Post by post by Ethan Marcotte is a beautiful reflection (eulogy?) on losing Twitter.


It’s like a fun choose-your-own adventure game. Which door would you open?

Screenshot of my inbox with an email from Descript, WWE, StreamYard, and the Government of Canada.

Going for a 🚶‍♂️ for 🧠 and some 💪🏽 too. 🥵 32C


Today’s mugshot. Show me your mug! (Please.)

Yeti mug with Syntax.fm branding with U2 funkopop characters, a plant, and a sandwich beside it.

It’s been awhile - let’s go for a stupid walk for our mental health. 🚶‍♂️ 🧠


Ooooh that’s how you make friends as adults. Got it.

Screenshot from macOS Messages that says “Launch a Game Center enabled game to make friends”

You might think I’m on tiktok because of hot bodies and weird life hacks… but really my feed is fully “here’s a really cool mini-trailer for camping we’re checking out! Come on inside and see!”


Good morning! Please show me your mug. Thank you.

A yellow mug in the foreground with a couple of members of U2 as Funko Pop toys in the background.

Shoutout to the fellow solo business owners working late (or early) catching up on work from summer vacations.

It’s fun being your own boss and getting to set your own hours and work from anywhere. But you still have to do the work eventually. 😁


Obviously this is how clean my desk and office are 100% of the time. (Don’t turn around.)

Photo of an office with a white desk, Dell monitor, Mac Studio, Heil PR40 mic on a boom arm, a white set of drawers, a yellow light glowing in the corner, and the members of U2 as funko pop toys on the desk.

Barbie, 2023 - ★★★★

Watched on Friday July 28, 2023.


What’s the recommended process for setting up a new Mac in 2023? Use Migration Assistant or start with a blank slate and move things over as needed / found?


Pitch Perfect, 2012 - ★★★

Watched on Thursday July 27, 2023.


Someone keeps inviting me to a Jira project? Or is this just their marketing emails trying to make me think I’m part of a team when I’m all alone. 😔

A screenshot of an email from Jira service management inviting me to be a part of their management.

Well that doesn’t sound like fun.

Screenshot of a calendar widget that says tomorrow the only event is “garbage”

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, 2023 - ★★★½

Watched on Thursday July 27, 2023.


✏️ New blog post: Sinéad O’Connor.


The more I see social networks flail and fall, the more I appreciate Manton & crew’s going slow approach to Micro.blog.


“Go on X and ask what kind of dog we should get?”

Well my kids have already adapted to the new brand. 🤮 😂


Good morning. Starting my day with a nice cup of Stanley. ☕️

A coffee mug half filled with coffee is in a man’s hand. The coffee mug has a STANLEY branding printed on the side.