I feel like I need to consider moving off Arc now that it is potentially abandonware. It would be nice to just move from Omnivore to Safari’s Reading List. The things I know I’ll miss are cmd-shift-C and Little Arc.

GoodLinks, Pocket, Readwise ($$$), something else? (Yes, I’m an Omnivorer. Not a frequent user, but a user.) Anyone offer import?

Great, now I want a Pika blog feed to print at home automatically via dot matrix: aschmelyun.com/blog/gett…

I appreciate personal site/blog directories–lots have been cropping up. I try to submit to them all, however
I’ve only received 22 hits from such sites this year. Is anyone else seeing notable traffic from these services? I’ll be honest that I’m not in the habit of browsing said directories.

I just finished reading Faces of the North. ★★★★★

It took me a long while, but I finished reading Shƍgun. Now I can finally watch the show!

That moment when you realize the name-drop in the nonfiction book you’re reading is your daughter’s third-grade teacher’s uncle. 😆

The Jacksons and the Patriots #weblogpomo2024

Wherein I talk about some things I’ve been repeating: Gettin’ Reps.

Some highlighted quotes from I Cheerfully Refuse.

Anyone out there successfully using mailbrew? Tell us how you’re using it?

I decided to pick up a decently-priced Kindle Oasis 3 on eBay. Hope it works well enough!

Thanks for the e-reader feedback on my last post. I want to go with a Kobo Libra 2, but losing the auto syncing of Kindle highlights to Obsidian might be the thing that keeps me on the Kindle platform. The only Kindle with a page-turn button seems to be the Oasis, which they’ve stopped making. đŸ€”

Happy new Leif Enger book day to those who celebrate!

My 2nd gen Kindle seems to finally be dead. Now what do I get?!

Just finished up Demon Copperhead. What a ride. My first Barbara Kingsolver fiction book, if you’re wanting to make a recommendation.

Listening to the preview of The Power Broker podcast and felt intrigued enough to consider reading the 1,200 page book. And now I’ve learned that it’s not availablee in digital formats?! Wow! Perfect book to not buy physical, for weight and highlighting reasons. Will have to think on it.

Wondering if anyone has this workflow (readflow?)?

Subscribe to site via RSS > Skim feed reader to decide what to/what not to read > Send “want to read” things to a read-later service (like Matter) > Only actually read via the read-later service

i.e. never read things in your feed reader.

For the rest of the month I’m going to try things like Play (https://marcosatanaka.com/#play) and Matter as a way to consume, adding things that I run into via blogs or conversations. That and the feed reader. Maybe I’ll get rid of some of these tabs as well


I somehow finished reading White Noise by Don DeLillo. Is the movie better?

Where do you pick up audiobooks? I don’t listen at a fast enough pace for Audible, but I’m running out of reasonable options at the library (Libby). Either the wait is months or the books are 18 hours, which I can’t finish before they’re due.

I picked up an iPad Mini. I plan for it to be a thoughtful consumption device. NetNewsWire, Matter, and Libby installed, among other things. Any recommendations?

I adored Hasan Minhaj’s Homecoming King. That makes this story especially disappointing. Sure, make up stories. But when you include real people, identifiably, and keep “emotional truthing” the lies you told about them?! Come on.

Japanese nail houses: lonelyrobottheme.substack.com/p/japanes…

Interesting in light of the saying “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down”: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_nail_that_sticks_out_gets_hammered_down

Just passed The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng to my seventh grader. If you have a middle schooler in your life, I highly recommend picking up this lovely, real, and introspective book up for them. And for you.