Manton Reece
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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 […]
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> 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 […]
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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 […]
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> 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 […]
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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. 🇺🇸
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. 🍿
Went to see Marty Supreme. Wild, much different and better than I was expecting. Loved it. 🍿
January 17, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Went to see Marty Supreme. Wild, much different and better than I was expecting. Loved it. 🍿
Fascinating drama in Elon Musk’s court filing against OpenAI. OpenAI’s web response is well done, with color highlighting of passages from Greg Brockman’s journal.
Always good to take notes. I wouldn’t be able to remember these kind of details from 8 years ago without writing them down.
Always good to take notes. I wouldn’t be able to remember these kind of details from 8 years ago without writing them down.
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Fascinating drama in Elon Musk’s court filing against OpenAI. OpenAI’s web response is well done, with color highlighting of passages from Greg Brockman’s journal.
Always good to take notes. I wouldn’t be able to remember these kind of details from 8 years ago without writing them down.
Always good to take notes. I wouldn’t be able to remember these kind of details from 8 years ago without writing them down.
Rewrote some WebSocket code this week and it seems to have made a dramatic improvement not just for Nostr (which uses it) but general stability with hung Sidekiq processes. Reviewing Nostr, I still find it an elegant protocol. Just not sure how it fits in the modern social web.
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Rewrote some WebSocket code this week and it seems to have made a dramatic improvement not just for Nostr (which uses it) but general stability with hung Sidekiq processes. Reviewing Nostr, I still find it an elegant protocol. Just not sure how it fits in the modern social web.
Ads are coming to ChatGPT. OpenAI is attempting to head off some of the inherent misalignment with ads and users by outlining some ad principles:
> Ads do not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you. […] We keep your conversations with ChatGPT private from […]
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> Ads do not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you. […] We keep your conversations with ChatGPT private from […]
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January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Ads are coming to ChatGPT. OpenAI is attempting to head off some of the inherent misalignment with ads and users by outlining some ad principles:
> Ads do not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you. […] We keep your conversations with ChatGPT private from […]
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> Ads do not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you. […] We keep your conversations with ChatGPT private from […]
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I blogged briefly this morning about the W3C. Connected Places has a much longer post today about the new working group and participation.
I’ve submitted my name as an invited expert. I think they will have plenty of ActivityPub experts, but I’d like to help with testing LOLA and updating Micropub.
I’ve submitted my name as an invited expert. I think they will have plenty of ActivityPub experts, but I’d like to help with testing LOLA and updating Micropub.
January 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I blogged briefly this morning about the W3C. Connected Places has a much longer post today about the new working group and participation.
I’ve submitted my name as an invited expert. I think they will have plenty of ActivityPub experts, but I’d like to help with testing LOLA and updating Micropub.
I’ve submitted my name as an invited expert. I think they will have plenty of ActivityPub experts, but I’d like to help with testing LOLA and updating Micropub.
Reviewing some of the W3C policies, kind of interesting who can be part of a working group. Small companies can be members for $2k/year. Invited experts can also participate, but:
> Invited Expert status is not normally granted to individuals employed by […]
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> Invited Expert status is not normally granted to individuals employed by […]
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January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Reviewing some of the W3C policies, kind of interesting who can be part of a working group. Small companies can be members for $2k/year. Invited experts can also participate, but:
> Invited Expert status is not normally granted to individuals employed by […]
[Original post on manton.org]
> Invited Expert status is not normally granted to individuals employed by […]
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A long story in The Hollywood Reporter about George R.R. Martin and all the work he is juggling. The problem with a book taking so long — I know this firsthand — is that the author’s expectations keep going up, as if it needs to be even more perfect. But it never will be. Maybe best to just ship it.
January 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
A long story in The Hollywood Reporter about George R.R. Martin and all the work he is juggling. The problem with a book taking so long — I know this firsthand — is that the author’s expectations keep going up, as if it needs to be even more perfect. But it never will be. Maybe best to just ship it.
There’s never been a better time to learn a little about _nearly everything_ in web technology. 2026 will be a year for generalists and new tools that span platforms. And yet I see folks on the fediverse who have strong opinions about Bluesky without really […]
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January 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
There’s never been a better time to learn a little about _nearly everything_ in web technology. 2026 will be a year for generalists and new tools that span platforms. And yet I see folks on the fediverse who have strong opinions about Bluesky without really […]
[Original post on manton.org]
[Original post on manton.org]
We officially have a new W3C working group to advance ActivityPub and related specifications (including IndieWeb standards). There has been a lot of work in the years since the last specs were updated, so it’ll be good to see conventions formalized.
January 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
We officially have a new W3C working group to advance ActivityPub and related specifications (including IndieWeb standards). There has been a lot of work in the years since the last specs were updated, so it’ll be good to see conventions formalized.
David Pierce writes that all the AI pieces are falling into place for Google:
> Three years after being caught off guard by ChatGPT, Gemini appears to have everything it needs to take down OpenAI and everyone else.
And:
> It announced an opt-in feature called […]
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> Three years after being caught off guard by ChatGPT, Gemini appears to have everything it needs to take down OpenAI and everyone else.
And:
> It announced an opt-in feature called […]
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January 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
David Pierce writes that all the AI pieces are falling into place for Google:
> Three years after being caught off guard by ChatGPT, Gemini appears to have everything it needs to take down OpenAI and everyone else.
And:
> It announced an opt-in feature called […]
[Original post on manton.org]
> Three years after being caught off guard by ChatGPT, Gemini appears to have everything it needs to take down OpenAI and everyone else.
And:
> It announced an opt-in feature called […]
[Original post on manton.org]
The Information report on Gemini + Siri answers most of my questions, including deployment:
> To maintain Apple’s privacy pledge, the Gemini-based AI will run directly on Apple devices or its private cloud system, which is powered by Apple’s own server chips […]
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> To maintain Apple’s privacy pledge, the Gemini-based AI will run directly on Apple devices or its private cloud system, which is powered by Apple’s own server chips […]
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January 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The Information report on Gemini + Siri answers most of my questions, including deployment:
> To maintain Apple’s privacy pledge, the Gemini-based AI will run directly on Apple devices or its private cloud system, which is powered by Apple’s own server chips […]
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> To maintain Apple’s privacy pledge, the Gemini-based AI will run directly on Apple devices or its private cloud system, which is powered by Apple’s own server chips […]
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It has been forever, but we’ve _finally_ released a new version of Sunlit for iOS! It’s simpler, faster. It’s the app for when you just want to browse and reply to photo posts. Still more we want to do with it. Needed to get this update out first as a reset.
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
It has been forever, but we’ve _finally_ released a new version of Sunlit for iOS! It’s simpler, faster. It’s the app for when you just want to browse and reply to photo posts. Still more we want to do with it. Needed to get this update out first as a reset.
Continuing to experiment with video. Here’s a short one from this morning, working at Lazarus while it was raining.
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Continuing to experiment with video. Here’s a short one from this morning, working at Lazarus while it was raining.
When I switched to the iPhone Pro Max, I gave up my iPad Mini, thinking the larger iPhone is good enough most of the time, and I’ve got the Kindle for reading. With AI-assisted coding, maybe the iPad has a new role… Jotting down ideas or firing off coding tasks to run from anywhere without a Mac.
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
When I switched to the iPhone Pro Max, I gave up my iPad Mini, thinking the larger iPhone is good enough most of the time, and I’ve got the Kindle for reading. With AI-assisted coding, maybe the iPad has a new role… Jotting down ideas or firing off coding tasks to run from anywhere without a Mac.
Pretty significant bundle of apps in Apple Creator Studio. I’ve been using an old license of Final Cut Pro to edit my short videos recently, even though it’s overkill. Probably will keep doing that for now, don’t really need a new subscription.
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Pretty significant bundle of apps in Apple Creator Studio. I’ve been using an old license of Final Cut Pro to edit my short videos recently, even though it’s overkill. Probably will keep doing that for now, don’t really need a new subscription.
Argosy Book Store.
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Argosy Book Store.
In New York City for a few days with family. Amazing time. Got to see Maybe Happy Ending last night which I loved.
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
In New York City for a few days with family. Amazing time. Got to see Maybe Happy Ending last night which I loved.