The wild thing about Twitter's demise is that it's not too late to turn the platform around. Now that it has been burned to the ground, it could be rebuilt with a focus on standards, community features, and useful paid subscriptions. Would need new leadership, like a reverse-takeover from Bluesky.
Accidentally clicked the "Post" button instead of "Bookmark" on that last link. Deleted it and the deletion should've propagated everywhere. I've fully switched to Micro.blog for managing bookmarks and web highlights… Perhaps we need an additional check to avoid accidental posts of just URLs.
There are some quirky code design decisions in Micro.blog. For example, I prefer flat structures and all model classes are single words. Most are database tables and some are background tasks. Sounds obvious until you look at literally any other large web server project (and try to name things).
We've known for years that our onboarding in Micro.blog is bad. It's tough to start with no followers and no recommended users. But even so, we're not going to do the Threads or TikTok thing to just show a bunch of random popular crap. There's gotta be a middle-ground to help people without that.
A new TestFlight beta is out for Micro.blog 3.1. The big changes for this release are per-post cross-posting options and video upload. (Might still be some problems for certain video files. Proceed cautiously in that part of the app.)
Finished reading: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson. This book alone was worth backing the Kickstarter project. Loved it. 📚
Reminded by Jeremy Keith's post of this quote from Robin Sloan. Beautiful, true:
The speed with which Twitter recedes in your mind will shock you. Like a demon from a folktale, the kind that only gains power when you invite it into your home, the platform melts like mist when that invitation is rescinded.
As the fediverse grows, new people will hear about Micro.blog and send us feedback about how we can improve. Always good! I listen to everything. On the other hand, the fact that the fediverse is so big means we can do things differently and still be successful. Not all platforms should be the same.
Over the last few days we rewatched Mission: Impossible 4-6, then went to see 7 tonight. Enjoyed it. Intense as expected. The audience was into it, laughing and clapping. 🍿
I don't plan on using Threads indefinitely, but I am curious about the user experience, both good and bad. The algorithmic timeline is so puzzling to me. Despite following people who are posting, I first always see posts from people I'm not following. Seems overly tuned to the popular.
Love this post from @adactio not just because he's using Micro.blog cross-posting (thanks!) but also because the approach is exactly what we believe in. Start with your blog first:
When the current crop of services wither and die, my own website will still remain in full bloom.
First thoughts on Retro: great design and for me fills a similar role as BeReal. Not a true Instagram or photoblogging alternative because it's focused more on private-ish photos. We don't need another silo but in that niche they can get away with not being open.
We finally installed a new smoke alarm that has only been sitting unopened in its box for about two years. Feels like a major Saturday accomplishment. Very slowly upgrading everything.
Frustrated with emails not reaching Micro.blog users, I've been working through steps to make things more robust. First added SMS as an option, then Sign in with Apple, and today we're moving a percentage of emails from SendGrid to Amazon SES so we're not reliant on a single platform.
Just posted a new episode of Core Intuition all about the Threads launch. Misunderstandings about ActivityPub, judging the leadership of Meta and Twitter, and whether Threads will beat Tumblr to supporting this open standard.
