Watched: Frankenstein. I liked this more than I was expecting. Some visually great scenes… Wish I had seen it in the theater instead of Netflix. 🍿
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Watched: Frankenstein. I liked this more than I was expecting. Some visually great scenes… Wish I had seen it in the theater instead of Netflix. 🍿
Trail just east of I-35.
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Trail just east of I-35.
Good interview at Wired with Fidji Simo. I didn’t know she had an illness that forces her to work remotely most of the time:
"I care a lot as part of my own mission about everybody realizing their full potential. I want a world ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/17/good-interview-at-wired-with.html
"I care a lot as part of my own mission about everybody realizing their full potential. I want a world ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/17/good-interview-at-wired-with.html
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Good interview at Wired with Fidji Simo. I didn’t know she had an illness that forces her to work remotely most of the time:
"I care a lot as part of my own mission about everybody realizing their full potential. I want a world ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/17/good-interview-at-wired-with.html
"I care a lot as part of my own mission about everybody realizing their full potential. I want a world ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/17/good-interview-at-wired-with.html
I don’t think Disney live-action remakes really need to exist, but the new Moana could work well. Also, there are occasional new songs that I would love to see re-cut into the original animated versions: for Beauty and the Beast, take out Human Again and put in Evermore; for Aladdin, add Speechless.
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I don’t think Disney live-action remakes really need to exist, but the new Moana could work well. Also, there are occasional new songs that I would love to see re-cut into the original animated versions: for Beauty and the Beast, take out Human Again and put in Evermore; for Aladdin, add Speechless.
Sometimes I drive the long way around, through old neighborhoods, imagining the people and buildings that used to be there. Time erases so much.
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Sometimes I drive the long way around, through old neighborhoods, imagining the people and buildings that used to be there. Time erases so much.
Great video on YouTube (via Matt Haughey) of old Pacific Electric Railway stations in Los Angeles. I would’ve loved to see some of these when they were active. 🚂
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Great video on YouTube (via Matt Haughey) of old Pacific Electric Railway stations in Los Angeles. I would’ve loved to see some of these when they were active. 🚂
Our new community manager: https://www.manton.org/2025/11/17/our-new-community-manager.html
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our new community manager: https://www.manton.org/2025/11/17/our-new-community-manager.html
Watched: Being Eddie. Really enjoyed this. 🍿
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Watched: Being Eddie. Really enjoyed this. 🍿
Micro.blog posts to Day One: https://www.manton.org/2025/11/16/microblog-posts-to-day-one.html
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Micro.blog posts to Day One: https://www.manton.org/2025/11/16/microblog-posts-to-day-one.html
Good article in The New Yorker about water in Texas including the failure to build a seawater desalination plant. From a hearing in Corpus Christi with residents pushing back against it:
"The hearing started around noon; by midnight,... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/15/good-article-in-the-new.html
"The hearing started around noon; by midnight,... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/15/good-article-in-the-new.html
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Good article in The New Yorker about water in Texas including the failure to build a seawater desalination plant. From a hearing in Corpus Christi with residents pushing back against it:
"The hearing started around noon; by midnight,... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/15/good-article-in-the-new.html
"The hearing started around noon; by midnight,... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/15/good-article-in-the-new.html
We had to run an errand out off 620, so stopped at the park at Mansfield Dam. Short video with a few clips. https://www.manton.org/2025/11/15/we-had-to-run-an.html
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
We had to run an errand out off 620, so stopped at the park at Mansfield Dam. Short video with a few clips. https://www.manton.org/2025/11/15/we-had-to-run-an.html
From the Financial Times via The Verge:
"According to the Financial Times, Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO as early as next year."
It’s time. Tim Cook should be proud of Apple’s success, but a few things like the App Store have gone in the wrong direction. Will be good to change things up.
"According to the Financial Times, Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO as early as next year."
It’s time. Tim Cook should be proud of Apple’s success, but a few things like the App Store have gone in the wrong direction. Will be good to change things up.
November 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
From the Financial Times via The Verge:
"According to the Financial Times, Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO as early as next year."
It’s time. Tim Cook should be proud of Apple’s success, but a few things like the App Store have gone in the wrong direction. Will be good to change things up.
"According to the Financial Times, Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO as early as next year."
It’s time. Tim Cook should be proud of Apple’s success, but a few things like the App Store have gone in the wrong direction. Will be good to change things up.
Made a couple careless errors this morning. I probably need to step away from the computer. Sorry for the Micro.blog flakiness. Accidentally deployed some code before a huge db migration finished.
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Made a couple careless errors this morning. I probably need to step away from the computer. Sorry for the Micro.blog flakiness. Accidentally deployed some code before a huge db migration finished.
They lost by one point, but last night’s Spurs vs. Warriors game was still so good. Both loses this week took Steph Curry having a 45+ point game. Wemby is everywhere. Great basketball. 🏀
November 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They lost by one point, but last night’s Spurs vs. Warriors game was still so good. Both loses this week took Steph Curry having a 45+ point game. Wemby is everywhere. Great basketball. 🏀
Interesting blog post from Tim Bray comparing a recent Bluesky suspension with the Mastodon moderation UI. Mastodon has done a lot of good, but one blind spot is moderator political bias. If someone is in a bubble because of their server, they may overlook hateful posts from people they agree with.
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Interesting blog post from Tim Bray comparing a recent Bluesky suspension with the Mastodon moderation UI. Mastodon has done a lot of good, but one blind spot is moderator political bias. If someone is in a bubble because of their server, they may overlook hateful posts from people they agree with.
Nikita Prokopov blogs about the neediness of apps. I can especially relate to the notifications part:
"Notifications are like email: to-do items that are forced on you by another party. Hey, it’s not my job to dismiss your notifications!"
"Notifications are like email: to-do items that are forced on you by another party. Hey, it’s not my job to dismiss your notifications!"
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Nikita Prokopov blogs about the neediness of apps. I can especially relate to the notifications part:
"Notifications are like email: to-do items that are forced on you by another party. Hey, it’s not my job to dismiss your notifications!"
"Notifications are like email: to-do items that are forced on you by another party. Hey, it’s not my job to dismiss your notifications!"
I still can’t wrap my head around the Apple developer news about so-called mini apps. Is this to capture 15% from web apps instead of the 0% Apple currently gets? Or is this an actual discount that will encourage more developers to turn native apps into mini apps?
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I still can’t wrap my head around the Apple developer news about so-called mini apps. Is this to capture 15% from web apps instead of the 0% Apple currently gets? Or is this an actual discount that will encourage more developers to turn native apps into mini apps?
Reviewing EU servers. Can’t believe it has been over half a year since we set those up. Adding a new server today. 🇪🇺
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Reviewing EU servers. Can’t believe it has been over half a year since we set those up. Adding a new server today. 🇪🇺
From earlier today, McKenna Park in Denton. 🌳
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
From earlier today, McKenna Park in Denton. 🌳
Finally got my local Android build setup working again. Had to nuke everything. This has been really holding me up on testing and bug fixes.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Finally got my local Android build setup working again. Had to nuke everything. This has been really holding me up on testing and bug fixes.
Now that I have two whole videos of me talking to the camera, time to make a Videos page for my blog. Having a place for anything is actually an encouragement to do more of that thing.
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Now that I have two whole videos of me talking to the camera, time to make a Videos page for my blog. Having a place for anything is actually an encouragement to do more of that thing.
Neat cups at Communion Coffee with the Richardson water tower and skyline.
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Neat cups at Communion Coffee with the Richardson water tower and skyline.
The new Nostr-based video app Devine also includes an archive of original Vine videos. Rabble spoke to TechCrunch about it:
"“So basically, I’m like, can we do something that’s kind of nostalgic?” he told TechCrunch. “Can we do ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/13/the-new-nostrbased-video-app.html
"“So basically, I’m like, can we do something that’s kind of nostalgic?” he told TechCrunch. “Can we do ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/13/the-new-nostrbased-video-app.html
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The new Nostr-based video app Devine also includes an archive of original Vine videos. Rabble spoke to TechCrunch about it:
"“So basically, I’m like, can we do something that’s kind of nostalgic?” he told TechCrunch. “Can we do ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/13/the-new-nostrbased-video-app.html
"“So basically, I’m like, can we do something that’s kind of nostalgic?” he told TechCrunch. “Can we do ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/13/the-new-nostrbased-video-app.html
Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, for The Outsiders. Great show. First time I had seen it. 🎭
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, for The Outsiders. Great show. First time I had seen it. 🎭
Michael Tsai blogging about the Apple-funded study on DMA fallout:
"Now Apple is acting as though it and end users are the only parties that matter, so by implication the money must have been wasted. There’s no consideration ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/12/michael-tsai-blogging-about-the.html
"Now Apple is acting as though it and end users are the only parties that matter, so by implication the money must have been wasted. There’s no consideration ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/12/michael-tsai-blogging-about-the.html
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Michael Tsai blogging about the Apple-funded study on DMA fallout:
"Now Apple is acting as though it and end users are the only parties that matter, so by implication the money must have been wasted. There’s no consideration ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/12/michael-tsai-blogging-about-the.html
"Now Apple is acting as though it and end users are the only parties that matter, so by implication the money must have been wasted. There’s no consideration ... https://www.manton.org/2025/11/12/michael-tsai-blogging-about-the.html