Is Instagram about to plummet?
When Instagram first started to hit popularity – long after their failed attempt at being a check-in service – the app was all about photo filters. Anyone could snap a photo with…
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Twitter isn’t going anywhere
Stephen Hackett, at 512 Pixels: Regardless of all of that, I think it’s clear the leadership at Twitter has no idea what they are doing, and I think the network’s time is…
I remember when software didn’t require an internet connection.
I think I’m starting to miss Mac.
Lately it seems I start my workday with intentions to make progress on a task that I may not actually get to work on at all. I hope to buck this trend next week.
Responses to RSS isn’t dead. Subscribing is alive.
There were a number of responses to RSS isn't dead. Subscribing is alive. Partly due to being on Micro.blog Discover and perhaps also due to Brent Simmons linking to it (thanks Brent!)….
RSS is not dead. Subscribing is alive.
Sinclair Target, writing for Motherboard: Today, RSS is not dead. But neither is it anywhere near as popular as it once was. This isn't the first nor the last article to cover…
Signal v Noise exits Medium
DHH: These days Medium is focused on their membership offering, though. Trying to aggregate writing from many sources and sell a broad subscription on top of that. And it’s a neat model,…
Super impressed with Notion so far. I’ve imported my Simplenotes, Trello Boards, spreadsheets, and Pinterest. One tool for all of this. Consider using this link to sign up as I’ll get credit.
Dialog out of beta
Mike Haynes: We appreciate everyone’s patience as we worked through the development process and look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback. Mike may see the development and launch of Dialog as…
TIL Mark Hamill signs his tweets Mar🐪
What I saw this week #54: January 11, 2019
Here are a few things that came across my desk this week Yo-Yo Ma on Song Exploder – I really enjoyed this episode of what is always a fantastic podcast. Cocaine Hippos…
Observations on the Dell XPS 13\” laptop
For the past 10 months my daily work computer has been the Dell XPS 13" 9370 white & rose gold laptop. Overall the experience with this hardware has been positive and most…
I’m pretty amazed that the Apple Watch business is already larger than the iPod ever was. However, I do think Series 4 or 5 will need to be another leapfrog product to stay ahead of other watches.
Repost: Anton Peck on blogging in 2019
👉 Anton Peck on Twitter: Prediction: 2019 will be a noticable shift back to blogging. Social networks may see a slight hit. People have things to say, ideas to write about, stories…
The Berthe Morisot exhibit, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia – January 2019
The Berthe Morisot exhibit, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia – January 2019 Seeing this post from Kottke spurred me to invite my Dad and a friend to quickly drive to Philadelphia to see this…
Annie Mueller on the merits of the mundane
Annie Mueller: Maintenance tasks—like washing the dishes, folding the clothes—not only keep the basics of life functioning, but they also honor life itself. We are not too good for any of this….
Finger Lakes – December 2018
Finger Lakes – December 2018 Eliza and I and a few friends rented an Airbnb on Cayuga Lake in New York. We then bounced between the eastern and western shores of Seneca…
Frank Meeuwsen on What he doesn’t know
Fellow Dutchman Frank Meeuwsen, replying to my carpenter illustration in my What I don't know post (translated by Google Translate): I immediately thought of a conversation I had with the electrician a…
Ton Zijlstra linking curiosity to his blogging
Ton Zijlstra, replying to Frank Meeuwsen's post that was replying to my post, took a different angle: Over the last 16 years my blog has been a good instrument to trigger, feed…
What I saw this week #53 – January 4, 2019
I'm bringing back my What I saw this week series of posts for 2019. Likely to be published on Fridays. The Julie/Julia Project archive via the Way Back Machine – After re-watching…
What Bill Gates learned at work in 2018
Bill Gates: In 1918, the Spanish flu killed 50 million people worldwide. It still ranks as one of the deadliest natural disasters ever. I had hoped that hitting the 100th anniversary of…
Whalebird – A Mastodon client for Mac, Linux, and Windows
h3poteto, the username of a software engineer from Japan that only goes by the name* of the fictional character Akira Fukushima online: Recently I started Mastodon. I can find some nice client…
What I don’t know
Dan Abramov, lead contributor to React, in a post listing the various technologies, languages, etc. that he doesn't know: Still, even experienced engineers have many knowledge gaps. This post is about mine,…
Scott McNulty read 101 books this year, what did you do?
Scott McNulty: I managed to read 101 books this year (that’s over 35,000 pages!), the most I’ve read in a year since I’ve been keeping track. Don't forget his tip for reading…
Microsoft is the MVP
Raymond Wong: The seeds Nadella’s been planting since he hopped in the chief executive seat blossomed in full this year. Looking ahead, Microsoft’s future looks bright so long as it doesn’t drop…
Taking an axe to my subscriptions, follows, etc. Going to start 2019 relatively fresh.
I would be willing to forgo any new software or hardware in 2019 if all efforts were devoted to increasing speed, battery life, and interoperability of everything we already have.
Best of 2018
This year I'm taking a slightly more comprehensive approach to my "best of" list. I've taken a look at previous year's lists: 2008, 2009, 2017 and comprised a slightly more complete set….
My crypto and indie web goals for 2019
Steven Johnson, in Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble: The true believers behind blockchain platforms like Ethereum argue that a network of distributed trust is one of those advances in software architecture that will…