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Developer, designer, writer, and @wmbr DJ living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ex-@tinymixtapes
· webdev · vim · movies · music · uspol · design · […]
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What does Trump *think he means* when he says "we have the hottest country anywhere in the world"?
Don't tell me why he's wrong or that he's stupid or crazy, I know all these things. Also no global warming jokes please.
What does he THINK he's saying? What are we SUPPOSED to understand him to […]
Don't tell me why he's wrong or that he's stupid or crazy, I know all these things. Also no global warming jokes please.
What does he THINK he's saying? What are we SUPPOSED to understand him to […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 20, 2026 at 7:28 PM
What does Trump *think he means* when he says "we have the hottest country anywhere in the world"?
Don't tell me why he's wrong or that he's stupid or crazy, I know all these things. Also no global warming jokes please.
What does he THINK he's saying? What are we SUPPOSED to understand him to […]
Don't tell me why he's wrong or that he's stupid or crazy, I know all these things. Also no global warming jokes please.
What does he THINK he's saying? What are we SUPPOSED to understand him to […]
Reposted by Jay 🆘
:ollie_cool: Ready for some retro gaming fun? Our newest Kickstarter is here: Ollie’s Arcade Expansion. Help us bring Ollie’s Arcade to the masses and add new games, including Frenzic, to the collection. 🕹️
Find out more and pledge your support […]
[Original post on iconfactory.world]
Find out more and pledge your support […]
[Original post on iconfactory.world]
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
:ollie_cool: Ready for some retro gaming fun? Our newest Kickstarter is here: Ollie’s Arcade Expansion. Help us bring Ollie’s Arcade to the masses and add new games, including Frenzic, to the collection. 🕹️
Find out more and pledge your support […]
[Original post on iconfactory.world]
Find out more and pledge your support […]
[Original post on iconfactory.world]
Reposted by Jay 🆘
RE: https://mastodon.social/@ikenndac/115923536915571374
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@ikenndac/115923536915571374
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
Whoa this new-ish "simple old-school blog theme" from Automattic is great -- will remind you immediately of the once ubiquitous Blogger theme "Minima": https://wordpress.org/themes/bitacora/ #wordpress #blogging
Bitácora | WordPress Theme Directory
Bitácora is a simple old-school blog theme.
wordpress.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Whoa this new-ish "simple old-school blog theme" from Automattic is great -- will remind you immediately of the once ubiquitous Blogger theme "Minima": https://wordpress.org/themes/bitacora/ #wordpress #blogging
RE: https://mastodon.social/@ikenndac/115923536915571374
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@ikenndac/115923536915571374
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
This is a really smart analysis of UI design in terms of "how it works," not "how it looks”:
"This sort of design is common in apps like Photos, and especially in “shoebox” apps. Every feature is in its own place, and if you want to use […]
Media Log: The Testament of Ann Lee (Mona Fastvold, 2025)
★★★☆
Watched: Jan 19, 2026
On 70mm! At times beautiful, but ultimately unconvincing. Aside from that: Josephine Foster is in this movie.
#nowwatching #movies #medialog
★★★☆
Watched: Jan 19, 2026
On 70mm! At times beautiful, but ultimately unconvincing. Aside from that: Josephine Foster is in this movie.
#nowwatching #movies #medialog
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Media Log: The Testament of Ann Lee (Mona Fastvold, 2025)
★★★☆
Watched: Jan 19, 2026
On 70mm! At times beautiful, but ultimately unconvincing. Aside from that: Josephine Foster is in this movie.
#nowwatching #movies #medialog
★★★☆
Watched: Jan 19, 2026
On 70mm! At times beautiful, but ultimately unconvincing. Aside from that: Josephine Foster is in this movie.
#nowwatching #movies #medialog
I feel like the federated nature of...erm, the fediverse is difficult to explain, but once understood makes complete sense.
Many people didn't understand how Twitter worked when it was created, either. For instance here's a website that very nicely explains what is seen on Twitter, by whom, and […]
Many people didn't understand how Twitter worked when it was created, either. For instance here's a website that very nicely explains what is seen on Twitter, by whom, and […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I feel like the federated nature of...erm, the fediverse is difficult to explain, but once understood makes complete sense.
Many people didn't understand how Twitter worked when it was created, either. For instance here's a website that very nicely explains what is seen on Twitter, by whom, and […]
Many people didn't understand how Twitter worked when it was created, either. For instance here's a website that very nicely explains what is seen on Twitter, by whom, and […]
"American Cheese" is awful and a stain on our otherwise faultless, unblemished republic. Monterey Jack is real cheese, is better than American, and originated in California. This should be American Cheese.
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"American Cheese" is awful and a stain on our otherwise faultless, unblemished republic. Monterey Jack is real cheese, is better than American, and originated in California. This should be American Cheese.
Reposted by Jay 🆘
Meta lost $77bn on VR? I guess it just didn't have legs.
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Meta lost $77bn on VR? I guess it just didn't have legs.
Reposted by Jay 🆘
One thing that's tough for people who just join the Fediverse, like most of the folks on #theforkiverse , is that there are self-appointed experts who reply to their public posts saying that "the Fediverse" doesn't like that kind of content.
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
One thing that's tough for people who just join the Fediverse, like most of the folks on #theforkiverse , is that there are self-appointed experts who reply to their public posts saying that "the Fediverse" doesn't like that kind of content.
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@docpop/115913857521515123
“[to] potentially advance new work like LOLA (Live Online Account Portability) to official status. LOLA is a proposal for server-to-server account migration that would allow users to move between ActivityPub servers while retaining both […]
“[to] potentially advance new work like LOLA (Live Online Account Portability) to official status. LOLA is a proposal for server-to-server account migration that would allow users to move between ActivityPub servers while retaining both […]
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@docpop/115913857521515123
“[to] potentially advance new work like LOLA (Live Online Account Portability) to official status. LOLA is a proposal for server-to-server account migration that would allow users to move between ActivityPub servers while retaining both […]
“[to] potentially advance new work like LOLA (Live Online Account Portability) to official status. LOLA is a proposal for server-to-server account migration that would allow users to move between ActivityPub servers while retaining both […]
Reposted by Jay 🆘
"Fediverse advocates regularly point to ActivityPub being a W3C standard as a mark of legitimacy, but for the past seven years the organizational structure that created the protocol has also prevented necessary updates to it." - […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 18, 2026 at 2:59 AM
"Fediverse advocates regularly point to ActivityPub being a W3C standard as a mark of legitimacy, but for the past seven years the organizational structure that created the protocol has also prevented necessary updates to it." - […]
Hey if you're using #bridgy to send your Mastodon posts to #bluesky, you can set a custom domain for that bridged Bluesky account! https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-enhanced
January 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Hey if you're using #bridgy to send your Mastodon posts to #bluesky, you can set a custom domain for that bridged Bluesky account! https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-enhanced
Media Log: Obex (Albert Birney, 2026)
★★☆☆
Watched: Jan 17, 2026
Cute enough. The dog, Sandy — a middle-aged beagle mutt who spends most of the movie sleeping — stole my heart. For a movie that’s so specifically about 80s technology, prominently featuring an original Macintosh displaying […]
★★☆☆
Watched: Jan 17, 2026
Cute enough. The dog, Sandy — a middle-aged beagle mutt who spends most of the movie sleeping — stole my heart. For a movie that’s so specifically about 80s technology, prominently featuring an original Macintosh displaying […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Media Log: Obex (Albert Birney, 2026)
★★☆☆
Watched: Jan 17, 2026
Cute enough. The dog, Sandy — a middle-aged beagle mutt who spends most of the movie sleeping — stole my heart. For a movie that’s so specifically about 80s technology, prominently featuring an original Macintosh displaying […]
★★☆☆
Watched: Jan 17, 2026
Cute enough. The dog, Sandy — a middle-aged beagle mutt who spends most of the movie sleeping — stole my heart. For a movie that’s so specifically about 80s technology, prominently featuring an original Macintosh displaying […]
Anybody know what happened at Porter Square that delayed the Red Line? @universalhub #cambridgema #boston
January 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Anybody know what happened at Porter Square that delayed the Red Line? @universalhub #cambridgema #boston
Media Log: Creation Lake (Rachel Kushner)
★★☆☆
Started: Dec 27, 2025
Finished: Jan 17, 2026
#nowreading #books #medialog
★★☆☆
Started: Dec 27, 2025
Finished: Jan 17, 2026
#nowreading #books #medialog
January 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Media Log: Creation Lake (Rachel Kushner)
★★☆☆
Started: Dec 27, 2025
Finished: Jan 17, 2026
#nowreading #books #medialog
★★☆☆
Started: Dec 27, 2025
Finished: Jan 17, 2026
#nowreading #books #medialog
The AI chat in #calibre is even worse than I expected? It doesn't consume the context of the book you're discussing, so anything it can answer about the book is based on stuff available in its existing training data.
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The AI chat in #calibre is even worse than I expected? It doesn't consume the context of the book you're discussing, so anything it can answer about the book is based on stuff available in its existing training data.
The best part about the #kanopy streaming UI is that because they aren't in "the Content business," they don't front-load all their categories and lists with their own productions. True editorial freedom.
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The best part about the #kanopy streaming UI is that because they aren't in "the Content business," they don't front-load all their categories and lists with their own productions. True editorial freedom.
Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick made a record together #music https://juliannabarwick.bandcamp.com/album/tragic-magic
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick made a record together #music https://juliannabarwick.bandcamp.com/album/tragic-magic
[Trump]
What the hell? Who is this for?
What the hell? Who is this for?
![A tweet from @WhiteHouse with the text “Whole milk is back.” They also attached a Stardew Valley-like 16-bit-looking mock video game screenshot with a little Trump sprite standing in a barn saying “We’re bringing back Whole Milk [sic] and Making America Healthy Again”
There is a 16-bit close-up of his face next to this speech bubble, with the name “POTUS” underneath it.
There also appears to be an inventory bar with a U.S. flag, a police badge, a MAGA hat, a cell phone…and possibly a Nobel prize?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e44jl6a2r7oqqqdxefdqvwti/bafkreihu3uxtge5q4kn6ssv2m6x5aobpyoil3g6j6umpccq7m6wjps3qkq@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
[Trump]
What the hell? Who is this for?
What the hell? Who is this for?
Libraries should have two copies of each book: one that people may not write in, and one that people may write in.
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Libraries should have two copies of each book: one that people may not write in, and one that people may write in.
Reposted by Jay 🆘
In 2004 i was 16, gmail was in closed beta, everyone wanted an account, and invites were really hard to find. People were paying hundreds of dollars for them. I had a blogger account i never used but i somehow ended up with a bunch of gmail invites and i found a site where people were trading […]
Original post on posts.rat.pictures
posts.rat.pictures
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
In 2004 i was 16, gmail was in closed beta, everyone wanted an account, and invites were really hard to find. People were paying hundreds of dollars for them. I had a blogger account i never used but i somehow ended up with a bunch of gmail invites and i found a site where people were trading […]
People on the #forkiverse may never know Nicole, the Fediverse Chick
January 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
People on the #forkiverse may never know Nicole, the Fediverse Chick