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Quick Thoughts and Observations About Wavelength
After reading Gruberās article about Wavelength, I decided to try it. Iām not sure I require another messaging solution. Besides using Appleās iMessage and Telegram to get news from Ukraine, the rest of my messaging app usage is anecdotic.
So, what are my thoughts about this? The initial few moments with Wavelength are not what I call an honest onboarding experience. Well, I already shared my surprise at having to enter my phone number at the very first step of the application onboarding. I thought it was brutal. I was quickly reminded that asking for our phone number is the usual thing to ask in a messaging app. Māok. š¤Ø But hey, Wavelength is still in beta, right? So, letās give them a break.
So I created a group called Microbloggers (invite link) for hosting people coming from Micro.blog (well, anyone with the link can join). As Iām writing this, there are 25 members. Iām surprised. I wasnāt expecting that many people to join. I guess my Micro.blog circle is made of very curious people. I love this. Is @Manton joining? Nope. But @Jean is among the participant, which I find cool!
My general feeling with the application is that its design reminds me of Micro.blogās simplicity. Wavelength is simple but not simplistic. I love it very much. Iām using Wavelength mainly on the Mac, but also on the iPhone. I prefer the Mac experience. But, again, Wavelength is not complete. Iām looking forward to watching its future evolution.
An interesting byproduct of Wavelength is the inclusion of a ChatGPT client inside. Itās the group called āAIā. We can interact with it at any given time, even include this āguyā in a conversation within a group, using the @AI in a message. Each request to the AI entity is kept as an individual conversation (except the one occurring within a group conversation). Itās fun, valuable and fascinating at the same time.
But now, the big question: why would someone of Micro.blog starts using Wavelength and participates in a group chat? Conversations are already happening on Micro.blog. Just like on Micro.blog, if you are a member of a Wavelength group, conversations are public. Iām still pondering this. I understand people who are also wondering about the usefulness of having Wavelength alongside the Micro.blog. Maybe the instant nature of such messaging platform is something missing on Micro.blog? This is something I liked on Twitter: this ability to enter a private conversation with one of your followers.
Well, thatās it for now.
You can join the āMicrobloggersā Wavelength group with this invite link. I plan to leave the group open as long as my experiment with Wavelength lasts.
One last thing: after launching the app for the first time, this wave animation is mesmerizing.
Another thing: my avatar photo is me at 5. š
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Testing the latest Micro.blog beta with picture upload. This is a screenshot of the current list of threads on Wavelength (invite link). š
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For those who are (very) curious about Wavelength. This in an invite link to join a private group. It is called āMicrobloggersā. Youāre welcome.
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Why a dedicated music app for Apple Music Classical? When we first learned that Apple would launch a different app for Apple Music Classical, I was surprised and wondered why not add a big tile in its current Apple Music app. Apple explains this in more detail here about the reason:
Classical music is different. It has longer and more detailed titles, multiple artists for each work, and hundreds of recordings of well-known pieces. The Apple Music Classical app is designed to support the complex data structure of classical music.
I get it. It makes sense. Now, here is another question: could there be a need to create more āgenre-dedicatedā apps offering different browsing and listening experiences? How much could an app be different for electronic music? How about creating an app dedicated to music videos? All of these apps could tap the Apple Music back end. This needs more time to think about.
Oh, no iPad app, at launch, really?
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Time to update all my devices. There are many.š Iām always impressed by how effective Apple can be to keep the beat going on and on for releasing so much new software all at once. If youāve been in software development, you probably already know this is a major undertaking, each, and single time. Kudos to Apple.
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Notion releases buttons. The world goes wildš¤Æ. Seriously, I came a cross this announcement on YouTube this morning and god I never thought buttons could be that useful in such a tool. Iām not holding my breath for such a thing in Craft, but yeah, Iām already thinking about a pretext to bring back Notion into my workflow just for the kick of using thisš.
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Itās time for an update to my content creation workflow (on Numeric Citizen I/O). In the coming days (or in a week or two), Iāll add something new to help others find new ways to do simple tasks. Comments and questions are always welcomed. ššØš»āš»
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This morning, I had a heated (and respectful) debate about ChatGPT, what artificial intelligence is, what defines human intelligence, and why I believe we may be on a dangerous slope. Weāre far from done with all of this. We need to define a new word to describe what is produced by ChatGPT-like bots. I think the problem stems from the fact that the ābrute forceā approach used by such tools makes it look intelligent for the mortal who doesnāt understand anything about computers. There is a clear distinction in my mind between what humans can produce and what ChatGPT can produce. The background behind the process is as much important to me as the actual results. Otherwise, we are doomed.
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Senior Apple executives have apparently gotten a peek at the headset every year since 2018, but these demonstrations were discreet looks at the project’s progress rather than showcases of the complete device. Situated at the Steve Jobs Theater, the latest preview was reportedly a far more significant event, being “polished, glitzy, and exciting.” Source: Apple Reportedly Demoed Mixed-Reality Headset to Executives in the Steve Jobs Theater Last Week - MacRumors
If Gurman’s report is anywhere near the reality of what actually happened at the Steve Jobs Theater, why do I think they seem to look to galvanize the troop and get convinced they need to move forward anyway? In other words: throw spaghetti to the wall and see if it sticks. Doesn’t look good to me.
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Two years ago, I had this wish list for Micro.blog. As much as I love Micro.blog, my list shows that a lot still needs to happen.
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This week I got two unexpected gifts from my readers (fans?). One reader on my Ghost-hoested blog paid a one-year subscription, a 25$ gift! Another sent me 40$ to my PayPal account because he likes my YouTube videos about Craft so much. These are in addition to this Italian who sent my money a few months ago.š
I donāt do what I do for the contributions, otherwise, I would have stopped a long time ago. Yet, these people make a difference and send good vibes to creators and writers like me.
So, dear past (and future?) contributors: thank you.
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Earlier in March, Alisabeth Hayden, from Washington state in the US, was separated from her AirPods ā Appleās pricey micro headphones ā while disembarking from a plane in San Francisco. She swiftly realized that they appeared to have been stolen. Source: This woman left her AirPods on a plane. She tracked them to an airport worker’s home | CNN
Sad story for sure. I remember my wife forgetting her iPad in the pouch in front of her seat after leaving the place many years ago. She never got it back after contacting the airliner personnel. It was before “Find my friends”. Who knows what happened to this iPad, but this story tells me that it probably ended up in someone else hands.
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If you are curious about the migration process from WordPress.com to Ghost (the SaaS version), you can read all the details about it right here. There is another part of the process regarding the DNS management that will be published soon. So stay tuned.
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Found this in my archives. This was my old iPhone 7 in its old case. I love when things wear out like this.
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From A to B ā Another Digital Journey Completed
From the Numeric Citizen Blog
to the Numeric Citizen Space.
The former was my WordPress site, now on Ghost and merged with what used to be the Numeric Citizen Introspection, the home for my Friday Notes Series newsletter. It took me a while, but here I am. Iām so relieved from not having to use WordPress anymore. I have learned quite a bit about WordPress since 2015, but my desire to simplify my digital life was pressing me to make some changes.
From now on, in Ulysses, I got two places to push my articles, here or Ghost. Thatās it.
Both are under the same domain name, which is something that I wanted for a while. Now, I hope to spend more time writing than moving things around. I will publish my migration process in the upcoming days on my Numeric Citizen I/O, my metablog.
From a design perspective, Iām using Ghostās Casper default theme, which is relatively close to what I was using on WordPress. Iām ok with this for the moment. I may hunt for alternatives in the future, but for now, that will be it.
Now, returning to normal programming.
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Ok, I’m done with this migration/merge ops. More details tomorrow.
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WordPress to Ghost migration report. Content has been imported on Ghost. Domain name moved from GoDaddy to CloudFlare. WordPress subscription cancelled. Getting ready to rename my Ghost website to take over my blog domain. FYI: Ghost.org concierge service has done an incredible job in moving my content, a much better job than if I had used their WP plugin. I’m really impressed by the service. š
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5G+ Is this new?
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Even if my full-time job is in IT infrastructure, I hate playing with DNS and registrars.
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Yesterday, I got my first ever paid subscriber to Ghost website, even though it is basically a free website. Thanks to Ghost newsletters feature, I’m offering a way for users to pay anyway as a way for showing their support toward my writing efforts.
