We stopped using Basecamp recently, and one thing I really miss is the weekly question, asking folks what they want to work on. I found this useful even for my own planning. Something about it was better than a simple note file or to-do list. | Continue reading
There’s been so much new interest in cross-posting in Micro.blog, I created a special page to explain it. Best experience when it loads in large windows like a desktop browser. | Continue reading
I’m working on a new page for Micro.blog and having so much fun with it. It’s equal parts business marketing page and hobby art project, built natively for the web with CSS and JS. | Continue reading
Vincent has been quietly improving web accessibility in Micro.blog behind the scenes, and it’s bringing some other benefits such as new keyboard navigation in the timeline. More we can do here but already I really like it. | Continue reading
Good post on The Fediverse Report about Bluesky and decentralization. A lot of people are looking at AT Proto through fediverse-colored glasses and it’s just not the same architecture. There are different advantages and different weak points. | Continue reading
Rain earlier today from Hank’s. Started to get a little wet even though it was covered… Went inside shortly after this. | Continue reading
I’m @manton on most networks, @manton.org on Bluesky, and @manton@manton.org on the fediverse. These are all managed by Micro.blog. “Are you getting it? These are not three separate accounts… This is one place to post. And we’re calling it a blog.” 🤪 | Continue reading
Do cross the streams! Bluesky starter packs now available to follow within Micro.blog. Here’s one in Micro.blog on the web with people who post about books. No batch follow yet, but a fun way to discover new users. An experiment that we’ll refine. You can search for a Bluesky pac … | Continue reading
Walked to the coffee shop when there was a lull in the rain. It’s really pouring down now. 🌧️ | Continue reading
Hopefully this doesn’t sound too snotty but I chuckle when people seem to lecture me on how a social platform works. If you don’t know anything about me… I signed up for Twitter, built apps, and quit the platform in frustration before most people joined it. I live and breath the … | Continue reading
I crumble a little inside when I see people mention cross-posting services that copy posts to Bluesky and Mastodon with a monthly subscription that is more than the cost of Micro.blog. But that’s all they do! Or you could use Micro.blog and get the same thing and a full-featured … | Continue reading
In 2018, when I added ActivityPub support to Micro.blog, I faced a choice: do I fight other “competing” platforms or do I embrace them? In hindsight that decision is obvious. I support anything that makes the web better. Twitter / X migration to Bluesky at scale makes the web bet … | Continue reading
People seem to misunderstand Bluesky. Imagine if a few years ago instead of Twitter crippling their API, they totally opened it up, and at the same time built a distributed platform where you could host your tweets on any server, with usernames tied to your own domain name. Sound … | Continue reading
Micro.blog integrates with Bluesky in a few ways that people don’t know about, so I collected a summary of each feature together in a single help page. Also, new feature coming tomorrow that I’ll add to this page. | Continue reading
I’m so thankful for the young people who will take up the political fight from here. I’ll be 50 next year, have been obsessed with politics and progressive causes since high school. 2024 has burned me. I hardly care what happens. All I can focus on now is family and making a nice … | Continue reading
Good feeling this morning, walking to get coffee and then fixing a couple bugs. Micro.blog does so much behind the scenes that is not obvious unless you have years of using the platform… Always something to smooth over, or expose more bits of info about what it’s doing. | Continue reading
I thought Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul would be all spectacle. After watching it, I’m not sure how to feel. As a kid I went to see a fight on closed-circuit TV, a quick knockout, over while I got popcorn. That was a lifetime ago. Now he’s 58 years old and back… Like time slows down, … | Continue reading
We’ve got a new Core Int out today. Daniel and I talk about Apple’s Image Playground and SwiftUI. | Continue reading
I have another Bluesky-related feature ready to roll out in Micro.blog, but will wait until Monday. Bluesky is growing so fast, I’m sure they have their hands full, no sense in adding any extra hits to the API on a Friday afternoon. | Continue reading
Randomly drove by Terrible Love and had to stop. It’s a coffee shop in an old boiler room in Hyde Park. ☕️ | Continue reading
Thanks @leo for the mention of Micro.blog on This Week in Google! Great discussion about Bluesky and other networks too. | Continue reading
The I-35 upper decks will be demolished soon. This view is going to look a lot different. | Continue reading
Spotify removed the latest episode of my podcast Timetable because it used copyrighted music. True! The whole shtick of the episode was that the song Thunder Road is playing in the background while I talk. I regret nothing. | Continue reading
Great post by Ben Werdmuller about Bluesky’s popularity and the fediverse. To his list of what works well at Bluesky, I would add this: Bluesky usernames are domain names and millions of people are cool with it. I consider that a win for the IndieWeb. | Continue reading
I’ve been in a foul mood for a week. Ignoring the news, trying to keep my head down with work. But right now, feeling actual joy reading this post from the Onion about acquiring InfoWars. Amazing. | Continue reading
More Bluesky improvements! Fixed a couple bugs and added support for alt text for manually cross-posted blog posts. It gets the text from your blog post, of course. Here’s a screenshot of the new preview. | Continue reading
I have a major character flaw. Whenever I see an old abandoned building, graffiti everywhere, weeds overgrown, a for-sale sign that’s been there for an unknown number of years, I think… With a little care, that could be a beautiful bookstore. | Continue reading
With Bluesky hitting 15 million users, I turned my attention back to Bluesky improvements in Micro.blog today. More reliable to reply from within Micro.blog to Bluesky @-mentions, and on your Replies page it will now include a Bluesky logo link to reference the copy of your reply … | Continue reading
Love this video from Rivian about the environment. I’m a fan. | Continue reading
Regretting my new attempt with SwiftUI for Mac apps. My gut said stick with AppKit but I was sucked into the ease of bootstrapping a new app. Lots of paper cuts, now seriously considering wrapping NSTableView to replace List. | Continue reading
Walking to get coffee, a car honked at me. Not a mean “get out of the way” honk, just a friendly “it’s your turn to cross the street” honk. But it still pissed me off! Austin is not New York City. There is zero reason to honk unless a wreck is imminent. Be more patient. | Continue reading
For folks who read my blog via the weekly newsletter instead of via RSS, last week’s email was a rollercoaster. Starts with hope, ends with anger. | Continue reading
Slowly bringing more links back to the new home page, including (gasp!) a sign in link. Thanks @vincent for the updates. Still liking the more minimalist design. | Continue reading
I’ve updated my state parks page with today’s visit, hitting the 20th park this year. Good milestone, but a long way to go. Might plot out a trip later this year to hit a few more at once. | Continue reading
Finished reading: Sourdough by Robin Sloan. Enjoyed this so much. Just the book I needed this week. 📚 | Continue reading
I recorded a new episode of Timetable today. Still angry. I need to flip the iTunes explicit bit on this one. | Continue reading
All of my favorite podcasts are talking about the same thing this week. Can’t listen to them. I’m making progress on some audiobooks instead. | Continue reading
Micro.blog does a lot. We have a handful of companion mobile apps because some things are just easier in a more focused app. That allows us to keep the main official blogging app as uncluttered as possible. Over the next few months, I’m planning to take the next step with this ap … | Continue reading
Noodling with something. I’m still waffling on what form it will take if it ships. Just a static, no-text placeholder website for now: micro.one | Continue reading
My short-form podcast is back again! Timetable, episode 133, recorded today. It’s the best snapshot of how I’m feeling and what I want to do about it. Only 7 minutes long. | Continue reading
Decided today was a good day to burn the old home page to the ground and start over, for users who aren’t signed in. Embracing minimalism, calm, whimsy. Still a few things to improve… Let’s see where this goes. | Continue reading
I almost forgot: IndieWeb Meetup tonight in Austin, 7pm at Mozart’s Coffee. | Continue reading