with our reaction from today’s Apple event. Spoiler: …
: Not convinced by Apple’s spin on Lightning-only audio. But I’m glad they include the …
: Apple Watch series 2 looks like a solid upgrade. I’ll skip this generation, though. Still use …
: Can’t really overstate how big this Mario on iPhone announcement is. I never thought …
: 1 hour until the Apple event. Getting a bunch of server work done as I try to ignore anything …
: Nice to see some data that confirms assumptions about how well the iPhone SE is doing. Top 3 in the …
: Paying for iCloud storage Dan Moren had an article at Macworld last week about the price for iCloud storage. Most iPhone users …
: Long vs. pure App Store names David Smith has an analysis of long names in the App Store, as developers try to understand the …
: App Store cleanup I’m in favor of Apple’s upcoming app store cleanup, as long as they err on the side of …
: Core Intuition 248 This week on Core Intuition, Daniel and I talked about recent Apple news: Daniel and Manton react …
: I still use and recommend GitHub Issues. I use GitHub for all code, so it’s nice to have …
: On this day, last year One year ago today, I posted the first screenshots of Snippets.today for iPhone. I never …
: Supertop podcast Everyone who builds blogging software should have a blog. Everyone who builds podcasting software …
: “Apple follows the law and pays all of the taxes we owe wherever we operate.” …
: Doing a bunch of Bootstrap and Rails work this week, went back to using Dash for quick reference. …
: Core Intuition 247 covers so-called lifestyle businesses, extended vacations, and the challenge of …
: Email archiving with Evernote For a long time, I’ve struggled with having important email archived in one place. I’ve …
: Finally cancelled the cloud backup products I never used, and switched to Arq + Amazon Cloud Drive. …
: NSDrinking is on for tomorrow, 8pm at Radio Coffee & Beer. Come chat about Mac/iOS development …
: We published Core Intuition 246 tonight. Daniel and I talk about vacations and work in the summer, …
: Basecamp 3.2 for iOS has a beautiful “what’s new” page by Jason Zimdars. I love …
: Spurs at the Olympics I’m watching Spain vs. France basketball right now, and later today is Argentina vs. the …
: Mac App Store developer survey DevMate surveyed 679 Mac developers to put together a report on who is using the Mac App Store vs. …
: Dogs barking at 6am, so took the opportunity to wake up early and get a few hours of coding in …
: Amazing double-OT win by Argentina over Brazil. These close games — including USA’s 3-point …
: With her I’m a Hillary Clinton supporter. I was in 2008, I was earlier this year, and absolutely I am …
: Tim Berners-Lee's Solid I’ve written about IPFS before, but Solid (from Tim Berners-Lee himself, among other MIT folks) is …
: AUS/USA basketball game at the Olympics right now shaping up to be a good one. Australia up 5 points …
: Trump’s “2nd amendment people” comment seems like it could blow up much more than …
: Weekend on the lake Lake Livingston.
: Posted Core Intuition 244. Daniel and I talk this week about Twitter verification, content filtering …
: Finished some server consolidation that cut about $100 off my hosting bill compared to a couple …
: Proving Marco's 10-year plan Erik Person wants to prove Marco Arment’s claim that indie success just requires working hard for 10 …
: Taking my time reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Really like the format… If …
: Reloading news web sites multiple times a day, I’ve had to blacklist the New York Times, …
: 1 year indie One year ago, I celebrated my first day without a boss. I had just written 2 weeks of daily blog …
: Lightning headphones in the box John Gruber has an article outlining the 5 (or 6) most likely options for what headphones Apple …
: Reflecting on the convention, Democrats really pulled off an incredible week. Both a progressive …
: Watching the DNC roll call vote, and negativity from the disruptions yesterday are starting to fade …
: Reading a lot of political coverage lately, finally got tired of the New York Times paywall and …
: Only the most hardcore Bernie supporters are at the convention. The delegates on the floor still …
: This is Hillary's week The Democratic National Convention starts today and the latest round of polls are out. …
: An open Twitter starts with the web Dave Winer wants an open alternative to Twitter: I want it to be friendly to Twitter, because as a …
: Core Int 242, Swift, and verified Twitter From the show notes for today’s episode: Manton reacts to negatively to the Swift 3 decision …
: GOP train wreck, day 2 I agree with Dave Winer’s summary of day 2 of the Republican convention: It's one thing to …
: Stunning to watch the GOP convention turn into a mob tonight as Chris Christie spoke. I wonder how …
: GOP convention on TV tonight. I’ll be watching the NBA Summer League final game on ESPN2 …
: Not shocked that Swift classes won’t be subclassable by default. But it underscores Swift’s …
: Backed the new Glif on Kickstarter. Love the idea of multiple tripod mounts. Also some nice shots of …
: Summer co-working I’ve settled into a new work routine this summer at a co-working place. But after working at home …
: Twitter and .blog Dave Winer has a good comment for anyone questioning the web: So when they tell you they know for …
: Pre-announcing Snippets.today Earlier this week I sent an email to subscribers of the announce list for my microblogging project. …
: On the latest Core Int, we talk about Pokémon, building a brand, Mickey Mouse, pre-announcing my …
: I’m sure you can download these games on the Wii’s Virtual Console, but I want the NES …
: Taking the train downtown to work today. Pretty sure if I stayed home I’d be watching ESPN all …
: This photo I took a few months ago is worth a re-post. Happy to have been able to see Tim in the …
: Tim Duncan retiring. One of the all-time greats. And he went out with a strong game: 19 points on …
: Pinboard at 7 years Maciej Cegłowski of Pinboard has always been open about his stats for the service. Now, on the 7th …
: Mullenweg on Medium and the open web Matt Mullenweg comments on whether choosing Medium is a good long-term bet: In making the decision …
: Warriors going all-in on “small ball” for next year. Durant might be their tallest …
: It hurts to lose Diaw, Boban, and West. But there is a lot to look forward to for the Spurs. …
: Think I’ll pre-announce my microblog platform before the Kickstarter is ready. If you’re …
: Domain names can always redirect Just noticed this blog post from Fabian Steeg on the value of personal domain names: So the mere …
: Just published Core Intuition episode 240. We talk more about travel, taking a break from coding, …
: Tagging WWDC microblog posts I didn’t post as much as I hoped to during WWDC 2016 — just a couple full posts related to the …
: Building on Jekyll If you were to build a weblog publishing system, would you start from scratch or build on an …
: Rumor that Ray Allen is considering a return to the NBA and that the Spurs are in the top few teams …
: “Sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails.” — FBI Director James Comey. (Not …
: Good news with Pau Gasol, but it’s bittersweet if the Spurs lose both Tim Duncan and Boris …
: Didn’t expect I’d spend July 4th reloading NBA news sites. But after an incredible …
: Kevin Durant to the Warriors. We knew there was a chance, but I’m still surprised. Hopefully …
: Back from camping, catching up on email and basketball news today. We also published episode 10 of …
: Spring pool while camping in west Texas At Balmorhea State Park.
: Core Int 239 is out. We talk about Daniel’s trip, my server problems, iOS 10 betas, and the …
: The only silver lining to having to take a server offline — when a few services depend on it — is …
: I had been ignoring a lingering problem on one of my servers for the last few weeks, and this …
: Lake Travis sailboat From dinner at Lucy’s Fried Chicken on the Lake.
: Busy day. Finished editing Core Intuition this morning but forgot to post it! Episode 238 is out …
: “Records are meant to be broken.” — LeBron James, 3 days ago
: Very excited for game 7. And just in time, a new Technical Foul is up — a quick 20-minute episode on …
: Thought I’d try Xcode 8 with one of my current projects, then quickly reconsidered in the face …
: Podcast thoughts on WWDC I’m back from San Francisco, catching up on everything I missed while traveling. I recorded a …
: Live-streaming all the WWDC sessions is a remarkable improvement. Thanks Apple.
: Wandering around the Financial District to find the Transamerica Redwood Park. Beautiful spot to …
: Recording from San Francisco entirely on iOS didn’t go exactly according to plan, but we …
: Thought I could edit Core Intuition real quick before grabbing lunch and then heading to the game in …
: I would’ve been happy just with the watchOS and macOS (!) changes, so pretty great to see all …
: Big news day already and WWDC hasn’t even started. LinkedIn acquired by Microsoft, Storehouse …
: Beautiful day at The Presidio. I’m here to check out the Pinocchio exhibit at the Walt Disney …
: Only taking my iPad Pro to WWDC I’ll be in San Francisco for WWDC, although as usual in recent years I won’t be staying …
: Most developers hope we get a Siri API, but I’m not sure they agree on what that means. It …
: App maintenance and subscription rejections Jason Snell closed his first take on App Store subscriptions with a question about iPhone app …
: The Iconfactory’s BitCam is so well done. Makes me smile. Don’t forget to scroll through …
: Core Intuition 236 and app subscriptions We published Core Intuition episode 236 today, discussing the recent App Store announcements and a …
: California: don’t forget to vote today. Throughout the primaries I’ve made small ($5) …
: Now that I’ve mastered having an expensive gym membership that I never use, going to move on …
: Just posted Core Intuition 235. I thought we’d skip talking about Swift this week, but we got …
: Tried Luxe yesterday instead of parking downtown for lunch. Worked great. I could get used to …
: Swift server benchmarks Interesting Swift web server article comparing Vapor, which I tested last week, to other web server …
: Finals game 1 tonight! We published Technical Foul episode 7 — “Regression to the Mean” …
: Core Intuition's 8 years and overselling WWDC It’s 2 weeks before WWDC, which means it was also 8 years ago that we published the first episode of …
: Saint Mary Cathedral Spending the day in downtown Austin for a Rubik’s Cube competition.
: Core Intuition 234 and Vapor We published Core Intuition 234 today, with a follow-up discussion on Swift, working toward software …
: NSDrinking is on for this week, Thursday 8pm at Radio Coffee & Beer. Come join us for a coffee …
: Listening to Timetable Because episodes of Timetable are short (usually just 5 minutes) and because they aren’t …
: Two months since the iPhone SE first shipped, it’s still rarely available in stores and ships …
: Swift and sharp knives David Heinemeier Hansson has a great post today about Ruby’s advanced dynamic features. Some people …
: New Core Int, Technical Foul, and Timetable I somehow recorded 4 podcast episodes this week. We just published episode 233 of Core Intuition, …
: Wanting an open voice assistant platform I’ve owned an Amazon Echo since it first shipped and it’s great. I also use Siri and like it, though …
: Watching the Google I/O keynote. I guess I’ve warmed to the things Google has been working on …
: Apple's mindset on Swift dynamic features I let myself go off into a bit of a Swift rant on the latest Core Intuition. I’ve been doing a lot …
: I’m mostly used to the new Instagram icon. What I’m not used to is the algorithmic …
: SE/30 and the Mac Classic I finally read Stephen Hackett’s article over at iMore about using “SE” in Apple …
: Medium subscriptions Glenn Fleishman writes for Six Colors about Medium’s subscription features that will let …
: Podcasting lock-in and the lesson from Penn Station When my family was visiting New York City a couple of years ago, we took a train out of Pennsylvania …
: Big news from GitHub today about changing their pricing. Because I’m a tiny company, charging …
: Client work and new podcasts As I mentioned in my wrap-up post about working from libraries, spending so much time commuting all …
: My new podcast about... basketball! It used to be that I would stay up until midnight working in Xcode. This year, it’s more …
: Don't give up on WWDC There’s a nice sale going on across several smaller, regional developer conferences right now. I …
: Watched the Q&A with Kawhi on Defensive Player of the Year. Always a great attitude. It’s …
: Apple I history on Connected There was a nice bonus at the end of Connected episode 86: an interview with Henry Ford Museum …
: I love the venue change for Monday during WWDC. Sends a clear message that Apple is trying to …
: Paid search and App Store profit Reacting to a Bloomberg article about Apple adding paid search results in the App Store, John Gruber …
: Libraries for 30 days wrap-up After trying to work from a new coffee shop I had never been to before, every day for 30 days, I …
: Last of 30 days of libraries, working from the Architecture & Planning Library at UT. Thinking …
: Lion outside Windsor Park Branch
: Taking the Apple Pencil with you One of the best pieces of advice that I never followed very well is that if you want to be a better …
: Checking out Windsor Park Branch on another rainy day in Austin. Love the bronze lion sculpture out …
: I guess the IFTTT channel for ADN was removed in the auth changes, since my cross-posting stopped …
: Siri and Core Intuition 228 We posted episode 228 of Core Intuition this week. From the show notes: Daniel and Manton discuss …
: Working from Terrazas Branch before lunch. I like that many Austin libraries are named in honor of a …
: View source on the decentralized web Brewster Kahle has a post at the Internet Archive about getting back to the “view …
: My commute to find new libraries is getting a little ridiculous. This morning I’m south at …
: Finally working on a project that is all Swift and storyboards, which I’ve long ignored. Feel …
: Switching back and forth between a few NBA games on an amazing night for basketball. Curry hits his …
: It’s a rainy morning in Austin and I’ve headed all the way out to Leander to visit the …
: Doing a little writing from the Bee Cave Public Library at the Hill Country Galleria outdoor …
: Patience and impatience in the tech industry There’s a great line from an iPad Pro article by Ben Brooks, where he’s discussing how …
: Starting the final week of 30 days of libraries with coffee at Seventh Flag, then working from Twin …
: Doll house Little Free Library For the 3rd Sunday in a row, I’ve taken a break from visiting a normal library and instead …
: Sorry it’s a few days late, but Core Intuition 227 is now out. We follow up on the iPhone SE …
: Pond view at Lake Travis Community Library
: Lake Travis Community Library is another beautiful library, with tables to work at inside that …
: Busy day so I’m off my morning routine of getting out of the house to focus on writing. After …
: At the Round Rock Public Library this morning, catching up on email and chat with the iPad Pro …
: Timetable episodes 19 and 20 I published 2 new Timetable episodes this week, with a shared theme around Kickstarter projects. …
: Down on campus to visit PCL as part of 30 days of working from libraries. It’s probably been …
: Finally sat down yesterday to record a video for Kickstarter, which I had been putting off for …
: Over at the University Hills Branch for a short while before lunch. This library seems heavily used, …
: Navigation controllers on the Mac Brent Simmons has a good post about the pros and cons of bringing UIKit to the Mac. On the …
: Sculpture outside Ruiz Branch
: Tickets for Release Notes 2016 I’m registered for the Release Notes conference, coming up later this year in Indianapolis. …
: I’m back southeast to work from Ruiz Branch for the morning. Very nice library, built in 2004, …
: Working from a library on the weekend is a lot more difficult than a quick stop for coffee was. …
: Tesla Model 3 John Gruber, writing about the Tesla Model 3 unveiling: The crowd enthusiasm was palpable. Tesla …
: Had to be south this morning, so working at the Austin Community College library on their Riverside …
: Lately I’ve been carrying the iPad Pro in my hand or under my arm because I don’t have a …
: Coffee shops in Portland Following a similar pattern as my 30 days of coffee shops, my friend Jon Hays has started mapping …
: Found a nice corner on the 2nd floor of the Faulk Central Library to work this morning. It’s …
: Miitomo and Wii Transfer On episode 18 of my Timetable podcast, which I just published this morning, I mention the new …
: Spurs playoff tickets, round 1, game 1: purchased. Very excited for the postseason.
: Working south for a little while at the Manchaca Road Branch. May or may not have picked this …
: “Our overarching goal is to maximize total customer happiness within the bounds of what is …
: Checking out the Pflugerville Public Library and happily surprised at how big it is. Lots of chairs, …
: Such a gloomy morning in Austin, not feeling inspired to venture out to find a new library. Also …
: 512 Pixels on YouTube Stephen Hackett loves old Macs. (And iPhones and iPods and Newtons.) His fascination with old Apple …
: Get one thing done today Natasha the Nomad has a post about prioritizing the “one thing” that has to be finished today, even …
: Working from Laura Bush Community Library
: The drive into the hill country a little was totally worth it to visit Laura Bush Community Library. …
: I haven’t built a new Rails app from scratch in years. The new “Yay! You’re on …
: Podcasts, showing up every week, and why 2.0 succeeds When I went to Open Coffee Club during SXSW week, I met several company founders and investors in …
: I had planned to work downtown today, but it didn’t quite happen. Staying closer to home for …
: Because all the public libraries were closed for Easter, we walked up to a Little Free Library in …
: 30 days of libraries, week 1 After wrapping up 30 days of new coffee shops, last week I started visiting a library every day to …
: Today’s library stop is the Yarborough Branch, a library converted from a 1960s movie theater. …
: Spent some time this morning experimenting with WordPress comments, Webmention, and Brid.gy. Not …
: Getting press As I mentioned when I first linked to Studio Neat’s Obi project on Kickstarter, I enjoyed the …
: After a stop for breakfast along 360, visiting the Westbank Community Library in Westlake with the …
: Core Intuition 225 Episode 225 of Core Intuition is out now. We talk about the new iPhone and iPad news from Monday’s …
: Charging my car at the library At the Howson Branch.
: Time to rethink blog comments Twitter has lost some of what made it special for communities 5 years ago. I’ve noticed a few …
: Love that the Howson Branch has electric car charging, powered by solar panels. It’s a fairly …
: Wells Branch Community Library
: At the Old Quarry Branch working for a little while with my iPad Pro and Smart Keyboard. It’s …
: Sticking with the big iPad Pro I’ve been conflicted about which iPad Pro to use ever since the 10-inch rumors started. If both …
: NSDrinking is on for this Thursday, back at the Ginger Man at 8pm. Come have a beer and chat about …
: iPhone SE sales potential John Gruber runs down the list of yesterday’s Apple announcements. On the iPhone SE, he recognizes …
: Working from the North Village Branch this morning. It’s a very nice, new library, with tall …
: After the Brussels attack, reminded that our community is very international. Feel grateful that we …
: Every since I started my blog, I’ve been using <blockquote> but also adding quotes …
: Apple event non-product focus Dan Moren writes for Six Colors about the structure for the 1-hour Apple event today, of which only …
: There wasn’t any doubt, but of course I’ll be pre-ordering the iPhone SE later this …
: Can’t decide if I’m more surprised by the Newton joke or how much time Tim Cook spent …
: Pretty excited for today’s Apple event. Queued it up on the Apple TV while I eat lunch. …
: Working from the Little Walnut Creek Branch this morning. Lots of open tables. If I was designing a …
: Difficult to focus on work in the couple hours leading up to an Apple event. Need to find something …
: While my daughters are at a meeting, checking out Wells Branch Community Library. Again just working …
: Photo blogging follow-up As I’ve written about already, I now post photos to my own site in addition to Instagram. I …
: I’ll be getting the iPhone SE, but still conflicted about the right size iPad. I love the …
: Reading Peter Pan Outside the Cedar Park Public Library.
: What's next after 30 days of coffee Yesterday I wrapped up my endeavor to visit a new coffee shop every day for a month, making sure it …
: Core Intuition 224 We posted episode 224 of Core Intuition today. From the show notes: "Manton and Daniel discuss …
: At Once Over Coffee Bar for the final stop of 30 days of trying new coffee places. Enjoying an iced …
: Buytaert on the open web Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal, gave a talk at SXSW this week and wrote a blog post about saving …
: Kind of a gloomy morning in Austin, but nothing that breakfast tacos at Torchy’s on South …
: Almost forgot to blog about today’s coffee. We were out at Lake Georgetown this evening and …
: SXSW and designing for Apple Watch As I mention on the latest episode of Timetable, I haven’t attended SXSW in several years. I still …
: Might not be downtown again this week, so hitting a bonus coffee shop while I’m nearby. …
: After taking the train downtown for Open Coffee Club, walked along the trail to Alta’s Cafe …
: Blog when you disagree The echo chamber. We only follow people who we already agree with. We only jump on the bandwagon of …
: Braving SXSW traffic to have an iced vanilla latte at Vintage Heart Coffee. 30 days of new coffee …
: If they have something coffee-related on the menu, it counts. Checking out Juiceland with my …
: Beautiful day outside for a stop at Beware Coffee. My son is having the Dr. Pepper float, and …
: Two new episodes We posted episode 223 of Core Intuition today. From the show notes: "Daniel and Manton discuss …
: Ulysses iOS missing Dropbox support After I blogged about Ulysses for Mac, a couple people told me that an iPad version was coming soon …
: Another rainy morning, another trip out for coffee, this time Patika on South Lamar. Crowded since …
: Ignore that it’s hidden behind a gas station. Found the cozy coffee shop Sips Coffee & …
: Very rainy day for the coffee shop commute. Marking the 14th anniversary of this weblog with a visit …
: Apple Pencil and sequential art tech reviews Serenity Caldwell has a fantastic, hand-drawn review of the Apple Pencil for iMore. It reminds me of …
: Today’s stop for coffee and a little coding is Fat Cats: Organic Coffee & Desserts. Their …
: Blogging your photos Colin Devroe started microblogging on his own site, with separate sections for statuses and photos: …
: Comics and prints for the kids from Staple! Expo
: A little off my morning routine today, so working this afternoon from Kick Butt Coffee. Cool place …
: This morning’s coffee is from the Elixer coffee truck. Usually at Mueller, but parked this …
: Grabbing a quick breakfast and coffee at Cherrywood Coffeehouse before heading over to Staple! Expo …
: On this week’s Core Int, we talk about the routine of coffee shops, productivity, …
: Slow transitions in watchOS Much has been made of the Apple Watch not being fast enough. It’s too slow for full iPhone-like …
: Trying Stinson’s Bistro in Rosedale this morning. This area sure has some nice coffee shops. …
: Tempted by the Amazon Dot. We’ve had the Echo for a while and use it all the time. Because …
: The evolution of linkblogging In my posts about defining what makes a microblog post and guidelines for RSS, I talked a little …
: I’ve been trying a lot of new coffee drinks on this 30 days 30 new coffee shops experiment. An …
: Concerned about user-generated content On the latest Under the Radar podcast, Marco Arment and David Smith talk about ways to make your app …
: Still discovering new coffee shops that I’ve probably driven by many times and never noticed. …
: Essays vs. microblog posts (and the microcast) Starting back in September 2014, I added microblog posts to this site. These are defined as short …
: Electric Beetle As I’ve written about here, I have a Nissan Leaf and it’s the best car I’ve ever owned. When the …
: Just a little east of downtown this morning for a coffee at Wright Bros. Brew & Brew. If …
: Happy leap day! I just posted episode 15 of Timetable. On this episode, I focus on… well, …
: The Ringer will use Medium Bill Simmons announced on his podcast last week that his new media site The Ringer will use Medium. …
: Sitting outside with Damon at Seventh Flag, having an iced coffee and breakfast tacos. Also updated …
: Apple Watch is slow... for now Dan Moren wrote an essay for Six Colors last week about why slowness is such a problem for the Apple …
: It’s a good morning for donuts, beignets, and kolaches with the family at Angel Donuts & …
: Published episode 14 of Timetable today, about writing a few blog posts while out at the coffee shop …
: Is this even possible? When I tell people that I’ve started going to a new coffee shop every day for a month — and …
: Back in Round Rock to check out Lamppost Coffee. While they’re making my iced coffee, we chat …
: iPhone SE (no 5) Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac reports that the new 4-inch iPhone will be called simply “iPhone SE”, not …
: Starting to expand my coffee shop list with new recommendations, like today’s stop: San …
: NSDrinking is at Radio Coffee & Beer tonight, 8pm. Reminder that anyone’s welcome. Nice …
: Having a cappuccino at Cups & Cones. Very family-friendly this morning, with a music/storytime …
: If you’re wondering what all these coffee posts are about, don’t worry. Maybe it’s …
: New coffee shops, week 1 I’ve now wrapped up the first week of my attempt to visit a new coffee shop I’ve never been to, …
: Went to Dazzle Coffee today. Reminds me a lot of Dutch Bros. Coffee, which we fell in love with on a …
: Dave Winer on Instant Articles Maybe I misjudged Facebook’s Instant articles. Dave Winer is a supporter, because it builds on RSS: …
: App review for the fast web Facebook continues to roll out their Instant Articles format to more publishers. It’s now available …
: Still trying to get into a routine with my new podcast, Timetable. Today’s episode is just …
: Another day, another new coffee place I’ve never been to. Trying the iced toddy at Pacha and …
: This morning, having a cappuccino and breakfast taco at Star Coffee Texas in Round Rock. Feels like …
: Weather outside isn’t great, but nevertheless had a nice drive down 360 to check out Lola …
: I was down on campus anyway with my daughter, so we’re trying the BarleyBean for today’s …
: Installed my first Let’s Encrypt SSL cert. Haven’t even automated everything so that …
: New coffee shop, day 2: Summer Moon near the Domain. A little crowded today, but lucked out with a …
: Core Intuition 220 On this week’s Core Int: "Daniel orders a Brother, Apple defies the FBI, Manton continues to …
: When traveling, it’s always fun to discover new coffee shops. But what about in our own city? …
: Posted a new episode over at timetable.fm about music for a Kickstarter video.
: Back from a very quick trip to Oregon for a meeting. Still smiling at overhearing this in a Portland …
: New printers, Kickstarter, sticking to commitments, and having an authentic voice in tweets and …
: iCloud is too opaque Last night, Federico Viticci tweeted that he lost a draft blog post he was working on because of an …
: Feeling well enough to record a podcast, I published episode 11 of Timetable today. I talk about why …
: Typed.com progress updates The folks at Realmac have been blogging about their progress with Typed.com, a new blogging platform …
: Have a lot to do, still not feeling well, and don’t want to leave the house. Trying Instacart.
: River5 and twtxt Two new microblog-related services have launched. This week, Dave Winer announced River5: “So I …
: Algorithmic timeline now rolling out Dan Moren reports that Twitter is rolling out their algorithmic timeline, where tweets aren’t …
: A couple folks have asked me if I will have a Slack channel for my new app. Thinking about this …
: Slowly getting back into work after being sick for a couple days. Also took a break from the new …
: Charles Perry's microblog Charles Perry has started a microblog. On the balance of what he should post to Twitter and what he …
: Enjoyed the CocoaConf podcast with Brent Simmons. Life before the App Store: “It was fun! We …
: Discovered @electionpunkass on Twitter. Nice commentary! Someone tell Daniel to start a blog. I know …
: I have years of journals in Day One, but it wasn’t in my routine lately. Back into it. As I …
: Introduced more bugs in my cross-posting logic. This is one of those rare pieces of code that …
: Core Intuition 218 On this week’s Core Intuition: “Manton and Daniel talk about Apple’s current and future stock …
: Found an old EC2 instance and couple EBS volumes to delete, to trim my AWS monthly bill. Really just …
: The new Day One release reminded me I’ve wanted to import some entries from our Europe …
: Cute release notes Ben Brooks takes on the trend of cute stories inside of release notes: “With disturbingly …
: Good progress this morning, finishing some work I had been putting off with the GitHub API, and …
: Microphone and microcast details A few weeks ago I started a new short-form podcast called Timetable. Each episode is 3-5 minutes. It …
: Posted episode 10 of Timetable. Recorded and edited with Ferrite, except for MP3 conversion. Still …
: Some people say you shouldn’t mix personal and business blogs, but I do it anyway. I’ve …
: I'm supporting Hillary, again As Iowa kicks off the election today, I thought I’d offer my 2 cents on the campaign. I’m a …
: Just published episode 9 of Timetable, following up on the iPhone app and what the Kickstarter is …
: Core Intuition 217 is a big episode: releasing updates, App Store rejections, handling trials, and …
: Getting some really good feedback on the new app. Lots to do! Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever …
: Micropub and the quiet IndieWebCamp revolution There’s new activity at the W3C around independent blogging, with new proposals recently posted as …
: Parse shutting down Bad news from the Parse team at Facebook today: “We have a difficult announcement to make. …
: “Apple has also been testing versions of the 9.7-inch iPad panel that are compatible with the …
: Fixed more bugs in my new cross-posting code. The code already probably needs to be …
: Apple says macOS Nice observation by Jason Snell from the Apple quarterly report conference call: “It probably means …
: Panic 2015 updates There’s a lot of great stuff in Panic’s 2015 report, but I’m especially struck with how well they …
: Matt Gemmell on Twitter ads Matt Gemmell has started including shorter posts on his blog. Today he writes about Twitter’s …
: Inline links in microblog posts When I was first trying to figure out how my microblog posts should look, I was thinking more like …
: iPhone 5se sleep button Zac Hall of 9to5Mac follows up with a new leaked photo after the latest iPhone 5se news. It seems …
: For the last couple years, I’ve ignored Apple changing to lowercase on the 4S, 5S, and 5C. …
: Tim Cook, Swift, and the return of blogs Rob Rhyne wrote an essay last week that caught my attention, on Tim Cook and the incredible pace of …
: Worked on emoji issues in MySQL today (hi again, utf8mb4!). Should’ve had this right earlier, …
: Tried something new for episode 8 of my Timetable microcast this morning, recording in 3 quick …
: Fin and split-view for Apple TV Joe Cieplinski ported his iPhone timer app Fin to the Apple TV: “Three weeks of spare hours here …
: Long-form writing as a filter Soroush Khanlou, looking for more new blogs to read, makes a great point that the process of …
: Feels like we’ve been waiting all season for this: Spurs at Golden State tonight. Warriors …
: iPhone 5SE Mark Gurman reveals at 9to5Mac that the new phone I’ve been waiting for will be called the 5SE: …
: New SSD for the iMac In the most recent Six Colors subscriber magazine, Jason Snell talks about adding an SSD to his Mac …
: That app rejection resolved itself very quickly. In the time it took to record a podcast and leave a …
: Posted a new episode over at timetable.fm, talking about being distracted with backups and my iOS …
: New app rejected because I have paid web subscriptions but don’t use IAP. Sigh. Thought I …
: We just posted episode 216 of Core Intuition: the Shush app rename, trademarks, business blogs, and …
: iPad thoughts for 2016 Over the holidays, or while on any vacation, I usually use iOS more often than my Mac. It’s …
: Deployed my new cross-posting code, with better links and smart truncation. Making this post too …
: More good coffee shops starting to pop up in northwest Austin. Working from the new Two Hands Coffee …
: Finally trying Ulysses I’m finally trying Ulysses. After posting about how I write blog drafts, a reader pointed out that …
: Not happy with IFTTT for cross-posting, because of poor truncation and obscured links. Working on a …
: Ignoring follower counts I’ve said before that there’s something about the 140-character limit that brings out …
: Sound Off and AlterConf When I blogged about Brent Simmons’s list of women bloggers, I said that we need more …
: Some thoughts about basketball and Kickstarter on episode 6 of my new short-form podcast, Timetable.
: Had to run to the dentist right after posting to my blog, so now catching up on some Twitter …
: Here's a Twitter feed Whenever someone says “I don’t read RSS”, I actually hear “I don’t …
: Lightweight universal apps When the iPad first shipped, many developers embraced completely separate apps for iPhone and iPad. …
: Submitted a new app to Apple for review this morning. Not sure when it will be released yet, but …
: iAd setback I was confused at first by Apple’s iAd announcement to developers. I read it as iAd completely …
: Silos as shortcuts As a follow-up on Twitter and links, I want to point to this great post from Rian Van Der Merwe …
: Core Intuition 215 On this week’s Core Intuition, Daniel and I start with a recap of Daniel’s time at the …
: Disappointed in ticket prices for the Warriors game in San Antonio in March. We’ve already …
: Ended up cancelling Gauges. No complaints, it served me well for 2 years. I exported the most …
: Now that I’m using Jetpack for most of my WordPress sites, I’m tempted to just stick …
: Twitter and the cost of links Federico Viticci covers the news that Twitter will expand from 140 characters to 10,000, nicknaming …
: Finished writing up some more thoughts on the Twitter 10k-character length change, for posting to my …
: A8 or A9 for the iPhone 6C I’ve talked about my hope for a new 4-inch iPhone several times on Core Intuition, and a few …
: I love Matt Mullenweg’s long tradition of blogging each year on his birthday, with a look back …
: Remember last week when I said I wouldn’t register any new domains? Well, decided to grab …
: Timetable episode 5 I just published episode 5 of my new short-format podcast, Timetable. I’m having a lot of fun …
: Looks like old Yfrog and Twitvid URLs are broken, and some Twitpic ones too. I thought Twitter would …
: Starting to get some nice feedback on my new podcast. People like “microcast”, too. …
: Posted another episode of my new Timetable podcast. Realizing now that the short format will allow …
: New podcast: Timetable I’m launching a new podcast today. For a while I’ve felt like there could be something …
: I’ve been experimenting with starting a new podcast. I’ve recorded 4 episodes now, so …
: Dave on short blog posts Dave Winer gives 3 reasons why you should be posting short items to your blog, including: "Maybe …
: WordPress drafts workflow Since moving to WordPress, I haven’t changed much with how I write blog posts. But there are …
: Excited about the first episode of Canvas, a new Relay FM show from Federico Viticci and Fraser …
: Trying to update my iPhone 4S from iOS 7 to 8, so it’s still useful as a test device. Not easy …
: Core Intuition in 2016 The first Core Intuition episode of 2016 is out. We talk about Twitter’s potential …
: Spending more time with the audio editor Ferrite. It’s one of the most impressive iPad apps …
: Not a good start to the day. I’ve been preoccupied and frustrated by this Twitter 10k news, …
: DNS consolidation Feels like years in the making, but I’ve finally moved all my domain names to a single …
: Twitter's 10k limit First, Twitter experimented with changing the timeline, so it’s not strictly …
: Lighter, faster mobile web Speaking of the health of the open web, Maciej Cegłowski gave a talk on web page bloat at the Web …
: Created a new WordPress blog for something today. Going to be tinkering with it throughout the week …
: Switched to only drinking tea over the holidays. Today’s the first day with the kids back to …
: Hyperlinks and saving the web Hossein Derakhshan spent 6 years in jail in Iran because of his blog. Now, with the clarity of …
: Noticed that LongPosts.com is gone. I only had one meaningful post there, so I’ve moved it …
: Increasingly frustrated to type on the iPad Pro. The software keyboard changes depending on whether …
: Apple Watch still pretty great Stephen Hackett posted an Apple Watch follow-up recently. He has mostly stopped wearing it: "The …
: I’ve been working on the first few posts for 2016, and stumbled into a bit of nostalgia …
: Happy New Year! We just posted episode 213 of Core Intuition.
: Star Wars seems a good time to get back into comics. Browsed around in Comixology and also picked up …
: Just in time for the holidays, we posted Core Intuition 212. Daniel and I talk about the iTunes …
: Lowline Park Nice write-up at The Verge on the proposed Lowline Park, an underground park built in an old trolley …
: Finally saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens yesterday, and woke up today still thinking about it. Very …
: Went in to Honda service for a simple oil change and slow tire leak. They quickly added other …
: Core Intuition 211 and fallback plans Today on Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about my time at the tvOS Tech Talk and the recent …
: Phil Schiller and the App Store Apple announced some leadership changes today, including that Phil Schiller will now lead the App …
: One day Apple will make “Processing” an uploaded iOS build faster. Can’t wait.
: Forgot to watch the Republican debate last night, and now that I’ve reviewed a few of the …
: Decided to bring my iPad Mini to the tvOS Tech Talk today instead of the iPad Pro. Just much more …
: Core Intuition 210 On the latest Core Intuition, we talk about open source Swift, it’s potential for web server …
: Christmas tree shopping day. Good excuse to test whether emoji works in my microblogging tools. 🎄
: Thinking about starting an “iPad Pro work day” where I use the iPad Pro exclusively all …
: Just noticed the completely redesigned dashboard over at Parse.com. Looks really good.
: Lots to work on and finish today. Started the morning with breakfast tacos and coffee, hoping to …
: Still a “maybe”, but sounds like March for an iPhone 6C according to 9to5mac.com.
: Missed the U2 concert last night, so put the replay from HBO on in the background while I work …
: Nice that the new iPhone 6S case charges via Lightning and displays the battery percentage in iOS, …
: ESPN sidebar microblog I like what ESPN is doing in the sidebar on their NBA scores page. It’s a timeline of both …
: Last night's Spurs game
: Riverwalk at the King William district
: WordPress podcast and Calypso I’ve become quite the fan of WordPress and Automattic over the last year, since finally …
: Swift and Core Intuition 209 Like many developers, I’ve spent the morning looking over the Swift open source release. I …
: Happy to see more rumors of a new 4-inch iPhone over at MacRumors.
: I knew it was December, but didn’t really hit me until today that months have gone by without …
: Getting ready to record another episode of Core Intuition. You can bet we’ll be talking about …
: Too late to save the MAS? You’ve probably heard the news about Sketch. I found this section of their announcement the …
: It’s time to stop giving Apple a pass on this Lightning audio cable rumor. Seems very …
: Annoyed going back to Photoshop for some iPhone mockups, after a few months exclusively using Sketch …
: Apple Pencil, for real As we talk about on Core Intuition episode 208, I finally got an Apple Pencil. It’s great. My …
: So many people have created a /now page, there’s a new site at nownownow.com with author …
: Still can’t believe that crazy Clippers/Warriors game last night. But somewhere in there is …
: A diverse community through writing I read a lot of weblogs. RSS is a great way to keep up with sites that update infrequently, or that …
: Six Colors and the iPad Pro Jason Snell has posted his initial thoughts on using the iPad Pro: "What the past few days have …
: I haven’t seen Adele’s When We Were Young show up on Apple Music yet, so I used Audio …
: Blips microblog Jussi Pekonen has relaunched his weblog, with a new focus on microblogging: "I want to own all …
: Wrote for a while today on the iPad Pro (using the software keyboard, typing with 4 fingers like …
: Great video from Studio Neat showing how they make each Apple TV remote stand: …
: Stopped by the Apple Store this morning to try out the Pencil. It’s incredibly good. Sounds …
: Core Intuition 206 Yesterday we published episode 206 of Core Intuition. From the show notes: "Daniel returns from …
: Developing for the iPad Pro Let’s start with a quote from the MacStories review by Federico Viticci: "For developers, …
: 4-inch iPhone rumors In the spirit of replying to podcast topics with blog posts, I have some comments after listening to …
: New morning routine: make coffee, then check the Apple Pencil page for in-store availability. I bet …
: The incomplete iPad Pro I ordered my iPad Pro online and picked it up in the store today. My excitement for this device is …
: “I’m not used to having 10 points.” — LaMarcus Aldridge and the future of the …
: Stars vs. hearts and Twitter's decline In an essay about Twitter written in 2014, Ben Thompson described why he believed in the service: …
: On today’s Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about public speaking, being inspired by Mac …
: Found via Paul Kafasis, REI is closing for Black Friday to encourage their employees to spend time …
: Going to drive downtown for lunch and a meeting today, so ready to queue up the first episode of …
: Changing stars to hearts seems like something to do when you’ve run out of new ideas. Maybe …
: Looks like a great new product: 1Password for Teams. Makes a lot of sense for the AgileBits folks to …
: RSS for microblogs RSS is solid. It’s lasted a long time with very few changes, and forms the foundation for …
: Over 2 years ago I backed the movie Anomalisa on Kickstarter. Today the trailer is out, and …
: Daniel Jalkut has a nice MarsEdit “quick post” script on the Red Sweater blog. Great for …
: Accelerated Mobile Pages from Google The project technical overview for AMP has the goals and basic info. In a nutshell, the new format …
: Apps on the new Apple TV We’ve had fun since Friday exploring the App Store on the Apple TV. There are a lot of …
: The now page Last week, Derek Sivers had a great idea. We’re constantly writing about the things we care …
: Pouring rain in Austin, and worse elsewhere in central Texas. Hope folks are staying safe on the …
: When working with someone, the difference between asking for something and telling them to do …
: Medium.com updates Ev Williams announced a batch of new Medium features recently: "There’s always another level. …
: Gravity and the App Store Dan Moren, writing at Six Colors about the rejected app Gravity: "Really, what Apple needs is a …
: Release Notes 2015 The best blog posts we write are as much for ourselves as for our readers. That’s one of the …
: Myke Hurley at Release Notes
: A great developer can come from anywhere It’s March 2009, the height of SXSW in Austin before the conference gets too big for itself. …
: Core Intuition 202 and Thoroughly Considered (and stickers!) We posted episode 202 of Core Intuition yesterday. This was a fun episode because we didn’t …
: Monday morning. 1) Wake up and have breakfast. 2) Make coffee. 3) Delete __nullable from any …
: Caught the first Spurs preseason game last night on NBA League Pass (via a VPN tunnel, because of …
: Core Intuition 201 Today we published episode 201 of Core Intuition. From the show notes: "Daniel and Manton discuss …
: Scott Knaster visits the Steve Jobs movie office Scott Knaster blogged about his day advising the crew of the new Steve Jobs movie: "Every room had …
: Finished reading The Martian. I had picked it up a couple months ago but didn’t get far, so …
: Jack Dorsey to lead Twitter again Three years ago today I posted my last personal tweet. That time and distance away from mainstream …
: Took my daughter to see The Iron Giant: Signature Edition in the movie theater yesterday. It …
: The new iTunes Connect redesign really is quite a nice improvement. Good work, Apple.
: Core Int 200 with Marco Last night we published our 200th episode of Core Intuition. To mark the milestone, Daniel and I …
: We recorded episode 200 of Core Intuition yesterday with a special guest. Should be posted later …
: The Lightbox In 1999, I started a link weblog to collect news about animated films. I updated it for a few years, …
: iAd hypocrisy I was looking for a different old post in my archives, and stumbled on this one: “I hope iAd …
: Sitting out on the front porch with the kids for the lunar eclipse. Great view of the moon.
: Added a 3D Touch quick action to my in-progress iOS app. Almost makes me want to actually order an …
: This week’s Core Intuition is out with a discussion about new and old iPhones, the latest …
: I probably shouldn’t have started installing watchOS 2.0 right before needing to leave the …
: Looking forward to NSDrinking tonight, 8pm at Radio Coffee & Beer.
: Instagram hits 400 million users From Graham Spencer at MacStories, commenting on the latest Instagram numbers and that the service …
: Complete mirror of this blog I’ve been blogging here for 13 years. If you take any random post from that first year, the …
: Steve Jobs and ET I watched two documentaries last week. The first was “Steve Jobs: The Man in the …
: Peace, indies, and the App Store You’ve probably heard that Marco Arment has pulled his content-blocking app Peace from the App …
: Core Intuition and ATP this week On this week’s Core Intuition, Daniel and I spend the whole show talking about the Apple TV. …
: Wrap-up thoughts on the TV web I’m going to mostly let John Gruber have the last word on the Apple TV vs. the web debate, …
: Expecting two packages today: the new Apple TV, and my new iPhone 5S (32 GB, space gray).
: 2015, the year that web server logs mattered again. Can’t trust the numbers from Google …
: I put Ghostery on my Mac. Only problem so far is I must have been a little aggressive about enabling …
: I very rarely file bug reports with Apple, but I did write up a quick one for WebKit on tvOS. Radar …
: Peace for the web I haven’t paid too much attention to ad blocking until this week, even though I had been …
: The web without HTML On Twitter, Alex Fajkowski responded to my blog post about tvOS with this: "They have access to the …
: The new A8-based iPod Touch would be my ideal phone if it had cellular. Maybe a 6C will still happen …
: Evan Williams on indie web sites From a rough transcript of an interview with Evan Williams: "The idea won’t be to start a website. …
: Every device needs the web In a widely-linked post to Medium, Daniel Pasco writes about the problem of not having WebKit …
: Glen Keane drawing in 3D Here’s a wonderful video of Glen Keane drawing with VR goggles. I’ve been watching and …
: Web history and IPFS Dave Winer on the continued disappearance of old web sites: "I've tried to sound the alarms. Every …
: Recorded right after yesterday’s Apple event, Core Intuition 197 is now out. Our reaction to …
: Apple’s hitting their stride now. Two brand new development platforms in a year. I’ve …
: No last-minute predictions for me. I’m mostly curious at this point about the pressure on the …
: Marco's mic review and the quality trade-off Marco’s review of his favorite microphones is comprehensive. You can’t go wrong by …
: Podcast interviews and the new Riverfold I was interviewed for two podcasts recently. The first is the CocoaConf Podcast. Daniel Steinberg …
: Looking for a train in Scott
: Sometimes I forget I’m not a full-time blogger. Accidentally spent all morning writing instead …
: On the latest Core Intuition, we preview the September 9th Apple event with a discussion of new …
: Watch form over function Everyone’s thinking the same thing: Samsung’s new smartwatch looks significantly better …
: Doubt, part 2 The flip side to the optimism of my last post is the hard reality that sometimes the doubt is …
: Sad to notice that the First & 20 web site appears to be gone. It’s still preserved on …
: Ordered a couple of those Amazon Dash buttons (for coffee and ziplock bags) because the launch deal …
: Finished writing a basic XML-RPC parser this morning. I forgot how verbose that format is. …
: I bought the DVD months ago, but finally set aside some time yesterday to watch Ghibli’s The …
: Doubt, with screenshots My good friend and Core Intuition co-host Daniel Jalkut isn’t convinced. After we recorded …
: Added push notifications to the new iPhone app. Still kind of feels like magic when all of that …
: We’re nearing episode 200… New episode of Core Intuition out this week, talking about …
: Startup life and Medium Pretty hilarious guide to San Francisco startup life from Padlet on Medium. Here’s just one …
: Rediscovered using the Safari web inspector to debug a UIWebView running in an iPhone app. So …
: NSDrinking is on for this Thursday 8pm, back indoors for the summer at the Ginger Man. Hope to see …
: Really wish I could use TestFlight for Xcode 7 / iOS 9 builds. I like having Fabric around for daily …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, we talk about my trip to Europe, working while on vacation, the …
: Acorn 5 Flying Meat’s Acorn 5 is out. I’ve been using the beta for a while and it’s a …
: Built a documentation site for my new project this morning, powered by Jekyll. I’m either …
: Relay FM's first year Casey Liss summarizes the excellent first year of new podcast network Relay FM: "Last year, I was …
: Once again struggled for hours getting something very simple to work in Ember.js. Finally solved it, …
: Remember when I said yesterday that I had adopted some Swift shared code to use in my app and it was …
: I still don’t think Swift is for me, but I integrated some open source Swift code into the app …
: I will return to Twitter when... As I’m catching up on some news, two posts today about Twitter caught me eye. First, very big …
: Back from Europe After blogging every day for a couple weeks at the end of July, I decided to take a break while my …
: Maybe when most American families visit France, they don’t spend the first full day at …
: Riposte push server crowdfunding Back in April, the App.net app Riposte was removed from sale. Riposte wasn’t just the best …
: Starting over “Am I always starting over In a brand new story? Am I always back at one After all I’ve …
: You know leaving a job is for real when they disable your email account.
: Two weeks notice: unfinished work Three weeks ago I had about a dozen open Jira tickets. Today, my last day with the company, most of …
: Two weeks notice: Core Int 192 Continuing from last week’s Core Intuition, today Daniel and I talk more about how things are going …
: Terrible wi-fi again. I don’t usually notice, but then try to upload a 20 MB file and it wants …
: Two weeks notice: health insurance I mentioned in my first post in this series that I need to figure out healthcare for my family now …
: I published the 1000th post to my blog this morning. After 13 years, seems like there should be …
: Floyd Norman’s sketch of Steve Jobs Disney Legend Floyd Norman has an excellent blog, usually recollecting on the early days of the Walt …
: NeXTEVNT and Song of the Sea WWDC 2015 now feels like it took place in the distant past, not a month ago. For the last few years …
: Two weeks notice: accounting Bookkeepers, accountants, lawyers… I should get one of those at some point. Instead I seem to …
: Two weeks notice: press reviews I need to set aside some time to contact folks in the press about my new project. I can tell just …
: After installing the latest El Capitan beta, went a few hours this morning without realizing that …
: It’s so tempting when learning a new framework to give up and do things the wrong way, just to …
: I get so used to fast, reliable wi-fi that when everything breaks down it’s much more …
: Two weeks notice: final pull request With just 5 days left at my regular job, it’s time to get serious about wrapping up my work. I …
: Two weeks notice: moving too fast For the first time in weeks, we had nothing going on this morning and could sleep in. After a late …
: Discovered today that the Gowalla blog still exists. Last updated 3 years ago, but still good. Love …
: Two weeks notice: Core Int 191 We just published Core Intuition 191, the first episode recorded since I resigned from my regular …
: Two weeks notice: your business model is wrong How is it Friday already? I have just one week left at my regular job. In addition to looking at …
: Two weeks notice: it just works out John Saddington, who develops the Mac blog editor Desk, pointed to one of my recent posts and wrote: …
: Two weeks notice: new products Tonight I worked on some bug fixes to one of the new apps I hope to ship for Riverfold Software. I …
: Two weeks notice: writing documentation Boy Scouts have a saying: leave no trace. One of its basic principles is that when you pack up your …
: I think it's a bust The movie Draft Day doesn’t really have any business being good, but somehow it is anyway. I don’t …
: Ordered the board game Small World and it arrived today. Getting started was more complicated than I …
: Two weeks notice: podcast revenue In my first post I framed the situation as pinning my indie hopes on two things: my own apps and …
: Great to see Becky Hammon lead the San Antonio Spurs to a Summer League championship. The last few …
: Retiring App.net support for Sunlit Sunlit 1.3.1 shipped today. It’s a minor update focused on fixing bugs, but it is also the first …
: Two weeks notice: the first weekend I have some big news to share, so obviously I’m going to write a bunch of blog posts about it. This …
: Really enjoying the NBA Summer League games, especially the Austin Spurs d-league players on San …
: For this week’s Core Int we spent the whole episode talking about customer support, …
: Embrace cross-posting When App.net was first taking off, many microbloggers struggled with how to decide where to post …
: Summer weather in Austin now. It’s the time of year when we start counting down the days until …
: Ev on Twitter third-party devs Business Insider quotes Evan Williams on the developer-hostile attitude of previous Twitter …
: The new iPod Touch looks like a great device. It’s exactly what I want in my next phone: A8, …
: “We’ll be okay. And I’m going to take my one client and we’re gonna go all the …
: Sneak peek screenshot Here’s a screenshot of the new microblogging project I’m working on. It’s almost …
: Yesterday I wrote a blog post and ended it with: “Tomorrow anything is possible.” Well, …
: Deciding who we are Dave Wiskus follows up on the response to his post about Apple Music’s Connect: "Music is …
: Sent a minor update to Sunlit off to Apple for review. Felt good to take a break from other projects …
: “Choosing the right pricing model for an app is simple… pick anything other than …
: More with Typed.com Last week I mentioned Typed.com and Elliot Jackson’s tips in the Realmac forums for posting via …
: On the latest Core Int, Daniel and I talk about Safari, Apple’s priorities, and the slow pace …
: Went to a Twitter dev meetup last night at Capital Factory, put on by Twitter’s dev relations …
: Randomly had a long talk with a Leaf owner in the parking lot who doesn’t love his car. He …
: Matt Bonner and the iPhone 6 I’ve always said the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are ginormous. In an interview with the Concord Monitor, …
: Fun apps don’t need clean code Jared Sinclair says that a successful app has nothing to do with writing clean code. Thinking about …
: Happy July 4th! Going to see Inside Out today. Somehow managed to avoid spoilers this whole time. …
: Too much coffee. Making some kind of impulsive choices today.
: App Store delivery truck Charles Perry follows up from Brent’s post on the App Store with this point of view: “Today, the …
: Speaking of Tesla, I’m almost finished reading the new Elon Musk book. Fantastic look behind …
: EV spots are crowded at Whole Foods this afternoon. I was about to take the last spot, but then saw …
: Core Int episode 188 is out. If you have off from work today, or have a weekend away from the …
: Linkblogging and the open web Dave Winer writes about Circa and their fundamental mistake of not embracing the open web with easy …
: Microblogging with Typed.com Dan Counsell wrote a long post this week about the planning and executing of Realmac’s crowdfunding …
: Tim Duncan back for another year. Danny Green staying with a 4-year deal. Kawhi with a max contract. …
: Enjoyed working from downtown today until I realized how much the parking garage is probably …
: Disney closing animation park attraction In a couple weeks, Disney will close its “Magic of Disney Animation” attraction at Hollywood …
: “Write the apps you want to write in your free time and out of love for the platform and for …
: Apple Music and free Beats 1 Apple Music launched today with iOS 8.4. Christina Warren has an early review for Mashable, in …
: Why is there only one Internet Archive?
: Automattic and WordPress.com celebrate their first decade in business. From an open source project …
: Paul Krugman on the triumph for Obamacare Writing his op-ed for the New York Times, Paul Krugman reacts to just before and after the Supreme …
: Don’t solve everything When I talk about microblogging, sometimes I get feedback asking what we should do about cross-site …
: Types of news readers Brent Simmons describes how he sees news readers as falling into 3 general types: casual newspaper, …
: On episode 187 of Core Intuition: thoughts from WWDC about watchOS 2.0, Ello and the challenge of …
: This is really big news for IFTTT: the Maker Channel for connecting to any web service that can make …
: Four microblogging community tips Ever since writing about my WordPress-based microblog and linking to similar solutions from Seth …
: NSDrinking is on for tonight with a repeat of last month’s venue: Radio Coffee & Beer. …
: Jim Coudal at CreativeMornings Several years ago, Jim Coudal gave a talk about shifting from client work to product work. I …
: The Focus Course Today, Shawn Blanc launched The Focus Course. Originally conceived as a book on productivity, it …
: First time at a waterpark with the Apple Watch. It got splashed and sunk and plenty wet, even if I …
: Overall quite happy with the IFTTT recipe for posting to App.net, but noticed that any inline links …
: Microblog timelines, Project Lightning, and River.js I said that one important facet to microblogging is the timeline experience. This is a basic …
: MacStories covers Apple’s reversal on the Apple Music trial. Great news: they will pay …
: Why Ello isn’t enough Last week, to not much fanfare at all because nearly everyone had already lost interest, Ello …
: Taylor Swift and the Apple Music trial Taylor Swift writes on her blog (via iMore) that she’s hopeful Apple will be the first company to …
: We just published episode 186 of Core Intuition. This is our first recording after WWDC 2015, with …
: Very happy with the way my blog has been shaping up lately, with a mix of essays and short posts. …
: More quick blogging workflows I had a great conversion with Seth Clifford one night at WWDC, about writing and blogging. We all …
: Still going through basketball withdrawals. Signed up for the WNBA streaming pass so I can watch …
: I rolled out fixes to Searchpath yesterday to allow SSL hosting of the JavaScript include and …
: We need more bad ideas Shawn Blanc has been publishing a series of essays leading up to his new book and online course, The …
: Microblogging with WordPress I wrote at a high level how I improved my microblogging workflow before WWDC, but I’d like to use …
: HipChat outage HipChat explains what happened with their outage on Monday. Part of it was a reconnection bug in the …
: Spoke too soon about switching away from Network Solutions. Transferring .io domains requires a …
: Looks like I can finally transfer my .io domains away from Network Solutions to DNSimple. Taking …
: iOS 9 search Federico Viticci has a comprehensive write-up about Apple’s approach to search in iOS 9, including …
: Looks like the Warriors are on their way to a championship. What an amazing season.
: That’s how you finish a half. Turning into a good game in Cleveland.
: Golden State off to a good start with shooting. Still hoping for a game 7. Cleveland needs to cut it …
: Amazon Echo Dan Moren wrote on Six Colors last month about the Amazon Echo. On the voice recognition working so …
: I’ve been slowly losing interest in Game of Thrones, and last night’s season finale …
: Apple News and RSS Daniel Jalkut has an optimistic take on Apple News. He doesn’t think it is comparable to centralized …
: Working from Radio Coffee & Beer. Hot afternoon outside, iced coffee, some code to write. …
: WWDC 2015, basketball, and cartoons Throughout the week I posted about WWDC to my microblog, but I thought I’d write a longer post …
: Dusted off some Mac app code to require Mac OS X 10.11. I don’t usually enjoy ripping out old …
: Jurassic World was the expected formula but they put everything into it: nods to the past films, …
: Back in Austin getting into the flow of work and catching up on things. Listening to some WWDC …
: Flight out of Phoenix left minutes before we landed from San Francisco. Layover is now 3 hours. …
: My flight is a couple hours delayed out of SFO, so expect there will be a missed connection or a lot …
: Finally made it over to AltConf this morning for a great session on syncing small data and …
: Clever code and WWDC In his 9th essay about avoiding crashes in your code, Brent Simmons writes about learning to be even …
: Needed to escape from the city for the afternoon so I went out to the Walt Disney Family Museum. …
: John Gruber really knocked it out of the park with tonight’s live The Talk Show. Phil Schiller …
: Hanging out at Sightglass Coffee this morning to catch up on email and follow WWDC news.
: CloudKit Web Services may be the biggest news of the conference so far. I didn’t think Apple …
: New multitasking features on the iPad for iOS 9 look fantastic. I’ve been wanting the split …
: Good updates to the Mac and iOS so far. Not sure about this watchOS spelling though.
: At the Release Notes viewing party for the WWDC keynote live stream. No last-minute predictions. …
: Surprisingly quite a few Cavs fans at the game. Warriors fans were bummed at the end, but the arena …
: Great slow afternoon in San Francisco — burritos in the Mission, good coffee. Took the BART to …
: Maybe I should pack for WWDC, but instead I’m figuring out the best way to print out a booklet …
: Camping last night at McKinney Falls, woke up this morning and checked into my flight from the tent. …
: The pre-WWDC episode of Core Intuition is ready. If you’ve never listened to the podcast …
: New wish list for WWDC 2015: just make iTunes Connect faster.
: Slept on it, but no change in my opinion that Apple telling AltConf not to show WWDC videos is a …
: Such a great game and close the whole way, I figured someone would pull away in overtime, just …
: Golden State and Cleveland tied with 30 seconds left. Can’t ask for more than that from game …
: Must’ve had too much coffee today. Editing this podcast and I feel like I could listen and …
: Hilarious and excellent tool for putting some fun back in GitHub commit messages: …
: Google Photos Tim Cook spoke recently about privacy and cloud services: “You might like these so-called free …
: Getting pretty excited for game 1 of the NBA finals tonight. Could be a great series.
: Just noticed that art from Song of the Sea will be up at the Cartoon Art Museum. Looking forward to …
: Ramping up productivity after a slow start today. Had lunch outside, now coffee and work from Whole …
: Great time tonight chatting with folks at Houndstooth for Cafe Bedouins. Felt like a warmup for …
: Brent resigns from Q Branch Brent Simmons, still an Omni employee, has decided to part ways with his Q Branch founders to focus …
: A day without the Apple Watch so far: not a fan. I don’t need it, but I do miss it.
: Austin rain I think it has finally stopped raining in Austin. Starting to look like summer again: Contrast with …
: Was feeling pretty great that I had breakfast and a beta app submitted to TestFlight before 7am. But …
: WordPress microblog posting from Do Note I finally have a great use for IFTTT’s Do Note app. I’ve wired it up to my WordPress blog so that I …
: Now using IFTTT’s Do Note for quick microblog posting. Goes to WordPress with the right format …
: Took a little time this morning to improve the CSS for my microblog posts. Also added links to the …
: One week until WWDC. My predictions? That I’ll have a great time in the city for a few days …
: I actively try to avoid Google services, but Google Photos is compelling. I’m giving it a try. …
: We’re mixing it up for NSDrinking tonight. New venue this month: Radio Coffee & Beer, …
: Twitter Island To cope with his dislike for how Twitter treats the microblog part of their platform, Brent Simmons …
: Cancelled cable TV again We went probably 10 years without cable TV, then splurged a couple years ago — HBO, Showtime, the …
: Watermark transition plan I sent an email to Watermark customers over the weekend, letting them know that the service as it …
: Listen to me talk about my new Apple Watch and what I think it means for developers. Core Intuition …
: Used Apple Pay on my watch to pay for coffee this morning. Very smooth experience.
: Searchpath improvements As part of a renewed commitment this year to work on my web app Searchpath, I’ve just rolled out a …
: Core Int jobs testimonials We’ve been lucky to see some great job listings appear on Core Intuition Jobs. Companies are getting …
: Core Int 180 and Slack We posted this week’s Core Intuition late last night. This episode is all about WWDC tickets, …
: John Siracusa’s unbreakable record I’ve been watching a lot of NBA games this season. I’ve caught well over half of the Spurs’s 82 …
: To make the finals again, the Spurs will have to go through the 3 best teams in the western …
: Textshots Federico Viticci of MacStories provides some context for so-called textshots with the upcoming …
: WWDC 2015 dates WWDC will be June 8-12 this year, with a lottery for ticket selection. I’m not going to put my name …
: Goodbye Riposte Jared Sinclair announces that Riposte will no longer be available: “As part of an agreement reached …
: True cost of the Apple Watch Kirk McElhearn writes (via Thomas Brand) that when you include the cost of buying an iPhone, the …
: Nice quick impressions from Marco after trying on the various Apple Watches and using the new …
: If you missed pre-ordering an Apple Watch in time, maybe this brilliant Apple II Watch will cheer …
: I said on the podcast today that I would just wake up early instead of staying up until 2am CST. …
: This week for Core Intuition, we share our Apple Watch thoughts before pre-order day and discuss …
: New social networks for Apple Watch The Verge highlights 6 apps that show the promise of third-party apps on the watch. About Twitter: …
: When I think of the latest startup to launch at SXSW, I remember this drawing I made 4 years ago. …
: I’m fascinated with Periscope, but at times it also seems like the worst kind of unedited, draft …
: I was thinking last night that I might skip the Apple Watch for now, and instead get one for my wife …
: Conferences in cool places Last week my Instagram timeline included a bunch of really beautiful photos from folks in Ireland …
: No perfect iPhone size Some people bought the iPhone 6 and then went back to the 5S. Some people bought the iPhone 6 Plus …
: If a tree falls There’s no denying the fact that my writing would have a greater reach today if I was still active …
: Call me crazy but I still believe a 1-person company with a great idea and just the right focus can …
: How to start a microblog All my short, microblog-style posts go to my own weblog first, and also get cross-posted manually to …
: On April 10th, two things go on sale: Apple Watch and Spurs playoff tickets. Maybe I’ll skip …
: On the latest Core Int: follow-up on NSBundle, Xcode quality, and a debate about unit testing. …
: Waiting out trademarks Not long after I launched Tweetmarks in 2011, I realized that there was a trademark for that name, …
: Great update out to Napkin. The new web site has also been redesigned and looks fantastic.
: Nearly every day, the top visited page on riverfold.com is for a product that I discontinued 3 years …
: Footnotes follow-up (and the Newton) I expected to get a little more negative feedback on my footnotes blog post than I did. Most …
: Jordan Breeding Last week at NSDrinking we had one of our biggest turnouts yet. At one point, we’re talking about …
: “I’m a grown man, and I like a splash of colour here and there. Life’s too short, and too damned …
: Footnotes Stephen Hackett recently linked to the footnote JavaScript library Bigfoot.js: “It works great on …
: Nimoy’s last tweet Over two years ago, I carefully planned my final tweets so that they would serve as a proper closing …
: Ephemeral blogging Thomas Brand has changed his blog to let short link-style posts essentially expire off his site, …
: Took some time last night to upgrade an upcoming web app to Ruby 2.1 and Sidekiq instead of Resque. …
: Core Intuition episode 177: iPhone games, NSConference 7, NSBundle and old APIs, and more.
: Criticizing Apple Marco Arment reacts to the idea that he’s withholding criticism: “As anyone who’s read my site and …
: Short and sweet job posts I’ve been very happy to see the variety and high quality of jobs listed on our Core Intuition Jobs …
: On today’s Core Intuition: Apple Watch prices, CIA hacking, Medium’s custom domains, …
: Follow-up to my earlier post about Medium: custom domains are a great step in the right direction, …
: “Is the MacBook the computer for the rest of us, or a scheme to sell white USB dongles starting at …
: Medium as the new Twitter Daniel Jalkut had some fun recently, exploring whether Medium’s improvements to posting are turning …
: Great talk by Joe Cieplinski at the MCE 2015 conference in Warsaw about becoming an independent …
: Smaller phones again Michael Tsai is collecting excerpts from people who have written about going back to the iPhone 5S …
: Very busy (and the watch) Yesterday this weblog turned 13 years old. I don’t usually miss the anniversary; it’s a nice time to …
: We published episode 175 of Core Int late last night. This should’ve been last week’s …
: Apple car speculation, the upcoming Apple Watch launch, and the idea of overpaying by $10,000 for …
: Slack is a lot more successful than I thought they’d be, now with 500,000 daily active users …
: On the latest Core Intuition, we follow up on App Store rejections, react to Swift 1.2 and Tim …
: iPhone 6 Plus is still huge Seth Clifford goes back to the iPhone 6 after a long time with the Plus: “I was convinced that the …
: Typed.com and the state of blogging Typed.com from Realmac Software looks great. Set to launch later this year, crowdfunding for the …
: “I arrange all the app icons in my dock by color because that’s the only way I’ll remember …
: Minimal UXKit Brent Simmons reacts to the news that the upcoming Photos app for Mac uses a private UXKit …
: Core Intuition 171 On this week’s Core Intuition: "Daniel and Manton touch again on the subject of killing off …
: Elon Musk Just finished reading this great interview with Elon Musk in Wired, after somehow missing it when it …
: After a week hanging around in Apple’s Resolution Center, Sunlit 1.3 was approved and went …
: On this week’s episode of Core Intuition, Daniel and I talk about some setbacks while trying …
: Swift or Android I was nodding my head while listening to the latest Developing Perspective yesterday. David Smith …
: Sunlit 1.3 is a little delayed because it was rejected by Apple for opening Safari to let the user …
: Snippets category paging Today I fixed some URL-related issues with this blog since moving to WordPress. Clicking through …
: Core Intuition 169 Last night we published episode 169 of Core Intuition. As we’ve done on a couple recent …
: “They really are trying to invent the future here. And they’re a lot further along than …
: We’re hoping the rain lets up a little tonight for NSDrinking, but if not we’ll grab a …
: Tweet Library 2.7 and promising features Last year I wrote that I would be removing Tweet Library from the App Store at the end of December, …
: Great to see Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack 3 released today. It’s a huge update and …
: After a long holiday break, we posted episode 168 of Core Intuition over the weekend — a full hour …
: On the latest episode of Core Intuition we talk about Daniel’s Swift code, discuss Git vs. …
: Updated Tweet Marker extension I updated the Tweet Marker Safari extension to version 1.2 today. This version fixes the extension …
: Core Int and Hour of Code We were lagging a little after the Thanksgiving break, so we posted two episodes of Core Intuition …
: So busy last week that we didn’t post Core Intuition 165 until yesterday. We talk about …
: For the first time in a few years, I have a $0/month Heroku bill. Finished moving one remaining …
: We’re taking the week off from the Core Intuition podcast. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Lots …
: Twitter in 2 years Marco predicts that third-party Twitter apps will lose half of their users within the next 2 years: …
: Mailing list for new project I’ve been working on something new around microblogging. Some people have guessed at what it …
: Winding down my Twitter apps I’m the guest on this week’s Mac Power Users podcast. In addition to workflow and apps I …
: Core Intuition 164 went live today. WatchKit, conference presenting, why Slack is worth $1 billion …
: Because of Thanksgiving next week, NSDrinking is tonight! 8pm at The Ginger Man. Consider it a …
: My new electric car 10 years ago, when everyone else had cable, we were sick of the monthly bill and the mindlessly …
: Made a difficult decision about the future of my Twitter-related products today. Full blog post and …
: We posted Core Intuition episode 163 this weekend, with a discussion of Apple’s offices …
: Found an old collection of tweets from the 2011 NBA playoffs. Excited for tonight’s games: …
: Coffee and breakfast tacos at Whole Foods this morning while I work. I plugged in my new Nissan Leaf …
: Voted today. I’m not very hopeful this year for a favorable outcome, but who knows for sure …
: On this week’s Core Intuition, Daniel and I discuss celebrities in tech and the often slow …
: Small Empires is back for season 2. The first episode profiles Atlanta-based startup Partpic. Great …
: Microsoft Band is what I thought the Apple Watch was going to be. More focused, good battery, cross …
: Twitpic archive at Twitter The story of Twitpic shutting down has a better ending now: "We weren’t able to find a way to keep …
: Taylor Swift's 1989 I took my daughters to see Taylor Swift last year and we had a great time. I own a couple of her …
: Yosemite toolbars Jason Snell writes about some of the inconsistencies in Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, such as how only a …
: Twitter Flight follow-up Mat Honan has a long article covering the Twitter Flight announcements. On understanding why Twitter …
: Core Intuition with Brent Simmons Daniel and I welcomed Brent Simmons on the Core Intuition podcast this week. Here’s Brent on …
: NSDrinking is tonight, 8pm at The Ginger Man. Schedule will probably shift a little for the holidays …
: On the eve of Twitter Flight Twitter’s new mobile developer conference is tomorrow. Marco Arment writes about whether …
: Core Intuition 159 Daniel and I just published Core Intuition 159. It’s an episode of endings: the last …
: Making RSS real-time One of the critiques of RSS feeds in a world dominated by Facebook and Twitter is that RSS just …
: iPhone 6 Plus and iPod Kirby Turner wrote about needing an iPhone 6 Plus as a developer but not really wanting one as a …
: Quiet, cold morning walking through beautiful Old Montreal. I had the square outside Notre-Dame …
: When it rains, it pours. Went back to my hotel room to fix a minor server glitch and found several …
: Tweet Library 2.6.1 is now available in the App Store. It fixes layout problems on the iPad, a crash …
: The unremarkable yesterday Yesterday you had lunch with friends or family and posted a photo of your food and location to …
: Flying up to Montreal today for Çingleton. Looking forward to catching up with everyone! Great city. …
: RSS reading and writing I’ve received so much feedback about microblogging that I haven’t had a chance to reply …
: “Twitter in 2014 feels like it has settled into a certain default mode of hostility and …
: Luck being indie When Gus Mueller recently linked to Paul Kim’s post on being indie, he called out the section …
: Listening to the latest episode of Vector, the only clear solution for iPhone 6 users who want a …
: After getting bogged down in Monday morning email catch-up and other tedious miscellany, nothing …
: Blogging every day Matt Mullenweg on being challenged to blog every day: "I thought blogging every day would be a …
: Core Intuition episode 157 is now online. We talk about Brent going to Omni, trends in indie and …
: Tweet Library 2.6 Tweet Library 2.6 shipped today after 13 days waiting for review from Apple. This release adds …
: Remember when Halloween was a single night and not a full season? Some houses in our neighborhood …
: Return to open APIs In 2014, web app APIs basically look like this: JSON or XML API layer for a web site's content and …
: Tweet Library 2.6 has been “waiting for review” for 11 days now. I know Apple is busy, …
: We finished watching The Roosevelts over the weekend. Fantastic series.
: Omni gets Brent, and a SilverPine update We are so lucky in the Mac and iOS developer community that there are a number of ways to be …
: Updated feeds When I migrated to WordPress and started a microblog section on this site, the RSS feeds …
: Core Intuition 156 Episode 156 of Core Intuition is out. Daniel and I discuss the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and what they …
: NSDrinking is on for this Thursday night at The Ginger Man in Austin. Starts at 8pm, though …
: Lunch at the new Fork and Taco on Burnet today. Really good. Only regret is that I didn’t order 3. …
: Core Intuition 155 and microblogging This week on Core Intuition we follow up on Apple news, then discuss the sale of Unread and all the …
: Maybe I do need a day phone and a night phone. In the evenings I’ll use the …
: Microblog links Brent Simmons points to my post on microblogs and asks: "Is the web we lost gone forever? Was it a …
: Made it down to Houndstooth for Cafe Bedouins for the first time in months, maybe all year. Austin …
: Lost in the wilderness Great post by Gus Mueller on losing your way in a project: "Maybe you've been making foundational …
: I should stop writing this blog post complaining about people who complain about U2. Lots of real …
: “If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, I’ll probably abandon it …
: Defining a microblog post I’m working on a new project around timelines and microblogs. It consumes RSS feeds, so …
: Fixed the RSS feeds. Turns out they were returning valid RSS but with an HTTP 404 header. After …
: Still thinking about yesterday’s iPhone 6 and Apple Watch event. Daniel and I recorded our …
: Transmit for iOS 8 Federico Viticci has the exclusive on Transmit coming to iOS: "Considering the old limitations of …
: Learning curve with Ember.js is a little greater than I thought at first. Not sure I’m doing …
: I love Beats Music and have been a subscriber since early this year, but decided to cancel to save a …
: The Future Library The Future Library project will collect writing to be locked away and published for the first time …
: Using Ember.js Brent Simmons isn’t totally convinced about the new crop of JavaScript frameworks: "Part of …
: We just posted episode 153 of Core Intuition, covering the upcoming Apple event and other important …
: I used my old iPhone 4S again yesterday for the first time all year. Still think it’s one of …
: Twitpic and what's next After being threatened by Twitter over trademarks, Twitpic has decided to shut down in 3 weeks: "We …
: If you’re only going to tweet once every few years, make it count.
: Owning the microblog I mentioned earlier this year that I really liked how Noah Read posted tweets and photos to his own …
: Sunlit 1.2.1 is now available in the App Store, fixing some problems communicating with Flickr after …
: I registered a new domain name tonight. It uses .today, one of the new crazy top-level domains. I …
: Thank you Movable Type 10 years ago I switched this blog from Radio Userland to Movable Type. Looking back, it’s …
: Core Intuition 152 We posted episode 152 of Core Intuition today, with discussion of iCloud Drive, iOS 8, and Yosemite, …
: The third era of WWDC “This is it,” a friend said to me as we were walking up Market Street with other developers, late at …
: Brent’s time at Userland Brent Simmons has another expanded résumé of sorts, following his post about working at NewsGator. I …
: Preservation State and App Stories I was the guest on 2 podcasts recently. First, on Preservation State with Philip Mozolak and …
: Twitter or RSS I use Feed Wrangler as my RSS service, but I like this quote from Feedbin’s Ben Ubois: “Twitter and …
: NewsGator and Sepia Labs Great post from Brent Simmons, recalling his time at NewsGator. On trying to get Nick Bradbury to …
: Core Intuition 136 The last half of this week’s Core Intuition serves as a follow-up to my recent blog post on Twitter. …
: Apple needs Beats Music John Gruber asks, on the rumor that Apple will acquire Beats: “The Beats streaming service is …
: Frozen in time Many people have written about App.net this week, but I think my favorite line is from this essay by …
: Sunlit 1.2 Sunlit version 1.2 is now available in the App Store. It includes a few minor improvements and one …
: Mlkshk mirror Last week, in my post about mirroring content, I said: “When we get into the groove of using a new …
: The risk of a small platform Marco Arment responds to my comment that developers should have seen the potential of the App.net …
: App.net niche Justin Williams covers several aspects of this week’s App.net news, comparing it to his own …
: Would I go back to Twitter? Before some of the recent discussion about the future of App.net, Colin Pekruhn asked a question, …
: Core Intuition 135 135 episodes already? Hard to believe. But we’ve been pretty consistently putting out weekly shows …
: Snippets Right after publishing yesterday’s post on mirroring content, I added a link to IndieWebCamp’s …
: Firesid.es chat with Bill Kunz Yesterday Bill Kunz was interviewed on Firesides, talking about his app Felix, and life as an indie …
: iOS 7 and UI debt Jared Sinclair writes about iOS 7 as a squandered year for third-party developers: “Fast-forwarding …
: 17 services for hosting and business While doing our taxes this month, I was a little surprised just how much I spend for various web …
: Twitter ads I was talking to friends this week about app advertising, and it inspired me to try Twitter ads. …
: Tweet Library 2.5 and consolidation There’s a new update to Tweet Library out today. Major additions include CSV file export to …
: Photos+ and focus You may have heard by now that Photos+ has a new home at SilverPine software. My friend Jonathan …
: Tint color misuse It has been nearly a year since the first iOS 7 beta, and something about tint color still bugs me. …
: 12 years of blogging It’s SXSW this weekend, and while I’m again not attending this year, it’s a reminder that today is …
: Like scripts in animation This line in a blog post on Cartoon Brew made me laugh: “It’s certainly possible to write a Looney …
: Building Slack Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Flickr and his latest company Tiny Speck, published an internal …
: Prompt for push notifications David Smith says to not bother the user with alerts on first launch: “I have just sorted through …
: Higher standard for Apple Guy English writes about why Apple was questioned on the fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5S but …
: Getting good at making money Justin Williams on the challenge of making Glassboard profitable: “Making money is harder than it …
: Podcast appearances and slides I forgot to mention a few weeks back that I was a guest on the iPhreaks Show podcast. The format is …
: Core Intuition Jobs This week we launched the Core Intuition Jobs site on episode 125 of the podcast. The idea was to …
: Sunlit 1.1 Today we shipped version 1.1 of Sunlit, our app for collecting photos and text together to make and …
: Flappy Bird on steroids On this week’s Core Intuition, we talked a lot about Flappy Bird (and also Threes, and a few other …
: 5 years until automation For over 5 years and 122 episodes, every time we released a new episode of Core Intuition, I …
: 37signals rebrands to Basecamp I first blogged about 37signals a couple times back in 2002, and I’ve been a fan ever since. They …
: Requiring the latest OS Brent Simmons has a pair of posts on dropping support for older OS releases and how the upgraded …
: Ending the App Store top 200 I was chatting with some developers this week, complaining about this post on spamming the App Store …
: We love music In my short post about why we chose Mapbox for Sunlit, I said I wanted to use it because the folks …
: New CEO and Windows Azure While writing about Microsoft’s new CEO, Brent Simmons makes the case for Azure as important …
: 13 years If you’ve been reading my blog for a very long time, or listening to my podcast, you probably know …
: Launch Center Pro and Sunlit I’ve long been a fan of Launch Center Pro, an iPhone app from my local Texas friends David Barnard …
: Launching as a paid app Dan Counsell has a great post about paid vs. freemium pricing in the App Store, suggesting that paid …
: Core Intuition 121 On the latest episode of Core Intuition, we talk about how the Sunlit launch is going, expanding on …
: Press for Sunlit We’ve been really happy to see the reviews of Sunlit popping up around the web. With a new type of …
: Sunlit maps iOS already ships with a mapping framework from Apple that all apps can use, so why did we ignore it …
: Sunlit sync and publishing It was Macworld Expo in 1997, and Steve Jobs had just come back to Apple. Somehow I was lucky enough …
: No coincidence We released Sunlit yesterday and the response has been really great. It’s so amazing to see all the …
: Why we built Sunlit You have that feeling when hanging out with friends — everyone snapping pictures of their …
: Never ship, never fail Andy Brice had a good post recently about shipping: “Continually abandoning work in progress for a …
: Quality photos I’ve been slowly moving photos to Dropbox over the last year, using the Dropbox camera import …
: Killing or selling the product Nick Bradbury on selling Glassboard to Second Gear: “When finding a new owner was first discussed, …
: The Blue Umbrella holiday calendar In the 90s I bought a LaserDisc player because it was the best way to get bonus features like …
: Apple’s misunderstood ad Apple has produced some amazing ads over the years. 1984, introducing the original Mac; the Think …
: 200 MB free I wrote a draft of this post a couple weeks ago while on the road, then gave a summary on Core …
: Your name Found via Shawn Blanc, CJ Chilvers writes about the reputation of photographers: I look at their …
: No way to live Two great blog posts yesterday from Brent Simmons that I think are related, though I read one early …
: Tweet Marker now paid-only If you’ve read my blog posts about Tweet Marker over the years, including this one when introducing …
: David Smith’s apps at 5 years David Smith wrote last week on the 5-year anniversary of shipping his first iPhone app. I started …
: New tiers for Watermark My account in Watermark right now has 805,182 searchable tweets stored in it — tweets from everyone …
: Tweet Library 2.4 The latest version of Tweet Library was approved by Apple last night. It features an updated design …
: Waiting for App.net's killer app Last week, Mat Honan wrote an article for Wired about App.net. It does a great job of capturing the …
: Announcing the Tweet Marker developer plan I’m launching a new paid developer plan for Tweet Marker today. It’s $75/month and includes a new …
: Layered glass Nate Barham describes iOS 7 as layered glass: “The best developers will see iOS as an operational …
: Working from coffee shops Ben Brooks makes several good arguments for working from coffee shops: “Coffee Shops started …
: Twitter's modern architecture I love this detailed write-up of the Twitter backend as it exists today. Sending a tweet to your …
: Doug Engelbart and the pace of change Dave Winer writes about Doug Engelbart and the pace of changing computing systems: “If you want to …
: Photo filters Rene Ritchie has a nice comparison of black and white filters in iOS 7 and third-party apps: “To …
: Multiplane “We spend a lot of time on a few great things.” — Designed by Apple in California In 1940, Ub …
: Searchpath open source and themes I have big news for Searchpath today. The client-side portion of Searchpath is now officially open …
: The $229, camera-less iPod Touch Ahead of WWDC, Apple dropped the 4th-generation iPod Touch from their lineup and replaced it with a …
: 5 years of Core Int Today is the 5th anniversary of Core Intuition. I’m really proud of what Daniel and I have been able …
: Approaching a year with App.net App.net started 10 months ago as a blog post. I thought it would be interesting to look back on a …
: Tweet Library 2.3 Tweet Library 2.3 shipped last week, and I just submitted an update last night to fix a few crashing …
: Searchpath tweaks I rolled out a few improvements to Searchpath last week. The popover now “fades in” when first …
: Inside product hype Sometimes the usefulness of a product speaks for itself. Other times the difference between success …
: Upcoming.org archive Andy Baio reacts to Upcoming.org closing down, rightfully worried that the archive will not be …
: Animation roundup, Richard Williams to Brenda Chapman Richard Williams turned 80 years old last month. Although his body of work is extensive, including …
: Macworld guest essays There were a couple special essays on Macworld recently — guest posts from the developer community. …
: The legacy of software as art This post from Andy Brice, via Simon Wolf on ADN, makes a nice complement to my recent post on …
: Google Fiber in Austin Google Fiber is coming to Austin next year, with crazy-fast 1 Gbps speeds. It was all over the local …
: Design in grayscale Adam Keys has several tips for programmers, to make our web sites look better by keeping things …
: RapidWeaver stack for Searchpath RapidWeaver is a popular web site building app from Realmac Software. It’s got a great Mac UI, a …
: Searching abandoned apps Ben Lachman has some good suggestions after my post and David Smith’s on what to do with abandoned …
: CocoaConf and Core Intuition 83 We just posted episode 83 of Core Intuition, with a preview of my trip up to Dallas for CocoaConf …
: iPad 1 release day Shawn Blanc looks back to a post 3 years ago about his experience buying and using the first iPad. …
: Jurewitz on features, pricing Michael Jurewitz wrote a great post last week on minimum viable products: “As you look at your …
: More blogging, week wrap-up My blog posts have always come in waves, ever since I started this blog 11 years ago. I’ll post for …
: Searchpath invoices and automation Here’s a great post from Derek Sivers on not automating everything. Instead, sometimes it’s better …
: Hotline servers Benj Edwards writes a Hotline retrospective for Macworld: “The Hotline system consists of three …
: Register a domain name I like this idea from Dan Gillmor, encouraging each of his students to register a domain name: “Of …
: Climber for ADN Toward the end of this week’s Core Intuition, we talked a little about the App.net file storage API …
: iCloud sync narrative Rich Siegel joins the discussion of iCloud syncing problems, adding the most technically …
: iOS text cursor swipe While I was writing my review of ADN clients, I wondered aloud if Riposte or Felix or some other app …
: Apple and the impression of being small Jonathan “Wolf” Rentzsch at the C4 conference in 2007 defined indie as simply “non-large”. This …
: Little Outliner Yesterday Dave Winer and Kyle Shank launched Little Outliner, an impressive JavaScript outliner that …
: Three ADN clients for iPhone Lots of new people are joining App.net. If you’re one of them, welcome! In this post I’m going to …
: Start small Every once in a while, I’ll think about this xkcd comic strip. It’s a reminder to me that great …
: No new Apple products yet Don McAllister is worried that Apple hasn’t announced anything new this year: “I don’t know about …
: Moving off SendGrid I’m not going to comment specifically on the substance of the SendGrid and PlayHaven mess because …
: Smartphone religion Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels, commenting on a Wired essay by Mat Honan: “Maybe it’s just the …
: App Store old app maintenance David Smith on cleaning up the App Store: “The App Store currently has around 800k active apps …
: Twitter API v1.1 My apps Watermark and Tweet Marker were recently updated to version 1.1 of Twitter’s API. I’ve also …
: Kevin Lynch at Apple John Gruber has a series of posts questioning Apple’s judgement in hiring Kevin Lynch. This one best …
: Replacements for Google Reader With the success of Tweet Marker, several people suggested I should build a sync server for RSS. …
: Bitsplitting podcast My friend Daniel Jalkut has launched his new podcast, Bitsplitting. The first episode is an …
: Pricing changes and Watermark Mobile 1.1 I tend to be pretty stubborn about not changing my price. Tweet Library sat at $10 for two years …
: Announcing Searchpath Today I’m happy to announce my new web app: Searchpath. It’s search for your web site or blog with …
: New product coming soon Last year I started working on something new. It was going to be the first product after I refocused …
: Where to archive your tweets It’s great to see more people get access to their full archive of tweets from Twitter. In addition …
: What makes App.net special Phillip Gruneich has an interesting post about what’s different about ADN, with thoughts on the …
: Tweet Library 2.2 I posted a couple months ago about my experiment to cut the price of Tweet Library in half. I’ve …
: Aaron Swartz I met Aaron briefly at SXSW, maybe 8 or 9 years ago, when the conference was still so small you …
: Business vs. user experience Some companies seem willing to do anything for a profit. The worst domain name registrars and their …
: Three months without Twitter Over three months ago I stopped using Twitter. I wanted to make a statement — perhaps in an …
: iDeveloper Live Christmas podcast Daniel and I took a week off from Core Intuition for the holidays, but I was a guest on the …
: Rambling about Twitter archives As 2012 was winding down, I was fascinated with LongPosts.com (built on top of App.net) and so used …
: Safari extension for Tweet Marker Since introducing the Tweet Marker $1/month subscriber plan earlier this week, I’ve received a few …
: Tweet Marker new subscriber plan The original goal for Tweet Marker Plus was to help cover the hosting costs for Tweet Marker. It …
: Posting from Watermark Watermark now has App.net posting, replying, and an improved UI for tweeting. You could always tweet …
: Watermark quick copy and more Watermark had some downtime early last week. While I was able to bring back the server faster and …
: Tweet Library price follow-up Last month I tried an experiment, lowering the price of Tweet Library for the first time in 2 years. …
: Stream Marker Watermark now supports App.net’s Stream Marker. You can click a post in Watermark to set its marker, …
: Apology letters Great essay from Rands on Scott Forstall. It’s one of the first I’ve seen to capture what made …
: Making time for marketing Like many programmers, I’m often fooled into thinking that it’s enough to build a good product — …
: iPad Mini From John Gruber’s iPad Mini review: “If the Mini had a retina display, I’d switch from the iPad 3 …
: The Magazine issue 2 The second issue of Marco Arment’s The Magazine is now available, featuring essays by John Siracusa, …
: Watermark shared filters I rolled out a small but powerful feature last night for Watermark. For a while you’ve been able to …
: What the Tweet Marker award means It’s been over a year since I launched Tweet Marker, and I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what …
: Watermark for iOS I have a new iPhone app in the store: Watermark Mobile, a lightweight companion app to Watermark, my …
: Tweet Library price cut At Çingleton last week, Michael Jurewitz talked about app pricing and the arguments for raising your …
: Two more for Watermark: pictures and stars Following just a week after the Dropbox support in Watermark, I’ve added two new smaller features …
: Watermark export using Dropbox I’ve been making Watermark better. Sometimes it’s small tweaks or bug fixes; other times, more …
: Announcing Watermark I’m renaming Tweet Marker Plus. Its new name — to better reflect its gradual move away from …
: Justin Williams kills 2 apps Justin Williams on his decision to stop selling his apps MarkdownMail and Today: “Financially, it …
: Sparrow and the unlimited indies Recently I found myself in rare disagreement with Matt Gemmell: “Indie devs are an endlessly …
: Twitter lock-in With every day since Twitter’s new rules were announced, my opinion grows stronger that this is the …
: When it disappears Dave Winer reiterates that we must plan now to preserve our online writing: “There were far fewer …
: Spoiled by gatekeepers Amy Hoy writes about master craftsmen and being accountable to your real customers: “When you live …
: 10 years of Daring Fireball Daring Fireball turns 10 years old today. I love this visualization of the posts from those years. …
: App.net's great start Today, App.net passed its $500,000 funding goal. A few weeks ago when I signed up with my $50, I …
: The new Day One Shawn Blanc reviews the latest version of Day One, which now supports photos: “Over the years, most …
: Journals Steve Corona on keeping a journal: “And for the past 1091 days, I’ve been journaling every single …
: File format legacy Last year I had to migrate the news blog section of the Staple! site from an ancient version of …
: Preserving the blogosphere This is kind of a short, technical footnote to my last essay. There I linked to an older blog post …
: Permanence Nothing lasts on the internet. I could write on my weblog for years and the next day get hit by a …
: MAS to Clipstart 1.5 upgrade Despite everything I said about how easy it would be for customers to upgrade from the Mac App Store …
: Writing for fun and profit Marco Arment has a strong post on how sponsorships won’t change his writing: “If a sponsor …
: MAS: there and back again Gabe at Macdrifter comments on the shift back to direct download for 1Password: "I recall the …
: Favorites in Tweet Marker Plus I’ve written about saved filters in Tweet Marker Plus, and now I’m happy to announce the …
: Tweet Marker SSL mistake It usually takes a couple problems hitting at once to cause a major server outage. This happened …
: The neverending feature backlog Excellent piece from Joel Spolsky yesterday on software inventory and bug databases: “The trouble …
: Subscription change, new features When I launched Tweet Marker Plus, I documented that it would store “about a month” of …
: Clipstart 1.5 Today I released Clipstart 1.5 for direct download customers and removed the previous version of …
: La Luna and Paperman Since I follow Enrico Casarosa on Twitter, I’ve been hearing about La Luna for what seems like …
: Podcasts app Podcasts are more popular than ever. We’re lucky right now to have a bunch of podcast networks …
: Sandbox iLife and iWork Chad Sellers has a post comparing Mac App Store sandboxing to mistakes from Linux, with this very …
: Ship everything David Barnard shares the story of App Cubby’s Timer app, along with this story of a failed project …
: Growing list of apps leaving MAS TextExpander 4 shipped this week, and with the update it breaks from the Mac App Store and instead …
: Facebook From a great story on Mark Zuckerberg in New York Magazine: “‘Mark has done two things in his …
: Clipstart 1.4.2 (on MAS) Just approved in the Mac App Store, Clipstart 1.4.2 fixes upload issues with YouTube and especially …
: Bootstrap CSS I’ve been using Twitter’s Bootstrap in an internal project at VitalSource for a few …
: Hosting costs and config A few things have changed since I last talked about hosting. Tweet Marker passed 200,000 total users …
: Saying goodbye to Wii Transfer “Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new …
: Clipstart 1.4.2 I released a small bug fix update to Clipstart today, version 1.4.2, to fix an issue with YouTube …
: Picking the right brand You may not notice it right away, but Tweet Marker Plus is the start of a big migration for my …
: VoodooPad 5 VoodooPad 5 is out this weekend, with a new file format that plays nicely with Dropbox. Gus Mueller …
: Indexing the hidden web There has been some good commentary on Sergey Brin’s interview with the Guardian. It’s …
: iCloud vs. the web “This MacStories article”:www.macstories.net/stories/i… covers the progress that …
: Saved tweet filters When I created “Tweet Marker Plus”:tweetmarker.net/plus, I thought I was creating a new …
: Instagram and hosting I love reading about how big sites use Amazon EC2. If “this post from …
: Tweet Marker Plus and API v2 Tweet Marker is going really well. It’s growing fast, users love it, and it has wide support …
: 10 years and 37signals Every year on March 9th, as SXSW is getting started, I like to mark the anniversary of this blog. …
: Sandboxing follow-up The day after I “wrote about removing Clipstart from the Mac App …
: Sandboxing and Clipstart I wrote a draft of this post a few weeks ago, before Mac OS X Mountain Lion was announced. It was …
: Tweet Marker wins a Macworld Eddy A few times since it launched, I’ve said to friends that Tweet Marker may be the best thing …
: Redis-only migration The best critique and praise for Heroku is that it’s opinionated: only deploy with Git, only …
: SXSW 2012 and Twitter API innovation The short version of this post is: “please vote for my SXSW …
: Tweetbot + Twitterrific The second app to support “Tweet Marker”:tweetmarker.net has arrived, and it’s a …
: Hosting for Tweet Marker Today was day 7 of the “first app”:twitterrific.com to ship with Tweet Marker support. …
: Wii Transfer 2.7.2 And now for something completely different. I released a bug fix update to “Wii …
: Tweet Marker bootstrap Tweet Marker is getting big. I couldn’t be more excited that “Twitterrific 4.3 is now …
: Twitter app chance Five years ago today, I joined Twitter as its 897th user, though for some reason “my first …
: iPad Pro is the new iPod Photo I’m fascinated with the iPad “3” rumors because on the surface they make so little …
: Push-based sync “Guy English writes about iCloud”:kickingbear.com/blog/arch… and the magic glue …
: Direct download as a bargaining chip In the closing paragraph of “my Mac App Store follow-up …
: Focusing on the wrong things “Great post from Garrett Dimon”:garrettdimon.com/post/6724… on his biggest …
: Mac App Store follow-up I’ve been sitting on this post for a while. First the good news: …
: Carousel Don Draper, from the season 1 finale of Mad Men (YouTube, skip if you plan to watch the whole …
: WWDC 2011 keynote: diversify This year’s WWDC keynote was one of the most significant of the last few years. Twitter …
: FAQ for Tweet Marker I mentioned in “my first post about Tweet Marker”:www.manton.org/2011/06/t… that …
: Tweet Marker So you want to sync the last-read tweet with all your different Twitter apps on iPhone, iPad, and …
: The Daily “David Barnard chimes in”:davidbarnard.com/post/5649… on The Daily: "The carousel …
: Appsterdam A great name to go along with “a big idea from Mike Lee”:mur.mu.rs "If you've been to a …
: Tweetbot After about a day of using Tweetbot, “I said”:twitter.com/manton/st… "Tweetbot …
: Acorn 3 On a “recent Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org/2011/03/e… Daniel and I talked about …
: SXSW conflict I’m still working on a longer post about SXSW 2011 — yes, a month late — but until …
: First drafts on iPad “Iain Broome”:writeforyourlife.net/writing-i… on iPad writing, via “John …
: Buy apps, help Japan From a “beautiful post by Craig Mod”:craigmod.com/satellite… "I pulled all of the …
: Brent on baked blogs My post on free apps “was linked from Daring …
: Twitter's platform at 5 years Twitter recommended upgrading to OAuth “for optimal security” and so developers …
: Overusing the term REST Jens Alfke, “commenting on the new Rdio API”:jens.mooseyard.com/2011/03/d… "Maybe …
: Wayback Today is the 9th anniversary of this blog. Once a year I dig through old posts, remembering what the …
: Where Apple went wrong with free apps John Gruber has a solid summary of the issues around in-app purchase. Regarding the closed platform: …
: iPad 2 (and tweets) I couldn’t be more excited about the iPad 2. Yes, “most of it was …
: Neven Mrgan on Apple's focus I hadn’t yet read “Neven Mrgan’s post”:mrgan.tumblr.com/post/3451… …
: 30% of the future I believe the iPad is the future of mainstream computing, not just of mobile devices. That’s …
: Tweet Library filters “John Chandler wrote a nice post”:www.byjohnchandler.com/2011/01/2… on the …
: In-app purchase changes With the recent release of “The Daily”:www.thedaily.com and the news of …
: App Store 30% cut The Mac App Store launched! Like many developers I spent the day taking it out for a spin, thinking …
: Holiday bundles and no-brainer promotions Two new bundles were announced this week: “The Indie Mac Gift Pack”:indiemacgiftpack.com …
: 360iDev Austin (in tweets) On “episode 35 of Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org/2010/11/e… I mentioned …
: Faster support response times In an “interview with Kevin Hoctor on episode 5 of the iDeveloper Live …
: $1 apps won't dominate the Mac App Store “Marco Arment wrote an interesting piece”:www.marco.org/143215691… on the Mac App …
: Laughing at the guidelines Apple’s announcement yesterday of a Mac App Store is big news. As soon as the event was over, …
: Free 1-star reviews Before I released “Tweet Library”:www.riverfold.com/software/… I talked to …
: Tweet Library 1.0 If you purchased, tweeted, blogged about, rated, or mentioned Tweet Library thank you. I’ve …
: EE tweets I submitted my new iPad app to Apple earlier this week. It hasn’t been reviewed yet, but Ryan …
: Birdfeed, etc. He snuck it in under a commentary on Alex Payne’s excellent “last post about …
: Bookshelf Touch Although I had worked a little on iOS apps before, updating an existing app for the iPad and …
: Linchpin I like “Seth Godin”:sethgodin.typepad.com/. I haven’t read all his books, but I …
: Honeymoon world tour “Via Daring Fireball”:daringfireball.net/linked/20… I’m loving “this …
: I hope iAd fails I feel bad admitting it, because some of my friends are betting on iAd revenue to feed their family, …
: Next generation Twitter apps I’ve been thinking about and playing with the official Twitter app for iPad since its release …
: Interruption and collaboration Jason Fried, “from a recent interview”:37signals.com/svn/posts… …
: Deprecation mentality Today, Twitter starts “shutting down basic authentication”:countdowntooauth.com for the …
: Congratulations, you're a manager The sort of odd “best of both worlds” balance in my different projects at …
: Mike Lee I like this paragraph from a “long post by Mike Lee”:le.mu.rs/motherfuc… "On any …
: iTunes password caching “Mike Rohde racked up $190 in iTunes in-app …
: iPhone 4 Alright, it’s been 2 weeks. How does the iPhone 4 hold up? For me, there was less urgency to …
: $10 iPad apps I’m fascinated with App Store pricing. There’s just so much interesting stuff going on: …
: NetNewsWire production process I like “this Flickr set from Brent Simmons”:www.flickr.com/photos/br… showing the …
: New iPad hackers My first reaction when I started reading “The Kids Are All …
: Quiet rejections, no big news It appears I was too optimistic “in my last post”:www.manton.org/2010/03/2… about …
: Fast customer support Three years ago “I wrote the following”:www.manton.org/2007/02/c… about customer …
: Mac OS X Server tantrums “At VitalSource”:www.vitalsource.com we now have a dozen Xserves running Ruby on Rails …
: Trade-Off I’m of two minds about “Trade-Off”:bit.ly/beDE2m by Kevin Maney. I picked up the …
: 24-hour review times I noticed a couple tweets last month about fast, less than 24-hour review times for iPhone app …
: Clipstart is not iPhoto I get a lot of great feedback about “Clipstart”:www.riverfold.com/software/… …
: iPad ships next week With the iPad set to ship in just a week and a half, I’ve been quietly reshuffling some of my …
: Was Macworld worth it? As I “wrote in January”:www.manton.org/2010/01/m… I decided to go to Macworld to …
: Check in here I started this blog exactly 8 years ago today, right before SXSW, so I thought I’d post about …
: iPad commercial When “the iPad commercial”:www.apple.com/ipad/gall… popped up during the Oscars, …
: iPhone patents “Wil Shipley on Apple’s decision”:wilshipley.com/blog/2010… to be …
: 5 by 5 I first met Dan Benjamin in 2005, at an off-site meeting for VitalSource in Telluride, Colorado. I …
: I don't use Core Data either “Brent writes a fair post”:inessential.com/2010/02/2… on when Core Data is great …
: iPad My quote from “Cult of Mac”:www.cultofmac.com/i-have-be… sums up my feelings …
: ParseKit (and Clipstart search) The first couple versions of “Clipstart”:www.riverfold.com/software/… had a very …
: Removing features “Lukas Mathis writes”:ignorethecode.net/blog/2010… about removing features: "You …
: Bodega bootstrap I wrote the following before the iPad was announced. The world may have changed since then, but …
: Macworld Expo 2010 I haven’t been to a Macworld since the late 90s. I’ve had it in my head for a couple …
: Indie Relief It was “just last week”:www.coreint.org/2010/01/e… that we mentioned “Today …
: Wii Transfer 2.7 I finally took the time to give “Wii Transfer”:www.riverfold.com/software/… some …
: Unrealized projects Seth Godin on an “exhibit for Tim Burton”:sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blo… …
: MDN Community Award “The MDN Show episode 16”:www.mac-developer-network.com/shows/pod… reveals the …
: Apple promotions survey I was chatting with some developers the other night about giving away software to Apple employees. …
: Clipstart 1.2.4 Clipstart 1.2.4 is done! It’s a minor bug fix update but includes dozens of small improvements …
: Indie payment processing This story about “PayPal screwing over a Mac indie …
: Healthcare fallback plan In the software world, the best strategy is to ship early and often. Get something out there that …
: iPhone giveaway wrap-up I was reminded by “Nick Bonatsakis on Twitter”:twitter.com/nickbonas that I never wrote …
: Clipstart duplicates Clipstart 1.0 tried to be smart about not importing videos that were already in your library, but it …
: The Princess and the Frog Walt’s nephew “Roy Disney died this week”:www.cnn.com/2009/SHOW… In 2003 I …
: Decentralization and no-SQL I’ve been meaning to link to this since it was posted earlier in the year. “Jens Alfke …
: Worthless apps I like “this article on Mobile Orchard about the relationship between price and …
: New blog design I’ve been blogging here since 2002, and I started Riverfold in 2006, but it’s taken me a …
: The only 2 fixes for the iPhone platform I let my iPhone developer account expire last week. Even though I had already stopped development on …
: Feedback about lost sales “Great post by Jason Cohen”:blog.asmartbear.com/blog/put-… on why you need …
: It's okay to ignore the iPhone I talked in “Core Intuition episode 22”:www.coreint.org/2009/08/e… about how …
: VoodooPad help update Somehow it’s been a couple years since I wrote about “using VoodooPad for authoring …
: Image Capture API In “episode 21 of Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org/2009/07/e… I called the Image …
: LEGO minifigures My son is seriously into LEGO Star Wars right now. He’ll spend hours every day building ships, …
: Crippled iPhone LGPL I mentioned on the “latest Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org/2009/08/e… that I no …
: Better is the best marketing “Gus Mueller”:gusmueller.com/blog/arch… in response to a post from Joel Spolsky: …
: Go without food For the last couple of years, I’ve been squeezing work out of every free moment I have to …
: Clipstart 1.2 ships soooon Now that I’m done “giving away a free iPhone”:twitter.com/manton/st… I can …
: Wii Transfer survey Yesterday I sent out a newsletter to all my “Wii …
: Dreamhost scale I get a lot of funny looks when I tell people I host everything on Dreamhost. It’s not a great …
: It's like iTunes for... Sometimes it seems like every app is trying to be “the iTunes for <insert subject …
: Macworld review for WebSentinel This month I’ve been lucky to have “Clipstart”:www.riverfold.com/software/… …
: $999 hope “Huge post from Craig Hockenberry”:furbo.org/2009/07/1… on the App Store. Lots of …
: MobileMe UI I’m extremely impressed by this UI from MobileMe. All web-based, of course. Excellent progress …
: A fan for your unreleased app Every product needs a believer. Not on the product team, but outside. A champion beta tester. …
: Clipstart file actions “Clipstart 1.1”:www.riverfold.com/software/… is out, with support for the iPhone …
: Clipstart for iPhone? You know it has been a good conference when you come back inspired, with ideas and tools to build …
: FastScripts 2.4 What I like most about the “FastScripts 2.4 …
: Rogue Amoeba at Macworld “Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba”:www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2009/… on exhibiting at …
: Introducing Clipstart Last week I looked at the SVN log for my application in development and realized that I had started …
: Apple competition in iPhone 3.0 There’s always the risk when developing for Mac OS X that Apple will compete directly with …
: MacHeist, roofing, and making it up on volume I wasn’t going to write about MacHeist this year, but after a hail storm damaged nearly every …
: Twitter @wii Last week my “@wii”:twitter.com/wii account on Twitter passed 3000 followers and seems …
: Open source regression On a previous episode of “Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org/, number 14, Daniel and I …
: Tab click-through areas It’s often true that the further away you get from an event, like the release day for the …
: Brent Simmons on Git, plus blog anniversary “Brent Simmons is still looking”:inessential.com/2009/03/0… for the perfect …
: Ugly reminders In my “last post about family pricing”:www.manton.org/2008/10/f… I mentioned that …
: Defending Safari 4 tabs The first reaction most people had to Safari 4 — especially the new tabs interface — was negative. …
: Coraline While not a major blockbuster, Coraline seems to be quietly doing pretty well. It has recouped about …
: Better software, less support A few months ago “Ars carried a story”:arstechnica.com/journals/… about Apple …
: Five stages of podcasting “Daniel”:www.red-sweater.com/blog/ and I have now recorded 13 episodes of Core …
: Software product myth “Rob Walling has a good post”:www.softwarebyrob.com/2009/01/0… about all the …
: Work at sunrise I don’t have an expensive camera and I don’t know that much about photography, but …
: App Store new version UI Centralized app update notifications on the iPhone were a great idea, right? Turns out, maybe not. …
: Stan Sakai The 5th annual “STAPLE! indie comics expo”:www.staple-austin.org is coming up in 2 …
: Core Intuition 12: Macworld “Daniel Jalkut”:www.red-sweater.com/blog/ and I have wrapped up episode 12 of Core …
: Leonardo tips Every year my New Year’s resolutions look about the same: draw more, journal more. (Blogging …
: JSCocoa in Acorn I like this KVC mini-rant from Gus Mueller’s post about writing “Acorn plug-ins in …
: Tagging survey Last month “I asked on Twitter”:twitter.com/manton/st… for opinions on …
: Will paginate for food As I mentioned in my “Rails rant last week”:www.manton.org/2009/01/r… I have an …
: Get Rich Slowly I started reading the “Get Rich Slowly”:www.getrichslowly.org blog last year and it has …
: Follow-up on family packs In October I “blogged about”:www.manton.org/2008/10/f… and then launched a …
: Macworld 2009 I liked today’s Macworld keynote. In many ways it was a return to pre-iPhone keynotes, with a …
: Dave Winer rethinks auth “Dave Winer proposes”:www.scripting.com/stories/2… a simple solution to revoking …
: Dan Benjamin turns it up Dan Benjamin did something interesting several weeks ago: he took his popular blog Hivelogic, where …
: Mike Ash on private APIs Mike Ash has been rocking with his weekly Friday Q&As. From the “latest about using …
: Rails 4 years later Blog archives don’t lie. It’s been nearly 4 years since I first “blogged about …
: Sita As we start 2009, I continue to be inspired by what independent artists and developers are able to …
: The Wii fad, 2 years later Video game console sales numbers for November are in. Two years after the Nintendo Wii was …
: The 99-cent message Forget the developer perspective for a minute. Even as a user I find the race-to-the-bottom iPhone …
: Small icons I mentioned on “Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org episode 11 that I’ve been having …
: Family packs I rolled out “family pack” pricing for “Wii …
: Slow-growing trees We planted some trees in our front yard recently. They take decades to grow, and we are under no …
: Campaign Monitor Last month, on the 7th episode of Core Intuition, we talked about promotion. In particular I had …
: Favorite essays The best essays are the ones that contain some truth or insight that doesn’t go out of style …
: Passion and Paul Potts The other night I was digging around in other people’s old blog posts, catching up on things I …
: Gruber on The Fear I don’t link to Daring Fireball much anymore. Everyone who cares about the Mac and reads my …
: NDA and overnight optimism Last week I blogged about “my experience with a late Amazon …
: Ajax as a scaling tool When “MobileMe”:www.me.com launched with a beautiful new design, the web application …
: Cuts in Core Intuition When producing “Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org we generally record more than we need, …
: Ship it, software and newsletter I’ve been meaning to link to “this post by Justin …
: Almost-right Amazon response I placed an order on Amazon last week and chose Amazon Prime overnight shipping, something I do …
: Developer-hostile platform “Paul Kafasis writes”:www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/… on the Rogue Amoeba blog: "I …
: Wil Shipley on bugs From a “Wil Shipley post”:wilshipley.com/blog/2008… a few months ago: …
: River of news No, I don’t mean “Dave Winer’s …
: Tracking sales referrers The primary way to track marketing and word-of-mouth about your product is to look at web site …
: C4[2] There will be many C4 wrap-up blog posts, but “Fraser Speirs hit the spirit of the …
: Promoting Core Intuition 7 The latest episode of “Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org is up. Daniel and I focus on …
: Wii Transfer 2.6 and August As I mention on the next “Core Intuition”:www.coreint.org/, which I’m currently …
: BBEdit 9 “BBEdit 9 is out”:www.barebones.com/products/… and it’s a solid upgrade. A …
: Palin I made a comment on “Dave Winer’s points”:www.scripting.com/stories/2… …
: Buzz on software entrepreneurship “Buzz Andersen responds”:log.scifihifi.com/post/4759… to some of Mike Lee’s …
: FLV metadata performance One of worst-kept secrets of “Wii Transfer”:www.riverfold.com/software/… is that …
: I Am Rich I wasn’t going to give the silly $999 “I Am Rich” iPhone application any more …
: Core Intuition 6 I’ve really been neglecting this blog. I’m not sure what it is — I have plenty of posts …
: WWDC 2008 wrap-up Yes, this post is a month and a half late. I could probably just re-post what I wrote in 2007 and it …
: Second episode “Daniel Jalkut”:www.red-sweater.com/blog/504/… and I just posted the 2nd episode …
: Core Intuition Like many new tech endeavors for 2008, it was announced first on Twitter. Core Intuition is a new …
: Wii friend codes from Twitter As most Nintendo Wii owners know by now, Mario Kart for Wii shipped last week. I put together yet …
: Flip Ultra I first heard of the “Flip”:www.theflip.com/products_… a few months ago, but it …
: Wii Transfer serial numbers The search phrase “wii transfer serial numbers” (or “wii transfer serials”) …
: Unite the Party After Hillary won Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island last month, I decided it was time to think less …
: Ollie Johnston Last week Traci asked me if I had heard about the animator who had died. Now of the 220 feeds I …
: MacLife write-up and Wii Transfer beta Wii Transfer has a full-page mini-tutorial in the May edition of “MacLife …
: Fancy-pants productivity There are a few things in this post by “Ryan …
: iPhone SDK and NDAs “Craig Hockenberry half-joked on Twitter”:twitter.com/chockenbe… about the iPhone …
: STAPLE! in Austin today (year 4) Like independent comics and art? “STAPLE! is in Austin today”:www.staple-austin.org at …
: Hillary podcast About once a year I like to put together a podcast episode around a theme, and this weekend that …
: Don't give up, shipping takes time I love the passion in “this comment from Wil Shipley”:theocacao.com/comment/5… …
: Animation podcasts for a Super Tuesday Need something to listen to on your iPod while waiting in line to vote today? Try out these …
: MacBook Air and Europe trip The MacBook Air is the first Apple product to come along in years that I don’t want to buy. It …
: Give us a tablet already I’m going to skip the usual Macworld predictions and cut straight to the good stuff: Apple …
: New and old posts about NetNewsWire “NetNewsWire is free”:inessential.com (congrats again Brent!) and reaction is coming in …
: More on Kindle I received a lot of feedback after “I first wrote about the …
: Rails on shared hosts “David Heinemeier Hansson writes in detail”:www.loudthinking.com/posts/21-… on …
: Why I support Hillary Obama is passionate, thoughtful, centrist enough for broad appeal, and a brilliant speaker. If …
: MacSanta 2007 in time for Christmas Wii Transfer’s featured day for “MacSanta”:www.macsantadeals.com starts at …
: Wrapping up the Wii Giveaway After sitting on a shelf in my office for 2 months, unopened and unloved, I finally shipped off the …
: Holiday Wii Giveaway and Twitter A few months ago I was in Target and they had some Wiis in stock, so on an impulse I bought one. …
: Kindle All we do at “VitalSource”:www.vitalsource.com is e-books, from working with publishers …
: Android and getting real “Steven Frank”:stevenf.com/2007/11/t… on Google’s phone announcement: "Find …
: Ironcoder (now with prizes!) A new “Ironcoder launches today”:ironcoder.org/blog/2007… with a longer hacking …
: Five days, one paragraph So I am 5 days or 700 characters in to my Story 140 experiment. Even though separation between each …
: MarsEdit guilt trip In which I am the last person to point to the “MarsEdit 2.0 …
: Story 140 November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but I’m way too busy to participate this …
: How I use Twitter “Twiterrific 3.0”:iconfactory.com/home/perm… is out, with a new price of $15 or …
: Bush veto Yes, it’s a politically-themed post. Probably the only one before 2008, so don’t run …
: Wii Transfer 2.5.2 and Leopard Happy Halloween! “Wii Transfer 2.5.2”:www.riverfold.com/software/… is now …
: Wii Transfer on macZOT After I shipped Wii Transfer 2.5 I decided to start spending a little time promoting the product. …
: Lowbrow Monster Mash Late notice, but I’ll have a watercolor piece in tonight’s Monster Mash art show at the …
: Welch on iPhone ringtones Ambrosia Software’s “Andrew Welch in a TUAW …
: The Talk Show ad and porting to Windows Episode 11 of “The Talk Show”:www.thetalkshow.net is up, and I’m happy to say that …
: Using Acorn I have a copy of CS3. Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash are all permanently in my Dock. If you do …
: Wii Transfer 2.5 This morning I finally rolled out “version 2.5 of Wii …
: Rails and Mac dev communities “Damon Clinkscales has a write-up”:damonclinkscales.com/past/lone… of the Charity …
: Not a C4 wrap-up post (iPhone!) Soundtrack for this blog post: “The Touch”:phobos.apple.com/WebObject… from the …
: Wii Transfer in PMC auction bundle Seth Dellingham is “auctioning off a bunch of great Mac …
: Ta-da List export to TaskPaper I’ve been using “Ta-da List”:www.tadalist.com for the last couple of years for all …
: Foreign sales market From time to time on the “MacSB list”:tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mac… people ask …
: Professional email app Ignore that this post is a week late. While I was out sick last week there was a great discussion …
: iPhone - it's from the future That’s the way I described the iPhone to anyone I showed it off to over the weekend. The thing …
: Wii Transfer 2.3 I finally released “Wii Transfer 2.3”:www.riverfold.com/software/… late last …
: WWDC 2007 in one post Along with most of our house, my office is packed up and ready to move this week. The photo to the …
: New software releases (plus screencast) Today is a good day to release software. “MarsEdit gets a nice …
: The /Applications social network Brent Simmons, from a “TUAW interview”:www.tuaw.com/2007/06/0… "One of the things …
: Learning from Rails design Since version 2.0, “Wii Transfer”:www.riverfold.com/software/… has had a built-in …
: Apple announcements and Flash video If you are wondering why I haven’t posted here in over a month, it’s because I’ve …
: Essays about the web Paul Graham thinks “Microsoft and desktop apps are …
: WiiTransfer.com After I “blogged last month”:www.manton.org/2007/01/i… about the very small …
: TwitterConf 2007 It’s been over a week since SXSW Interactive wrapped up, and I can’t bring myself to …
: Weblog 5th Year Ten minutes until midnight as I type this. I started this blog 5 years ago. There have been just 329 …
: STAPLE! 2007 weekend wrap-up “STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo”:www.staple-austin.org was last Saturday and it …
: First 75 days of Wii Transfer In the tradition of other independent Mac developers such as “Mike …
: Animation panel and web site for STAPLE! 2007 “Chris”:ycrtft.rethunkmedia.com and I headed over to Northcross Mall yesterday to take a …
: Customer support One of the most interesting (and difficult) parts of running an independent software business is …
: Reflecting on a beta release and server testing Wii Transfer 2.2 is taking longer to get ready than I had planned, so I’ve decided to post a …
: Spoiled by iTunes, and the future of music I have been “iTunes-free for four weeks now”:www.manton.org/2007/01/g… and I hate …
: I hate domains There is a story behind the name “Riverfold”:www.riverfold.com/, but it’s probably …
: Bookshelf note sharing I’ve blogged a lot about my side project Riverfold lately, but it’s time to show my …
: Wii Transfer takes over internet Okay, not really. But this has been a crazy and surprising week for my “little” …
: Wii Transfer 2.0 featured on Apple Downloads I finished “Wii Transfer 2.0”:www.riverfold.com/software/… late Thursday night. …
: You had me at scrolling Last week I said I wasn’t interested in an iPod phone, unless it was something no one had even …
: Falling in love with VoodooPad again A few years ago I used “VoodooPad Lite”:www.flyingmeat.com/voodoopad… …
: The Hivelogic Podcast Watching from the sidelines as Dan Benjamin prepared his first podcast really made me want to get …
: Macworld 2007 predictions Dan covers his Macworld predictions in great detail. Instead of predictions, since mine will …
: Goodbye iTMS When I started on the “music sharing feature”:www.manton.org/2007/01/h… in the …
: Holiday hacking on Wii Transfer 2.0 I got sick (the flu?) shortly after Christmas, but nevertheless managed to sneak in some coding on …
: MacSanta and Wii Transfer 1.5 “Wii Transfer”:www.riverfold.com/software/… is now listed as part of the …
: Re-introducing Wii Transfer I guess it’s a sign I’m not blogging very often when I don’t even announce my own …
: Nintendo Wii purchase If you’ve talked to me recently about video games or read my post about trying for a Wii …
: NaNoWriMo 2006 attempt Last year I participated in NaNoWriMo and successfully “completed a 50,000 word …
: The 50-state strategy I started writing this post yesterday afternoon. Worried that I would jinx a victory, I wrote two …
: Midterm elections matter I voted today. Here’s the scene for my precinct today. Not too crowded, but a steady flow of …
: Hair High at Alamo Bill Plympton was in town tonight for the Texas premiere of Hair High at Alamo Drafthouse downtown. …
: The Prestige I saw The Illusionist when it came out a couple months ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I love magic. …
: Wii pre-orders Two weeks ago I casually showed up to EB Games 5 minutes before they opened, hoping to luck out with …
: I didn't go to C4 C4 was last weekend and looked like a lot of fun. Unfortunately I was about travelled-out this year …
: Da Vinci book, companion, and short film The Da Vinci Code appealed to me and many others because it successfully mixes pieces of both art …
: Carcasonne I picked up the board game “Carcasonne”:www.amazon.com/gp/produc… a few weeks ago …
: Lost season 3 The 2-hour season finale for Lost last year was some of the best television you’ll ever see. I …
: Enrico Casarosa interview In my “San Francisco podcast”:www.manton.org/2006/09/s… I mentioned Enrico …
: Cars There are a lot of computer animated films out this year. It was inevitable, with Disney shutting …
: Five years later I couldn’t let the 5th anniversary of September 11th pass without saying something. On Friday …
: San Francisco podcast My third podcast is about San Francisco. Download it here or subscribe to the podcast feed in …
: Animation history, worth the wait I received two great surprises this week. In the mail came the 9th issue of “Animation …
: Copyright law Copyright law is a major thorn in the side of creativity. Of course I knew this, and supported the …
: The web is incomplete When we use Google everyday and mostly work with technology and related topics that are well …
: Reflecting on WWDC 2006 WWDC 2006 was great. (Yes, it was two weeks ago. Finally making time to blog again.) I won’t …
: San Francisco walk It’s Sunday before day 1 of WWDC 2006. Willie and I took a walk this afternoon, down Market …
: WWDC 2006 coming up “John Siracusa rants a bit”:arstechnica.com/staff/fat… about the lack of access …
: FlipBook Last year I started some extra work to help bring DigiCel FlipBook to the Mac. FlipBook is software …
: Muybridge panoramas In 1997 I walked into Half Priced Books to browse and left with a copy of Eadweard Muybridge and the …
: Weblog design update I just rolled out some design tweaks and “realignment”:alistapart.com/articles/… …
: Video Games podcast My second podcast episode is about video game music. You can download it here, or subscribe to the …
: Comic-Con, Scanner, and independent shorts Comic-Con San Diego has started. For a humorous look at the kinds of people you might see walking …
: RailsConf 2006 I attended RailsConf in Chicago last month. There’s a lot of excitement in the Rails community …
: More gaming, year 2 At the beginning of last year “I wrote about my new Game Boy …
: Ingram I don’t blog much about “VitalSource”:www.vitalsource.com in this space, but I …
: An Inconvenient Truth I saw the Al Gore documentary “An Inconvenient Truth”:www.climatecrisis.net last month. …
: RubyCocoa I write Mac software, but over the last year I’ve increasingly been building Ruby on Rails web …
: Creative professionals My friend “John Rubio”:www.johnrubio.com has launched a new site: …
: Time for thinking “Gillian Carson talks about vacation time”:www.barenakedapp.com/misc/vaca… on the …
: New fence Last month I tore down the rotting privacy fence in our backyard and built a new low spaced-picket …
: Hello Saturday I had a busy week coding. Long days and longer nights. Deadlines are fast approaching. The last few …
: Red crayon I was wired when I got back at midnight last Thursday from the late Mission Impossible 3 show with …
: United 93 When I first heard about the “United 93 movie”:www.united93movie.com I had just about …
: Three text editors I love reading about the setup for other Mac users: what kind of desks, computers, and software they …
: Education is broken I snapped this photo of a banner last week. It sums up quite nicely one of the big problems in …
: Happy Easter, and TextDrive to DreamHost Easter is a time of rebirth and starting over. So today I’m flipping over two new things. The first, …
: Mediocrity is the new application platform Today marks the 4-year anniversary of this weblog. What better way to celebrate than with a …
: STAPLE! 2006 It’s not often that I get out of the house early on a Saturday, but STAPLE! The Independent …
: Austin on Rails About 20 people met at the Frog Design building downtown a few months ago for the first Austin Ruby …
: Smart software bloat Everyone complains about software bloat. And it’s easy to see why — applications are bigger and …
: Campfire Beep I’ve been living in Campfire quite a bit over the last few days. It’s a great app, well designed and …
: Disney buys Pixar It was made official today. The rumor only surfaced a week ago, but in that time many people have …
: Limitations in toys and software One of the first things you notice when you have kids is how bad the toys are. Everything is …
: New year drawing resolution For me, one of the best sources of motivation is when I know other people are paying attention. So, …
: To-do lists and embracing the network There is something about Ta-da List that works really well. Simple things like hitting return to …
: Bring me the head of Charlie Brown Tonight ABC aired the original Charlie Brown Christmas special yet again. That thing never gets old. …
: Randal and Rebecca Okay, I admit it. I’ve been watching The Apprentice this year. I hate being addicted to it. It’s not …
: CGContextSelectFont is slow We’ve heard it countless times: Before you spend any time optimizing, profile your code. And yet we …
: Set unreasonable deadlines Damon and I have been discussing how time constraints can encourage creativity. I hinted at this in …
: I found my cell phone So a couple of months ago a 1-year-old who shall remain nameless tossed my cell phone into the …
: My podcast process, take one Ryan described his hardware setup for podcasting a while back. With at least a few dozen podcasts …
: Music to drive back to The U2 concert in Houston a few weeks ago was great. I drove back late at night, with The Killers …
: 50,136 words As I posted about a few weeks ago, I decided to write a novel this month (National Novel Writing …
: Harry Potter book 4 So I finished rereading Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire in anticipation of the 4th film, which …
: Mario Kart DS It’s all about the games. I picked up Mario Kart DS yesterday and it doesn’t disappoint. …
: 10,302 words A few weeks ago I heard about NaNoWriMo, a month-long “contest” to write a novel. You start November …
: iPods, videos, and U2 Steve Jobs in yesterday’s special event, discussing the white iPods: “It’s been a huge …
: Wallace and Gromit What a great film. To prepare I dusted off my old Laserdisc with the three original Wallace and …
: Corpse Bride Finally I had a chance to see Corpse Bride last night. Caught it at the Alamo Drafthouse, which is …
: Hurricane Rita They warned of 70mph winds, massive flooding, and loss of power, but in the last days before …
: Hurricane Katrina Last Wednesday I wrote a rant destined for this space, I was so saddened and then upset by what was …
: Trains podcast This is my first podcast, called Trains. If you subscribe to the main RSS feed using a podcast-aware …
: Podcast coming There is a place for text, and a place for sound. If you are like me, you read and write text all …
: New office I have been officially kicked out of my office by a 1-year-old. Such is life in a three bedroom …
: Perfection I don’t consider myself a perfectionist. In fact, I can often be downright lazy. I write sloppy code …
: VitalSource Store One of our big projects at work just launched: the VitalSource Store. James Duncan Davidson and Mike …
: Alison Krauss Friday night we saw Alison Krauss & Union Station at The Backyard. At one time far outside …
: Howl's Moving Castle I saw Howl’s Moving Castle last night. When we showed up at the theater, I was surprised that they …
: Nintendo DS Alright I gave in and bought a DS. The newly bundled Mario 64 was too much for me to resist. I …
: WWDC 2005 highlights Briefly, highlights from WWDC include: great Automator, .Mac, and WebKit sessions; time with James …
: Decade I saw three people I haven’t seen in over a decade last week. The first two from high school — …
: Collaboration and Goodbyes The .Mac SDK session here at WWDC was interesting. First, it was forward-looking, not something …
: Transitions Even before I arrived in San Francisco, and even before the rumors surfaced of Apple switching to …
: Madagascar Madagascar is easily the best of Dreamworks’ (or PDI’s) recent animated films. The animation is …
: Re-evaluating the PSP and DS After a colleague bought a PSP, I decided to re-evaluate the PSP and DS. I did some more research, …
: Integrating web applications We all use web apps. Google Maps or Mapquest, Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail, Basecamp and FogBugz. The …
: WebTV in the trash The other day I went for a walk and on the way back picked up a candy wrapper on the sidewalk, to …
: Respect to Dave Dave Winer turned 50 today. I first met Dave over 9 years ago, back when the free release of …
: Experience before animating Kelly is studying in Paris. She writes about animating from your experiences after talking with …
: Tabs are a hack I don’t like Safari-style tabs. Sure, I use them — and in NetNewsWire if you want to use the …
: The Animation Show 2005 The Animation Show’s 2nd year show came to Austin last weekend, and I was lucky enough to see it …
: How podcasting saved RSS 2.0 Dan Cederholm asks the relevant questions about weblog syndication formats: “Will we forever …
: Where are the 2d animators It’s always interesting to see where 2d artists have gone after the decline of traditional, …
: NetNewsWire unread count Or: How I learned to stop worrying and ignore the blogosphere guilt trip.
: SXSW: Wrap-up Leaving SXSW I think I noticed two major themes at the conference this year: Software development. …
: Podcast Shuffle Discovering new podcasts is still an awkward process, despite some great podcast support in …
: SXSW: Simplicity, Ta-da, and XFN Jason Fried has been talking a lot lately about keeping your product simple. His SXSW session on …
: Year three It’s now been three years since I started this weblog. Here’s last year’s post, the one a year …
: Elements 7 If you’ve been wondering what all the podcast hype is about, Ryan’s latest Elements episode has a …
: Staple! For comics fans in Texas, the Staple! Expo will be held in Austin this Saturday. The Austin …
: The Ruby end-run It was fun while it lasted, but PHP’s time may have come and gone. The benefits of PHP in the early …
: Blogging full time, and Cartoon Retro I hope Kottke’s decision to blog full time without advertising will be a success. He’s got a large …
: Ajax, Flash, and web standards We should all be weary of new acronyms lest we promote and give significance to half-baked ideas and …
: The Great Scott I’m not sure I ever wanted to “grow up” to be a magician, but I was pretty fascinated with it as a …
: Delicious coding Apparently I wasn’t the only person to purchase Delicious Library in the first week of release. …
: Back to politics Thursday is the presidential inauguration, as well as Not One Damn Dime Day. Every year or so you …
: Pat Smith's secret From the journal of Pat Smith: “it's strange to start a new animated film. it seems so far …
: New year gaming Traci couldn’t find the GameCube games she was looking for (mostly Pikmin), so for Christmas she …
: The Incredibles DVD Last week I received The Incredibles DVD screener in the mail through my membership in …
: Google and the great apps to come Google Desktop Search is a neat app. The integration of local and global results is brilliant. But …
: Tiger Tech Talk I didn’t know exactly what to expect when I signed up for Apple’s Tiger Tech Talk. It …
: The Incredibles I saw The Incredibles last night. I’m sure I had a big smile across my face from beginning to …
: After almost winning See that little blue county in the expanse of red in the image on the right? That’s where I live. …
: What just happened? Based on the exit poll numbers and the supposedly record turnout, I fully expected that we’d …
: Election day The daylight savings time switch has helped me get up earlier, so I easily made it to my voting …
: Ghost in the Shell, Shark Tale, and a pumpkin Today is International Animation Day. My membership in ASIFA-Hollywood provides few perks since I …
: Polls, Dean, and how Kerry will win In the 2000 presidential election, Gore was behind in all the national polls before election day. I …
: Voice recording I bought a Griffin iTalk earlier this week. Not entirely an impulse buy, but I did drive over to the …
: Superman The death of Christopher Reeve will hit a lot of people pretty hard. He worked with so much …
: Frank Thomas passes Frank Thomas has passed away. His life-long friend Ollie Johnston is now the sole remaining master …
: Olympics, genetics, and giving everything you have More Olympics this weekend. First the U.S. basketball team, ahead most of the game and playing well, …
: Lowercase web Wired News will no longer capitalize internet, web, or net: “But in the case of internet, web …
: Television feature request I rarely watch TV anymore. When I do, like for the ongoing Olympics coverage, I quickly become …
: Timing notes I sometimes work on my animated film late at night, when the family is long asleep and I’ve …
: High School Reunion Saturday night was my 10-year high school reunion (more specifically the Anderson High School …
: Backyard Fireworks The private park behind our house is owned by a local church, and they aren’t afraid to spend …
: California Adventure Yesterday I finally arrived back in Austin after 8 days in California. Last weekend started off with …
: Work, non-work, and A Scanner Darkly I’ve routinely been working past midnight the last couple of weeks as we make a final push to get …
: Comic Book Idol I can’t say that I’m a big comic book person anymore, at least not the way I was as a …
: Apple Design Guidelines Last week Apple released the Apple Software Design Guidelines document. I’ve only just skimmed it, …
: Lorenzo If you’d have asked me last week whether I would see Raising Helen on opening night, I’d …
: The Triplets of Belleville I’m listening to track 3 of the Finding Nemo soundtrack on repeat. Something very soothing about …
: Flowdelic and Frontier Mason Hale of frog design started a weblog last week, and already he’s got some great posts …
: iTunes follow-up Not 5 minutes after I posted yesterday’s iTunes piece, Ryan tells me I’m asking for too much. “My …
: The iTunes Platform It’s no secret that iTunes is one of Apple’s best apps. Of all the iApps, iTunes remains the only …
: Breadcrumb navigation There has been a fascinating discussion among information architects and web designers about the …
: Usable software, and just shipping it A few loosely connected weblog posts I read today… John Gruber, “Ronco Spray-On Usability”: …
: Eternal Sunshine Saw Eternal Sunlight for the Spotless Mind tonight. An incredibly great film. Then I wanted to order …
: Thank you Radio, and TypeKey After two years of using Radio Userland, I decided to migrate this weblog to Movable Type. I wrote a …
: SXSW Day 4: Fun, fun, and designing for people The last day of SXSW tends to be less about substance and more about winding down after the long …
: SXSW Day 3: Design, user experience Weather changes. The first two days of SXSW were marked with light rain, but today was a beautiful …
: SXSW Day 2: Ideas, Joe Trippi One of the things I like about SXSW is that it’s a time to just think about new ideas without …
: SXSW Day 1: Web design accessibility, Frog party I almost skipped the accessibility panel but I’m glad I didn’t. As usual Jeffrey Veen …
: Almost SXSW SXSW Interactive officially begins tomorrow. I met with Ryan and Damon this afternoon to discuss the …
: Reading, ASCII, and PDF I started reading the electronic version of Eastern Standard Tribe. Hoping to get through some of it …
: Two years blogging Today marks the two year anniversary of this weblog. It’s been a good experience, and even if the …
: Kite Festival The weather was perfect today for the Zilker Kite Festival. It’s really incredible to see …
: Oscars, Pixar, and Triplets Happy leap day. I was a little surprised that Finding Nemo wasn’t nominated for the Best Picture …
: Snow It snowed a week ago, and I’m just now getting the pictures off my camera. Real snow, the …
: Fight for it I’ve written a few posts about technology, and about the upcoming Oscars, but I can’t …
: Dean's comeback I have no idea what will happen in New Hampshire tomorrow. The media slammed Dean all last week, but …
: Iowa Caucus I was watching C-Span.org’s live broadcast from the Iowa caucus in Dubuque County. Watching …
: Productive week I think I do some of my best work when we first start development on a project. No one is paying …
: Jakob Nielsen, Sun, and 3d interfaces I like Jakob Nielsen. He was practically the lone voice of reason when Flash web sites, splash …
: Watterson and the New Year's Eve blog post The way I blog, I gather bits of news stories or other blog posts and write up an opinion on them …
: Control drag hidden constant I’m blogging this so it will be indexed by the great search engine in the sky, and perhaps …
: XHTML Friends Network After SXSW earlier this year, I posted that Tantek wanted a way to add meaning to blogrolls, …
: Feed protocol NetNewsWire 1.0.7 adds support for the feed protocol. Wes has suggested that MIME types and helper …
: Stopdesign on CSS layout options Doug of Stopdesign discusses fixed vs. liquid layouts in CSS: "Truth be told, table-based layouts …
: Why Cocoa text drags are broken Apple still hasn’t fixed text drag-and-drop in Cocoa. In addition to going against how …
: Running Mac OS X Congratulations to James Duncan Davidson, whose Running Mac OS X Panther has gone to press just in …
: Independent comics I’ve been digging back into comics lately, hence some of the comic-related posts. One of the …
: Christmas lights I’ve come to enjoy the yearly tradition of putting up Christmas lights: balancing on a wobbly …
: Roy leaves Disney The New York Times covers Roy Disney’s resignation: "Roy E. Disney, a nephew of the founder of …
: Mac files, volumes While looking for something else the other day, I ran across this Apple technote. I think it …
: HorseBack Salad The Austin Chronicle profiles HorseBack Salad Entertainment: "In February 2001 -- working out of …
: Peppercoin and web comics It’s been a few years since Scott McCloud’s Reinventing Comics was published. In that …
: VoodooPad Something interesting is going on with VoodooPad, winner of O’Reilly’s Mac OS X …
: G5 vs. Power Mac 9600 My new G5 arrived last week. This machine replaces (supplements) my old TiBook, which was really …
: New York City and Al After visiting family in Louisiana last week (wait, 2 weeks ago), we took a trip to New York City …
: Porco Rosso Earlier this week, the brand new English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s Porco Rosso was screened at …
: Apple and Pepsi Today: Apple and Pepsi to Give Away 100 Million Free Songs Two decades ago, Steve Jobs to John …
: Rustboy book My copy of the Rustboy book arrived the other day. It is an incredible achievement, one of the best …
: Hackers and Painters Paul Graham’s Hackers and Painters essay surprised me. I put off reading it for months, …
: Dreams quote Andy Murdock, of Lots of Robots: "If you sit around waiting for permission to follow your dreams …
: Old life drawings The human figure is complicated and beautiful and impossibly hard to draw well. If you can master …
: Me as an animator Most people who know me know that I’m a big fan of animation. There’s a great potential …
: Doubting Cocoa TidBITS, iMovie 3 Tips and Gotchas: "Although the program introduced a number of welcome new …
: Kali You always think that these are the kind of things that happen to other people, until it happens …
: New and old web standards Jeffrey Veen argues for the practical advantages of new web standards: "Huge interfaces squeezed …
: Futurama over The series finale of Futurama aired last month. It was a great show that ended too soon (thanks Fox …
: Fragments I just received my copy of Fragments in the mail. It’s a great collection of sketches and …
: Whale Rider We saw Whale Rider last night, and I was pulled into it from the very beginning. There were few big …
: Austin Sketch Group A new sketch group officially started up yesterday, led by local artist John Rubio. The first …
: Carbon and Cocoa sitting in a tree John Gruber counters anti-Carbon arguments from Andrew Stone, again: Apple’s original plan …
: Veen and cycling I often subscribe to a weblog because I trust that person’s opinion on a certain subject. I …
: The Animation Show premiere Friday night’s premiere of The Animation Show here in Austin was a lot of fun. An excellent …
: What would Dumbledore do? I finished the fifth Harry Potter book last weekend. It was easily the best so far, and as usual a …
: Fireworks I meant to blog every day from WWDC, but the network was just too flaky, and all my free time was …
: Email mistakes John Gruber: “The elephant in the middle of the room, of course, is Apple Mail.” For a …
: 2d animation in a Pixar world I believe in traditional (2d) animation. But watching Nemo, for a moment I almost believed the hype …
: Nemo box office Happy Father’s Day! Finding Nemo – about a father, among other things – set a new …
: WWDC coding frenzy It’s appropriate that I’m in a coding frenzy for the next few weeks. WWDC e-ticket in …
: Reloaded and Animatrix The Matrix double-feature last night was fun (thanks Damon). Five hours of movies and food, yikes. I …
: The battle for RSS At SXSW I told Mena Trott that RSS 1.0 was dead or dying, because it was too complicated. Turns out …
: Time for a better Finder A few weeks ago John Siracusa wrote a great summary of the Finder, with specifics on why the OS X …
: NetNewsWire as a platform There’s an opportunity for Ranchero if they act soon. We are still in the early stages of RSS …
: Spirited Away to get new theatrical release I was out of the house Sunday night so I set the old VCR timer to record the Oscars. Unfortunately I …
: Google UI After SXSW I made a point to seek out new blogs. One is Micah Alpern, who writes about Marissa …
: scriptingNews format to RSS Dave Winer from 1999: "Compare RSS with scriptingNews format, which is richer, it includes enough …
: Flash vs. web apps, again Macromedia is fortunate to have two things going for it: Kevin Lynch, who seems like a smart guy, …
: Implementing TrackBack After the panel Tuesday I commented to Mena that TrackBack is still sort of Movable Type-only and …
: Simple friendly formats SXSW has wrapped up for me, although many others will still be out partying long after I post this. …
: Still at SXSW, 2 links Mike Clark is thinking about blogging: "My weblog is still relatively new, and yet once in a while I …
: At SXSW thinking about weblogs I turned this web site into a blog one year ago today. More on that in a few paragraphs. This …
: Almost ready for SXSW Interactive SXSW Interactive kicks off tonight. Wes, against his better judgement, is going to the Linux Top Gun …
: To the crazy ones There has been some excellent critique of Apple’s UI experiments on Irate Scotsman, Daring …
: Al Hirschfeld A follow-up to yesterday’s post. Many people contribute to a film, and not all of them are …
: Andy Serkis, animators, and the Oscars Slashdot points to a Salon article about Andy Serkis (voice and motion reference for Gollum in The …
: Reading list I’ve added a list of books I am reading or have recently read to the right column of this web …
: Konfabulator Of all the things I should be doing, staying up late hacking Konfabulator widgets is not one of …
: Snow in Austin It snowed when I was about 5 years old and when I was maybe 10, so I assumed it would snow every 5 …
: Inductive vs rich user interface design Boxes and Arrows article by David Heller: “Ultimately, I don’t see a long term future …
: NASA loses shuttle Oh no. AP: NASA Loses Touch with Shuttle Columbia: "NASA declared an emergency after losing …
: Understanding Comics For Christmas I received a copy of Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics. I was familiar with …
: Parenthesis s It wasn’t long after I started programming that I developed a pet peeve with other programmers …
: Long time no blog It’s been two weeks since I last posted, and with every passing day it becomes more difficult …
: Final Safari UI comments Safari puts the classic SSL “lock” icon in the window title bar. Here’s a …
: Macworld and new apps Macworld was a week ago today. A few fun quotes from Steve Jobs: "This jacket is wicked." "We put …
: HTML 3.2 forever In My Experience: “I still use html tables”: "Fully abstracting your UI from its content …
: Pepys Diary A great new blog to start off 2003: The Diary of Samuel Pepys. What an innovative use of the weblog …
: Still digging Wow, Dave Winer is applying for a new job: "As I've been talking with people about this, it's been …
: Video games for a new year Salon has an article on Tolkien-inspired video games: "'Immersion does not necessarily require …
: Awaiting The Two Towers A couple of hours from now I should be firmly planted in my seat with popcorn and drink for The Two …
: Apple's UI playground Steven Johnson for Slate, “Is the Computer Desktop an Antique?" "Now that Microsoft has …
: Metadata seven years later Aaron Swartz talks at the Creative Commons launch party: "Right now you can only ask a search engine …
: Reading and typography The weather turned cold here yesterday, and that just contributes to my blogging apathy after the …
: Being a generalist John Lim of PHP Everywhere: "I'm actually a generalist. I can code a bit in Javascript, I know some …
: Personalization vs. customization Adrian Holovaty describes the BBC’s ‘intelligent’ design personalization. By …
: Amazon usability Odd that I had never heard of Good Experience, a newsletter by Mark Hurst. Just discovered it today …
: Peter on IA Peter Merholz, “Thoughts on AIfIA and Information Architecture”: "As information …
: Late night with user interface web sites Best of chi-web and sigia-l: “Using the archives for each mailing list, I’ve compiled a …
: Morality for and against war From the BBC: “The international community has a ‘moral responsibility’ to avoid …
: Zopey OpenDoc Jeffrey Shell is building an OpenDoc-inspired framework on top of Zope.
: Leaky Abstractions Joel on Software, “The Law of Leaky Abstractions”: "If a large UFO on its way to Area 51 …
: Futurama, Oscars, and Ward Kimball I haven’t seen Futurama since it first aired – the time slot doesn’t work for me, …
: Election Day Today is the big day, and you should vote. Even though you can’t stand all the negative ads. …
: Crufty interfaces and file paths Matthew Thomas' “When good interfaces go crufty” is a fun read. It’s nothing we …
: There and back again Out all last week, vacationing around the Gulf coast. It was good to unplug for a week and forget …
: Cocoa/Carbon opinions from Applelust Brent Simmons responds point by point to the misinformation in the Applelust.com article, …
: Spirited Away Last night I saw Spirited Away. I first heard about the film shortly before its release in Japan, …
: Cocoa, Carbon, and iDVD The comments for Slashdot’s “Which Coding Framework for Mac OS X?" are frustrating. …
: Nobel Prize to Carter The first thing I saw when I woke up this morning, from the BBC News: Former US President Jimmy …
: Mr. Swartz Goes to Washington Aaron Swartz has an excellent write-up of his trip to Washington for the Eldred case. Also covered …
: More Lessig v. Ashcroft Every week or so the tech weblog world (or at least the portion that I view) aligns on one issue. …
: Electronic Voting Slashdot reports on Brazil’s electronic ballots. Early voting here in Austin this month will …
: Mirror Project Peter Merholz writes about his first contribution to the Mirror Project: "I went to the mirror, and …
: Mac OS X Conference blogs It’s fun watching the posts come in to the Mac OS X Conference “Trackback” feed. …
: Falling asleep over RSS James Duncan Davidson echoes a complaint I have also raised: "The most annoying thing from a user …
: Jason's day Kottke.org, “A Day”: "A small chat on the phone with my mom, birthday wishes, etc. Then …
: iSync and Yahoo RSS Apple releases the iSync beta. I’ve never seen an Apple software release with so many …
: Moving to NetNewsWire I finally made the jump from Radio Userland’s news aggregator to NetNewsWire last night. …
: Web browsers on the Mac Web browsers on the Mac since Mosaic have stored bookmarks in an HTML file. Chimera apparently …
: Last week, Joel wrote about Last week, Joel wrote about Mac software developers: "There are very few conditions under which it …
: Dave Winer, on his health Dave Winer, on his health and the RSS 2.0 flame wars: "I want to keep working, but if the choice is …
: Bill Plympton has started work Bill Plympton has started work on his next animated feature film, “Hair High”. You can …
: Here are some sketches from Here are some sketches from one year ago by New York animator Pat Smith. Everyone finds there own …
: John Siracusa has an excellent Jaguar article John Siracusa has an excellent Jaguar article over at Ars Technica. A long read, but worth it. One …
: Jeffrey Veen: Standards Still Matter. Jeffrey Veen: Standards Still Matter. “Will there ever be a day when we can just assume that …
: PHPeverywhere: "When things turn sour, PHPeverywhere: “When things turn sour, Open Source is not about open minds, but naked egos and …
: James Duncan Davidson, author of James Duncan Davidson, author of the upcoming Learning Cocoa (2nd edition), has a new blog. …
: Last night I finally saw Last night I finally saw Michael Dudok de Wit’s short film masterpiece “Father and …
: My WWDC 2002 DVDs arrived My WWDC 2002 DVDs arrived yesterday, just in time to be useful.
: After ignoring Mozilla for After ignoring Mozilla for 6 months, I took the latest version out for a spin a few nights ago to …
: News.com: "More than 100,000 copies News.com: “More than 100,000 copies of Apple Computer’s OS X 10.2 operating system were …
: No Sense of Place points No Sense of Place points to a great collection of early 20th century animated films at the Library …
: Kottke has the same NetNewsWire Kottke has the same NetNewsWire gripe that I do, and a mockup to go along with it. I submitted this …
: Brent Simmons: "If you're not Brent Simmons: “If you’re not syndicating your site as RSS it might as well not …
: While skipping around through my While skipping around through my MP3 collection, it’s easy to forget why I don’t run out …
: Kottke.org increases the text in Kottke.org increases the text in RSS files to around 80 characters per post. Excellent. It’s …
: This site was down for This site was down for a server move over the weekend… Thanks to David and the Interactive …
: I hate what smileys have I hate what smileys have become. Just look at all these from the latest Yahoo Messenger! …
: Doug Baron points to an Doug Baron points to an article on Schlotzsky’s plan for free wireless around their …
: I registered on BlogTree. Hey, I registered on BlogTree. Hey, everyone else was doing it. :-) In other blog news… There are …
: Hey Apple, can we use Hey Apple, can we use those fancy colored checkboxes from iCal in our apps, too?
: Yahoo Mail reset I have used Yahoo for almost a decade. It wasn’t long ago that I pointed to Yahoo and Google …
: I love Amazon Light already. I love Amazon Light already. Great for when you want to lookup something quickly. I wonder how long …
: Ward Kimball, one of Disney's Ward Kimball, one of Disney’s legendary animators, passed away today. Tom Sito sent an email …
: From a thoughtful Kottke.org post: From a thoughtful Kottke.org post: “Elastic sites work well because they embrace the …
: 37signals has a beautiful mockup 37signals has a beautiful mockup for what the future of a web-based car interface might look like. …
: I got sucked into mc.clintock.com I got sucked into mc.clintock.com for 30 minutes today. Oops.
: As most bloggers on the As most bloggers on the planet know by now, Dave Winer has been in the hospital this week. Rogers …
: Last night, Traci stayed up Last night, Traci stayed up late researching a question on Google Answers about Disney’s use …
: Mark Pilgrim has a great Mark Pilgrim has a great idea for RSS auto-discovery: use the <link> tag to point to the XML …
: A few days ago I A few days ago I took Paper Dreams off my bookshelf and read a few chapters that I hadn’t …
: I saw Enigma a week I saw Enigma a week ago. We’ve seen many movies about technology come and go, but so far only …
: WWDC 2002 was a great WWDC 2002 was a great week. Apple has a lot of great stuff coming. It’s real, it works. Now …
: Yesterday I finished reading Steven Yesterday I finished reading Steven Johnson’s Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, …
: Mac OS X users have Mac OS X users have yet another browser choice in the works: Chimera, based on Mozilla but with a …
: Jeff Veen from Dec 1999: Jeff Veen from Dec 1999: “My prediction remains as it always has: The fastest Web sites, …
: Everyone's talking about web services Everyone’s talking about web services this week. Megnut: “All this talk about APIs and …
: Hack the Planet has a Hack the Planet has a long thread on publish and subscribe, OpenDoc, Microsoft, and the new Apple. …
: Joel Spolsky, on Picking a Joel Spolsky, on Picking a Ship Date: “Generally, people who buy “off-the-shelf” …
: Alan Cooper's "The Inmates Are Alan Cooper’s “The Inmates Are Running the Asylum” had been gathering dust on my …
: Until now, most sites creating Until now, most sites creating their own UI widgets in DHTML have been slow, not to mention …
: Peter Merholz: "I believe the Peter Merholz: “I believe the degree of security folks are forced to place on their own system …
: From the Six Degrees weblog: From the Six Degrees weblog: “Disorganized or Just Disorderly?", on the mess that …
: Anyone care to guess what Anyone care to guess what the difference between the OK and Cancel buttons is?
: Meg talks about her experience Meg talks about her experience using personas at Pyra in a new article on Boxes and Arrows. Evan …
: I saw Revolution OS at I saw Revolution OS at the Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin on Saturday. A really great film, and …
: Dave Winer mentions some of Dave Winer mentions some of the thought his team put into making Radio Userland respond quickly to …
: Every so often a web Every so often a web site will add something small that makes all the difference. Today the example …
: Martijn van Welie has some Martijn van Welie has some concise descriptions of web design patterns and types of navigation that …
: Slides from the Veen and Slides from the Veen and Lynch SXSW keynote are up. Also includes links to sites mentioned in the …
: First in a series of First in a series of new Megnut columns for the O’Reilly Network: Attendee-Centered Conference …
: Went out to Home Depot Went out to Home Depot this evening to get paint supplies. On the counter was a hand-written sign …
: Notes from the Simplicity in Notes from the Simplicity in Web Design panel at SXSW are now online. “Someone suggested that …
: In the latest CRYPTO-GRAM, Bruce In the latest CRYPTO-GRAM, Bruce Schneier weighs in on the factoring breakthrough covered recently …
: It turned into a really It turned into a really beautiful day in Austin. I’m sitting outside on the deck with my …
: A few years ago, a A few years ago, a friend gave me a copy of Alan Cooper’s The Inmates Are Running the Asylum. …
: At the SXSW keynote the At the SXSW keynote the other day, Jeff Veen pointed at his slides and said that they’d all be …
: Cam writes: "The cool thing Cam writes: “The cool thing is that Kevin was very receptive to my concerns and actually …
: In the weblogs panel Doc In the weblogs panel Doc asks: “How many people are blogging this live?” At least three …
: I brought my PowerBook to I brought my PowerBook to the conference today. A big thank you to Wes Felter and Cory Doctorow for …
: SXSW was a mixed bag SXSW was a mixed bag today. Although it’s always good to hear Mike Erwin talk about security, …
: Ernest Kim and Jason Fried Ernest Kim and Jason Fried of 37signals ran a great panel yesterday: “Simplicity in Interface …
: SXSW Interactive started today SXSW Interactive started today. Seems an appropriate time to start a weblog, as if there …