Micro.blog adds Flickr support
Manton Reece: This is for people who have a Flickr account that has gone unused, but who know there’s value on Flickr if only it was easier to remember to use it….
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Twitter’s project Bluesky seems stuck in the mud
Yesterday I randomly wondered what the status of Twitter's Bluesky project was – a project that promises to create a protocol for federating the microblogging platform in the same way that SMTP/IMAP…
Jeremy Keith’s blog turns 20
Happy belated Anniversary to Jeremy Keith's blog. Jeremy Keith: Many’s the blogger who has let the weeds grow over their websites as they were lured by the siren song of centralised social…
What I saw somewhat recently #87: October 8, 2021
Southern BBQ Almost a month since my last list. I've been busy. The photo above is a homemade southern BBQ I made last weekend. Smoked brisket, collards, Mac and cheese, cornbread, pickles…
Photographing 40-foot Falls in Archbald, PA just after Hurricane Ida
40-foot falls is a waterfall I had no idea existed until just this year despite living in this area of Northeastern Pennsylvania for the majority of my life. I heard about it…
Unmark listed on Awesome Self-Hosted Software list
Awesome-Selfhosted on GitHub: A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers Glad to see Unmark listed there. Via this article on Vice…
What I saw somewhat recently #86: September 11, 2021
I was recently able to jump on a train and photograph the Engineer. Look for that in my portfolio when I develop the film. Speaking of my photography portfolio, I've added several…
Dave Rupert on blog post hits
Dave Rupert: Two posts that I thought would be bangers got nearly zero reach. The inverse law of blogging strikes again! The Surprise Chain is a post I quite literally worked on for…
How I turned off social media apps on my iPhone
Last week we took a road trip for a few days away for our anniversary. During that time I wanted to disconnect from social media, news, etc. as much as possible. My…
Glass observations
Glass, a new photo sharing app, has been making the rounds this week since it launched to the public, via an invite only roll out, and has had a fair bit of…
Nicky Case on RSS
Nicky Case: RSS works on a "don't call me, I'll call you" policy. I like that line. Readers of this blog need not be reminded of the value of RSS (nor of…
Bluesky
Bluesky: We're focusing on re-building the social web by connecting disconnected silos and returning control of the social experience to users. Our mission is to develop and drive the adoption of technologies…
An updated list of film photography blogs by Jim Grey
Jim Grey: It’s time for my annual list of film photography blogs! A great joy of film photography is the community of people who enjoy everything about it: the gear, the films,…
AirPods Pro observations
My wife recently gifted me a pair of AirPods Pro for our 22nd Anniversary which is coming up in a few days. She loves her AirPods. She has repeatedly said "these are…
What I saw somewhat recently #85: August 5, 2021
Penelope in a basket This week was full of family visitors and new kittens. Oh, and of course links! Little Canada – A man spends $24m on building miniature version of places…
WSJ investigates TikTok’s algorithm
WSJ: The Wall Street Journal created dozens of automated accounts that watched hundreds of thousands of videos to reveal how the social network knows you so well All popular social media platforms…
What I saw somewhat recently #84: July 23, 2021
Mine water bubbles up from the earth Long week this week. Perhaps a long month. The above photo is about a mile upstream on the creek that edges our property where frigid…
Duck.com email
Duck.com: Get a free, personal @duck.com email address. Emails sent to it will forward to your regular inbox, with creepy email trackers removed. What a great way to use that domain name!
MeetingBuddy by Tyler Hall
Tyler Hall: A few weeks ago I built a niche little app idea dubbed MeetingBuddy. You choose a target app from a pre-defined list (or pick any app on your Mac) and…
My 2020 blogging stats
Yes, I'm writing this post in July of 2021. I don't know what to tell you. Number of posts per month: January – 20 February – 7 March – 27 April -…
Bourdain’s voice
I still miss Anthony Bourdain very much. See this and this. I was somewhat excited to learn that a documentary about him was being made. The only thing that kept me from…
Pocket Casts joins Automattic
Automattic: As part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new). We will explore building deep integrations with…
Monthly video vignettes
Hot on the heels of yesterday's cringe-worthy boastfulness of the Lightograph "inventor" is this unassuming yet wonderful monthly video vignette from Russel Davies. Russell Davies: For some reason I do these 1-second-every-day…
Lightograph
Jeremy Cowart, proposed inventor of the Lightograph: It is not a motion-picture because there is no motion. It is not a photograph because the light evolves. Interesting, for sure. I'm going to…
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…
Resetting OneDrive on a Mac
At work we recently changed domain names and ever since my Mac's OneDrive syncing utility would stop syncing and error when I tried to log back in. To fix the issue our…
What I saw somewhat recently #83: July 8, 2021
If you're near Endwell, NY you have to eat here With the holiday I stayed off the computer as much as possible as per usual. I have some great links in the…
Micro.blog open sources iOS and Mac apps
Manton Reece: I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the longevity of Micro.blog and where we need help to continue to grow the platform and community. As we approach 4 years since…
What I saw somewhat recently #82: July 1, 2021
A small fire on Cayuga Lake in New York It is hard to believe it is July 2021 already. Last week I was on vacation so I stayed away from the computer…
My default Safari settings
After seeing Jeremy Keith mention that he was testing Safari 15 via the Safari Technology Preview, I decided to try it as well. I'm writing this post in it right now and…