Wow!! - Didn’t expect this for today’s ⚾️ game: Let’s Go O’s!!
This tweet thread on the “missing middle of housing” provides some interesting reflections. I suspect parts are a little caricatured, but the overall point remains that what we call “neighborhood” has shifted tremendously in the last 100 years, and not all for the better.
Willie Mays of Giants baseball fame has passed - An incomparable player who truly loved the game & brought joy to so many. May he rest in peace & keep up the fun in the eternal fields. ⚾️🏟️🧢
(via Baltimore Sun)
Cataloging here Micro.blog’s emoji tags for finding other microbloggers. (Plus testing the Scheduled Post feature.)
Personal Technology Renaissance
I feel like I’m having a personal technology renaissance.
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A long-time user of Evernote, they were acquired by Bending Spoons in recent years and the development team there I think are finally getting it right after about a 5-8 years of laggard progress on a category-defining platform. New & improved features that are breathing new life into my use of the product: (a) Consolidated task management across notes with due date & reminders; (b) Easier and better Note sharing/ syncing with others; (c) Easy note headers/ section collapse with automatic table of contents creation; (d) Single file list view; (e) And others. Thank you and kudos to the Evernote team!
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And Micro.blog itself, harkening back to the good ol’ blog days of yore, updated for lessons learned (good & bad) from the age of social media, providing a platform for expression & good Internet citizenry.
While I know I’m just a ‘single use case’, I do feel like we are in a technology inflection point – To me, at least, 1999-2001 was one and 2010-2012 another. Holding onto hope for the current inflection point! :)
Very interesting read about how content creators are fighting back against LLMs sourcing their material to power their economic model.
How We’re Trying to Protect MacStories from AI Bots and Web Crawlers – And How You Can, Too
via @markstoneman
Been awhile since I was last able to get a physical copy of The Sun (harder to find in my neck of the woods, despite many attempts). Good (and strange) to hold in hand again, as it provides a particular satisfaction over its digital doppelgänger. :)
Happy Father’s Day out there!
Assateague Island
Hello world!
Although not a coder, somehow I still feel this an appropriate start to my Micro.blog. 🙂
Chanced across the platform when I discovered a friend/ colleague hosted his professional blog here, and immediately dove in as it hits so many things I’ve been looking for.
Even further affirmed when reading the references to Tumblr, where I’ve maintained a tumblelog since June 2007 (albeit with heavier and lighter seasons these last 17 years). It’s felt less like home towards the latter part of that time, and while I’m glad the likes of Automattic are giving it some love now, Micro.blog is definitely more of what I’m looking for. :)
As it stands now, I’m planning to put the Premium plan through its paces: multiple blogs for business & personal use, custom domains, cross-posting, WordPress import, Tumblr import, photos, and I even have an idea for podcasting and email newsletters (among others).
So here goes, and cheers to the adventure!
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5 Pencil and Paper Games to Do When You’re BoredThe first 3 are ol’ faithfuls (hangman, battleship, & squares), but the last 2 are new to me (obstruction & sprouts).Good to keep in mind for when down time with kids. :)
