Why am I making an RSS reader? I don't know. There are a thousand RSS readers out there already, and they all read RSS feeds, but none of them work the way I'd like them to. So I'm making my own. It's obviously a terrible idea. So why do it? Mostly for fun. There are all sorts of interesting things being published on the web every day, but they're kind of all over the place. I enjoy sitting down on a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee and an hour to myself, but I don't enjoy opening my email inbox to read a newsletter, only to get sidetracked by 5 new emails that I should probably respond to. I don't enjoy wrestling my RSS app, which hasn't been updated in about 10 years and has a horrible reading experience. Reading links from Twitter gets me lost down an algorithm hole. YouTube doesn't even show me new videos from people I'm subscribed to. I wish it were just all in one place. Without all the noise and engagement farming. Just a quiet little spot where I could catch up with things I care about. That's what I'm making. I'm calling it Alcove. If you want to follow along with this questionable side project of undefined scope, I'm sharing live updates of progress on Twitter, here. There's a more than half-decent chance of a disastrous outcome.

Pika or Bear? Pika or Bear? It doesn't matter! Just pick-a one and start blogging!

Alan Dye is gone from Apple and there was much rejoicing amongst users even if they never knew his name.

Ghost adds an explore feature to find other blogs. Here's how you can make sure your blog is included. (Hint: it already is.)

A web app I wrote to convert Raindrop.io saved links to a Markdown linked list that you can use if you want but probably shouldn't?

Have I kept up Notes + Reminders + Calendar usage?

Congratulations to Stephen Robles on going all in on himself and tech community.

It's incredible what kind of access he's gotten by simply starting a podcast—and doing it really well.

An overused sub-headline: Apple is rotten to it's leadership core.

Everything everywhere all at once. The remix.

It's a journey to a destination that keeps changing into another journey to a new destination.

No AI tools were used at all in the writing of this blog post. A piece of cinnamon raisin toast with butter and honey and a glass of water were consumed instead.

My 10+ year journey to try and simply show everyone how bad I am at video games RIGHT NOW while it's happening.

An experiment to use the tools I edit with more becomes something I want to do more... I think? And maybe even want someone to listen sometimes?

A balm for the tension, fear, and uncertainty.

"He’s The Devil"

It was 14 years ago today that I started out on my own adventure with Lemon Productions.

It might be something that's done in your faith tradition, or culture, or your specific family. But since there are also a lot of theologians who say it's not necessarily biblical, I think it's worth unpacking what the actual origins of that idea are.

If the only words you see about the passing of James Dobson are "...such a godly man", I'd encourage you to read the experiences real people had living under his teachings.

How to celebrate life and music with your friends and family.

I started this in appreciation of Keenan's writing, and ended up trying to process how to tell stories that are authentic without hurting the people involved in them.

My cheese hasn't been moved with Ghost v6, but I'm still missing a dedicated comments or community tab somewhere.

Comment moderation is hard. But should it be this hard?

A (not so) brief comment on technology and community.