{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - brentsimmons timeline","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/feeds/brentsimmons.json","icon":"https://micro.blog/images/icons/favicon_256.png","favicon":"https://micro.blog/images/icons/favicon_32.png","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api"},"items":[{"id":"88679116","content_html":"<p>This morning with glorious sun and blue skies I biked to the beach for a walk. The sea itself was calm, with only a single wave breaking, but there was quite a swell. 4 or 5 swells would come through and break normally, then the sixth would break loudly and the seventh would CRASH onto shore.  </p>\n<video src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.mov/2378/2026/img-1054/playlist.m3u8\" poster=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2378/2026/frames/1730092-0-bea15b.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\"></video>\n","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/04/21/this-morning-with-glorious-sun.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T03:07:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/14/6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}}},{"id":"88674701","content_html":"<p>John Ternus at the Helm: <a href=\"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/04/john-ternus-at-the-helm/\">macsparky.com</a></p>","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/04/john-ternus-at-the-helm/","date_published":"2026-04-20T23:39:39+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"summary":"Apple named John Ternus as its next CEO this morning. Tim Cook moves to executive chairman, and Ternus takes over September 1. Johny Srouji picks up an expanded Chief Hardware Officer role, combining Ternus’s hardware engineering job with his own hardware technologies work. I have been on the Ternus bandwagon for a while. Back in... Continue reading →\n\nThe post John Ternus at the Helm appeared first on MacSparky."},{"id":"88664791","content_html":"<p>Assistant TO the regional CEO.</p>\n","url":"https://danielpunkass.micro.blog/2026/04/20/assistant-to-the-regional-ceo.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T21:48:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Jalkut","url":"https://bitsplitting.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/17/18.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"danielpunkass"}}},{"id":"88663367","content_html":"<p>Rain falling at the pond at The Village, behind Epoch. Looks like it’s going to be raining most of the week. 🌧️</p>\n<p><video src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.mov/10/2026/img-4352/playlist.m3u8\" poster=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/10/2026/frames/1729798-0-7af16e.jpg\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2160\" controls=\"controls\" playsinline=\"playsinline\" preload=\"metadata\"></video></p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/20/rain-falling-at-the-pond.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T21:21:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88662545","content_html":"<p>Tim Cook in <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim/\">a letter on Apple’s website</a> about stepping down as CEO and welcoming John Ternus:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A new person will be stepping into what I know in my heart is the best job in the world. That leader is John Ternus, a brilliant engineer and thinker who has spent the past 25 years building the Apple products our users love so much, obsessed with every detail, focused on every possible way we can make something better, bolder, more beautiful, and more meaningful.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Heck of a run leading one of the greatest tech companies of all time. Our discussion of Tim’s legacy <a href=\"https://coreint.org/2025/12/episode-26-2-a-little-bit-of-light/\">on Core Int</a> probably still holds.</p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/20/tim-cook-in-a-letter.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T21:07:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88662012","content_html":"<p>Ok, I am excited for this change at Apple. <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/\">https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/</a></p>\n","url":"https://luciendupont.com/2026/04/20/ok-i-am-excited-for.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T20:54:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Lucien Dupont","url":"http://www.luciendupont.com/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/44/91.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lwdupont"}}},{"id":"88654843","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXVxLxfgMNn/\">Victor Wembanyama</a> when asked whether he feels the weight of legends like Tim Duncan, David Robinson, and Gregg Popovich in the building:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I wouldn’t say weight, no. I would say it feels safe. It feels like… If you trip, you know there’s a lot of hands that are ready to catch you. From day one it’s felt that way.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/20/victor-wembanyama-when-asked-whether.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T19:09:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88659716","content_html":"<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/90252/2026/85d5a328a113c45f2d815c1a0408b25a951eebe1-m.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"1080\" data-orig-width=\"1920\" alt='A woodcut of a bird beside the text \"this has been the opposite of fun\"' loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"tmblr-alt-text-helper\">ALT</span>\n</div>\n","url":"https://effinbirds.social/2026/04/20/alt.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T18:00:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Effin' Birds","url":"https://effinbirds.social/activitypub/birdfeed","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/176191.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"effinbirds"}}},{"id":"88658274","content_html":"<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2Fd23ed99f4aa051ae18453a50bf34290e%2F0c3752fed9e84627-47%2Fs640x960%2F85d5a328a113c45f2d815c1a0408b25a951eebe1.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"1080\" data-orig-width=\"1920\" alt='A woodcut of a bird beside the text \"this has been the opposite of fun\"' loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"tmblr-alt-text-helper\">ALT</span>\n</div>: <a href=\"https://effinbirds.com/post/814437410685566976\">effinbirds.com</a>","url":"https://effinbirds.com/post/814437410685566976","date_published":"2026-04-20T18:00:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Effin' Birds","url":"https://effinbirds.social/activitypub/birdfeed","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/176191.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"effinbirds"}}},{"id":"88650473","content_html":"<p>\"Kash Patel sues The Atlantic\" is so much funnier if you forget the publication exists</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/@Catfish_Man/116438294970473844","date_published":"2026-04-20T17:49:41+00:00","author":{"name":"David Smith","url":"https://mastodon.social/@Catfish_Man","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F015%2F799%2Foriginal%2Fa13726daf3eaba32.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"Catfish_Man@mastodon.social"}}},{"id":"88662834","content_html":"<p>Hubble USB Doctor: <a href=\"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/04/hubble-usb-doctor/\">macsparky.com</a></p>","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/04/hubble-usb-doctor/","date_published":"2026-04-20T17:44:27+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"summary":"Hubble USB Doctor is a $10 Mac app that maps every USB device on your system and flags anything running slower than it should. Mine turned up a few rate-limited backup drives and a Stream Deck hub chain I didn’t actually need. Worth $10 for an afternoon of cleanup. This is a post for MacSparky... Continue reading →\n\nThe post Hubble USB Doctor appeared first on MacSparky."},{"id":"88649318","content_html":"<p>YOLO-ing with Codex computer use. I shouldn’t trust these tools as much as I do, but it still feels like magic, and I want to see the show.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/10/2026/paste-580f874c.png\" alt=\"A software interface displays a dialog about allowing Codex to use the app Dia, highlighting elevated risk concerns.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/20/yoloing-with-codex-computer-use.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T17:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88646432","content_html":"<p>Cracked a crown on my tooth last week. Replaced today. The numbing from the dentist usually takes all day to wear off for me. Currently sipping my coffee, pretending I can drink properly. 🦷</p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/20/cracked-a-crown-on-my.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T16:58:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88643317","content_html":"<p>Improved Open Graph thumbnail generation. Should be faster now.</p>\n","url":"https://news.micro.blog/2026/04/20/improved-open-graph-thumbnail-generation.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T16:07:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Micro.blog News","url":"https://news.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/49/22409.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"news"}}},{"id":"88642348","content_html":"<p>Fixed issues with push notifications on Android.</p>\n","url":"https://news.micro.blog/2026/04/20/fixed-issues-with-push-notifications.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T15:47:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Micro.blog News","url":"https://news.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/49/22409.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"news"}}},{"id":"88643626","content_html":"<a class=\"emoji\">📍</a> Las Vegas Convention Center<p><img src=\"https://aaronparecki.com/img/620x0,q30/2026/04/20/4/photo.jpg\"></p>","url":"https://aaronparecki.com/2026/04/20/4/","date_published":"2026-04-20T15:26:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Aaron Parecki","url":"https://aaronparecki.com/","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/11954e59b49809173d48133ec4047fce?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"aaronpk"}}},{"id":"88637214","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/20/claude-token-counts/#atom-everything\">Interesting note from Simon Willison</a> that Claude’s new tokenizer translates to higher costs:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Opus 4.7 uses the same pricing is Opus 4.6 - $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens - but this token inflation means we can expect it to be around 40% more expensive</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Anthropic pricing is already much more expensive than OpenAI. With how good the new Codex app for Mac is, I think we’ll see more developers move to Codex. But people are also comfortable with their workflows, so there’s not going to be a quick shift, and models and features change nearly every month.</p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/20/interesting-note-from-simon-willison.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T14:20:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88633825","content_html":"<p>Dave Winer <a href=\"http://scripting.com/2026/04/20/120705.html?title=whyUserlandWasTheRightName\">reflecting on UserLand’s name</a> and now working with AI:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I called my second company <a href=\"https://daytona.scripting.com/search?q=UserLand\">UserLand</a>. The idea was that we’d develop software for users, always be thinking of them, and listening and give them more and more power to shape the way their computers worked. It was what I felt was missing from software in the 80s, a focus on the users creating their own future.</p>\n</blockquote>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/20/dave-winer-reflecting-on-userlands.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T13:23:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88630307","content_html":"<p>Member Journal — 4/20/26: <a href=\"https://brooksreview.net/2026/04/member-journal-4-20-26/\">brooksreview.net</a></p>","url":"https://brooksreview.net/2026/04/member-journal-4-20-26/","date_published":"2026-04-20T11:00:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Brooks","url":"http://brooksreview.net","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4568b576d8a475a17f4773c5051e7548?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben"}},"summary":"Things I keep following and one that sucks."},{"id":"88622506","content_html":"<p>It's amazing how much you can get done before noon when you start your day at 4am thanks to an early morning/late night migraine.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/@jeffwatkins/116436312522832902","date_published":"2026-04-20T09:25:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeff Watkins","url":"https://mastodon.social/@jeffwatkins","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F245%2F737%2F657%2F939%2F514%2Foriginal%2Fbf85ee1b25b8bdc9.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeffwatkins@mastodon.social"}}},{"id":"88612846","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@jackbrewster\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jackbrewster</span></a></span> Is there still a separate app in the US? Outside Disney+ includes Hulu.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/jeffwatkins/statuses/116435337379794165","date_published":"2026-04-20T05:17:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeff Watkins","url":"https://mastodon.social/@jeffwatkins","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F245%2F737%2F657%2F939%2F514%2Foriginal%2Fbf85ee1b25b8bdc9.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeffwatkins@mastodon.social"}}},{"id":"88615420","content_html":"📍 Viva Coffee &amp; Espresso<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Faaronparecki.com%2Fimg%2F620x0%2Cq30%2F2026%2F04%2F19%2F15%2Fphoto.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","url":"https://aaronparecki.com/2026/04/19/15/","date_published":"2026-04-20T05:15:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Aaron Parecki","url":"https://aaronparecki.com/","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/11954e59b49809173d48133ec4047fce?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"aaronpk"}}},{"id":"88611133","content_html":"<p>Not a bad read. I quite enjoyed it. <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/CHANNEL-ISLANDS-BAKE-OFF-MURDER-addictive-ebook/dp/B0GT1716KG/\">The Channel Islands Bake-Off Murder (The Gull Bay Mysteries Book 2)</a> by Ashley Cain. 📚</p>\n<blockquote><p>April is thrilled when she’s invited to judge a high-profile TV bake-off over the May Day holiday weekend. It’s the perfect chance to put the Sea Breeze Café on the map. </p></blockquote>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2378/2026/channel-islands-bake-off-m.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover: Channel Islands Bake Off.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/04/20/not-a-bad-read-i.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T04:06:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/14/6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}}},{"id":"88603665","content_html":"<p>Good news for the wider local area  — <a href=\"https://www.localmatters.co.nz/opinion/environment-breeding-season-successes/\">Breeding season successes - Local Matters</a>: 🐦 </p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It has been another busy summer, with breeding season now complete for some of our most endangered birds. As always, it’s been a rollercoaster, but the final results are encouragingly positive, with tara iti (fairy tern), tūturiwhatu (dotterel) and matuku-hūrepo (Australasian bittern) all enjoying successful breeding seasons. </p>\n<p>To top it off, we’ve also recently confirmed the presence of critically endangered pekapeka-tou-roa (long-tailed bats) in the Mangawhai and Te Ārai area. </p>\n</blockquote>\n","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/04/20/good-news-for-the-wider.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T00:22:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/14/6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}}},{"id":"88598597","content_html":"<p>Ludonarrative dissonance is so funny sometimes</p><p>Pathfinder WotR: “You found an ancient demonic relic! Here’s 500 words of backstory about how it’s pure evil and has brought misfortune to literally every person who ever interacted with it”</p><p>Also Pathfinder WotR: “anyway we made a sick cloak out of it for you, have fun!”</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/@Catfish_Man/116433643960182577","date_published":"2026-04-19T22:06:52+00:00","author":{"name":"David Smith","url":"https://mastodon.social/@Catfish_Man","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F015%2F799%2Foriginal%2Fa13726daf3eaba32.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"Catfish_Man@mastodon.social"}}},{"id":"88598477","content_html":"<p>Humanoid robot <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/19/china/china-robot-half-marathon-intl-hnk\">runs a half marathon fast</a>. I’m actually impressed because it just feels like it would fall over at least a few times. But it’s not relevant to human runners… A car can finish a marathon more quickly than a human too! 🤪</p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/19/humanoid-robot-runs-a-half.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T22:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88595121","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-spurs-are-the-most-exciting-team-in-the-nba\">Nice story on the Spurs</a> in The New Yorker:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Last season, the team had traded for De’Aaron Fox, an All-Star guard in his prime, which appeared odd to some—wasn’t he too old to be on Wembanyama’s timeline? Now it seemed like a stroke of genius.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Game 1 tonight vs. the Blazers. Excited. Nervous too. 🏀</p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/19/nice-story-on-the-spurs.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T20:53:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88589801","content_html":"<p>Got 10 hours of sleep so ascending to a higher plane of existence now. Byeeeeeee</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/@Catfish_Man/116432939835977243","date_published":"2026-04-19T19:07:48+00:00","author":{"name":"David Smith","url":"https://mastodon.social/@Catfish_Man","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F015%2F799%2Foriginal%2Fa13726daf3eaba32.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"Catfish_Man@mastodon.social"}}},{"id":"88589144","content_html":"<p>Our overnight trip to Russell was a delight. I gather at Christmas the place is heaving with (international) tourists but it was fairly quiet mid-April. </p><p>From the pier in Russell, looking back at the township, with its fringe of pōhutukawa.  </p>\n<p><video src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.mov/2378/2026/img-1012/playlist.m3u8\" poster=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2378/2026/frames/1729342-0-de6d24.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\"></video></p>\n","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/04/20/our-overnight-trip-to-russell.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T18:52:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/14/6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}}},{"id":"88587420","content_html":"<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F39f265c5db61a987995ae8ccbebb1f3c%2Fdb767106bef806fa-2f%2Fs640x960%2F75b4079672b15220dc5811f457d8a1a25506a0a6.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"1200\" data-orig-width=\"1920\" alt=\"A painting of a bird beside the text &quot;do i look like a mother fuckin' debate club?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"tmblr-alt-text-helper\">ALT</span>\n</div>: <a href=\"https://effinbirds.com/post/814346819467427840\">effinbirds.com</a>","url":"https://effinbirds.com/post/814346819467427840","date_published":"2026-04-19T18:00:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Effin' Birds","url":"https://effinbirds.social/activitypub/birdfeed","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/176191.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"effinbirds"}}},{"id":"88587126","content_html":"<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/90252/2026/75b4079672b15220dc5811f457d8a1a25506a0a6-m.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"1200\" data-orig-width=\"1920\" alt=\"A painting of a bird beside the text &quot;do i look like a mother fuckin' debate club?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"tmblr-alt-text-helper\">ALT</span>\n</div>\n","url":"https://effinbirds.social/2026/04/19/alt.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T18:00:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Effin' Birds","url":"https://effinbirds.social/activitypub/birdfeed","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/176191.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"effinbirds"}}},{"id":"88583557","content_html":"<p class=\"quote-inline\">RE: <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/116414612258052248\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/11</span><span class=\"invisible\">6414612258052248</span></a></p><p>I mean ha ha, yeah very funny. But a reminder before y'all forget, the pope doesn't want my and other trans kids to exist.</p>","url":"https://social.lol/@tjw/116432448945213156","date_published":"2026-04-19T17:02:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Timothy Wood","url":"https://social.lol/@tjw","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com%2Fsocial-lol-media%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F113%2F643%2F434%2F947%2F422%2F973%2Foriginal%2F971eedd93e679d52.png","_microblog":{"username":"tjw@social.lol"}}},{"id":"88582698","content_html":"<p>Work Note: Stream for Mac: <a href=\"https://rob.crabapples.net/2026/04/19/work-note-stream-for-mac.html\">rob.crabapples.net</a></p>","url":"https://rob.crabapples.net/2026/04/19/work-note-stream-for-mac.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T16:48:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Fahrni","url":"https://fahrni.me","avatar":"https://micro.blog/fahrni/avatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"fahrni"}}},{"id":"88586982","content_html":"<p>Mac Power Users 845: Patrick Rhone: <a href=\"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/04/mac-power-users-845-patrick-rhone/\">macsparky.com</a></p>","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/04/mac-power-users-845-patrick-rhone/","date_published":"2026-04-19T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"summary":"On this episode of Mac Power Users, David and Stephen welcome back their old friend Patrick Rhone after far too long. Patrick is a writer, an Apple consultant, the author of Enough, and the guy who taught David how to dress like a grownup. They get into why Patrick’s 2020 M1 MacBook Air still handles... Continue reading →\n\nThe post Mac Power Users 845: Patrick Rhone appeared first on MacSparky."},{"id":"88578265","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://blog.terrygodier.com/2026/04/19/a-tale-of-two-app.html\">Terry Godier blogs</a> about the growing disconnect between the traditional paid-up-front App Store and all the new features that <em>free with in-app purchase</em> apps get:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Apple offers you no mechanism for what is arguably the most natural transaction in software: paying for major upgrades. The only option is to create a new app listing or to use an IAP. There’s a strong disadvantage to creating a new app listing, namely losing your accumulated reviews and visibility.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>It’s a theme that reminds me of Marco Arment’s <a href=\"https://marco.org/2009/10/09/the-two-app-stores\">blog post from 2009</a>, although that post was focused on cheap quick-hit apps.</p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/19/terry-godier-blogs-about-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T15:31:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88583791","content_html":"<a class=\"emoji\">📍</a> Las Vegas Convention Center<p><img src=\"https://aaronparecki.com/img/620x0,q30/2026/04/19/6/photo.jpg\"></p>","url":"https://aaronparecki.com/2026/04/19/6/","date_published":"2026-04-19T15:00:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Aaron Parecki","url":"https://aaronparecki.com/","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/11954e59b49809173d48133ec4047fce?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"aaronpk"}}},{"id":"88576054","content_html":"<p>Inkwell beta is available for both iOS and Android:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://testflight.apple.com/join/1VJ8vYR6\">TestFlight</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://play.google.com/apps/testing/blog.micro.inkwell\">Google Play</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Enjoy! Let us know what you think. We’ll have a few more changes and then ship this week.</p>\n","url":"https://news.micro.blog/2026/04/19/inkwell-beta-is-available-for.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T14:44:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Micro.blog News","url":"https://news.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/49/22409.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"news"}}},{"id":"88575477","content_html":"<p>I walked so much in Europe. Trying to stick with walking more places now that I’m back home. Cars are embedded into every part of life in Texas.</p>\n<p>Related, watched a video this morning about high-speed rail progress in California. As a country we should be embarrassed about this. Come on already. 🚂</p>\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/19/i-walked-so-much-in.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T14:24:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88574686","content_html":"<p>Talisman Coffee.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/10/2026/f7d016d809-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/04/19/talisman-coffee.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T14:07:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/22/3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}}},{"id":"88599335","content_html":"<p>Unsubscribe: <a href=\"https://discombobulated.co.nz/2026/04/20/unsubscribe\">discombobulated.co.nz</a></p>","url":"https://discombobulated.co.nz/2026/04/20/unsubscribe","date_published":"2026-04-19T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jess Nickelsen","url":"http://discombobulated.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://micro.blog/herself/avatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"herself"}},"summary":"Current projects underway include: setting up a Wellington-based ink shop, finishing up some sweaters, pulling together multiple drafts for a short story, and pulling together multiple drafts for the Felathia novels that I started many, many years ago.\n\nIt’s raining, quite heavily. Flooding at the Wellington hospital, Hutt river doing its thing. We live on a hill and I think it drains well, but you always have to wonder.\n\nWork stalled out, waiting for access. Not much I can do right now. Probably every project will get really busy at the same time. My daughter is having loads of stresses at the moment, ups and downs, part of being a young adult, but it is hard to watch her going through them.\n\nANZAC weekend coming up. I’m going to go see Dad. We still have lots of my sister’s things to go through. I always enjoyed going over to see him but lately I just feel a complete sense of dread. And I find after my visits over there I often don’t sleep very well when I get back. I guess it makes sense, but I feel like I can never relax.\n\nBut this, sitting down in my study, with a coffee here, looking out at the rain (and the DIY mini greenhouse Steve cobbled together for me out of chicken wire, bamboo poles and some recycled plastic), feels good. After this I’ll do my morning pages, do some more work on Rewilding, and keep working on Felathia.\n\nI started playing Mass Effect again - the Legendary Edition on Steam. Probably my favourite “proper” game ever, if you don’t count sandboxy things like Rimworld and Minecraft and Project Zomboid, which always take my attention. For a very long time Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and 4 were my game crack of choice. I might have to try and spin them up again and see what they feel like. I like the games that have a lot of talking between action — I get my knitting out and that forces me to listen to them all the way through instead of skipping through the dialogue, reading the subtitles. Heh. Nearly done with a sweater and starting a pair of socks for steve.\n\nBut oh yeah, the title. I realised that so many of the things I subscribe to online aren’t really intended for me. Ways of seeing that I can’t relate to. The constant hustle that I’m not interested in. Things for sale that only ship to the US. It’s like the rest of the world doesn’t exist. It’s a strange way to live, so insular, even with people who seem to make sense as I read them. It’s almost the equivalent of reading an AI response to a query: it’s so confident in its rightness that you believe it at the time. Only later do you go, hold on, this just doesn’t ring true to me at all. Anyway. I’m unsubscribing to a few newsletters as a result. I’m a little tired of being preached to. Everyone is an expert these days."}]}