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Last updated 0 minutes ago hello! i hope you're having a great week. it's weeknotes o'clock! i am reading way too much and not finishing anything so i am calling an official moratorium on not talking about the books i'm reading till i have finished. i am actively reading: meander, spiral, explode by jane alison which is about non-typical story structure, and is the first time i have ever thought "damn i would really benefit from some exercises in this writing book"; steering the craft by ursula…

Last updated 8 minutes ago hey! it's time for the sixty-third weeknote! wrote two blog posts this week for july reply 2026; intended to write a lot more for it but i haven't really kept up with the blogosphere this month. i had more thoughts around another blog post of brennan's, but didn't want to write two replies on one day. unattributed wrote a good takedown of the logic, but vibes wise, i dislike the idea that only things that have contributed to canon in some way are worthy of being…

Last updated 1 minute ago This is a reply to one of GiveDirectly's blog posts, and also the accompanying video. I'd advise you read and/or watch before you engage with this1. The tl;dr of this piece is pretty simple: putting AI tools in the hands of the world's poorest, to ask questions such as “How to make a profit in three months?”, “What is the number of neighbors I should be cautious about?” and “My child is in trouble, what should I do?” (real questions from the blog post!) instead of just…

Last updated 6 minutes ago go read knitting the web: we need interlinkers first! or don't, i'm not your mum. i think the problem of "metablogging" isn't really a problem in itself. it depends on what the purpose of blogging is meant to be? I think a lot of people in the indie web sphere are blogging for self-expression; sure, if you want views or concerted interaction, writing that you don't know what to write is unlikely to cut it. if you're writing simply to get something out, get over…

Last updated 2 minutes ago in a sing-song voice: hello, how are you, weeknotes, sixty two?! been feeling emotional a lot at the minute, climate grief returning from war ("climate rage, get the hell out of here. climate grief, get back in here!") and all the other crises catching up with me maybe, but it doesn't really feel like a bad upswell in emotion? learning to love the rhythms of my own life is in full swing. i was looking at my vision board i made at the beginning of the year and other…

Last updated 6 minutes ago hello! it's been a while! i got a new backpack and i love it! i liked that my old one had a "security pocket" - a pocket you could only get into by taking it off, as its against your back with it on - but in practice i only used it for my work pass so i don't think i was missing much. it was powder pink which i thought i would enjoy more than i did, and the brand i got it from has gone in a much more masculine direction i don't enjoy, so off to new climes! i was…

Last updated 6 minutes ago Robert Birming of Junited is running the 3rd year of July Reply this month. It's a challenge to reply to blog posts! So get ready to see a lot of "re:"/me actually posting here for a bit! I have two ideas fo things to reply to already, and I will scout around for other posts as well this month. They will all be listed here once I have posts! if you liked this post, please: message, email, or follow me online tip me share this post follow my posts by rss or atom…

Last updated 3 minutes ago I love the idea of Junited - sharing blog posts that resonated on this page throughout June - and am joining a little late to add a blog post a day. so will just add to this as the spirit moves me instead of a blog post at least a day as some people have done. don't think and write, they say Why I Disagree With Mike (Livecoding Is Not The Future) the internet needs more cross-pollinators a rant about "technology" if you liked this post, please: message, email, or…

Last updated 0 minutes ago Dear netizens, cyborgs, hackers and cybernauts! Dear programmers, cyber surfers and web tinkerers! Dear searchers, seekers, creators and writers! Dear posters, lurkers, viewers and influencers and all others gathered today around a screen, speaker, braille reader or other interface, today we lift our cursors, voices, eyes, styluses and minds to toast the interdependence of cyberspace. We would not be here without each other. There would be no subsea cables, no…

Last updated 0 minutes ago hello! the 60th "week"note1!!! how auspicious, six multiples of ten!!! i've been ill a lot! april is nearly over, my tarot card for this month was the devil. may is justice reversed. iykyk. i'm annoyed i'm still so early in writing april's video essay, but i'm aiming to just finish the script by the end of the month now :( been really on my planning grind at the moment; really enjoying keeping more record of my days, and seeing what i can improve each week. i forgot…

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