Episode 621: You’re Totally Gonna Pay For It

Manton tells Daniel about the accidental mini-disaster he caused at Micro.blog while daring to deploy changes while on a cruise. They talk about the risk of losing trust with users when you make mistakes, especially repeatedly, and how unit testing might be a good protection against such problems. Then they talk more about Bluesky’s recent surge in popularity, and prospects for the future of the open web.

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Links:

  • Micro.blog – Manton’s blog-hosting service.
  • Hugo – Web templating framework used by Micro.blog.
  • AT Protocol – The social networking protocol used by Bluesky.
  • Finally in a Good Place – Manton’s post appreciating the advantages of both the ActivityPub and AT protocol.
  • Dithering – Subscription podcast from John Gruber and Ben Thompson.
  • ActivityPub – The social networking protocol used by Mastodon and many other services.
  • Social Web Community Group – W3C community group supporting social networking technologies.

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November 27, 2024 at 9:53 pm.

Episode 620: I Just Kept Hitting Walls

Daniel and Manton talk about Apple’s new Image Playground, an AI-based graphic generator. Even if it’s not super-impressive, maybe it’s exciting for the average user? Manton relates his recent attempts to write a new app in SwiftUI, which leads to an assessment of whether SwiftUI is ready for prime-time on iOS and/or Mac. Finally, they talk about whether we’re all propelling towards a web-only future, and whether that might be just fine.

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November 15, 2024 at 11:37 pm.

Episode 619: Every Four Years

Election Day! Daniel and Manton talk about early voting, political outcomes, and the impacts of those outcomes on our professional ambitions. Then they switch topics to the Mac, with Apple’s new hardware and what Daniel purchased. Finally, they talk about the incentive AI provides for ever-more-powerful computing resources, and take stock of our personal responsibility for conservation.

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November 5, 2024 at 4:49 pm.