Got my car battery replaced. And in a ridiculously well-timed coincidence, just got an “our records indicate it’s time to get your battery checked” email from the Honda dealership. I don’t usually buy into the most extreme surveillance marketing conspiracy theories, but the timing is uncanny.
Bad timing or perfect timing? Car battery died the day before a big road trip. 🗺️
Micro.blog 2.0 for Android https://www.manton.org/2023/10/30/microblog-for-android.html
Looks like some great session topics at IndieWebCamp Nuremberg. I wasn’t organized enough to attend remotely because of the time zone difference… Catching up on the notes and chat now.
Back at the old house (still hasn’t sold) to mow the yard in between the rain. Mushrooms popping up.
Spurs win in OT. That was a good one. Can’t wait to see Wembanyama in person sometime this season. 🏀
We’ve just posted a new episode of Core Int. This week we talk about The Verge article on POSSE and the potential for AI in customer support email.
https://coreint.org/2023/10/episode-574-curating-all-the-answers/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon
Watching the news at lunch. I want to blog about the war in Israel but it’s too divisive and terrible. Not interested in inviting a debate right now. Strong feelings mean everyone is quick to hit reply. I’m okay writing about American politics but this is much harder to get right in a short post.
Super Mario Wonder is so good. And yeah, I did end up getting a new Switch Lite to play it. 🕹️
Strongly agree with everything in @gruber’s post about pushing for gun legislation:
"The aftermath of a massacre is the time to demand sane gun control measures. That’s when the issue is clarified."
There are already so many assault weapons out there, we won’t fully see the impact of new laws for years. Why are we okay with waiting even longer to start? Now is the time. It’s beyond frustrating to wait.
https://micro.blog/gruber https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/10/27/aftermath
Biden should focus his 2024 campaign around banning assault weapons. Keep it simple, nothing else except guns and some basics about the economy. I think most people across parties are ready for it. 🇺🇸
Testing out SupportAgent.ai which uses AI to draft answers to support email. It is blowing my mind. However, human replies are always better, so not sure I can actually use it. Also, it replies to spam! 🤣 Here’s a screenshot to give an idea of how powerful it is but also how potentially wrong.
Spurs throw away the game in the last couple minutes but still a lot to like, despite the turnovers and foul trouble. Going to be a fun season. 🏀
I saw a couple Cybertrucks on the road today, in northeast Austin, presumably Tesla testing things out. Such a bizarre vehicle. I don’t get the appeal but I like that they tried something weird.
Doesn’t take much to make me happy. Walking to pick up coffee is one of those simple things. ☕️
Pebble is shutting down https://www.manton.org/2023/10/24/pebble-is-shutting.html
Watching the courtroom statement and apology from former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, on CNN video here. Some of these lawyers and supporters were caught up in something much bigger, lost their good judgement for a while. Contrast with Trump who will never admit he lied, will never apologize. 🇺🇸
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/10/24/jenna-ellis-cries-court-guilty-plea-nc-vpx.cnn
David Pierce at The Verge: The poster’s guide to the internet of the future:
"The idea is that you, the poster, should post on a website that you own. Not an app that can go away and take all your posts with it, not a platform with ever-shifting rules and algorithms. Your website."
The podcast episode in The Vergecast has even more quotes from me, Tantek Çelik, Mike McCue, and Matt Mullenweg. I love how well this captures the foundation for POSSE and where the web is headed.
Planning another road trip for next month, here to Nevada, California, and points in between, then back through Utah. The key is having enough downtime so I can work and not be on the road all day. My notes just have dates, reservations, nearby coffee, things to see, driving time. Works for me. 🗺️
Finished reading: Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson. Hadn’t realized until I had finished The Sunlit Man that I had missed this Cosmere novella. 📚