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  • January 19, 2025 11:52am
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    Apps & Services

    Idea of the day for @manton : what if people could submit a blog post for inclusion in the Discovery section? Users could be allowed to submit one per week or per month. The “moderator” could then decide to release it or not. If not, it could provide a reason to the original poster. Just an idea.

  • January 19, 2025 11:44am
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    Blogging

    Newsletter

    “Blogging or not? A game caught my attention. A personal letter to Zuck. I like poems. Pixelfed, Pixelfed, Pixelfed! Apple is clever about Severance. I bought a keyboard. And so much more.” - The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-02 is out! The email version coming later today.

  • January 19, 2025 9:16am
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    Photography

    Travels

    I was standing on an upper level deck on a cruise boat in Rio de Janeiro, on December 31, 2022. This is what I could see on port side. Again, I love contrasts. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #graffiti

  • January 18, 2025 10:47pm
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    TikTok is a modern digital plague. Good riddance. To those who were depending solely on it, it’s a lesson: diversity is the key.

  • Dear, Will You Read My Blog?

    January 18, 2025 3:10pm
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    Blogging

    Longer posts

    Personal

    Newsletter

    Me: “My new French blog is nearly ready to go live. Will you read it?" Her: “Well, yeah, sure, but how will I know there is something new to read?" Me: “Well, you just have to go to the website, just like you read the news." Her: “Mmm, but it’s not the same. I have to remember the website’s address. Can you send notifications instead?" Me: “Well, I’m not sure this would fit the idea of a blog, but you just need to save it as a bookmark. Continue reading →

  • January 18, 2025 8:21am
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    Photography

    Travels

    In a taxi to the airport, on a rainy day, somewhere in São Paulo. I love the mood of that one. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #graffiti

  • January 18, 2025 7:27am
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    Apps & Services

    Newsletter

    Raycast Focus is nice until you realize that it doesn’t integrate with macOS Focus modes and can’t start an automation like a shortcut to turn off other things so that we can really be focusing. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • January 17, 2025 7:34am
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    Photography

    Misc

    I couldn’t resist.

  • January 17, 2025 7:33am
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    Posting photos on Pixelfed from Micro.blog is cool in principle, but in practice, it’s still an unpredictable experience. My photo posted here earlier this morning wasn’t cross-posted to Pixelfed and I don’t know why. It’s a bit frustrating if you ask me. And there is no provided way of retrying a cross-post to Pixelfed, for some reason. @manton as you seem to be focusing on photos for Micro.blog, consider adding / fixing this issue, if this is something under your control, of course.

  • January 17, 2025 7:28am
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    UkraineWar

    Newsletter

    I don’t support any peace plan projects for Ukraine until Russia is defeated or on their knees. Here is why (Bluesky post).

  • January 17, 2025 7:12am
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    Photography

    A famous building in São Paulo, circa December 2022. Taking a photo of someone else’s artwork makes me pause and question my own contribution as a photographer. By adding a specific angle or using a unique perspective, I believe I add a layer of meaning and interpretation to the artwork. This helps me rationalize my internal debate and justify my actions.

  • January 16, 2025 10:56am
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    Food for thought

    Newsletter

    Work

    I’m at the office today, first time in 2025. I’m one of those who is fortunate enough to work for a company that doesn’t care too much about who’s in and out of the downtown office, they care about the results and how efficient we are to get those. I find it rather sad that the discussions around people returning to the office or not never or seldomly revolve around the idea that working from home might be one of the ways to combat climate change by limiting those in and out and commute time to go to the office. We don’t learn or we’re afraid of accepting that we need to change, for real this time.

  • January 16, 2025 7:27am
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    Apps & Services

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    Pixelfed finally gets the attention from the public. The release of their mobile app and the general negative sentiment toward Meta’s offerings are two key factors here. I hope they can keep up with the load.

  • January 16, 2025 7:07am
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    Photography

    Travels

    Somewhere in New York, circa November 2024. Ephemeral whispers of the sky meet mankind’s steadfast monuments. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architecture

  • January 15, 2025 12:41pm
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    Apps & Services

    Newsletter

    Using ChatGPT latest feature: scheduled tasks, you can schedule a daily summarization of an RSS feed content each morning. That’s cool and actually useful.

  • Micro.one is the seed for something bigger

    January 14, 2025 8:40pm
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    Blogging

    Longer posts

    Apps & Services

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    Today, I think I finally found a real use case for Micro.one. I bought my domain and set up my account. It was rather quick and easy. If I had let Micro.one set up my domain name for me, it would have been even easier. I think the ingredients of Micro.one are all there for an accessible solution for those who want to get out of Meta or other silos and start owning their little space on the web, free of tracking, free of ads, and built on open software technologies. Continue reading →

  • January 14, 2025 2:20pm
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    Misc

    Apps & Services

    Started something new with Micro.one… but in French this time… seems the Micro.blog branding is never too far… which is confusing. One question for @manton: can you check why uploading an image doesn’t work (clicking the button starts the upload, but it never completes), and the “Post” button for posting something doesn’t work either.

  • January 14, 2025 11:18am
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    Photography

    I like opposing things in photography. This is such an example that I took during a short walk. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

    A bare-branched tree is silhouetted against a multi-story brick building with a clear sky in the background.
  • January 13, 2025 7:24pm
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    Privacy

    Newsletter

    That is why not only ads are infecting everything online, the data brokers behind them is an even worst idea. Data Broker Hack Exposes Location Info From Millions of iPhone Users - MacRumors

  • January 13, 2025 1:18pm
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    Food for thought

    Newsletter

    Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
    https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/01/13/meta-pixelfed-links

    Daring Fireball https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/113822379708720515

    Meta is acting more and more like Russia.

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