Notices by Aaron :apple_inc: :isles: (aaron@social.aaroncrocco.com)

BlueSky’s surge in sign-ups proves it has a network effect and will likely keep its momentum. Mastodon had that last year, but the nuances of getting going on this platform are obstacles for Normals.

I know there’s been improvements since then to help people hit the ground running, so it’s important that we’re welcoming and helpful. Normals just want their stuff to work. We can’t talk about all the Pros of the Fediverse if it overwhelms them.

@dansup @loops 4k hevc 57.9mb.

@dansup @loops TestFlight shows I’m up to date.

@dansup @loops Not able to upload anything now. Any idea why?

@dansup Are these being pushed to TestFlight at all? Every time you say you’re pushing a new version, there’s no new build for iOS. Am I missing something?

@CliffWade @dansup @Mrfunkedude @Colby OMG keep them muted. Please. If I start hearing sound all the time that’s a deal breaker for me.

@liztai Have a link or place where I can learn more?

Last night I attended my first “Silent Book Club” event at a local bookstore. Simply put: you come and read whatever book you want for a hour. There’s optional socializing for 30-min after, and that’s it. No discussions, no pressure, no reading a book you’re not feeling.

At the end, the owner took this photo of everyone’s books and I love how this turned out. It was a lot of fun to go to and I even talked to someone because of the book they were reading. It was a good time and I’d absolutely do it again!

#bookstodon

@justincox @liztai I use a plugin for Wordpress called “The Newsletter Plugin”. I have a paid license. It’s got a lot of features and while I wish it had more, it’s quite good. If you use Wordpress, def give it a look.

@justincox @liztai I offer a free version of my newsletter with a paid membership option that gives people some perks. Nothing major but it’s something. Converting people is very difficult though and I suspect there’s subscription fatigue in general, even if it’s $2 a month.

I’m just gonna come out and say it: Every “rule” and “norm” here in the US is a big, fucking illusion. Only took 248 years for that to be figured out. 🫠

Here’s the apps Apple Sherlocked today off the top of my head:

- Grammerly
- Gentler Streak
- 1Password / Dashlane / KeePass / LastPass
- Soulver
- PCALC (sorta but not really?)
- Magnet
- Photo Math
- Retouch
- ChatGPT Mac App ( @vincentneo )

Know of more? Reply with the app’s name and I’ll add it to this post.

#WWDC2024 #WWDC24

@liztai Basically aside from the rules in the constitution, nothing else disqualifies someone from running or winning. It’s bizarre. So, yes, he theoretically could win, be in jail serving his sentence, and still retain the job.

Part of today's @TimeMachiner:

“The Humane Pin looks like is a very expensive product, spewing confidently-wrong-AI bullshit-filled-responses that will likely sell in tiny quantities.

It looks weird, is questionable with how it will work with all clothing, gives wrong answers, costs $700, has a $24 monthly subscription, and produced by an unproven company. You'll have to forgive me for sitting this one out.”

https://timemachiner.io/2024/01/23/inhumane-pin/

#Fediblogs #Newsletter #Writing #AI

@kylewritescode @mike I can’t even confirm my email as a publisher. When I click through, this is what I get. 🫠

@annika Are there ejection seats for when a prior meeting runs late?

@victor @CliffWade Defederating is the way. I did the same forever ago.

:ablobwave: Good morning everyone.

After a busy day of travel yesterday, I'm back home and ready to enjoy a freshly-brewed pot of French Press. 😌

Here's a fun Question of The Day: What topic could you give a 1-minute presentation on without any preparation?

If you want to boost this so it can get some more visibility, it would be appreciated.

By the way, my answer is “On how Back to the Future is one of the perfectly-written movies in regards to storytelling”.

#BTTF #questionoftheday

Mastodon: Do you want to read 240 posts that are on your timeline since you were last on?

Me: Nope. :scrolls to top and calls it a mulligan:

I'm almost at the point where I sorta forget I'm hosting my own Masto instance myself on my personal server. I guess things are going pretty good.

Side note: I don’t know how it got "fixed" but my daily Docker issues from a few months ago is now resolved and I didn't even upgrade. No clue how that happened. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#MastoAdmin #Docker