Free speech absolutism excludes China, it seems.


I enjoyed the conversation between @manton and @danielpunkass on Core Intuition about the shifting sands of the Twitter API.

I’m certainly one of the people who value Twitter cross-posting - but, equally, I wouldn’t quit micro.blog if it goes away.


Started reading: A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby 📚


Holy flip, that’s a lot:


Good to see that the Musk rat is experiencing the same as the rest of us: cratering Twitter engagement.

Less good that he’s randomly firing people who try to explain why.


I’ve just revamped the look of my Ghost blog One Man & His Blog, and am very happy with the results:

A new look for One Man & His Blog.

14 years ago, someone registered a domain name for the local church.

Nobody remembers who. Somebody is still paying for it. Tracking down the registering account will be fun.

Why do I say “yes” to these things?


This pen is a blast from the past. Early 2000s blogging, when Movable Type and Typepad seemed like they would dominate - a good time, but so long ago.

A pen with the Six Apart logo on it.

First time using my iPhone as a webcam for my training course this morning. It worked great. One of the best new features of macOS.


Google’s Bard is singing a whole new song. Could this be the start of a whole new age of search?

It really looks like it right now.