It’s useful to remember that social media can be tremendously helpful at times, even in the current climate: Social media’s not all bad – it’s saving lives in disaster zones


It seems clear that Zuckerberg has a more total control over Facebook than, say, Jobs ever did over Apple: Facebook’s Flawed DNA Makes It Unable to Fight Misinformation

Facebook's core is described as being driven by the unchecked power of a leader who is exceptional yet morally flawed or dangerously immature, viewing the world primarily as a vast opportunity for monetization.

Now, this is an old pen. #sixapart #movabletype

A close-up of a hand holding a pen with the words six apart printed on it.

Our back garden tree is handling the daily countdown to winter admirably.

A small garden corner features a tree with yellowing leaves, scattered fallen leaves on the grass, a hedge, and a wall with some ivy growing along its base.

Case in point: my two most used blog platforms - ghost and micro.blog - are both new(ish) and have very different ideas of what publishing could look like. Innovation in publishing tech should be interesting to those interested in publishing.


A non-obituary for blogging

The “blogging is dead” meme that seems to have settled into the consciousness of swathes of media is both patently wrong - glance at fashion or travel for a moment - but also rather dangerous for them. Just because the technology is no longer the newest thing, doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant. Much like printing presses, really.


Hey, you, the library crew.

Two young girls are engaged in reading a colorful book together while sitting on a blue carpeted floor.


Epic skies!

A sky filled with scattered, fluffy white clouds against a deep blue background.