Michael
@michaelkelly.org
Recovering metalhead, computer nerd.
Banner image is of an old "space cadet" keyboard. It has several unusual modifier keys like "meta", "super", and "hyper".
Banner image is of an old "space cadet" keyboard. It has several unusual modifier keys like "meta", "super", and "hyper".
What momentous occasion!
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
What momentous occasion!
Got this as an Instagram notification yesterday. What a disgraceful misuse of the notification mechanism. This feels desperate.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.
![An Instagram notification that says, "Last minute shoppers: get up to $95 off [product name redacted]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l4qmnnfbkiqtgu4mtgqobfaq/bafkreibtxkf5sxjjdy34vbuge32irpl53qc5woikyghd37l3hliotem2ly@jpeg)
December 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Got this as an Instagram notification yesterday. What a disgraceful misuse of the notification mechanism. This feels desperate.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.