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Repost: Andreas Jennische on commenting on Micro.blog
👉 Andreas Jennische @ndreas: Remember micro.blog is better the more you comment on other peoples posts.
Repost: Lucy Bellwood
👉 Lucy Bellwood: Just a Shower Thought Addendum: I know we feel compelled to check in on people when they haven’t posted on social media in a while—as if that’s the best external marker…
Repost: Scott Jehl on modern web dev
👉 Scott Jehl on Twitter: modern web dev is an extreme overreaction to not liking some php
Repost: Brent Simmons on what happens after a pandemic
👉 Brent Simmons: I keep thinking how the 1918 pandemic was followed by the Roaring Twenties.
Repost: Adam Tinworth on blogging
👉 Adam Tinworth: In an age where the shortness and speed of content, of hot takes and clickbait, there's still a role for slower, more considered writing. And that's why I carry…
Repost: David Hobby on meeting new people
👉 David Hobby on Twitter: Takeaway: proceed on the assumption that every new person that you meet carries with them the ability to change your future in a significant way—or connect you…
Repost: Brent Simmons on blogging
👉 Brent Simmons: Here’s the thing: blogging is like any other human activity — some people stop and other people start. It’s natural.
Repost: Alex Hoffmann on the importance of WWDC 2019 for him
👉 Alex Hoffmann: This week’s WWDC is going to be a make-or-break situation for me. It’s going to determine whether I will continue to consider Apple’s tablets worthwhile or if I’m going…
Repost: Simon Woods on silos
👉 Simon Woods: The line between “I hate these silos and everything they represent” and “I like being part of the conversation with big groups and value the space where everybody can…
Repost: Brent Simmons on RSS readers
👉 Brent Simmons: Any time someone writes that they “still use an RSS reader,” I think to myself: I still use a web browser. I still use email and still send text…
Repost: Pete Brown on Medium
👉 Pete Brown: It is always so disappointing when I discover a site that seem interesting and I want to follow it, and then I find out it is on Medium.
Repost: Annie Mueller on Creativity
👉 Annie Mueller: Creativity is anyone making anything out of anything. /via Micro.blog in Discover
Repost: Christopher Castro on Minimalism
👉 Christopher Castro: Minimalism is not about deprivation. It comes down to what is adding value to one’s life. For everyone it’s different and it’s always changing. /via Micro.blog Discover
Repost: Furaha Joyce re: personal growth
👉 Furaha Joyce on Twitter: Stop shrinking yourself to fit places you’ve outgrown Gut punch of a tweet.
Repost: Becky Hansmeyer on deleting blog posts
👉 Becky Hansmeyer: Every once in awhile I have to fight off the urge to go through my blog and delete old posts that I consider stupid or poorly written. I have to…
Repost: Becky Hansmeyer re: app icons
👉 Becky Hansmeyer: Xcode should, by default, generate app icons for all sizes from a single artwork file. That would eliminate such an obvious pain point for app developers and designers.
Repost: Stephen Pieper re: Indieweb plugins
👉 Stephen Pieper: I went a bit crazy with Indieweb plugins and services to begin with. The fervour of the new follower. I’m cutting out the stuff I don’t need now or the…
Repost: Cabel Sasser re: Apple update caching
👉 Cabel Sasser on Twitter: macOS 10.13 Tip: have lots of iOS / Mac devices in your house? And a Mac that's usually on? Turn on "Content Caching" in Sharing prefs, and…
Repost: Jonnie Hallman on Twitter re: spreadsheets
👉 Jonnie Hallman: I’m certain 90% of web apps could be replaced by spreadsheets.
Repost: Nitin Khanna re: Instagram hashtags
👉 Nitin Khanna: I am LOVING Instagram's new hashtag follow feature! It makes perfect sense and makes my feed that much more interesting! Now if only other social networks understood this simple…
Repost: Daman Rangoola on Twitter
👉 Daman Rangoola: Random iOS 11 bug: type 1+2+3 quickly in the stock calculator app, see what happens. Bet it won’t say “6”.
Repost: Manton Reece re: NBA pre-season
👉 Manton Reece: NBA preseason starts in 10 days. 🏀
Repost: Ike on Twitter re: the iPhone X notch
👉 Ike: So here’s a nice wallpaper for your iPhone X, OWNING the notch. (be sure to follow the link) /via Mike Rundle on Twitter.
Repost: Conan O’Brien on Twitter
👉 Conan O'Brien: When in Tel-Aviv… (be sure to follow the link)
Repost: Maciej Cegłowski re: iPhone X
👉 Maciej Cegłowski: iPhone X summary: wireless charging (with wire), all-screen display (with black bar) and sleek, flat shape (with camera bump)
Repost: Daring Fireball on the iPhone X notch
👉 John Gruber: Long story short: embrace the notch.
Repost: Mike Rundle on Twitter re: the iPhone X notch
👉 Mike Rundle: In landscape the notch literally chops out part of the video. Can’t believe they didn’t indent it a little bit.
Repost: Mike Rundle on Twitter
👉 Mike Rundle: The new top-end iPhone will have a notch. New top-end Android phones (V30, S8) do not. Hard for Apple to spin that.
Repost: Emily Lakdawalla on Voyager’s 40th Anniversary
👉 Emily Lakdawalla on The Planetary Society blog: The fact that both Voyager spacecraft are still functioning and doing science, 40 years after their launches, is reason for optimism. We can build robust,…