Had some fun with Micro.blog themes and created a new one for those "link in bio"-style sites. It has a custom home page with links to other platforms, but because it's Micro.blog it can still have a full blog underneath. It's called Gateway. Demo here: links.manton.org
2022-06-27
There's another new episode of Micro Monday, this week featuring @annahavron! She talks with @jean about analog office tools, writing, and Micro.blog.
2022-06-27
I made a Micro.blog plug-in that loads Font Awesome in your blog, so it's easier to add icons to blog posts or to use them in theme templates.
2022-06-28
This hearing with Cassidy Hutchinson is extraordinary. Someone very close to Mark Meadows and the former president who is telling us what happened behind the scenes. 🇺🇸
2022-06-28
Upgraded a server this morning, hoping to get to the bottom of some flakiness. The load balancer does a great job of smoothing these things over so they aren't noticed, but would rather everything run smoothly without intervention.
2022-06-29
Spurs trade Dejounte to the Hawks. Starting to wonder if they know what they’re doing. At some point we need a stable roster to root for. 🏀
2022-06-29
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 favorite, but I can’t tell if my opinion is being influenced because I’m a Brad Bird fan.
Mission: Impossible 1 holds up. 2 is just a little over-the-top with the slow motion action scenes and doves, almost like a parody. 3 has the best villain, but is dark. 5 and 6 are really solid.
The most fun is knowing which stunts Tom Cruise actually performed. That guy is crazy.
Rewatching the full series so far, I also feel like there's something important missing in between 3 and 4. Would've liked to see a 3.5 movie in there that covers Ethan Hunt's marriage and its unraveling.
2022-06-30
After I made the Font Awesome plug-in, I recorded a video about using it, including how Micro.blog themes work. There was a caching bug in the video, so wanted to re-record it after fixing it... But I don't have time, so posting the video anyway! Enjoy, it's on YouTube here.
2022-06-30
“I am very aware that the original concept must do something worthwhile creatively or all the hard work to follow will be wasted.” — Mary Blair
2022-07-01
I extracted the design I use on manton.org into a new Micro.blog theme called Alpine. It's like Marfa, but with a smaller header and settings for changing the color of the "Also on Micro.blog" button.
2022-07-01
Finished reading: Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay. It had been years since I read any books by Kay. I had almost forgotten how beautiful his writing is. 📚
2022-07-01
Did not finish: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey. I've been reading some older fantasy books that I had missed. I'm 3/4 of the way through this and keep hoping it starts to work for me, but now giving up. 📚
2022-07-02
I wonder if the way Apple forces developers to agree to updated terms of service is actually legal. Agree to terms, ship app. Then later, we can't even update our existing apps outside of the App Store (using Gatekeeper) until agreeing to the latest terms. Apps held hostage.
2022-07-02
Quiet morning at the start of the July 4th weekend. Took some of the downtime to wrap up an update to Micro.blog for macOS, with improved Day One export (thanks @otaviocc!) and a minor bug fix.
2022-07-02
Helping @cheesemaker test early game builds on Playdate. First crash. So fun to see games come to life on this little device.
