On Mastodon, Katherine (side note: whose work on poetic programming is incredibly inspiring) asked:

I always think of myself as a big proponent of Mac apps that are as Mac-like as possible, but what does “Mac-like” really mean?

Holding onto silence as a way to steady myself in the noise.

Why do I blog? Because I like to write. That's my spontaneous answer. And it's true—but far from the whole truth. It became obvious when I chose to wri...

For a while, I have been thinking about writing a post on reasons why you should write. Today, I reframed this idea into documenting the reasons why I write on this personal website. This newfound framing alleviated the mental block I had around this topic, giving way to my making a list in my notes document of the reasons why I write.

X ya no es aquella computadora que soñaron los escritores de ciencia-ficción y que tenía las respuestas a todas nuestras preguntas.

“I don’t have anything of value.” I hear that a lot when I give tips about fire and burglary protection. When a customer said it recently, his girlfriend didn’t miss a beat: “You have me.” Touché. It was a joke, but also a truth. We take so much for granted: Family Friends Home Health Freedom We often only notice the value when it’s gone. But we don’t have to wait for that.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/#read-receipts-are-you-kidding-me-seriously-fuck-that-noise [Cory Doctorow]Cory Doctorow discusses how he reads writers like Molly White: "This conduit is anti-lock-in, it works for nearly the whole internet. It is surveillance-resistant,

When I get wistful for the internet of old, one thing that strikes me is that all the blogs back then, well, they were just blogs. The idea of weblog...

It needs to be said again, perhaps this time more strongly. Your Blog is The ...

Hace poco descubrí el servicio omg.lol, y me pareció increíblemente sencillo, barato, e interesante. Y una de las cosas que me niego a au...