: Still working out some kinks Might be some odd things happening with the work I did yesterday here on micro.blog. I believe all …
: Hello micro.blog! (And Fedi) After a long hiatus, I’ve move in here permanently. My old …
: I know I may be cursing myself right now but I may be one of the only MacBook Pro users who is not …
: Checked into a hotel late last night. The night manager asked, “Have you ever stayed with us …
: What I would like from Apple this year is a a discounted iPhone upgrade program that gives me the …
: What’s wrong with our government in 3 minutes 19 seconds. youtu.be/h810bO-4L…
: There really should be a law banning all day meetings. 😱
: Super blood wolf moon setting this morning. The show last night was pretty remarkable. …
: Thinking about going all Marie Kondo with the apps on my iPhone. I have too many apps not …
: First full week and first business trip of the year. Anyone out there seeing any effects from the …
: Lobster fra Diavolo 2018 edition.
: On the 50 year anniversary of the first crewed mission to the moon, the Liftoff podcast releases the …
: Candace Tug Candace - Barnegat Light, NJ
: 1919 American Edition of “The Warlord of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A prop in …
: Hi @manton, is there a long lead time to enabling Mastodon? I have an ssl hosted domain pointed at …
: Wait…. people still play Ingress?
: I voted and so should you! This is a big one folks. You can’t sit this one out.
: Last round of meetings in London before I catch my flight home. Snapped this near Buckingham Palace. …
: Happy to support this great app!
: We just switched the entire company from HipChat to Google Hangouts Chat. Slack is too damn …
: Off to London on Saturday. Hopefully we’ll beat the Nor’easter bearing down on us. If …
: Performing some jiggery-pokery, please ignore.
: My Hobonichi Remaining pages dwindling It’s replacement ready
: I missed day 365 but damn I’m pretty proud of making it this far. Now if I can only earn that …
: Without a doubt my favorite purchase at Comicon.
: Getting a excited about NY Comicon. This is the third year in a row that my daughter and I are …
: Top 3 strangest songs that choke me up: Baby Blue - Badfinger Warfrat - The Grateful Dead Long Live …
: Trying to steal a few moments of roaming around alien planets while I wait for the drizzle to stop …
: The Dockmaster’s Shack, Barnegat Light, NJ
: Paddled about 40 minutes to a small secluded cove off the inlet at Barnegat Light. Such a beautiful …
: Apple released a solid line if phones yesterday but I didn’t see anything that makes it imperative …
: I love my current iPhone X. It’s perfect. Even the notch. Will Apple release something today to …
: You’d think he’d take off as I approached but this is a NJ Raccoon. They pretty much don’t give a …
: Interesting analysis of the Will Wheaton/Mastodon incident. Mastodon and the challenges of abuse in …
: Currently reading “The Rook” by Daniel O’Malley. 📚
: Millions of tiny salps in the water today. It’s like the ocean is full of bath beads. Harmless but …
: Wearing this band makes me feel like a retro future astronaut.
: Ordered my Hobonichi Cousin this morning. No cover yet. Still deciding. May just order a Nock.co A5 …
: The waters off coastal NJ are ridiculously warm. Going to be a crazy hurricane season. 🌊
: Spicy Fried Chicken and Donut — Founding Farmers - Reston
: Fuck Your Feelings is a remarkable episode of the Love & Radio Podcast. I found it to be …
: This is interesting. Addresses the main issue Keybase is trying to fix. Keylist RFC: Distributing …
: Just finished the series. Best books I’ve read in 5-10 years. I’m stunned. If I had to pick “The …
: The sun on the waves in the water today is making them sparkle like diamonds.
: They may be a little ugly but Jersey Tomatoes are the best tomatoes.
: San Francisco I love you but your bringing me down. (apologies to LCD Soundsystem, but it fits here …
: “The Three Body Problem” and “The Dark Forest” my Cixin Liu did not disappoint. Probably the best …
: When I read the news these days I can’t help but feel we are living in the prelude to Random Acts of …
: Daily journaling habit seems to be in full swing. Now if I could only find the time to put a blog …
: Green Party candidate in Montana was on GOP payroll As the GOP base dwindles this is the kind of …
: I just love this QAnon stuff. It’s Looking Extremely Likely That QAnon Is A Leftist Prank On …
: I like Slack but I don’t like how much it costs. Cost was one of the reasons I was using HipChat. …
: My normal strategy of flying out of Newark on the first flight to avoid delays seems to be failing …
: Reading “The Three-Body Problem” by Cixin Liu 📚
: I know it’s not indie but I really hope Flickr makes it. flic.kr/p/27SK6D2
: The sky looks like a bad spray paint job today.
: Tug headed out to sea from the Barnegat Light Inlet.
: Weather in NJ oscillating between the climates of Tatooine and Dagoba. I’m ok with that.
: Here is another way to celebrate the 4th!
: Hey, Happy Independence Day. Don’t blow your fingers off!
: Sunset, Barnegat Light, NJ Additional color brought to you by some wildfires burning in the pine …
: Ending a 48 hour fast this morning. Did it mainly to exercise an atrophied will-power. Positive …
: I’m pleasantly surprised about how boring running iOS 12 beta is on my EDC iPhone X. This is the …
: The fruits of many after-work build sessions. I did not contribute but loved watching the progress …
: Pilot on flight to Omaha: “Folks we are going to Ctrl-Alt-Del the aircraft to clear an error.” We …
: For me, almost nothing important happens on Twitter that doesn’t also happen in feeds in RSS.
: Siri Shortcuts looks great. For those of you who’ve downloaded an iOS 12 beta on a device, I found …
: Currently reading “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.” by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland. Great fun …
: Really enjoyed Solo. Not a great Star Wars movie but a good one.
: First taste of kombucha. Like drinking fizzy soy sauce.
: Not much sea glass on the beach this morning so decided to pick up and pack out all the plastic I …
: Damn, this is badass. Nasa will send helicopter to Mars to test otherworldly flight - BBC News 🚀
: Screen time using a problem. Quality screen time , or rather the lack of it, is a big problem. Apps …
: Off to The People’s Republic of Austin today. Keep it Weird.
: Just picked up this gem for $5 at my local shop. 🎵
: Current Move streak 197 days?
: Published my TaskPaper to OmniFocus Action to the Drafts Action Directory. Wish I could get a list …
: It’s been a while since I’ve really used Flickr but I still get activity especially this …
: I could spend all day watching @jetpens pen and stationary videos. ❤️🖋📕
: On my way to Nebraska. I have never been to Nebraska.
: Happy 28th Wedding Anniversary to me and Mrs. Gio! 🎉❤️
: Impossible rock formations. Faye Canyon, Sedona, AZ
: Santa Fe Plaza Years ago the engraving on this moment was vandalized to remove the word “savage”. Many in the city …
: Great new podcast -> Deconstructed
: The Fish Police - Japanese Girl at 30,000 ft. 🎵
: Now playing in Austin. Decemberists - Sucker’s Prayer 🎵
: Train to DC, flight to San Antonio, drive to Austin, fly back home to Newark. This is the business I …
: Beautiful day at the Jersey shore. Spring is in the air no matter how chilly it may be.
: Wow. This Kigumi Museum is totally on my bucket list. I saw some of this work first hand in Japan. …
: Switching mail clients on the Mac just to see if I can improve my workflow a bit. Now that my mail …
: At 30,000 feet with my fountain pens sequestered in plastic bags, the lowly pencil is king.
: This last nor’easter did some damage in our town. This is some of the worst and it’s still in this …
: Added a new Velcro patch to my Savage Industries EDC ONE. Now that’s a steely-eyed missile man’s …
: Rain turning to snow here in Central NJ (yes it’s a thing!) should be a “fun” weather day. I’m going …
: Just pulled the snow shovel out of the shed. Another snow filled nor’easter on the way.
: The boat ramp in town and the streets were slightly flooded on the island but we’ve weathered the …
: It’s a Robbie Basho kind of morning. Robbie Basho - Pavan Hindustan
: I’ve been immortalized by my favorite podcast 😀 Thanks @imyke and @dowdyism!
: Arrived in Phoenix last night in the rain. Never experienced that. Normally I land at 10:30pm and …
: Can we get some public funding for day care?
: I’m in good shape to complete InCoWriMo only two more letters to write with more days left in the …
: One of my birthday presents was this fantastic book. Detialed notes on every Pink Floyd release. 📚
: Just purchased and now reading in Edinburgh. 📚
: Really enjoying my time in Edinburgh. The sights, sounds, and food. Yes, food. The UK has upped its …
: The other half is in my belly.
: If Scotch Whiskey is the water of life, this is…well…the opposite.
: Nothing quite says, “Fuck it.” Like a big piece of carrot cake for breakfast.
: Earlier than normal start. Off to Memphis for the day. This is the business we have chosen…
: Lucky Thirteen entering Barnegat Inlet, Barnegat Light, NJ
: Made a bauble for my Traveller’s Notebook.
: This is our sea glass hole drilling rig.
: RIP John Perry Barlow, EFF Founder and lyricist for the Grateful Dead.
: Just finished “Cannery Row” by John Steinbeck. I’m not sure why but I’ve seemed to …
: Jim Carrey asking investors to dump their Facebook stock and for people to delete their accounts. …
: Trying to get used to my Philadelphia Eagles being Super Bowl Champs. Still waiting for the …
: There is something so tilde club about this whole micro.blog thing. (via gio.micro.blog)
: There is something so tilde club about this whole micro.blog thing.
: First letter for InCoWriMo written and mailed! Hope I can keep it going for the entire month. (via …
: First letter for InCoWriMo written and mailed! Hope I can keep it going for the entire month.
: I took several flights last week carrying a fountain pen. No ink mishaps or leaks. Today I’m toting …
: I took several flights last week carrying a fountain pen. No ink mishaps or leaks. Today I’m toting …
: “Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin (via gio.micro.blog)
: “Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin
: The Electric State Movie Wow The Electric State by @simonstalenhag on track to become a movie!?! If you haven’t seen this …
: The Electric State Movie Wow The Electric State by @simonstalenhag on track to become a movie!?! If you haven’t seen …
: Now that’s what I call a movie theater. (via gio.micro.blog)
: Now that’s what I call a movie theater.
: Old Barney in the Snow (via gio.micro.blog)
: Bird Truck Stop (via gio.micro.blog)
: Frozen Horseshoe Crabs on the beach. (via gio.micro.blog)
: Frozen Horseshoe Crabs on the beach.
: New pen! Pilot Prera Slate Grey Fine Nib. Currently loaded with Iroshizokku Kon-peki ink. (via …
: New pen! Pilot Prera Slate Grey Fine Nib. Currently loaded with Iroshizokku Kon-peki ink.
: Answer the Question ‘This is the Netherlands, you have to answer questions’: U.S. ambassador offers uncomfortable …
: 🎵Every 1s A Winner - Ty Segall is a great cover of the Hot Chocolate classic. (via gio.micro.blog)
: 🎵Every 1s A Winner - Ty Segall is a great cover of the Hot Chocolate classic.
: My hopper looks like a tricked out SUBARU WRX. 🤡 (via gio.micro.blog)
: Dreaming of Summer (via gio.micro.blog)
: My hopper looks like a tricked out SUBARU WRX. 🤡
: Twitter usage way down for me so far this month and will likely stay that way for 2018. Still …
: Twitter usage way down for me so far this month and will likely stay that way for 2018. Still …
: Conservation of Energy by Vanishing Twin is real groovy man. 🎵 from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2CYFRH0 …
: Conservation of Energy by Vanishing Twin is real groovy man. 🎵
: Really looking forward to the 🎼 micro.blog discover page. 😀 from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2qR7xrx …
: Really looking forward to the 🎼 micro.blog discover page. 😀
: After some reflection, I really disliked season 4 episode 1 of Black Mirror. Interesting concept but …
: After some reflection, I really disliked season 4 episode 1 of Black Mirror. Interesting concept but …
: from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2qJdTZV via gio.micro.blog
: East Coast Pigeons are Tough from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2EhykiM via gio.micro.blog
: East Coast Pigeons are Tough
: My first fountain pen. A TWSBI ECO with a fine nib. It’s filled with Noodler’s Forest Green Ink. (I …
: My first fountain pen. A TWSBI ECO with a fine nib. It’s filled with Noodler’s Forest Green Ink. (I …
: Listening to Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Purple Afternoon from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2CXhjuN via …
: Listening to Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Purple Afternoon
: Dark Sky letting me down today. Weather Underground wins the App of the Bomb Snow Vortex 2018. from …
: Dark Sky letting me down today. Weather Underground wins the App of the Bomb Snow Vortex 2018.
: Snowy day at the HCM offices. from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2CGtSxs via gio.micro.blog
: Snowy day at the HCM offices.
: Central NJ has a snow day today. The office is going to be empty. Shaping up to be a really …
: Central NJ has a snow day today. The office is going to be empty. Shaping up to be a really …
: Breaking out my summer clothes! It’s 25 degrees Fahrenheit this morning! from Steve Giovannetti …
: Breaking out my summer clothes! It’s 25 degrees Fahrenheit this morning!
: Highly recommend these North Face E-Tip gloves. They are thin (almost mitten liner thin) but they …
: Highly recommend these North Face E-Tip gloves. They are thin (almost mitten liner thin) but they …
: Whew Re-entry is a bitch. from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2lIr8VZ via gio.micro.blog
: January 01, 2018 at 08:02AM Made a delicious batch of carnitas for New Year’s Eve. What did you eat? from Steve Giovannetti …
: Made a delicious batch of carnitas for New Year’s Eve. What did you eat?
: January 01, 2018 at 12:02AM Happy New Year! from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2Ctq6qk via gio.micro.blog
: December 31, 2017 at 12:33PM Today’s Sea Glass Haul from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2Emveut via gio.micro.blog
: December 31, 2017 at 09:14AM from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2Clsgsf via gio.micro.blog
: December 30, 2017 at 10:45AM Kelly “Old Barney” Restaurant at Barnegat Light, NJ from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2BZIMuE via …
: December 30, 2017 at 10:32AM Snow at Barnegat Light, NJ from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2BWE68t via gio.micro.blog
: December 30, 2017 at 10:31AM Barnegat Light, NJ from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2BV5Pqh via gio.micro.blog
: Kelly “Old Barney” Restaurant at Barnegat Light, NJ
: December 27, 2017 at 05:49PM Teaching daughter to drive. Just returned from lesson #1. Car and father-daughter relationship still …
: Teaching daughter to drive. Just returned from lesson #1. Car and father-daughter relationship still …
: Fun break activities: 1. Pokémon Go 2. Destiny 2 3. Geocaching 4. Teaching my youngest daughter to …
: Fun break activities: 1. Pokémon Go 2. Destiny 2 3. Geocaching 4. Teaching my youngest daughter to …
: from Steve Giovannetti ift.tt/2DUyY6k via IFTTT
: Now that The Christmas holiday is over I’m settling in for a bit of R&R. A few research …
: Now that The Christmas holiday is over I’m settling in for a bit of R&R. A few research …
: Trying the new micro.blog mac os app. Pretty nice.
: I gotta wire this thing up to Wordpress.
: Shot on iPhone X Taken pre-dawn with a bit of street lighting at my back and the moon in the sky. Full size original …
: iPhone X I can’t believe an entire year has passed since I upgraded to iPhone 7 plus. I love my iPhone and …
: Wise Words Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows …
: Goodwin’s Court I had the better part of a day to kill walking around central London, so I consulted Atlas Obscura …
: Welcome Back to Night Vale Maybe it’s just that time of year but I’ve been craving books, music, and podcasts of a supernatural …
: MMOSS - Hedge Creeper Cambridge, MA eating an Atomic Meatloaf Meltdown and drinking a Harpoon Ale. I was alone so I picked …
: I wonder if the FBI is getting calls from John Miller.
: Jimmy Vaughn last night in #Austin
: Jimmy Vaughn played a great set last night in Austin.
: When I first heard the Clash’s “Guns of Britton” I thought they were singing …
: I never thought I’d be so excited about watching the development of our delegated admin app. …
: Inbox 7 is pretty good, right?
: Great Caesar’s Ghost! Who knew Goslings Diet Ginger Beer was a thing?!? Tasty!
: Parmigiano Reggiano - The undisputed King of Cheeses.
: The nice thing about taking your kid to her sat morning FIT class is having a some quality time in …
: You can make a difference. …
: Testing image editing from iOS.
: So glad to see micro.blog is now up and running. Wiring things up now. Sorry for the extra noise.
: Greetings from gio.micro.blog!
: My take on the Apple Watch A friend forwarded me this NY Times article about the mechanical watch makers responding to the …
: All programming teams are constructed by and of crazy people Probably one of the funniest articles I’ve read on programming all year. Every friend I have …
: The Internet is a freedom machine. Make it work for everyone. The other day I listened to “Wishful Thinking” the latest “dislike club” …
: Above Avalon a valuable signal for Apple watchers I do a lot of apple watching and over time I’ve whittled down the number of places I go for …
: Goat - Hide from the Sun and Tribal Seeds - Dawn of Time Dropping two tracks that had been on heavy rotation at the beach house this year. The first is a jam …
: Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower June 20th was the 45th anniversary of the 1969 release of “Aoxomoxoa” by the Grateful …
: Bastille - Laura Palmer I’ve been out at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference all week in San Francisco …
: MMOSS - Hedge Creeper About four years ago I was sitting in the All Star Sandwich Bar in Cambridge, MA eating an Atomic …
: Tobacco - Eruption (Gonna Get My Hair Cut at the End of The Summer) Black Moth Super Rainbow member, Tobacco dropped a new album “Ultima II Massage” a few …
: Woods - With Light and With Love I’m just getting around to listening to Woods April release “With Light and With …
: Is the Beats Acquisition the Beginning of the End of iTunes? I’ve been trying to make sense of Apple’s acquisition of Beats by Dre. This Verge …
: Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down I’m not a big fan of country and western music. But when I came across Sturgill …
: Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal New Parquet Courts just hit Spotify this week. “Sunbathing Animal” is a rollicking punk …
: The Coathangers - Smother The Coathangers (Minnie, Crook Kid, and Rusty) are an all female punk rock band out of Atlanta, GA. …
: Rattlesnake - St. Vincent Posting “Rattlesnake” by St. Vincent from a self titled album that dropped late last …
: Beach House - The Cave Singers Posting “Beach House” by The Cave Singers this week. They are an earnest folk trio with …
: Space Captain - Joe Cocker Oscar week came and went. While I don't pay much attention to these festivities, one particular …
: "Smoke and Mirrors" - Widowspeak I’ve been in San Francisco all week and if the weather cooperates I’ll be on my way home …
: Prettyboy - Dan Deacon I’ve been going on a bit of a Pavement tear lately but broke out of it long enough to visit …
: Cinnamon and Lesbians - Stephen Malkus and The Jicks Posting “Cinnamon and Lesbians” by Stephen Malkus and The Jicks. No real particular …
: Gates of Steel - Devo I didn’t go to a ton of shows in 2013 but it’s no question that the highlight was the …
: After Snowden: using law and technology to counter snooping Interesting video of a Council of Europe meeting on NSA mass surveillance. Big take-aways here: 0) …
: Mogwai - Rave Tapes Mogwai have just dropped a new sythn soaked album “Rave Tapes”. Quite a departure for …
: The Dukes of Stratosphear On April Fool’s Day 1985, XTC released “25 O’Clock” an album under the name …
: Wolf People - When the Fire is Dead in the Grate To borrow a phrase from Frank Zappa: folk-rock is not dead, it just smells funny. This was the first …
: Diane Coffee – Tale Of A Dead Dog I belong to a music sharing group where each week we post a new track with some bits of commentary. …
: Hello Markdown! Thanks to all the folks at Automattic for supporting Markdown on Wordpress.com!
: On Losing an iPad in Cleveland I woke up in a hotel room in Cleveland Ohio yesterday morning. Mid way through my morning routine I …
: A Love Letter to iOS Passbook Ever since it’s introduction in iOS 6, the iOS Passbook has become an indispensable feature of …
: Traveling with iOS I recently returned from a three week, three country, trip in Europe. It was a family vacation, no …
: My Gmail Nightmare Last night I dreamt that I arrived at the office early. No one was there. I plugged my laptop into …
: How Long will Google Keep Keep? I hope that thought went through everyone’s mind when Google launched Keep. It certainly was …
: Sharing Isn't Broken on the Internet “Officially, Google declared that “sharing is broken on the web”…As it turned out, …
: The Plan and the Tools I have to admit my Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis had not surprised me. I was in denial about my weight, …
: 282 - 384 On December 28th 2012 I was sitting in the examination chair in my ophthalmologist’s office. …
: Writing Kit I’m playing with Writing Kit and I think I love it.
: There Is No Non-Human Moral Authority There Is No Non-Human Moral Authority All moral laws are humanly produced. The question is which …
: My 9-11 Story When the first plane hit we only noticed the lights flickering and the chirping of the power …
: Watch the Birdie Mike Lofgren, Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult An unemployed …
: Social Media Tip #1: How to win followers!
: Google IO Keynote Day 2 From the looks of the cascading Chrome logos being projected up front, today’s keynote is …
: Google Music Musing Yesterday’s announcement of Google Music seemed pretty sedate. I think being sandwiched …
: Google IO 2011 Keynote Day One Huge crowd, heard the attendance was 5.5k give or take. There was a veritable geek stampede getting …
: Let's Get Baked There was a lot of talk on the Interwebs about baked vs non-baked blogging platforms. To summarize, …
: I don't even care if they listen what comes out... [youtube www.youtube.com/watch “I don’t even care if they listen to what comes out. …
: A traitor’s review of the Verizon iPhone 4 I have been called a whore and a traitor by my friends, but I did it anyway. Last week I turned off …
: There really isn’t much of a “tablet” market ...when normal people — not gadget bloggers and geeks like us — need to consider an alternative to …
: I Thought I'd be Living in Space by Now About a week ago my family was gathered in the kitchen – all of us – a rare thing these …
: Bruce Sterling: The Blast Shack I highly recommend those of you interested in the whole WikiLeaks kerfuffle to read Bruce …
: Will I Switch to a Verizon iPhone? A lot of people have been asking me if I will switch when the iPhone is available on the Verizon …
: Lying is Not Patriotic twitter.com/sean80808… I don’t often see eye to eye with Ron Paul (senior or junior) …
: Glenn Greenwald Makes the Case for WikiLeaks The crux of the WikiLeaks debate via Salon Glenn Greenwald really understands this issue. The link …
: Ruby in the Cloud Just Got a Shot in the Arm Salesforce.com Buys Heroku For $212 Million In Cash via TechCrunch I’ve never used Heroku but …
: Close the Washington Monument Another great article on how terrorism is psychological warfare and how the US has taken the bait. …
: How our "security" obsession costs us If you are only going to read one article on the TSA, please read this one. How our …
: Is WikiLeaks a News Organization? twitter.com/stevegio/… The more I think about WikiLeaks the more convinced I become that this …
: Black Ops Activism Like a lot of gamers out there I’ve been logging my fair share of hours (and kills) in …
: Google Apps for Everyone? Going Google has now become a possibility for the individual. Google is in the early stages of …
: AirPrint Configured. First Impressions. Over the long weekend my three year old Canon printer gave up the ghost. Some kind of power supply …
: How I Use Twitter When most people who don’t use Twitter (let’s call them “normals”) find out …
: It's Time to Limit the Power of the TSA I fly a lot. It’s an occupational necessity. When the TSA was first introduced after 9/11 I …
: Downloading the Catalog I’m up too late but I don’t have much to do tomorrow. I’ll be riding jet plane …