Micro.blog 2.0 for Android
Even though we now share most code across iOS and Android, I wanted to keep the version numbers separate so that each platform can evolve as it needs to. Today we are bumping Micro.blog for Android to 2.0 because of a big addition: a system share action from other apps to Micro.blog.
Now when you're in another Android app, you can start a new blog post or save a bookmark. Here are a few screenshots showing text selected in Chrome and then shared to Micro.blog to create a new post with the quoted text and URL.
Thanks as always to Vincent Ritter for developing this. Meanwhile I've also been tweaking things for iPad, so there will be another iOS release not too far off.
Bad timing or perfect timing? Car battery died the day before a big road trip. 🗺️
Got my car battery replaced. And in a ridiculously well-timed coincidence, just got an "our records indicate it's time to get your battery checked" email from the Honda dealership. I don't usually buy into the most extreme surveillance marketing conspiracy theories, but the timing is uncanny.
Busy evening so I just watched the spooky Apple event replay. Feel like they got the timing right, not padded unnecessarily. And the MacBook Pro lineup makes sense again for the first time in years, with clear product differences and prices. 🎃
Looking back on this post from three years ago when I bought my Intel MacBook Pro, previous me would be surprised that I still haven’t jumped to Apple silicon. Now is not quite right, but hopefully early next year. M3 will be a great upgrade.
If you're new to Micro.blog, you might not know that there are some secret pins you can unlock on various holidays and events, based on words or phrases used in microblog posts. Happy Halloween! 🎃
Now that we’re in a new neighborhood, not sure how much candy we’ll need for trick-or-treaters. Have a feeling there will be more kids. Also I might’ve opened the Reese’s already.
First coffee stop of the road trip. J&B Coffee in Lubbock. ☕️
BNSF going by, somewhere just into New Mexico. 🚂
Cabra Coffee, a perfect cute coffee shop to work for a little while, only a mile from where I camped last night in New Mexico. ☕️
We have a new page highlighting Micro.blog's support for IndieWeb building blocks. Thanks @paulrobertlloyd for the new icons!
What’s left of Budville Trading Company, originally opened in 1928 along Route 66.
Wasn’t planning on stopping at Petrified Forest National Park but it was a great break from I-40. Tiponi Point over the Painted Desert.
In between audiobooks and podcasts, had a lot of time to think on the road today. Why do we travel? The more I see, the more obvious it is that there are nearly countless beautiful things still to find. Only our time is limited.
Back on the road. Sun coming up from Coconino National Forest.
Finished reading: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. An ambitious book that kept surprising me. Not everything worked, but I was hanging on until the end anyway. Curious if some unresolved threads will get attention in the next book. 📚
James Harden this week after joining the Clippers:
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
It's a great line. Unfortunately for Harden, I think you need a few things to win an NBA championship: skill, chemistry, and luck. Doesn't seem like he'll ever be on a team with all three. 🏀
On this week's Core Intuition, we react to Apple's M3 Mac event. Are we planning on upgrading? Plus thoughts on Apple talking about AI.
During COVID, I thought for sure no one would ever want to go to Las Vegas again. Stuck in a poorly-ventilated room with no windows and people smoking? No thanks! Yet here I am in the city. U2 at the Sphere tonight.
Hoover Dam.
U2 at the Sphere. This is from the very beginning of the show, no spoilers. Incredible concert and venue.
Morning at Lake Mead.
