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Good discussion about the future of AI in this interview from Davos with Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei. Although they ended on a sort of cliffhanger right as Demis started talking about the likelihood of extraterrestrial life, which now I’m curious about.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Good discussion about the future of AI in this interview from Davos with Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei. Although they ended on a sort of cliffhanger right as Demis started talking about the likelihood of extraterrestrial life, which now I’m curious about.
Watched: The House. An anthology in three parts about the same house, directed and animated by different teams. The style and tone from first to second part was jarring. At times beautiful, at times bonkers and creepy. 🍿
The House
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
www.themoviedb.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Watched: The House. An anthology in three parts about the same house, directed and animated by different teams. The style and tone from first to second part was jarring. At times beautiful, at times bonkers and creepy. 🍿
Travis Knight in the press release for Laika’s next stop-motion feature, Wildwood:
> Our movie is a celebration of artistry over algorithms, and of the belief that films made by hand, with enormous care, can still feel bold, surprising, dangerous, and alive.
I’m really looking forward to this.
> Our movie is a celebration of artistry over algorithms, and of the belief that films made by hand, with enormous care, can still feel bold, surprising, dangerous, and alive.
I’m really looking forward to this.
Laika Breaks From Tradition With A Tailored Distribution Strategy For ‘Wildwood’
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Travis Knight in the press release for Laika’s next stop-motion feature, Wildwood:
> Our movie is a celebration of artistry over algorithms, and of the belief that films made by hand, with enormous care, can still feel bold, surprising, dangerous, and alive.
I’m really looking forward to this.
> Our movie is a celebration of artistry over algorithms, and of the belief that films made by hand, with enormous care, can still feel bold, surprising, dangerous, and alive.
I’m really looking forward to this.
Powerful email shared by Brent Simmons from family members in Minnesota.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Powerful email shared by Brent Simmons from family members in Minnesota.
This is a great extended ad for the new Volvo EX60. You can acknowledge the old hassle when you think you’ve solved it. 500-mile range.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
This is a great extended ad for the new Volvo EX60. You can acknowledge the old hassle when you think you’ve solved it. 500-mile range.
Kagi has a blog post about the Google antitrust ruling and the need for a more open search index, including perhaps a government-backed service:
> This layer would replace the role public libraries played for centuries - a role that effectively disappeared when commercial web search took over […]
> This layer would replace the role public libraries played for centuries - a role that effectively disappeared when commercial web search took over […]
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January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Kagi has a blog post about the Google antitrust ruling and the need for a more open search index, including perhaps a government-backed service:
> This layer would replace the role public libraries played for centuries - a role that effectively disappeared when commercial web search took over […]
> This layer would replace the role public libraries played for centuries - a role that effectively disappeared when commercial web search took over […]
Manu Moreale, as usual being thoughtful on his blog:
> Assuming something about someone else, based on your own worldview and without asking questions, is intellectually lazy. And it also prevents people who might have different views from engaging in conversation and exploring differences.
> Assuming something about someone else, based on your own worldview and without asking questions, is intellectually lazy. And it also prevents people who might have different views from engaging in conversation and exploring differences.
Moral false dichotomies – Manu
One of the things that irks me the most when it comes to human interactions, is seeing people judging other people based on moral false dichotomies: …
manuelmoreale.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Manu Moreale, as usual being thoughtful on his blog:
> Assuming something about someone else, based on your own worldview and without asking questions, is intellectually lazy. And it also prevents people who might have different views from engaging in conversation and exploring differences.
> Assuming something about someone else, based on your own worldview and without asking questions, is intellectually lazy. And it also prevents people who might have different views from engaging in conversation and exploring differences.
The upcoming Europe-based W social network seems well intentioned, but there has gotta be a better name than W. Why draw attention to Twitter / X? And W has the most syllables of any letter. Admittedly “Micro.blog” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue either. 🤪
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The upcoming Europe-based W social network seems well intentioned, but there has gotta be a better name than W. Why draw attention to Twitter / X? And W has the most syllables of any letter. Admittedly “Micro.blog” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue either. 🤪
This blog post from OpenAI about their data center buildout — called Stargate — sounds a little like a response to the mistakes xAI made in Memphis:
> Stargate is a partnership with communities, and we can only achieve our mission by being good neighbors.
There’s also more on their approach to […]
> Stargate is a partnership with communities, and we can only achieve our mission by being good neighbors.
There’s also more on their approach to […]
Original post on manton.org
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January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
This blog post from OpenAI about their data center buildout — called Stargate — sounds a little like a response to the mistakes xAI made in Memphis:
> Stargate is a partnership with communities, and we can only achieve our mission by being good neighbors.
There’s also more on their approach to […]
> Stargate is a partnership with communities, and we can only achieve our mission by being good neighbors.
There’s also more on their approach to […]
Exactly one year since Trump was sworn in for his second term. Some things have been predictably bad and some things (Greenland?) have been nutty even for him.
I re-listened to the podcast episode I recorded two days after the 2024 election. I should listen to this every year to recenter myself.
I re-listened to the podcast episode I recorded two days after the 2024 election. I should listen to this every year to recenter myself.
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Exactly one year since Trump was sworn in for his second term. Some things have been predictably bad and some things (Greenland?) have been nutty even for him.
I re-listened to the podcast episode I recorded two days after the 2024 election. I should listen to this every year to recenter myself.
I re-listened to the podcast episode I recorded two days after the 2024 election. I should listen to this every year to recenter myself.
I hinted a few times that I was adding WordPress and Ghost sync to Micro.blog. It was a big change, and I deployed it just for myself last week to test in production. It’s sort of amazing, unlike anything out there… but also it’s not good enough. Putting it aside for a couple weeks.
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I hinted a few times that I was adding WordPress and Ghost sync to Micro.blog. It was a big change, and I deployed it just for myself last week to test in production. It’s sort of amazing, unlike anything out there… but also it’s not good enough. Putting it aside for a couple weeks.
The best way I can explain how I work: every day, I fix a bug, I work on a new feature, I reply to a customer. The balance isn’t perfect but it’s always all of these things. Keeps things moving forward.
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The best way I can explain how I work: every day, I fix a bug, I work on a new feature, I reply to a customer. The balance isn’t perfect but it’s always all of these things. Keeps things moving forward.
After Google Reader, folks asked me about building an open API for feed syncing, given my history with Tweet Marker. I didn’t work on it because I wanted to focus on indie microblogging. But it was inevitable that eventually Micro.blog would have something. Like Apple having both Pages and Numbers.
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 AM
After Google Reader, folks asked me about building an open API for feed syncing, given my history with Tweet Marker. I didn’t work on it because I wanted to focus on indie microblogging. But it was inevitable that eventually Micro.blog would have something. Like Apple having both Pages and Numbers.
The Iconfactory is out with a new Kickstarter campaign! Nice pitch:
> We all need a way to unplug from time to time - the world’s gone off the rails and no amount of doomscrolling is fixing it. That’s one of the reasons we created Ollie’s Arcade - to be a […]
[Original post on manton.org]
> We all need a way to unplug from time to time - the world’s gone off the rails and no amount of doomscrolling is fixing it. That’s one of the reasons we created Ollie’s Arcade - to be a […]
[Original post on manton.org]
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The Iconfactory is out with a new Kickstarter campaign! Nice pitch:
> We all need a way to unplug from time to time - the world’s gone off the rails and no amount of doomscrolling is fixing it. That’s one of the reasons we created Ollie’s Arcade - to be a […]
[Original post on manton.org]
> We all need a way to unplug from time to time - the world’s gone off the rails and no amount of doomscrolling is fixing it. That’s one of the reasons we created Ollie’s Arcade - to be a […]
[Original post on manton.org]
Over the last year I’ve become hyper-sensitive to extremism. The lesson from Trumpism should be to do _the opposite_ of whatever he does. Less hate, less judgement, less bullying. More empathy. I’m hopeful that whoever picks up leadership of the Democratic party will understand this. 🇺🇸
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Over the last year I’ve become hyper-sensitive to extremism. The lesson from Trumpism should be to do _the opposite_ of whatever he does. Less hate, less judgement, less bullying. More empathy. I’m hopeful that whoever picks up leadership of the Democratic party will understand this. 🇺🇸
Matt Mullenweg blogged about Scott Adams, trying to reconcile good memories of Dilbert with later racist comments:
> When I was younger, I used to have a more binary view of people, but as I’ve grown, read a ton of biographies, seen the press cycles, and been lucky enough to meet some idols and […]
> When I was younger, I used to have a more binary view of people, but as I’ve grown, read a ton of biographies, seen the press cycles, and been lucky enough to meet some idols and […]
Original post on manton.org
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January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Matt Mullenweg blogged about Scott Adams, trying to reconcile good memories of Dilbert with later racist comments:
> When I was younger, I used to have a more binary view of people, but as I’ve grown, read a ton of biographies, seen the press cycles, and been lucky enough to meet some idols and […]
> When I was younger, I used to have a more binary view of people, but as I’ve grown, read a ton of biographies, seen the press cycles, and been lucky enough to meet some idols and […]
My short posts tend to cut corners so they flow a little more like informal thoughts. I wonder if I’ll one day regret all the intentional comma splices. The semicolon is sitting right there yet I reserve it for only the rare sentence, like it’s sacred punctuation that will draw attention to itself.
January 20, 2026 at 7:19 AM
My short posts tend to cut corners so they flow a little more like informal thoughts. I wonder if I’ll one day regret all the intentional comma splices. The semicolon is sitting right there yet I reserve it for only the rare sentence, like it’s sacred punctuation that will draw attention to itself.
Nice new micro app from @mattbirchler: Quick Stuff, for making App Store screenshots. If you look at any of my apps, the screenshots are always way out of date. I’d rather improve the apps than fiddle with screenshot sizes.
Micro app 4: App Store Images
This is an exciting micro app because it's the first one I'm releasing to the public. App Store Images is out now on Quick Stuff, and it solves a very specific problem I (and I'm sure other Apple developers) have, which is perfectly sizing our screenshots for the App Store.
birchtree.me
January 20, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Nice new micro app from @mattbirchler: Quick Stuff, for making App Store screenshots. If you look at any of my apps, the screenshots are always way out of date. I’d rather improve the apps than fiddle with screenshot sizes.
I enjoy visiting Apple’s home page every January to see the update for Martin Luther King Jr. They don’t reuse the same quotes and photos from last year, it’s always something a little new. Maybe I’ve lost faith in Tim Cook — see the bonus episode of Core Int — but this tribute still feels genuine.
Episode 26.2: A Little Bit of Light - Core Intuition
Manton and Daniel check in about what they’ve been up to for the past six months. They talk about Micro.blog’s new video hosting features, Daniel’s son’s college search, and Tim Cook’s rumored retirement. Finally, they ask, and answer the question: “Can you replace Steve Jobs?”
coreint.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I enjoy visiting Apple’s home page every January to see the update for Martin Luther King Jr. They don’t reuse the same quotes and photos from last year, it’s always something a little new. Maybe I’ve lost faith in Tim Cook — see the bonus episode of Core Int — but this tribute still feels genuine.
We’re on a roll with movies this weekend. Just got back from Avatar 3. Unfortunately while I was away being overwhelmed with the beauty and spectacle of what they put on screen, the Micro.blog servers were being overwhelmed with traffic. 🍿
Avatar: Fire and Ash
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.
www.themoviedb.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
We’re on a roll with movies this weekend. Just got back from Avatar 3. Unfortunately while I was away being overwhelmed with the beauty and spectacle of what they put on screen, the Micro.blog servers were being overwhelmed with traffic. 🍿
I always thought I was lucky to grow up in the 20th century. I didn’t even realize how poor my family was until years later. But the future is going to be _much_ better for our grandchildren. I was born too early! It’s hard to see because the last decade has been such a setback for social progress.
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I always thought I was lucky to grow up in the 20th century. I didn’t even realize how poor my family was until years later. But the future is going to be _much_ better for our grandchildren. I was born too early! It’s hard to see because the last decade has been such a setback for social progress.
Going back and forth between bug fixing and something new. So fun to start from a blank slate, yet still be able to build on all the plumbing we’ve built in Micro.blog APIs for years.
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Going back and forth between bug fixing and something new. So fun to start from a blank slate, yet still be able to build on all the plumbing we’ve built in Micro.blog APIs for years.
Wish I knew more about the reason for this post from Eugen Rochko, although we can guess:
> I will be opting my account out of the #Bluesky bridge next week. If you follow me from Bluesky (I think there are about 3.9K of you) and want to continue seeing my posts you will need to get an account […]
> I will be opting my account out of the #Bluesky bridge next week. If you follow me from Bluesky (I think there are about 3.9K of you) and want to continue seeing my posts you will need to get an account […]
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January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Wish I knew more about the reason for this post from Eugen Rochko, although we can guess:
> I will be opting my account out of the #Bluesky bridge next week. If you follow me from Bluesky (I think there are about 3.9K of you) and want to continue seeing my posts you will need to get an account […]
> I will be opting my account out of the #Bluesky bridge next week. If you follow me from Bluesky (I think there are about 3.9K of you) and want to continue seeing my posts you will need to get an account […]
Watched: All You Need Is Kill. We love _Edge of Tomorrow_ so had to see this. It would be fun if there were more adaptations or spinoffs. 🍿
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Watched: All You Need Is Kill. We love _Edge of Tomorrow_ so had to see this. It would be fun if there were more adaptations or spinoffs. 🍿