I’d love to ditch Meta (FB, WhatsApp, IG, and now Threads), but whenever I open Threads I see posts from people i follow that I can’t find elsewhere.

Zuckerberg and Musk are vile, yes. But I want to connect with other humans—not brands—who are on their platforms. 🤔

I appreciate that Buttondown makes sure you’re serious enough about the relationship before allowing naked mode. 😆

Screenshot of Buttondown.com’s email newsletter settings with a Markdown mode, Fancy mode, and Naked mode.

New blog post: Missing Notifications in iOS 18

I don’t know why, but it bothers me so much that the Descript dot com version is snappier than the desktop version on my Mac Studio. 😆

Just checking what happens if I bold some text or maybe italicize it via Micro.blog and then cross-posting to Bluesky.

TIkTok’s frantic effort to skirt the U.S. ban as the White House changed hands:

“It was all a game. It was like a competition: What’s a creative way to suck up to Trump?” the person said. “They created a crisis and then averted it. But there was no crisis.”

I see a resurgence in the use of Signal as a WhatsApp / Messenger / etc. alternative. Is it secure to share your username publicly? Or more of a thing you’d use to give directly to someone you know?

I wish I could get off Meta, but the WhatsApp moat is a huge one.

Seems like today’s iOS & macOS updates might be worth doing for security reasons more so than an AI slop features.

I’m thankful that Ben Thompson woke up early to go deep on DeepSeek.

Meta, meanwhile, is the biggest winner of all. A big barrier to realizing their vision is the cost of inference, which means that dramatically cheaper inference makes that vision much more achievable.

Woof.

Soup of the day 🍻

A dimly lit bar features a humorous sign reading "SOUP OF DAY: BEER!" and a television showing a sports game.

How long is this in real time?

A washing machine control panel displays various settings, including drying levels, temperature, and signal options. The time remaining is “1”

Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool.

Weather report for Saskatoon showing a temperature of -10°C, with a feels-like temperature of -22°C and strong wind conditions expected.

I’m live now on Twitch or YouTube doing some podcast production work.

Come hang out and ask any q’s you have about podcasting or winters in Canada. 🥶

How to tell my movie selection is dominated by life with teens: the only movies I’ve seen out of all the feature films nominated at the 2025 Oscars are Inside Out 2 and Wicked.

I’m going to be live streaming while I work a bit more on my Why’d You Follow Me? podcast this afternoon (1:45pm CST / 2:45pm EST), so feel free to join on Twitch or YouTube.

Paul Kafasis shows why blogging is still so very important in 2025: Not So Super, Apple.

How many people who bought a Vision Pro are still using it somewhat regularly today? I have to imagine it’s a fairly low percentage based on how little I see anyone blogging or posting about it—but that’s just my weird little corner of the internet.

New blog post: Tim Cook + Apple—A Moment of Intense Optimism, Shattered.

Currently reading: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman 📚

I just played a Quest 2 game (Population: One?) with my son and a random dude named “Cock Swellington” and had a blast.

I also kinda feel like throwing up.