: Lou Plummer: Other wonderful adult privileges I appreciate to this day or deciding when I want to …

: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, theverge.com: If you’re considering adding smart features to your front …

: Annie Mueller: I enjoy dipping into Micro.blog and Mastodon, and I’ve gotten to meet and interact …

: Hey @micr0@fuzzies.wtf, @altbot@fuzzies.wtf is amazing. I built a shortcut to generate descriptions …

: 🆕📝 Leaping Onward The story of how and why I started Onward Mountain Guides this year. 🧭

: 🆕📝 Delta of the Defaults (2024) Taking stock of the apps I'm using these days. 📱

: Dan Moren on one of his favorite hardware picks of 2024: We’d previously put in Lutron Caseta …

: Not that I think anyone will actually join them, but I had some fun putting together “One a …

: Why do executives (or regular people, for that matter) continue to post their communications to X? I …

: Federico Viticci: ‘iPad Pro for Everything: How I Rethought My Entire Workflow Around the New …

: Chris Murphy descibes the precipice upon which US democracy stands: [W]hen you start to put a …

: 🔗 Apple Released the Original AirPods Eight Years Ago Today (Hartley Charlton / macrumors.com) At …

: This internal Shortcuts action appears to have flown the coup! cc: …

: I super hope this fixes my issue with missing time chunks in my Micro.blog feed! It’s very …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#162] 3D-printable Mac mini designs, gift-wrapping tips for odd-shaped items, …

: TIL The Verge is newly available via Apple News+. Maybe I won’t need their subscription after …

: 🔗 ‘Bloomberg: Apple scraps plans to offer iPhone hardware subscription service’ (Chance …

: 🔗 Iconic Flint Center undergoes demolition five years after closing (Stephanie Lam / …

: Alright, I’ll share my Raycast stats too. I’m definitely not taking full advantage of …

: Well… our wood stove is “unsafe”, and our roof, which we were told had been …

: It’s weird how much people’s kids look like them. A bit narcissistic, don’t you …

: Victoria Song: ‘Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to its smart …

: 🔗 Apple TV+ renews hit, world-building drama “Silo” for seasons three and four Great news! I liked …

: Kushaiah Felisilda: ‘A Calendar Shift Experiment’ I’ve always set my calendar to start …

: 🎙️ Having heard you say how much you wanted to be a parent someday, I couldn’t be more excited for …

: 🎙️ One of the best explainers for the three types of fun I’ve heard to date. And I like what he says …

: 🍿 Watched: Wicked: Part I (2024)

: 📺 Finished watching: What We Do in the Shadows (Season 6)

: 🆕📝 ‘Dictate a Note’ is my new favorite shortcut (and that’s saying something) I'm dictating ideas …

: 🚨 New shortcut! Don’t be like me and be too slow to make your Very Good Joke. Use …

: 🆕📝 First Impressions of Artemis: James’ ‘Calm Web Reader’ I didn't think I'd be adding another feed …

: John Gruber, on the new Mozi app for coordinating with friends when you’re/they’re in …

: 🆕📝 I launched a ‘For Sale’ page 🛍️ Help me get rid of my gadgets and gizmos aplenty!

: As Twitter’s spiritual successor, Bluesky has potential to also take up the mantle of …

: 🎙️ I snorted so hard it hurt. Thanks @rebound@hachyderm.io. 🤣 overcast.fm/+AADe1njn…

: I placed a big, scary equipment order today. And will place bigger, scarier ones soon. 🫣 Please book …

: I was perfectly happy with my resort skis until this moment. 🤤

: 🔗 Apple now selling medical expert-designed Vision Pro accessory that solves top user complaint (Zac …

: A new Very Good Tweet™ from @agiletortoise@mastodon.social from has landed:

: Jason Snell explains how you can generate images of generic people with Image Playground using skin …

: 🆕📝 The Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Rules Yeah, I should have gotten one a long time ago.

: Jim Eagar on saying goodbye to someone(thing) beloved: Just last month, I wrote a blog post about …

: Yesss, bring on the camera bar! I’m ready to get rid of the wobble. Though this would …

: “Eats their own dogfood” is kind of a revolting phrase. I propose “test pilots …

: Headed back to that Indian grill tonight, followed by Wicked for date night!

: 🔗 Apple Original Films lands “All of You” starring and written by Brett Goldstein: Apple Original …

: Brendon Bigley: ‘Panic Inc. Announces Blippo+' Panic Inc. — creators of the PlayDate console …

: 🔗 Voice Memos update brings Layered Recording to iPhone 16 Pro lineup With iOS 18.2, users will be …

: Matt Birchler (🔒): The election was 5 weeks ago, and I’d say at least half of the houses in my …

: Jason Snell blogged about Mic Drop, a handy utility that mutes and unmutes your microphone, …

: I have real trouble remembering the correct usernames for folks now that we’re all spread …

: Anyone else seeing this issue where you can no longer copy a web address from the Safari View …

: I don’t use Sketch, but I very much enjoyed @rafa@mastodon.design’s recap of what they shipped in …

: I so grateful to have received two pairs of Mack Weldon slippers for Christmas a few years ago. So …

: Jason Kottke made an ask of his readers to point out things only they have noticed: Anyway, I was …

: TIL you can navigate complex interfaces from within a Messages notification. I expanded this one, …

: 🆕📝 The App Store Awards unexpectedly brightened my day (and my Today View) A calculator app wasn't …

: Re: @kottke@mastodon.social’s microwave game challenge. 10,000! (Also, I have thoughts about …

: 🔗 Apple Watch Ultra 3 Will Support Texting via Satellite (Juli Clover / macrumors.com) Apple is …

: Shoutout to Simple Scan which was the runner-up as Best New App in the MacStories Selects awards. I …

: 🎙️ On an episode of one of my new favorite podcasts, The Sharp End, from about five years ago, I …

: The Daley family thru-hiked 1300 miles of the PCT — with three kids under five 🤯: On the PCT, none …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#161] Apple’s holiday ad, a personal web project, an Apple News tip, a magic …

: Here’s a note to myself that I just found, dated May 17, 2024. So a few weeks before WWDC this …

: New list just dropped

: I just discovered that the ability to hide the window of an app you’ve set to open …

: Test driving a new app in the coveted Dock real estate. ✌️

: 🔗 Apple reportedly collaborating with Sony to bolster VR gaming on Vision Pro (Michael Burkhardt / …

: 🆕📝 Microsoft hinges away from the Surface Studio So long svelte Studio, you big, beautiful beast. 🖥️

: I’m quite happy with how this auto-emojifier bit turned out in an update to my 7 Things …

: 🔗 Bloomberg: Apple ‘investigating’ bringing cellular to the Mac for the first time …

: 🆕📝 MacStories Unwind’s Best Music of 2024 🎵 I made a playlist and a Raindrop collection with all the …

: Matt Birchler: ‘How Flight Simulator helped my flying anxiety (members post)' But from the …

: S2E9 of Shrinking (“Full Grown Dude Face”) is one of my favorite episodes yet. And …

: Big day. After many years of sending typos to Gruber, I got one in return. 😅 (I hope he …

: Alright, with the Release Candidate of iOS 18.2 installed, I’m finally getting off the beta …

: 🆕📝 A few Apple features that I was super excited for, but have yet to ever try What are yours?

: 🔗 iOS 18.2 Lets You Use Natural Language Search in Apple Music and Apple TV (Juli Clover / …

: 🔗 This new smart thermostat from Meross works with Matter (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge.com) …

: David Pierce: ‘Twos is a handy to-do list app with exactly the right amount of AI’ AI …

: I’ve started keeping a list of things that I’d personally like to see improved at …

: 🆕📝 Deck your Dock with holiday lights with Simon Støvring’s Festivitas app I'm so happy that this …

: A new Very Good Tweet™ has landed: (Via John Gruber)

: If you’re annoyed at my recent uptick of posts and replies, you have @jsonbecker (👋) to blame. …

: Jeff Bezos today on Donald Trump: “You’ve probably grown in the last eight years. He has, too.” …

: 🆕📝 The media starts to fold Do not take Trump's complaints and threats against the media as …

: 🆕📝 OpenAI’s 4o model cost me a whopping 62 cents last month And I use it a lot! If you’re paying …

: 🔗 Threads takes an important baby step toward true fediverse integration (Wes Davis / theverge.com) …

: My wife is leading the charge on tough contract negotiations for her ER team after receiving …

: 🔗 Disney+ app debuts new ESPN tile, adds free Hulu and sports content (Ryan Christoffel / …

: Alex Heath: ‘Xreal’s new glasses are a surprisingly good TV for your face’ The Xreal …

: 🔗 Guess What Apple Paid to “Buy” the Firefox Extension for iCloud Keychain (Erlend / …

: PSA for Micro.blog app users: If you can’t scroll to see the text you’re composing (🤯), …

: Emma Roth, theverge.com: Max is joining the growing list of streaming services that offer 24/7 …

: Paul Kafasis: We’re now learning that China has penetrated America’s telecommunications systems …

: David Sparks, on Apple’s AI Writing Tools: Another problem with the text tools is the …

: PSA: For many truncated RSS feeds, most RSS clients have the option to try to pull an article’s full …

: 🔗 Simply Piano now lets you learn to play through Apple Vision Pro — no keyboard required (Zac Hall …

: 🆕📝 The Verge (finally) gets a subscription I'm not mad about it, but I am curious to see where they …

: A perfect scene in Illumination’s The Grinch with superb music from Pentatonix that makes me …

: 🔗 Manton Reece: ‘Wrapstodon’ Good points throughout. I appreciated the bits Manton …

: For years, I’ve said Apple should’ve put the Touch Bar above the function row, not replaced it. I …

: Tim Hardwick, MacRumors: ‘Apple Raises Indonesia Investment Offer to $1B Amid iPhone …

: 🆕📝 Holy smokes, Apple finally brought Replay to the Music app* They finally brought the might of …

: 🆕📝 Where do we go from here? People have ideas. I'm mostly worried.

: I’m feeling pretty good about the business cards and thank you postcards I’ve made for …

: Charlie Chapman is checkmating in chess while we’re all playing checkers. He instructed …

: 🔗 Apple TV+ announces “Lucky,” new limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy: In “Lucky,” Taylor-Joy …

: Ryan Christoffel, at 9to5Mac, on Pat Gelsinger’s ouster at Intel and how Apple has avoided …

: Bluesky’s notification settings are notably lacking over a year into their service. Even …

: Donald G. McNeil Jr.: And while he’s at it, President Biden should also pardon himself, for every …

: Well, shit. There goes my automatic Instagram → Micro.blog (& Threads & Bluesky) …

: 🆕📝 A new Dia for web browsing? The Browser Company is taking another big swing. I admire their …

: Ben Lovejoy: ‘Future iPhones could get multiple Action buttons; iPad and Mac too’ An …

: The Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway was in great shape today! It’s an awesome spot to work on …

: Nick Heer: ‘Google’s iOS App Inserts Its Own Links Into Webpages – Pixel Envy’ For …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#160] I’ve done 160 of these things? Jeeze!

: The ice is forming, are your muscles? Conditioning your forearms and shoulders for ice climbing …

: Final No-Shave November check-in. 🥸 Tomorrow you get to see baby face. 👶

: 🔗 Discover Wallace & Gromit. Shot on iPhone: Wallace and Gromit star in a festive stop-motion …

: A new (Black Friday-themed) Very Good Tweet™ has landed:

: In case you’re feeling trigger-happy on shopping sites today, I do have some fun designs for …

: I spy something new in Micro.blog’s Mentions 👀

: Great hack. It's pretty simple and evident who cares about people in the US. amerpie@social.lol …

: Andrew Bosworth: ‘Inbox ten’ For those who are curious, my system is Inbox Ten. That …

: Some intriguing advice from Derek Sivers: Write one sentence per line It helps you see first and …

: Derek Sivers, in his People & Blogs interview: Do you have an ideal creative environment? Also …

: Manu Moreale: I was listening to a podcast episode the other day while I was driving and in there …

: My list of Very Good Tweets™ was already starting to be degraded by linkrot, so I’ve rescued them …

: A Very Good Tweet™ So you’re telling me season 2 isn’t called Silos? Missed opportunity. Matt …

: Manu Moreale: ‘Small scale is the best scale’ Scale matters. Send 1$ to a very small …

: Firmin DeBrabander: ‘The Freedom of an Armed Society’ But furthermore, guns pose a …

: Om Malik, in an old post, on a massive transition that I hadn’t ever considered: These days, …

: Jan-Lukas Else, jlelse.blog: Aren’t starter packs also just a new form of blogrolls? Hmmm. Yeah, I …

: Saranac Lake Turkey Trot! It was magical with our fresh layer of snow. ❄️🏃‍♂️🏁

: Ivan Penn: ‘Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries’ Many …

: Chance Miller, on the Channels app’s whimsical new Theater Mode: Finally, this month’s …

: Nicolas Magand, thejollyteapot.com: What I like about my blog is that it feels like home, while …

: Finished reading: Endurance by Alfred Lansing 📚

: What an absolutely riveting tale of human survival. Wow. 🥶😮

: One day later and now AirPods Pro 2 are even cheaper than AirPods 4 with ANC! $154 vs $169 🤯 …

: I really like the sound improvements, addition of ANC, and other little upgrades of my AirPods 4. …

: David Sparks is frustrated by the slow adoption of passkeys. Me too. And he pointed out why sites …

: After handling a friend’s 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro this weekend, I’m settled on holding …

: Nick Heer: ‘How Sports Betting Has Changed the U.S. – Pixel Envy’ It is strange to me …

: Wes Davis: ‘Meta’s mixed-reality attempt at a Wii Sports knockoff is coming’ Like …

: David Sparks is calling his Black Friday sale a “Gratitude Sale” and I really like it. …

: You learn something new every day! Today it was all the ways your phone is significantly more secure …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#159] A good quote, a Lego reenactment, a tool for alt text, an awesome …

: Here’s your periodic reminder that, with just a simple automation in Shortcuts, you too can …

: Turns out you cannot use Type to Siri when connected to CarPlay. Good idea if you’re the …

: Wow. Both are great. AirPods Pro 2 are $1 more than AirPods 4 ANC right now on Amazon...just $170! …

: Matt Birchler: ‘More Birchtree is on sale this week’ Just a quick post today to say …

: Measure to change I enjoyed this article by itseieio, ‘Measuring something changes it - and sometimes that’s …

: No-Shave November check in, day 24

: Michael Burkhardt: ‘Indie App Spotlight: ‘Pestle’ is the ultimate recipe manager, …

: Joe Rossignol, on the Wolfs sequel cancelation: In an interview shared by Deadline today, Wolfs …

: TIL the “closed” of ‘closed captions’ refers to your ability to hide or …

: If you find yourself flummoxed by the, to be clear, abhorrent way Donald Trump moves through the …

: Just had a nice use for Apple Intelligence’s writing tools where you can describe the change …

: Said another way, an adventure without challenges is no adventure at all.

: E.B. White knew what was up.

: I’m starting a new experiment where I use Ticci Tabs by @refactoredd@mastodon.online to be my …

: I’m in the midst of trying to decide which accounting software to use for my small business. …

: Wow, I guess November 21st is just always going to be a prolific writing/sharing day for me. (This …

: Since it’s now cool to do so, I should mention that I do have a Bluesky account if you’re social …

: Just tested the waters of going all-in on Micro.blog with a titled blog post, and then checked my …

: Billie Eilish takes the (second) cake Apple Newsroom: In addition to being nominated for seven more GRAMMY Awards this year — including …

: Stephen Hackett made a keen observation in his (just superbly titled) blog post about Apple ending …

: John Gruber has had some good hits lately, but this one was a miss. This bit, in particular, rubs me …

: Wow, @sindresorhus@mastodon.social is killing it with Supercharge. Its rapid development is making …

: Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac: ‘Satechi M4 Mac mini stand and hub supports up to 4TB extra …

: Jason Becker: ‘Four issues without ambiguity’ [A]nd our incoming government is wrong on …

: Google Research is working on wildfire detection and modeling: FireSat is a constellation of …

: Another banger from Jason Snell: ‘The App Store era must end, and the Mac is the model’ …

: I’m apparently not the only one waffling. Jason Snell, sixcolors.com: But… this also means I would …

: A worthy piece from Paul Kafasis: I had been describing myself as disgusted by this result, but I …

: I didn’t have high expectations for my performance, but I entered my first-ever climbing competition …

: And Re: the terrible Apple Intelligence ads, @gruber@mastodon.social spotlights an example that I …

: Re: Overcast’s update, I really appreciate the thought that went into the privacy angle of its …

: I asked ChatGPT, “Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my current life …

: Overcast version 2024.11.1: New Overcast Premium features: Listening stats: See your top podcasts …

: Hank Sanders, nytimes.com, on the jaw-dropping effect of introducing Nerds Gummy Clusters: The …

: Back to Street & Nye (I promise we guide other mountains!) with @hikingwith_diane for the best …

: Same! Thanks to Micro.blog. You can find me on the web. So much chatter lately on leaving social …

: It strikes me that everyone seems to remember the “scribble a fish on your Apple Watch to let …

: Oh come on, this book is awesome! I can think of at least three people who would laugh their asses …

: Tim Hardwick shared a good tip that I wish people never needed, but unfortunately do from time to …

: Hey friends, I need some advice. I started an Instagram for my new solo guiding service, but I’m …

: Tom and I had the whole mountain to ourselves today as we took on Street ( ft) and Nye (ft)! After …

: A bit of happy capital ‘N’ News, for a change: ‘The Onion wins Alex Jones’ …

: Mythic Quest returns along with spin-off Side Quest (great name) soon! Fantastic show. Can’t …

: ~4 more new miles (and 2 more peaks!) explored today on our 12-mile journey. 🏔️ 📷

: Uh-oh. I tried the wide/ultra-wide Mac Virtual Display through visionOS, and now my regular 28-inch …

: I have a great many to add, but I finally made a space for my favorite quotes on my website: …

: No-Shave November check-in. 📷

: I really dig this kind of charger for the bathroom. But I can’t seem to find one that’s …

: Gruber, writing for persnickety, eagle-eyed readers (🙋‍♂️): Earlier today I linked to this Apple …

: 🆕📝 Apple is straight-up telling us to lie Is this the first time that an Apple ad has actively …

: 🆕📝 Artinoise Makes a Hardware Version of Smule’s Ocarina (Yes, the app from 2008) Did anyone else …

: Jo and I tried a new local Indian restaurant the other night and it was incredible! Beautiful …

: Alright these Apple Intelligence notification summaries are objectively hilarious. I might leave …

: 🚨 New list added to my list o' lists! Got any other favorites I should add?

: This. Looks. So. Sick. 🤘 Can’t wait to see it in Immersive. The Weeknd’s “Open Hearts” will be …

: Ryan Christoffel, on Apple’s latest hardcover book: Apple Music picked its 100 Best Albums earlier …

: I will someday walk every mile of trails on these maps. Each one has something new to discover. 🗺️🥾

: What’s old is new again. Mountain Dew has been my favorite soft drink for as long as I can …

: Jason Kottke, quoting Slate: Delete Your Account. For Real This Time.“There’s no need for any Trump …

: Speaking of Steve Jobs' leadership, Lisa Melton wrote a nice post of her memories of working at …

: You know your task management has gotten out of control when you start linking projects from one …

: Nilay Patel’s conversation with Airbnb’s Brian Chesky on Decoder was fascinating. Now …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#158] Stepping into a 2004 time machine, fun sound stuff, an unfathomable …

: I’ve realized I’m in an odd position where not having notifications has led to more distraction and …

: The Mac has been on Apple silicon for 10% of its lifetime already. 🤯 The first Apple Silicon Macs …

: Uh-oh, a new lists app, Listy, has entered onto my scene. It has potential to take the cake with its …

: Victoria Song: ‘Mobvoi Home Walking Treadmill review’ At this point, I had to take a good hard look …

: I, of course, think you should create (and proofread) a good alt-text description for every image …

: This might be John Gruber’s best work: ‘How It Went’ But he’s an optimist at …

: Winter is sneaking back into the Adirondacks! I had a wonderful time with Jason and Henry as we …

: Does anyone out there publish to Micro.blog with Ulysses? Thinking about trying it out, but …

: 🔗 Apple’s Extended Return Policy Now in Effect for 2024 Holiday Season // Joe Rossignol // …

: Sorry to my followers out there on Mastodon if my posts look weird, like they’re missing words and …

: Brendan Caldwell on a game developer doing their part: [The multiplayer fishing game] also lets you …

: Sometimes I just have to get a blog post out of my head. Last night it was this one. It was late, …

: 🆕📝 Leading By Example Be the one — of many.

: Instead of doomscrolling today, I went outside with the dog and sunk my anxious energy into …

: Josh Kovensky: Special Counsel Jack Smith is reportedly in talks with officials at the Department …

: There are some days that this button really frustrates me, not being able to read back through all …

: Tim Cook: Congratulations President Trump on your victory! We look forward to engaging with you and …

: Same 😔 I was trying to come up with some clever thing to toot but I just have no words. I'm upset, …

: Chris Coiyer: Email for Newborns | Email is good. I’ve heard of people picking up a decent …

: Apple News: Another popular-vote update: It’s mostly the same. Trump is still leading Harris …

: Just in case you need some lighthearted election thing to allow you to sleep tonight (🙋‍♂️), this …

: I’m unplugging, taking some melatonin, and hitting the hay. Will check back in the status of “the …

: Whelp. I refuse to be distraught until it’s officially called, but suffice to say I’m wildly …

: Maybe kicking off Onward Mountain Guides' Instagram page on election night wasn’t the best …

: Had a lovely day out in the mountains today hiking with my first client for my own guide service. …

: So, uh, I just realized that I’ve sat down for dinner to eat my Factor meal while wearing my …

: Jason Becker: Campaigns and tactics are not the story I think if she wins the popular vote, but …

: Same 😬 I thought I could handle the Live Activity thing from Apple News. I can’t. Bailing at 0-0. …

: Oh no! 😧 @adam@social.lol what have you done!? The anxiety multiplier. https://election.omg.lol Nick …

: Glad to see Micro.blog praised in (a footnote of) John Gruber’s post about the art of …

: I did some redecorating for the occasion! But now I’ve really got to go to bed …

: 🆕📝 Vote for Kamala Harris & Tim Walz Kamala is the only choice—but also the right choice—for our …

: This has me rethinking some things on my lock screen… Always enjoy reading @nashp and I like …

: My 1-hour review of this silicone cover for AirPods Max: I was skeptical pulling it out of the …

: Wes Davis at The Verge tallies up his Apple product usage, comparing to Tim Cook’s routine: Final …

: Related, you can call me old-fashioned, but I much prefer hyperlinks to have underlines regardless …

: Jason Kottke, maker of “fine hypertext products”, points out how hyperlinks bring the …

: Happy to see The New York Times Editorial Board’s succinct urging to vote against a Trump …

: Find My Gains Option to Share Lost Item Location With an ‘Airline or Trusted Person’ in …

: 🔗 Apple removed iMac option to buy color-matched trackpad and mouse together // Ryan Christoffel // …

: 👀 Amazon’s got the M2 MacBook Air with the new 16GB RAM and 256GB storage standard at $200 off …

: Just ran across this Verge article from October 2023 in my reading queue: SpaceX has published a …

: 📺 Agatha All Along was really good (if not great) and I’m excited to see where they go with …

: 🍿 Just Watched: The Truman Show

: Matt Birchler, in a member post, points out that Call of Duty has both massive computing …

: 🍿 Just watched: BlackBerry

: 🍿 Watched: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

: Dan Moren’s The Back Page column this month, ‘Tim Cook’s busy schedule’, is …

: Joe Rosensteel masters the sub-tweet with this post throwing shade at Apple’s rollout strategy …

: 🔗 M4 Pro Chip Benchmark Results Reveal an Extremely Impressive Performance Feat // macrumors.com …

: I totally missed the 2-minute sketch at the end of today’s MacBook Pro video. So worth …

: Greg Morris on modern apps: If I am a power user, I might also demand Shortcuts support, Siri …

: 🍿 Watched: Memento (2000) directed by Christopher Nolan 👍👍 It’d been a while since I saw this, and I …

: Imagine being in a gym where accidents happen—maybe a stray elbow here, a bump there. Aurelius notes …

: Is this the most expensive that you’ve ever been able to price out a Mac mini? $4699 for the …

: I’d both love and hate an M4 MacBook Air announced tomorrow. Love because I’m pretty …

: Mac Week Day 2: It’s Mac mini’s turn with its third-ever redesign! Now it looks even …

: Nick Heer, pxlnv.com: The rollout of Apple Intelligence is uncharacteristically piecemeal and …

: John Voorhees tested the AirPods Pro 2’s new Hearing Aid feature and was thoroughly impressed: My …

: John Gruber loves his nano-texture display: As a don’t-know-how-I-lived-without-it fan of the …

: Paul Kafasis skewers WaPo for their spinelessly withheld endorsement: Even in your piece, you said …

: A quick reminder to folks on macOS Sonoma/Sequoia that using Discord as a Safari web app is so much …

: It’s been 1784 days and Apple still won’t sell a compact keyboard with black keys. …

: Holy smokes this finish on the Studio Neat pens/pencil looks amazing! I don’t need another, …

: New iMacs! But are those colors actually new? They look great, but I would have missed that they …

: 🆕📝 PSA: Beware certain AirPods Max stands My very expensive and already-not-the-most-comfortable …

: 🆕📝 PSA: Beware certain AirPods Max stands My very expensive and already-not-the-most-comfortable …

: I just saw the use of “priority neighborhoods” instead of “troubled” or …

: I love the iPhone mini and this is exactly how Apple should prioritize for a new one. Battery life …

: iOS 18.2 has a new ‘Copy Link with Highlight’ action in the text action menu! Via Federico Viticci: …

: Just watched: The Alpinist (2021) directed by Peter Mortimer & Nick Rosen 🍿🧗⛏️

: Thanks to @connected@relayfm.social, I can’t stop thinking about this Mokibo keyboard which has keys …

: Zac Hall recounts the impact of spatialized photos in visionOS 2: I had to share this visceral …

: Having passed my assessment (🎉), I must insist that you refer to me using my official certification: …

: ‘Dropped iPhone Causes Woman to Be Trapped Upside Down in Rock Crevice for Hours’ …

: The Swanson Pyramid of Greatness shirt. Get it. Or don’t. This is America, so I can’t …

: James questions if blogs should change with the seasons: [C]ould a website be different as time …

: From Make Something Wonderful, published by the Steve Jobs Archive: Six Pixar films won the Oscar …

: Someone told me that I “brought good vibes” and it made my whole day. 😎

: 🆕📝 A passage from Ratika Deshpande’s ‘The Sky Zine’ She shipped it!

: 🔗 Automattic offered workers another chance to quit over WordPress drama // Emma Roth // …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#157] A cute bear, a window tiling tip, impressive iPhone audio, those …

: Jason Snell, sixcolors.com: On the one hand, the fact that you can get noise cancellation on base …

: Jay Peters, theverge.com: Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis, which was the only Kindle still …

: 🆕📝 Chief People Officer Left the Chat I was rooting for her, but Carol Surface apparently wasn’t …

: “Is it time to wake up so that we can go to bed?”

: I’ll have more to say about this soon, but I’m thrilled to finally reveal that my big …

: Cory Doctorow, pluralistic.net: Did you know that, by default, your email sends information to …

: 🆕📝 ‘Call me, maybe’: Neatnik’s New Phone Support Of course Adam is doing this. He can’t help but do …

: Annie Mueller wrote up some excellent (and timely) advice on being more confident: Mess it up …

: Fighting with Amazon Customer Support was not what I planned for today. Even over email, I’m …

: Currently reading: Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills by The Mountaineers 📚 It’s about …

: Tom Jones, sherwood.news: We’re often told with virtual and augmented reality that the …

: My keyboard’s modifiers suddenly went haywire—Command-A (⌘A) gave me å instead of Select All. …

: Speaking of Matt Birchler, here are two more excellent posts from him about the Orion headset. Or, …

: Matt Birchler: Consumer Affairs has some data on smartphone use and ownership in the United States …

: Nick Heer on Tesla’s recent We, Robot event: Public transit, which is available today, is the very …

: 📚 Finished reading: Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words by Steve Jobs 👍👍 What a …

: I would watch the heck out of any show with this music. song.link/i/1454371…

: I like to go back to Walt Mossberg’s rememberance of Steve Jobs from time-to-time. Surely I …

: Wow, hard to beat this price if you just need a basic iPad: Looks like Best Buy is trying to clear …

: I’m quite regretting going back to Squarespace for a new project. Even more so that I, like a cuck, …

: TIL about “digital” watch faces from @gruber@mastodon.social

: I’ve “downgraded” from an iPhone 16 Pro to an iPhone 16. 🙃 AMA

: I just updated my Amazon Affiliate Linker shortcut to version 1.5. It’d been buggy lately, but …

: Finished reading: States of Adventure: STORIES ABOUT FINDING YOURSELF BY GETTING LOST by Fitz Cahall …

: 👀 A new season of Ted Lasso, you say? I’d love to see those characters together again! …

: I’m trying to switch from a left-phone-pocket-guy to a right-phone-pocket-guy and, boy, 17 …

: 🆕📝 Lynn Hill: Climbing comes down to cleverness and perseverance Lynn, one of the GOATs, lays it …

: Greg Morris doesn’t mince his words: As Mark’s shirt from Connect proudly claimed it’s …

: What do we think the likelihood is that Apple releases a Product RED iPhone 16 in the …

: It’s like Manton Reece peered into my brain before writing his post concerning Meta and their …

: Just discovered that you can scroll down with the Digital Crown from your watch face to pull down …

: Do I know any logo designers who might want to work with me on a fun project? 🕵️ (Or anyone who …

: 🆕📝 Farewell, iMore Another Apple blogging outfit bites the dust.

: 🔗 Meta’s going to put AI-generated images in your Facebook and Instagram feeds // Emma Roth // …

: 8GB of memory on iPhone 16 series is no joke. An app I hadn’t opened in over 24 hours was …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#156] Just your weekly recommended serving of links.

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #572: ‘Fight, Fight, Fight!’ Instagram teen account restrictions, phone …

: Man, I gotta say, the noise cancelation with these AirPods 4 is ✨magic✨.

: So I signed up for a certification examination about a month ago, and it cost $500. It was supposed …

: 🆕📝 Six-Sentence Reviews of My New Apple Stuff If you already read these last night, you're still …

: 🆕📝 The Sound of Silence Rules

: My several-sentence review of the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (after about 60 minutes): …

: My several-sentence iPhone 16 Pro review (after about 30 minutes): Screen is amazing! 🤩 Device is …

: We just made our Marco Offset™ donation to St. Jude. That leaves just $185.88 left to reach my …

: “Sick as hell” eh? Sliding it on for a photoshoot, I feel something wash over me. No longer am I a …

: Ahhh… Sweet, sweet inbox zero. 👌

: Got out and enjoyed the sunshine at Sunshine City crag today with a new friend. Got in 7 or so …

: Oh hey, I’ve got my first pledgee for my St. Jude fundraiser! $5 per blog post I write this …

: I’ve been trying iCloud Passwords over 1Password for about a year, but even with the new Passwords …

: 🔗 PayPal has a new logo that makes it look just like everything else // Sean Hollister // …

: It’s the end of an era as we say goodbye to @jamesthomson@mastodon.social’s excellent old-school …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #571: ‘I Am My Own Robot’ iPhone camera capturing methods, new Apple products …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#155] Some mind-blowing stuff this week.

: It’s finally time…

: 🔗 Apple’s Visual Intelligence could be a step toward Apple glasses It’s not hard to imagine how …

: A heartfelt congratulations to Jason Snell (and Dan Moren) at Six Colors for a decade of top-notch …

: After last week’s keynote, the usual unimpressed reactions followed. John Gruber outlines why …

: Hey @HemisphericViews, we’re seeing some Wollongong love from @mkbhd@threads.net in his new AirPods …

: This sounds promising! 😃 But the AirPods 4 with ANC are far and away Apple’s most compelling take on …

: I’ve not written my Crashing Clockwise or 7 Things posts yet for this week, but I’m on the couch and …

: I haven’t seen anyone mention this, but it looks like folks like the guys on …

: 🎵 Hey this music thing is pretty great. Here are four singles I enjoyed tonight: “I Can Do It …

: Thank you @amerpie and @ericmwalk for your generous donations to my St. Jude campaign! 🥰🙏🎗️ I just …

: It wouldn’t be another week in Apple without some kind of EU-related action, would it? Apparently …

: For maybe the first time ever, iPhone order day was totally chill. I put together the pre-preorder …

: 🔗 Maybe I’m Not a Pro Anymore // Brendon Bigley // macstories.net It occurred to me watching …

: 🔗 iOS 18 RC adds the ability to pause video recordings in the Camera app // Jeff Benjamin // …

: 🆕📝 First Thoughts on ‘It’s Glowtime’ I'll probably watch it again to see what I missed, but here's …

: Hold up, gotta go pre-order some AirPods. I’m so intrigued by their …

: ‘It’s Glowtime’  Event Day! The command center is ready and I’ll be …

: I can’t wait to see more photos of the new “The Observatory” at Apple Park from …

: New friends, new climbs, and mega fun at the Rumney Craggin’ Classic this weekend, put on by the …

: 🔗 How to Get Lots of Internet Points // Lou Plummer // louplummer.lol My technique for getting …

: I saw two different rainbows on my drive home today! (Three if you count the double rainbow) 🌈 📷

: 🆕📝 ‘It’s Glowtime’ Apple Event Bingo, HeyDingus Edition Wanna play along? You could get your name …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#154] A manifesto, a review's review, a YouTube channel launch, a couple of …

: Remember when we heard about the rumor that Shortcuts was going to get a natural language-based …

: 🆕📝 Humility Is Better Late Than Never Overcast's Marco Arment reflects on the negative feedback he …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #570: ‘It’s a Worm’ External storage preferences, favorite collaboration …

: 🔗 How writing can help you solve problems // Eric Gregorich // blog.ericgregorich.com As we write …

: It’s not done yet, but I’ve got a fresh design going at heydingus.net. You’ll see …

: 🆕📝 HeyDingus for Relay for St. Jude for Ending Childhood Cancer for 2024 Yo. You can get custom …

: 🔗 Konfetti Explorations // Marisabel Munoz // marisabel.nl When, exactly, did reading become about …

: Gruber was right, this George Clooney and Brad Pitt interview with GQ is a good read.

: 🆕📝 Gratitude Comes From the Top An illuminating show of character from Steve Jobs back in the day …

: 🔗 Please please please please please please share your big dumb beautiful self with the world // …

: 🆕📝 Blaugust 2024 Retrospective The final one. [Whew!]

: 🆕📝 Back to Ohio and Wedding Bound! After three years away, I'm finally heading back to visit the old …

: 🆕📝 Simple Scan Aped My Shortcut And I'm not even mad about it.

: 🆕📝 Effortlessly Scheduling My Work Shifts with Shortcuts 🚨 New Shortcut Alert! This is how I get my …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#153] What's this? An issue of 7 Things early instead of late? What a treat! …

: Yesterday was a four blog post day. But today will need to be a five blog post day for me to reach …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #569: ‘Average Mid-Sized Sedan of a Dog’ Reading Apple Books, pet gadgets, …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #569: ‘Average Mid-Sized Sedan of a Dog’ Reading Apple Books, pet gadgets, …

: 🆕📝 The Perfect Album I might be late to this Hemispheric Views call-to-action, but I couldn't resist …

: 🆕📝 Snapchat’s Notifications Are the Worst This one has been brooding in the back of my mind for …

: 🆕📝 Small Life Improvement: Turn Off Your Microwave There's a better way to live. #Blaugust2024

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#152] A few videos, a few podcasts, a great tip, and a scary future. …

: 🆕📝 Re: Places on the web When you think of your blog, social networks, and other online communities, …

: Hey Overcast users, if you moved to other apps because streaming was removed from the newest …

: 🆕📝 Wrapping Up PenPals with Steve Ledlow Bringing our "month" of conversation to a close with a …

: Just saw a Tesla Cybertruck for the first time on the road. I let out an audible “ugh” …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #568: ‘The Canonical Answer is Dan’s TV’ Must-have third-party apps, morning …

: Getting to spend a few days climbing with these guys from Frost Valley YMCA was a joy. It was so …

: Saturday found me guiding Jim and Matt up their first High Peak. Whiteface was a formidable choice …

: 🚨 New shortcut alert! If you’re like me, you sometimes struggle to fit your witty and very …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#151] Reworked podcasts, hot takes, blogging joy, and an old (yet still …

: A buddy asked me about replacing his 2015 15” Intel MacBook Pro with a 14” M3 Pro. I said the …

: Ah yes, August 2024, the perfect time to sit down and read @viticci@macstories.net’s iOS & …

: 🆕📝 Mid-Blaugust 2024 Check-In Today is August 17th, so we're over halfway through Blaugust 2024 and …

: So this is on everyone’s ‘Perfect Songs’ playlist, right? …

: 🆕📝 License Plate Game: Long-Distance Family Edition Reviving a childhood classic with a twist.

: Successful rescue mission to recover some gear I left at Cloudspin Cliff when bailing in an …

: Matthew and I had a grand time hiking up Phelps Mountain yesterday. It was his (and Gideon’s) first …

: 🆕📝 On Doing Scary Things Much like I think it's important to do hard things, I also think it's …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #567: ‘That’s Not How Capitalism Works’ Mini-er Mac minis, Apple vs. Patreon, …

: 🆕📝 An Incomplete Recounting of My Day A day in the life of a climbing guide who lives in a pretty …

: 🆕📝 Uninvited Guest (Or, The Black Bear Snack Bar) A(n admittedly cute) reminder that, yes, I do live …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#150] Wow, have I really done 150 of these things? I probably should have …

: 🍿 Just watched: Deadpool & Wolverine

: Oh no. I’m hearing the Siren’s call for the Boox Palma. 😭

: 🆕📝 Google’s New Home Gadget Refresh Gets a Thumbs Up From Me I don't own any Google Home products …

: 🍿 Just watched: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania I’m nearly caught up with the MCU!

: 🍿 Just watched: Thor: Love & Thunder

: 🆕📝 Two New Home Gadgets At my core, I'm a gadget lover. Here are the latest ones I'm geeked about …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #566: ‘That’s My Shredder Sound’ A gadget you should get, air travel tech, …

: 🔗 ’We don’t do God’ and massive ad spends: How British election races differ from American ones // …

: I gotta say, I’m excited for Apple’s Writing Tools when Apple Intelligence rolls out …

: 🔗 Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales // Kylie Robison // theverge.com Between May and …

: 🔗 Apple’s permissions features are out of balance // Jason Snell // sixcolors.com Apple’s recent …

: Long days in the mountains are always good days in the mountains! Thanks Lewis family for all the …

: 🆕📝 You (And I) Can Do Hard Things An important reminder for today and every day. #Blaugust2024

: 🆕📝 I was wrong about the AirPods Max Smart Case It's really not so bad. Might be good?

: It seems that if I happen to stay up until midnight, I’m very likely to stay up until at least …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #565: ‘Friendship Dots’ Blogging fodder on Find My friendship or foe-ship, …

: Jason Sattler, writing for FrameLab, gets so close to jumping on the POSSE train in suggesting that …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#149] Just your recommended weekly dose of weblinks! #Blaugust2024

: 🔗 One Task Minded // gregmorris.co.uk // Greg Morris That not to say your iPad can’t do much more, …

: 🆕📝 Belatedly Grading My Predictions for Apple’s May ‘Let Loose’ iPad Event It didn't feel right that …

: 🆕📝 Overcast’s 10th Anniversary Update I'm sympathetic to Marco's reasoning behind and results of the …

: 🆕📝 The Waterhole Kicking off #Blaugust2024 with a post about one of my favorite places in town.

: I finally buckled down and put in the work for the task looming over me for the past month. …

: Currently reading: Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold 📚 I’ve read this before, but am enjoying it a …

: You know how sometimes you look forward to a rainy day because it gives you an excuse to do all the …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#148] Apps, music, some hot (but good) takes, and even a gadget. This issue's …

: 🆕📝 Summer PenPals with Justin and Steve Chatting with Justin and Steve has been so nice, even if …

: I just updated my ‘Generate Alt Text with OpenAI Vision’ shortcut to version 1.2: Updated to use …

: Working moves on Roaches tonight. Devilishly tricky crux, and the top out remains thoughtful. 🧗 📷

: Guides’ day off with @andrew_jarvis05 at Poke-O-Moonshine. We snagged a couple of fun onsights in …

: It tickles me that I often learn country-shaking news first from That Gay Guy Candle Company. The …

: 🔗 Google solves its Pixel 9 Pro leaks by just showing the phone early // Jay Peters // theverge.com …

: 🔗 Everybody’s Free (To Write Websites) — Sara Joy Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what …

: 🆕📝 Jeff Perry: ‘It is time to slow down’ For the biggest news event in a while, my old habits had …

: A couple of injuries have set me back this summer, and have served as a cruel reminder about how …

: 📺 As far as sci-fi “what if” series go, Dark Matter is way up there with Severence in my opinion. …

: I don’t mention it often, but I do have some fun (I think, you decide) t-shirts for sale. You …

: A Wi-Fi network I saw at work yesterday. 😂

: I’ve never seen this data detector before. On iOS 17 it recognized I was being asked for a …

: 🍿 Just watched: Flora and Son on Apple TV+

: 🍿 Just watched: Sharper on Apple TV+

: 🔗 Straight Old White Guy’s Guide to Talking About Race, Abortion, Feminism and LGBT issues | Living …

: You know that sinking feeling you get when you know something bad is about to happen? Supreme Court …

: 🔗 I am adamantly opposed to urgency // Annie Mueller // anniemueller.com I need to shower, start …

: This is fun! social.lol/@jason/11…

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#147] A return to your regularly-scheduled links. 🙂

: Apple chose all my favorite iPhone models for their repair timeline!

: Whoop whoop! Some notable improvements coming for the Meta Ray-Bans. 3x longer videos (1 minute was …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #560: ‘I Don’t Like It When I’m Disappointed’ Jumping into Clockwise, "the …

: I love release notes that make me chuckle. 🤭

: If this whole gross spectrum of behavior seems familiar to you, it’s probably because AI shares a …

: 📺 Finished watching: Sugar (2024) on Apple TV+ Goodness, Colin Farrell nailed his role here. …

: Half-drunk now. AMA 😉

: I’d recognize that corner radius anywhere. IYKYK

: Where do you fall on the spectrum from Over-sharing to Under-sharing? For me, the amount I want …

: I’m a sucker for any live performer who includes “Valerie” in their set list. 👌

: Here’s an AI glasses idea for the future: Live lyrics for live music performances

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#146]

: 20 miles, 2 peaks, 15 hours, much wetness, happy heart. 😁 (Sad feet. 😭) 🥾

: I’m feeling like it’s a “lose yourself in fun, upbeat music” sort of night. …

: Woof. Lots of news happening. Might need to take a couple days off the internet and check back in …

: Do I know anyone who’s a Notion magician and wants to drop some knowledge? I’ve been …

: I love this distinction. I’ve often said in this space that although convenience and accessibility …

: No, Apple, please do this! My Vision Pro spends plenty of time sitting plugged in and unused. This …

: This is what I love about the web — you can build what you want, what you want to use, maintain it …

: Having a front row seat to @gruber@mastodon.social’s live The Talk Show with the Theater app on …

: I know nothing about chip or server arctitecture, but it would be pretty sweet if Apple is actually …

: I’m very into all the new ways to launch shortcuts coming in iOS 18! I’ll definitely be …

: New thread with little bits I find in Apple’s new OSes. 🧵

: Micro.blog’s timeline officially can’t keep up with Apple keynote days. I like to watch …

: Oh boy, we’re hardly out of follow-up, and @connected@relayfm.social is already way off the …

: Happy DubDub day! I’ve got the day off (🥳) and will watch and spew out unasked for opinions about …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#145] Serving up hot and fresh links!

: “You’re On Your Own, Kid” has really been speaking to me lately. Midnights has …

: Currently turning off basically all notifications on my Mac. I really only need notifications in one …

: 🆕📝 My WWDC24 Wish List This would make for a monumental event. 🤞

: I hardly ever do titled posts on Micro.blog, so I find myself befuddled on how to add a title to a …

: If you’ve got a minute, go check out the app animations at www.apple.com/privacy/ under the …

: Optimism rules! So yeah, I’m going to be critical of things Apple does for the rest of my days, but …

: 🔗 #3 - On First Drafts | Kadambari But here’s the thing: when you finish things, you become …

: 🔗 The spectre in the rearview (or: “Fast Car”) My entire life up until then, I wanted to be a …

: 🔗 Defensive and Skeptical // david-smith.org Rather than being “Hungry and Foolish” it was now the …

: 🔗 Apple to Launch Standalone ‘Passwords’ App in iOS 18 and macOS 15 // Juli Clover // …

: 🔗 U.S. Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2024 // Ed Nawotka | // publishersweekly.com The audiobook …

: 🔗 Feature Request: Make HomeKit truly smart, with AI features // 9to5mac.com // Ben Lovejoy One …

: Finished reading: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 📚 After being in and out of loans for over a year, …

: Today I (re)learned that light’s speed remains constant no matter the velocity of the …

: I really like my Kobo, but 8 years later and the original Kindle Oasis with the leather battery …

: 🔗 WOLFS — Official Teaser Apple TV+ // Apple TV // youtube.com Whoa, Apple’s got a new film coming …

: 🔗 OpenAI has a new safety team — it’s run by Sam Altman // Emma Roth // theverge.com For its first …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#144] After a few weeks off, I'm back with them good links.

: Thanks to @matt@isfeeling.social’s video, I just created a BetterTouchTool sequence that …

: 🔗 Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses will post Instagram stories for you // Emilia David // theverge.com The …

: 📺 I finally finished season 4 of For All Mankind and, oh boy, that finale had me sweating. Lots of …

: 📺 So happy for the triumphant return of Trying on Apple TV+. It’s one of my all-time favorite …

: Been in kind of a publishing funk lately. Hoping to find the motivation again soon; maybe it’s …

: Finally got @adk_traplordz out on some rock 👊 Regular Route, Chapel Pond Slab 📷

: Finished reading: Down by Andy Kirkpatrick 📚 Getting down from a mountain is often more complicated …

: Got a nice hike/run in to clear my head and scout out a new (to me) trail. Super fun route up and …

: Uh, so I played a few rounds of Cut The Rope on — checks notes — YouTube, of all places, today. …

: 🔗 Samsung mocks Apple’s iPad Pro ad; ‘Creativity cannot be crushed’ // Ben Schoon // 9to5google.com …

: By the way, for folks using my Generate Alt Text with OpenAI Vision shortcut, you can update it to …

: It seems like every presenter thought they would be the one to announce that Gemini is going to 2 …

: It’s totally not the point, but it’s still exciting to see one of my blog posts on …

: ‘Next iPad Mini Still Not Expected Before Late 2024 at the Earliest’ I can’t be the only one …

: Too true. Which brings me to today. My world is not as exciting as it once was. The technology that …

: 🆕📝 Starting up PenPals with Justin Wong One conversation ends, and the next begins. Justin and I got …

: 🆕📝 Wrapping up being PenPals with Ratika Ratika was my eighth PenPal so far, and she got me to …

: Funnily enough, the Apple Event has me reconsidering a new iPad at all. Maybe my 2020 iPad Pro gets …

: I might be able to sneak in watching the ‘Let Loose’ #AppleEvent while working on my …

: 🆕📝 10 Last-Minute Predictions for Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ Event It's finally time for new iPads! Here's …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#143] I was busy at a climbing instructor course this weekend, so I’m a day …

: I spent more time wearing my Vision Pro in a dream last night than I have in the last couple of …

: Gotta hand it to them, this is a really rad ad. Happy May the Fourth! youtu.be/yk6UVnMn9…

: I’ve been kind of obsessed with this video. These kids have incredible voices, and it looks …

: 📷 #mbApr Day +2 (32) Ollivander is the quintessential unputdownable critter.

: 🔗 Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget // David Pierce // theverge.com The Meta …

: 🔗 A Bit Of Resistance Does Wonders // Greg Morris // gregmorris.co.uk Sometimes, we look at people …

: 🔗 How “AI” is helping my writing process // Om Malik // om.co With the right prompts, I can get the …

: 📷 #mbApr Day +1 Kinda like a massive structural bubble.

: 📷 #mbApr Day 30 When I think of my hometown it’s this image of the local theater along our red brick …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 29 Can’t wait to drift back down this river. Soon enough!

: Finished reading: Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual by Bob Gaines 📚 Pretty much all review …

: Squircle Spotter (via Michael Steeber via @bkfujita)

: 🆕📝 ‘Climbing Is Inherently Dangerous’ Gravity doesn't care who you are or what you're doing — it …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#142] Small web shoutouts, a Siracusa fan site, Papyrus 2, an Apple Maps tip, …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 28 Gathering for totality felt like being a member of the community of Earth as much as …

: 🏕️ First night in a tent this year. 🧡

: So annoyed with Apple. I’ve been hit with the account lock out since last night. But I’m on the road …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 27 Surprise! Upon reaching the summit, we popped above the clouds and were gifted with …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #551: ‘Clippy Vibes’ Meta's AI Assistant, feed preferences, finding software, …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 26 Little Pine Marten critter was SO CUTE! 😍

: If you’ll permit me a Large Round Number Milestone, I’m pretty jazzed about my blog …

: I don’t have much to say about the TikTok divestment/ban. I don’t use the app. However, …

: Instead of participating in JavaScript Naked Day, instead I experimented with adding a little bit …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 25 Star spine.

: 🎵 I’m a day late, but happy ‘New Lauv Single Day! to those who celebrate! …

: I’ve struggled to see the point (beyond general accessibility) of using an AI to describe …

: 🆕📝 Apple Watch + Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses make the perfect running combo, and more on why I love …

: Humane is really dropping the ball. Not with their Pin this time, but by leaving the humane.ai …

: (I’m trying to be low-key about it, but I’m pretty geeked about one of my favorite sites …

: 🆕📝 ChatGPT Makes a Good Teacher & Quizmaster I've been using ChatGPT to answer all my questions …

: 🔗 Airlines will soon have to pay you back if they cancel or delay your flight // Sheena Vasani // …

: 🔗 How I fell in love with LEGO (members post) // Matt Birchler // birchtree.me The final, and maybe …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 24 Goodbye light.

: 📺 Finished watching: Foundation (seasons 1 and 2) on Apple TV+ Game of Thrones meets …

: 📺 Started watching: Invasion on Apple TV+ Whoa there’s a lot going on here. They’ve …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 23 Dreamy

: My excitement for my Meta Ray-Ban glasses just shot through the roof and its not even about the new …

: 📺 Awwww yeah! Trying is back next month for season 4. It’s my favorite show on Apple TV+, …

: 🆕📝 My Favorite Alpine Draw Slings The smooth bar tack makes all the difference, and I'm surprised …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 22 Many blues.

: Been working on a new layout for heydingus.net. If you’re sleuthy, you might be able to get a …

: 🔗 The future of AI gadgets is just phones // theverge.com But I took a picture of a Blue Apron …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#141] A trio of junk mail tips, Google and Apple Watch throwbacks, a …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 21 Improbable mountain.

: Holy smokes, @macstories@macstories.net is 15 years old today. Been reading for almost that entire …

: The Internet Explorer logo is not one I expected to see representing a webpage in the 2024. 😵‍💫

: 📷 #mbApr Day 20 Climbing ice at night. Probably not something our ancestors predicted we’d do with …

: 🔗 Does everything need to be an ad? // Joe Rosensteel // sixcolors.com Imagine a future where Roku …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #550: ‘Strap In and Forget My Email’ It's been a minute, but I'm back stealing …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 19 A birthday cake, what else?

: Uhhh…yeah, no spoilers, but you’re gonna want to try this equinox.space thing out. …

: Herman’s got it right: I'd rather a product not exist in the first place if their business …

: Goodness. 😲 Multiplying all the possible sounds, fonts, quotes, icons, and themes gives you over 4 …

: It’s too bad that all these post-Twitter platforms seemingly need to reach critical mass to …

: 🔗 Most Popular Computer Operating Systems 1985 - 2024 // Captain Gizmo // youtube.com Whoa. It …

: I wish I were as good at social media as @BasicAppleGuy@mastodon.social. A+ 👍👍 Certified Very Good …

: Now that my hair is getting longer, I’m convinced that the “it’s bad for your …

: I’ve been using emoji’d bookmark folders like this tip that Greg Pierce shared without ever …

: I promise you’re not ready for the utter madness that is this very real training video from …

: Alright @robb@social.lol, you got me. I’ve swapped the @HeyDingus@mas.to auto-poster from …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 18 Night mode mountain was a real mood.

: 🔗 U.S. Court Rules That Police Can Force a Suspect to Unlock Phone With Thumbprint // …

: 🔗 Getting The Shot // Andy Kirkpatrick // andy-kirkpatrick.com CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD I hate the …

: Two residents of this corner of the web were linked to or featured by large publications today. …

: Random thought: I wonder if true cobblers resent the modern connotation of “cobbled …

: First Baker climbs of the year. Love this crag, and loved introducing Brendan to it. 📷

: 🆕📝 PenPal with Ratika: Sleep, Routines, and Short Stories If Ratika's emails are this good, just …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 17 The clouds flaunted their transcendence without a care in the world.

: I wasn’t happy with how buttons on my site weren’t acting like buttons (you had to click …

: Apple is renewing For All Mankind and making a spinoff series, Star City: A robust expansion of the …

: 🔗 iOS 18 Rumor: Notes App to Offer New Voice Memos and Math Features // macrumors.com First, the …

: 🔗 Acapulco — Season 3 Official Trailer Apple TV+ // Apple TV // youtube.com Stoked for this show to …

: I’d be down for Apple bringing Threads-style voice messages to iMessage. I love the …

: 🔗 Logitech wants you to press its new AI button // Emilia David // theverge.com Tomorrow’s AI PCs …

: Since the first design of my site, I’ve stuck with blue text for my hyperlinks because that …

: 🆕📝 PenPal with Valerie: Climbing, Crafts, and Wrap-up A big ol' thanks to @val for opening their …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 16 If a flâneur is one who doesn’t do much but observe those around them, then these …

: 🔗 Beatbox with Tom @tomthummer talent unexplainable // Tik Tok 🔥🔥 // youtube.com Likewise, this …

: 🔗 Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan - “Stick Season” (Live from GUTS world tour at Madison …

: 🔗 Everything New in the iOS 17.5 Beta // Juli Clover // macrumors.com There are references to an …

: 🔗 iPods as AI devices // David Pierce // threads.net Her: He’s probably thinking about other …

: 🔗 Advice for How To Make Sure You Never Create Anything If you get an idea while writing a post, …

: Alright, Verizon, you’ve redeemed yourself a bit. I canceled my service months ago, but …

: When I start dreaming in code, I know I’ve been on the computer a little too much lately. 😬

: 🎵 The new Maggie Rogers album rules. Listened all the way through twice today! I get Sara Bareilles …

: Does anyone know of an app that provides a Shortcuts action for escaping text for JSON? I’m …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 15 These veins may be small, but they are bringers of life.

: So… is anyone still trying to #CloseYourRings on your Apple Watch? I gave up on my streak …

: I totally forgot about the blooming flower motif of the original Apple Watch. The watch face and …

: 🔗 What if password managers were never allowed on iOS? “Do you really want to trust anybody with …

: 🔗 A tardy assessment of the Apple Sports app Apple’s designers decided to put the headers …

: 🔗 Senator Elizabeth Warren claims TurboTax ‘relentlessly’ upsells customers in letter to FTC // Emma …

: 🔗 You can choose to be kind // Cory Dransfeldt // coryd.dev I struggle with the be kind to yourself …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 14 Cactus.

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#140]

: The fediverse is getting a bit messy for me over in Micro.blog-land. No fault of the platform, but …

: Heads up to Micro.blog users: For a while, I resisted @-mentions because I didn’t want those …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 13 My favorite kind of page these days.

: Sorry everyone vying for the cutest dog pic today, I didn’t expect him to just steal the show like …

: Doing things for simple pleasure. I just do it because it soothes me. By copying a drawing, I …

: In the department of Things It Took Me Too Long to Realize™, it just occured to me that …

: Despite the reviews, (original iPhone software keyboard creator, Humane team member, and Micro.blog …

: A year of average workouts in one go? Yeah, that sounds about right. 😲 Damn. This is fantastic data …

: Okay, super time for bed. I’m going to regret staying up so late again in a few hours, but I …

: I just updated my ‘🤣 Markdown Memes’ shortcut to version 1.1: Swapped ‘Micro.blog Multimedia …

: 🆕📝 Making a dynamic auto-sorting list in Shortcuts to easily deploy memes Come down the rabbit hole …

: I just released my ‘Simple MB Image Uploader’ shortcut version 1.0: No frills or menus to tap …

: I just realized that my source feed which usually auto-posts links to my blog posts stopped working …

: Made a bunch more little improvements around the site today. It’s fun gleaning more about CSS. …

: If you’re following me on Mastodon and wondering how those link posts I did this morning (and …

: Alright, that’s pretty good. 😆 We also have a shirt inspired by @marcoarment’s recent nostalgic …

: Not perfect, but progress. Great news coming from Germany: today, the Bundestag adopted the gender …

: I’m thrilled to see the Duel of the Defaults continue to rage, stewarded by @robb@social.lol, …

: I kind of lost my morning hanging around waiting for a call from pest control who said they would …

: 🆕📝 Humane pinned their launch date, if not their pin Forgive my pun, but I’m just oh-so-clever. 😜

: 🔗 We’ve stopped making things anyone wants // Cory Dransfeldt // coryd.dev We start out …

: 🔗 What do you want? // Greg Morris // gregmorris.co.uk The rather depressing fact is, much of what …

: 🔗 Why I carry two phones? // merecivilian.com No other foldable has this form factor and I really …

: 🔗 Automattic Acquires Beeper, Will Merge With Texts // daringfireball.net I don’t get a ton of [X] …

: 🔗 What Are the Odds? // Jason Kottke // kottke.org There are so many mind-blowing things about …

: 🔗 It was 23 years from Macintosh to iPhone. It’s been 17 years since the iPhone. // Matt Birchler // …

: 🔗 The Vision Pro isn’t a flop, it’s an ongoing experiment // sixcolors.com This is what happens …

: 🔗 Eclipses Should Be Celebrations of Science, Not Pseudoscience // John Gruber // daringfireball.net …

: I just released my ‘🤣 Markdown Memes’ shortcut version 1.0: This shortcut helps you to reuse memes …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 12 Would you believe this was taken inside at Caesar’s Palace? It’s like magic!

: I just updated my ‘MB Photoblogger’ shortcut to version 1.2: Adjusted the composition of the final …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 11 My heart lives at the intersection of rock and sky.

: 🆕📝 Edelrid’s Design Team Is at the Top of Their Game When you trust your life to your climbing gear, …

: I’ve been using Things for — goodness — 7 years now and every time I save a task with the …

: And one more change that I need some feedback on… I figured out how to do the gradient …

: Been playing with CSS today and tidying up some corners of the website.

: Very thankful to @garritfra@fosstodon.org who posted about how to implement a DuckDuckGo search bar …

: Let’s try this again! I just updated my ‘📣 Publish Quote’ shortcut to version 2.1: Fixed a …

: Took Phin for a walk today and surprised him with his first swim of the year! Water dog = happy dog. …

: 🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Size Doesn’t Matter How small can a task be and still be worthwhile to automate?

: 📷 #mbApr Day 10 My favorite kind of train: The musical people kind!

: I’ve been making some improvements over at oneamonth.club. You’ll see new short …

: 🆕📝 I Didn’t Hate Apple’s Immersive MLS Highlights Reel It wasn't perfect and left me wanting more, …

: 🔗 FineWallpapers — basicappleguy.com // BasicAppleGuy 🤣 BasicAppleGuy made a “scratched & …

: 🔗 Daring Fireball: From the Department of Spending Tim Cook’s Money: Online Photo Storage Is Surely …

: 🔗 A retrospective on a year without streaming music — coryd.dev // Cory Dransfeldt It was hard …

: 🔗 You’re a Blogger, Not an Essayist — bjhess.com You don’t need to labor over your posts. You …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 09 A throwback to my crispy tiger-striped sunburn, a result of an unfortunate …

: 🔗 Apple AI paper details how its multi-modal ‘Ferret-UI’ LLM can interpret phone UIs. — theverge.com …

: Anyone else participating in CSS Naked Day? Let’s see those bare blogs!

: The Solar Eclipse totality had BIG bouncing-DVD-Video-screensaver-finally-hitting-the-corner energy. …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 08 Equal parts prevention and welcome.

: 📷 #mbApr Day 07 The mountains fuel my well-being. (Gah! Can’t believe I missed yesterday. The 30-day …

: 🆕📝 CSS Naked Day My website is streaking for the next day. Care to join? 😉

: 🔗 Apple’s Presto system is even more sophisticated than it appeared // 9to5mac.com When a …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#139] Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

: I just heard the idea of being an “internal processor” versus and “external …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 06 Windy? Couldn’t tell.

: Taxes: filed ✅ Left it a bit late this year, but looks like we’re actually getting a refund, …

: 🆕📝 PenPal with Ratika: What does the sky look like where you are? I'm going to have to work a little …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 05 A SERENE anchor, 700 feet above the canyon floor, connects me to the mountain.

: 🆕📝 RE: ‘Goodbye Micro.blog’ I didn’t plan on getting hung up on a particular blockquote and end up …

: 🆕📝 Digital Toolmaker In which I wax poetic about what's probably my favorite app of all time.

: I just updated my ‘🔗 Get URL to Run Shortcuts’ shortcut to version 1.3. Suppose you’re …

: I just released my ‘% URL Encode Text’ shortcut version 1.0: This shortcut simply transforms text …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 04 This foliage is more prickly than pretty. Which speaks to its excessive prickliness …

: A Very Good Tweet™: Trying to celebrate 404 day but I keep getting redirected. Christina Warren …

: 🔗 Apple notifies winners who will attend WWDC 2024 in-person event — 9to5mac.com // Filipe Espósito …

: I just updated my ‘📢 Publish Quote’ shortcut to version 2.0: Now you copy the quote before sharing …

: I’m kinda bummed that @macstories@macstories.net isn’t doing the Shortcuts competition …

: So far, my attempt to use my ‘Publish Quote’ shortcut on the Mac has resulted in: Two …

: I’m getting sassier in my Shortcuts' comments. 😅

: I just released my ‘ℹ️ Get YouTube Video Info (HeyDingus' Version)’ shortcut version 1.0: This …

: 🔗 Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads — lowpass.cc // Janko Roettgers Your Roku TV may …

: 🔗 No Joke, Yahoo Buys Artifact — spyglass.org Ultimately, what killed Artifact was the fact that …

: 🔗 5 ways I’d like iOS 18 to improve the iPhone home screen — birchtree.me // Matt Birchler It’s …

: 🔗 Welcome to the AI gadget era The promise of AI — and I want to emphasize the word _promise …

: I was honored to assist Mike and Jane in finishing up their Saranac Lake 6ers today with summits on …

: 🔗 Every Failure is an Opportunity — caseyliss.com // Casey Liss I know this isn’t a new thought, …

: You’re likely familiar with the Navy SEAL mantra of “Slow is smooth, and smooth is …

: Here was my photo library totals as of a few days ago. A very pleasing milestone that I just …

: I just updated my ‘MB Photoblogger’ shortcut to version 1.1: Added the ability to share a photo to …

: I’m just so happy with the result of my colorful hover effect for links on my site. 🤩 I never …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 03 A deck of cards is required gear for any backpacking trip. (circa March 2014 😳)

: 📷 #mbApr Day 02 Snow flowers?

: Okay, now that is pretty awesome! Spatial Stephen beat me at Battleship. Jason Snell :zeppelin: …

: 🔗 Yahoo is buying Artifact, the AI news app from the Instagram co-founders — theverge.com Artifact, …

: 🔗 Action Button as Game Launcher — Initial Charge I’m accomplishing this by checking the device’s …

: 🔗 Pay per scroll – Manu — manuelmoreale.com Reflecting on books made me think about what the web …

: 🆕📝 PenPaling With Valerie: Ramadan Updates, Crampons, Photoblogging, and More on Worldly Travel It …

: Hey, if you—like me—need all the help you can get to remember to post a photo every day for the …

: I just released my ‘MB Photoblogger’ shortcut version 1.0: This shortcut helps you post to …

: 📷 #mbApr Day 01 A tool, or toy?

: No joke, Apple’s been around for 48 years as of today! And Gmail for 20. Goodness.

: I’m floored, touched, and so grateful for the lucky number 7(!) people who have chosen to …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are My Favorite Routes I Climbed in Red Rocks) This Week [#138] 7️⃣🧗‍♂️ 5️⃣2️⃣💿

: Alright, I finally checked out Lex’s games (at its cool new domain name: lex.games) I solved …

: 🆕📝 Micro.blog is becoming the fabric of the open social web of your dreams Everything should begin …

: Red Rocks Trip, Day 3 Really, more like Day 1 since today was the first day of actual climbing. Willow Springs Area …

: I’m about a third of the way through the “John Siracusa Windowing Method” video and, so far, even …

: 🆕📝 Scott Yu-Jan’s Macintosh Studio You may have heard of Viticci's MacPad, but how about a desktop …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#137] Blogrolls, weird and wonderful tech that reminds me that we're in the …

: Alright friends-with-long-hair, I’m going for it for the first time. Should I be doing anything …

: Here we are again… 🥱 Gonna be the first person American Airlines sees when they come to work. …

: I’ve found myself with some unexpectedly free hours in a tiny hotel room in the middle of a …

: Welp, my travel plans are well and truly bungled. Was supposed to fly out at 3:40pm today. Canceled. …

: 🔗 Time To Make The Donuts — canneddragons.net // Robert Rackley Someone from the soup kitchen (one …

: Experiencing Moon Hooch tonight without any prior knowledge about their band was such a treat. …

: 🔗 Digital wallets and the “only Apple Pay does this” mythology — birchtree.me I hope what you take …

: 🆕📝 My Wishes for AirPods (4th gen) Mostly, I just want the 2nd gens…but better. 😅

: 🔗 Why I redesigned my home page? — om.co // Om Malik And of course, I still blog. In other words, I …

: 🔗 U.S. DOJ Sues Apple Over its “Monopoly” on iPhone, the Device Apple Created If you want to buy …

: Some example photos and videos from the Meta Ray-Bans in my recent posts. (Pretty good, I must say!) …

: Took advantage of stellar weather last week to climb at The Gunks! I was very fortunate to meet some …

: I think people overplay the “I’m 30 now so my body is breaking down and I’m …

: I had the distinct pleasure of summiting Giant Mountain with Hector and Renata this past weekend. …

: Our new favorite restaurant in the ADK, the underappreciated @thewoodshedonpark, has an excellent …

: Great use case for Vision Pro: keeping an eye on baby monitors while watching other media. …

: Another “ugh.” I’ve procrastinated making these posts because they required going …

: If you’re gonna move over to your Threads account for Fediversing, it’d be awesome if …

: 🆕📝 All eBooks Are Not Created Equal I got a nasty surprise when I purchased an ebook version of a …

: 🆕📝 Now, March 2024 Taking a page out of Maique's book and trying a more bite-sized /now update.

: Whoa! Slick new place that Apple is linking to all their products' documentation. 😍 …

: Blue Ice makes some of my favorite climbing gear and they just redesigned my go-to cragging …

: I’m kicking the tires some more with Micro.blog’s new Blogroll/Recommendations feature. …

: Anyone else curious what the rest of that help text for the ‘About’ field says? 😆 /cc: …

: 🔥 First bonfire of 2024 last night. I think it’s going to be a good friends-by-the-fire year.

: 🔗 Apple Is Not the Reason I’m Buying Apple Products - These People Are — havn.blog I like all my …

: Congrats to @robb@social.lol and @johnvoorhees@macstories.net on bringing Ruminate to MacStories. …

: 🔗 The best blog posts are genuine - rubenerd.com // Ruben Schade These are good, and certainly …

: Alright, I think that fixes all my current shortcuts for Micro.blog that I introduced a bug to …

: I just updated my ‘Micro.blog Multimedia Uploader’ shortcut to version 1.1.1: Fixed a mistake …

: I just updated my ‘Publish to Micro.blog’ shortcut to version 1.2: Fixed a mistake related to …

: I just updated my ‘UpShare MB’ shortcut to version 1.1: Added an option to set a persistent upload …

: I just updated my ‘Bulk MB Image Uploader’ shortcut to version 1.3: Fixed a mistake related to …

: A long-winded way of saying “We don’t have a solution for free apps yet”, but a promising exchange …

: 🆕📝 Study Abroad, Hobbies, and Blogging Origins with Valerie V "Being a PenPal with someone in …

: I realized today that, as of this month, my /now page is, in fact, a “year ago” page. …

: Holy smokes, the new Apple Store in Shanghai is a real stunner. Just look at that double-curved …

: I just updated my ‘Micro.blog Multimedia Uploader ’ shortcut to version 1.1: Added a setting to …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#136] I did it. I found the best of the web for you this week. 😉

: The joys of a decade+ friendship are quips like this on @atpfm@mastodon.social. 🤣 🎙️

: That’s odd. I don’t think I’ve done a single Fitness+ cycle ring workout and yet …

: How many of y’all are using swipe-to-type on your phones still? (Me! 👋)

: Today was apparently “bring treats to work day” and I’m here for it! 😋

: I just updated my ‘Bulk MB Image Uploader Shortcut’ shortcut to version 1.2: Added setup step to …

: Had to play this milestone! Wordle 1,000 🎉 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

: My sleep has been all over the place lately 😵‍💫 Monday night: slept till 8:30a, stayed in bed till …

: Well, I did it! I got the Meta Ray-Ban glasses tonight. So far, Good fit Intuitive setup Speedy …

: Last post about the oneamonth.club tonight, I promise. I just added some guidelines, and also some …

: ✅ Used the blog ID URL technique to fix up my Make.com workflow that auto-posts from Instagram to …

: Clever, functional, AND fun! This was accidental but it's worked out tremendously well. How to name …

: Things were getting boring, so Phin found a new thing to be perturbed by: reflections on the ceiling …

: They said the promised day would never come, but arrived it has. New member special! ATP Insider: …

: ChatGPT is a really good teacher. I’m still learning how to ask the right questions — …

: The response to oneamonth.club has been very positive, and it’s so exciting to have folks jump …

: I didn’t really intend to pull an all-nighter, but when you make it far enough into the …

: 🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Creating Fallbacks As far as advanced Shortcuts techniques go, employing the 'If' …

: I just updated my ‘Publish to Micro.blog’ shortcut to version 1.1: Added a setup step to specify …

: If you hover over linked text on my site, you’ll get a nice new surprise. CSS is fun! 😁👨‍💻🎨

: 🆕📝 One a Month Club How and why the One a Month Club came to be.

: Made a small change to my Replies page tonight to fix something that’s been bugging me for …

: I was about to swap from Buy Me a Coffee to Ko-Fi for my tip jar solely because I hated how I had to …

: Watch out y’all, I’m back in a blogging mood. 📝

: This whole thing smelled off from the beginning. Gruber’s timeline clears it up significantly. I.e., …

: 🆕📝 The whole Apple vs. DMA thing has me feeling unenthusiastic, and it could have been so much …

: 🔗 Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras — theverge.com // Emma Roth The change comes after …

: 🔗 The end of ice climbing? Mellor, 70, another long-time Adirondack climber […], points out that …

: 🔗 Did I Read That? — gregmorris.co.uk // Greg Morris This raises the question: Did I read a book if …

: I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the rumored “AirPods with cameras” …

: 🆕📝 First Letters with Valerie Starting off a new month of PenPal letters with @val.

: It’s getting easier and easier to recommend Micro.blog to anyone in open web blogging. …

: Too tired to write a proper introduction post, but I’m happy to say that oneamonth.club is now …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#135] Ideas for blogs and weird hardware, computer pain points in the year …

: Go read Bradley’s piece on finding better balance with an iPod. These are things I know …

: 🔗 Federico Viticci’s self-made Mac convertible — sixcolors.com // Jason Snell Some people will call …

: 🔗 AI Is Strip Mining the Web — club.macstories.net Think about what it would be like for that to be …

: What can I say? I, too, like to use nice tools. And when compared to hardware, good software is much …

: 🔗 Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 17.4 with Major Safari and App Store Changes in the EU, Transcripts …

: Another perfect (March!?) day guiding atop Owl’s Head Mountain. We were supposed to climb ice for …

: 🔗 My Enjoyment Is Always Last — gregmorris.co.uk [M]y personal enjoyment starts when the kids are …

: I don’t usually have multiple books going at once, but in an effort to maximize March is …

: Currently reading: Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words by Steve Jobs 📚

: Currently reading: Self-rescue by David J. Fasulo 📚

: Currently reading: Accidents in North American Climbing 2023 by American Alpine Club 📚

: I make a fair number of shortcuts for Micro.blog. I finally got around to making a post that lists …

: I just updated my ‘Bulk MB Image Uploader’ shortcut to version 1.1 (sorry to early adopters!): …

: I just released my ‘Bulk MB Image Uploader’ shortcut: This shortcut helps you to upload sets of …

: I wish more places offered round-ups for local charities. I’ll almost always say yes.

: 🔗 The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already // V. Song But I also have an M1 …

: Whelp, got out guiding rock today, March 4th. What a strange, strange winter. Hard to say goodbye to …

: 🔗 Childfree.txt // the library of alexandra it’s deeply ingrained in all of us that having …

: 🔗 Internet gardening | James' Coffee Blog — jamesg.blog I sometimes like to use the term …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#134] Along with the usual smorgasbord of links, this week marks the 9th …

: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Today was the first time …

: 🔗 Apple TV+ adds a limited time library of 50 movies to stream for free — 9to5mac.com // Benjamin …

: I was feeling pretty motivated earlier to get a couple of blog posts out of my head. But losing a …

: LOL I love @dmoren@zeppelin.flights’s writing What a difference eight months makes. That’s in …

: 🆕📝 30 Reflecting on my 20s, and getting pumped for my 30s.

: What a fascinating concept. You might hit the limit and then ask people not actually reading to …

: You can usually tell from where I’m microblogging based on the type of blockquotes I use. If …

: Yesterday, @rsilvernail wished me a happy 30th birthday by congratulating me on “reaching a …

: What will you take the leap on today? Every four years, we have a worldwide holiday to celebrate …

: I’m gonna call a #MykeWasRight to say that “Apple Enthusiast” is my preferred term …

: 🔗 Blog What You Like [The internet] has enough hot takes, perfect websites, and thoughts on the …

: 🔗 writing promptly — wordplay.bearblog.dev To feel that being a “writer” is one of the markers of …

: 🔗 Towards a quieter, friendlier web — coryd.dev // Cory Dransfeldt Be kind, be honest and engage on …

: 🔗 My Complete 2023 Six Colors Report Card Replies 2023 marked the end of the transition to Apple …

: Thanks to @arne@spezi.social for the good list of articles I perused this morning!

: 🔗 Multi-layered calendars — julian.digital // Julian Lehr Calendars, on the other hand, cover the …

: 🔗 Every self-help book ever, boiled down to 11 simple rules — mashable.com // Chris Taylor But hey, …

: 🔗 You’d Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don’t You? “What if I were neighbors …

: 🔗 The science of why you have great ideas in the shower — nationalgeographic.co.uk // Stacey Colino …

: 🔗 Does gear matter? — arun.is // Arun Venkatesan The problem is with the question itself. It’s one …

: It’s my wonderful wife’s birthday and we celebrated doing all Jo’s favorite things! 🥳 Including a …

: Had the best time summiting Algonquin and Wright Peaks with Jeanne and Jessie yesterday. Our stoke …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are My HomeKit Tips) This Week [#133]

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #541: ‘Peripherereral Free’ In which I turn one of my favorite podcasts into …

: 🔗 A Conspiracy To Kill IE6 • Chris Zacharias — blog.chriszacharias.com One of their engineers …

: Warm weather had the usual spot looking sketchy but we still found some ice for @adkiceclimbermeetup …

: 🔗 A decade of working remotely | Lynn Fisher I’ve seen execs point to a super productive off-site …

: Micro.blog just got 5x more valuable and was already leading the way. Love this service. Today …

: In which Apple isn’t quite the price hog it’s thought to be. That leaves the Mac Studio. …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#132] Don't skip the 'Take a Chance' link this week. Well, don't skip any of …

: 🆕📝 Apple Return Policy PSA A note for folks looking to get the most out of a generous return …

: 🆕📝 So Much To Do In which I don't follow my own advice, but I feel okay about it.

: Uh oh, time is already so easy to lose in Vision Pro. Watch out TikTokers. If Reels debuts, …

: Busywork isn’t always bad. I turn to it when I can’t deal but still need to get shit …

: This is so tempting. I can’t imagine Apple will make a “headless” laptop, but they …

: I just made one, and you should too! St. Jude lets you send a digital Valentine's Day card to kids …

: I don’t use omg.lol, but I continue to think that it’s one of the best deals on the …

: 🔗 Apple Music launches new personalized ‘Love’ and ‘Heartbreak’ stations — …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #540: ‘I Did Something Bad’

: For months, I’ve wanted to get the heyjb.me domain for my links because it’s easy to say …

: So which superb owl won last night? 🦉

: Mountainfest was a joy this weekend! So many quiet badasses here, ready and willing to share their …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#131]

: 🤔 Super curious that I got offered this “loyal customer” discount only after …

: Noticed that Verizon turned on 5G in my town. The blazing-fast networking future we were promised is …

: 🔗 Contextual Computing with Vision Pro: My Writing Cabin // MacSparky When I’m not writing, I don’t …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #539: ‘You Folks Need Some Help’ 🎙️: 🇪🇺🧑‍⚖️🍎, 🧳🖥️, 🌐, 🔗🪣, 🕑🔁, and 🖱️.

: I’ve never watched an MKBHD video from this angle before!

: 🔗 Because what the world needs is one more post about their initial reactions to using Vision Pro, …

: 🔗 If you’d bought Apple shares instead of iPhones, you’d now have $147,000 — …

: 🔗 OpenCase: MagSafe Perfected — kickstarter.com OpenCase is an iPhone case that significantly …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#130] A real hodgepodge this week!

: 🔗 The iPhone Mini’s long goodbye is complete — but it’s not all bad news — theverge.com // Allison …

: Incredible day in the high peaks to summit Wright Peak! Honestly, best conditions I’ve ever seen it …

: Looks like there was at least one @rebound@hachyderm.io fan at Fifth Avenue this morning. Tim seemed …

: I wonder if I’ll be able to control my upstairs Mac mini with the Vision Pro while downstairs on my …

: 🔗 Joanna Stern wears Apple Vision Pro on Live TV — matthewcassinelli.com // Matthew Cassinelli …

: 🔗 Best laptop of 2024 – Manu I don’t care about laptops. I don’t even know which laptops came out …

: 🧵 I’m reading and watching Vision Pro reviews. Here’s what’s catching my …

: 🎵 I just heard this song in our shop and looked around to see who was watching the Vision Pro ad. It …

: 🧗‍♂️ You know those cool climbing movies you’ve seen recently? They, and safe recreation for …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#129] 👕, 👩‍💻, 🏚️, 🧑‍🍳, 🕹️, 🌐, and 📧. Plus 5️⃣2️⃣💿, and 🧑‍🎨.

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #538: ‘If I Lose It, I’ll Die’ A 🚀 reunion, 📱 widgets, 🐻 controversy, 🔐 …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #538: ‘If I Lose It, I’ll Die’ A 🚀 reunion, 📱 widgets, 🐻 controversy, 🔐 …

: I just updated my ‘Stand Goal Cheater’ shortcut to version 1.6: Changed the ‘Log Workout’ action’s …

: 🔗 PSA for iPhone Users: After updating to iOS 17.3, consider enabling Stolen Device Protection for …

: 🧗❄️ What an incredible first time over at Poke-O-Moonshine! Positive Thinking was taken, so we …

: Hey Micro.blog users, are you looking for a Dropshare Cloud replacement or just an easy way to …

: 🆕📝 Happy 40th, Mac A birthday message to the good ol' Macintosh as it completes its 4th decade. 🥳

: 🆕📝 Happy 40th, Mac A birthday message to the good ol' Macintosh as it completes its 4th decade. 🥳

: Welp, I dicked around on my phone for too long today and missed out on chance to complete some …

: 🔗 Gov. pledges $13M for Adirondack rail trail — adirondackexplorer.org // James Odato The bulk of …

: Cute! 🔋🤳

: Collaborative playlists in Apple Music are here. We’ve been waiting almost 10 years (a full …

: Well hot damn, the trailer for Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender actually looks quite good …

: 🔗 Barbie Oscar Nominations — kottke.org // Jason Kottke Ryan Gosling getting an Oscar nom for …

: 🔗 Macintosh 40th anniversary: Watch live as team members convene — 9to5mac.com // Ben Lovejoy …

: 🔗 Apple Maps errors show small businesses as closed down — 9to5mac.com // Ben Lovejoy Apple Maps …

: 🔗 Macintosh 40th anniversary: Remembering my own love affair with the original Mac — 9to5mac.com // …

: 🔗 Apple Music will now pay 10% higher royalties to artists for Spatial Audio music - 9to5Mac // …

: ▶️ Peek Into the Emmys Night Afterparty with Apple TV+ You’re invited to the Emmys afterparty …

: 🔗 Introducing More Birchtree // Matt Birchler More Birchtree is a way to get more Birchtree …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #537: ‘All I Found Were Three Apple TV Remotes’ This week, “we” …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #537: ‘All I Found Were Three Apple TV Remotes’ This week, “we” contemplate …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#128] ▶️, 🍿, 🫨, 🧑‍🍳, 🪟, 🔍, and 🍎. Plus 5️⃣2️⃣💿, and 🐍📦.

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#128] ▶️, 🍿, 🫨, 🧑‍🍳, 🪟, 🔍, and 🍎. Plus 5️⃣2️⃣💿, and 🐍📦.

: 🔗 It’s time for a nationwide ban of right-on-red turns // David Zipper The good news is that …

: T’was a bit brisk on my run this morning. 🥶 But loving the winter weather wonderland. 📷

: I’ll take your papercut and raise you one cardboard cut…under the fingernail. 😖

: 🆕📝 Overcast’s Breakout “New” Feature Is Play With a Purpose I bet you weren’t expecting to find a …

: 🆕📝 Overcast’s Breakout “New” Feature Is Play With a Purpose

: Vision Pro pre-order Couch delivery Car lease negotiations and travel Rock climbing More travel Prep …

: Just thinking about how they’re rendering that interior image at all the correct angles and …

: Welp, Apple squandered another opportunity to introduce redone Magic Keyboards and Trackpads with …

: Success! 😁🥽

: 🔗 Artifact’s killer feature was rewriting bad headlines — sixcolors.com // Jason Snell Back in the …

: ⛷️ Waking up early, the chill, and effort to skin up to the top is easily worth it for the magical …

: 🔗 The one feature that would make an OLED iPad Pro worth it for me – sixcolors.com // Jason Snell …

: 🔗 Be loud about the things you love — robinrendle.com // Robin Rendle But there is only one way to …

: 📺 Finished watching: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #536: ‘Spay and Neuter Your Pets’ 🎙️: 🖥️, 📱, 🐰, 🖱️, 📺, and 📧.

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #536: ‘Spay and Neuter Your Pets’

: 🆕📝 Letters Project becomes the PenPals Project It’s the same project where I email back-and-forth …

: 🆕📝 Letters Project Becomes the PenPals Project

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#127] Must be Sunday! Includes #2/52 of my 52 Albums Project.

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#127]

: 🔗 The Automattic Creed I will never stop learning. […] I know there’s no such thing as a status …

: 🆕📝 The Best Top Rope Setup Video I’ve Ever Found (And Why I Think It Makes an Superb Example of an …

: 🆕📝 The Best Top Rope Setup Video I’ve Ever Found (And Why I Think It Makes an Superb Example of an …

: Possibly my new favorite meme! 🤣 (I love that you can see Chris Pratt almost break into a smile.) …

: It’s not my primary method of reading my timeline, but going through it via RSS instead of the …

: 🆕📝 Artifact Shuts Down Just as I Was Getting Into It The world isn’t big enough for the [many] of us …

: 🆕📝 Artifact Shuts Down Just as I Was Getting Into It

: I just updated my ‘Generate Alt Text with OpenAI Vision’ shortcut to version 1.1: Added an option …

: Hmm. Micro posts? Microposts? Micro-posts? And what’s its mirror?! Macro-posts? Essays? …

: TV Forecast is stepping it up to vie for all my TV/movie tracking. It’s got After Credits and …

: She asked if I liked Friends, I guess that that was the test I said, “Hell yeah, and …

: 🎵 “Baby, don’t run me ‘round and ‘round” ‘Mean It’ by Lauv & LANY …

: The Rabbit r1 is intriguing. your pocket companion Haven’t quite wrapped my head around it …

: I’m all for constraints — I think they’re where creativity sparks — but so often …

: Thanks @imyke@myke.social for giving me fresh perspective on Frozen 2, which I did not originally …

: 🔗 Curb Cuts // Steven Aquino As to what a “curb cut” is, it’s the cut-out in sidewalks so …

: Blogging is a lifeline, a connection to people and a world that might not be possible offline …

: ⛷️ Got Jo out on her skis in all this beautiful new snowfall. So fun! Then spent the day …

: 🔗 Inside Apple’s Massive Push to Transform the Mac Into a Gaming Paradise — inverse.com // …

: I s’pose now is as good a time as any to remind you that if you’ve been enjoying my shortcuts and …

: I’ve been thrilled with the response to my two latest shortcuts. Seems like everyone’s pretty jazzed …

: I think I really missed the mark on my Vision Pro launch predictions. I now presume, since nothing …

: I’ve been doing a lot more writing than reading lately, which certainly isn’t a bad …

: 🔗 This Philips door lock turns your palm into a key - The Verge // Emma Roth Philips created a new …

: 🔗 Basecamp Resubmits Its Calendar App, Includes Dates in Apple History to Get Past App Review – 512 …

: 🔗 Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will …

: I’m unsurprised and a little tickled that, right on schedule the at the end of the first week …

: Alright, that’s probably enough computering for one night. Gotta go catch some Z’s. …

: Entry #25 to the Library is a doozy. Introducing my ‘Micro.blog Multimedia Uploader’ shortcut: This …

: A pretty normal number of windows for a Shortcuts coding night.

: I just released my first new shortcut of 2024, and it’s one I’ve been dreaming of …

: 📺 Finished rewatching: Trying (seasons 1-3) created by Andy Wilton

: 📺 Finished watching: Letterkenny (2016-2023) created by Jared Keeso

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#126] Humans are just so creative and make the coolest tools and things. Oh, …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#126]

: I don’t use it, but I continue to think the omg.lol is one of the coolest, most value-laden …

: I can’t help but notice good typography. 📷

: I think that might’ve been nubble’s best performance yet. They bring together the best crowd with …

: 🎙️ Thanks @coreint for the reminder that big goals can start small — even ones that you used to be …

: ❄️ Big outdoor day with friends! Woke at the buttcrack of dawn to ski alllll the way up the mountain …

: 🆕📝 24 Apple Predictions for 2024 The cards have been laid and challenge made. Who will be swayed?

: 🆕📝 24 Apple Predictions for 2024

: The absolute values don’t ultimately matter, but it is very cool to see the trend over time …

: Man, I thought Drafts made it easy to blast off posts at the speed of thought. But I have to admit …

: I had a set plan for my Internet Playtime tonight, so — naturally — I’m working on something …

: I haven’t seen this beauty since at least October! 😮‍💨

: I flipped my desk setup to put my iPad on the right side. Everything was going great until I …

: Heads up for Kagi users: Huge yikes. Kagi is now partnering with Brave to power its search results — …

: 🆕📝 Please, Own Your RSS Links You’ve bought your own domain name, so you might as well get the most …

: 🆕📝 Please, Own Your RSS Links

: Not sure if this is useful, but it is at least interesting (to me): You can view the contents of …

: I’ve got a couple of hours. Do I write a blog post? work on the site’s design? start a …

: Whoa. The ‘Download Template…’ feature of @danielpunkass’s MarsEdit is …

: I’ve heard a notable number of podcasters say recently that they expect the Vision Pro …

: I missed this iPhone ad when it came out a few weeks ago: youtube.com/watch It’s so good. Very …

: 🔗 Chip Wilson, lululemon founder, says company doesn’t want “certain customers coming in” — Connect …

: 🔗 Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years - The Verge …

: Come on. So good. Think of every email you send as a pebble. To you, it may seem like a comically …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #534: ‘It’s Even Embarrassing in Metric’ A new guest and news of a new human …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #534: ‘It’s Even Embarrassing in Metric’

: 🔗 I learned to love cooking, and all I had to do was destroy my entire life — Keenan This happened …

: 🔗 Holiday Break Projects | Devon Dundee Looking back on it, I actually had a productive break. I …

: 🎙️ Ooh I do like this thesis of Robert Caro’s (of The Power Broker fame): Power doesn’t …

: 🆕📝 Year-End Surprise Product Launches Can’t Come Cheap That Apple Watch snafu didn’t just cost them …

: A recent chilly excursion to Avalanche Lake. ❄️ 📷

: Question for the peanut gallery: when using emoji as hashtags (tagmoji) to categorize a post, should …

: It’s no wonder Apple spokespeople are guarded with their statements. The “just buy your …

: After many hours and many, many trials, I’ve finally figured out how to automate crossposting …

: 🆕📝 Year-End Surprise Product Launches Can’t Come Cheap

: Oh how I wish I could order a few of these, they look so good! 🤩 In December, Apple Park Visitor …

: This has become a rule in my life. If I don’t immediately see something on the menu that catches my …

: Oh shit! I just found out there’s a unique RSS (well, JSON) feed for my bookmarks on Micro.blog …

: 🆕📝 The Impossible List I’m dreaming big at /impossible. You should too!

: 🆕📝 The Impossible List

: 🔗 Temporal vs. Fundamental Content | Hacker News // @nomilk I’m trying to read less temporal …

: 🔗 Thoughtful People Summarise Links Before Sharing Them // Ellane If you’re having a busy day and I …

: I just updated my ‘Get URL to Run Shortcuts’ shortcut to version 1.2.1: Updated bookmarklet maker …

: 🆕📝 Quick Tip: Check the Laser of Your Magic Mouse This flummoxed me for too long.

: 🆕📝 Quick Tip: Check the Laser of Your Magic Mouse

: 🆕📝 52 Things I Learned in 2023 I like to practice ABL: Always Be Learnin’

: 🆕📝 52 Things I Learned in 2023

: I know I shouldn’t have enjoyed that hour+ Reels dive I just subjected myself to, but I sure did …

: I didn’t realize doing a New Year’s Day polar plunge was a thing.

: That you can scroll away from the search field in the Mac’s Music app is profoundly weird. The whole …

: I was today years old when I finally saw the “U” in the @upgrade@relayfm.social logo.

: I think I’m done with selling on Facebook Marketplace except for free stuff I want to get rid …

: Year in books for 2023 Here are the books I finished reading in 2023. I really thought I had only read Narrow Roads …

: 🔗 Out of my Comfort Zone | Canion dot Blog Lisa’s presence in my life makes me a better person. She …

: 🔗 Greg Morris - A Living Rss // Greg Morris It is only when services like Threads, and previously …

: 🆕📝 A Breakout Year for HeyDingus Thanks for reading. 🥰

: 🆕📝 A Breakout Year for HeyDingus

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are Seven of My Favorite Numbers Because It’s New Year’s Eve and I Have Company …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are Seven of My Favorite Numbers Because It’s New Year’s Eve and I Have Company …

: 🆕📝 My Desk as We Round Out 2023 Presented without sanitization or explanation.

: 🆕📝 My Desk as We Round Out 2023

: 🆕📝 Letters with Austin #3, December 2023 Thanks so much, Austin, for being my pen pal this month! …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Austin #3, December 2023

: 🔗 Daring Fireball: Apple’s Next Magic Trackpad Should Have a Touch ID Sensor (But Probably …

: 🎙️ Very much enjoyed this episode of Scriptnotes with Christopher Nolan. I’ve never read a …

: I’m incredibly proud of my sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and niece as they work to get …

: My post gushing about my love for the iPad’s T-Mobile data plan has sprung up to the top of my hit …

: I got a really nice email from a reader who found my post about making sure your PlayStation is …

: Help! Between @snazzyq@mas.to’s video and @viticci@mastodon.social’s gushing, I’m …

: 🆕📝 I Made a Bookmarklet That Runs a Shortcut on a URL Ever been frustrated by trying to run a …

: 🆕📝 I Made a Bookmarklet That Runs a Shortcut on a URL

: I just released version 1.0 of my ‘Save for Later’ shortcut — one that I use all the time to direct …

: 😆 Turns out I not only already had this idea, but I implemented it and promptly forgot about it too. …

: 🆕📝 The Secrets App Makes a Good iCloud Passwords Companion and Is Free Today Thanks to Indie App …

: 🆕📝 The Secrets App Makes a Good iCloud Passwords Companion and Is Free Today Thanks to Indie App …

: 🆕📝 Current writing progress… A simple project never is.

: 🆕📝 Current writing progress…

: I just updated my ‘Get URL to Run Shortcut’ shortcut to version 1.2: Added option to create a …

: This was a stunning way of telling me that I wasn’t using Raycast’s power features nearly as much as …

: Welp, the Nazis have made it to Threads. Just spent the last five minutes reporting an awful number …

: 🆕📝 ‘The Too-Slick Apple Event’ Sometimes, all it takes is pointing out one small observation to …

: 🆕📝 ‘The Too-Slick Apple Event’

: You know those obnoxious sites that pop up dialogs when they think you’re about to leave, …

: 🔗 The Web is Fantastic // Robb Knight The real web, the small web, the indie web is amazing. …

: 🆕📝 RSS as Mastodon? Maybe not. But RSS on Mastodon? Maybe!

: 🆕📝 RSS as Mastodon? Maybe not. But RSS on Mastodon? Maybe!

: 🔗 Beep Beep — Daring Fireball // John Gruber If Beeper were granting its users free access to …

: Raycast’s one-keystroke access to ChatGPT is worth the price of admission to the Pro subscription …

: 🔗 Leaving the Nazi bar // Ben Werdmuller I also get to decide which rooms I want to be in, and …

: Mastodon has most of the internet people I know, Bluesky has a subset of people I’m interested in, …

: 🔗 So You Just Found Out Amazon Is Greedy // Joe Rosensteel Whine and kick and scream, of course, …

: Thanks to @maique I remembered Indie App Santa is a thing that exists this time of year! 🎅🏼 …

: Finished reading: The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss 📚 Pat’s writing envelopes my …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #534: ‘Live From the North Pole’ 🎄🎄🎄

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #534: ‘Live From the North Pole’

: 🆕📝 ‘An update on Prime Video’ “Value” is like a joke. If you have to explain it in detail, it might …

: 🆕📝 ‘An update on Prime Video’

: 🔗 Gurman: Tang Tan, Apple’s Departing VP of iPhone and Watch Design, to Join LoveFrom to Work …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are My Favorite Christmas Movies in No Particular Order) This Week [#124] Merry …

: 🔗 The surprising challenge to run the best web apps locally // Matt Birchler I think it’s fun to …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are My Favorite Christmas Movies in No Particular Order) This Week [#124]

: 🔗 A merging of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount would be very bad - The Verge // Alex Cranz …

: 🔗 I’m always happy I use Ghost and not Substack, but I’m extra happy today // Matt Birchler To sum …

: 🔗 NYT: Apple Explores Licensing Deals With Publishers for Large Language Model Training – Pixel Envy …

: It’s so annoying how beautiful and perfect @nickheer@c.im has made his site.

: 🔗 Ugly Christmas Sweater Wallpapers (Mac Edition) — Basic Apple Guy Do that for each band, and …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Austin #2, December 2023 My next letter with Austin!

: Found an oopsie. FB13483727

: 🔗 My Handwriting Can’t Keep Up // Greg Morris In reality, I didn’t need to speed up my writing to …

: 🔗 GoodLinks Adds Even Deeper Shortcuts Integration […] - MacStories // Federico Viticci [T]his …

: 🔗 Apple’s Next Generation CarPlay Shown with Aston Martin and Porsche - COOL HUNTING // Josh Rubin …

: Superb app alert! I love TextSniper and have it mapped to cmd-shift-7. Get it for free today. 🎅🏼 …

: It really tickles me when text-to-voice readers pronounce Bluesky as “blue-ski”. 🤭

: 🔗 iOS 17.2 and tvOS 17.2 Kills TV Show and Movie Wishlists - Initial Charge A warning on this would …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #533: ‘I’m the App’ Kind of short and sweet this week. 😊

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#123] Two podcasts, three articles, and two videos this week, plus a game if …

: Reading a social timeline that doesn’t have threaded conversations from top to bottom, newest …

: 🔗 Adam Mosseri on the Threads’ Fediverse Rollout Second, threads posted by me and a few members of …

: 🔗 Happy Monday! Enjoy this dumpamine from the past week — Keenan Anyway, Astronaut Time. It’s a …

: 🔗 Here are a bunch of games I played this year to distract me from the fact that one day the Sun …

: 🔗 Artifact’s new Links feature brings more than news to the reading app - The Verge // David Pierce …

: I had a premonition that I would poke a hole through my climbing pants with my crampons today, and …

: Also, potentially new options (or at least new iconography) for a long-press on a Reminders …

: New options for Ambient Sounds? I don’t remember all these in iOS before. I’ve always …

: Speaking of deals, my sister put me onto this one. A $250 solar-powered bird feeder with smart …

: Ugly!? These are just gorgeous. Ugly Christmas Sweater Wallpapers 🎄🎅🏻 …

: 🔗 Nanoleaf’s smart holiday string lights are over half off - The Verge // Sheena Vasani If you’ve …

: The sky from the other evening was unreal. I can’t get enough of imposing cloud shapes. 📷

: One of the best pieces of writing advice is not to overuse the word “that.” If a sentence still …

: 🔗 “Alexa, thank my driver,” again. - The Verge // Thomas Ricker It won’t cost you a thing, but that …

: 🔗 Add CIVIL WAR to my most hyped movies of 2024 list – blast-o-rama. I fear this one will feel very …

: 🔗 Threads really is joining the Fediverse. - The Verge // Jay Peters A Threads user, Kevin …

: So Apple has done real emoji Tapback-style reactions... ...for collaborative playlists in iOS 17.3 🙃 …

: It’s winter again, so it’s time to remind you that you’re doing yourself a …

: My Subaru’s software updated this morning (lol) and they did a great job with it. More stuff …

: Won’t someone think of the Apple Store Geniuses? 🔗 iOS 17.3 Beta Adds New Stolen Device Protection Feature to iPhone - MacRumors // Joe Rossignol …

: 🔗 Beeper Mini’s iMessage fight with Apple is about platforms, protocols, and power - The Verge // …

: 🔗 You can now subscribe to Max and stream its content right from YouTube. - The Verge // Chris Welch …

: Spent most of the day with the power out, but luckily our wood-burning stove was up to the task of …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#122] Late, but not forgotten!

: 🔗 This Baylor alumna (and ovarian cancer survivor) just climbed Mount Everest In late May, Wedel …

: Things feel a little better in the world after a long-overdue airing of the grievances about the …

: IKEA's blue *FRAKTA* shopping bags are one of life's low-key power tools. They fold ridiculously …

: 🔗 iA Writer in Paper We wanted [the] guidelines [to serve as] temporary scaffold to support your …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #532: ‘Oh, My Poor Nose!’ In which I shamelessly bum off the Clockwise podcast …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Austin #1, December 2023 It’s a new month, which means a new pen pal to chat with!

: 🔗 The struggles of the web browser・The Jolly Teapot // Nicolas Magand Imagine having to use not …

: 🔗 Google is reportedly working on a project that lets AI models tell someone’s “life story.” — …

: 🔗 The Imperfectionist: You can’t hoard life Sure, you can have a hundred tea ceremonies. You …

: TIL that if you don’t release from a long press to bring up a context menu in iOS, you can …

: This analogy checks out. 🎙️ overcast.fm/+QN1q5gCC…

: Not gonna lie, it was pretty cool to see this bit on the big screen. 🍿

: 🔗 My Words When I Am Gone // Greg Morris I love writing, publishing, and interacting with people …

: Hot Take Incoming: Avatar 2 was a terrible movie. A disgrace of a storyline.

: 🔗 theunderground.blog theunderground.blog is an experimental blog that is only available to read …

: Thanks, Shortcuts, super helpful.

: 🔗 Reverse-Engineered iMessage Comes to Android With Beeper Mini – Pixel Envy // Nick Heer I am not …

: 🔗 The Twelve South Butterfly 2-in-1 charger is what Apple’s MagSafe Duo should have been - The Verge …

: 🔗 Shot with Kino When the Lux guys said on The Talk Show last month that Halide would “never, ever, …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #531: ‘I, Too, Like You’ Books, health data, household chores tech, nostalgia …

: 🔗 The Great iMac Realignment – 512 Pixels // Stephen Hackett Apple said it was the first Mac …

: 🔗 Archive Your Old Projects // Arne Bahlo Occasionally, you’ll need to move to a different domain, …

: I’m not the only one who can’t help but notice when the logotype is in the wrong font …

: 🔗 Alt vs Figcaption - thoughtbot Images, however, have one more thing to consider: Assistive …

: 🔗 Reliving that Snow Leopard Magic - MacStories // Stephen Hackett Enthusiasts of all types always …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#121]

: If there’s one thing I learned about Napoleon tonight, it’s that he loved to play with his cannons. …

: Just some wildly diabolical stuff you aren’t taught about the United States' pro-Nazi bits in …

: 🔗 Inside An Apple Lab That Makes Custom Chips For iPhone And Mac - CNBC In November, CNBC became …

: 🔗 iA Writer 7 - iA When you copy and paste a conversation from ChatGPT, the copied text contains …

: 🔗 Writing with AI - iA Why should someone bother to read what you didn’t bother to write?

: You know, I hadn’t considered that when you allow people to say and follow terrible things on …

: Holy smokes, the lengths the Planet Earth crew went to for getting both the shot and to take care …

: 🆕📝 50% Off Phone Cases from the HeyDingus Store The title pretty much says it all. Just use code …

: No-Shave November to Fresh-Face December. Photos were taken minutes apart. 😳📷

: I haven’t had this happen yet, but it sounds huge for general accessibility! Sure, we should be able …

: 🔗 Why We’re Dropping Basecamp - Duke University Libraries Blogs // Will Sexton So when we …

: Loved this @Launched@mastodon.social episode with @neiljhaveri@mastodon.social about Mimestream. You …

: After 5+ miles and 3000 feet of elevation gain, I was surprised he still had this much gas left in …

: I completed the pre-December trifecta by getting in my first Nordic ski of the year today. All the …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Kev, November 2023 [#3] For our final letter this month, @kev@fosstodon.org and I …

: 🆕📝 Personal Voice: A triumph (and a request) I felt so compelled to write this blog post this …

: 🔗 Blogging is where it’s at, again — Chris McLeod The really cool thing about OPML files, …

: 🔗 10-year-old Teddy petitions Apple to redesign the ‘nerd face’ emoji: ‘It’s …

: 🔗 Ex-Apple employees new startup wants to bring AI to the desktop - The Verge // Alex Heath In a …

: 🔗 In a sign of the times, podcast app Castro may be dying – Six Colors Which is to say, if Castro …

: Got in my first ice climb of the year, and before December 1st! Felt great to swing some tools again …

: 🔗 I Made a Podcast 100% in Shortcuts // Stephen Robles Discover how you can integrate both ChatGPT …

: Enjoying the new Play 2.0 but need a way to move over your channel subs? I just released my ‘Follow …

: 🆕📝 Apple is Accused of Censorship Again in the TV+ Department I sure hope this is all a …

: I just released my ‘YouTube Launcher’ shortcut version 1.0: Use Apple Shortcuts to launch directly …

: If you make it through Trying S02E08 without a happy cry, or at least a few solid happy tears, …

: Don’t mind me, I’m just testing a thing and hoping I’ll get a notification over at …

: 🆕📝 Marcos Tanaka’s Play 2.0 @mactanaka@mastodon.social continues to knock it out of the park with …

: It was also Apple Music Replay Day. I don’t have much to say about it this year, but I do stand by …

: It was Christmas tree hunting day, one of my favorite days of the year. We got a real honker to fill …

: Today I was reminded that I’ve found the right life partner. I’d been sheepishly …

: I just updated my ‘How Much Do I Have to Save for Vision Pro?’ shortcut to version 1.2: Added a …

: Holy shit. Stripe’s real-time Black Friday weekend stats: bfcm.stripe.dev 🤑

: 🆕📝 Two-Sentence Reviews of Some Gizmos I Got None of these were Black Friday deals, but I still …

: I just discovered Blogit from Yuexun’s App Defaults blog post. It looks like a super simple …

: Since the Vision Pro was announced in June, I’ve been dutifully stashing away any tips …

: 🔗 Monokai Inspired Mona Theme - acn.lol I’ve already shared this on Mastodon earlier today, …

: You’ll never guess where I left my shoes last night. 🤦‍♂️

: Love this town. 📷

: 🔗 Hot take: It’s okay if we don’t consume all of the world’s information before we die // Keenan …

: 🔗 ktool.io I’ve been getting great use out of Kobo’s native Pocket integration. But if …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#120] Great haul this week!

: I thought that the Defaults fad was dying down after about 100 posts. Oh how wrong I was. Today …

: 🔗 Clear the cache of single website in Safari - Eric Gregorich I find that Safari tends to cache …

: 🔗 ChatGPT just blew me away (again) // Matt Birchler The experience was absolutely delightful, and …

: 🔗 Mountain Dew VooDEW 2023 Zero Sugar: The Dewfinitive Review — Keenan Shame on the folks at …

: 🔗 Buying DRM-Free Audiobooks - Flamed Fury That’s it. Nine steps to audiobook freedom. Also, …

: Got the first ski of the season in today and, boy, are those legs in protest! One day earlier than …

: 🎙️ The first half of Connected this week had me giggling like an idiot. One of the highlights of …

: Robb Knight’s website is a work of art. 😍 I could (and probably have) spend hours exploring through …

: 🔗 “Pooping With The Quest 3 Is Magical.” - The Verge // Umar Shakir OK, there are clear benefits to …

: Empathy requires each of us to never ever forget that we should treat fellow humans like human …

: 🔗 Blog Envy // Greg Morris Jealousy is not a bad emotion to have about the results of someone’s …

: 🔗 Apple Watch Crash Detection saves another life: mine // Daniel Eran Dilger With the amount of …

: 🔗 The kids are okay // Annie Mueller It’s like asking if the ocean concerns itself with the ongoing …

: 🔗 The new iOS 17 notification sound is quieter, and there’s no way to change it back - 9to5Mac // …

: 🔗 @daddy@bugle.lol Scrub Daddy, Donation Daddy, Bot Daddy. Are you getting it yet? These are not …

: 🆕📝 Mac Reincarnation Diary: The Plan Pays Off TL;DR: The fresh install of macOS in July went well, …

: A few weeks ago, I started to type out a new post expressing my love for the ‘Smart …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #530: ‘The Noise of the Youth’ Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a little podcast …

: I’ve been trying Kagi for a few days, but my quick searches via Keyword Search not playing …

: 🔗 Sure, Trump Is an Authoritarian Grifter, but at Least He’s Three Years Younger Than Biden - …

: 🔗 I moved from my self hosted Mastodon instance to a micro.blog account // Rach Smith I recently …

: 🆕📝 A Few Rambly Thoughts About Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie So, I went and saw the Eras Tour movie …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Kev, November 2023 [#2] In our latest exchange, @kev@fosstodon.org and I chat about …

: Parks & Rec is so goddamn funny every single time. S3E2 (Flu Season) and S3E3 (Time Capsule) are …

: If you're on the edge of subscribing to shoutouts, I have some good news, and it's running until the …

: Dropshare Cloud is sunsetting on January 31st, 2024. As an existing Dropshare Cloud customer, you …

: The ad that stole my heart and put it in Apple’s pocket: youtu.be/sIHmj2lL3… These Nanos …

: 🔗 A Look At Artifact // Andy Nicolaides One thing that really stood out for me was the interaction …

: 🔗 When Was the Last Time Tech Blew Your Mind? // Kev Quirk The first time I sent an email was …

: 🔗 The Search For A New Interface // Greg Morris A new interaction method takes time to find its …

: Do good by buying Gui’s apps. My dad's home was destroyed by a massive flood in the city where I …

: 🔗 The Mop Will Always Be Your Friend // Andrew Canion I don’t really care what others think of me, …

: I’ve been meaning to watch that OpenAI dev keynote, but now I can’t help but feel that its relevance …

: You’ve got to listen to the conversation in this Vergecast episode with Spotify’s Gustav …

: 🆕📝 Got your PlayStation plugged into Ethernet? You might still be getting Wi-Fi speeds. Here’s how …

: I had an idea from my blog remixed for the first time (I think) today. Shariq Raza Qadri is starting …

: 🔗 Free at-home COVID-19 tests We realized we ran out of tests a few weeks ago. Good timing to get a …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#119] Published just in the nick of time! 😮‍💨

: 🎙️ ‘Norah Jones is Playing Along’ with Dave Grohl This warm and wide-ranging episode …

: 🔗 It’s the endgame for Sam Altman’s potential return to OpenAI. - The Verge // Nilay Patel …

: It’s the best day of 2023, the day I received my Apple History Calendar for 2024! Just look at …

: 🎙️ Holy smokes, great tip @viticci@macstories.net! Our PS5 has been plugged into Ethernet …

: This is exactly the out-of-the-box thinking I like to see from big companies. I’d totally sign …

: Does anyone know of an ‘Open in Apple News’ extension or something? Or a URL scheme to …

: Some existing products I’m keenly interested in that I probably would have already bought if …

: I know I’m behind on this Apple Event Quiz from The Verge, but ya boy’s still got it! 💪 …

: For the rest of the Hannah Waddingham/Ted Lasso fans out there: youtu.be/C4LlimNcl… A …

: Why is it often so alluring to write about the tools we use to write instead of, you know, anything …

: Could we make a sensor that determines what temperature a specific person is feeling, not the …

: 🎙️ Legacy Series: Yvon Chouinard, Founder of Patagonia, Muses About His Early Days of Climbing You …

: 🔗 OLED iPad mini with larger screen, new iPad Air, and more in development - 9to5Mac // Chance …

: 🔗 OpenAI announces leadership transition Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review …

: 🔗 Unauthorized “David Attenborough” AI clone narrates developer’s life, goes viral | Ars Technica // …

: 🔗 Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac Apple has announced …

: 🔗 Excuse Her Dust | Outside In the interest of testing herself one more time, in late August she …

: 🔗 Should You Exercise While Sick? // Heather Eastman There are a number of infections we can pick …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #529: ‘Dear Tim Apple, You Fix It’ If you’re not on the recording, …

: I just released version 1.0 of my ‘Make Spoken Audio of Text’ shortcut. This shortcut creates an …

: 🔗 Interpreting Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino Based on Recent Events – Pixel Envy // Nick Heer …

: 🔗 IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride - The Verge // Jacob Kastrenakes Why do some …

: 🔗 Amazon announces online car sales for the first time, starting with Hyundai - The Verge // Andrew …

: Someone should probably mention to Apple’s gift guide team that they haven’t sold an iMac with an …

: 🔗 Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs - The Verge // Tom Warren Microsoft has …

: 🔗 tvOS 17.2: Apple TV app upgrades its preshow trailers with ‘add to queue’ button - …

: 🔗 YouTube previews AI tool that clones famous singers — with their permission - The Verge // Jon …

: 🔗 watchOS 10.2 Beta Reintroduces Option to Change Apple Watch Faces With a Swipe - MacRumors // Juli …

: 🔗 Apple Vision Pro gets new onboarding videos with visionOS beta 6 // Filipe Espósito Another video …

: Orange is the best color. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

: You might be tempted to pick up a hot pocket from the gas station because you fancy a warm morning …

: The more I think about my blog as my personal-but-public online journal and less as a …

: I’ve been intrigued by the Johnny Decimal system since hearing about it first on Hemispheric …

: I’ve always considered myself an app-first guy. But I might be turning into a web-first …

: 🔗 Make Something Wonderful // Arun Venkatesan Pick any idea Steve mentions and you’ll find it again …

: 🔗 Make Something Wonderful This book taught me that my life is just a blip in the timeline of …

: Today’s adventure: 5 pitches of über-classic Gunks routes with a dear friend. A crisp, late fall day …

: 🆕📝 AI Idea: Catch Up on RSS All this talk of custom GPTs has my mind racing with plausible ideas for …

: Well done, People

: 🔗 My Defaults Since all the cool kids are doing it, I’m jumping on the bandwagon in my first …

: I just released version 1.0 of my ‘Create Task with Drafts Notes’ shortcut, inspired by …

: Home sweet home for the night. 🚙⛺️

: 🔗 Duel of the Defaults What happened next was not standard issue Hemispheric Views. We slowly began …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#118]

: Nilay is onto something here. Said another way, a wearable product has to be way more useful for …

: What’s the over/under on every Apple event being filmed on iPhone from now on? I’m …

: How long before Squarespace (Wordpress, Ghost, etc.) works a personalized GPT into their built-in …

: 🔗 So Far, A.I.-Generated Images of Current Events Seem Rare in News Stories – Pixel Envy And seeing …

: 🔗 “One of the world’s oldest continually publishing blogs” – Ideapad When I reflect on what …

: 🔗 Tinylytics Is a Simple, Privacy-Focused Alternative to Google Analytics - Opus Other features …

: 🔗 Pushy checkout screens are helping ‘tipflation’ - The Verge And now, checkout screens everywhere, …

: 🔗 The Future of My Computing // P. I. Moore In 2007 I made my official — and what I thought would …

: Head up! We have entered the holiday return period for Amazon when you have until Jan 31 to return …

: Credit where it’s due, I’m finding tons of cool stuff on Threads. The concentration of great …

: 🆕📝 On TV+ and the Cunning Strategy of the Apple One Bundle Pricing I couldn’t decide on which of …

: 🔗 App Defaults – Manu I’m a stan for iA Writer too, but looks like Manu has really gone all-in.

: 😅 I know this is mostly because the rest of the years (currently) contain only my old Instagram …

: 📺 Lessons in Chemistry S1E2 (barely spoilers): 😨😬😐🐶☺🥰😒😙😱

: An apt analogy from The Dirtbag Diaries describing how outward peace and balance often mask inner …

: A thought I’ve had more than once lately: If I had to replace my iPad Pro (which I use mostly as a …

: I created this note by navigating my watch with a series of gestures clenching my hand and tapping …

: 🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #528: ‘The Jeweled Dung Beetle’ 🎙️ tap, tap Is this thing on? Time for …

: I wrapped up another fun Shortcuts commission yesterday. This time I got to play around with parsing …

: 🔗 Deaf People Teach Us Bad Words | Deaf People Tell | Cut This was a fun watch. I’ve long been …

: First impressions of this Magic Mouse Grip/Qi Charging Base: It’s quite comfortable, though not as …

: Hey @vincent, while I’m thinking about @tinylytics today, I wonder if you’d consider …

: 🔗 The new Apple Watch Double Tap gesture is useful, sometimes - 9to5Mac Sometimes, Double Tap is …

: Here another special Puzzmo link that gets you access if you solve the puzzle, even if access keys …

: TIL that this page that tracks all the active promo codes for @relay@relayfm.social sponsors exists. …

: 🔗 First thoughts on the Humane Ai Pin I know this isn’t what Humane wants, but I kept …

: you can see the media strategy pretty transparently in the articles that were written off of access. …

: 🔗 The Real Personal (AI) Computer – On my Om If you think of Humane’s AI Pin as just another …

: Them mountains be looking frosty. 📷

: Woohoo! 🇺🇸 I’m heartened that voters are getting out and clawing back their rights. …

: 🆕📝 First Impressions of Humane’s Ai Pin I had Thoughts™.

: 🆕📝 Time to take the pin out of what Humane’s been up to Some brief reactions to that Verge scoop on …

: 🔗 Just Don’t Remove the Function Keys Old ideas have a way of coming back, so I wouldn’t be …

: Thank goodness for granularity in Threads notifications. I just remembered that you can turn off …

: I didn’t realize that you could put widgets arbitrarily around the iPad’s home screen grid when …

: I just updated my ‘Count Characters for Micro.blog Timeline’ shortcut to version 1.1: Added an …

: I hope @dobyfriday@social.lol have their royalties set up because I think XKCD just accidentally …

: I’m sorely tempted to buy a pair of backup 2nd-gen AirPods while they’re nearly half …

: The moment when Nilay recognizes his next hard-hitting, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism topic: The …

: 🔗Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s 2023 Artist of the Year The tour not only broke sales records …

: I’m picking up a theme for Apple’s Newsroom today…

: 🔗 One Sentence News / November 8, 2023 A 62-year-old man living near Bordeaux, France who has lived …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Kev, November 2023 [#1] Can you believe it? I’ve somehow conned the prolific …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Robert, Fall 2023 [#2] @rsilvernail and I are both procrastinators so it’s no longer …

: I am, once again, here to express my love for the Lofi Garden app. One click in the Menu Bar to …

: 🔗 Something Special is coming. Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas – Streaming November 22- …

: 🔗 Daring Fireball: iOS Tip: ‘Smart Activation’ for Do Not Disturb Turns Off Notification …

: Apple would release a whole new update the day after I finally get all my devices squared away. Here …

: Round 2. I’ve canceled my Readwise Reader subscription. I should have months ago, but now I …

: I just released my ‘Publish Quote’ shortcut version 1.0: This shortcut provides a quick and easy …

: 🔗 Greg Morris - New Journalling App In iOS17.2 When tapping the plus action button, you can choose …

: I just released my ‘Count Characters for Micro.blog Timeline’ shortcut version 1.0: This shortcut …

: It’s nothing fancy, but I just released my ‘Publish to Micro.blog’ shortcut version 1.0: This …

: I hadn’t really expected Phil to reply to my post. I’m thrilled he did, and it’s been kinda fun to …

: I can’t be the first person to notice that @pschiller@mstdn.social, the Mr. Courage, uses a picture …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#117] A store, a Threads post, two videos, screensavers, keyboard book games, …

: Hmm. Today’s Logic Pro update keeps the pricing and purchase of the Mac app and the iPad app …

: Apple MixC Wenzhou opens - by Michael Steeber - Tabletops 🔗 Here’s something else to consider: …

: Apple TV+ is coming out with an adaptation of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ starring, [checks notes] Helena …

: Please, Expose your RSS 🔗 Earlier this week I had a need to manually find a bunch of people’s …

: Greg Morris - Just Don’t Remove The Function Keys 🔗 Honestly, I think it’s a shame that poor …

: 🆕📝 The iMac Pro will not rise phoenix-like from the ashes after all. Maybe. Apple never does …

: The day was August 25, 2023 when the Apple empire made its move against the …

: Hello nice to meet you, what do you do for a living | Meadow 🌱 But is it actually the best question …

: I’m in the market for a HomeKit-capable space heater for our bedroom (read: fairly small and quiet). …

: Regarding @Denny’s plea for a more diverse and “full range” Micro.blog: …

: Alright, I’ve done it. Voting with my dollars and downgraded our Netflix plan in a 🖕 to their …

: 🆕📝 Duel of the Defaults!: Jarrod Enters the Ring I present my defaults as a challenge to the …

: Are you an aspiring Puzzmonaut? I just got in, and now I’ve got this link to share. Solve today’s …

: I just released version 2.3 of the ‘De-News’ shortcut: Due to a bug with the ‘Share’ action hanging …

: Aw hell yeah! Can’t wait! In addition to playing videos in-app, the macOS app will also get …

: Taylor Tomlinson to Host New CBS Late-Night Show after ‘Colbert’ - The New York Times In a shake-up …

: Welp, I can tell you that setting up a replacement iPhone from scratch, downloading all the …

: Over a million children in schools where guns have been confiscated? Good god, that’s terrifying. …

: Modern landfill technology – Mike Crittenden That 👆 whole post is about how there’s a pretty good …

: ‼️📚 A new Kingkiller Chronicle! It’s not the ever-elusive Book 3, but it’s sure to whet the …

: For an Internet-first bank, SoFi’s iOS app user experience is pretty garbage. It’s …

: If a year had 13 months – Mike Crittenden Every year has 13 months and every month has exactly 28 …

: I still think that POSSE has it right I want to make it easy for me to write— so I write in one …

: Timeline read position syncing can’t come soon enough for Micro.blog. It pains me every single day.

: Netflix’s ad-supported plan will reward binge watchers with ad-free episodes - The Verge Netflix …

: Trying continues to be the best show on Apple TV+. Yup, better than Severance. Better than Ted …

: It’s pretty cool to see this credit card design used on the website of the bank launching with Tap …

: With the M3 Ultra Mac Pro out the door and the final Intel version no longer for sale, Apple had no …

: 🆕📝 Thoughts On (And Reactions To) Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Event Here’s my (rapidly becoming …

: Beware! The faceless jack-o-lanterns guard our door. Happy Halloween! 🎃👻💀

: Sorry about the lack of USB-C on Apple’s peripherals, guys. They really wanted me to have a reason …

: Anybody else revert to Kid Mode when they’re sick? It’s a spaghettios night. 🤒

: I wonder if my Apple One plan will renew at $32.95 or $37.95 tomorrow. I haven’t received a …

: It’s about time that they got the recognition they deserve.

: A couple updates to my Apple wish/prediction list:

: Touch Bar Fully Discontinued on New MacBooks After Seven Years - MacRumors Just over seven years …

: 😓 I didn’t do so well on those predictions: ✅ M3 iMac ✅ M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pros ❌ …

: Season 2 of Our Flag Means Death isn’t really doing it for me. There’s still time, …

: 😍 Those iMac colors still look drop-dead gorgeous. Especially in this lighting. (Video by The Verge) …

: Would you look at that? Space Black didn’t completely replace Space Gray in the MacBook Pro lineup. …

: Note to self: For the next Apple Event, make the live blogging announcement post, and then thread …

: Come on Apple, I had but one wish. A black version of this keyboard. I wouldn’t even care that it …

: Holy smokes, they actually did it. They finally killed the Touch Bar. No more 13-inch MacBook Pro.

: I’m live blogging again for the ‘Scary Fast’ Apple Event! …

: My final ‘Scary Fast’ event predictions: 🖥️ M3 iMac 💻 M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pros ⌨️ Accessories …

: 🆕📝 ‘Oh God, It’s Raining Newsletters’ I didn’t think reading this article was going to shift me over …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#116] Some fun stuff this week! 😁

: TIL you can undo a misplaced widget movement. From Apple’s release notes: Undo on Home Screen lets …

: Apple sends out gift boxes with AirPods Max and snacks to promote M3 Mac event — 9to5Mac: Apple is …

: 🆕📝 Finally “Clicking” with the Magic Trackpad Or did I?

: 🆕📝 ‘The Aftermath of a Massacre Is Always the Time to Push for Gun Legislation’ We’ve had more …

: Every trick Microsoft pulled to make you browse Edge instead of Chrome - The Verge Microsoft Edge …

: No Scroll November | alternative Quite easy. Don’t visit youtube, any social media — …

: Happy Mountain Goats day to those celebrating! (Wait, there was another popular album coming out …

: Amazon ditched plastic mailers in one US fulfillment center - The Verge Amazon is fulfilling a …

: “Happy Holidays” is a kindness My family celebrates Christmas. We’re all varying levels of …

: Oh man, send help — I’m considering buying a Meta hardware product. The new Ray-Ban glasses …

: 10 years at TechCrunch | TechCrunch Most of our writers also have direct access to the publish …

: NotebookLM: hands-on with Google’s AI-powered note-taking app - The Verge What if you could have a …

: 🆕📝 Considering Apple’s Oddball ‘Scary Fast’ Event Next Week The more I think about this event, the …

: 🆕📝 macOS Sonoma Web Apps Save Me From Constant Discord Updates Inspiration hit in the middle of …

: 🆕📝 Bight Gear is joining Black Diamond…get their stuff now while you can! Their excellent, …

: Leaving Twitter — Benedict Evans Meanwhile, beyond the chaos, there has been no sense for the …

: 🆕📝 You know, I think Apple won its bet on those gold watches What if the gold Edition watches were …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#115]

: I just watched the new Taylor Swift movie and don’t get the hype. The thing was riddled with …

: 🆕📝 ‘Speak Screen’ was the final piece to my ideal read-it-later setup Turns out™ there was a much …

: Hey @danielpunkass, say I was thinking about moving my Tweets onto my main microblog to live as …

: Here comes another Netflix price hike - The Verge Netflix is getting another price increase. As …

: Weirdly enough, I think I’d be more likely to move my whole blogging experience to Micro.blog from …

: Flipped coins found not to be as fair as thought The researchers found that Diaconis was …

: Teaching tax in school | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Herman’s blog Misunderstanding tax also leads to mistrust in …

: 🆕📝 The Spiciest of New Apple Pencil Hot Takes Let’s all thank @parkerortolani for the laughs today.

: Oooh! Look what just arrived! I’m in for some light reading! 📚🧗

: After the FineWoven charging port snafu, now I’m wondering how many USB-C cables are not going to …

: The will-they, won’t-they iPad mystery appears solved. We got a more sane USB-C Apple Pencil …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Robert, October 2023 [#1] In which you meet the fantastic @rsilvernail and hear a …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Jason, Belated [#3] This one got a bit moody and abstract. But it was cathartic to …

: 🆕📝 Has Google Safeguarded Its New AI Photo Features or Not? With ease of use, the waters around AI …

: 🆕📝 Panzarino on what happens if you cancel iTunes Match when you have Apple Music TL;DR: You can …

: 🆕📝 Retail iPhone Updater Could Be Awesome — and an Awesome Pain for Employees Minutes saved for many …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#113]

: Would you look at that! I’ve managed to run a little more each year since 2019. 🙂 🏃‍♂️

: This hotel thinks we need professional-grade toilet paper.

: Yes, thank you @manton! I much prefer when your RSS feed always points back to your own domain. Make …

: The diagonal iPhone camera lenses look waaaaay better than the stacked ones. And better than the …

: I’m feeling post-y and spicy tonight. AMA

: “Not sleeping together is complicated.” I just saw this line from the trailer for ‘Still Up’, an …

: We need Snapchat-like quick sending of photos to multiple people for iOS messages. I could probably …

: I’ve been using TopNotch.app for years and loved it. But now Bartender replicates the rounded screen …

: I think way too much about usernames and domains. Sometimes I wish I wouldn’t care so much and …

: Whelp, now I feel silly. I’d been wondering why I couldn’t get my automatic starter to …

: 📺 Finished watching: BEEF on Netflix ★★★★ The ante just. kept. getting. raised!

: 🆕📝 Sean Hollister: ‘Google’s seven-year Pixel update promise is historic — or meaningless’ Actions …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#113] Quite the hodgepodge this week!

: You might have thought that @burk was joking. He wasn’t joking. 🤣 …

: Had a blast in the (very wet) Lake Placid Half Marathon yesterday! It was awesome to see so many …

: Uh oh. I’m getting the itch for alpinism. Also, just finished watching Race to the Summit. Awe …

: 🆕📝 (Rope) Solo Tonight was a good climbing night.

: Ugh. Experienced data loss today for the first time in ages. I knew better than to type a whole blog …

: 🆕📝 My Appearance on ‘Really Specific Stories’ Would you look at that, I’m on a podcast! But not just …

: 🆕📝 T-Mobile’s $10 iPad cellular plan is the best deal in data I never hear folks mention it, but …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are Great Limited-Run Podcast Series You’ll Love) This Week [#112]

: Between the hint of a Thursday Apple briefing on the Six Colors podcast, and now something special …

: You know, I heard on @upgrade@relayfm.social that the Podcastathon thing was pretty fun, but also …

: Holy shit, really getting my money’s worth out of this bonus episode of @HemisphericViews. I …

: This seems like something @dmoren@zeppelin.flights, @Moltz@mastodon.social, and @lexfri@hachyderm.io …

: Big props to Lucas on crushing the lead of Roaches on the Wall (5.10) last night. Made it look easy, …

: If I had purchased a FineWoven case and the USB-C hole alignment was off, let alone how poor the …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#111]

: 🧗 Led up this gem today with Gerry! The Disputed (5.8) is the hardest trad lead I’ve done since …

: 😲 It’s me! I’m Barrod J on @HemisphericViews! 👋 🎙️ overcast.fm/+hdKPtaH1…

: Loving the love for the iPhone 13 mini on @HemisphericViews. It’s the best one. 🧡📱🎙️ …

: It’s Podcastathon day! The Relay FM team is doing live japes and games for 12 hours straight …

: It’s happening again! These awesome little 30W USB-C chargers are just $10 at Woot and $15 on …

: 🆕📝 These Are Not the Consoles You’re Looking For Maybe the “gaming console”-capable A17 Pro is as …

: 📷🧗 Got over to Cloudspin Cliff with Matt Oaks and @saw_dust_ery last night. Cool cliff with awesome …

: 🆕📝 Call People (and Things) What They Ask To Be Called It’s not that hard.

: I just released version 1.5 of the ‘Stand Goal Cheater’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus …

: 🆕📝 How I Automatically Include a Blog Description in My RSS Feed This one gets a little extra nerdy …

: 🆕📝 HeyDingus for Relay FM for St. Jude for Ending Childhood Cancer Join me, Relay FM, and the …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#110]

: 🆕📝 So That’s What They Do With All the Old iMacs And other observations from the CBS interview with …

: 🆕📝 Viticci’s Very Good™ Lede

: lol 😂 Instagram suggested creating this Reel. 📹

: Hopped up Empress → Greensleeves (5.6) at Chapel Pond Slab today with the great @saw_dust_ery. …

: Soooo…how ‘bout that next-gen CarPlay that Apple promised would come out this year, and …

: 🆕📝 Brief Thoughts After Apple’s Wonderlust Event Alright, I finally got to watch the keynote.

: 🆕📝 Gruber: ‘Apple’s Two-Pronged Annual iPhone Strategy’ There are a lot of new iPhones introduced …

: 🆕📝 Brief Thoughts Before Apple’s Wonderlust Event It’s Apple Event day! I’m not at my most excited, …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#109]

: I have great news for Stewart’s Shops customers in northern New York, at least in the Lake …

: I did a new thing today and had an absolutely grand time with it. Can’t wait to share more. 😁

: Hot Take™ , coming in 🥵: I don’t begrudge this transition to (essentially) email addresses as …

: The buildup of entire little worlds on the forest floor fascinates me.

: Which is taller? Distance can abstract height.

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are All Trust Clicks) This Week [#108] Oops, all Trust Clicks edition!

: Moving day 🥲 🙂 📷

: Text replacement is one of my very favorite things across the Apple ecosystem. Add it once, it works …

: 🆕📝 Yep, Everyone Is Right. Callsheet Is Great. Congrats to @caseyliss@mastodon.social on the launch! …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#107]

: Offshore wind potential in the US is huge but untapped // The Verge Offshore wind resources are …

: A thing that just happened. I wanted to light a candle, but my electronic plasma lighter was too low …

: 🆕📝 Threads (Actually) Adds Auto-Generated Alt Text Some tests were performed.

: I’m testing out transitioning from 1Password to iCloud Passwords with help from Simon Støvring …

: Looks like we’re gonna be New Yorkers for a bit…we bought our own piece of the Adirondacks! 😁 📷

: Why my internet presence has been quiet this past week:

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#106]

: So, I’ve been doing more tweaking to the Hello theme on my Micro.blog, but I feel a bit …

: I’m heading out into the woods tomorrow for a multiday trip and am wondering if I should …

: 🆕📝 ‘Google’s Reading Mode app for Android can save you from the worst of web design’ Based on The …

: 🆕📝 Alt Text Is (Maybe) Enabled on Threads Threads’ alt text implementation could turn out to be the …

: Second Shortcuts commission done. 💪 That was a tricky one.

: 😳 CC: @ismh@eworld.social

: And with the flurry of posts today, July 2023 has become my most prolific month on HeyDingus. And …

: 🆕📝 Quick Tip: Get Visual Narration Anywhere There’s Text There’s a narrator living in your phone, …

: 🆕📝 ‘The past is not true’ You can’t change the past, but maybe the past isn’t quite what you thought …

: There are two neighbor children here, whose names I don’t know, that I always think of as Walker and …

: You learn (see?) something new everyday. Today it was two things. First, pricker weed taller than …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#105]

: For the Micro.blog fans: I just released version 1.0 of the ‘Open Micro.blog Reply’ shortcut! Get it …

: Alex Cranz: But the real reason we have to stop calling microblog posts tweets isn’t because the …

: I’d really prefer for my header menu to not have this weird in-between phase where the items make a …

: There’s something to @danielpunkass@mastodon.social’s framing here on @coreint. Maybe Musk did those …

: Wow, I hadn’t even considered real-time ad generation for each individual internet surfer before. …

: Did anyone else notice in the @atpfm@mastodon.social theme song this week where the contraction of …

: 🎙️ It’s shit like this that makes @connected@relayfm.social the most consistently great (ostensibly …

: 🆕📝 “Reading” the Web Could Get Way More Intimate With Personal Voice I can’t remember if I’ve …

: Does anyone else get a strange visceral satisfaction from using something up? The last bit of orange …

: 🍿 Just watched: Oppenheimer ★★★★ It’s a far cry from The Dark Knight or Inception, but boy does …

: 🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Use One-Action ‘Run Shortcut’ Shortcuts to Create Alternative Launch Phrases and …

: 🆕📝 Yet Another Opinion on X

: 🆕📝 Instapaper Has Reentered the Ring My quest for the best read-later app continues…

: Holy smokes, how come no one told me Avril Lavine’s new album last year was full of bangers? 🤘🎵

: 🆕📝 Threads Graduates to Being a Social Network Where You Can Actually, You Know, Follow People Hey, …

: 🆕📝 Joshua Benton: ‘If other media companies thought about brand equity the way Elon Musk thinks …

: 🆕📝 Ars Technica: ‘Fed’s new instant payment system could be trouble for PayPal, Venmo’ I’m …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#104]

: I just released version 1.3 of the ‘Time Saved With Overcast’ shortcut! Get it here from the …

: Damn, navigating iPadOS with a mouse is so good! macOS + iPadOS with Universal Control is a …

: 11% increase in Texas’s infant mortality rate from 2021 to 2022. 😳 11 percent. The wild thing is …

: Has anyone else with a Peak Design Everyday Case for their iPhone mini noticed that the power button …

: I’ve been Doing Too Much With Computers™ lately. Tendinitis in my mouse arm and swiping wrist is …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Jason, July 2023 [#2] Chatting about pets, positions at work, and bringing a unique …

: When you’re on hold and the music cuts out and you’re sure that someone is finally picking up…but …

: So today I guided some clients from a large corporation on a hike. I ended up in the back, hanging …

: 🆕📝 Alan Dye was interviewed on ‘Design Matters’, and it reminded me that he’s just a person Engaging …

: While watching the first episode of The Afterparty Season 2, I was a little worried that it had lost …

: If anyone is still looking to get into Bluesky, I’ve got a couple of invite codes you’re welcome to …

: Oh no. I’ve just realized that I’ve been using en dashes (–) where I should have been using em …

: I just released version 2.0 of the ‘Save Podcast Show Notes’ shortcut! Get it here from the …

: 🆕📝 Tiny Awards Wants Your Vote for the Slickest Mini Internet Project There’s some seriously …

: 🆕📝 Quick Tip: Use CleanShot X to Pin and Edit Any Image TIL that I can start working with any image …

: I just released version 1.1 of the ‘Convert Text and Post to Threads’ shortcut! Get it here from my …

: 🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Techniques Behind the ‘Convert Text and Post to Threads’ Shortcut It took five …

: Thanks to @rmondello@hachyderm.io, this video is my new (old) obsession.

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#103]

: Big bro, little bro. But which is which? 📷

: We don’t have kids, so our fur babies reap all the benefits of my wife’s and my nurturing instinct. …

: I just released version 1.2 of the ‘Shuffle HEY World’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus …

: I just released version 1.4 of the ‘Amazon Affiliate Linker’ shortcut! Get it here from the …

: Four really good previews: Killers of the Flower Moon youtube.com/watch Foundation, Season 2 …

: You ever pull that muscle (two muscles?) that results in both your chest and upper back feeling …

: 🆕📝 Ongoing Sale at the HeyDingus Store Want $5 off one of my shirts or phone cases, plus free …

: Introducing the ‘Convert Text and Post to Threads’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus …

: 🧵 iOS 17 (et al.) Beta Impressions Thread: The new little growing text magnification loupe animating …

: I cannot wait until we close on our house so that I can delete the Realtor.com app, and also all the …

: Not sure if this a MacStories Mastodon server issue (cc: @alex@macstories.net) or a Micro.blog one …

: I was today years old when I learned this emoji picker interface exists for the split keyboard on …

: Hey @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net any ideas why Apple Frames would leave the background …

: 🆕📝 Might Threads Instigate Instagram’s Unraveling? Some rumination on the future of Instagram in a …

: Version 1.0 of the ‘Open Threads App’ shortcut has been released! Get it here from the HeyDingus …

: 🆕📝 The Best-Looking MagSafe Stand Out There Stick a USB hub in there, Belkin, pretty please!?

: My only Prime Day purchase was this pair of Crocs, which I’ve been meaning to buy for weeks anyway. …

: 🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Using ‘Show Alert’ for More Flexibility It’s a doubleheader sort of day, so …

: I’ve been patient, but now it’s beta time. Here we go! 😎

: 🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Use ‘Show Result’ for Troubleshooting In which I enthusiastically share my …

: These posts from @lexfri@hachyderm.io and @matt@isfeeling.social scurried through time and space, …

: Most of my ChatGPT usage lately has been to satiate my tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon and double-check …

: Horray! ‘The Afterparty’, one of of my favorite TV+ shows, is back! It reminded me of …

: Since when has the ‘Show Result’ action in Shortcuts provided a cancel button? …

: Not to be too, ahem, centralized on Threads, it looks like the App Store is pointing folks toward …

: For simplicity and consistency with Mastodon and Threads, I wonder if it’s time to reconsider …

: I’m kind of leaning into the Threads algorithm by following way more accounts than on other …

: I, once again, stayed up way too late making shortcuts for the library. It’s always fun, but …

: 🆕📝 It’s a Prime Day to Try an Indie App I know you’re already at your maximum for shopping event …

: Proof that there are still good exchanges on the internet: …

: Uh, wow. 😯 youtube.com/watch

: 🆕📝 Mac Reincarnation Diary: I’m A Little Worried

: 🆕📝 9to5Mac: ‘Porsche unveils revamped CarPlay experience with climate controls and more’

: 🆕📝 Letters with Jason, July 2023 [#1]

: Is anyone else super particular about keeping their photo library pristine? Screenshots get taken, …

: 🆕📝 Kyle Bradshaw: ‘Threads readies handy explainer of Mastodon and the fediverse’

: I’m starting a “nuke and pave” (erase and restore to factory settings and set up as new) of my Mac …

: In honor of the App Store’s 15th anniversary, here are the first 15 apps I ever downloaded (inspired …

: Between climate change-accelerating emissions, animal cruelty, deforestation, and water shortage, …

: 🆕📝 Demystifying RSS and Other Subscriptions With a /Feeds Page

: I just finished my first Shortcuts commission! 🤩 It was pretty cool to work on a shortcut …

: Yesterday was an active outdoor day. Taking advantage of today’s rain for a computer day. 💻

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#102]

: I’m looking for a MagSafe charger that also doubles as a USB hub, like this handy HyperDrive Qi …

: I love the challenge of editing down a micropost to fit within the character limit. It’s a …

: Not that it should matter to you, but if you’re blogging on Micro.blog and don’t have an …

: 🆕📝 Threaded Thoughts

: Another awesome day here in the ADK. 15 miles by bike, then a walk downtown to the local farmer’s …

: I’m hanging out on the porch and my cat is absolutely loving chasing around all the flying bugs that …

: 🆕📝 I Can’t “Just Call Them Tweets”

: 🆕📝 Every Service Should Allow Domains as Handles

: It is my dog’s tradition to join whoever heads into the bathroom first in the morning, no matter how …

: Introducing the ‘Emoji Meaning’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library. Curious …

: I’m following @manton’s lead on an approach to Threads for now. Manually cross-post with the goal of …

: Regarding Taylor Swift’s first “era”, Speak Now has, by far, the most of my favorites. Some absolute …

: Had an awesome day after work yesterday! Got in a bouldering session, went for a quick dip in a …

: Sure, I’ll kick the tires around. 🧵 threads.net/@hey.jarrod

: Version 1.3 of the ‘WordleBot’ shortcut has been released! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts …

: Version 1.2 of the ‘Play Wordle’ shortcut has been released! Get it here from the HeyDingus …

: Version 2.2 of the ‘De-News’ shortcut has been released! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts …

: Version 1.1 of the ‘How Much Do I Have to Save for Vision Pro?’ shortcut has been released! Get it …

: 🆕📝 ‘Maybe Zuck is Winning the Fight With Elon Anyway’

: The @upgrade@relayfm.social boys are bringing the grins this morning. 😂 🧩 ⏯️

: I didn’t think I was going to use @vincent’s kudos feature of @tinylytics cause I …

: Ooh La La! This will be extra helpful in apps like Reader and Matter where I like to listen to …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#101]

: Oh damn, I just realized that you can swipe between stages in iPadOS Stage Manager using the …

: Is anyone not thinking that the new DockKit framework for iOS 17 is a major hint toward Apple’s …

: 🆕📝 Blank Page? Never Met Her.

: 🆕📝 Elon Thinks You’re Reading Too Many Tweets

: 🆕📝 A Short Ramble About Welcoming Meta to the Open Social Web

: 🆕📝 Letters with Chris V, June 2023 [#3]

: Godammit. 😞 This was a huge part of why I went with a Kobo. An opportunity for Readwise to expand …

: Yup, MKBHD’s video has convinced me that I want an iPhone/iPad version of the Pixel Fold. 👍

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are My Favorite 7 Things Posts Thus Far) This Week [#100]

: It’s kinda fun how quickly an idea can go from just a spark to being published on the World Wide …

: 🆕📝 ‘Why Ford Betting on Tesla’s Plug is Bad News’

: 🆕📝 Letters with Chris V, June 2023 [#2]

: Did I miss the Mac Pro reviews? I don’t think I saw any alongside the 15” Air and Mac Studio ones …

: I don’t feel like it gets said enough anymore, so I’ll say it: Apple got so much right …

: 🆕📝 In Praise of Apple Mail VIPs…from a Non-Apple Mail User

: New Bluesky, who dis? (Thanks @maique!) I’m @heyjarrod.net over there, but don’t get too excited. …

: If I’m being honest, the inverted-T-arrows keyboard was a sideshow to the more significant …

: 🆕📝 Oh, Hey, My Mastodon Followers Have Surpassed Twitter Ones

: A Chinese buffet restaurant reopened in our town this weekend and it brought me right back to being …

: Hey @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net and @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net, I’m putting …

: Uhh…just checked in on Reddark and over half of the subreddits have now gone private in …

: Whoa, imagine a modern operating system update coming in under 30 MB. A majority of my apps have …

: Here we go again… 🏡 😬

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#98]

: I realized today that because the Vision Pro lacks hot-swapping the battery pack for longer …

: I competed in my first-ever organized trail run race today (and first organized race in many years). …

: It strikes me that Facebook changed their company name to Meta to tell the world they were committed …

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: Friday’s Tidbits

: 🆕📝 Apple Shows Its Star-Studded Strategy by Securing Messi for Season Pass

: TIL that extensions can be called up with a keyboard command in Safari for iPad!

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: Thursday’s Tidbits

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: Wednesday’s Tidbits

: It just occurred to me that because the Vision Pro battery pack is a separate part, the battery life …

: Just don’t call Apple’s journey to their AR headset a Vision Quest.

: 🆕📝 Grading My WWDC Keynote Predictions (And Introducing My Ongoing List of Apple Wishes)

: 🆕📝 A Couple of Podcast Recommendations

: It must suck to be a kid in Florida these days. The bills that are becoming law are sickening. I …

: 🆕📝 Macs at WWDC Mean the Entire M2 Laptop Lineup Is Part of the Back to School Promo for Students

: 🆕📝 Letters with V, June 2023 [#1]

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: The Day After - Some Skepticism and Questions

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: Tuesday’s Tidbits

: Do you, like me, like leaving your key behind when hiking or biking so you don’t lose it? This …

: Whoa! It looks like Keynote for visionOS will let you practice your presentation as if you’re …

: Boy, it would be cool for Mike Rockwell to be a guest for @gruber@mastodon.social’s live Talk …

: “This is the future of desktop computing.” Whoa. Ben is not mincing words here. That was …

: Ben has a ton of experience with using VR setups for real work, and @gruber@mastodon.social is …

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: My Initial Keynote Reflection and the Features I’m Most Jazzed About

: Nearly 5000 words written today. 🥱 I feel so fortunate live in such exciting times! Congrats to all …

: Something doesn’t seem right here 🤔 (via @brain@toot.monster)

: Wait a sec, are apps going to be able to send their custom workouts into the Workouts app? …

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: Monday’s Tidbits and Community Reactions

: 🆕📝 WWDC23: The Peanut Gallery’s Best Keynote Jokes

: Congrats to @lexfri@hachyderm.io for their win today. Trophy will be in the mail. 🤣 The folks in my …

: Oh no, I left going through my Timeline for too late! I didn’t know there was a limit on how …

: In case you were wondering how much you have to save everyday between now and January 1st to get the …

: You know what would be awesome? Being able to experience future Apple Keynotes from a virtual Steve …

: My WWDC setup for live-blogging. 🤯

: 🆕📝 WWDC23 Liveblog

: Here goes my first liveblog! 🤯

: T-minus 60 minutes 🤯 Will I get out the two blog posts that I want to before the keynote?

: T-minus 2 hours 🤯

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are My Last-Minute WWDC23 Predictions) This Week [#97]

: No Mow May was a success. I hope the bees and other pollinators enjoyed the head start in our yard …

: Just when you thought you had your ideas about todo lists all figured out, CGP Grey comes busting in …

: Looks like @matthewcassinelli@mastodon.social‘s site is gettin’ busy!

: Alright @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net, you got a good snort out of me. That would have been …

: I made a small update to my WWDC Wish List:

: 🆕📝 Why I Happily Spent $70 on an App I Almost Ignored

: I took delivery of this wireless CarPlay adapter today and after a brief test, it’s better …

: It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes a blog post just flows out like water from a spring. I’m …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Jose: May 31, 2023

: Always fun to hear about places I know on a podcast. I used to drive through Oberlin to go to my …

: I want to say a big “thank you” to @josemunozmatos@mastodon.social for being the first correspondent …

: I couldn’t say it any better myself. Well, Ted Lesso ended very well. It was a brilliant show with …

: Off to do some more house hunting today… 😬 Wish me luck

: Wearing my Coach Lasso shirt in honor of the S3 finale tonight! ⚽️ Can’t wait 😁 (No spoilers!) …

: Light Mrs. Maisel spoiler: My wife and I loved Mei, and her and Joel’s storyline in S4. So we …

: 🆕📝 Two of My Favorite Bits of Reader That I Wish Were Replicated in Every Other Reading App

: I got back into some proper complex Shortcuts coding tonight. It felt real good. A little lofi …

: 🆕📝 My WWDC 2023 Wish List

: I’m weirdly getting an error page when trying to access Instagram on my Mac in Safari. It made …

: New office addition 🥰 📷

: It’s a beautiful Memorial Day weekend with a rare holiday off from work and I’m inside …

: 🆕📝 Apple’s Awesome Accessibility Animation

: 🆕📝 A Few New Experiments At HeyDingus

: I couldn’t help myself, here’s where I’ve been. I love that seeing these pop up all day has felt …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#96]

: Is this app metadata layout new in App Store search? I kind of like its compactness.

: 🆕📝 Escaping the Bubble With Bear Blogs

: This is often what happens when I try to catch up on sleep by napping during the day. I end up …

: Here it is 2AM again, long past when I should’ve gone to sleep. Instead, I spent a couple hours …

: 🆕📝 1Password Embraces No Passwords As I Consider No 1Password

: 🆕📝 The Most Popular Mac Isn’t the MacBook Air. Wait, What?

: Holy smokes, this privacy video from Apple in China is something else. I don’t think I’ve ever seen …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Which Are My Go-To Camping Essentials) This Week, 2023-05-26

: 🆕📝 CarPlay Customization Paper Cuts

: Did macOS lose the animated Memoji option on the lock/login screen? My little guy used to shake his …

: 🆕📝 Is Ford the Goodie?

: I wonder how weather app developers feel about Apple’s WeatherKit API being only halfway …

: When I saw this from @robb@social.lol, I immediately thought of @alexcox@mastodon.social and …

: The Pixel Tablet’s dock should have been a Nest speaker - The Verge At launch — words I’ll come …

: 🆕📝 Letters with Jose: May 18, 2023

: Apple weighs in on the “mice” versus “mouses” debate.

: Also from the press release: Shortcuts adds Remember This, which helps users with cognitive …

: Of course, even the microwave’s clock reads 9:41 in Apple’s accessibility announcement …

: Well, dang. All Consuming is possibly my very favorite current podcast. The show “ended” …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-05-14

: Oh hey, look what just came in! Nothing too impressive, but I felt compelled to complete this …

: Amazing day to be out on a big multi-pitch rock climb. It was my first time running up the Chapel …

: I had such a good day! It was beautiful out. I had an excellent hiking client and took them on a …

: I love my town. 🧡 📹

: I think I’m done with “fediverse” as a term. “Social web” sounds more …

: Does anyone else feel like launching a shortcut with the Action Button is conspicuously slow?

: Whoa! Good on @manton and team at Micro.blog with this bonkers deal for the summer. Full Micro.blog …

: House purchasing is a terrifying experience that slingshots from being rush, rush, rush to a …

: 🆕📝 What Even Is E2E Encryption, Then?

: 🆕📝 9to5Mac: ‘Apple’s former head of iCloud will be in charge of making GM EV software without …

: The universe was playing tricks tonight. I picked up my new Subaru Outback today(!) and then after …

: Mariana Alfaro, for Washington Post: Republican Party leaders are coming to terms with the fact …

: 🆕📝 Some Quick Observations on Final Cut Pro & Logic Pro for iPad

: I just got into the Raycast AI beta, and I’m already so sold. I don’t use Raycast for everything …

: Aw man, I cannot wait for this to come in! 😂

: The Messages app on my Apple Watch Ultra has been crashing any time I receive a new message for over …

: 🆕📝 The Verge: ‘What’s it like on Bluesky right now, anyways?’

: The good news has reached the “normies”! My wife, unprompted, said tonight, “Apple …

: 🆕📝 I Pre-Ordered a Can of Worms

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-05-07

: Starting the morning with a walk (or run or ride) outside before work always makes my day more …

: Gotta say, car buying is tiresome. It takes way longer than I expect, and I’m completely …

: 🆕📝 John Gruber on Dithering

: 🆕📝 Seeking Letters Project Correspondents!

: 🆕📝 7 Things (I Learned From Aunt Joan) This Week, 2023-04-30

: Finished reading (again): Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚 Just as excellent on the second read through. …

: Hmm. Pretty sure I popped a finger tendon tonight. I’d always hoped this climbing injury …

: The most recent couple of episodes of Ted Lasso (S03 E06/07) have been a real joy. A return to the …

: If you haven’t yet listened to All Consuming, let this be the toe that gets you in the door.

: Fuck cancer.

: This was an excellent book. Consider my interest piqued. (Hugh Laurie! Mark Ruffalo!) …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-04-23

: Got in a bunch of rope work practice yesterday! Did my first rope solo on rock(!), rappelled using …

: I know they’re kinda silly, but I do like collecting these special event activity awards with …

: Felt a bit off today, but that didn’t stop me from onsighting ‘Bozeman Bullet’ (5.6). It’s so good, …

: 🆕📝 When the Fear Bites

: 🆕📝 David Smith: ‘Stretched’

: It’s Reel Rock night!!

: 🆕📝 Apple Rides the ‘Ted Lasso’ Train Hard With New Apple Fitness “Workouts to Believe In”

: 🆕📝 Apple Card and Its Savings Account Are Great, And Why I’m Still Not Sold

: The Macalope: If sideloading is allowed in iOS 17, someone will pay for it—and it won’t be Apple …

: 🆕📝 MacLife Magazine’s Ink Runs Dry

: 🆕📝 From Should Have to Could Have

: As far as I can remember, this is the first time I’ve been able to pay for and download an app …

: 📺 Finished watching: The Last of Us (2023) on HBO, created by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann ★★★★ …

: The new Apple Store in Mumbai looks incredible. The lattice ceiling in particular is gorgeous. But I …

: Say you booked an adventure trip like hiking or rock climbing. Would you prefer to be referred to as …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-04-16

: Spring be flowin’ 📹

: Climbing The El at Pitchoff Chimney Cliff with @luke_crack_walker 📹

: Said this in a group chat tonight, but it bears repeating for anyone who hasn’t taken a look yet: …

: This is going to be a game-changer! Making a playlist means not only can I enjoy continuous play …

: 🆕📝 Surprise Tesla Feature: Your Personal Car Videos Can Go Viral Around Their Offices. Cool, Right?

: 🆕📝 Apple’s Newsroom Blog Debuts New ‘Quick Read’ Post

: 🆕📝 Dark Noise Does the Subscription Transition Right

: Don’t worry, I visited my place of worship on this most beautiful of spring days. 📷 And was …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-04-09

: I love my little 4,000+ page pocket notebook. 🧡

: 📺 Finished watching: The Climb (2023) on HBO Max, created by Chris Sharma and Jason Mamoa ★★★☆ I’m a …

: I just finished my first run using bone-conducting headphones, and it was the best exercise audio …

: 🆕📝 Matt Birchler: ‘I’m Once Again Defending Like Buttons’

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-04-02

: The practice of rising early enough to greet the sunrise is not one that I’ve mastered. But …

: 🆕📝 The Best In-App Feedback System Yet

: Cam cleaning day can only mean one thing…rock season is right around the corner!! 📷

: 🆕📝 Micro.blog Gains Automatic Podcast Transcripts (Yep, They Also Do Podcasts!)

: The mirror reflections on still water always mesmerize me. And apparently my dog, too! #mbmar 30 📷 …

: Oh CARROT, well done.

: I’ve got a real hankering for a slice of our Easter spicy maple-glazed spiral ham. #mbmar 29 📷 …

: Gotta be prompt for that wedding day! #mbmar 28 📷 (timeline | grid)

: 🆕📝 ‘The new normal’

: It’s sometimes wild to think about the rope systems we climbers use to support our lives. …

: 🆕📝 ‘Rewind’s new feature brings ChatGPT to your personal information’

: My instrument used to be my pride and joy. It’s time it has a place of honor again. #mbmar 26 …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 26 26 old forms, photos, unplayed games, craft supplies and empty boxes. …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-03-26

: 🆕📝 Know When To Fold Them

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 25 📷 25 bits of stationary items that haven’t been touched in …

: This spice rack is one of my favorite things in our kitchen. It’s so much better than the …

: 🆕📝 ‘Good conversations have lots of doorknobs’

: Finished watching: Shrinking on Apple TV+ 📺 Right up there with Ted Lasso and Trying as a smart, …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 24 24 bits of old climbing webbing, boots, an Apple TV, a board game, an …

: There are few things more intimidating (nor as majestic!) as a snow leopard holding court. #mbmar 24 …

: I’ve developed a habit of collecting domain names, but holy cow was this eye-watering! If …

: It’s that beautiful time of spring when all the dog poops that folks didn’t clean up throughout the …

: I don’t fault people who use the word, but ever since I realized the misogynistic etymology of …

: A few shots from top rope soloing on spring ice the last couple of days. 🧗📷

: We all have the chance to make a difference. And it’s not just a flip of the coin. #mbmar 23 📷 …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 23 23 long-held and rarely used camping items.

: 🆕📝 ‘Don’t be a knee-jerk’

: When did Amazon start getting witty with their boxes?

: Words I live by: If it won’t come off on your pants, it won’t come off on your food.

: I’m not generally a fan of spiders, but this furry little insect is, to be fair, quite cute. …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 22 (sorry for all the posts, but I’m caught up now! 😊) 22 cords …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 21 (belated) 21 boxes, knives, clothes and other junk.

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 20 (belated) 20 basement junk items.

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 19 (belated) 19 more junk drawer items.

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 18 (belated) 18 more junk drawer items.

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 17 (belated) 17 junk drawer items

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 16 (belated) 16 kitchen drawer items (plus an extra dog toy)

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 15 (belated) 15 old dog toys.

: I love that this sizing guide is realistic about what folks have on hand to measure things.

: It looks like someone might have had a “ruff” night. 😂

: My tiny turtle back when he was a wee babe. #mbmar 21 📷

: Any houseplant of ours lives firmly in the cat’s domain. #mbmar 20 📷

: Today, with the sun shining and blue skies, it felt like a step toward spring. But I’m not sure I’m …

: A young me, rockin' that analog goodness. #mbmar 19 📷

: 🆕📝 7 Things (Shared by ChatGPT) This Week, 2023-03-19

: A foreboding portico. #mbmar 18 📷

: I skied the Mt. Colden Coulier today, and I’m pretty proud.

: An alpine start comes quite early. Seattle, seen in the distance from Mount Rainier. #mbmar 17 📷

: Sometimes you’re on the road, looking at the view. Sometimes you’re in the view, looking …

: Happy Ted Lasso day to all who celebrate! I’m waiting to watch E1 with my wife, but I got a huge …

: Ollie has very little patience for laps that aren’t filled with cats. #mbmar 15 📷

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 14 📷 14 random gizmos from my bedside drawer.

: “What’s beyond that horizon?” is a question that continues to drive me. #mbmar 14 …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 13 1 bathing suit, 1 magnet, 1 pack of cupcake holders, 1 set of …

: Far away and alone, yet here is where some of the strongest connections are made. #mbmar 13 📷

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-03-12

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 12 12 more assorted pet toys and supplies.

: Shiny. Enough said. #mbmar 12 📷

: I don’t know why it is that some Share Extensions in iOS hang or refuse to load, but it sure …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 11 📷 11 various cat toys. (Don’t worry, he still has plenty.)

: This gimcrack wigwam is one of my favorite childhood accomplishements. #mbmar 11 📷

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 10 (make-up) 📷 Lights Knife Gloves Webbing Lock Bag Another bag Another …

: Rappelling is a ritual that requires many precise steps. #mbmar 10 📷

: Together forever. #mbmar 09 📷

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 09 9 random basement items I didn’t know we had.

: A very good toot: guess it’s true what they say – you can’t get real classical music …

: I gotta hand it to them, the playfulness in the treble clef makes for a lovely icon.

: (An hour late, but still doing it) 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 8 3 more Christmas gift, and 3 more …

: A few more photos that I could have used for today’s photoblogging challenge. Yesterday, I …

: So you’re saying I should be able to walk here? #mbmar 07 📷 (These trail markers are typically …

: Heads up to @jean that the discover page is showing yesterday’s photoblogging challenge word!

: 🆕📝 The Yellow iPhone 14 Premiers at the ‘Ted Lasso’ Premier

: Well done, Apple! 👏 Getting the new yellow iPhone 14 into the Ted Lasso premier photo did not go …

: 🆕📝 The Kindest Developer in the App Store Reaches 100 Million Downloads

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 7 7 Christmas gifts that deserve better homes.

: A whole lotta snow. #mbmar 07 📷

: 🆕📝 Apple’s iMessage Movie

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 06 📷 6 items of old camping equipment from my gear trunk.

: Some seriously impressive engineering goes into these toys. #mbmar 06 📷

: Finished reading: Indie Microblogging by Manton Reece ★★★★ 📚 Wow, @manton really did a nice job …

: 🆕📝 Switching It Up?

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-03-05

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 5 📷 5 more t-shirts

: These cool tiles bring a certain warmth to our home. #mbmar 05 📷

: Finished watching: Loot Season 1 (2022) created by Alan Yang & Matt Hubbard ★★★★ 📺 Just as funny …

: So I flew through the whole first season of Ted Lasso in two days. Even as someone who’s …

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 4 4 articles of clothing

: A zip that’s loud and proud. #mbmar 04 📷

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 3 📷 Sack spray Foot stick Nut rub Let’s be real. I wasn’t ever going …

: There is but one true place of solitude. #mbmar 03 📷

: I take it back. At least the first four episodes are perfect.

: In case you’re wondering, the Ted Lasso pilot is still superb several rewatches later.

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 2 📷 Too small baselayer pants Too small baselayer shirt

: I rarely feel so annoyed as when a “promotional period” ends and I subsequently pay more for the …

: Weather. We have it. #mbmar 02 📷

: It used to be that I was watching everything that Apple TV+ put out. But they’re producing so …

: Go home, WeatherKit, you’re drunk.

: 🆕📝 29

: 30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 1: Old, hole-filled comforter (duvet?) 📷

: Secure? #mbmar 01 📷

: Just watched: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) directed by Edgar Wright 🎥 ★★★★ Totally get why …

: Just watched: The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) directed by Peter Farrelly 🎥 ★★★☆ A story worth …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-02-26

: 🆕📝 Steve Jobs in February of 1984

: 🆕📝 Underscore Underscores Scoring Not Scorching

: 🆕📝 Trying Out Being a Tech “Normy”

: I’ve had this episode repeatedly redownload for weeks despite marking it as played, deleting it, and …

: 🆕📝 Spotify’s AI DJ Will Let the Recommendation Engine Explain Itself

: Aw yeah, it’s gonna snow! ❄️🎿⛄️

: 🆕📝 ‘Putting Ideas into Words’

: What I’m dreaming of: A well-designed, flush screen e-reader with page-turn buttons that runs …

: 🆕📝 7 Things (I Learned From Grandpa) This Week, 2023-02-19

: 🆕📝 Relearning to Tie My Shoes

: 🆕📝 1Password 8 Gets a Quality of Life Update …

: 🆕📝 ‘Ted Lasso’ Will Premiere on Wednesdays Next Month …

: And just like that, I can no longer say, “I’ve never backcountry skied before.” In other words, I’m …

: 🆕📝 How to Get Blog Posts by Email https://heydingus.net/blog/2023/2/how-to-get-blog-posts-by-email

: I feel so privileged to live in a place where world-class athletes come to train and practice their …

: 🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-02-12 heydingus.net/blog/2023…

: Just watched: Office Space (1999) directed by Mike Judge 🎥 ★★★★ Yeah, so, this was the perfect …

: 🆕📝 ‘648 words about my one-word resolution’ heydingus.net/blog/2023…

: My #5x5Friday of top albums from the last 12 months. Great stuff! 🎵

: Finished watching: Acapulco (2021, season 1) directed by Richard Shepard ★★★★ 📺 A fun ride so far. …

: Just watched: Pretty Strong (2020) by Never Not Collective ★★★★ 🎥 Incredible climbing. Tangible …

: I don’t hate it…

: TIL how a sewing machine works, and how to install my own replacement car headlight! Accomplished, I …

: Oof.

: Just watched: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) directed by the Daniels 🎥 ★★★★ In a word, …

: Did I get everything done from my to-do list today? No. But I got an impressive amount checked off! …

: 🆕👕🚨 Don’t let them forget that you used to be someone on Twitter. heydingus.net/store …

: Finished watching: The Menu (2022) directed by Mark Mylod 🎥 ★★☆☆ Quite strange. Perhaps engrossing? …

: Sometimes at night, when the ice absolutely glows 📷

: More ice 📷

: Been climbing some ice 📷

: New do, who dis? 📷

: I’ve always been fascinated by glasses and always ask to try on my friends’ pairs. (I’ll probably …

: Didn’t Gluon (and Micro.blog) app used to autofill usernames? Or am I imagining that? Paging …

: After @lexfri@hachyderm.io mentioned it in his daily podcast, I’m giving BeReal a try. I like things …

: This was news to me, and welcome news at that. My wife and I listen to rain sounds through the …

: Skiing today was fantastic! ⛷️🎥 And I just love finding these impossibly balanced rocks out in …

: 🛎️🛎️🛎️ Another accurate premonition by @siracusa@mastodon.social a decade ahead. The M1 iMac is, …

: Finished reading: Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose 📚 ★★★★ I saw this movie years ago, but never …

: Closing ceremonies! 📷

: It took some time, but tonight I got all my Instagram photos imported here to Micro.blog. Feels good …

: Damn, I do love this town. I argue there are few other places in the world where, just 10 minutes …

: Happy new Lukas Graham album day to those who celebrate! album.link/i/1655754… 🎵

: You know how in The Santa Clause, Tim Allen’s beard grows back the moment he looks back at it? …

: Curling! At the FISU World University Games 📷

: Somehow, even after spending weeks trying to read it down, I have more things saved to my read-later …

: I think I’ve fixed the issue with my Micro.blog posts not appearing in the Timeline. Apparently when …

: I started The Climb tonight. It’s…weird. The climbing is cool & people seem nice. …

: Currently reading: Indie Microblogging by Manton Reece 📚

: Currently reading: Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose 📚

: Had an absolutely wonderful day in the mountains climbing ice with a buddy. Got in around 800 feet …

: Have you always been able to buy a domain through the iCloud Custom Email Domain flow? It says the …

: I helped out at the ski jumps for the FISU World University Games tonight. Best seat* in the house! …

: Okay @lexfri@hachyderm.io, you got me. 😂 🎥 🔊 overcast.fm/+De1mRjuu…

: Tonight I played with shoutouts.lol, a neat tool by @vincent to share stuff you love. If you poke …

: 😦 Aghast – aghast I say! – that @manton’s Indie Microblogging doesn’t appear in his own app for book …

: Spent far too much time tinkering again tonight, but at least I’m happier with the direction and …

: Saw the weirdest phenomenon driving back into town the other night. Every light appeared to be …

: Yup, was up way too late on already tired eyes.

: The tinkering has been strong tonight. But with very little to show for it. Indecision…terrible …

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #12: Sons of Destiny by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★☆ (Back to rating things …

: Love that this tool exists!

: Currently reading: Cirque Du Freak #12: Sons of Destiny by Darren Shan 📚

: Year in books for 2022 Here are the books I finished reading in 2022. A little learning. A little heartfelt. A lot of …

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #11: Lord of the Shadows by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★☆ I expected more out …

: There are two types of people in this world: Those who delete trailing spaces, and those who do not. …

: This seems like an awful waste of space now, doesn’t it?

: I’m digging this sunny disposition kicking off my January. Thanks @ismh! 📷

: Cherries might be the best fruit.

: Did my first ice climb in years today and was surprised by how smooth and solid I felt. Feeling …

: These slippers have spent three years on my wish list. They were were worth the wait. Thanks @gruber …

: Jo and I were silly and didn’t take any pictures together for our Christmas yesterday, so here’s a …

: This has had to have been the most active Christmas I’ve ever spent! Hope everyone out there had as …

: Spinning out in the middle of an icy, hilly road: two thumbs down, would not recommend. 👎👎 But no …

: Enjoyed a beautiful day out Nordic skiing with a beautiful lady! ⛷️ 📷

: Crossed 200 miles run for the year! 🥳 Next stop, 217 miles and 50 runs which would be a new annual …

: Tried out a few new runs yesterday. Confidence is gaining!

: Tis the season to clear out old stuff to make room for new stuff! I’ve got some things for …

: “My business is hyperlinks.” – Jason Snell (Upgrade #435)

: What’s one question you could ask to know if someone is on your level? For me, it’s …

: So thrilled with all this snow! ❄️

: Here’s @siracusa@mastodon.social and Dan Benjamin talking 10 years ago about iPhone 5’s new …

: Had a pleasant run tonight through holiday lights with the nicest group in Lake Placid, the ADK Run …

: With so much interest and excitement around Mastodon clients coming from superb longtime developers, …

: For Micro Monday, I recommend checking out @gr36. He’s writing about, well, writing. But also …

: Okay, this is pretty wild. Apparently macOS remains completely usable with Sidecar, even when in the …

: Release the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID in black/silver without the numeric pad, you cowards!

: I’ve enjoyed short naps most afternoons this week. Gets me feeling refreshed for the evening. Then, …

: I’m so tired of fighting Pocket to display my name as the author of my posts. I’ve tried …

: You know you’re behind on podcasts when you’ve got two episodes of Cortex in the queue.

: He likes to be involved. 📷

: Rollin’! 📹 🚲

: Sleepy dog. 📷

: A thing of beauty atop a thing of horror. 😆 📷

: Little family. 🥰 📷

: It’s one of my favorite days of the year: Christmas Tree Chopin’ Day! 📷

: Had some great runs today on a ghost town of a mountain. Finally skied from the Whiteface summit, …

: Alone on the lift.

: I’m apparently very consistent in my photo-posting habits. 10 years apart, to the day. 😆

: It’s probably not new, but this is the first I’ve noticed these little shortcuts in the Live Text …

: Just had my M1 Mac mini crash on me. First time ever. It was startling. 💻 😳

: I resented the time change and its early darkness because it stole from my outdoor adventuring time. …

: It’s too bad that the tool and community that so many of us loved has had to suffer to teach …

: Isn’t it funny that one of Jack’s final initiatives was to build a decentralized Twitter …

: God I love the sunsets here. This doesn’t even do it justice. 📷

: I finally found my totem! 📷

: Introduce yourself with 5 TV shows 📺: How I Met Your Mother The Leftovers Ted Lasso Parks & Rec …

: I heard from our delivery worker that Tuesday was the busiest day in UPS history. Most packages …

: A goal within reach: run 200 miles this year. 🏃‍♂️

: I changed a bike tire today! Well, two of them, to be precise. You’d think that since …

: just setting up my twttr

: Jo is taking a big test this morning to advance her care for patients and be able to do more care on …

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #10: The Lake of Souls by Darren Shan 📚 ★★☆☆ So much tedium and …

: Rainier! 📷

: Finished reading: Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts …

: Summer climbing adventures! 📷

: Finished reading: Artemis: A Novel by Andy Weir 📚 ★★★☆

: Finished reading: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚 ★★★★ Strange and wonderful, this book captured my …

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #9: Killers Of The Dawn by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★

: Finished reading: The Trad Climber’s Bible by John Long 📚 ★★★★ When I purchased this book, I …

: Tea. Book. Dogs. Park. #Boston 📷

: And with that, ya boy passed his rock climbing, hiking, and camping guide exams for New York State. …

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #8: Allies of the Night by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★ Wow, I’d …

: 4th of the Saranac Lake 6ers 📷

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #7: Hunters of the Dusk by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★ The time jumps in …

: Happy muddy hiking buddy 📷

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #6: The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★ Darren’s …

: Birthday hike! 📷

: Birthday! 📷

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #5: Trials of Death: Book 5 in the Saga of Darren Shan by Darren …

: 💘 my life buddy 📷

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #4: Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan 📚★★★☆ This felt like a setup …

: The ice castle is coming along nicely. 📷

: Phin had an excellent day out on the trail. He did great off-leash, loved playing the in the snow, …

: Ice skating on Mirror Lake! 📷

: Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #3: Tunnels of Blood by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★☆ On this re-read, I was …

: Finished watching: Mr. Corman (2021) written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt 📺 ★★☆☆ It’s hard …

: New home! 📷

: Any time I sit in my desk chair the past month, the cat is in this spot within seconds. 📷

: Merry Christmas! 🎄 📷

: We’re back in the ADK… 📷

: Lake Placid! 📷

: Road trip! 📷

: Dog park! 📷

: Our tomatoes are coming along nicely! 📷

: There’s been some beautiful nights for campfires this week. 📷

: So it rained a lot this week… 📷

: Washington! 📷

: I got this decal off Etsy to put on the back of my iPad Pro, and I 🧡 it!! 📷

: Impromptu buddy time. 📷

: Another beautiful wedding for a beautiful couple. 📷

: Bear hug! 📷

: Birthday girl! 📷

: Outer Banks! 📷

: Thank you to all the wonderful friends and coworkers who made this a fun home! You are the best! 📷

: Finally found a good spot for my sticker collection! 📷

: Huzzah! I hit my daily Move goal for the 1,000th time! #CloseYourRings 📷

: Momentum is a heck of a thing – both for activity and inactivity. Working to keep this streak going! …

: To kick off 2021, I earned this award by closing all three rings for seven days in a row. …

: Merry Christmas! 📷

: Getting back on that horse! I earned this December Challenge award by doing nine 15+ min workouts! …

: Happy Thanksgiving! 📷

: Our own tides. 📷

: I’ll be doing the @boyscoutsofamerica National Good Turn Virtual 5K this weekend! I think …

: Happy Easter! 📷

: A huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to all those who have been putting in the work to help …

: As a #ThrowbackThursday and #CampSpritWeek crossover for Honors Day, here’s a picture of me …

: Scout bottles. 📷

: Fun socks. 📷

: Scout shirts. 📷

: A Scout is Helpful 5K 📷

: The happiest of birthdays to the loveliest of ladies! @jo_marie07 📷

: 37 days strong! 📷

: Huzzah! 📷

: I don’t post often, but wanted to share this! Through years of careful budgeting and paying …

: No excuses. 📷

: Halloween dinner shopping! 📷

: LapPup 📷

: The newest member of our little family. Hello, Phin! 🐶 📷

: 1st Anniversary 😘 📷

: Goodbye, cool hotel! #atthemoxy 📷

: Honeymooning in Ireland and Austria! 🫶 📷

: I reached my Move goal 100 days in a row on my #AppleWatch. That’s my longest streak ever. …

: He would like to come with, please. 📷

: Vacay! Last as an unmarried couple? 📷

: After 10 years of thinking about it during hundreds of runs, I finally beat 8th-grade Jarrod running …

: Love this office. 📷

: It’s a good confirmation that running around camp for 18-hours a day for two months does, …

: Best summer, better friends. 📷

: Ahhhh… 📷

: #CapturedEarl at @fsrbsa #AdminAttacks @bergweav @acomusic19 @whall77 📷

: My favorite Graduate! 📷

: 77/365: Just about 900 of my closest friends out to celebrate our newest Eagle Scouts! #jblundy365 📷

: 76/365: Great wedding! #jblundy36 📷

: This is an excellent rectangle! 📷

: 74/365: First shipment of Scout’s Own Maple Syrup! Who wants some?! #jblundy365 📷

: 72/365: Late shift tonight #jblundy365 📷

: 71/365: Big fan of shoes! #jblundy365 📷

: Great walk today! #jblundy365 📷

: 56/365: Cool cake! #jblundy365 📷

: 48/365: #SaturdayScouts #jblundy365 📷

: 46/365: Blue and Gold life #jblundy365 📷

: 45/365: Living Room fort! #jblundy365 📷

: 42/365: #SummerIsComing #jblundy365 📷

: 36/365: Sweater vest Monday #jblundy365 📷

: 35/365: Not quite 10 o’clock… #jblundy365 📷

: 34/365: Catering booked! #jblundy365 💍 📷

: 33/365: Post-work snack #jblundy365 📷

: 32/365: It’s a me! #jblundy365 📷

: 31/365: Work buddy #jblundy365 📷

: 30/365: Bonus: Cute cat! #jblundy365 📷

: 30/365: Back to BioLife #jblundy365 📷

: 29/365: I may have stayed at work too long… #jblundy365 📷

: 28/365: Got a good workout in at my favorite kind of gym. #jblundy365 📷

: A happy (belated) birthday to a great friend! 📷

: 27/365: Great day as a wizard getting kids excited about camp! #jblundy365 📷

: Goodbye, Petey. You were the best big brother cat. 📷

: 25/365: A solid movie #jblundy365 📷

: He literally can’t handle not being touching when you get home… 📷

: 24/365: Camp life #jblundy365 📷

: 23/365: The cuddliest of bugs #jblundy365 📷

: 22/365: Last one at work after a long day. Good though! #jblundy365 📷

: Chicago! 📷

: Train ride 📷

: Protest! 📷

: Wedding! 📷

: 21/365: Visited a good friend, and his DOG! #jblundy365 📷

: 20/365: Great day in Chicago! #jblundy365 📷

: 19/365: Happy day #jblundy365 📷

: 18/365: Fun! #jblundy365 📷

: 17/365: Some big ideas. #jblundy365 📷

: 16/365: Some great Scouters giving their time! #jblundy365 📷

: 15/365: In bed, 8:50pm #jblundy365 📷

: 14/365: Hit the gym today! #jblundy365 📷

: 13/365: First DateBox! Good fun, thanks Jordan! #jblundy365 📷

: 12/365: Beauty of a Beast #jblundy365 📷

: 11/365: Busy day, no social time! #jblundy365 📷

: 10/365: Post-meeting thoughts collection and organization…at the gas station #jblundy365 📷

: 9/365: #excited #jblundy365 📷

: 8/365: I hid his mice up there. #MotivatedLearning #jblundy365 📷

: 7/365: Focused. #jblundy365 📷

: 6/365: Moments before this picture, he was cuddling wonderfully. #jblundy365 📷

: 5/365: Chinese for the win! #jblundy365 📷

: 004/365: Late night work. Don’t forget to take breaks! #jblundy365 📷

: Evening nap buddy. #jblundy365 📷

: Deer at our apartment complex tonight! #jblundy365 📷

: Goodbye cabin, at least until next year! #jblundy365 📷

: Winter! 📷

: Meijer speed find challenge! 📷

: Spreading that holiday cheer! 📷

: Fall! 📷

: A BIG thanks to supporters of Scouting who came out to the Sporting Clay Shoot! #ShareScouting 📷

: Any box will do. 📷

: Brings me back to all the campouts & troop meetings with these guys. They really shaped who I …

: @wizenedoakleather love my wallet, by the way! Probably didn’t know it was for me! Great …

: Plus apple fritters! #autumn #apples @jo_marie07 📷

: Apple Day! Picked fresh and made from scratch! #apples #autumn @jo_marie07 📷

: Delicious Fish tacos for #nationaltacoday #belated with @jo_marie07 📷

: 5 months without a haircut, before and after. #FeelsBetter 📷

: It was a beautiful night to finally get my kayak in the water. 📷

: #nofilter 📷

: Wish I could have spent the day with this swell guy on Father’s Day. Instead, I spent the day …

: Headed up #MontezumasTower in the #GardenOfTheGods. Incredible place and super exposed climbing. 📷

: Can’t beat a personalized message! Great new business, with a great message, by great people. …

: I’ll never get my head out of the clouds! 📷

: Post-exam reward :) 📷

: Got me some new kicks! 📷

: Before and after! 📷

: Softly falls the light of day, as our campfire fades away… 📷

: What a beaut'! 📷

: Only at #AdventurePatrol www.michiganscouting.org/RKAdventu… 📷

: Learning to be Super Leaders at #AdventurePatrol www.michiganscouting.org/RKAdventu… 📷

: #AdventurePatrol “it’s the ultimate outdoor scouting experience.” …

: 3 DAYS!! Till #AdventurePatrol 📷

: Missin' this girl right now, but I’ll see her soon! 📷

: Getting pumped for #AdventurePatrol! www.michiganscouting.org/RKAdventurePatrol/ 📷

: #solstice15 #experiencetheoutdoors 📷

: Science lesson with @hannah_som_6 at @leadershape #cmu2015ls 📷

: Balloon tower fun got us hyped about #vision at #cmu2015ls @cmu_leadership @leadershape 📷

: From Kalamaboo! Thanks for the laugh, BWW! 📷

: A #frosty morning 📷

: Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day from Remus and I! 📷

: Best friend cats 📷

: This is how I find my #turtle in the morning. “This is some niiiiice glass…” 📷

: My name is Remus and I see a whole world to explore! #SmallTurtleBigWorld 📷

: Nothing like getting out on the water again #peaceful 📷

: Monday…back in class! 📷

: One of my last meals in the place as a resident. It’s been awesome! 📷

: The Parthenon in Michigan? #neat! 📷

: Just became a part of the bone marrow donor registry. Please stop by the UC today before 5 to also …

: #batman #nopants 📷

: Petey has trained her well! 📷

: I’ve been wearing the same athletic shorts and pullover fleece for 3 days returning home, and …

: Back home and car #unpacked. What a great trip. 📷

: Bags are packed, let’s go! 📷

: Catching the sunrise on my birthday. =] #beauty 📷

: #Moosejaw, you’re my favorite. 📷

: I needed a moment #snickers 📷

: My #fortune today! 📷

: Between #running and #climbing and #iceskating and #7MinuteWorkout, today is an active day! 📷

: This little guy is my other treasure from goodwill! 📷

: For anybody who is stressed out and would also like a cold drink, I got you covered! #chillpill 📷

: “Snowception” #DoYouWantToBuildASnowman 📷

: What is this vegetable?? It tastes like a snap-pea and has the consistency/looks like an apple …

: My book stack for this semester! Phew… And there are still two more on the way! #bookworm 📷

: It’s not quite #svelty but I am ready for some cold weather #camping! #BoyScouts 📷

: Petey really wants to come to the #NewYearsParty tonight! 📷

: Always the boxes for #catnaps 📷

: Sad füf 📷

: I’m a sucker for #PrettySkies 📷

: ‘Tis #fall 📷

: Boooooooo! 📷

: Making new friends in the dorm #tbt #lifeatcentral @cmuniversity 📷

: #climbing 📷

: I love looking at the sky! 📷

: Best seat in the house! #toilet 📷

: Just as a fridge should look: full! 📷

: Why indeed? 📷

: Pokemon and paper writing… #summerlife 📷

: Typing on the iPad actually keeps me pretty focused. I like it! 📷

: Awesome sky! 📷

: Very nice day out considering the recent weather! 📷

: Procrastinating in the fuf 📷

: Naked in the girls' dorm room…ahhh college… 📷

: GM building at the Detroit Jazz Fest 📷

: Canada across the Detroit River 📷

: Home game 📷

: Words to live by 📷

: Over the water 📷

: Burning skies 📷

: Forgotten past 📷

: Colorful Bass 📷

: Beautiful sunset 📷

: Reflections 📷

: Brotherhood of Cheerful Service 📷

: Sidewalker 📷