Good morning! Coffee.
Saw this poster the other day and was fascinated by it. I’m posting it to capture the time we live in. It also inspired me to read a few random articles about horses in the Middle East, including this one from 2016 in The New York Times:
"Palestinians and Israelis in the business, as well as foreign trainers and judges who know the region, say that Arabian horses have another effect that is almost magical: They coax Israelis and Palestinians into the same arenas, where the conflict briefly melts away and everyone admires the horses as they strut, dance, gallop and compete for trophies."
Neat video from Brandon Sanderson at C2E2. I’m tempted to go to Salt Lake City for the Wind and Truth release. None of the books I’m reading are hitting… I’m pushing through, but part of me wants to just start re-reading all of The Stormlight Archive.
Great blog post from Om Malik on the current AI hardware from Humane and Rabbit, and where things are going.
https://om.co/2024/04/30/the-reality-optimism-of-ai-hardware/
I posted a video on YouTube today with where we’re going in Micro.blog to use AI in a limited way to help with search and accessibility.
Got derailed looking at electric bikes (again!) and now I want this: eeyo.bike. I’m not super picky about bikes, but the cheap one I got a few years ago is busted and it’s impossible to find a new battery. This seems a common problem for many brands.
Great effort from the Lakers. That was a good one. Looking forward to Nuggets vs. Timberwolves! 🏀
I feel like MKBHD is trolling us now with the clickbait video titles. R1 review is overall pretty fair, doesn’t change my expectations much.
Recorded a new video to release tomorrow, with a walkthrough of what is possible with photos and AI. Just a first step, nothing earth-shattering you haven’t seen before, but I really like how it’s coming together in Micro.blog. Our robot overlords made me post this. 🤖
Watched the first episode of Fallout last night. Really good. I never played the game, so no idea how closely the show is inspired by it, but I like what they’ve done so far. 📺
It was going to be confusing for DMA-required changes on iOS to not also apply to iPadOS, especially for developers with universal apps. I assume syncing them up won’t be a major problem for Apple, hopefully for iOS 18. MacStories has the latest EU news on this.
https://www.macstories.net/news/the-eu-pulls-ipados-into-the-dma-fray/
When I find myself questioning whether I’m on the right side of an issue, it can be a little comforting to realize that there is no right side. Some things are just a mess. Humans are imperfect, but we’re trying our best. ❤️
Wish I could permanently remove that red dot from the Threads favicon. Life is better with most app icon badges and notifications hidden, and this one is really glaring.
Thanks @numericcitizen for a new YouTube video about what’s new in Micro.blog! Covers updates to newsletter updates, Bluesky support, AI setting, blogrolls, and more.
https://micro.blog/numericcitizen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0-0d0vgMKM
Check out the iOS app Bound if you ever have a bunch of downloaded audiobook files that can’t fit in Audible, Libby, etc. I’m using it with the MP3s for Dragonsteel Prime and it works great.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bound-audiobook-player/id1041727137 https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/dragonsteel-prime-audiobook
It remains good advice not to judge an album (or a book, or almost anything) too quickly. From Oliver Darcy at CNN on Tortured Poets:
"One week later, my view of the album has entirely reversed. After spending more time with the two-hour sonic feast, more methodically touring through its subtleties and nuances, I am ready to declare that it is one of Swift’s best works yet. Anecdotally, it seems others are also identifying with this experience, initially expressing tepid feelings toward the album, and then realizing after a few listens it has really grown on them."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/entertainment/taylor-swift-album-quick-to-judge/index.html
Biden was great at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. And Colin Jost was excellent: funny but also meaningful and sincere. Really well done. 🇺🇸
Manuel Moreale blogs that the web is not dying:
"Let’s imagine we ban TikTok. And Facebook. And Instagram. And Threads. And all the other huge platforms. There would still be one global town square left. It’s called the web. The web itself IS the global town square."
If you missed the announcement, next month we’re having Micro Camp, our free online event for the Micro.blog community, and anyone interested in blogging and the social web. Special guest Christina Warren! May 17th.