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    Future iPhones may recognize accessories and change user interface to suit

    you can put the same iPhone onto a different MagSafe stand, and it will remember if you’ve set it up before. So without your doing anything each time, just putting the phone onto a charging stand with the phone in landscape can get you totally different results.

    Did not know this. The future of iOS is being more contextual aware and perhaps take on different use cases in different situations

    8:14 AM, Sep 23

    This UI feels so out of place

    5:30 PM, Sep 22

    Don’t stay there cat 🐈

    1:48 PM, Sep 22

    All ready for tomorrow!

    What are you planning to set the action button to?

    8:52 PM, Sep 21

    The iPhones 15 Pro (and iPhones 15)

    You can “zoom” to any focal length between 1–2× and you’ll still get a 24MP image: 1.4×, 1.7×, 1.9×, whatever. 1.2× and 1.5× get special treatment in the Camera app simply because 28 and 35mm equivalents are so popular.

    Interesting. Seems like the “zoom” is really flexible

    7:19 PM, Sep 20

    View Counts Are Meaningless

    the people who are responsible for this have destroyed the privacy of billions of people while pretending this is a realistic goal. Just one more tracking script and one more data category — that ought to do it.

    The mantra of Facebook

    6:26 AM, Sep 19

    🔗 Apple iPhone 15 Series Battery Capacity and Wattage Support Revealed by Chinese Regulatory Database - MySmartPrice

    The iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max also has slightly larger battery capacity than their predessor

    7:36 PM, Sep 16

    Coffee date

    4:11 PM, Sep 15

    I need some help from people more knowledgeable than myself.

    Is there away I can set up some JavaScript that someone could put on a webpage and it pulls through the page content from a central server?

    Kind of like how web adverts work?

    7:03 PM, Sep 14

    Nice little slider in iOS17 for changing resolution and capture types in the camera interface.

    6:46 PM, Sep 14

    Artifact’s new Links feature makes it much more than a news app

    if you open the Links tab, you can see the For You page, an algorithmically personalized feed of all those videos, photo blogs, and random ephemera from around the web;

    Oh goody. Another social network.

    5:31 PM, Sep 13

    This years choice 👌

    I thought about natural but I like more colour, even if it’s only a tad.

    6:59 AM, Sep 13

    The snark is strong tonight.

    Why can’t people let others enjoy what they enjoy without the negativity and holier than thou attitude?

    If people want to buy a new iPhone each year let them and get on with your life.

    9:18 PM, Sep 12

    Looks like the GM of iOS17 is out. 6.5gb update!

    8:46 PM, Sep 12

    Still no mention about this new journaling app release. Just a fleeting screenshot.

    Where is it?!?

    7:43 PM, Sep 12

    Good news for once. Prices in the UK have gone down slightly, starts at £999 instead of £1049 last year.

    7:25 PM, Sep 12

    I am really interested in how the focal lengths work on the new main camera.

    7:23 PM, Sep 12

    With the ability to shoot in 2x now. That makes the iPhone 15 super compelling.

    6:43 PM, Sep 12

    My iPhone USB-C rage-o-meter prediction

    The question isn’t whether some people will be mad, it will instead be a question of whether a wide swath of the iPhone-buying population becomes actively upset about this.

    I don’t think anyone will actually be upset. They will just appear so for internet points.

    9:25 PM, Sep 10

    New folding phone who dis?

    10:04 AM, Sep 10

    Matter getting YouTube transcription and now with podcasts is a perfect addition to my workflow.

    4:46 PM, Sep 8

    I don’t like my kids going back to school, I love spending time with them.

    However I love the daily routines and the full day of a quiet home that comes with it.

    7:24 AM, Sep 7

    Started play CIV6 and I’m not sure why but I’m a little bit addicted 🕹️

    4:35 PM, Sep 6

    There are not many better feelings than reading a book under a tree with a picnic.

    12:42 PM, Sep 5

    If you use an external display with your mac, BetterDisplay is a must. Brings software controls to most monitors and more customisable resolutions - all from your menu bar!

    #notanad

    5:22 PM, Sep 4

    After just half a day of work I am already convince on the LG DualUp.

    I work on Print and web, both of which are in portrait so it fits in perfectly.

    1:24 PM, Sep 4

    Logged in to Threads to see what I was missing. As I expected, absolutely nothing. But Meta won’t let me de-activate my account again for 7 days.

    So deletion it is. I was just hanging around waiting for federation anyway. People can find me where I want to be (here).

    3:46 PM, Sep 3

    I’ve just taken delivery of an LG DualUp monitor and I have very mixed feelings about it.

    5:52 PM, Sep 2

    loneliness

    With each passing day, I find myself wondering more and more why it’s so hard for me to make friends.

    I didn’t even realise how lonely I was until I was in my 30’s. I know a lot of people but I have precisely zero friends.

    8:03 AM, Sep 2

    I unexpectedly find myself defending color

    people like pretty colors and even if people are going to use a case (most will), they still care about the color.

    Agree completely. To say colour doesn’t matter to people because you don’t care is silly. I don’t want a boring colour iPhone I want something colourful and bright.

    8:02 AM, Sep 2

    Threads' New Terms & Conditions Affects the Fediverse

    Meta will ingest these pieces of data specifically: * Username * Profile Picture * IP Address * Name of Third Party Service * Posts from profile * Post interactions (Follow, Like, Reshare, Mentions)

    And so, it begins.

    To be clear you give up all this data to a Mastodon server anyway, but i trust them more…

    6:53 AM, Sep 1

    Tearing Down the Walls

    Ask yourself, what are the walls you’ve built to protect yourself? Are they helping you, or are they shielding you from the opportunities that life has waiting for you?

    3:25 PM, Aug 31

    Good morning everyone

    7:24 AM, Aug 30

    Shout out to @vincent. Sent me an email solving a bug in my blog before I even asked! Man’s a genius.

    4:01 PM, Aug 29

    Why I gave up on the iPad-only dream

    This is where the iPad is today. It’s good enough for what it does. If it doesn’t do it, it doesn’t do it. This is the fundamental difference between the Mac (a platform that basically lets developers and users do anything they want) and the iPad (where if Apple doesn’t specifically allow it, it can’t be done).

    5:35 PM, Aug 28

    hiding in plain sight

    Most of my close friends (and even my parents) know about my blog, but hardly any of them read it and that’s the way I like it. If I knew all of them read every single post I would feel less free to write my thoughts here. But I’m quite content to keep hiding in plain sight.

    10:16 AM, Aug 28

    We went to meet another family with a child that has the same genetic condition as Lucie today. MEF2C haploinsufficiency syndrome is extremely rare, possibly as few as 50 people are known, and to have someone just down the road from us is amazing.

    7:57 PM, Aug 27

    When tech says ‘no’

    Whenever anyone proposes new rules or regulations, the people affected always have reasons why this is a terrible idea that will cause huge damage.

    Considering the three types of “No” is something you should always do. Is the response I don’t want to, I can’t, or in fact is it wrong.

    11:48 AM, Aug 27

    Might have to dry the table first 🏓

    10:12 AM, Aug 26

    If you’re not sure how screwed the world is. Just have a think about how many industries would be ruined if we all slept the amount we are supposed to.

    7:34 PM, Aug 25

    Looks like I am will be steering clear of all social media for a few days because I still cant mute words on micro.blog.

    See you when all the American politics has calmed down again ✌️

    9:25 AM, Aug 25

    Currently reading: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari 📚

    5:21 PM, Aug 23

    This is Barrett Lyon’s visualisation of the internet. Made using gateway routing tables. The clusters represent large network regions such as AWS or Tencent computer systems.

    9:18 AM, Aug 20

    Now you won’t be able to block people on Twitter.

    Why are people still using that place!

    6:48 PM, Aug 18

    My internet addiction will be my end 😔

    My fingers dance across the keyboard in a hypnotic rhythm, an orchestra of distraction playing a symphony of procrastination.

    There are too many great quotes to share them all. Very well written post.

    8:17 AM, Aug 16

    Being human is super

    This is not about being superhuman – this is about realizing that being human is super!

    8:49 PM, Aug 15

    Spent some time looking into having my own Mastodon instance as I think I’m moving more towards using it.

    Looks fairly straight forward.

    5:06 PM, Aug 15

    The Musk-Zuck Rivalry Isn’t Worth Your Time

    the Musk-Zuck cage match is an offensive waste of time—the result of a broken media system that allows those with influence and shamelessness to commandeer our collective attention at will.

    12:49 PM, Aug 15

    It’s that time of year where I try to work out when is the optimum time to sell my iPhone.

    Its a balance between getting the most money for it and not having to use an original SE for too long before the new one comes out.

    9:05 AM, Aug 15

    Finished reading: Double Cross by James Patterson 📚

    8:49 AM, Aug 15

    Lazy Sunday so playing around with my Homescreen. Widgy is really nice and pretty powerful.

    11:27 AM, Aug 13

    Losing motivation on Threads. I said after a week or so I felt like I had my friends back. Unfortunately most seem to have returned to the bad place.

    Anyone still there?

    7:27 PM, Aug 12

    I’m already over 25% of the way to my fundraising target for Epilepsy Society. Huge thanks to everyone who has helped so far. Learn more about London for Lucie here www.gr36.com/2023/08/0…

    9:18 PM, Aug 11

    Is there a way to show other activitypub replies as comments on the blog post? Currently only micro.blog replies show up. @help

    10:19 AM, Aug 11

    When it comes to happiness and joy, there is always a seat with your name on it - Jay Shetty

    7:27 PM, Aug 10

    Delayed Gratification

    all things worth having in life will require effort and time, hence the need to be able to delay gratification in order to actually fulfill whatever goal or result it is you want.

    I worked on a daily boredom period last year when this started to be a thing. Worked great for creative work

    6:08 PM, Aug 8

    What we don’t know

    Here’s what we do. We don’t give into the idea that pain is the truest part of us.

    Growing up is realising that the world is a painful place to exist. It’s hard work, uncomfortable and the universe has a sick sense of humour.

    6:01 PM, Aug 8

    Multi-layered calendars

    Most of today’s email clients are built around the concept of Inbox Zero, which effectively turns your email inbox into a todo list with public write access

    This is an interesting way to look at email. True for my relationship to it as well.

    8:48 AM, Aug 8

    Thanks to everyone who has donated so far! I was in the top 20% of fundraisers last month.

    See what I’m doing and why here www.justgiving.com/page/greg…

    12:10 PM, Aug 7

    I’m on the look for a new read it later service.

    Matter only saves half the things for offline viewing and really sucks since they removed reading recommendations.

    Does Readwise recommend new things based on your interests? Where do people find interesting articles?

    3:04 PM, Aug 6

    Well. Fold 5 didn’t last long. Sat on the side most of the day. Went to use it… inside screen is dead.

    Nothing revives it. Just black.

    Had it a little over 24 hours.

    5:16 PM, Aug 5

    Finished reading: Alex Cross by James Patterson 📚

    9:50 PM, Aug 3

    I’m going to keep banging on about this for ages!

    I know how awesome the micro.blog and Mastodon communities are so please do whatever you can to help.

    ❤️❤️ London For Lucie ❤️❤️

    7:01 PM, Aug 3

    Samsung are very kindly sending me a Galaxy Fold 5 to review.

    Excited!

    10:00 AM, Aug 3

    I’m delighted to have a place in next year’s London Marathon.

    I am raising much needed funds for a cause very close to my heart. My daughter Lucie has epilepsy that affects every area of our life. Please give whatever you can.

    www.justgiving.com/page/greg…

    11:16 AM, Aug 1

    iPhone Photography Awards

    I love that people are doing such wonderful work using iPhones, but I’ll keep my nice cameras that I enjoy using to make mediocre snapshots, thanks.

    I agree with @jack. I take a lot of photos on my phone because it is usually the best camera i have with me. However, for me photography is more about the process of taking the images and the things it says to me than the perfect outcome.

    The fact that phone cameras can take such amazing pictures now is brilliant, but the standard experience, at least on the iPhone, needs work.

    8:48 AM, Aug 1

    This morning was battery changing duty on Lucies Toot Toot cars. We currently have 19 as a few of them were not recoverable ☹️

    Here she is making sure I’ve lined them up straight enough.

    Girls on hands and knees checking the straightness of her toys lined up
    10:47 AM, Jul 30

    I think I’m done with Threads. Not because I don’t like it, I just can’t be bothered to check two social networks and cross post things.

    Looking forward to being able to follow people on there

    1:10 PM, Jul 29

    Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t

    I went to talk to about fedi experiences with people on the very impure Bluesky, where I had seen people casually talking about Mastodon being confusing and weird.

    This is a really interesting post. Well worth a read if you’re interested in the approachability of Mastodon or other services.

    10:45 AM, Jul 29

    Man I really wish I could use my micro.blog account on Ivory.

    10:26 AM, Jul 29

    Bring Back the Humble Forum

    I’d love to go back to the days of forums, where there was no popularity contests, or “influencers”.

    Perhaps it was just the forums I visited but there absolutely were those things. But even if this post is rose tinted, I do completely agree.

    6:27 PM, Jul 27

    Being the dumbest person in the room

    Being the dumbest person in the room means I am about to learn some interesting shit. I can listen, I can ask questions, and I’ll know more when I walk out of here than when I walked in.

    The people that get on best in any situation are those that know their limits and are comfortable with them.

    6:16 PM, Jul 27

    Did I see someone mentioning improvements to micro.blog bookmarks 👀

    4:09 PM, Jul 27

    Nobody cares about your blog.

    I was just about to publish this post, and then I started to think “why should I publish this text? Who is going to waste their time to read this crap?”, but you know what? I just don’t care what you think, here’s my post and you can do nothing about it

    You wouldn’t think twice about a Thread or a Tweet, so why a blog post. More personal bloging please.

    3:37 PM, Jul 27

    A walk around Torremolinos old town.

    11:24 AM, Jul 26

    RIP: The External 🧠

    The most prolific thinkers aren’t thinking with external brains. If you’re a photographer, take more pictures. If you’re a writer, produce more text. The tools will work themselves out.

    7:52 PM, Jul 25

    New Isn’t Better and You’re Not the Exception

    The biggest problem with changing tools is that it feels like progress. You suddenly feel like you’re getting something done, but you’re not. You’re merely shuffling deck chairs, but it feels like you’re making progress.

    7:49 PM, Jul 25

    Finished reading: Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 📚

    9:54 PM, Jul 22

    A short walk to get some food

    7:43 PM, Jul 22

    Do you guys remember Threads?

    1:56 PM, Jul 22

    Beach or pool?

    Doesn’t matter.

    We’re having fun!

    2:42 PM, Jul 21

    Sunrise and now sunset.

    9:01 PM, Jul 18

    Early morning flight outa here.

    1:05 PM, Jul 18

    Breakfast, milkshakes and one happy boy on his birthday.

    Also a new Apple Watch. That helps too.

    4:57 PM, Jul 15

    Lets set sail

    10:23 PM, Jul 14

    Why are people so bothered about what social network others choose to use.

    Give it a break.

    4:26 PM, Jul 14

    I almost dunked on a spectacularly bad take on Threads…. But I refuse.

    I am not turning another place into one like the old one.

    No more.

    12:29 PM, Jul 12

    I must admit. Threads is getting annoying, fast. It’s all the noise and attention seeking in the main feed.

    I won’t be using it past ActivityPub implementation but it does feel nice to be able to follow people let that neverle moved to Mastodon again.

    6:28 AM, Jul 12

    Another day, and another hospital appointment. This time good news and Lucie recovery from her operation is complete. Happy days.

    But also rainy ones ☔️

    5:46 AM, Jul 12

    What is the point of Threads?

    Getting excited about Threads is like getting excited that a new Starbucks opened in Times Square.

    Whats with the emotion?

    I’m sticking with Bluesky

    Oh. Now I get it.

    5:22 PM, Jul 11

    Second thoughts about Threads

    50 million people are engaging with Netflix and Dior on a platform that sat back and allowed the Rohingya people to be slaughtered in the name of ad engagement while the new proprietor of the social network next door is busy calling social justice a mind virus.

    Worth remembering

    5:54 AM, Jul 10

    What to know about Threads - Mastodon Blog:

    The fact that large platforms are adopting ActivityPub is not only validation of the movement towards decentralized social media, but a path forward for people locked into these platforms to switch to better providers. Which in turn, puts pressure on such platforms to provide better, less exploitative services.
    6:51 PM, Jul 9

    When are you going to see yourself?:

    You deserve growth that exists outside of the confines of shame and scarcity mindset. You deserve growth that pushes you towards freedom and away from endless comparisons—because if you spend your whole life competing with other people, when are you going to see yourself?
    6:47 PM, Jul 9

    Opens Wins

    I think it’s about control and advertising. RSS represents a loss of control for many – especially to the new generation of founders and developers, who never knew a web without gates.

    There is no other reason than advertising for site to restrict RSS

    8:21 AM, Jul 9

    Just call them tweets

    But you know what other word you can say in polite company without explanation? Tweet. Just say tweet! It has a definition in multiple dictionaries directly related to posting online. It’s a word that immediately connotes the specific kind of posting every microblog

    Nope. It’s a post. Always has been.

    8:10 AM, Jul 9

    The Algorithmic Anti-Culture of Scale

    It is busy and chaotic, but not in the same way as a bubbling restaurant or bar. It is more like a busy trade show where people are yelling motivational platitudes hoping you will buy their seminars.

    6:36 PM, Jul 8

    One thing using Threads has made me think about, which might lead me back to using Mastodon more. Is that I feel like my shorter fleeting posts don’t really fit on my ActivityPub blog

    5:45 PM, Jul 7

    The worst thing about Twitter dying is that there are now like 10 Twitters.

    9:51 AM, Jul 7

    Some interesting points made by @matt@writing.exchange on this thread re: Meta and ActivityPub.

    Suddenly Meta can see a much wider social graph for me. They can find any alt accounts. They can recommend those to the people I know on Threads / Instagram / Facebook – or to complete strangers.

    Could this be used to widen their social graph and data colletion on others without their knowledge?

    8:52 AM, Jul 7

    My Thread hot takes (and why Bluesky might be toast)

    it’s also a hedge against other successful social services cropping up and Meta potentially being able to say “you can use Service X in Threads, look at how great we are

    Agree with this completely. They can’t be seen the ‘de-platform’ people now, they just point to the door and tell them to move.

    6:00 PM, Jul 6

    FYI you can’t delete your Threads profile once you activate it without deleting your instagram account! - link

    Seeing that Mark Zuckerberg has tricked you into installing his dumb new app only to find out that you can’t get rid of it unless you delete your Instagram account as well

    2:05 PM, Jul 6

    Didn’t get into the London Marathon again this year.

    ☹️

    1:19 PM, Jul 6

    Sign into Threads.

    Followed one person, got a feed instead full of performative, attention seeking junk and quickly deactivated again.

    I really don’t need that in my life.

    6:50 AM, Jul 6

    Paying to use a site you can’t use anymore

    on an internet full of closed platforms, broken embeds, and crumbling indexes, the last reliable way to share anything is a screenshot. In other words, the camera roll is, at this point, the real content management system of the social web.

    9:14 PM, Jul 5

    I need more group chats in my life 📲

    5:33 PM, Jul 4

    So where are we all supposed to go now?

    might be better this way. But the way it has all changed, and the speed with which it has happened, has left an everybody-sized hole in the internet. For all these years, we all hung out together on the internet. And now that’s just gone.

    It’s for the better, but the internet is more than a little bit boring now

    9:16 PM, Jul 3

    Wait.

    Let me get this right. The business genius limited views on a platform that he sells ads on…

    That can’t be right, can it?

    12:15 PM, Jul 2

    This is an excellent post by @joshginter@mstdn.ca.

    I really wish Fantastical had an area for tasks that don’t have a due date set to help time boxing and planning.

    11:51 AM, Jul 2

    Blank Page? Never Met Her.

    I have effectively endless ideas for the things I want to write about — just never enough time to write them. They each have a title and perhaps a few bullet points of content that I jot down when the idea sparks.

    I have the same but very few turn into a blog post. I still have the 300 word, completely thought through, rigid structure in my head which means I only publish a few.

    11:43 AM, Jul 2

    Random walks in the dunes are my favourite

    11:18 AM, Jun 30

    Muscle Men And The End Of Objective Reality

    as platforms flattened everything into content, most news publishers, hiding behind antiquated ideas about objectivity and made desperate from vanishing ad revenue, allowed themselves to be flattened, as well. And now, even though they don’t think of themselves as a competing news fandoms, they absolutely are.

    2:53 PM, Jun 29

    How do you make your life fulfilling, and complete meaningful tasks?

    Michael Stegar outlines this well with three features

    • Coherence - you understand the narrative
    • Purpose - it is directed towards a goal you believe in
    • Significance - it is important to you or something you believe in

    This could be summed up in my own words as

    A meaningful task is orientated towards a goal that I understand and if accomplished it would have a meaningful impact on something I value

    1:20 PM, Jun 29

    Today @georgeprobably@social.lol is mostly trying to talk me into starting a podcast again.

    2:19 PM, Jun 27

    I’m Rooting for ActivityPub

    I’m more invested in ActivityPub than I am in Mastodon. Put another way, I’m more invested in RSS than I am in Inoreader,

    Too many people think ActivityPub is Mastodon. All of the web should use it and let people subscribe to other people wherever they want. I can’t wait to be able to follow people on Instagram here.

    10:23 AM, Jun 26

    We went to see the Seaside squad before we headed home. They all signed thank you to Lucie and it made my heart melt.

    Four children’s characters posing with a child in a wheelchair.
    2:13 PM, Jun 25

    The Art Of Not Asking Why

    It’s easy for me to say, “Join Mastodon! Chat with me on Signal! It’s easy!” But to my sister and my college friends, it’s not.

    I feel exactly the same. Could this be potentially useful, yes. Could it go wrong, yes. It brings more people I could interact with and that’s a win on my part.

    6:53 PM, Jun 24

    There are too many people to reply too that sent good wishes for Lucie’s birthday. I really appreciate you all and your kind words. ❤️❤️

    Thank you.

    1:02 PM, Jun 24

    A good morning at the beach before it got too hot.

    1:00 PM, Jun 24

    Some highlights from Lucie’s birthday.

    She enjoyed her flashing toys and watching the characters.

    And then we went to the beach for a little bit while the sun was setting.

    She loved every moment.

    7:51 AM, Jun 24

    To the beach!

    Decking walkway heading down to the sea surrounded by grass
    6:43 AM, Jun 24

    It’s Lucie birthday today and she is officially a teenager! 🥳

    13 years have gone by so fast.

    Girl smilling whilst playing with bright colourful stacking cubes
    7:59 AM, Jun 23

    When Work Didn’t Follow You Home

    When work was done at work, and there was no chance of continuing your labors at home, your job didn’t seem nearly as all-consuming or onerous

    Ah to go back to a world where your work stayed at work and you physically couldn’t do anything outside of it even if you wanted to.

    7:54 AM, Jun 21

    Do any of my followers have an idea how to collect extra information on a Shopify product page?

    There like a billion plugins but all charge a fortune or have really poor documentation. I need it to send the selected product options in conformation emails etc.

    1:17 PM, Jun 20

    Moving the blog

    What’s wrong with WordPress? In my opinion it just feels overly complicated and bloated. The editing interface is too much for what I need. I’ve used it for years for a couple sites and blogs but I’ve never really liked it.

    Honestly, I find the same. Every time I think about trying WordPress it seems to get further and further away from a blogging platform. The interface is bloated and overly complicated. I am sure it works for a huge number of people, but simplicity is not one of its strong points.

    Plus that editor 🤮

    5:43 AM, Jun 20

    In an effort to expand my reading notes, and also finish writing for a book, I am going to publish some of the highlights I made whilst reading - starting with Four Thousand Weeks

    There were made by hand in the margins of my book, digitised and then expended on in some areas. Hope it works ok.

    7:07 PM, Jun 19

    Ah screw it. I’m bored.

    6:29 PM, Jun 19

    Why No One Is Reading Your BearBlog Post

    To capture and retain readers' attention, it’s essential to ensure that every piece of content you create offers value.

    What if you just write because you enjoy it. Not everything in life has to be for the “content”.

    5:51 PM, Jun 19

    My wife made me the nicest afternoon tea for Father’s Day ❤️

    4:12 PM, Jun 18

    If anyone can save Twitter(paywall)

    Ultimately, the question industry leaders still ask is whether Yaccarino can rein in Twitter’s new owner.

    Good f**kin luck. You must be mad to take that job.

    9:54 PM, Jun 15

    Intel is officially killing off the ‘i’ in Core i7 — as it goes Ultra - The Verge

    The chipmaker is now planning to sell three tiers of consumer chips: Intel, Intel Core, and Intel Core Ultra.

    Ultra is the new Max, which was the new Plus…

    9:49 PM, Jun 15

    Finished reading: The Sweet Spot by Paul Bloom 📚

    6:12 PM, Jun 13

    Currently reading: Start With Why by Simon Sinek 📚

    6:12 PM, Jun 13

    The Vision Pro Is the Perfect Gadget for the Apocalypse

    The Vision Pro may be merely an expensive gadget and a gimmick, but it represents a rationale that feels almost comically ill-suited to our moment: an invitation to narrow our collective aperture at a moment that asks us to bear witness and that demands our clear, unblinking gaze.

    3:05 PM, Jun 13

    The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

    I silenced my voice on the platforms where the conversation was happening because of the strings, risks, and side effects they created in return.

    4:41 PM, Jun 11

    I only bought The Sweet Spot yesterday afternoon, but I’ve read more than half of it already. 📚

    Such a fascinating walk through of the relationship between happiness, suffering and meaning.

    Helps the sun is out and I’m enjoying a relaxed day too ☀️

    3:57 PM, Jun 10

    I love you, coffee

    10:39 AM, Jun 10

    Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro

    There’s a real philosophical difference in terms of how we’re approaching this. And seeing what they put out there and how they’re going to compete just made me even more excited

    6:02 PM, Jun 9

    Currently reading: The Sweet Spot by Paul Bloom 📚

    4:15 PM, Jun 9

    My wife is packing for a break away with her friends. Going to miss her but I’m really pleased she’s having some time to herself.

    Plus I get to have unconditional fun with the kids all weekend.

    4:03 PM, Jun 9

    Finished reading: Mental Fitness by Ant Middleton 📚

    1:38 PM, Jun 6

    The iMessage improvements in iOS17 are so much better. It’s like the hired a good UX designer for once.

    6:41 AM, Jun 6

    It’s happening!

    9:23 PM, Jun 5

    Give me less, more invisible, technology. Not more - Patrick Rhone

    Amen 🙌

    8:07 PM, Jun 5

    These Vision Pro demos are the most Black Mirror thing I have ever seen.

    7:28 PM, Jun 5

    And this is where I switch off.

    I’m not putting a computer on my face.

    VR 🥱

    7:22 PM, Jun 5

    Patrick Rhone

    when I get overwhelmed in life I find those the most difficult to do though they are likely what would help the most

    I need one do these templates too. I’m a bad friend but the piggy back guy gets me down sometimes.

    5:56 PM, Jun 5

    Just in case you missed it.

    No profiles this year. You’ll need a developer account and enable updates in settings.

    5:47 PM, Jun 5

    Good morning.

    Here’s a flower to brighten your day

    7:44 AM, Jun 5

    Another day another trail to walk.

    This one is a long one.

    With lots of flowers.

    Huge daisies.

    And some people fishing.

    I love nature.

    Even with some man made improvements.

    And nice sunshine

    2:33 PM, Jun 4

    Finished reading: Mary, Mary by James Patterson 📚

    9:53 PM, Jun 3

    Finished reading: London Bridges by James Patterson 📚

    9:51 PM, Jun 3

    Apparently there’s a big fuss about these in the US.

    Well this is my first time…

    4:15 PM, Jun 3

    Watched the last episode of Ted Lasso - although it lost its way a bit this season it came good the last 3/4 episodes.

    I have it on good authority that the although the story of Ted Lasso is complete, the story of Richmond is not.

    8:37 AM, Jun 3

    Waiting to deliver

    5:38 PM, Jun 2

    Baa

    11:49 AM, Jun 2

    Editing old photos is my meditation.

    Normanton church on Rutland water
    4:43 PM, Jun 1

    Found a nice bubble tea place

    2:07 PM, Jun 1

    To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago

    3:59 AM, May 31

    How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul

    AA meetings don’t give out badges to members who drink for less than 2 hours per day. Or to those who stop drinking 2 hours before bed.

    7:11 PM, May 29

    I made a school boy error.

    Many bad words were said.

    I regret none of them.

    11:06 AM, May 29

    Another one from our walk yesterday.

    This is Belmount Tower which dates from around 1750. Used as a gateway to Belton house and also an observatory.

    8:44 AM, May 29

    Early walk with the pooch 🐶

    1:58 PM, May 28

    Great to see blocking finally rolling out to micro.blog, seems crazy that it wasn’t there before.

    I really need muting words though.

    8:13 AM, May 28

    AI Is Unlocking the Human Brain’s Secrets

    trained an AI model to decipher the gist of a limited range of sentences as individuals listened to them

    Well I’m suitably terrified, thanks

    8:28 AM, May 27

    👋 Hello awesome people. How are you doing today?

    Doing anything fun over the weekend?

    6:03 PM, May 26

    They’ve been away a while…

    12:19 PM, May 26

    I am so fed up with the over sharpening on the stock iOS camera app, even when shooting RAW, I’ve bought a Halide subscription.

    9:51 AM, May 26

    Finished reading: The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson 📚

    10:06 AM, May 25

    Finished reading: 道德经 by Lao Tsu 📚

    10:05 AM, May 25

    Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network

    A social-media platform will always reflect the values of its owners, and Twitter’s credo is nearly identical to that of the lesser-known alt-tech sites.

    Why are people still hanging around there?

    8:27 PM, May 24

    Perfect weather for a walk in, what feels like the sky.

    4:51 PM, May 24

    App launched ✅iOS ✅Android

    Now. I sleep.

    5:38 PM, May 23

    I thought I saw a post on displaying the Mastodon permalink to a micro.blog post in a custom theme but cant find it now.

    It would be good if a reader could click a link and be able to reply on mastodon easily.

    6:19 PM, May 21

    Is there anyway to use micro.blog newsletter feature and send an email for new posts but only from a specific category?

    9:50 AM, May 21

    The times of Micro Camp didn’t work very well for me due to time zones, so I am planning on catching up on some of the sessions today.

    9:45 AM, May 21

    It seems I am not protected from Spam even on micro.blog

    11:03 AM, May 19

    YouTube to Launch Unskippable 30-Second Ads on TVs

    At the YouTube Brandcast upfront event Wednesday in New York, execs announced the introduction of 30-second unskippable ads in top-performing YouTube content on TVs

    This will get a lot of comments along the lines of “at what point do people stop watching” but the alternative is 5+minutes of them.

    7:19 AM, May 18

    If you haven’t checked out micro.blog before, you really should and now is the perfect time.

    The Summer of blogging is here with 4 months for just $5!

    4:55 PM, May 17

    I know I have been messing with you all for the last few days, but of course I have renewed my micro.blog subscription.

    This includes podcast hosting 🤔

    4:00 PM, May 17

    Finished reading: Four Blind Mice by James Patterson 📚

    2:36 PM, May 16

    I had an experiment with a Wordpress blog and the Activitypub plugin.

    That set up is actually supper compelling because I could still log into a Mastodon app and post as normal.

    Two days to go.

    12:52 PM, May 16

    Does anyone have any experience with celiac disease?

    It looks likely my wife has it and wondered what life is like trying to avoid Gluton.

    8:30 AM, May 16

    I have 3 days left on my micro.blog year subscription.

    This could be the end…

    4:06 PM, May 15

    Received some gifts from Matter this morning ❤️

    11:38 AM, May 15

    Social Media separation anxiety and adoption

    Instead of unifying and establishing a stronghold on these new platforms, a section of the user base spends more time being defensive of their platform medium choice

    I see this a lot, and I understand the need to reinforce your decisions. But just use what you want to use and leave everyone else alone.

    1:25 PM, May 14

    I had to go for a run just to not feel so bad that I’ve played Zelda all day.

    Now, back to Zelda.

    4:49 PM, May 13

    I don’t think this will ever get old 🎮

    12:34 PM, May 13

    This is why foldable phones are appealing, they just need refining

    11:59 AM, May 13

    Zelda has been delivered. See you in a week or so 🎮

    6:47 PM, May 12

    I 100% have a problem.

    4:19 PM, May 12

    Finished reading: Hooked by Nir Eyal 📚

    Read through this again and made a lot more notes the second time around. Super interesting book, if most of it is more common knowledge now. A must read for anyone in marketing, design or just wants to understand the world better.

    7:11 AM, May 12

    I am seriously considering switching to the Pixel fold.

    Why cant Apple make interesting devices.

    11:19 AM, May 11

    The Pixel Fold is Google’s $1,800 entry into folding phones - The Verge

    There aren’t any apparent compromises with the Pixel Fold’s displays

    Well apart from the massive bezels 🤣

    8:18 PM, May 10

    I love Ulysses, but I wish I could show the markdown. I know it’s ‘messy’ but I just prefer to see it.

    4:35 PM, May 10

    What happens when Google Search doesn’t have the answers?

    We live in an information ecosystem whose design is dominated by the needs of the Google Search machine — a robot whose beneficent gaze can create entire industries just as easily as its cool indifference can destroy them.

    Google not so much shapes the web, more smashes it into its image.

    4:23 PM, May 9

    So, update to my post yesterday about mechanical keyboards.

    I bought a Keychron K3 because it was cheap and approachable. I like the click, I like the feel but the keys are at a weird angle. So I am not sold yet.

    I think I might end up just sticking with a Apple Magic keyboard

    4:05 PM, May 9

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    God damn that film was dark, but entertaining still. Not sure how Guardians films manage to crow bar on so many jokes and explosions in the same film.

    5:54 AM, May 9

    I paused by accident on a Jordan Peterson Instagram reel and now Meta thinks I’m some kind of incel. Showing me all sorts of misogynistic stuff.

    It’s wild what people publish on the web.

    7:48 PM, May 8

    I might regret this but I want my first mechanical keyboard.

    • used for typing, no gaming
    • I don’t want to piss everyone off with noise
    • must work well with a mac
    • wireless would be nice
    • not too expensive
    • available easily in the UK
    • looks nice

    Please help 🙏

    5:17 PM, May 8

    He who stands on tiptoe, doesn’t stand firm ― Lao Tzu

    2:32 PM, May 7

    Sundays are for reading the holy book

    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    10:09 AM, May 7

    Can someone just make Bear Notes but with actual folders please. That would be great.

    4:18 PM, May 5

    I am absolutely delighted for Napoli winning Serie A.

    I spent just over a year playing football there and the club is an amazing place to be. Their commitment to the club and the community around it deserves every success.

    2:11 PM, May 5

    Apple’s VR headset might run tweaked versions of iPad apps

    And the headset’s apps might not be the only thing that might remind you of the iPad; the Home Screen and Control Center will apparently look like the iPad’s as well

    You cant do real work in VR

    11:32 AM, May 5

    A busy life is not a symbol of status. It’s a symptom of trying to do too much for too many people. - Adam Grant

    12:04 PM, May 4

    4 Reasons Productivity Systems Fail

    Your system has to be as easy as possible to get started and keep going. An effective system will remove barriers instead of creating them.

    This is the biggest failure in most systems. “You just put this here, and that there and then this does a thing.”

    Keep it simple stupid, and you might succeed

    6:52 AM, May 4

    Had a great day at the cathedral yesterday

    7:25 PM, May 3

    Trying out Readwise Reader. It’s the type of app I really want to use, it makes a lot of sense but there’s just something about it that doesn’t feel right.

    Plus it’s annoying that the app doesn’t do all that the website does.

    Got 28 days left so we’ll see

    6:42 AM, May 3

    Saw someone using a silver Leica M11 today whilst in London.

    Wildly expensive but damn if that isn’t a nice looking camera.

    5:31 PM, May 2

    Went for a walk and saw some sheep 🐑

    2:49 PM, May 1

    Me: oh this post looks interesting

    Medium: you need a free account to read the rest of this post

    Me: I guess I wont be reading that post then

    8:44 PM, Apr 29

    Don’t Be a D*ck

    Don’t behave like a jerk when you’ve got a screen protecting you; behave as if you would if you were having that conversation at a party

    10:48 AM, Apr 29

    Ordered new car yesterday but 6 month wait!

    Also, I hate car sales people.

    6:02 AM, Apr 29

    Bluesky isn’t just like Twitter by looks alone. It’s just like Twitter full stop and I’m really not sure I want this in my life again.

    3:53 AM, Apr 29

    A couple of thoughts on @matt@isfeeling.social excellent post on Todoist and Things for The Sweet Setup

    6:21 PM, Apr 27

    If people want a twitter like experience (well a replica) it’s awesome that that’s provided. I’m just not sold on the idea, I’d rather just use Mastodon or something else plugged into activity pub. I have hope they will.

    www.manton.org/2023/04/2…

    5:00 PM, Apr 26

    Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit - Dan Green

    6:38 PM, Apr 25

    Stop looking at me swan

    A white swan looking at the camera
    9:57 AM, Apr 22

    V shadows

    7:04 PM, Apr 21

    ‘Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can’t be right. I need a change - Bilbo Baggins

    Me too Bilbo, Me too

    6:07 PM, Apr 21

    I think we need a UK micro.blog meet up 🇬🇧

    Anyone interested?

    5:49 PM, Apr 21

    Can we agree this is the cutest little tag they put on Lucie’s swimming kit at school.

    5:46 PM, Apr 21

    Finished reading: Violets are Blue by James Patterson 📚

    That was a weird read, my least favourite of the series, but of course I’ll read the next one!

    2:30 PM, Apr 20

    Today rules!

    1:54 PM, Apr 20

    Updated my tools I use page because a few of them have changed slightly.

    1:17 PM, Apr 20

    I really love Ulysses for making writing and publishing easy but i forgot how easy it is to write in regular old markdown, with nothing getting in the way.

    No popups, no app thinking they can do it better, but trying.

    12:13 PM, Apr 20

    Listened to the whole Decoder interview with Chris Best and wow that interview went south quick.

    5:29 PM, Apr 19

    Developer platforms are all about trust, and Twitter lost it

    Custom Timelines were the superhero evolution of Twitter Lists, giving developers advanced powers to curate and create their favorite topics,

    Turns out Twitters plan all along was timeline customisation and intergrations.

    3:37 AM, Apr 19

    I thought this was supposed to be a one and done option.

    SO annoying!

    7:14 AM, Apr 18

    Can’t predict the weather at the minute

    8:46 PM, Apr 17

    Does anyone else answer 90% of all questions that their kids ask with “it depends”.

    I’ve noticed that so much of life is figuring out there are very few bits or black or white. More shades of grey.

    5:47 PM, Apr 17

    Great day doing some jobs around the house and then going for a walk with my two boys.

    Charlie loves sniffing

    7:15 PM, Apr 16

    Today I have mostly been learning Swift UI.

    I like it.

    5:40 PM, Apr 16

    Just a little shoutout to @manton and @vincent on how great the upcoming micro.blog app update is. 👏

    Micro.blog 3.0 app screenshots
    12:03 PM, Apr 16

    I know I went through all this looking for an alternative before but my Ulysses subscription is expiring and I’m not sure I want to continue.

    I can publish through Shortcuts so I might just use Apple notes. Any other apps to consider?

    12:01 PM, Apr 16

    I know it’s basically Twitter, but I really like the look and feel Bluesky.

    10:40 AM, Apr 15

    How do you make friends as an adult. Not for me I’m asking for a fri…. Oh Erm 🫤

    5:49 PM, Apr 13

    I’m really not sure what to do there, but I’m on Blue Sky.

    5:40 PM, Apr 13

    Google Tells AI Agents to Behave Like ‘Believable Humans’ to Create ‘Artificial Society’

    The characters have developed specific routines, such as waking up, taking a shower, cooking breakfast, interacting with their families, then going to work every day.

    I’m suitably freaked out, thank you very much.

    And you can watch it!

    9:39 PM, Apr 12

    I wonder if my photos are too boring. But I just liked the light

    6:14 PM, Apr 12

    I want to like Artifact but it’s just a terrible reading experience and the same stream of recommended posts you find everywhere.

    Plus all the Cookies pop ups!!

    7:44 PM, Apr 11

    Parked Up

    4:48 PM, Apr 11

    All of a sudden all of the people around me seem to utter the words “did you see this thing on TikTok”.

    It’s infected my world at a staggering rate all of a sudden.

    And the answer will always be “no, no I didn’t”

    10:36 PM, Apr 10

    Finished reading: Roses are Red by James Patterson 📚

    9:54 PM, Apr 10

    The Brain vs. The List

    There’s something beautiful about using analog tools in a digital world.

    I couldn’t agree more

    9:41 PM, Apr 10

    Logged into Twitter to post a ‘goodbye’ tweet. Even though I’ve been gone for months I wont delete my account.

    I’ve settled on using micro.blog / the fediverse and also Instagram (I just love it, don’t @ me).

    4:28 PM, Apr 10

    Which way?

    1:52 PM, Apr 10

    Lazy days are for fiddling with my blog

    10:51 AM, Apr 10

    It’s too stressful being an Arsenal fan 😣

    6:39 PM, Apr 9

    Bit cold for ice cream still

    Man eating ice cream in a winter jacket

    2:53 PM, Apr 9

    You Are You. We Live Here. This is Now.

    That’s progress now, the steady accumulation of various tools to avoid other human beings, leaving people free to consume #content that is by design totally, existentially disposable

    1:43 AM, Apr 9

    MR Tries The Safe Uncertainty Fallacy

    There have been about a dozen times a sapient species has created a more intelligent successor species …and in each case, the successor species has wiped out its predecessor. So the base rate for more intelligent successor species killing everyone is about 100%

    1:29 AM, Apr 9

    the Oppenheimer Principle revisited

    an increasingly typical Silicon Valley type, with a thin veneer of moral self-congratulation imperfectly obscuring a thick layer of obedience to perverse incentives

    1:27 AM, Apr 9

    There’s always some idiot ruining your favorite website

    Because nothing Musk does isn’t without asterisks.

    😂

    5:52 PM, Apr 7

    Bank holidays are made for washing the car

    Peugeot 3008 being washed

    3:37 PM, Apr 7

    Reading all the wondering on why people still use Twitter seems redundant. If you speak to anyone outside of tech or news circles that uses Twitter, they don’t care who owns the company.

    It still provides what it has done for more than a decade and until it dies completely will continue to do so.

    9:42 AM, Apr 6

    Finished reading: Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte 📚

    Read for a second time and although I understand the ideas I still feel as if all this PKM stuff is a solution looking for a problem.

    9:02 AM, Apr 6

    Today is new book day!

    Tao Te Ching

    4:59 PM, Apr 5

    Like Martin, I’ve been thinking about the intersection of Mastodon and micro.blog a little recently. As much as I dont want to consume social media like I did with twitter, I am starting to think that perhaps the amount of updates I post sometimes dont fit very well as being part of my blog

    9:47 AM, Apr 5

    Whatever you think about Samsung. Trygalaxy is pretty damn impressive as a marketing push.

    7:54 PM, Apr 4

    We have a carer starting with Lucie today.

    It hurts to not be the one looking after her all the time, but I have to accept that she needs her independence and her dad looking after her all the time doesn’t always promote that.

    I can cry a bit though too right 😢

    5:03 PM, Apr 4

    I’m thinking about metrics in blogs, thanks to @matt@isfeeling.social post

    I want some positives you can gain from tracking them on a personal blog / website, help me understand.

    2:46 PM, Apr 4

    Dear website makers, no one wants this.

    Sincerely, everyone.

    1:36 PM, Apr 4

    It’s new notebook day!

    Field notes national parks

    1:16 PM, Apr 4

    Finished reading: The White Knight (Ben Hope, Book 27) by Scott Mariani 📚

    9:48 PM, Apr 3

    Another day, another hospital appointment with Lucie

    Shot of outside hospital gardens in the sun

    2:23 PM, Apr 3

    TIL drinking cold water is exercise

    6:32 PM, Apr 1

    I’m preparation for Zelda: Tears of the kingdom I’ve treated myself to an OLED Switch and Breath of the wild. 🎮

    8:59 AM, Apr 1

    ‼️ When did all podcast start being the same. They seem to have the same guests, talk about the sae things and just be another media avenue now.

    I need some better ones in my life! Drop me some recommendations please

    1:40 PM, Mar 31

    Does anyone else get to the stage where they just want to go get lost in the woods for a bit?

    8:41 AM, Mar 31

    The new buttons update to Notion is pretty sweet.

    6:42 PM, Mar 28

    If someone in the US could send me these that would be great!

    6:32 PM, Mar 28

    I was so bored in the night not being able to sleep I almost started tweeting again.

    Please send help.

    2:57 PM, Mar 28

    You cannot lose another life than the one you’re living now, or live another one than the one you’re losing ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

    3:51 PM, Mar 27

    2746 photos imported! It’s going to be a long week of editing!

    7:05 PM, Mar 26

    The only thing about three day events is I have to edit like crazy! Congratulations Jasmin Wong #markbatesnationals23

    6:29 PM, Mar 24

    It’s time

    8:21 AM, Mar 24

    Generative AI is just productivity software

    It’s uncomfortable to consider. All new technology replaces something — or at least makes something less common and more specialized.

    6:43 PM, Mar 23

    After 10 years, I think we can stop referencing Google Reader in every article that talks about RSS.

    5:48 PM, Mar 22

    Why Spotify wants to look like TikTok, with co-president Gustav Söderström

    we’re not doing competitive swimming, we’re doing synchronized swimming.” It’s a much harder sport, much harder to execute, but much more beautiful to look at when it works. Synchronized swimming that doesn’t work is just a mess.

    7:47 PM, Mar 21

    Finished reading: The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters 📚

    Interesting enough to read through but thankfully not very long.

    7:39 PM, Mar 21

    All the Google Bard Screenshots are incoming!

    Also

    5:49 PM, Mar 21

    Welcome to the Big Blur

    Natural-language processing provides, like all the other technologies, the humbling at the end of empowerment, the condition of lonely apes with fancy tools.

    7:53 PM, Mar 20

    I’ve officially finished paying for our trip to southern Spain! Now counting down the days until we leave.

    Back to travelling and enjoying seeing the world again. 🧳

    4:31 PM, Mar 18

    There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. - Hamlet

    4:09 PM, Mar 18

    When critical thinking isn’t enough: to beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’

    Critical ignoring is more than just not paying attention – it’s about practising mindful and healthy habits in the face of information overabundance.

    8:04 PM, Mar 17

    Finished reading: Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson 📚

    6:33 PM, Mar 17

    Everyday Wonder - zen habits

    Every moment, we have the opportunity to wake up to wonder, to awe, to everyday miracles. It is enough to make your heart leap with joy, to overwhelm your soul, if you let it. Every day, we have access to this, in so much abundance.

    5:30 PM, Mar 17

    I’m not mad

    I’m disappointed

    3:56 PM, Mar 17

    Spending the day making app preview videos and writing promotional text and app descriptions.

    Exciting times.

    11:39 AM, Mar 16

    Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

    We don’t always believe things because they are correct. Sometimes we believe things because they make us look good to the people we care about.

    5:01 PM, Mar 13

    Seems a controversial opinion to some, but I love having access to ChatGPT. It’s speedup so many of my workflows at work it’s a little crazy.

    Notion Ai for the win!

    1:10 PM, Mar 13

    Duck Off, Autocorrect

    I can’t believe I have to say this, but I have no desire to call my fiancé a “baboon.”

    This one got me 😂

    7:11 PM, Mar 12

    Minutes to Midnight - De-brand

    One of the greatest mistakes we’ve ever done was to fall into that trap that we should be promoting ourselves as “brands”.

    7:05 PM, Mar 12

    Could the excitement for a ChatGPT or LLM based search by a reaction to SEO spam and search result full of adverts?

    3:34 AM, Mar 12

    Meta Rediscovers the Cubicle

    After hiring a fancy design firm and working through multiple ideas and prototypes they landed on an innovative solution: cubicles.

    Who would have thought it!

    6:25 PM, Mar 11

    I love this final line from How is your heart? so much.

    what matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

    6:19 PM, Mar 11

    Lucie picked up her child of courage award yesterday evening. Feels so nice to recognise all she goes through with a huge smile on her face.

    So proud of her

    4:28 PM, Mar 9

    I am convinced I have the worlds worst office window view.

    Let’s see yours

    1:02 PM, Mar 9

    On Section 230 and the Dream of a More Human Internet

    “[A strong ruling against Section 230] would really crash the digital economy with all sorts of effects on workers and consumers, retirement plans and what have you,” worried Brett Kavanaugh.

    Because of course thats what you should be thinking about 🤦‍♂️

    6:31 AM, Mar 9

    On technological optimism and technological pragmatism

    Instead of flying cars and space travel, the major technological breakthroughs were mediated through screens

    1:30 AM, Mar 8

    How many of the barriers you have to doing or creating something that you want are internal?

    Whats stoping you?

    5:55 PM, Mar 7

    Ok Apple Watch.

    You got it 😴

    8:16 AM, Mar 7

    You’re Doing It Wrong: Notes on Criticism and Technology Hype

    An 1894 New York Times article told readers, “There is not the slightest doubt that bicycle riding, if persisted in, leads to weakness of mind, general lunacy, and homicidal mania.”

    7:53 PM, Mar 6

    Some of my favourites from last years championships (I can’t share then best ones I’m afraid). Glad to have my photographers spot for this years Nationals and just under 3 weeks to go!

    2:22 PM, Mar 6

    Finished reading: The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday 📚

    Skipped a lot of pages of this as it wasn’t enjoyable. Repetitive and could of very easily been a blog post.

    1:31 PM, Mar 4

    The End of the Silicon Valley Myth

    There is a sense that we have reached the end of the internet, and no one wants to be left holding the bag.

    8:14 AM, Mar 4

    Focus, discipline, and motivation

    Stories of people who threw away great lives because they couldn’t stop drinking have long been cliche, but there are many untold stories of relationships severed, jobs lost, and lives ending in misery because people couldn’t put down their phones.

    8:40 PM, Mar 3

    Algorithmic Blindspots

    Look for patterns in algorithmic recommendations, and avoid the standard recommendations.

    7:14 AM, Mar 3

    I’d like to introduce you to Mooji, you’re welcome.

    6:54 AM, Mar 3

    Four Thousand Weeks

    Finished reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚

    This is one of the most life changing books I have read in a while. It has given me a new way of not just looking at my work, but also life itself.

    Meaningful Highlights

    good luck finding a time management system that makes any room for engaging productively with your fellow citizens, with current events, or with the fate of the environment.

    There is an ‘anti hustle culture’ uprising going on at the moment. All of a sudden people are realising that we do not need to hustle through the best years of our lives and not leave room for things that make us happy. After all what is the point in living if not enjoying it.

    Productivity is a trap. Becoming more efficient just makes you more rushed, and trying to clear the decks simply makes them fill up again faster.

    There will always be more work. If you live in a capitalist society and you work for a company that holds the notion they are forced to grow, you are always screwed. Companies expect more and more from their workers, and getting towards the end of your list only leads to more tasks. It is only when you realise that you can only get done what you can the real freedom comes.

    There is absolutely no point stressing about getting to the end because modern life is a treadmill you can never get off. Much like inbox zero only leads to more emails, all the modern productivity punchlines just lead to more work. By embracing the fact that the end will never arrive, you can relax, knock as many tasks off as you can and get some downtime.

    in attempting to eliminate only the tedious experiences, we accidentally end up eliminating things we didn’t realise we valued until they were gone.

    Many people must feel as I do that resting and doing atelic tasks are a ‘waste of time’. We are encouraged to squeeze every moment for the most return. A return on a later date that may never arrive.

    Where’s the logic in constantly postponing fulfilment until some later point in time when soon enough you won’t have any ‘later’ left?

    Using your time wisely is the best thing to do. But constantly using it for the benefit of the future is like a hoarder. Keeping everything just incase. The very definition of the word ‘purposiveness’ (using time well for future purposes) but never actually using it.

    By trying too hard to make the most of his time, he misses his life.

    there’s usually the unspoken fantasy that you might one day finally reach the state of having no problems whatsoever.

    I find some peoples lives as if they are living a [[Provisional Life]] as if they are preparing for the one that comes next by doing all of these things. Confucius says “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realise we only have one.”

    Zen teacher Charlotte Joko Beck puts it, it’s only unbearable for as long as you’re under the impression that there might be a cure.

    I like this a lot to our struggles with Luice care. There is not solution or magic bullet to fix it, so there is no point fooling ourselves that anything is ever going to change.

    The original Latin word for ‘decide’, decidere, means ‘to cut off’, as in slicing away alternatives; it’s a close cousin of words like ‘homicide’ and ‘suicide’.

    This is why deciding feels painful sometimes.

    It didn’t take Brown long to figure out that their pulsing sense of urgency was a form of self-medication – something they were doing as a way not to feel something else.

    This quote from psychotherapist Stephanie Brown who had a practice in Silicon Valley on the 90’s hit me hard. Not being able to sit still and rest or enjoy a basic activity is a defence mechanism against being alone with yourself. This is an addict self medicating by distracting instead of intoxicating themselves.

    keep a ‘done list’,

    There is no better example of this than my task list at work. It is constantly filled with things I need to do. Like the heads of a hydra, as soon as I check one off, there is at least another to take its place. Which is fine, until a certain point where you realise you’re on a treadmill with no escape. It starts to feel a bit overwhelming and often leads to a lack of motivation. Pretty quickly, life could become untenable.

    So let’s flip the thinking here. Instead of looking at the outstanding tasks, let’s look at the ones already checked off. Focus on a done list rather than a to-do list. Any time I feel a bit overwhelmed by what’s on my plate, not only do I remember there will always be more work, but also flip through my Bullet Journal and look at all the crossed off items.

    5:10 AM, Mar 3

    I found that if you have a goal, you might not reach it. But if you don’t have one, then you are never disappointed - Vince Vaughn in Dodgeball (2004)

    2:59 AM, Mar 2

    I’ve started buying quite a few physical books lately. Copies of ones I have read but want to be able to go over them several times (like Meditations) and I’ve always opted to buy used.

    I prefer a worn book to a brand new one and I’m hoping i might find some margin notes in some!

    2:55 AM, Mar 2

    Hey @help any ideas what is going on here when @matt@isfeeling.social replies to me?

    2:09 PM, Mar 1

    Why on earth is the outlook for Mac app so bad in comparison to using the website?

    10:18 AM, Mar 1

    Safe and secure #mbmar

    8:35 AM, Mar 1

    I’ve written so many posts over the last few weeks and just deleted them. I just don’t see the point in publishing all the stuff I used to.

    I think this is a good thing in general, but has made me feel a little lonely as a result.

    7:23 PM, Feb 28

    The Collector’s Fallacy

    ‘to know about something’ isn’t the same as ‘knowing something’. Just knowing about a thing is less than superficial since knowing about is merely to be certain of its existence, nothing more.

    7:38 PM, Feb 27

    Facebook Is Taking the Worst Ideas From the Airline Industry

    Meta decided to nickel-and-dime its users by asking them to pay for things one should reasonably expect to come standard.

    Imagine charging your users for customer service

    2:00 PM, Feb 26

    Should I do another season of my podcast?

    12:30 PM, Feb 26

    Finished reading: Graveyard of Empires (Ben Hope, Book 26) by Scott Mariani 📚

    5:14 AM, Feb 24

    Artificial Intelligence Supplants Crypto, Web3, and the Metaverse as the Hot New Thing in the Valley

    “The people talking about generative AI right now were the people talking about Web3 and blockchain until recently—the Venn diagram is a circle,” says Ben Waber

    7:40 PM, Feb 21

    Introducing the AI Mirror Test, which very smart people keep failing

    We’re convinced these tools might be the superintelligent machines from our stories because, in part, they’re trained on those same tales.

    9:47 PM, Feb 19

    Please don’t take all of the buttons away

    Sometimes you want to check that the alert switch is set to off without taking your phone out of your pocket

    Removing all the buttons is dumb and user hostile. Which is why I expect Apple to do it.

    10:10 AM, Feb 19

    God Did the World a Favor by Destroying Twitter

    Eventually, brands will find purchase in Mastodon’s rocky soil and grow engagement. Billionaires will order the construction of new marketplaces of ideas. Everything will centralize again,

    6:53 PM, Feb 18

    The Computer is Wrong

    I’m not saying ChatGPT is a grift, but I do think it’s interesting that it employs some of the same strategies (albeit unintentionally) a human would use to to convince you of something false.

    8:14 PM, Feb 17

    Buttons Are Bougie Now

    Which is a more satisfying experience: woozily tapping your phone to silence the alarm in the morning, or smacking the “Snooze” button on a clock radio?

    Give me buttons back any day

    8:11 PM, Feb 17

    The Wisdom of Non-Effort

    Something different emerges when you relax into non-effort. Not only a different kind of result, but a different kind of wisdom.

    7:30 PM, Feb 17

    A kinder, gentler philosophy of success - Alain de Botton

    it’s bad enough not getting what you want, but it’s even worse to have an idea of what it is you want and find out at the end of the journey that it isn’t, in fact, what you wanted all along. - Alain de Botton

    12:47 PM, Feb 17

    My new Field Notes packages arrived.

    Now I have the annoying time where I have to wait for my current notebook to be filled before I use the new one!

    8:14 PM, Feb 16

    Happy Sexy Millionaire

    when you get angry, you say ‘X thing made me angry’ you will get angry often. If you say ‘I made myself angry because of X thing’ you will get angry less often. Your emotional response is your fault and responsibility.

    7:16 PM, Feb 15

    There are a lot of books that I read now that could of very easily been a blog post. I barely get past the first chapter before I get the point of it.

    9:03 PM, Feb 14

    I always take a picture of this thing every time I see it.

    6:23 PM, Feb 13

    The Manly Tradition of the Pocket Notebook

    No matter what profession you find yourself in, the most essential function of the pocket notebook is to provide a place to capture the ideas that spring to mind throughout the day.

    12:14 PM, Feb 13

    Does anyone know someone that works at Field Notes?

    I’ve placed an order that has an issue that I’m desperate to get resolved before they dispatch it wrong to the UK. I have emailed but it would be great to get some reassurance so I stop worrying.

    3:26 PM, Feb 12

    Not sure if my writing sucks, or what, but I don’t get the interaction using just my micro.blog account that I do if I post to a separate mastodon one.

    9:04 AM, Feb 12

    I don’t know what it is but when I’m tired I am laser focused at work. I can’t get so much done and have loads of ideas.

    Probably because I don’t have the energy to concentrate on anything else but one thing at a time.

    7:36 PM, Feb 10

    Drop eveything and make this a thing, please. 🙏

    2:06 PM, Feb 10

    Talking to AI Might Be the Most Important Skill of This Century

    Like writing and coding before it, prompt engineering is an emergent form of thinking.

    I think this will become the skill to have in years to come. Working with AI will still need skill and craft

    4:04 AM, Feb 10

    I don’t remember Abes Oddysee being so hard when I was a kid, but I’m enjoying playing again after so many years. 🕹️

    abes oddysee

    3:44 AM, Feb 10

    Your Smartest Dumb Tech

    I don’t worry about formatting for each social network. That’s a distraction.

    There’s quite a bit I agree with in this post, but this statement, nope. You should be crafting the content for each network and making it as zero click as possible.

    8:00 AM, Feb 9

    New iPhone browsers on the way without WebKit: Chrome, Firefox

    The Register reports that Apple recognizes the threat posed by real competition in iPhone browsers, and is beefing up its development team

    This is the real good news!

    4:10 PM, Feb 7

    I’m so mad at myself for missing a day writing in my journal. I remembered several times and just never got around to it with one thing or another.

    Broke my 35 days streak too!

    3:48 PM, Feb 7

    I’m not writing “sorry for the delay” when I respond to an email any more.

    I’m not sorry. I didn’t want nor need to email you back. Unfortunately I’ve realised is that you won’t do any work on this until I reply.

    Forget ChatGPT I need Ai for office life

    5:05 PM, Feb 5

    This is weird, and very ‘out there’ but I learnt recently about scheduled boredom and it’s been really helpful.

    Just like 20-30 minutes a day to do absolutely nothing but think and be bored.

    4:57 PM, Feb 5

    These Twitter Bot Owners Refuse To Pay Elon Musk

    most of the actual spam bots don’t even use the API to operate (which means charging for API access isn’t really going to wipe out spam),

    Sounds about right for a Musk decision

    7:56 AM, Feb 4

    Finished reading: Happy Sexy Millionaire by Steven Bartlett 📚

    8:15 PM, Feb 2

    You might be thinking this can’t be real. He can’t be that stupid can he.

    Yes. Yes he can

    7:49 PM, Feb 2

    Life insurance firm defends Harold Shipman advert

    “Life Insurance. Because you never know who your doctor might be.”

    I do often wonder how some people get jobs in marketing, and then I see something like this.

    1:10 PM, Feb 2

    My Printer Is Extorting Me

    The monthly fee is incurred whether you print or not, and the ink cartridges occupy some liminal ownership space. You possess them, but you are, in essence, renting both them and your machine while you’re enrolled in the program.

    Can we just outlaw printer companies please!

    10:10 PM, Feb 1

    Walking (kind of) Tel Aviv

    At my meanest and most depressed I found myself thinking, ‘we Jews spent over a millennium waiting to have our own land, and this is what we’ve built?

    Really enjoyed reading this

    7:54 PM, Feb 1

    Just checking in.

    How is everybody?

    6:51 PM, Feb 1

    Does anyone have another way to get in touch with Craft.do?

    I’m trying to set up a Business plan and you’d think they would actually replay to support emails wouldn’t you!

    2:31 PM, Feb 1

    Atkinson Hyperlegible in Matter is just 👌

    1:25 PM, Feb 1

    If you feel okay

    There’s nothing wrong with emotion, with the feelings of anguish and anger, but you don’t have to cling to those feelings. You don’t have to feel a certain amount of bad to validate your experience.

    6:40 PM, Jan 30

    Just heading up

    6:34 PM, Jan 30

    To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    3:31 PM, Jan 30

    Finished reading: The Radleys by Matt Haig 📚

    4:54 PM, Jan 29

    The Art of Effortless Decision Making

    It’s usually more costly to avoid deciding than it is to take decisive action and be wrong sometimes.

    I feel like this post was written just for me

    2:41 PM, Jan 29

    Managed to grab one in the crap light yesterday at Lincoln Cathedral

    9:43 AM, Jan 29

    The strange formatting for quotes is now fixed for those on Mastodon with thanks to @manton

    8:29 PM, Jan 28

    Burn Down the Exclusive Podcasts, Burn Them All Down

    If your show is exclusive to Apple Podcasts, I will not listen to it. If it’s exclusive to Spotify, I won’t either.

    Amen 🙌

    8:26 PM, Jan 28

    Note to self: My wife does not like being refered to as my ex-girlfriend.

    10:47 AM, Jan 28

    Having a spot of tea

    6:10 PM, Jan 27

    Thank you micro.blog for keeping my timeline so quiet but still allowing me to interact with Mastodon 🙏

    8:03 PM, Jan 26

    YouTube: hey guys this is my super minimalist bullet journal set up for 2023.

    gets out 13 different markers, a full set water colours to draw a super intricate design on the first page that just says the year

    I think the word minimalist has lost all meaning.

    10:43 PM, Jan 24

    Anyone else noticed the weird spacing with micro.blog posts viewed on Mastodon? Usually around block quotes.

    Not something I would see but someone just asked why they are always formatted weird. MB bug or issue with Mastodon?

    2:58 PM, Jan 24

    I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make other people happy, because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless, and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that ~ Robin Williams

    2:33 PM, Jan 24

    On Happiness | Rishabh Dassani

    Come to think of it, it seems absurd to not be happy given that we are on this planet spinning in the middle of nowhere, that its taken us billions of years to get to this very moment, and that we are here only for a short period of time.

    8:41 PM, Jan 23

    The perfect shadow placement

    5:08 PM, Jan 23

    Currently reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚

    8:23 PM, Jan 21

    To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift - Steve Prefontaine

    6:43 PM, Jan 21

    Any Field Notes or similar users around here?

    I’m in need of a leather cover but nothing seems as nice as the discontinued Bellroy Notebook cover mini.

    9:03 AM, Jan 21

    What’s on the menu?

    7:21 PM, Jan 19

    Streak Story: 4,400 Days with CJ Chilvers

    Journaling is an offshoot of meditation—a type of introspection where a record of events is welcome.

    7:25 PM, Jan 18

    Robinhood is launching an independent media brand called Sherwood

    And

    The entity will build on the success of Robinhood’s popular daily markets newsletter, Snacks, and will serve as a branding and customer acquisition tool.

    Independent my ass

    7:16 PM, Jan 18

    📸 Nottingham Winter Sun - gregmorris.co.uk

    6:14 PM, Jan 18

    Just Arrived

    4:45 PM, Jan 18

    “Men are born for the sake of each other. So either teach or tolerate.” - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    10:25 AM, Jan 18

    There are some thoughts swirling in my head about not building your buisness on the back of someone else’s. But I need to get them straight before writing anything down.

    Still sucks for app developers though. My presumption is they will all pivot to Mastodon apps now.

    9:49 PM, Jan 17

    The discomfort of intimacy

    to what extent am I willing to actually feel an emotion in front of someone? How comfortable am I expressing anger, anxiety, or sadness?

    Never thought of friendship like this

    7:27 PM, Jan 16

    Hello friends.

    I need some more RSS feeds in my life.

    Who’s in your feed that you can’t live without?

    6:59 PM, Jan 16

    Some Things I’ve Learned in 2022

    If you have a problem with them, and them, and them, and them, the problem is probably you.

    3:20 AM, Jan 16

    This stuff best be nice

    1:57 PM, Jan 15

    Finished reading: The Revenge of Analog by David Sax 📚

    That was annoyingly too short but pretty interesting book. Worth a read but you kinda get where it’s heading from the title of the book.

    7:30 PM, Jan 13

    I’m going off line for a bit.

    Can’t be bothered any more.

    You lot have fun. Don’t break anything.

    7:12 PM, Jan 12

    This evening I am mostly fighting with RSS feeds.

    11:19 PM, Jan 11

    Aaron Swartz: Ten Years On

    Aaron was persistent in not just advocating, but enacting, greater transparency, seamless interoperability, and actionable impact in the technology and systems that govern our lives.

    The amount of things on the web we have Aaron to thank for is crazy long. We all miss him terribly.

    7:01 PM, Jan 11

    How Will We Cancel People After Twitter?

    Twitter is a place where the average person can subject others to their displeasure.

    6:16 PM, Jan 11

    47 tasks in my ever growing task list is WAY to many for my liking.

    Good news is today is done so I can make a start on tomorrow!

    1:58 PM, Jan 10

    Carrots help us see much better in the dark Don’t talk to girls, they’ll break your heart And this is my head, and this is my spout They work together, they can’t figure anything out

    Possibly the best lyrics, ever

    4:33 PM, Jan 9

    100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying

    This is the type of information I need

    7:48 AM, Jan 9

    Apple Planning No Major Updates For AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad, or Apple TV in 2023

    I can’t speak to the Apple TV but all of the other products have reached a maturity level where updates would be hard.

    We don’t need an update every year anyway.

    3:32 AM, Jan 9

    No idea why but I just decided I was going to shoot black and white today. I kind of like it.

    10:44 PM, Jan 8

    Currently reading: The Revenge of Analog by David Sax 📚

    7:32 PM, Jan 8

    Finished reading: The Quantum Chain by Nick Jones 📚

    7:32 PM, Jan 8

    Finding Awe Amid Everyday Splendor

    taking us out of ourselves and expanding our sense of time, it counteracts the self-focus and narcissism that is the root of so much modern disenchantment.

    5:45 PM, Jan 8

    The problem with the favorite button

    the problem with the favorite button and the path of least resistence. It removes genuine interaction and replaces it with a convenient click.

    Completely agree with this. All my interaction on Glass ended with the Appreciate button.

    5:14 PM, Jan 8

    She loves her bear, and her shoes!

    2:48 PM, Jan 8

    Me: Jumping through hoops to save a few quid on the astronomical price of shopping whilst companies make billions.

    ASDA: I bet these paupers would sign up for a credit card.

    11:12 AM, Jan 7

    Dell and Samsung Announce New Displays at CES

    Why it has taken so long for other options remains a great unanswered question, as does — so far — the pricing of these new displays.

    Both of these look like good options. Interested to find out the pricing.

    9:47 AM, Jan 7

    Minimalism, Maybe

    as minimalism began to dovetail with financial planning and whole food health claims, I got off the bus.

    The minimalism cult annoys me. Adverts suck, apart from my course, and my Patreon and my book…

    5:58 PM, Jan 6

    After having no end of problems with Matter recently with content not showing and loads of newsletter issues I’m exploring options.

    I like Readwise reader but its too fiddly to use. The web app especially is really confusing to navigate and I can’t quite put my finger on why.

    3:58 PM, Jan 6

    Winter sun at the Cathedral

    1:57 PM, Jan 6

    Oh fantastic

    11:21 AM, Jan 6

    My amazing daughter has been nominated for the Child Of Courage award again! She’s already won in 2017 as recognition of everything she goes through with a smile on her face.

    To say I am proud is an understatement.

    12:43 PM, Jan 5

    Apple Launches Audiobooks Voiced by Digital Narrators

    I don’t like this. Everything should be read by Will Weston.

    8:33 AM, Jan 5

    I wish for 2023 is for micro.blog to add in muted words.

    🙏

    8:10 AM, Jan 5

    The Hidden Cost of Cheap TVs

    “In America, you watch television; in Soviet Russia, television watches you!” In 2022, TVs track your activity to an extent the Soviets could only dream of. But hey, at least that television is really, really cheap.

    Something something, you’re the product.

    4:37 PM, Jan 4

    My illness had gone from headache and drained > Annoying head cold > cough that just wont go away.

    It also seems like everyone I know is currently ill with something

    4:16 PM, Jan 4

    Has Dropbox completly messed up anyone else mac?

    1:25 PM, Jan 4

    My new year’s resolution is less, fewer, lighter, easier.

    Have less, hold fewer, be lighter, make easier.

    Annie Mueller

    This is one of the best resolutions I have seen

    6:28 PM, Jan 3

    I always enjoy a micro.blog app update!

    6:18 PM, Jan 3

    I am finding myself checking Mastodon too much and falling into very similar bad practices that I had around twitter.

    3:32 PM, Jan 3

    I know some people don’t believe in them but I’m interested to hear your New Year’s resolutions or aims for 2023.

    10:14 PM, Jan 1

    No one has ever found its animal reservoir. No one knows quite what vaccinia is—even as it has been used to inoculate billions of people and saved hundreds of millions of lives

    The Mystery Inside Monkeypox Vaccines - The Atlantic

    I’m sorry. What!

    3:19 PM, Dec 30

    Starting to put together a stuff page that I will try and keep updated with what I am using etc

    3:10 PM, Dec 30

    Must be in a coding mood today, fixed open graph data too

    6:07 PM, Dec 29

    Spent a little while this moring tidying up Conversation.js, I think there is more to do but its starting to look and fuction as it should.

    10:21 AM, Dec 29

    I’m glad omg.lol has the social.lol instance to which you get access when you join the service.

    Riding the Mastodon - Canned Dragons

    I am glad that I found social.lol. Were it not there I might not have used mastodon at all. The usefulness of a good instance can’t be understated

    7:08 PM, Dec 28

    Outside of Twitter, Day one must be my most downloaded and deleted app. It stays on my phone for a bit only to be deleted again when I don’t really know what to do.

    12:58 PM, Dec 28

    Currently reading: The Quantum Chain by Nick Jones 📚

    8:08 PM, Dec 26

    I think its time micro.blog bumped the truncation limit up to 500 characters and just chopped it down if you share to Twitter.

    11:52 AM, Dec 24

    Still, I rely on this user stylesheet to keep my sanity when browsing the web today. Unlike browser extensions, there are no security or privacy questions to worry about, and it is entirely controlled by the user.

    TIL about User Stylesheets

    11:51 AM, Dec 24

    Finished reading: The Last Family in England by Matt Haig 📚

    7:28 AM, Dec 23

    I’m convinced that it is only a matter of time before legal issues become an issue to some Mastodon instance owners. With more users comes more scrutiny and more red tape.

    Mastodon Is Hurtling Toward a Tipping Point

    11:52 AM, Dec 22

    Bit of a humble brag but I really like the Ivory beta. None of the other apps have stuck but this already feels really well made

    9:20 PM, Dec 21

    Made a really simple Post To Mastodon iOS Shortcut.

    It can be expanded on for your usage, hope it helps

    7:44 PM, Dec 21

    Decided I’m going to uncouple of micro.blog from Mastodon. It’s just too noisy in this app.

    I can’t transfer followers back so could I trouble you all for a follow @gr36@social.lol

    6:44 PM, Dec 19

    Maybe Tim Cook should read the Elon Musk book on how to do business?

    4:38 PM, Dec 19

    Just imagine Twitter owned by Automattic.

    What a place it would be.

    3:01 PM, Dec 19

    Every time I check LinkedIn:

    “Oh look someone added me”

    “I don’t recognise the name”

    “Oh they are trying to sell me something”

    click I don’t know this person.

    1:19 PM, Dec 19

    I have two overlapping categories on my blog (micro and photo) and for the life of me I can’t work out how to filter photo out of micro.

    Every way I try using Hugo examples doesn’t work (crash) or gives me zero results.

    😢

    9:50 PM, Dec 18

    My life is so much quieter off Twitter it’s unreal.

    If Zuck could now mess up Facebook so my wife would get off the dam thing that would be perfect.

    9:34 PM, Dec 18

    Finished reading: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card 📚

    4:13 PM, Dec 18

    Not the result we wanted but a great experience taking my boy to his first game are the Emirates.

    9:56 AM, Dec 18

    I think I am going to start the slow and painful process of migrating back to using my Mastodon account. I cant migrate out of micro.blog like I can in to the service so I have a feeling this is going to suck!

    11:13 AM, Dec 17

    Twitter pulls Spaces

    After being pressed by journalists over some of his inconsistencies, Musk abruptly left the conversation, and shortly after the entire Spaces feature itself started playing up. At the time of writing, it’s not possible to start a new Spaces conversation or join an existing one,

    Jesus Christ what a man child

    9:17 AM, Dec 17

    Anyone know what the train strikes are like in London tomorrow? Was thinking about going to Arsenal

    4:12 PM, Dec 16

    Is it worth getting the official Steam Deck dock or are there better third party options!

    6:16 PM, Dec 15

    I know they are expensive, and not for everyone but the AirPods Max are the best headphones I have ever owned.

    12:17 PM, Dec 15

    Users of Mastodon spill a lot of digital ink writing about what is commonly referred to there as “the bird site.” The overall environment on Mastodon is very meta. It’s social media about social media.

    Is Mastodon Really The Spiritual Successor To Twitter?

    8:14 AM, Dec 15

    Instagram? They moved to Meta’s store for obvious reasons, so you can no longer receive updates unless you also install Meta’s store That note taking app you’ve been using for years? They’re tired of paying Apple 30%, so they’re now in Epic’s store!"

    Third-Party App Store Knock-On Effects

    5:01 PM, Dec 14

    Started playing Fortnite again yesterday, no idea why I stopped playing it. Really enjoyed a few games of action 🎮

    12:19 PM, Dec 14

    My favourite reading app Matter announced its pricing model and this was an easy buy

    8:35 AM, Dec 13

    Thinking about signing up for Glass again, only to have another nice social network to enjoy.

    I know I don’t need it, I know I’ve used it before, so who knows what it will do other than cost me money.

    5:36 PM, Dec 12

    In todays episode of I’m not surprised

    • Twitter marks mastodon links as harmful
    • Twitter removes #mastodon from trending
    • Twitter deletes account of person who videos Elon getting booed off stage.

    Turn in tomorrow for more

    4:29 PM, Dec 12

    Is there any point drinking coffee not from a Sportsdirect mug?

    7:23 AM, Dec 12

    Finished reading: Checklist Manifesto, The (HB) by Atul Gawande 📚

    This is a well thought after book in some circles but I really had to force myself to read it. It was full of stories ancestors medical anecdotes that felt forced.

    6:37 AM, Dec 12

    Showtime

    Rapunzel stage

    1:57 PM, Dec 11

    Great overview of the Cleanshot X updates by @birchtree@mastodon.social

    So much so that I just bought it!

    10:14 AM, Dec 10

    It seems the overreaction to nothingness on Mastodon is as bad as it is on Twitter.

    This worries me slightly and further solidifies my decision to keep my posts separate from a social network and just post to Mastodon.

    7:23 AM, Dec 10

    Replying to multiple users on Micro.blog is still a pain!

    Copying the user names and having to think about who gets the the replay makes me not bother a lot of the time.

    5:45 AM, Dec 8

    I’ve wanted to use a commonplace book for a long time but could never see myself carrying one around.

    So I just built one using Apple Notes and Shortcuts.

    5:40 AM, Dec 8

    Finished reading: The Humans by Matt Haig 📚

    9:40 AM, Dec 7

    I just realised I haven’t played on my Steamdeck for more than a week.

    Perhaps the novelty is wearing off? Not that I have the time to anyway 😂

    8:42 AM, Dec 7

    Another cold morning with lots of frost. 🥶

    8:24 AM, Dec 7

    Oh Lordy. Thank you Gluon for all the filters!

    This solves one of my issues with moving everything to micro.blog

    4:02 PM, Dec 6

    I’ve limited the RSS feed from my blog to just longer posts now as I think thats better for consuming. If you really want everything the json feed is untouched.

    4:14 PM, Dec 5

    This is a really interesting thread on user requested features, leading inevitably to Mastodon and quote boosts.

    I am really interested in the cognitive difference between your quote being at the top (a la Twitter), and your comments being underneath more like a link post.

    12:35 PM, Dec 5

    I am really enjoying just having one touch point for the social web. I am sure there are downsides but they seem manageable.

    Following Mastodon accounts on micro.blog seems much calmer with no boosts.

    6:34 PM, Dec 4

    My 11 year old just told me he hates his life and he hates me.

    They grow up so fast.

    8:13 PM, Dec 3

    I forgot how good Silicon Valley was. Seems ripe for a new series.

    5:28 PM, Dec 3

    Stop number two!

    IKEA in Nottingham

    11:48 AM, Dec 3

    First stop of the day

    9:41 AM, Dec 3

    Another foggy and cold dog walk, but I kinda dig it.

    Foggy dog walk with streetlights

    7:27 AM, Dec 3

    It was a bit misty and cold walking the dog this morning but the Christmas lights cheered me up no end!

    FDA0FBAD-111C-4FCC-8765-F508E2D729F2.jpg

    3:36 PM, Dec 2

    Hey do you guys remember Twitter?

    12:45 PM, Dec 2

    How do I move my current Mastodon to the micro.blog ActivityPub one? There doesnt seem to be a way of doing it like there is transfering instances.

    Do I have to just start again?

    12:10 PM, Dec 2

    Downloaded and imported all of my Instagram data into my blog. I’ve done the same as I have done with Twitter (apart from left a few photos up), leave my account open but change the password to one I don’t know and leave.

    4:07 PM, Dec 1

    Morning Dew - the staple of winter photogrpahy when you live in a boring place

    10:46 AM, Dec 1

    Learnt the expression “eat the frog” earlier this week and I’ve always wanted a more disgusting way to say “just get it done”

    9:30 PM, Nov 30

    Will not support the billionaire baby, but annoyingly I can kinda get onboard with the direction of “Twitter 2.0”

    5:59 PM, Nov 28
    5:23 PM, Nov 27

    How do I get replies to posts on mastodon to show up as replies on blog posts?

    Bridgy doesn’t seem to work any more and just messes up the post on micro.blog.

    12:15 PM, Nov 27

    This may just be my tiredness talking but social media as a whole is starting to feel a bit pointless. The interaction and enjoyment I get is decreasing fast, and I suspect it is because others are feeling the same.

    11:22 AM, Nov 25

    Sparkler long exposure . #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #sparkler #bonfirenight

    10:32 AM, Nov 22

    Currently reading: Checklist Manifesto, The (HB) by Atul Gawande 📚

    7:13 PM, Nov 21

    Finished reading: Cat & Mouse by James Patterson 📚

    4:34 AM, Nov 21

    I was just looking back at some gr36.com archives and found my very first Wordpress blog. I kind of still dig it.

    4:26 AM, Nov 20

    A very quick visit to Nottingham Christmas market. It was really busy and far too stressful punching a wheelchair around

    Wheel and Christmas tree Christmas tree

    7:59 PM, Nov 19

    I absolutely love the filters on Mastodon. I haven’t needed to use them much, but they actually mute the words properly. When compared to other services this is a breath of fresh air, I can really curate my feed to be what I want to see.

    11:45 AM, Nov 19

    Well I know what I’m going to be playing this weekend 🎮

    5:09 PM, Nov 18

    Looks like I was mistaken by thinking I would be doing nothing all day. Nice walk with the dog in the sun.

    Now for an hour on the cross trainer.

    1:07 PM, Nov 18

    Today is a day of doing absolutely nothing, and I’m delighted.

    8:36 AM, Nov 18

    A lone shell

    7:51 AM, Nov 18

    Too cold for spiders

    3:23 PM, Nov 17

    Working on a few updates to my micro.blog theme over the last few days. Still a little more to do for mobile view, but overall I’m pretty happy.

    3:09 PM, Nov 16

    In The Web . #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters

    11:15 AM, Nov 15

    I’ve been working on a new micro.blog for a few days, and I just accidentally clicked the refresh button right next to new template.

    All my work gone! I’m so mad right now.

    8:41 AM, Nov 15

    Mastodon is great and everything but this stupidness on Twitter has made me really think about posting online at all.

    I simply don’t have the motivation to share the things I used to and perhaps that’s a good thing?

    7:35 AM, Nov 15

    Refections

    3:22 AM, Nov 13

    Refections . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly

    3:20 AM, Nov 13

    Chilling On The Beach . #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #xt4 #xt4fujifilm #sherringham

    10:09 AM, Nov 12

    Bit frosty out . #x100v #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #frostymorning

    2:12 PM, Nov 11

    Bit frosty out 🥶

    3:17 AM, Nov 11

    If I want to follow some micro.blog accounts using the mastodon app how do I find their compatible usernames easily?

    7:38 AM, Nov 8

    You can still find beauty in winter . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly

    7:45 PM, Nov 7

    Some random flowers that came out quite well.

    6:48 PM, Nov 7

    Elmo has invented blogs everyone.

    Panic over.

    8:13 AM, Nov 7
    10:24 AM, Nov 6

    Currently trying to get to grips with Pixelfed, and work out how all these indieweb things are going to for together.

    At the minute it’s a mess.

    1:25 PM, Nov 5

    This is an interesting idea. What if loads of buisness had instances, communication with employees could be as universal as email

    3:14 AM, Nov 3

    “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures” -F. M. Alexander

    3:17 PM, Nov 2

    “it turns out that most people do not want to participate in horrible unmoderated internet spaces full of shitty racists and not-all-men fedora bullies.” - Welcome to hell, Elon

    Shocking I know.

    7:52 PM, Oct 31

    So, I’ve finally put my Apple Watch Ultra on Charge with 17% battery left:

    • off charge at 7am Friday
    • 90-minute workout
    • Hour workout Saturday
    • 5 hours away from phone on cellular Saturday
    • Loads of payments and calls
    • Hour workout today away from the phone

    I’m happy with that.

    1:47 PM, Oct 30

    What’s the best blog post you’ve read this week?

    I’ll go first - What feminism means to me

    1:38 PM, Oct 30

    “I know of people who work for companies that are causing serious social harm yet are outspoke about whatever the Latest Thing™ is.”

    Twitter hasn’t apocalypsed yet

    10:36 AM, Oct 30

    Just a bench

    10:22 AM, Oct 30

    5 hours phone free this morning

    • payments
    • messages
    • phone calls

    All no problem and only 12% battery used. Thanks Apple Watch Ultra.

    1:58 PM, Oct 29

    12:35 PM, Oct 28

    I dont think it’s the time for mass abondonment of Twitter just yet, but I can see where it’s going already with the Meme lord in charge.

    It’s definitely a time to think about where you want to post and what you want to do online.

    7:58 AM, Oct 28

    You drip

    2:45 PM, Oct 27

    And just like that I’m back on the beta train 🚂

    8:52 AM, Oct 27

    “A “heavy tweeter” is defined as someone who logs in to Twitter six or seven days a week and tweets about three to four times a week,” - Twitter report

    I’m sorry what!?! 3-4 times a week is “heavy”.

    7:57 AM, Oct 27

    Currently reading: Happy Sexy Millionaire by Steven Bartlett 📚

    7:39 AM, Oct 27

    I’m been reminded of one of the most painful posts have written in my life but also one of the most cathartic.

    Still painful to read because I remember the emotions, but I am happy that I can now face them.

    8:26 PM, Oct 26

    Sold my Series 7 today so I’m all in on the Apple Watch Ultra. So I think it’s time for some words, a review of sorts.

    7:52 PM, Oct 26

    Need to do this for a bit. Getting fed up with the time wasting I do and the way it makes me feel afterwards.

    2:59 PM, Oct 26

    I have no idea why, but I’ve decided to bring my Buy Me A Coffee page up to scratch.

    If you like my stuff, buy me a cup of joe I guess. ❤️

    11:21 AM, Oct 26

    Ok Apple Watch Ultra. You win.

    For those interested this is with three hour long workouts and quite a bit of time on cellular each day.

    3:25 PM, Oct 25

    Saw random graffiti the other day that said:

    “Do more, say less”

    And I feel like that’s a life lesson.

    8:12 AM, Oct 24

    We had a very relaxing day today. Mainly because the weather was really rubbish but Lucie had a big seizure and wasn’t herself for most of the afternoon.

    6:13 PM, Oct 23
    10:35 AM, Oct 23

    Very weird being able to walk the dog in a tee shirt whilst surrounded by fallen leaves but enjoyable.

    I love this time of year.

    6:27 PM, Oct 22

    The prickles have fallen 🌰 #autumn #conkers #iphone14pro #nature #scenicbritain

    4:14 PM, Oct 22

    A few iPhone snaps from Lillie’s match last night. Raised more than £3000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

    8:49 AM, Oct 22

    I geniuinly need help with using Day One. I’ve had it for years but what do I write that is not repetitive naval-gazing.

    Should I set up prompts or are there any tips to get me going?

    5:01 PM, Oct 20

    No idea why but I’ve fallen back in love again with Shortcuts and have built loads of them over the last few days to automate hyper specific tasks.

    Technology is wonderful, when it works.

    2:44 PM, Oct 19

    Not sure when it happened but it would appear Bridgy doesn’t work with micro.blog any longer? the few replies I just tested removed all the conversation from the post and duplicated it numerous times. @manton

    9:05 AM, Oct 19

    As I get older, my answer to more and more things is “I don’t know”. What is short for, I’m not interested enough to think about it.

    I shrug my way through the day in blissful ignorance of most things that might have otherwise occupied my brain, and it’s fantastic.

    8:48 AM, Oct 19

    Does anyone use Blinkest or similar service to “read” books.

    7:31 AM, Oct 18

    Inspired by @maique I made a Shortcut to update your omg status including emojis.

    I will write up a bit more information in a little while, but if you want to beta test it, grad it here

    2:58 PM, Oct 16

    Implemented a custom version of status.lol into my blog because why not.

    2:25 PM, Oct 16

    The “what aboutness” of Twitter absolutely kills me.

    5:45 PM, Oct 14

    Editing some old ‘non keepers’ to see what I find.

    5:23 PM, Oct 13

    This year is the first year I haven’t done an iPhone review (or several) and I’ve got the itch to do a small one. Mainly to take the product shots… so I might just do that 😂

    6:03 AM, Oct 12

    I wish I was this happy

    4:05 PM, Oct 11

    I went around and tried all the ai copy writing bots do you don’t have to.

    In a surprise to absolutely no one. They all suck.

    4:46 PM, Oct 10

    Buddhism at War

    On reflection, I would have to conclude that the ethics of early Buddhism do not offer blanket solutions to all the complex predicaments of the human situation. Perhaps that was never their intention—perhaps their intention was to issue guidelines rather than proclaim moral absolutes, to posit ideals even for those who cannot perfectly fulfill them. Nevertheless, the complexity of the human condition inevitably confronts us with circumstances in which moral obligations run at crosscurrents.

    11:13 AM, Oct 10

    Annoyingly. After a bit of curation I’ve found instagram Reels to be a good resource for a wide range of things.

    Illustrator tips, design advice, SEO resources etc. I guess it’s not all memes and dancing.

    6:19 AM, Oct 10

    It’s happening!

    12:34 PM, Oct 8

    Like father, like son

    9:02 AM, Oct 8

    I think my internet friends are better than my real life ones ❤️

    6:12 PM, Oct 7

    I need some more newsletters to read. Drop your favourite 👇

    7:54 AM, Oct 5

    Like father like son . #streetphotography #photography #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #nottinghamstreetphotography #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx100v #fujifilm

    9:53 AM, Oct 3

    Got up and walked the dog purely because I could see the sun rising out my window.

    I’m a sucker for the colours and the quietness of early mornings. It stirs a certain type of majesty for the world we live in.

    7:39 AM, Oct 3

    I love photographing at The Contemporary #streetphotography #nottinghamstreetphotography #x100v #35mm #fujifilm #fujifilmx100v #fujiweekly #streetphotographer #nottinghamcontemporary

    5:30 PM, Oct 2

    Spending my Sunday assessing task management options for my team.

    It’s currently between Todoist and Notion.

    7:22 AM, Oct 2

    Oh my god. New episodes of the best podcast series ever made!

    5:18 PM, Sep 28

    You really suck as a manager if the only metric you have on your staff is based on if you can see them or not.

    Microsoft CEO says bosses are scared that you slack off while working from home

    7:02 AM, Sep 27

    I think I figured out that my desire to buy an Apple Watch Ultra has nothing to do with the actual watch.

    It’s simply that I want something different after 7 years wearing essentially the same thing.

    6:26 PM, Sep 24

    “What boat you are in is far more important than how hard you row.” — Charlie Munger

    6:00 PM, Sep 24

    Two weeks after COVID I can’t complain

    10:41 AM, Sep 24

    🎶 what happens when you loose everything, you just start again.

    1:03 PM, Sep 23

    I prayed to the gods.

    And spent too much!

    12:13 PM, Sep 22

    Lucie Loves Shoes!

    2:50 PM, Sep 21

    I think he wants one

    6:29 PM, Sep 20

    Laying in bed listening to Lucie playing and laughing her head off is my kind of medicine.

    The house, and probably the whole street, is still sleeping apart from us two and despite my tiredness it’s wonderful.

    Remember to enjoy these times my friends because they don’t last.

    5:34 AM, Sep 20

    Pushing them up

    9:51 AM, Sep 18

    Out the darkness

    5:47 PM, Sep 16

    Out of the darkness . #x100v #fujifilmx100v #fujifilmx #streetphotography #nottingham #nottinghamstreetphotography #shaddows #fujifilmweekly #streetphotographynottingham

    5:19 PM, Sep 16

    Finished reading: Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 📚

    7:49 PM, Sep 15

    New Home Screen for iOS16

    5:52 PM, Sep 12

    The fact that people seem to think the Apple Watch Ultra is a replacement for the old Edition range topper rather than a version to use in pretty specific circumstances is strange.

    1:06 PM, Sep 11

    I understand the upload limit for podcast on micro.blog is 45mb.

    What is the longest recording this could be whilst still sounding good.

    8:43 PM, Sep 9

    I think I want to Podcast again.

    Any micro.blog friends fancy a chat?

    5:35 AM, Sep 9

    ‘buy your mom an iPhone’

    Tim Cook’s response to improving Android texting

    3:28 PM, Sep 8

    I received my press pass for the photography show today.

    I didn’t even apply for one but I’ll take it.

    4:58 PM, Sep 7

    And it was at this point I burnt my entire house down

    7:38 AM, Sep 7

    There’s a lot to gain for Apple producing a non-pro ‘max’ size iPhone 14

    Outside of the cost element, the biggest issue with the Pro version for me is the weight.

    iPhone 13 = 173g iPhone 13 Pro = 203g

    In contrast, iPhone 6 was 129g and the iPhone 5 was 113g.

    2:35 PM, Sep 6

    No you spent all day trying to get your posts out of Ghost!

    As nice as it is I can’t be doing with everything being locked away.

    3:25 PM, Sep 4

    Shared without comment

    5:49 PM, Sep 3

    I really want to buy one of these. Just gives me such a sense of British culture. Plus they look awesome.

    10:00 AM, Sep 3

    The amount of people that wield stuff like this as if it were some kind of badge of honour is weird.

    Like yay the brand of phome I use is winning!

    Bizarre.

    4:07 AM, Sep 3

    I’ve had to deactivate my Twitter account for a while and get my wife to change my password.

    It drags me down so many rabbit holes, which I know is my issue, but I think is the best way that I deal with it for a bit and get rid of the itch.

    2:38 AM, Sep 3

    Migrated over from mastondon.social to my new home on social.lol and it all seems to have gone ok.

    If only everything was this easy.

    2:35 AM, Sep 3

    I guess I am in the cool gang now gr36.omg.lol

    11:15 AM, Sep 2

    It’s amazing how many companies claim to have deleted your account. Yet still send you marketing emails months later.

    8:28 AM, Sep 2

    I just love Shortcuts.

    Set up some simple ones on staff at work iPad to automate PDF creation and they are like 🤯

    12:00 PM, Sep 1

    Keep pumping . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujiweekly #norfolk #sheringham

    1:22 PM, Aug 30

    Another case of the invisible Dad today.

    Son starts school in September and all letters, online accounts, and emails are addressed to Mum despite me being the primary contact.

    😡

    12:27 PM, Aug 30

    Finished reading: Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 📚

    9:54 PM, Aug 29

    I blame @maique because I am now playing around with Drafts

    1:51 PM, Aug 29

    All the concerns I have stem from this “user-engagement-at-all-cost” business practice. Irrespective of how pleasing this interaction feels in the moment, it leaves me furious for the time wasted.

    What about Social Media is bad? - Excursions

    12:11 PM, Aug 28

    I don’t love having to do gardening in this hot weather. But it must love me.

    5:21 PM, Aug 27

    Sunrise at Sheringham Beach . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujixlovers #sunrise #fujixphotographer #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #norfolk #sheringham #sheringhambeach

    6:50 PM, Aug 26

    oh thats a new one

    4:59 AM, Aug 26

    Well now you’ve gone and ruined it. Guess we’ll be staying in today then

    10:25 AM, Aug 25
    10:00 AM, Aug 25

    Asking for a friend…

    9:34 AM, Aug 25

    Left shell . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #sheringhambeach #norfolkbeach #nature #scenicbritain

    8:50 PM, Aug 24

    Finished reading: Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte 📚

    It falls down the usual trope of telling you want they do and why you should, then giving you loads of cherry picked examples to prove their point.

    There is a good system in there so it’s worth a read but you can get the point by just skimming or reading a few of his blog posts.

    3:18 PM, Aug 24
    7:51 AM, Aug 24

    in order to be someone, we need someone to be someone for. The Perils of Audience Capture

    I guess this makes sense really, not just online but in our lives. We are constantly moulding ourselves to be ‘better’ but not always better in the grand scheme of things. Better for something or usually someone.

    5:13 PM, Aug 22
    9:32 AM, Aug 22

    Quick dip? . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #sherringham

    5:02 PM, Aug 21

    I love Matter and everything, but it really has to get better at recomendations. I am so sick of American politics and old posts.

    8:00 PM, Aug 20

    The fact I can now export reading notes in Matter into Apple Notes and really round off my note taking system is brilliant

    8:57 AM, Aug 20

    After seeing a few posts about it. Here’s how I post to micro.blog including an image upload shortcut.

    Hope this helps people.

    6:58 AM, Aug 20

    Sunrise at the beach huts

    6:14 AM, Aug 20

    The fact that when people refer to “the notch” everyone knows exactly what you mean is justification enough

    12:22 PM, Aug 18

    be careful of “doesn’t that already exist? have you heard of XYZ?” when analyzing or sharing an idea for a product. Yes, sometimes a new solution is very well redundant, but sometimes there is still untapped opportunity.

    Doesn’t That Already Exist?

    9:32 AM, Aug 18

    Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

    Viktor Frankl, Mans search for meaning

    8:16 AM, Aug 18

    The average time spent in app per day for kids and teens is a massive 91 minutes on TikTok and 56minutes on YouTube

    “Social media” has pivoted from interaction focused to AI created consumption engines.

    9:23 PM, Aug 17

    I’ve KonMarie my Instagram and find it infinitely more enjoyable now.

    Still not installign that crap on my phone though.

    7:58 PM, Aug 16

    Currently reading: Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 📚

    7:29 AM, Aug 15

    Shaken

    8:13 PM, Aug 14

    Shaken . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly

    8:12 PM, Aug 14

    There was some great light when we were shopping in Nottingham this morning. It’s a shame I couldn’t hang around a bit longer and roam around with my camera.

    5:43 PM, Aug 13

    I want to sparkle . #x100v #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiseries #fujiweekly #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #streetphotography #photography #ukstreetphotography #street_vision #streetphotographer #nottinghamstreetphotography

    3:06 PM, Aug 13

    I am tempted to just move to one blog rather than splitting things between micro.gregmorris.co.uk and gregmorris.co.uk. Seems redundant having both.

    11:01 AM, Aug 12

    Few milkshake treats 🥤

    12:12 PM, Aug 11

    I thought this was supposed to be easier on m1?

    9:37 AM, Aug 11

    Woke up to lots of engagement on my two blog posts yesterday and I am a bit overwhelmed.

    I realise that not everyone expects a reply but it seems weird if I don’t.

    Thanks though! Some interesting points raised.

    9:30 AM, Aug 11

    Why do companies value new customers so much highly than retaining current ones? Where is the loyalty and appreciation for those already supporting the business?

    Seems like a poor decision to me but it’s absolutely rampant.

    7:53 PM, Aug 10

    Currently reading: The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters 📚

    9:16 PM, Aug 8

    Seems like a good time to post gregmorris.co.uk/blog/but-…

    7:35 PM, Aug 8

    It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.

    Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

    5:55 PM, Aug 8

    Theres something about flowers and bees that speak to me.

    Usually buzzzzzzzzz I guess.

    5:43 PM, Aug 8

    Who’s the lucky one? . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly

    1:53 PM, Aug 7

    I feel like there is a certain type of photo that to post to Instagram and a different type on glass.

    Where as I am comfortable posting a whole stream of photos to micro.blog and let people view them all.

    1:52 PM, Aug 6

    You playing? . #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters

    11:31 AM, Aug 6

    Yesterday was long run day so I needed to stretch my legs with a long walk. Of course I took some pictures along the way with my x100v.

    And one for @maique

    11:30 AM, Aug 6

    Oh my!

    Glass is gorgeous on the web too

    5:27 PM, Aug 5

    This is me but with Twitter. Not sure if everyone has grown up and has lives to live but my timeline is nothing like it was a few years ago.

    7:21 AM, Aug 5

    Now I am no longer podcasting I’m considering returning to a newsletter.

    Perhaps every two weeks.

    7:15 AM, Aug 5

    Best description of Instagram I’ve seen, and all in one sentence!

    7:11 AM, Aug 5

    Lucie loves her new chair that will make a big difference to her social inclusion. Simple things like sitting at the table with us at meal times or doing activities will be drastically improved.

    Really happy with it.

    6:48 PM, Aug 3

    Using Instagram in the browser removes all ads and all the full screen messing about.

    Much better.

    5:20 PM, Aug 3

    Trying to slim down on some upcoming purchases because times are hard at the moment and due to get worse.

    Cancelled Readwise, Glass, Fantastical and Apple One already. There will probably be some more cutting to do yet.

    Sad times but needs must I guess.

    8:27 PM, Aug 2

    Currently reading: The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters 📚

    7:33 PM, Aug 2

    Why do I find my self tempted to buy, of all things, a Surface Duo?

    I’ve even confused myself with this one.

    7:32 PM, Aug 2

    All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.

    T.E. Lawrence

    9:45 AM, Aug 2

    Currently reading: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 📚

    5:28 AM, Aug 1

    Take a seat

    5:24 AM, Aug 1

    At a time when staged narratives and rendered images are popular, I am excited by the fact that life itself offers situations far more strange and beautiful than anything I could set up?

    Melanie Einzig

    5:09 AM, Aug 1

    Met a friend on our evening dog walk. He’s called Larry 🦎

    9:01 PM, Jul 31

    It’s ok to delete people you like but you hate their tweets right?

    Asking for a friend.

    12:55 PM, Jul 31

    Hidden adventure . #x100v #rutland #rutlandwater #fujifilm #waterparkfun #nature #fujifilmx100v #fujix100v

    11:37 AM, Jul 31

    Number 2 ❤️

    9:48 AM, Jul 31

    I love being outside and if it involves some kind of water it’s even better

    11:19 AM, Jul 30

    Take a seat . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #rutland #rutlandwater

    7:59 AM, Jul 30

    Cherry blossom . #cherryblossom #blossom #blackandwhite #flowers #nature #naturephotography

    1:51 PM, Jul 29

    I’m so proud ❤️

    10:01 AM, Jul 29

    Wondered why the checkout assistant was looking at me weird.

    Then realised I was buying Redbull and sleeping tablets.

    It’s been a long week.

    9:21 AM, Jul 29

    “The audience you are building on other platforms is never truly yours.”

    vanschneider.com/blog/youv…

    7:15 PM, Jul 28

    The good news is my inspiration and motivation to write is back a bit.

    Can’t really be bothered with long blog posts though. Really getting into micro posts again.

    Fair warning.

    9:09 PM, Jul 27

    Tempted to pick up Stray.

    Anyone played it? 🎮

    stray.game

    5:56 PM, Jul 27

    A Single Shadow . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #streetphotography #nottingham #streetphotographer #streetphotographynottingham #ukstreetphotography

    5:21 AM, Jul 26

    I keep thinking about writing something, saving notes and thinking of good topics to cover. Yet when I open an app and actually try and do it, I simply can’t be bothered.

    Twice today I’ve tried to finish off a post that has been in drafts for weeks.

    2:01 PM, Jul 25

    Suck it up

    7:57 AM, Jul 25

    Life is a weird thing isn’t it.

    I’m reminded of some techno I used to listen to 20 years ago and I’m automatically back there. Feeling the same feeling I felt then and all the experiences that went with it.

    How can I feel so old and so young with one track.

    8:57 PM, Jul 22

    “One thing all humans share is that we’re a ghost trapped in a skeleton covered by a sack of meat” - Today in tabs

    Possibly the best opener to a newsletter ever

    7:56 PM, Jul 20

    “Twitter built a superhighway from your foot to your mouth.”

    💯

    www.wired.com/story/pla…

    5:46 PM, Jul 19

    There is something about the Nottingham Contemporary that makes almost every image look interesting. I am looking forward to when all of the builing work is finished around it and I can take some more images

    3:11 PM, Jul 19

    I am currently at the stage of

    • Yes I need a microblog
    • No I don’t know where to put it

    So I have two.

    I’ll never change.

    1:49 PM, Jul 19

    Spotted this on Reddit earlier today, and it stuck out to me.

    Perhaps it is because I’ve had circling conversations with my friends about ‘hustling’, or perhaps I am just tired of this crap all together.

    12:03 PM, Jul 19

    Lurking . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #street_photo #streetphotographerscommunity

    5:25 PM, Jul 18

    Tipping Point . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #streetphotographerscommunity #skegness

    11:10 AM, Jul 16

    Get that shot . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #street_photo #streetphotographerscommunity

    7:38 AM, Jul 15

    Share a shake .

    #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #street_photo #streetphotographerscommunity

    7:11 AM, Jul 14

    Sliding doors

    . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #street_photo #streetphotographerscommunity

    7:19 AM, Jul 13
    8:01 AM, Jul 12

    Keep up . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #street_photo #streetphotographerscommunity

    8:05 AM, Jul 11

    Sprouting . #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #nature #woodland #woodlandphotography

    12:38 PM, Jul 10

    I think I deserve this today

    4:44 PM, Jul 9

    The worst possible thing has happened.

    Lucie has COVID 💔

    2:46 PM, Jul 9

    Have you got a table for one? . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #street_photo #streetphotographynottingham

    9:23 PM, Jul 1

    Into the upside down . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiseries #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #street_photo_club #street_vision #streetphotographer #street_photo

    6:58 AM, Jun 30

    Am I recycled?

    6:21 PM, Jun 29
    11:55 AM, Jun 28
    6:59 AM, Jun 27

    Showtime . #streetphotography #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #streetphoto #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujifilm #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters

    1:30 PM, Jun 26
    8:14 AM, Jun 25

    Find a new view . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #street_photo #street_photogroup #street_photos

    1:28 PM, Jun 24

    Am I recycled? . #ukstreetphotography #streetphotographer #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly

    4:39 PM, Jun 23

    Get home safe . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fujiweekly #ukstreetphotography #street_vision #streetphotographer #streetphotographerscommunity #streetphotographynottingham

    7:16 AM, Jun 23
    1:52 PM, Jun 22

    Lady bug 🐞 . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #nature #ladybird #outdoor #scenicbritain

    1:02 PM, Jun 19

    If I share just a gallery of images on my ghost blog it transfers them all into micro.blog too.

    Helpful feature or happy accident @manton ?

    8:29 PM, Jun 18

    Nice car, nice shadow

    1:48 PM, Jun 18
    5:13 PM, Jun 16

    Keep It Tidy . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #streetphotography #nottingham #streetphotographer #streetphotographynottingham

    3:39 PM, Jun 15

    Old and new . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #flower #nature #bee #naturephotography

    1:16 PM, Jun 14

    Paying respects

    4:18 PM, Jun 13
    1:53 PM, Jun 13

    Paying respects . #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilmx100v #fujix100 #fujixpassion #fujixlovers #fujixphotographer #fujixshooters #fujifilmuk #fuji #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #newark #streetphotography

    9:18 AM, Jun 12
    3:32 PM, Jun 10

    Ruined beauty . #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #poppy #trolley #rubbish #photography #naturephotography #scenicbritain #naturelovers #waste #trash #cleanup

    7:45 PM, Jun 8

    Blue on blue . #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #sign #sunnyday #bluesky #summer #streetphotography

    6:20 PM, Jun 7

    Daisy Daisy . #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly#nature #flowers #daisy #naturelovers #flowerphotography #f2 #summer #britain

    8:35 AM, Jun 7

    One of my favourites from earlier this year in Lincoln . #lincoln #streetphotography #lincolnshire #urbanphotography #a7c #streetphotographer #street #swagger #urbanandstreet #igstreet #streetizm #streetpic #street_is_life #capturestreets #urbanstreetphotogallery #streetview #streetvision #lincolnstreetphotography

    4:45 PM, Jun 6
    8:32 AM, Jun 5

    Hey Kids! . #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #oakley #sunshine #hiding #camping

    6:08 PM, Jun 4

    I’m going off grid with no phone and no gadgets for a few days. There’s only one way to tell the time now.

    8:20 AM, Jun 2

    Golden rays

    5:53 PM, May 31

    Dangerous flowers .

    #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #jubileeway #nature #senicbritain #flowers #barbedwire

    3:45 PM, May 31

    I Want It . #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #dogtoy #dogs #paw #ball #play

    6:07 AM, May 31

    Lets play . #bouncycastle #playtime #shoes #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly

    8:19 AM, May 30

    Let’s play

    11:08 AM, May 29

    Caught in the act . #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #thisaintartschool #fujiweekly

    10:13 AM, May 29

    Poor doggy . #doggy #fujifilmx100v #fuji #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujiseries #fujiweekly #x100v

    7:29 AM, May 27

    Lucie wanted to pose for some photos ❤️

    6:57 AM, May 27

    It’s always wrong

    7:36 AM, May 26

    Field of yellow . #nature #lincolnshire #a7c #scenicbritain #field #flowers #yellow #outdoors

    11:03 PM, May 23

    Just a sliver of light

    2:18 AM, May 23

    Just a sliver of light . #naturephotography #natureshots #woodland #woodlandtrust #a7c #senicbritain #woodlandphotography

    12:04 PM, May 22

    Today I am mostly in nature.

    9:50 AM, May 22

    Am I being stupid or does the micro.blog app not accept an image from the screenshot editor? @help

    6:42 PM, May 21

    Does anyone else find themselves thinking about a project while they’re supposed to be doing something else.

    Sat here watching TV and thinking about Figma animations can’t be healthy.

    7:47 PM, May 20

    I pray for a day we listen to intelligent, articulate individuals with a history of accurate social commentary.

    Not spoilt children pretending to be one.

    6:31 AM, May 19

    I miss autumn walks . #grantham #beltonhouse #woodland #nationaltrust #autumn #goldenleaves #belmont #outdoors #scenicbritain #a7c

    5:10 AM, May 19

    It’s a well worn shot, but I love it

    4:54 PM, May 13

    Honey I shrunk the kids

    3:52 PM, May 13
    11:09 AM, May 13

    In and out the shadow

    7:25 AM, May 12

    When the light is crap but the buildings pop

    12:50 PM, May 11

    Day 8 of everyday in may was tough. But we are getting through it 💪

    10:57 AM, May 8

    The test run of putting the tent up on the drive way was a success.

    Next time won’t be so easy! 🏕

    10:02 AM, May 7
    1:49 PM, May 1
    1:49 PM, May 1

    Is this the way?

    11:26 AM, Apr 27

    Crazy what you can get from an iPhone with a few little tweaks

    7:22 PM, Apr 25

    Crazy what you can get from an iPhone with a few little tweaks

    7:22 PM, Apr 25
    10:06 AM, Apr 21

    Just grazin

    8:19 PM, Apr 16

    Just grazin . #nature #rutland #rutlandwater #rutlandwaternaturereserve #sheep #naturephotography #naturelovers #wildlife #a7c

    8:19 PM, Apr 16
    9:09 PM, Apr 12

    A Hidden Treasure

    7:47 AM, Apr 11

    A Hidden Treasure . #streetphotography #lincoln #a7c #jewellery

    7:47 AM, Apr 11

    Choosing a treat . #lincoln #streetphotography #streetphotographer #a7c #85mm

    8:25 AM, Apr 10

    Choosing a treat . #lincoln #streetphotography #streetphotographer #a7c #85mm #lincolnstreetphotography

    8:25 AM, Apr 10
    5:17 AM, Apr 9
    5:17 AM, Apr 9

    Ready For Delivery

    4:53 PM, Apr 8

    Ready For Delivery . . . #justeat #wagamama #streetphotography #lincoln #brayford #a7c #shotonsony #lincs #lincolnshire #lincolnstreetphotography

    4:53 PM, Apr 8

    The moment Tom Jarvis became the national champion

    10:08 AM, Mar 28

    The moment @tomm_jarvis became the national champion . . . #tabletennis #markbatesnationals22 #sonyalpha #sportsphotography #champion

    10:08 AM, Mar 28

    You can tell it’s spring

    3:11 PM, Mar 26

    You can tell it’s spring . . . #flowers #daffodils #sunshine #sonyalpha #nature #unitedkingdom #wales #f1.8 #shotonsony #instaflowers #flowerslover #flora #natureshots #nature_shooters #naturephotography

    3:11 PM, Mar 26

    You cant kill my love of flowers!

    8:29 PM, Mar 25

    You cant kill my love of flowers! . . . #flowers #spring #a7iv #cherryblossom #pink #2870mm #sigma #nature #britain #flower_daily #instaflowers #flowerslover

    8:29 PM, Mar 25

    In The Clearing

    10:16 AM, Feb 25

    In The Clearing . . . #moody #misty #woodland #nature #instagood #shotonsony #a7c #lincolnshire #grantham

    10:16 AM, Feb 25

    Down The Alley

    9:05 AM, Feb 23

    Down The Alley . . . #streetphotography #shadow #stamford #sonya7c #85mm18 #shotonsony #instagood #wintersun #streetphotographer #rutland #lincs #lincolnshire

    9:05 AM, Feb 23

    Trent Bridge

    10:38 AM, Feb 9

    Trent Bridge . . . #newark #nottinghamshire #bridge #waterside #river #landscape #85mm18 #shotonsonyalpha

    10:38 AM, Feb 9

    When The Shadows Just Hit Right

    3:14 PM, Feb 2

    When The Shadows Just Hit Right 🔥 . . . #streetphotography #shadow #stamford #sonya7c #85mm18 #shotonsony #instagood #wintersun #streetphotographer

    3:14 PM, Feb 2

    Waiting For A Sale

    8:54 AM, Jan 31

    Waiting For A Sale . . . #stamford #streetphotography #shop #paulrichman #lincolnshire #lincsofficial #rutland #tailoredsuit #shopwindow #aftershave #85mm18 #sonya7c #shotonsony

    8:54 AM, Jan 31

    A Drink In The Sun?

    4:04 PM, Jan 30

    A Drink In The Sun? . . . #stamford #rutland #lincolnshire #lincsoffical #streetphotography #pub

    4:04 PM, Jan 30

    Waiting for play time

    11:06 AM, Jan 18

    Waiting for play time

    11:06 AM, Jan 18

    I hoping the answer was blowing in the wind

    4:40 PM, Jan 14

    I hoping the answer was blowing in the wind

    4:40 PM, Jan 14

    Catching the light

    2:18 PM, Jan 13

    Catching the light . . . . . #rubbish #trashpicker #woodlands #fallenleaves #polution #plasticbottle #pickitup #litter #smallthings #greenbottle

    2:18 PM, Jan 13

    It Gets Everywhere

    5:27 PM, Jan 12

    It Gets Everywhere . . . . . #corona #coronamemes #coronaextra #nature #leaves #woodland #sonyalpha #winter #beer #rubbish

    5:27 PM, Jan 12

    Bit cold out

    7:43 PM, Dec 19

    Bit cold out

    7:43 PM, Dec 19

    In the boat yard

    2:19 PM, Dec 12

    In the boat yard . . . . . #newark #nottinghamshire #boat #streetphotography #sonyalpha #a7c #85mm #sunshine #boating

    2:19 PM, Dec 12

    A deer in the wild?

    11:14 AM, Dec 7

    A deer in the wild? . . . . . #christmas #christmaslights #deer #santa #streetphotography #sonyalpha #sony #shotonsonyalpha #85mm #a7c #nightphotography #christmasdecor #lights

    11:14 AM, Dec 7

    Stop looking at me swan!

    6:34 PM, Dec 6

    Stop looking at me swan! . . . . . #sonyalpha #sony #photography #a7c #a #nature #scenicbritain #outdoors #sigma #swan #ferrymeadows #ferrymeadowspeterborough

    6:34 PM, Dec 6

    The storm is coming

    6:58 PM, Dec 5

    The storm is coming

    6:58 PM, Dec 5

    Love this girl

    7:32 PM, Dec 4

    Love this girl ❤️

    7:32 PM, Dec 4

    Nottingham Christmas Market

    8:19 PM, Dec 3
    8:19 PM, Dec 3

    Christmas Baubles

    3:03 PM, Nov 30
    3:03 PM, Nov 30

    The light is fading

    5:08 PM, Nov 27

    The light is fading

    5:08 PM, Nov 27

    Blown Away

    3:26 PM, Nov 22

    Blown Away

    3:26 PM, Nov 22

    You’re going to be ages mate

    8:55 AM, Nov 11

    You’re going to be ages mate

    8:55 AM, Nov 11

    Wheres the fairies?

    3:05 PM, Nov 6

    Wheres the fairies? . . . . . #sonyalpha #sony #photography #a7c #shotonsonyalpha #nature #scenicbritain #outdoors #sigma28-70 #mushroom #woods #woodland #woodlandtrust

    3:05 PM, Nov 6

    They keep on falling

    4:49 PM, Oct 31

    They keep on falling . . . . . #sonyalpha #sony #photography #a7c #a #nature #sigma #scenicbritain #outdoors #sigma28-70 #shotonsonyalpha #autumn #leaves #fall

    4:49 PM, Oct 31

    Beware the prickles . . . . . #sonyalpha #sony #photography #a7c #a #nature #sigma #scenicbritain #outdoors #sigma2870mmf28 70 #conkers

    5:22 PM, Oct 25
    1:41 PM, Oct 24
    Two Swans A Swimming
    1:35 PM, Oct 24

    A random bug appears

    7:37 AM, Oct 22

    A random bug appears

    7:37 AM, Oct 22

    Blowing in the wind . . . . . #naturephotography #sonyalpha #sony #photography #a7c #a #nature #outdoors #sigma28-70 #shotonsonyalpha #feather

    7:02 PM, Oct 21

    Blowing in the wind

    DSC01551

    1:33 PM, Oct 21

    Attempt at some product photography for a review

    7:44 AM, Oct 6

    Attempt at some product photography for a review . . . . . #iphone13 #iphone13mini #apple #sigma #sonya7c #iphone #productphotography #review

    7:44 AM, Oct 6

    Random flower just to keep you all interested

    1:28 PM, Sep 30

    Random flower just to keep you all interested ❤️

    1:28 PM, Sep 30

    Beauty from nothing

    9:23 AM, Sep 27

    Beauty from nothing . . . . . #sonyalpha #sony #photography #a7c #a #nature #sigma #flower #nature #naturephotography #harlaxton #uk #harlaxtonmanor #shotonsonyalpha #garden #naturelovers

    9:23 AM, Sep 27

    Head through

    5:25 PM, Sep 22
    2:24 PM, Sep 21
    8:18 PM, Sep 20
    Forbidden Garden
     
    1:31 PM, Sep 20

    Know the code?

    4:21 PM, Sep 12

    Know the code? . . . . . #a7c #sonya7c #sigma #sigma2870mmf28 #shotonsonyalpha #lock #vikingway #chain #sigma2870

    4:21 PM, Sep 12

    Saving the memories

    3:48 PM, Sep 6

    Saving the memories . . . . . #a7c #shotonsonyalpha #memories #kids #memoriesforlife #sonya7c #sigma2470art #rutlandwater #playing #sonyalpha #sonyalphasclub

    3:48 PM, Sep 6

    Lonely buoy . . . . . #sonya7c #sonyalphaa7c #shotonsonyalpha #shotonsony #sigma #sigma2470art #rutlandwater #buoy #rutland #water #reservoir

    7:03 PM, Sep 5

    Lonely buoy

    1:33 PM, Sep 5

    Bug eater

    7:44 PM, Sep 4

    Bug eater . . . . #dodgecharger #dodge #charger #anericanmuscle #carsofinstagram #americanmusclecar #carstagram #sonya7c #sonyalphaa7c #shotonsonyalpha #shotonsony #sigma #sigma2470art

    7:44 PM, Sep 4

    Run of the mill

    6:09 PM, Sep 4

    Belmont Tower

    1:01 PM, Aug 29

    Top of the tower . . . .

    #sonycamera #sonya #sonyalpha #sonyphotography #a7c #sonymirrorless #grantham #belmont #beltonhouse #shotonsonyalpha

    8:52 PM, Aug 28

    Hooooot

    5:18 PM, Aug 22

    Hooooot

    5:18 PM, Aug 22

    Get that selfie

    4:44 PM, Aug 17

    Get that selfie

    4:44 PM, Aug 17

    Cutting the sky . . . . #sonyalpha #sonyalphaa7c #sonya7c #shotonsonyalpha #sky #nature #grass #2860mm

    12:30 PM, Aug 15

    Find a new perspective

    4:26 PM, Aug 4

    Find a new perspective . . . . #sonyalpha #sonya7c #sonyalphaa7c #shotonsonyalpha #harrypotter #wbtourlondon #triwizardcup

    4:26 PM, Aug 4

    Knock knock

    3:45 PM, Aug 3

    Knock knock

    3:45 PM, Aug 3

    Tall corn

    3:37 PM, Jul 30

    Tall corn

    3:37 PM, Jul 30

    Never go THAT way

    7:59 AM, Jul 29

    Never go THAT way

    7:59 AM, Jul 29

    Here comes the sun

    12:33 PM, Jul 23

    Here comes the sun

    12:33 PM, Jul 23

    Berry good

    5:51 PM, Jun 23

    Berry good

    5:51 PM, Jun 23

    In the sunshine

    7:39 AM, Jun 4

    In the sunshine ☀️

    7:39 AM, Jun 4

    Jet trails in the sky

    10:45 AM, Jun 2

    Jet trails in the sky

    10:45 AM, Jun 2

    Holding the fallen apple

    10:01 AM, May 31

    Holding the fallen apple

    10:01 AM, May 31

    The clock tower

    12:00 PM, May 30

    The clock tower

    12:00 PM, May 30

    Alone

    1:07 PM, May 29

    Alone

    1:07 PM, May 29

    Up the driveway

    2:01 PM, May 23

    Up the driveway

    2:01 PM, May 23

    Rotting away

    5:28 PM, May 22

    Rotting away

    5:28 PM, May 22

    Burn it down

    6:10 PM, May 20

    Burn it down

    6:10 PM, May 20

    This girl gets me

    8:12 PM, May 17

    This girl gets me

    8:12 PM, May 17

    Get that social distance

    4:20 PM, May 10

    Get that social distance

    4:20 PM, May 10

    Down the pier

    2:41 PM, May 7

    Down the pier

    2:41 PM, May 7

    I can only care for fake plants

    3:08 PM, Apr 30

    I can only care for fake plants

    3:08 PM, Apr 30

    Pretty in pink

    3:14 AM, Apr 25

    Pretty in pink

    3:14 AM, Apr 25

    Nailed on

    4:20 PM, Dec 15

    Nailed on

    4:20 PM, Dec 15

    Can't wait for the summer

    3:08 PM, Dec 13

    Morning dew

    1:30 PM, Dec 11

    Morning dew

    1:30 PM, Dec 11

    Guess what I am working on

    8:13 AM, Nov 11

    Guess what I am working on

    8:13 AM, Nov 11

    Just a rock

    11:34 AM, Nov 10

    Just a rock

    11:34 AM, Nov 10

    The best colour an iPhone has ever been

    1:28 PM, Nov 5

    The best colour an iPhone has ever been

    1:28 PM, Nov 5

    Pupper

    12:50 PM, Oct 24

    Pupper

    12:50 PM, Oct 24

    Take me back

    12:01 PM, Oct 23

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    Tatty flower #sonyalpha #sonya7iii #sonyphotography #a7iii

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    Ripples around the rock #sonya7iii #sonyalpha #a7iii #sonyphotography

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