Apple is now on Threads? Really? It didn’t take long. There is something profoundly ironic to see a company like Apple promoting privacy now subscribing to Thread. Apple is not on Mastodon, though. Why? Because it’s not a platform, Threads is. Apple is a platform company.

Fediverse is so fascinating and so much interesting. I searched for my handle (@numericcitizen) on the Pixelfed main page and found my account here (marked as “Remote”), on my Mastodon instance and on Pixelfed, too (obviously)! So cool.

I’m curious about Pixelfed. I’m also cautious about joining another service (I already have too many). I see two issues. One: the lack of an iPhone app (still in beta, no TestFlight slot available). Two: I’m curious as to why Micro.blog doesn’t support cross-posting to Pixelfed. @manton ? Also, who’s on Pixelfed here?

Using Day One for Travel Journaling

When I decided to use Day One for my travel journal, I had the following requirements:

  • Data portability is paramount (markdown, text, or textbundle);
  • It must work offline;
  • Integration into my existing workflow to share travel moments on Micro.blog;
  • Easy data entry with as much metadata automatically filled out for me as possible;
  • Look at my current toolset before using something entirely new.

I tried Craft last year, and it wasn’t up to the task. Apple Notes was a candidate, but it was dropped since notes’ metadata is nonexistent. Day One met all requirements. I’ve been using Day One for more than five years. It worked wonderfully for my last trip. Sometimes, the solution is right in front of our eyes.

🤔 Pondering installing iPadOS 17 beta 3 on my 2018 iPad Pro. This is not my primary driver. There will be another beta before I leave for Canary’s Island in late July, in case Beta 3 is a disaster. I should be good to go with a more stable release and experience overall. Decisions decisions decisions.

Testing a new Micro.blog plugin for embedding YouTube videos inside a post. You can ignore it. Or not.