Andy Sylvester

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The moment I knew: It was so awkward, I didn’t know what to do. So I said: ‘Shall we kiss now?’

Dan Dan noodles at Jing Jing in Palo Alto.

Humanity enters a new era of fire.

I used the blockquote tag in that last post - looks good!

Another user calling for a tool like MyStatusTool in 2008:

If you hosted your own Twitter, just like you host your own website, you could put your twitter anywhere. Case scenario: I have a twitter blog at dembot.com/twitter All of the friends I follow? How would we connect? You guessed it: RSS! Somebody get me a soda, Im feeling dizzy.

Dave Winer linked this morning to a 2008 post on a "decentralized Twitter". I believe that MyStatusTool meets that definition. I also discussed this more in a February 2023 post where I link to some other Dave Winer posts on bootstrapping. MyStatusTool is definitely in the bootstrap phase, and available to anyone who wants to try it!

ChatGPT Goes to Court.

Theodore 'Ted' Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber,' has died in federal prison.

2008: A decentralized Twitter?

How Could AI Destroy Humanity?

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends API changes in AMA.

What’s Inside the Trump Indictment. #nopaywall

Five Eyes.

Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA.

My Status Tool is an application that provides the basic posting and reading functionality within Twitter, but using RSS and rssCloud as the enabling technologies. Each post has its own page, just like Twitter.

My Status Tool is an application that provides the basic posting and reading functionality within Twitter, but using RSS and rssCloud as the enabling technologies. Each post has its own page, just like <a href-"https://twitter.com/AndySylvester99/status/1663339414272233472"Twitter.

MyStatusTool is a linkblogging tool - use this tutorial to see how to add HTML to your post to create a link!

The startling, damning details in the Trump indictment - Politico

Former President Donald Trump's second indictment, annotated - CNN

Donald Trump indicted on 7 counts in classified documents probe - CNN

Intense negotiations underway to end Oregon Senate impasse Oregon Capitol Chronicle

Ken, thanks for getting started!

Lawfare: United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta.

Andre, thanks for making a test post!

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I asked ChatGPT to write a song in the style of Paul Simon about eating cheese on a nice day. Mr Simon should not be concerned.

The United States of America v Donald Trump. #finally

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Reanimated hearts work just as well for transplants, study finds.

What do you think is the purpose of networks like Mastodon and Bluesky?

Spotify says it’s testing an ‘offline mix’ for when your connection’s patchy.

Instagram’s upcoming Twitter competitor shown in leaked screenshots.

Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case: Live Updates.

Automattic has a space for meetups in NYC.

Mike Pence Is Having a Moment He Doesn’t Deserve.

Elon Musk is America's most dangerous antisemite.

Why are blocks on Bluesky public?

John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh saved the Voting Rights Act.

Gavin Newsom wants 28th Amendment for guns in U.S. Constitution.

Bluesky’s growing pains strain its relationship with Black users.

Roland Tanglao took notes at the BloggerCon III session on Podcasting in November 2004 at Stanford. It was the first BC after the name was chosen.

NBA MVP is doomed to fully become a regular season award.

2013: How podcasting got its name.

Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy.

Gruber's first Impressions of Vision Pro and VisionOS.

I'd prefer to have a new Mac that ran Frontier, that would really excite me.

Test post new 2001 app w/Caddy

Interactive map of air quality.

Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode to the Test.

Canada's 'unprecedented' fire season linked to climate change, will be the new normal: scientists.

Succession's Cousin Greg has Aussie hosts in stitches.

What Licht's departure means.

Chris Licht out at CNN.

New York Cultivators Have Too Much Weed on Their Hands.

CNN news czar Chris Licht is due to be fired according to Puck.

The double-decker airplane seat is back.

“If you are in a red state, like me, you are constantly in fear of your state government adopting conservative policies — such as new limitations on reproductive freedom, transgender rights and honest education about race.”

Automattic launches an AI writing assistant for WordPress.

My linkblog is now available on WordPress. The more I develop around the textcasting idea, the more I realize that WordPress is totally social media in addition to being a blogging platform and CMS. And it has a wonderful API (disclaimer: I designed it).

Blogging myths.

New York’s Cannabis Effort is Faltering Amid Roadblocks and Red Tape. #nopaywall

The headset itself weighs a little less than a pound.

A TechCrunch reporter had a few minutes with Apple Vision Pro and came away impressed.

The Apple Vision Pro features an M2 chip, a ton of sensors and a new R1 chip.

Klaus Nomi: Lightning Strikes (Official Video). I can't stop watching this.

Apple unveils Vision Pro, its first mixed reality headset. How much does it weigh?

Fresh Air podcast: Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong & Exec. Producer Frank Rich.

How the Democratic Party Crashed in Florida. (Takes forever to get to the point. I'd like to pass this through an AI chatbot to remove the fluff. Readers matter too, not just writers, btw.)

Jeff Greene Warns About US Real Estate, Made Fortune From Last Crash.

Expectations of Apple's headset set to meet reality

Test of msttest app

Most hated brands in America: Trump Organization, FTX, Fox Corporation.

AI chatbots are coming to web browsers in a big way.

Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag.

I've spent the last few days teaching FeedLand how to do with Bluesky what it does with old school RSS feeds.

ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they're dog walkers and HVAC techs.

Biden’s theory of MAGA.

"Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of motives, will somehow work together for the benefit of all."

Scripting News: Bringing Bluesky to the open web.

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Disney to Take $1.5 Billion Content Write-Off Charge in June Quarter After Pulling Dozens of Titles From Streaming Services.

Ryan Busse Explains Roots of the U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic.

"When he died, his university server space was wiped without a backup, and all of his source code went with it"

The Right Way to Make Your Clothes Dry Faster with a Towel.

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Just added Scripting News as a feed, worked ok. Tried to add the feed from my new MST version, got an error. Need to look into this...

Bible Removed from Some Utah Schools for ‘Vulgarity.’

Elon Musk: anti-trans video dispute ends with Ella Irwin departure.

New York Regulators Will Launch Cannabis Farmers Markets 'Within A Month.'

You have 3 brains. This is how to use them.

Is Bluesky Billionaire-Proof?

My one-month review of the first iPhone in July 2007. I didn't remember not liking the product then, that's why it's good to keep an archive of these things. 😀

I was a skeptic when Apple came out with the iPhone, iPad and the watch and ended up eating my words.