Speaking of not writing regularly - I’m updating my personal newsletter description now that Elon has helped ween me off Twitter. I’ve got a month to get another issue out or I’ll be breaking my promise of “at minimum once per year”. 😆


So called thought leaders on social media become thought leaders by not crediting their sources: discuss.


I kind of love seeing a blog link in someone’s profile, clicking it, and finding their most recent post from years ago saying something like: “Should I blog some more? Sorry I haven’t written much recently. Fell off it again.” I don’t feel so alone in my inability to be consistent in writing. 😊


Apple’s most popular podcasts of 2024 in the U.S. feels like a pretty good sampling of what I assumed Americans listen to, leaning towards true crime, conspiracy / politics / news, and celebrities having conversations. Any of your favs make the list?


Shovelling 37 times is enoughh for today. It’s probably enough for the whole winter tbh. 😪


Elon attempting to buy Substack makes perfect sense. It’s a safe home for right wing nonsense (and worse), and regular folks use it as well without knowing they’re supporting a bar for nazis. Kind of like Twitter.



Dog owners: do you wake up the dog because you need to get a second cup of coffee? Or suffer caffeine-less for your dog’s sake?


Further proof of Bluesky being included in the conversation: Transistor.fm allows you to pull a person’s profile from Bluesky now. Super handy feature I use all the time on some podcasts I work on.

Screenshot of Transistor’s dashboard showing a “pull this person’s info from an online profile” including Bluesky, Mastodon, GitHub, and X.

Parks and Recreation: The Complete Series is on sale for $6.99 on the Canadian AppleTV store.