I’m trying out Micro.blog’s support for podcasting to see how it handles enclosures in RSS feeds. This MP3 was released by David Byrne under Creative Commons Sampling Plus:

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I’m using Micro.blog to cross-post to Twitter that I’ve joined Mastodon as @rcade@indieweb.social.

The world’s richest person, who can do literally anything in life that’s made possible with profligate wealth, bought a company for $10 billion more than its value so he could work on message board moderation.

These divorce statistics from a 1950 Modern Screen article are called “The Shame of Hollywood” but look pretty good today. Only one in six! 🍿

Just once I’d like to see a TV character answer the question “Is that a threat?” with “Yes” instead of “It’s a promise.” 📺

“Today, instead of searching for tech subjects to write about, I just want to write and I want to write as authentically as possible.” – WP Engine engineering manager @chriswiegman chriswiegman.com/2022/10/i…

Florida seems big until a hurricane is coming. Then it feels like you built your home on a sandbar.

I’m watching so much Weather Channel the boop-beeeeh-boop sound effect is playing on loop in my dreams.

For every one minute of news on the Weather Channel, there’s seven minutes of commercials and two minutes of Ron DeSantis.

I never stop wanting to love the New York Times and they never stop stopping me by publishing dopes like Ross Douthat, David Brooks and Maureen Dowd.

I saw some fans holding G O A T balloons at the Serena match last night. My first thought was “I’m glad someone is cheering ‘Go A T’ for Ajla Tomljanovic.” #usopen

I didn’t know the legendary Gene Colan worked for Archie. Everyone is three-dimensional and has heads that sink into their collars.

I watch a lot of tennis. Gayle King was so dreadful in the post-match on-court interview with Serena that Oprah is no longer her friend. #usopen

I watch a lot of tennis. Gail King was so dreadful in the post-match on-court interview with Serena that Oprah is no longer her friend. #usopen

When I meet my non-related doppleganger we’ll agree not to pose like this.

I honked at someone who didn’t notice the light turn green for a long time. They waved apologetically and I waved back. No gunfire was exchanged. Neither of us will be appearing on @tizzyent.

Tesla also can’t detect the Streisand Effect. www.theverge.com/2022/8/25…

The catfishing hoax was cruel, but Manti Te’o wasn’t robbed of an NFL career because of it. He played seven seasons and was a starting linebacker in five. NFL careers are short: 9 of the first 10 linebackers drafted with Te’o are out of the league. Only Jon Bostic is left.

“I can’t say there was a bidding war.” — Weird Al Yankovic on the new biopic of his life www.nytimes.com/2022/08/2…

Every NFL preseason game must end with a discussion by the broadcast team about how the players want to win.

She was singing a cumbia song to her boyfriend in 2019 and they’ve since broken up. And now you know the rest of the story. Good day. news.knowyourmeme.com/news/woma…

Micro.blog is a nice escape from the maelstrom of Twitter but I wish there was an option on desktop to see a timeline that omits replies.

Other than that, how was the sightseeing bus tour of Chicago?

Space is filling up in the second #SPSFC. 📚 If you know the author of a great self-published science fiction novel, send them here to enter: thespsfc.org/applicati…

The story of the creation of Sheryl Crow’s 1993 debut album Tuesday Night Music Club is full of sadness and very bitter collaborators. 🎵 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/a…