“What’s the angle we should take on this Facebook story?” “I know! Agism!”

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You Are Probably Too Old for Instagram’s New Threads App


Last month in one second per day.


Hey, there’s an IndieWebCamp in Brighton later in the month. Need to see if I can arrange to go, if my wife can have the girls.


This morning’s fun game: where has my wife hidden my aeropress?


Interesting academic analysis of the bizarre, disproportionate response some men have to her: Misogyny, male rage and the words men use to describe Greta Thunberg


I am surprised by how quiet this university is at 9am compared to later in the day. I shouldn’t be. But I am.


Well, I’m very tempted by this:

Gizmodo, Andrew Couts: GoPro’s Hero8 Black Is Boring—and That’s What Makes It Great


Not often I look back on conference food with affection - but the NEXT conference lunch bowls were epic:


Seriously high tides here yesterday. How much higher will they go today?


A tense moment at fairy hospital: will Vidia fly again?


Super high tide again today.


I think this is my favourite of the new watch faces in WatchOS 6.


Portrait mode on the iPhone X: still a winner.


Back to the 80s

Very much today’s mood:


Protecting yourself from social media jealousy

Julia Buckley:

Most of the advice I’ve seen on the issue of comparisons has been around the fact that social media can present an unrealistic image of the world and that we should unfollow accounts that make us unhappy. This is good advice. But unfollowing alone will not stop you comparing and feeling those negative emotions again every time you see someone who has that thing you want.

Some sensible thoughts here.



Happy news for me and the other blog platform I routinely use: iPadOS and Ghost


Early days yet - but iPadOS 13.1 may well have ensured that my MacBook Pro doesn’t get replaced. I think I’m an iPad Pro man here on out.


My perfect travel companion

Oh, Lordy. I need this:

Luckily my birthday is coming up soon…

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