Why Notes will never let us edit Markdown.

One thing's for sure -- the web that was controlled by VCs has run out of things to make billions on. Now the question is do we want a web that works for writers and readers. Are we ready for the Big Undo??

Ben Thompson: The End of the Internet.

A Peacock, 1906 #jeanmetzinger #divisionism

Looks nice. Summary of blog post: "A Hacker News like service where the site doesn’t own anything. Every link, upvote, and comment lives in the user’s own account on the Bluesky network, not in her database."

shelf.cafe

I made John Palfrey get a blog. :-)

I know him from Berkman in the 00s where we made some great mischief together resulting in podcasting and other cool stuff.

And as it was in the 00s, having a blog now is a place of power.

Obama is doing the Old Obama campaign speech and it's something to see. He's got a few gray hairs, but he's still got the energy and chutzpah. I'd love to see him and Bernie Sanders on the same stage before this campaign is over.

Prebunking Election Myths

Ten days out from a consequential midterms, let's prebunk the myths and outright lies that are being and will be spread after the election....

You lose the World Series at home you have to tear down the stadium.

Sounds to me like Marco would like a new web. marco.org

We need a new fresh start for the web, and at the same time for a new democracy. It seems one has a lot to do with the other.

Lake Powell has risen about three feet since September 15, when it touched its lowest level since the reservoir first filled in the 1960s. kiowacountypress.net

There is much to be said and done about climate change, but three essentials must guide us. 🧵

#CCS = #FALSEsolution. Period

#ENDfossilfuels #ENDfossilfinance #climateAPOCALYPSE #EnoughisEnough

Yachting, 1937 #metzinger #neoclassicism

Wow! Make Amy Acton governor.

“I am making a promise to Ohioans...that no one in my state will ever, ever be invisible to me."

The AI world has standardized on Markdown.

The AI world has standardized on Markdown.

v1.136 is live!

Introducing: Profile links

We want independent writers, artists, developers, and creators to be able to build and fund sustainable projects on Bluesky.

Help your followers know how to support you by adding buttons for Patreon, Ko-fi, your newsletter or website, and more.

Frieda and Diego Rivera, 1931 #kahlo #naïveart

Wow, never saw this one! Thanks @scripting.com!

Amy Acton’s mom to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics.

Lake Superior Academy is a beautiful school that had offered an incredible outdoor learning experience — that is until this Bitcoin mining farm moved in…

Woman Putting on Her Stockings, 1895 #pissarro #camillepissarro

Be careful about indicting a whole gender. Division is killing us.

Subaru is killing off gas cars in Europe and will only sell EVs.

FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own. www.politico.com

Inside the 33-hour failed boardroom coup to overthrow Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg.

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs. arstechnica.com

Today’s web is a mess. Sometimes I feel like starting over.