{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Fred McCann","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/duckrowing","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1774","username":"duckrowing","bio":"My name is Fred McCann. I live in Portland, Maine, the best city on Earth. I like to write software. \n\n@fred@social.duckrowing.com","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":17,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"87679688","content_html":"<p>What my fediverse feed looked like in 1999 <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KNG59MGKHFBFT91MZX0HM254\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2F01KNG59M95QBYVR2JQXR2VAAZ3.gif\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/04/05/12775/","date_published":"2026-04-06T01:07:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 01:07","date_timestamp":1775437664,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87421728","content_html":"<p>Since we’ve all agreed that developers document everything in Markdown (I don’t remember a vote), why is there nothing built-in on MacOS that can preview Markdown well? TextMate, BBEdit, and every IDE can edit them, but previewing is completely pants. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KN57KYM8QFNAP5AMNB4R3SAC\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/04/01/12769/","date_published":"2026-04-01T19:16:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 19:16","date_timestamp":1775071001,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87421727","content_html":"<p>I dunno what it is but every so often <a href=\"https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/\">Karabiner</a> just breaks on me, and the only way to get it working again is a complete uninstall and a reinstall. I dunno what’s the problem but I swear it just has to be MacOS’s brokenassed <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01JNE0X42X15ZRS48H1CVNFEQP\">tccd system</a>. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KN4WC6VRW8CNYN4V6FMMZ7MS\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/04/01/12764/","date_published":"2026-04-01T16:00:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 16:00","date_timestamp":1775059213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87355070","content_html":"<p>Maine Morning Star: <a href=\"https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/gov-mills-joins-new-england-states-in-commitment-to-explore-nuclear-energy/\">Gov. Mills joins New England states in commitment to explore nuclear energy</a></p>\n<p>Press Herald: <a href=\"https://www.pressherald.com/2026/03/31/mills-will-skip-senate-forum-at-penobscot-reservation/\">Mills will skip Senate forum at Penobscot reservation</a></p>\n<p>It sure feels like Mills is speed-running an election defeat. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KN2YPY9YJQSKMP5HRDB254BW\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/31/12761/","date_published":"2026-03-31T22:02:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 22:02","date_timestamp":1774994553,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87135068","content_html":"<p>9to5Mac: <a href=\"https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/\">Apple discontinues the Mac Pro</a></p>\n<p>Unpopular view – The last good tower mac was PowerMac G4. The <a href=\"https://512pixels.net/2017/04/the-cheese-grater-mac-pro/\">cheese grater era</a> was charmless. Mac Pro was ugly, overbuilt, and expensive. It inspired the <a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/03/hackintosh-sector-undeterred-by-apple-product-refreshes/\">Hackintosh scene</a>. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KMT4EDW6RRTG7M7YWTFG00WP\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/28/12757/","date_published":"2026-03-28T11:49:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 11:49","date_timestamp":1774698575,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86926805","content_html":"<p>NPR: <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5728191/gaslighting-origin-history-word\">Are you sure you know what ‘gaslighting’ is?</a></p>\n<p>Is NPR gaslighting me right now? <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KMJCX1744F2MMNQQ2JWCH64Q\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/25/12751/","date_published":"2026-03-25T11:43:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 11:43","date_timestamp":1774439007,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86698325","content_html":"<p>Getting an early start on Maine Maple Sunday! <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f341.png\" alt=\"🍁\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KM92DV7N6K7Q57GSPCRXBCWR\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2F01KM92DS303VMEYW36H9SKF5HV-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/21/12747/","date_published":"2026-03-21T20:47:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-21 20:47","date_timestamp":1774126034,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86627206","content_html":"<p>Jeff Geerling: <a href=\"https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/best-laptop-apple-ever-made/\">The best laptop Apple ever made</a></p>\n<p>Spoiler alert – he says it’s the 11″ MacBook Air, and he’s right. <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f4bb.png\" alt=\"💻\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KM65QZ5RHQN155J3YKA231JM\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/20/12743/","date_published":"2026-03-20T17:47:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 17:47","date_timestamp":1774028848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86270014","content_html":"<p>I’ve been playing with Claude, and I’m really impressed. That said, the best programmers are two things: 1. Lazy and 2. Not sloppy. Good programmers don’t repeat themselves and they don’t make a mess. As impressive as Claude is, it’s the opposite. It’s tireless – willing to generate as much duplicated code...</p> <a href=\"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/15/12740/\">micro.duckrowing.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/15/12740/","date_published":"2026-03-15T19:31:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-15 19:31","date_timestamp":1773603066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85928253","content_html":"<p>“This translucent material reflects and refracts its surroundings, while dynamically transforming to help bring greater focus to content …”</p>\n<p>— <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-introduces-a-delightful-and-elegant-new-software-design/\">Some company that is bad at design</a> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KKBTM739MWHCV5YQ7TWAPZPN\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2F01KKBTM64MVX7YSJZ8P6Y4QRHA.png\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/10/12735/","date_published":"2026-03-10T12:12:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-10 12:12","date_timestamp":1773144775,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85598991","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://pxlnv.com/blog/window-chrome-of-our-discontent/\">Nick Heer</a>: The Window Chrome of Our Discontent</p>\n<p>Nick assembled screen shots of Pages from different versions of MacOS. It’s shocking how much better the OS X 10.7 UI looks than each subsequent version. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KK03ZV8RZ73GTTQ9RZET3K8E\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/05/12730/","date_published":"2026-03-05T23:05:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-05 23:05","date_timestamp":1772751940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85493606","content_html":"<p>Hey, is it just me or does the <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3SIKAmPXY4\">MacBook Neo</a> not have a screen hole?? This looks awesome except for the ram. 8gb? Hold on, let me check what year it is on a printed calendar as we must not be living in the future. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KJWQNNRVYAATN5QRB1QTD6JB\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/04/12724/","date_published":"2026-03-04T15:32:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-04 15:32","date_timestamp":1772638361,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85273598","content_html":"<p>AP: <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-pentagon-ai-hegseth-dario-amodei-b72d1894bc842d9acf026df3867bee8a\">Trump orders all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI</a></p>\n<p>This is the world’s best advertisement for Anthropic. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KJMQ51VTZ8BXEDYV10YQ0S40\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/03/01/12718/","date_published":"2026-03-01T12:49:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-01 12:49","date_timestamp":1772369381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84809077","content_html":"<p>New Post: <a href=\"https://duckrowing.com/2026/02/22/writing-rust-code-with-separate-test-files\">Writing Rust Code with Separate Test Files</a>  <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KJ3EF0G4DZWDBD4GAQGA3JKA\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/22/12712/","date_published":"2026-02-22T19:50:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-22 19:50","date_timestamp":1771789844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84704823","content_html":"<p>Sometimes I feel like there’s no magic in the world. But, then I think … but magnets. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KHYNF2ERQV7S0J8Z26H055HR\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/20/12709/","date_published":"2026-02-20T23:16:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-20 23:16","date_timestamp":1771629414,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84326660","content_html":"<p>Also like Dragon Dictate, it’s hard to judge the boundary between wow this is really saving me a lot of time vs. I should just type something because it’s faster than fixing the text afterwards. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KHH0ZNBV6DVX0FHQ3KV417WT\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/15/12700/","date_published":"2026-02-15T16:08:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-15 16:08","date_timestamp":1771171730,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84326659","content_html":"<p>Where it’s completely pants is asking for facts, design advice, etc. At best it’s just mirroring back to me things I already know, and at worst, it’s giving bad or incorrect advice. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KHH0XVN28Q53A4AFYQHGBGSX\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/15/12703/","date_published":"2026-02-15T16:07:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-15 16:07","date_timestamp":1771171671,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84326658","content_html":"<p>I’ve been messing around with Claude Code and I think it’s a lot like what using Dragon Dictate was back in the day – an assistive technology. It excels when I need to type a lot of code. And like Dragon Dictate, sometimes it gets my meaning wrong. <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KHH0WNVV16YCEPTC5PDDC2GZ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/15/12706/","date_published":"2026-02-15T16:07:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-15 16:07","date_timestamp":1771171633,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84288585","content_html":"<p>It’s that time of year … <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KHF6PVECZVWHRQW1K7BM891Q\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2F01KHF6PV3W9YVMFHRDVN4E3C1B-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/14/12697/","date_published":"2026-02-14T23:10:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-14 23:10","date_timestamp":1771110624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84056144","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/technology/elon-musk-lunar-factory.html\">NY Times</a>: Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KH6HWWTH87Q3PYGJQ92Q17AQ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2F01KH6HWWFDS5EYFWX0TA7GYDSW.png\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/11/12689/","date_published":"2026-02-11T14:32:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-11 14:32","date_timestamp":1770820367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84056142","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KH206FG5SHEAD1E3XBPWJHCQ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2F01KH206E9N650WEDHCPAWB2ZHF.png\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/09/12693/","date_published":"2026-02-09T20:06:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-09 20:06","date_timestamp":1770667589,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83679511","content_html":"<p>New Post: <a href=\"https://duckrowing.com/2026/02/05/hacking-my-keyboard-to-do-less\">Hacking my Keyboard to do Less</a> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KGR7QWAKVDZ62NXABHMBW7XQ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/05/12684/","date_published":"2026-02-06T01:05:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-06 01:05","date_timestamp":1770339955,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83423092","content_html":"<p>New Post: <a href=\"https://duckrowing.com/2026/02/02/better-off-zed/\">Better off Zed</a> <img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"> <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KGFM59QCG9BGFAF57H2BZ8Y9\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/02/12681/","date_published":"2026-02-02T16:49:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-02 16:49","date_timestamp":1770050987,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83421254","content_html":"<p>After spending a little time with Music on MacOS 26, I have to ask – is there such a thing as Mac app anymore? <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KGFH9P2RW6D50WHGGT9479ZJ\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/02/02/12678/","date_published":"2026-02-02T15:59:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-02 15:59","date_timestamp":1770047985,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83262240","content_html":"<p>Cat status: face smooshed <a href=\"https://social.duckrowing.com/@fred/statuses/01KG8Z64KM0VWSC9FAMJQEBZRE\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f986.png\" alt=\"🦆\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" loading=\"lazy\"></a></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.duckrowing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2F01KG8Z64CXTX87Z5SF04JFRBK1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com/2026/01/30/12675/","date_published":"2026-01-31T02:47:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-31 02:47","date_timestamp":1769827668,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74186636","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jsonbecker\">@jsonbecker</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FkqVJXPkk0\">www.youtube.com/watch</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/74186636","date_published":"2025-09-23T17:40:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-23 17:40","date_timestamp":1758649258,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56763070","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mtt\">@Mtt</a> <a href=\"https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253943315?sortBy=rank\">Based on this</a> I’m not sure it would. MailMate works with standardized email protocols like SMTP, POP, and IMAP. If there’s something going on outside of email protocols with your host it probably won’t work.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/56763070","date_published":"2025-02-04T19:19:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-04 19:19","date_timestamp":1738696776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"47287909","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dfj\">@dfj</a> It was a lot busier than I expected for October. I was cycling the carriage roads and there were lots of people on rented eBikes taking in the changing leafs.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/47287909","date_published":"2024-10-11T13:12:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-11 13:12","date_timestamp":1728652346,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"43317781","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/xxxx\">@xxxx</a> I got that one from OWC. 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I’m still open to switching to droid if someone makes a good small phone.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/13399270","date_published":"2022-09-18T13:32:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-09-18 13:32","date_timestamp":1663507973,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13396135","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> <a href=\"https://i.redd.it/99dv4gb1nys51.png\">https://i.redd.it/99dv4gb1nys51.png</a></p>\n<p>You can see a rough comparison there. 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It just makes me sad when I see a pile of Typescript code with no types or discernable structure.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/12915424","date_published":"2022-05-22T16:48:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-22 16:48","date_timestamp":1653238122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12915309","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/zorn\">@zorn</a> sure, but what did we get back for pretending Apple could make an edge to edge screen? The menu bar even got thicker. It’s not like we got a lot of usable pixels in the trade.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/duckrowing/12915309","date_published":"2022-05-22T16:12:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Fred McCann","url":"https://micro.duckrowing.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F698b5fc9ef072ed73ec7327942704ec2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"duckrowing"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-22 16:12","date_timestamp":1653235940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12599121","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> That’s a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NRQY829/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\">Worklion cutting mat</a>. I’m not sure if it’s the best way to go for that sort of work. 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