My book is about 70 short chapters, and to keep track of editing I made a spreadsheet long ago with notes and color-coding: red for chapters that needed a lot of work, orange for small tweaks, and green for ready to go. Going to do another editing pass and call it done.
Finished updating book.micro.blog with the latest draft improvements. I'm going to package this into an ePub this week for backers and pre-orders, even though it's not final. Then onward to review the test printing and make final changes.
2022-10-03
This talk by Molly White called Blockchain Solutionism is excellent, given at UT Austin last month. Covers the blockchain, Web3 is going just great, uses for crypto, and Web3 solutions in search of a problem. "There are never purely technological solutions to societal problems."
2022-10-03
Walked up to the coffee shop to work today. It’s bulky item pickup day in our neighborhood. Felt a little sad for this print discarded with old wood on the curb.
☕️ Iced coffee time.
2022-10-04
Looks like the Elon Musk / Twitter deal is back on. After so much uncertainty, to be back at this spot, I think it will happen. Expecting things to change gradually over there, and users looking at Micro.blog and other platforms again.
2022-10-04
Not an earth-shattering new feature, but I've been plugging holes in our books API and book covers, so it's less likely to have a blank cover in Epilogue's Discover tab. I think the books stuff is really coming along.
2022-10-04
Straightforward advice from @benwerd:
You should blog. Yes, you. It's really easy to get started. Use whatever platform you want. And you can subscribe to all your friends' updates too.
2022-10-05
Hello there. Looking right at ya. 🦌
These are really good.
A bunch of people have signed up for next week's Day in the Life photo challenge, but it would be great to see even more folks from the Micro.blog community participate. You just post one photo wherever you are on October 13th. We might do a book, so fill out this form too. 📷
2022-10-06
For bloggers who don't want to be easily found by Google, I updated the No robots plug-in today to also add a meta tag in addition to the robots.txt file. Should help tell Google really don't index the blog. Just click Upgrade to get the latest version.
2022-10-06
We just posted a new Core Int. Daniel gives an update on MarsEdit 5 progress, we talk major vs. minor updates, marketing, and more.
2022-10-07
Love reading about folks on Micro.blog who are going to participate in NaNoWriNo next month. It’s a big time commitment but worth it.
2022-10-07
Thinking recently about how Twitter could never find the right leadership. Jack Dorsey regrets that it's a company instead of an open technology. Elon Musk hopes that it's something new, far removed from its roots. Prediction: Twitter will be a dumpster fire of staff downsizing and speech policy revisions for 1-2 years before they have a chance to rise from the ashes of what might’ve been.
2022-10-08
Finished reading: The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington. Great start to this trilogy. Hit all the right notes for a fantasy series. 📚
2022-10-08
I'll be the first to admit that my book would be better if a real journalist wrote it. I don't think I will ever be totally happy with it. But I do want it to fairly capture various points in time and APIs. I've learned so much in the last 25 years... Putting it together is hard.
2022-10-09
Polishing up some big changes for a somewhat neglected part of Micro.blog, shipping tomorrow. Feels good to take an existing feature and bring it a couple steps forward. 🐘
2022-10-09
Playing around with Calibre today for the first time. Mostly happy with using Ulysses and exporting to HTML and ePub, but each format requires tweaks afterwards. Makes it tedious to re-apply changes after editing. We're always chasing the "write once, run anywhere" dream.
2022-10-09
Tonight’s House of the Dragon had some great scenes. Favorite shows on TV right now: Central Park, Andor, House of the Dragon, Rings of Power. Hate putting Rings of Power last but the whole humans part is overdone and not working… Wish it was all elves, dwarves, and hobbits.
2022-10-10
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me." — Frank Herbert, Dune
2022-10-10
