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:

Many of my favorite shows over the last 4 years have been on Apple TV+. (Trying, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Severance, Dickinson, For All Mankind, Mythic Quest, Afterparty, Acapulco…I could go on). It’s where I look first for new stuff to watch because of their stellar track record, and I don’t need to wade through a bunch of shit to find the gold. And still I can’t keep up with everything they’re putting out.

This is going to be a game-changer! Making a playlist means not only can I enjoy continuous play instead of swapping back and forth between YouTube and Play, but a playlist can also be downloaded to a device for offline watching. Kudos to @mactanaka@mastodon.social for pulling this off!

Screenshot of the latest Play app update saying that it can now automatically generate YouTube playlists based on items saved to 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. 📷

A tall boulder in the spring sunshine.

And was rewarded with meeting this cutie adventure cat named Albert!

A cat on a leash in the woods.

🆕📝 7 Things This Week, 2023-04-09

I love my little 4,000+ page pocket notebook. 🧡

Drafts app showing 4285 drafts.

📺 Finished watching: The Climb (2023) on HBO Max, created by Chris Sharma and Jason Mamoa ★★★☆

I’m a climber who has always enjoyed the bromance between Sharma and Mamoa. So I was super interested in this series. I found it a bit pedantic and cringy early on and was disappointed that Mamoa had basically zero involvement with the climbers. But everyone was personable and showed up in a big way in the actual climbing. I grew to enjoy the series and was on the edge of my seat during the finale.

I just finished my first run using bone-conducting headphones, and it was the best exercise audio experience I’ve had in forever! No ear pain, no worrying that the earbuds would fall out, and I stayed totally aware of the world around me. I’m afraid this spells the end for my Beats Fit Pro.

🆕📝 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 I’ve never regretted it, either. #mbmar 31 📷 (timeline | grid)

A dark sunrise from the view of a mountainside.

🆕📝 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 📷 (timeline | grid)

A mountain reflected in a lake at its base, with a dog in the foreground looking at it.

Oh CARROT, well done.

A weather reporting with the text, “Elon Musk is a genius, right? So let’s see if he can figure out where to shove my blue checkmark.”

I’ve got a real hankering for a slice of our Easter spicy maple-glazed spiral ham. #mbmar 29 📷 (timeline | grid)

A plate of food including mashed potatoes and glazed spiral ham.

Gotta be prompt for that wedding day! #mbmar 28 📷 (timeline | grid)

A close up of a round analog watch on the wrist of a suit-clad man.

🆕📝 ‘The new normal’

It’s sometimes wild to think about the rope systems we climbers use to support our lives. #mbmar 27 📷 (timeline | grid)

A climber attached to the rock wall with a sling and purple rope.

🆕📝 ‘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 📷 (timeline | grid)