Actual email I received:
> Happy Sunday, I hope youâre having a great day!
> I really admire the work you do as an author. Even without knowing your latest book, itâs clear that creating stories and sharing them takes talent and dedication
> I specialize in helping authors reach more readers and grow sales quickly. Your work deserves the spotlight it deserves, and Iâd love to help you connect with the right audience.
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Just... no.
I *really* don't need another RSS reader in my life... except I really like the philosophy of this one. RSS reader rather than RSS *manager*â no unread counts; different types of items age out at different rates, from breaking news to articles... ÂŁ9.99 one time purchase. Seriously thinking about trying this one out...
Current | Terry Godier https://www.terrygodier.com/current
@flohgro Hah. Having said what I said about reducing app coverage, I'm using Reeder and Feedly for RSS subs and GoodLinks for read-later items... it's a three tier system, where I use the Feedly app for instant turnover, randomly read through items saved in GoodLinks (medium paced turnover), and periodically clear down Reeder, which is basically just a slow-paced view on my Feedly account.
Used to do it all in Reeder, but my info-hoarding couldn't be contained in one place... ;)
@flohgro Food for thought. Thanks. I'm a Raindrop user, but I'm starting to lean on DT as a PDF reader and file store... and I hear you on the note of reducing the number of separate apps, where feasible...
@flohgro Nice!
Interesting that you use DEVONthink for bookmarks... I'm somewhat familiar with DEVONthink, but what does it do for you that other dedicated bookmark managers (Raindrop, LinkDing, Pinboard etc) don't?
> Yes, we can still use em dashes. ... Iâll keep writing however I want, and if someone decides to stop reading what I write because they suspect itâs AI-generated because I use too many em dashes, or parentheses, or any other punctuation or word or whatever, well, good riddance.
On em dashes â Manu https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/on-em-dashes
Calendar apps should let individuals rename shared events for themselves, without renaming the event for all the invitees. If I have coffee with Sally, the same event should be named âPaul coffeeâ for Sally and âSally coffeeâ for me.
Do any calendar clients out there do this? It seems so obvious. Am I just missing it?
Anton (https://podviaznikov.com) is building some interesting things.
"Itâs a troubling time to be a long-term Apple customer."
âMatt Gemmell via SchwarzTech
Snippet: The Fallen Apple https://schwarztech.net/snippets/the-fallen-apple
@flohgro Looking good! Not the biggest fan of the fully justified text, but also not complaining too much, and regardless, I was drawn in and just wanted to start reading through. Looking forward to spending some time catching up on your posts. Take a bow!
Updated my book management in @drafts. Full screen, proper masonry, colour coding actually means something (related to the colour coded filter buttons), with locally cached images, and running an "add new title" action from the filter if the searched for title doesn't match anything in the vault. Functions quite nicely as a list of active/paused/archived/abandoned reads, wishlist, and anti-library...
Haven't ported my entire library, so this is a sub segment. Heavy #SciFi bias...
Two things are instantly apparent:
- There's a very small number of people who'll appreciate the significance of either of those points.
- One of the reasons @drafts is so useful is that there's so much you can do to make it work in a way that suits you without nagging Greg to make it work in a way that fits your specific use case...
Small shift in my #DraftsApp usage that only just became clear to me:
- my syntax defn uses an action to process [[wikilinks]] that tries to match a draft title exactly, offers a list of close matches to open in the event of no exact match being found, and the option to create a new draft with the wikilinked string if the draft I want doesn't exist (like NV).
- my syntax defines a [[?:string]] pattern that lists all references to the linked term, via another action.
Ah, okay, I wouldn't ordinarily ask for this, but can I, uh, can I get a "re-skeet" on this?
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lhck2qa73dovvfqdy7k3ffj6/post/3mdih2knfj22e
@amonduin @stroughtonsmith I know a lot has been said about this, but I just don't get how anyone responsible thought Liquid Glass was okay to release. I'm no designer, but it feels so icky in so many places. This is the longest I've gone without installing the current OS on my daily use devices since... ever?
A take on assistive technology: using Google Maps on an iPad to help my mother (bed-bound, post-stroke) remember where she lives. Drop a pin, take a virtual stroll up and down the street...
And yes, I'm one of those weird people whose #iPhone (and #iPad) Home Screen is pretty much exclusively comprised of widgets. Apps only live in the dock. LMAO. If I can't see it, there's a strong chance it doesn't exist. Surfacing important/useful information in a visible way is a life-saver...
...which is probably one of the reasons #iPadOS26 offended me so much... that thin white skeuomorphic reflective glare/outline effect... please and no thank you. Might be a small detail, but...đżđ”âđ«đ«Ł
Pictured: my "start up" morning focus mode pulls a random workout and a couple of bits of health advice. There's work to do, going back through the collection of "health advice" for science/sense, keeping the ones that stand scrutiny, removing the ones that don't, but Pinterest doesn't make that kind of curation easy, and at this point, I take it most of what shows up as inspiration rather than fact...
Would love to find an "image repository as source of knowledge" #PKM app that offers a random image widget on a per collection/album basis.
I'm still using Pinterest (I know, I know...) for part of this, but it's designed for stockpiling and composting rather than long-term engagement and/or management.
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