@shep Great! That’s ideal if you don’t mind sharing it with other people, actually, because then Micro.blog will routinely check GitHub for new versions and offer to upgrade. If you want a private theme, you can instead install it via the “Edit Themes” → “New Plug-in” flow.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94821673","date_published":"2026-07-29T00:36:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"00:36","date_timestamp":1785285377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94815123","content_html":"Pacing the Frontier, signed by employees of Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and other labs.
\n\n\nTo realize AI’s potential, industry, government, and society at large may need the option to buy time to address emerging risks, develop security measures, and strengthen oversight.
\n
Foothills of the singularity. 💬
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/28/pacing-the-frontier-signed-by.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T21:24:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"21:24","date_timestamp":1785273847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrqdwe2vns27"]}},{"id":"94814480","content_html":"@antonzuiker Partially. The integration we have so far is you can add the RSS feed of your own posts from RSS.chat to the Sources page. Micro.blog will pull in the posts and it will also recognize RSS.chat replies, adding a Conversation link if there are any. Still considering what to do next.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94814480","date_published":"2026-07-28T21:08:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"21:08","date_timestamp":1785272924,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94812077","content_html":"@yapka Actually no, the feeds are separate. They might be integrated more in the future, but to start with we wanted a fresh experience in Inkwell that is mostly centered on long-form posts, not everything in Micro.blog.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94812016","date_published":"2026-07-28T20:22:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"20:22","date_timestamp":1785270161,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94811601","content_html":"The pessimist: manton.org
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94808135","date_published":"2026-07-28T18:54:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"18:54","date_timestamp":1785264848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94805437","content_html":"@ayjay “1”, always. Even just thinking about that makes me want to get solar panels on the roof. 🙂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94805437","date_published":"2026-07-28T18:03:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"18:03","date_timestamp":1785261816,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94804080","content_html":"@richard5mith Ha, it’s true! “AI might introduce bugs or write messy code…” Yep, just like humans. 🙂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94804080","date_published":"2026-07-28T17:31:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"17:31","date_timestamp":1785259879,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94803314","content_html":"TechCrunch reporting about the grid:
\n\n\nThe largest electrical grid in the U.S. has struggled to cope with an onslaught of data centers. Now, after an auction to add more generating capacity fell short, the grid’s operator, PJM Interconnection, has said it will cut off data centers and other large users during power shortages.
\n
Totally reasonable. In fact, the new OpenAI data center in Georgia announced last week has this partially baked in, saying they will “proactively reduce its power consumption before residential customers are impacted during periods of high demand”.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/28/techcrunch-reporting-about-the-grid.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T17:15:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"17:15","date_timestamp":1785258900,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrpvye3xaz2q"]}},{"id":"94802675","content_html":"@yapka Can you share a link to the Android app? It might not be related, except that all our blogs have RSS feeds so they can be followed in any app.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94802675","date_published":"2026-07-28T17:01:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"17:01","date_timestamp":1785258073,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94802178","content_html":"On a post yesterday, I accidentally used the HTML tag <strike> instead of <del>. Just noticed that Mastodon doesn’t display <strike>, so I edited my blog post. Very cool to see Mastodon update as the edit change came through via ActivityPub.
The Great Mouse Detective was released 40 years ago. Cartoon Brew has a look back at it and many other animated detectives.
\nLove that movie, will never forget seeing it in the theater as a kid. That and seeing the original Transformers had a big influence on my love for animation.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94800728","date_published":"2026-07-28T16:22:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"16:22","date_timestamp":1785255745,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94799181","content_html":"Our companion app for recording short podcasts Wavelength is getting a full redesign. Thanks to @vincent for the great work on it! Here’s a set of screenshots for a sneak peek. Hope to submit to Apple and Google this week.
\n![\"An](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/10/2026/paste-02772c97.png\")
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/28/digging-into-streamplace-it-appears.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T14:48:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:48","date_timestamp":1785250108,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrpntpkco72i"]}},{"id":"94795066","content_html":"@manton.org So in Micro.blog the embeds are optional, and for now I have them disabled on my account. Maybe I’ll enable them for a while so we can see it all working.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrpmxsanm224","date_published":"2026-07-28T14:34:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:34","date_timestamp":1785249252,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94793778","content_html":"@bloftin2 I have the same strategy. No personal attacks. And I think some of my “controversial” posts have withstood the test of time really well.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94793778","date_published":"2026-07-28T14:06:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:06","date_timestamp":1785247568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94793623","content_html":"Dave Winer blogging about a new WordPress → RSS.chat integration from Matthias Pfefferle:
\n\n\nMatthias didn’t need to tell us about what he did until it was done. That my friends is how the web works, that’s what I’ve been trying to show you, and now it has been shown. In a way the clock has gone back to the world before Twitter when events like this happened pretty routinely.
\n
The easiest way to tell if a platform is open or not: do you need to ask permission to integrate with it? Open: RSS, IndieWeb, Bluesky, Mastodon, Micro.blog. Closed: Threads, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/28/dave-winer-blogging-about-a.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:00","date_timestamp":1785247200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrpl7vcxxi2q"]}},{"id":"94793255","content_html":"@bloftin2 I mean, you’re not wrong! I just need to find the right balance, and there is a lot to work on as it is.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94793255","date_published":"2026-07-28T13:54:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:54","date_timestamp":1785246882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94792596","content_html":"Steve Jobs didn't post about Gaza: manton.org
","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/28/steve-jobs-didnt-post-about.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T13:33:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:33","date_timestamp":1785245609,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrpjr33k3c2q"]}},{"id":"94772922","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781938570575/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Elsecaller / King Lopen the First by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Isaac Stewart. Two short stories, and so they naturally felt a little rushed by Stormlight standards. Nice to fill in a missing piece with Jasnah from Words of Radiance. 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/28/finished-reading-elsecaller-king-lopen.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T05:37:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 05:37","date_timestamp":1785217069,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrop5cfzkd2g","https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/gallery/3mrop5dfsvh6n"]}},{"id":"94769493","content_html":"@danielma I should probably give tests more attention… I have so many more tests now than I ever did before AI.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94769493","date_published":"2026-07-28T03:10:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 03:10","date_timestamp":1785208233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94769312","content_html":"@sameoldstory Yeah, and one similarity between code and prose is that AI tends to be verbose. Both probably benefit from editing.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94769312","date_published":"2026-07-28T03:01:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 03:01","date_timestamp":1785207715,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94765910","content_html":"@cdevroe Sounds really nice!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94765910","date_published":"2026-07-28T02:07:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 02:07","date_timestamp":1785204475,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94762616","content_html":"@Storagezilla Thanks. I’m not as worried about compute as I am about compatibility with podcast clients, which is why I’ve focused on MP3 (and AAC). Maybe Opus is an option later.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94762616","date_published":"2026-07-28T00:41:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 00:41","date_timestamp":1785199286,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94760678","content_html":"@illogical_me Haha. Yeah, that post held up pretty well unfortunately.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94760678","date_published":"2026-07-27T23:47:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 23:47","date_timestamp":1785196020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94760668","content_html":"@rom I’ll admit there’s an impatience / laziness aspect too. I think the key thing is pushing back on bloated, difficult to maintain code.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94760668","date_published":"2026-07-27T23:46:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 23:46","date_timestamp":1785195993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94760575","content_html":"@Storagezilla 128 Kbps was picked a while ago, so we should revisit it… We could bump to 192 as a small change.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94760575","date_published":"2026-07-27T23:42:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 23:42","date_timestamp":1785195722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94759659","content_html":"\n\n\nI would bet at least 80% of people who say they read every line of code their AI agents write, don’t.
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I’ve been thinking about this too. I blogged years ago in February that I read or skim everything. Still mostly true, but there’s more skimming, and I no longer read unit tests.
@jtr YouTube is now working as of today! That’s right, you upload to Micro.blog, it puts the video on your blog with HTTP live streaming, then if YouTube is enabled it also copies the video to YouTube.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94757009","date_published":"2026-07-27T21:53:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 21:53","date_timestamp":1785189196,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94749410","content_html":"@jaheppler Very cool idea to put all of those sources together.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94749410","date_published":"2026-07-27T18:43:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 18:43","date_timestamp":1785177795,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94745612","content_html":"@dansup Congratulations!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/94743756","date_published":"2026-07-27T16:38:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 16:38","date_timestamp":1785170293,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94735645","content_html":"Expanded video and podcasting in Micro.blog: manton.org
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\nWatched: The Odyssey. Didn’t end up seeing it in IMAX, but hope to eventually. 🍿
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/26/watched-the-odyssey-didnt-end.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T23:45:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 23:45","date_timestamp":1785109528,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrlkw4ueex2g","https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/gallery/3mrlkw5phvdlb"]}},{"id":"94698576","content_html":"Starting to make some slow progress with Google approving Micro.blog → YouTube uploads. They’ve approved the auth scopes, but they didn’t like my privacy policy. A couple edits today, hopefully will go through. 🤞
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/26/starting-to-make-some-slow.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T19:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 19:00","date_timestamp":1785092400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mrl2xc4np32o"]}},{"id":"94697267","content_html":"I think some of the frustration with AI comes down to invasive UI. There’s a difference between an app that uses AI behind the scenes compared to an app that is always getting in the way: suggesting replies to an email, allow fancy edits no one asked for, adding a chatbot where it’s not needed, etc.
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\nRolled out some random little UI improvements this weekend. This is my favorite, including photo thumbnails on the collections page.
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When I linked to the letter about open weights yesterday, I mistakenly thought it was written primarily by Nvidia. It has since been co-signed by Microsoft, OpenAI, Mozilla, and others.
\nLooks like Anthropic will skip it. See also, my blog post from April: OpenAI got its name right.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/07/25/when-i-linked-to-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T14:14:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 14:14","date_timestamp":1784988889,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mri2mb2gkh2j"]}},{"id":"94640415","content_html":"I’m going to roll out a major update to Micro.blog Studio’s video and podcast hosting on Monday. Video uploads will automatically extract the audio and serve as a separate MP3 in the podcast feed, with support for alternateEnclosure tags. Finally. Really happy with how this has come together.
After a couple weeks, realizing that GPT-5.6 Sol extra high is overkill for almost everything I do. Burning the GPUs for little benefit. My default is now regular high and I think it’s a tiny bit faster. Always with /fast mode enabled too.
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\nFinished reading: The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan. Listened to the dramatized version with voice actors and sound effects. 📚
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