I have a major character flaw. Whenever I see an old abandoned building, graffiti everywhere, weeds overgrown, a for-sale sign that’s been there for an unknown number of years, I think… With a little care, that could be a beautiful bookstore.
Love this video from Rivian about the environment. I’m a fan.
Regretting my new attempt with SwiftUI for Mac apps. My gut said stick with AppKit but I was sucked into the ease of bootstrapping a new app. Lots of paper cuts, now seriously considering wrapping NSTableView to replace List.
Walking to get coffee, a car honked at me. Not a mean “get out of the way” honk, just a friendly “it’s your turn to cross the street” honk. But it still pissed me off! Austin is not New York City. There is zero reason to honk unless a wreck is imminent. Be more patient.
For folks who read my blog via the weekly newsletter instead of via RSS, last week’s email was a rollercoaster. Starts with hope, ends with anger.
https://www.manton.org/subscribe/ https://www.manton.org/newsletters/2024/11/11/11823.html
Slowly bringing more links back to the new home page, including (gasp!) a sign in link. Thanks @vincent for the updates. Still liking the more minimalist design.
I’ve updated my state parks page with today’s visit, hitting the 20th park this year. Good milestone, but a long way to go. Might plot out a trip later this year to hit a few more at once.
Finished reading: Sourdough by Robin Sloan. Enjoyed this so much. Just the book I needed this week. 📚
I recorded a new episode of Timetable today. Still angry. I need to flip the iTunes explicit bit on this one.
https://timetable.manton.org/2024/11/09/episode-on-your.html
Lost Maples State Park.
All of my favorite podcasts are talking about the same thing this week. Can’t listen to them. I’m making progress on some audiobooks instead.
Spinning off Strata https://www.manton.org/2024/10/20/spinning-off-strata.html
Noodling with something. I’m still waffling on what form it will take if it ships. Just a static, no-text placeholder website for now: micro.one
At the 38th 1/2 Street crossing. 🚂
My short-form podcast is back again! Timetable, episode 133, recorded today. It’s the best snapshot of how I’m feeling and what I want to do about it. Only 7 minutes long.
https://timetable.manton.org/2024/11/07/episode-freedom.html
When you don’t know what to do, create.
Decided today was a good day to burn the old home page to the ground and start over, for users who aren’t signed in. Embracing minimalism, calm, whimsy. Still a few things to improve… Let’s see where this goes.
I almost forgot: IndieWeb Meetup tonight in Austin, 7pm at Mozart’s Coffee.
Basket of deplorables. 🇺🇸
Distracted myself today by fixing bugs and working on the Mac version of Strata. We’re going to slowly move more of the notes, bookmarks, and highlights functionality into Strata, to help keep Micro.blog streamlined.