Episode 538: The Last Employee At Twitter

Manton and Daniel catch up on the latest news from Twitter, including the fact that Twitter is allegedly hiring. They talk about whether Manton would accept the far-fetched opportunity to be CEO of Twitter, and what he would do in that scenario. They acknowledge the mass exodus from Twitter and the potentially golden opportunity for both Daniel and Manton with respect to Micro.blog and MarsEdit. Finally, Daniel stares down the last two week of MarsEdit 5 development before his promised ship date.

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  • No Results – Twitter’s careers page in the wake of Elon Musk’s assertion that they are hiring again.
  • Don’t Stress – Matt Mullenweg assures Laurie Voss that Tumblr will support ActivityPub.
  • Tumblr – An increasingly relevant blogging platform.
  • ActivityPub – Home page for the open standard behind Mastodon.
  • Micro.blog – Manton’s social blogging service.
  • MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac blogging app.
November 23, 2022 at 8:38 pm.

Episode 537: With Public Squares Like These

Manton returns from the road while Twitter continues going off the rails. What is the company’s viability as they bewilder users and advertisers, and how much should Manton react to the opportunities that might exist? Daniel and Manton discuss Twitter, whether Jack Dorsey stands to gain even if Twitter fails, and the nihilistic tendencies of certain leaders. Finally, Manton checks in with Daniel on progress toward MarsEdit 5.

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November 17, 2022 at 10:22 pm.

Episode 536: Worse Than I Thought It Would Be

Manton checks in with Daniel from his west coast road trip. They talk about Elon Musk’s first, chaotic week at Twitter. Daniel talks about his commitment to shipping MarsEdit 5 on Dec 5, and how sometimes we have to ship software for own sake first, and for our customers’ sake second.

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  • Multnomah Falls – One of Manton’s pictures of the Oregon wilderness.
  • Dear Elon Musk – Manton’s blog post reacting to Elon Musk’s letter to Twitter advertisers.
  • MarsEdit 5 is Coming – Daniel’s Micro.blog post about his committment to shipping MarsEdit 5 by December 4.

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November 5, 2022 at 8:47 pm.