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Different Strokes
Matt Birchler writing about Math Notes in iPadOS 18:
> …while I can academically understand why they’re so impressive and that some people will get massive use out of them, they aren’t valuable to me, so they don’t move the needle at all in terms of me
Producing Slop
For the past few weeks, I’ve been producing slop. Not because I want to. Merely because everyone tells me I must in order to succeed on the internet.
Content slop is a strange term, but it describes the mass-produced, often AI-generated, surface-level content that constitutes a
Why The RCS Hate?
John Gruber joining two unconnected things together and predictably developing from it a pro apple stance (via Birchtree):
> But the argument against RCS is strong and simple: it doesn’t support end-to-end encryption. The only new messaging platforms that should gain any traction are those that not
A few more from London
Pay per scroll
Manuel Moreale ponders what he would pay for if you had to pay per scroll:
> think about what the web would look like if it was some sort of pay-per-scroll platform. Not a place where virtually everything is free but a place where everything has to be
Reach For The Blog
After my post the other day about struggling with what’s going on in my life, I’ve been thinking a lot more about blogging. My mind is still a long way from framing the world in blog posts again, but I’ve realised how important my blog is to
The Current Struggle
I don’t mind admitting it, but at the moment I am really struggling. My life is not easy at the best of times, coping with a child that needs extra care, but now my wife has been taken down by gastroenteritis, and I don’t know how single parents
Do it how you want to do it
Jason Kratz <a href="https://notebook.jasonkratz.me/photos-should-be-whatever-you-want/" class="u-in-reply-to">replying to</a> my earlier post on <a href="https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/07/01/instagram-ruined-all.html"
Instagram ruined all your photos
An interesting post in the Totally Recommend newsletter on the degradation of their camera roll:
> Ten years ago, my photos weren't as crisp as they are now, but they did the job of capturing personal stories and connections….these photos are filled with the faces of my