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→ Links 🔗 Spyglass: blips.numericcitizen.me
","summary":"Spyglass has a new (or reworked) newsletter called \"inklinks\" that I much prefer to the previous format. Great newsletter name. It's a must read, from a well-known author in the Apple blogosphere. I'm still impressed by the number of inline links spread across on a single newsletter issue; how does....","url":"https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/links-spyglass","date_published":"2026-05-02T15:16:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"15:16","date_timestamp":1777734996,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116505749225296542","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkuycxf4xa23"]}},{"id":"89449178","content_html":"Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799 — MacRumors
\n\n\nApple has removed the 256GB storage option for Mac mini worldwide, raising the starting price from $599 to $799.
\n
While this move might be seen as greedy, it probably helps Apple dedicate assembly-line resources to building more capable Mac minis, which are in high demand.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/05/02/apple-stops-selling-mac-mini.html","date_published":"2026-05-02T13:02:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:02","date_timestamp":1777726962,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116505136003611175","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkuplzadv42m"]}},{"id":"89447095","content_html":"While reviewing my list of potential tech purchases, I found that the Rodecaster Video now has a new variant: the S model. It is more affordable but still retains most features, with fewer inputs and outputs that are still sufficient for my potential needs. The key question is: do I actually need it? Would...
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","summary":"April 2026 was marked by significant developments in AI with the author’s use of Claude Code for a blog redesign and the announcement of Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, alongside reflections on personal projects and the state of technology.","url":"https://digests.numericcitizen.me/2026/05/02/blog-posts-digest-april.html","date_published":"2026-05-02T11:13:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 11:13","date_timestamp":1777720403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89396239","content_html":"Why is nobody talking about reducing their gas and oil consumption instead of whining about the current crisis in Iran (and unjustifiable war from the orange clown)? We can do something about it, small, but something nonetheless.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/05/01/why-is-nobody-talking-about.html","date_published":"2026-05-01T16:27:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 16:27","date_timestamp":1777652842,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116500361225099419","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkslqpcqhr2n"]}},{"id":"89395873","content_html":"Gone.
A dose of brutalism architecture.
I love visual contrast like architecture and organic.
@jsonbecker behind able to receive electronic and standardized receipts would also be so useful!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89393471","date_published":"2026-05-01T16:04:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 16:04","date_timestamp":1777651459,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89393386","content_html":"@chaitanya any chromium-based browser, like the ARC Browser. Infuriating.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89393386","date_published":"2026-05-01T16:03:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 16:03","date_timestamp":1777651385,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89391545","content_html":"CIOs ready for another role-change as AI becomes agent of chaos — The Register
\n\n\nAs software generates software and autonomous agents execute work, the CIO’s center of gravity shifts from building systems to governing outcomes.
\n
We’ve been delegating so much stuff in the last 10-15 years… like moving the on-prem data centers to cloud providers… transforming manager’s roles from hardware acquisition and planning to contractual surveillance, FinOps, etc. AI will accelerate this but in a new direction.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/05/01/cios-ready-for-another-rolechange.html","date_published":"2026-05-01T15:27:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 15:27","date_timestamp":1777649246,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116500040914132750","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mksh6zynvk2w"]}},{"id":"89377784","content_html":"→ Links 🔗 OpenClaw Guide: blips.numericcitizen.me
","summary":"One of the best OpenClaw quick startup guides. She's a bit hyper, but she's doing a great job at summarizing the setup to get you up and running fast with OpenClaw. I put that aside a few days after OpenClawd was released, but I'm starting to wonder if I should...","url":"https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/links-openclaw-guide","date_published":"2026-05-01T11:34:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 11:34","date_timestamp":1777635284,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116499111454038503","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkrzyeqcdd2n"]}},{"id":"89375087","content_html":"@yurkevich Strangely, I do use the Claude Desktop app in Coding mode, and it always fails to use the browser extension for debugging websites that I’m building. Reading your report, it should work magically if I understand correctly. But it doesn’t.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89375087","date_published":"2026-05-01T10:40:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 10:40","date_timestamp":1777632042,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89374715","content_html":"@andyn from what I’m seeing of Zen, they are slowly replicating the ARC Browser, but with the Firefox engine, is that right?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89374715","date_published":"2026-05-01T10:31:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 10:31","date_timestamp":1777631506,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89374624","content_html":"Each month, I look at my web analytics, and the downward trend continues. Is this another AI side effect? Or maybe I’m becoming irrelevant. Let’s start a new month, shall we?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/05/01/each-month-i-look-at.html","date_published":"2026-05-01T10:25:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 10:25","date_timestamp":1777631145,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116498847580724002","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkrwaelkqm2n"]}},{"id":"89355259","content_html":"LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request — Hacker News
\n\n\nWhen LinkedIn’s extension scan runs on your browser, it is not building a device profile for an unknown visitor. It is appending a detailed software inventory to a profile that already contains your verified professional identity.
\n
Wow, now I know why visiting LinkedIn on my work computer is so slow. Is it time for me to close my LinkedIn account? I did close Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for much less than this. 😳😤
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/04/30/linkedin-scans-for-extensions-and.html","date_published":"2026-05-01T01:03:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 01:03","date_timestamp":1777597412,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116496722421131597","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkqxzznx6r25"]}},{"id":"89355270","content_html":"As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms — TechCrunch
\n\n\nCook warned that the expectation is “significantly higher memory costs” in June and beyond, which may “drive an increasing impact” on the business as the AI industry’s demand for memory chips continues to surge.
\n
First real challenge for John Turnus, as a CEO this fall?
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\nIn 2026, I predict approximately thousands of niche open web apps, each with a small number of users who wouldn’t want to use anything else.
\n\n
I can attest that, as a blogger, unsatisfied with the current RSS readers1 or bookmark managers’2 offerings, I had to build mine. I don’t plan to share any of it, though. I do see a trend among builders of putting together apps for their...
blog.numericcitizen.me","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/04/29/all-bloggers-eventually-want-to.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T10:43:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 10:43","date_timestamp":1777459434,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116487596271470937","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkmwe2phdp2h"]}},{"id":"89210449","content_html":"@lmika @manton @vincent can’t wait to see that!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89210449","date_published":"2026-04-29T01:00:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 01:00","date_timestamp":1777424433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89178734","content_html":"@pascal_bernheim been there two months ago!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89178734","date_published":"2026-04-28T15:55:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 15:55","date_timestamp":1777391744,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89137019","content_html":"Manton Reece writing about Software brain:
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/04/27/manton-reece-writing-about-software.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T00:13:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 00:13","date_timestamp":1777335231,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116479462479576744","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkjcr2dm3i2m"]}},{"id":"89130141","content_html":"Maybe our belief in new technology has been warped by cynicism. We’ve been beaten down by ad platforms, manipulated by algorithms. We’ve grown weary of the relentless pace of Silicon Valley. We assume every CEO must be a liar and that even good intentions are corrupted by money.
\n
The Numeric Citizen Digital Ecosystem — Edition 2026-04: meta.numericcitizen.me
","summary":"Today, I’m excited to share my latest digital ecosystem update, previously known as “The Numeric Citizen Content Creator Workflow”. The diagram sports a new title: “The Numeric Citizen Digital Ecosystem” to better reflect its scope: to enumerate services and apps at the center of my digital presence...","url":"https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2026/04/27/the-numeric-citizen-digital-ecosystem.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T21:38:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 21:38","date_timestamp":1777325897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116478880530748375","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkj2ify2gh2b"]}},{"id":"89112101","content_html":"\n\n\nApple did not win an AI race. Apple made a memory-architecture decision in 2020 that turned out to be the AI race, five years before there was an AI race.
\n
Maybe we should stop focusing on Siri failures and, like Om Malik said, on the real story where Apple has a five year lead… which happens to make a big difference in an AI-distributed world.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/04/27/memory-is-the-machine-apple.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T16:53:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 16:53","date_timestamp":1777308817,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116477713261993031","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkijvlu53c2w"]}},{"id":"89110387","content_html":"@vincent 🥹🤗🫠
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89110387","date_published":"2026-04-27T16:28:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 16:28","date_timestamp":1777307332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89108070","content_html":"@vincent oh my! YES! I do depend on MB APIs and having such a resource would have been helpful for me and for AI ingestion.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89108070","date_published":"2026-04-27T15:54:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 15:54","date_timestamp":1777305288,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89107965","content_html":"@wartranslated.bsky.social Easy for him to say that… what if it was part of their country that was to be ceded to Russia?
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkigeusgx22x","date_published":"2026-04-27T15:51:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 15:51","date_timestamp":1777305075,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89092514","content_html":"→ Links 🔗 Sneak Peak: blips.numericcitizen.me
","summary":"Getting ready to tell it all... 🕵🏻♂️👀\n\nhttps://go.numericcitizen.me/kXrGe2Fk","url":"https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/links-sneak-peak","date_published":"2026-04-27T11:06:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 11:06","date_timestamp":1777287976,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116476398473809003","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkhx7p7en42n"]}},{"id":"89068933","content_html":"Soooo Montréal, Canada.
Deleted a few dozens Shortcuts today. All sort of Shortcuts: simple ones, utility ones, more complex ones. Many of them aren’t needed anymore because of my AI usage. I’m curious to see how Apple will make the Shortcuts landscape evolve in the age of AI.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/04/26/deleted-a-few-dozens-shortcuts.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T00:00:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 00:00","date_timestamp":1777248046,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116473740789492839","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkgrh4oq3s2h"]}},{"id":"89043422","content_html":"![\"A](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/6803/2026/img-0582-m.jpg\")
\n40 years already. I have always been fond of this Apple //c + monitor combo.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/89050832","date_published":"2026-04-26T17:36:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 17:36","date_timestamp":1777225019,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89039909","content_html":"For me, this screenshot, taken from an article that appeared on my Ghost Reader timeline, perfectly exemplifies the web in 2026. Nothing more to add, your honour.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/6803/2026/the-web-in-2026.png\")
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","summary":"If this trend persists, the upcoming months will focus more on reading and less on building. ","url":"https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/reading-1","date_published":"2026-04-26T12:46:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 12:46","date_timestamp":1777207574,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://techhub.social/@numericcitizen/116471114706322976","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zyt5pbebv63qkl3loeb2w3xf/post/3mkfm4wex7m25"]}},{"id":"89033810","content_html":"I will not go see the latest movie about Michael Jackson’s life1. I know I will be disappointed. Just knowing that the film ends with the Bad tour is a strong indicator of complacency. I do not want to repeat the mistake of seeing the Steve Jobs movie. I would take ten new songs from him from his private...
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\n\n\nOne thing I find entirely unconvincing about that post is what Anil has to offer in terms of action we can take. Support the Internet Archive and Wikipedia? Support the EFF? Donate to Mozilla? Think fondly about Stack Overflow?
\nIs that going to save the open web? If you want to do something to save the open web, leave social media behind and make yourself a website.
\n
Of all the toxicities afflicting the (open) web these days, social media is probably...
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/88957323","date_published":"2026-04-24T21:28:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 21:28","date_timestamp":1777066101,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88938247","content_html":"@craiggrannell I just don’t get it; this device format, reminiscent of the fat iPod nano is ugly.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/88884536","date_published":"2026-04-23T21:38:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 21:38","date_timestamp":1776980297,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88882734","content_html":"@manton at this rate I might switch back to OpenAI…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/88882734","date_published":"2026-04-23T21:16:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 21:16","date_timestamp":1776978961,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88864355","content_html":"@derekpeden MacBooks with the butterfly keyboard should have been recalled.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/88864355","date_published":"2026-04-23T16:22:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 16:22","date_timestamp":1776961346,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88864195","content_html":"@manton Now, imagine a future where it’s an AI agent who takes care of that and imagine the energy and efficiency that future will be compared to today’s process which is, presumably: predictable, energy efficient and fast.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/88816933","date_published":"2026-04-22T23:37:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 23:37","date_timestamp":1776901046,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88750834","content_html":"@mathowie that’s really cool.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/88715455","date_published":"2026-04-21T16:08:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 16:08","date_timestamp":1776787729,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88673163","content_html":"@stephenrobles but you had a backup, right? I mean a Shortcut that does a backup, from time to time, right?
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen/88670596","date_published":"2026-04-20T23:31:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Numeric Citizen","url":"https://whois.numericcitizen.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fnumericcitizen%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"numericcitizen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 23:31","date_timestamp":1776727863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88669964","content_html":"@morrick Leadership at Apple post-Steve Jobs was never going to look the same, and judging Tim Cook by that standard alone misses the point. You can debate product decisions or software quality, but dismissing an era that delivered custom silicon, record financial performance, and a strengthened privacy among many other things stance feels less like critique and more like nostalgia frustration.
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