Fish pond after getting coffee at Epoch earlier. Looks the same as a couple decades ago except all the retail space has changed, except Korea House. When I walk through I always think of the little model train store that used to be on the corner.
Fish pond after getting coffee at Epoch earlier. Looks the same as a couple decades ago except all the retail space has changed, except Korea House. When I walk through I always think of the little model train store that used to be on the corner.
Didn’t realize my library card was expiring, and now I can’t get the books I’ve been waiting weeks for in Libby. Life is rough. 🙂 Going to renew online but it’s not exactly automated… Luckily have more than enough to read in the meantime. 📚
A first look at the Rabbit R1 from David Pierce at The Verge:
…the best way I can describe the R1 is like a Picasso painting of a smartphone: it has most of the same parts, just laid out really differently.
Mostly positive. There are shortcomings but this is a fun $199 device, so no one is expecting the polish or maturity of a $999 iPhone. I’m excited to get my R1 eventually.
I read a little of HR 815 to remind myself how the TikTok divestiture works. As much as Congress often looks like chaos in the news, there have to be writers on the staff who know what they’re doing, which is a little reassuring. 🇺🇸
Apple and Google as the bottlenecks for app distribution is what makes the TikTok forced divestiture possible. I wonder if ByteDance has considered rebuilding TikTok as a PWA to skirt the law. Not an ideal experience, especially without US hosting, but video sharing should be fine via the web.
Watched the Rabbit R1 launch party. I love what they’re doing. The vision goes beyond a little orange AI gadget. Especially interested in teach mode and what a full web platform (“rabbitOS”?) might look like.
As seen in this video about Meta’s glasses, a clever solution to video calling: just stand in front of a mirror. Very low-tech but also looks more natural than Apple Vision Pro personas.
It’s still very early in the trial, but seems the prosecution knows what they’re doing in methodically building the case. From coverage in the The New York Times:
Before court adjourned for the day, Mr. Pecker testified that Mr. Cohen and Mr. Trump had asked him what he and his magazines could do “to help the campaign,” a crucial statement that supports the prosecution’s argument that the men were not just protecting Mr. Trump’s personal reputation, but aiding his presidential bid.
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I hate Apple’s control of app distribution, but while they’re at it why not ban useless release notes like “bug fixes and improvements” or “we improve the app every week”. If devs don’t know how to document what’s new, feel free to scroll through the M.b release notes history going back 7 years.
For folks using Micro.blog Premium with the AI setting enabled, you may start to notice some new generated data for photos, as in this screenshot. I’ll blog more about this in the coming weeks when it’s fully enabled. The goal is better photo search and accessibility.
Coffee this morning at WhichCraft. I have the whole place to myself for now. ☕️
Swift has been inescapable over the last year. With the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” her latest (very long) album, some seem to finally be feeling fatigued.
I’m enjoying the album. But I think we are spoiled. For her next album, Taylor Swift should go back to basics: 10 tracks, no music videos, no special editions, vinyl only. After abundance, we need a reset.
I’m grumpy and bitter about several unrelated things this morning. Probably shouldn’t be blogging, but I am anyway. Hope everyone’s Monday is off to a good start. 🙂
Ghost has announced they are working on ActivityPub support. This is great news. Although the “It’s time to bring back the open web” headline irks me since people have been asking Ghost to support open posting APIs for years. Micro.blog had ActivityPub in 2018. But now it’s time? 🤪
Sarah Sherman and Chloe Fineman at the Paramount.
I got into web development in the mid 1990s when I was about 20 years old. I feel very lucky to have fallen into a career that I can continue to be passionate about almost 30 years later. AI will be the same for some young people today. It’s a rare opportunity.
Seth Godin has one of the clearest blog posts about AI. Much of AI is an illusion. That doesn’t mean we should ignore it, but it does mean we need to be thoughtful about how we use it, with reasonable expectations.
Don’t have much to say about Post.news shutting down other than what is already obvious to everyone. There’s no space in the social web for silos unless you’re Meta. Very similar problems to what I wrote about with App.net in my book.
Misplaced my AirPods Pro, possibly in New Orleans. I’ve been using wired EarPods for a few days and… they’re fine! EarPods have always felt better in my ears, and they work 100% of the time when plugged it instead of 97% for Bluetooth.
Was listening to Laura Coates on CNN during lunch (yes, I watch the news too much) when the fanatical Trump supporter lit himself on fire outside the courthouse. Disturbing and sad. Reminder to everyone that we sometimes need to lower the temperature and be mindful of getting swept up in extremism. This year will be an enormous political challenge. 🇺🇸
TikTok Notes is an odd name for a product that is mostly about photos. I hope it doesn’t lead to a redefinition of the word “notes” in social media, like what happened to a lesser extent with “stories”. Wonder if Substack Notes (a mostly text-based network) isn’t thrilled either.
Listened to the first half of The Tortured Poets Department last night before going to bed. When I woke up, there’s basically a whole extra album out! Makes me happy imagining how much fun it must be for Taylor Swift and her fans to have these surprises. Masterclass in creativity, hype, and loyalty.
Thanks @vladcampos for having me as a guest on his show this week! Here’s a link to the video on YouTube. We talked about blogging, where Micro.blog came from, my book, and much more about the social web.
Tonight’s plan:
Announcing Micro Camp 2024! Coming up next month. From Jean’s post:
Save the date! The 4th annual Micro Camp will be May 17. It will be a bit more micro this year, but we’re still doing it. 😇 Christina Warren / @film_girl@mastodon.social will join @manton and me for a chat about the evolution of blogging and social media to kick things off.
It’ll be a single day this time instead of multiple days. Should make for a simpler schedule. Hope folks can join us!