Still one of my favourite quotes about the experience of reading your own writing. Thank you, Zadie Smith.
I love the idea of memory as an act of not recall but recreation. We invent worlds every time.
#writing
There's a whole range of senses out there that fall outside our human sense-scape. Imagine what it would feel like to have your position mapped out like this. Suddenly everything has an orientation to something beyond you - an underlaying organisation to the world. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/570567b4698910c624f96cddba71dd244e746a8d582ca1359c4fcf3fb26f354e/c4002da60928834706ca98ab14aadf973b01b03179138adec23536e23335f491.webp
There's one hell of a vanilla sky out there this morning.
OpenVibe now has cross-network notifications!
The notifications: 😓 https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/570567b4698910c624f96cddba71dd244e746a8d582ca1359c4fcf3fb26f354e/3c1662f0463d5d621b49d47d8d1223796b75de2f453528114c81146c2a308545.webp
I cannot tell you how comforting this has been to me when I've despaired over my own lack of genius. It's my favourite excuse. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/570567b4698910c624f96cddba71dd244e746a8d582ca1359c4fcf3fb26f354e/e461b48047a51185d109ff8fbd6dd71ababcf09a07f763d5576d7d11614e28f5.webp
The world is wet and wild tonight,
And we are ready for bed.
#VSS
The smarter the software, the duller the user.
I've made some lovely connections on Threads but I think I'd rather leave while the going's good. I don't want to wait until it becomes another Twitter.
My favourite model is Mastodon, but I'll probably see most of you on Bluesky. ✌️
https://bsky.app/profile/olliefrancis.bsky.social https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/570567b4698910c624f96cddba71dd244e746a8d582ca1359c4fcf3fb26f354e/80076d95de116f5c4ece4dfcac7b264088d7921aa6d6007e11738143699d2e91.webp
There is no space to think anymore. Act! Do! Produce!
Anything but thought.
I've been given some cuttings from a blackcurrant bush. No idea what variety. It's December. Plant out now or keep inside for the frosts? They're literally just sticks at the moment.
A mince pie with a slice of marzipan on top.
You're welcome.
I can't help feeling that all these moderation problems on big platforms would be reduced if social media was just made of lots of small communities with their own moderation practices and block lists.
Delayed openings are the new snow day.
Apparently a 27 year old got in a fight with a 58 year old and this is a really big deal.