150 is a neat idea. I’d really love to see a novel approach to social networks like this be wildly successful.
150 is a neat idea. I’d really love to see a novel approach to social networks like this be wildly successful.
The day has finally arrived. Mailchimp is shutting down Tinyletter, a company they acquired in 2011 and haven’t touched it since. It was a great service that I used extensively. It was one of the simplest services ever. Even in its frozen-in-time vibe, it was good enough. I’ve since moved a couple of my active newsletters to Paragraph, which I like, but not really as much as I once liked Tinyletter. Given the news of its impending demise, I exported all of my newsletters and mailing lists and deleted the accounts. We knew this day would come.
And for those of you wondering why I didn’t switch to Substack? They have a Nazi problem. No thanks!
There’s only one book filled with ads that I would probably ever purchase. Classified: Local Ads from America’s Small Towns is that book. It’s from the fine people at Standards Manual so you know it’s going to be great.
I’m not used to seeing Polly Harvey sing. Her recent Tiny Desk Concert is beautiful. I can’t say her latter releases do much for me, but I have a lot of admiration for her and would definitely go see her perform live.
I am really looking forward to the Die Antwoord documentary.
Great hike with the cousins in NY this afternoon.
Happy Thanksgiving from William S. Burroughs.
Just printed out a handful of Austin Kleon’s gratitude zines to bring with me to Thanksgiving this year. Should be a fun activity.
There are a few gift guides that I always look forward to. Hint: Wirecutter et al ain’t it. Robin Sloan’s gift guide is one such gift guide. Of course, I want most of it for myself.
Last night, before going to bed, I migrated all of my notes from the various notetaking apps I’ve used over the last several years (iA Writer, Logseq, Craft, Notion, Bear and Tana) into Obsidian. I’m literally all-in now.
I continue to find Thread Reader indispensable for reading Twitter Threads. It allows me to save threads to Raindrop that feels cleaner and, let’s be honest, less icky, than linking to Twitter directly. It also allows me to share threads with others without subjecting them to The Hell Site. It also allows me to save threads as PDFs for permanence. I’ve been using an iOS shortcut called Unroll, Please that wasn’t working anymore due to how Twitter shows web pages inside the Twitter mobile app. I made a little adjustment to the Shortcut that fixed it by simply swapping out the ‘Show web view’ step with simply opening the URL, which instead of trying to open it inside of the Twitter app, opens it in whatever browser you have configured on iOS. Here’s what that looks like.
This design Q & A with Charles Eames is so good. I especially love how short his answers are.
Love him or hate him, Marc Rebillet is kind of undeniable.
Has any section of the I-10 been closed like what is happening right now? It’s closed from Alameda St. to Santa Fe Ave in Downtown LA due to a major fire underneath the interstate on 14th St. It damaged the structure of the freeway so the I-10 is closed in both directions from Alameda St. to Santa Fe Ave. until further notice. The only thing that comes to mind is the 101 near Santa Barbara from the flooding, which lasted for many months.
I love the idea of a “space-out competition”!
I am still trying to digest what I saw in the ai pin video from Humane, but I was totally and completely blown away. Mind is racing. Palms are sweaty. This feels like a big fucking deal. Even if this is a glimpse of what the future of mobile devices will be… society isn’t prepared for this.
Laura brought a guava home from the office. The thing literally smelled up our entire house. Sometimes it smelled amazing and other times it sort of smelled like… body odor? I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one before and after trying it tonight, I’m not sure I’ll eat it again any time soon.
This woman’s account of homeschool conferences was not an easy read. I have more to say on this, but it’s probably better suited for a longer post, whenever I get around to that. (via Kottke)
There are a few blogs (remember those?) that I read every day. Seth Godin’s blog is one of them. Every single post is often just enough. They often feel topical even though they almost never mention the thing he has in mind while writing it. Today’s post was exceptional. Here’s a bit of it, but you should definitely read the whole thing.
“What you were trained to do, what you did yesterday… that’s a gift from your past, not an obligation. Beginning the analysis with, “what I used to do was…” is a great way to open the door to what you’re going to do tomorrow.”
Is it about AI because of what OpenAI announced this week? Is this about a friend of his that’s struggling to redefine their career? Was he reading about the impact of technological advances on humanity? Who knows??
There are a lot of people looking for work. I’ve talked to a handful of them. Don’t limit yourself by thinking so much about what people expect you to do or what you did in your last role. Don’t assume that you have to start completely over when you redefine yourself or what you do for work. Friends like Margot, Virginia, Jen, Amy, Karen and Mike have all inspired me by redefining themselves in the time I’ve known them.
I unfortunately sliced my hand open with a box cutter today. It slipped as I was breaking down a box. Had to get stitches. I’m more annoyed than anything. That said, I highly recommend the OLFA B-NL. I also recommend you only extend the tip of the blade, which definitely saved me from a worse injury.
Kids got their COVID and flu vaccines today. No tears. No issues getting them, but man is the flue shot arm sore. Had to give them some ibuprofen before bed. My arms are fine and no issues with side effects.