Malcolm Ocean
@malcolmocean.com
🤸 Feral free agent 🎶 Singer-songwriter 💃 Trust-dancer 👁 Systems designer 🎯 I crafted https://intend.do to help you be playfully purposeful
would be cool if linked tweets from twitter got displayed more like quote-tweets, without the giant useless X
August 6, 2024 at 5:59 AM
would be cool if linked tweets from twitter got displayed more like quote-tweets, without the giant useless X
you're allowed to grant someone permission that you weren't the one who took away in the first place
May 25, 2023 at 6:15 PM
you're allowed to grant someone permission that you weren't the one who took away in the first place
Another stuckness factor is that whether shame or fear or sadness, most people learn in childhood that there are a lot of feelings it’s not safe to feel. The feelings themselves come to feel threatening, if expressing them means freaking out our parents.
(see Already Free by Bruce Tift)
(see Already Free by Bruce Tift)
May 3, 2023 at 4:04 AM
Another stuckness factor is that whether shame or fear or sadness, most people learn in childhood that there are a lot of feelings it’s not safe to feel. The feelings themselves come to feel threatening, if expressing them means freaking out our parents.
(see Already Free by Bruce Tift)
(see Already Free by Bruce Tift)
And, unless you were homeschooled by incredibly integrated parents, or enrolled in an excellent Montessori school or something, you probably also picked up some learnings like these:
(plus others from avoiding your peers making fun of you)
(plus others from avoiding your peers making fun of you)
May 3, 2023 at 4:01 AM
And, unless you were homeschooled by incredibly integrated parents, or enrolled in an excellent Montessori school or something, you probably also picked up some learnings like these:
(plus others from avoiding your peers making fun of you)
(plus others from avoiding your peers making fun of you)
The only reason they even seem bizarre is that the generalizations tend to get stuck. And it's not just big-t Trauma from abuse! Even if you had a pretty good childhood, there's still lots of learnings that you inevitably picked up that were true then but aren't as an adult:
May 3, 2023 at 4:01 AM
The only reason they even seem bizarre is that the generalizations tend to get stuck. And it's not just big-t Trauma from abuse! Even if you had a pretty good childhood, there's still lots of learnings that you inevitably picked up that were true then but aren't as an adult:
What to do if you notice you’re dreaming?
As anyone who’s tried to lucid dream can attest, noticing you’re dreaming is at least half the battle in the first place!
Emotional untangling techniques like Bio-Emotive can make the move more accessible, internally AND culturally.
As anyone who’s tried to lucid dream can attest, noticing you’re dreaming is at least half the battle in the first place!
Emotional untangling techniques like Bio-Emotive can make the move more accessible, internally AND culturally.
May 3, 2023 at 3:47 AM
What to do if you notice you’re dreaming?
As anyone who’s tried to lucid dream can attest, noticing you’re dreaming is at least half the battle in the first place!
Emotional untangling techniques like Bio-Emotive can make the move more accessible, internally AND culturally.
As anyone who’s tried to lucid dream can attest, noticing you’re dreaming is at least half the battle in the first place!
Emotional untangling techniques like Bio-Emotive can make the move more accessible, internally AND culturally.
ah idk, I'm only on desktop
May 3, 2023 at 2:55 AM
ah idk, I'm only on desktop
my contribution to the ongoing "unfucking ourselves and each other from the contortions we thought would help save the world" conversation
(inspired by @qchu.bsky.social & others)
read: https://malcolmocean.com/2023/05/confronting-forgiving-the-people-who-instilled-fear-in-my-heart/
(inspired by @qchu.bsky.social & others)
read: https://malcolmocean.com/2023/05/confronting-forgiving-the-people-who-instilled-fear-in-my-heart/
May 3, 2023 at 2:50 AM
my contribution to the ongoing "unfucking ourselves and each other from the contortions we thought would help save the world" conversation
(inspired by @qchu.bsky.social & others)
read: https://malcolmocean.com/2023/05/confronting-forgiving-the-people-who-instilled-fear-in-my-heart/
(inspired by @qchu.bsky.social & others)
read: https://malcolmocean.com/2023/05/confronting-forgiving-the-people-who-instilled-fear-in-my-heart/
this famous painting (I've seen it multiple places over the years as a header/background image)
is called Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
I didn't notice until I read the title that he's looking out from a mountain at a landscape, not from some rocks at a stormy sea
is called Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
I didn't notice until I read the title that he's looking out from a mountain at a landscape, not from some rocks at a stormy sea
May 1, 2023 at 6:11 PM
this famous painting (I've seen it multiple places over the years as a header/background image)
is called Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
I didn't notice until I read the title that he's looking out from a mountain at a landscape, not from some rocks at a stormy sea
is called Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
I didn't notice until I read the title that he's looking out from a mountain at a landscape, not from some rocks at a stormy sea
pick_your_battles.jpg
April 28, 2023 at 10:44 PM
pick_your_battles.jpg
one who has trouble explaining his perspective because it's weirdly deep because you looked from more directions than most people
April 28, 2023 at 7:56 PM
one who has trouble explaining his perspective because it's weirdly deep because you looked from more directions than most people
coming around to "skeets" actually
natural fit for bluesky
natural fit for bluesky
April 28, 2023 at 7:49 PM
coming around to "skeets" actually
natural fit for bluesky
natural fit for bluesky
tbh I feel like "utterance" is actually sort of the correct word for what we're looking for here.
its etymology traces precisely back to "outer", which is basically saying "it's the kind of thought that is released into the world"
but it's cumbersome as a word
its etymology traces precisely back to "outer", which is basically saying "it's the kind of thought that is released into the world"
but it's cumbersome as a word
April 28, 2023 at 7:36 PM
tbh I feel like "utterance" is actually sort of the correct word for what we're looking for here.
its etymology traces precisely back to "outer", which is basically saying "it's the kind of thought that is released into the world"
but it's cumbersome as a word
its etymology traces precisely back to "outer", which is basically saying "it's the kind of thought that is released into the world"
but it's cumbersome as a word
I agree, though their trademark just covers the use of the word "tweet" to refer to a bunch of standard stuff like "transmission of messages" & "social networking"
it doesn't say anything about the real MEANING of "tweet" at all.
https://trademarks.justia.com/777/15/tweet-77715815.html
it doesn't say anything about the real MEANING of "tweet" at all.
https://trademarks.justia.com/777/15/tweet-77715815.html
April 28, 2023 at 6:45 PM
I agree, though their trademark just covers the use of the word "tweet" to refer to a bunch of standard stuff like "transmission of messages" & "social networking"
it doesn't say anything about the real MEANING of "tweet" at all.
https://trademarks.justia.com/777/15/tweet-77715815.html
it doesn't say anything about the real MEANING of "tweet" at all.
https://trademarks.justia.com/777/15/tweet-77715815.html
wait, what if we have tweets on bluesky be just actually called "poasts"
April 26, 2023 at 6:59 PM
wait, what if we have tweets on bluesky be just actually called "poasts"
my latest blog post: a true story of some adventures into the nature of art, choice, conflict & evolution
the dance of top-down & bottom up
art is choosing what to breathe life into
https://malcolmocean.com/2023/03/art-is-choosing-what-to-breathe-life-into/
the dance of top-down & bottom up
art is choosing what to breathe life into
https://malcolmocean.com/2023/03/art-is-choosing-what-to-breathe-life-into/
April 26, 2023 at 6:40 PM
my latest blog post: a true story of some adventures into the nature of art, choice, conflict & evolution
the dance of top-down & bottom up
art is choosing what to breathe life into
https://malcolmocean.com/2023/03/art-is-choosing-what-to-breathe-life-into/
the dance of top-down & bottom up
art is choosing what to breathe life into
https://malcolmocean.com/2023/03/art-is-choosing-what-to-breathe-life-into/
got to improv sing with Bobby McFerrin on Monday
they had an extra mic on the stage
& invited someone to come up
I didn't hesitate at all
twas surreal
familiar and foreign
they had an extra mic on the stage
& invited someone to come up
I didn't hesitate at all
twas surreal
familiar and foreign
April 26, 2023 at 6:38 PM
got to improv sing with Bobby McFerrin on Monday
they had an extra mic on the stage
& invited someone to come up
I didn't hesitate at all
twas surreal
familiar and foreign
they had an extra mic on the stage
& invited someone to come up
I didn't hesitate at all
twas surreal
familiar and foreign
> You forget that the eco-mental system called Lake Erie is a part of your wider eco-mental system − and that if Lake Erie is driven insane, its insanity is incorporated in the larger system of your thought and experience.’
— Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature
— Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature
April 26, 2023 at 6:30 PM
> You forget that the eco-mental system called Lake Erie is a part of your wider eco-mental system − and that if Lake Erie is driven insane, its insanity is incorporated in the larger system of your thought and experience.’
— Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature
— Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature
probably @tasshin.com & Trent Fowler / Futurati
will link those two below
(here's the full list, for reference
https://roamresearch.com/#/app/malcolmocean/page/5UR2odS9i )
will link those two below
(here's the full list, for reference
https://roamresearch.com/#/app/malcolmocean/page/5UR2odS9i )
April 25, 2023 at 10:56 PM
probably @tasshin.com & Trent Fowler / Futurati
will link those two below
(here's the full list, for reference
https://roamresearch.com/#/app/malcolmocean/page/5UR2odS9i )
will link those two below
(here's the full list, for reference
https://roamresearch.com/#/app/malcolmocean/page/5UR2odS9i )
thanks (@pfrazee.com?) for fixing image pasting!
new main thing blocking me from using bsky atm is that my links don't preview properly, which makes me feel sad linking to my blog posts
when I click on the "add link card" button I get "failed to fetch link". I'm on Brave, but with shields off.
new main thing blocking me from using bsky atm is that my links don't preview properly, which makes me feel sad linking to my blog posts
when I click on the "add link card" button I get "failed to fetch link". I'm on Brave, but with shields off.
April 21, 2023 at 6:09 PM
thanks (@pfrazee.com?) for fixing image pasting!
new main thing blocking me from using bsky atm is that my links don't preview properly, which makes me feel sad linking to my blog posts
when I click on the "add link card" button I get "failed to fetch link". I'm on Brave, but with shields off.
new main thing blocking me from using bsky atm is that my links don't preview properly, which makes me feel sad linking to my blog posts
when I click on the "add link card" button I get "failed to fetch link". I'm on Brave, but with shields off.
oh my god you are a fucking LEGEND. as a userstyle guy who has been stymied by react this is so key for open web
April 12, 2023 at 9:45 PM
oh my god you are a fucking LEGEND. as a userstyle guy who has been stymied by react this is so key for open web
or eg "notice how these tweets by the same author contradict" [in light of this other tweet perhaps]
in all these cases, it doesn't HIT the same if you can't say the whole thing in one single tweet
currently people use screenshots for this, but that destroys the backlinks etc
in all these cases, it doesn't HIT the same if you can't say the whole thing in one single tweet
currently people use screenshots for this, but that destroys the backlinks etc
April 12, 2023 at 8:37 AM
or eg "notice how these tweets by the same author contradict" [in light of this other tweet perhaps]
in all these cases, it doesn't HIT the same if you can't say the whole thing in one single tweet
currently people use screenshots for this, but that destroys the backlinks etc
in all these cases, it doesn't HIT the same if you can't say the whole thing in one single tweet
currently people use screenshots for this, but that destroys the backlinks etc
basically if you think of a tweet as a kind of atomic thought, there are many types of thoughts that relate two+ other thoughts, whether to contrast, or argue, or say "these are the same thought"
eg [ how it started | how it's going ]
eg [ how it started | how it's going ]
April 12, 2023 at 8:26 AM
basically if you think of a tweet as a kind of atomic thought, there are many types of thoughts that relate two+ other thoughts, whether to contrast, or argue, or say "these are the same thought"
eg [ how it started | how it's going ]
eg [ how it started | how it's going ]
do you have a checklist of the things you're aiming to get to before shipping? I would LOVE to see multiQT
here's my design doc for the feature https://malcolmocean.com/2021/11/twitter-multi-quote-tweet-design/
- why it matters (so conversations can converge, not just diverge)
- examples
- ui ideas
here's my design doc for the feature https://malcolmocean.com/2021/11/twitter-multi-quote-tweet-design/
- why it matters (so conversations can converge, not just diverge)
- examples
- ui ideas
April 12, 2023 at 7:57 AM
do you have a checklist of the things you're aiming to get to before shipping? I would LOVE to see multiQT
here's my design doc for the feature https://malcolmocean.com/2021/11/twitter-multi-quote-tweet-design/
- why it matters (so conversations can converge, not just diverge)
- examples
- ui ideas
here's my design doc for the feature https://malcolmocean.com/2021/11/twitter-multi-quote-tweet-design/
- why it matters (so conversations can converge, not just diverge)
- examples
- ui ideas
I was initially not going to suggest that bluesky bother with MultiQT until they fix a bunch of the UI bugs here, but on reflection it seems like it would actually be pretty important to at least stub it out in the protocol before a bunch of people start building new interfaces that don't support it
April 12, 2023 at 7:52 AM
I was initially not going to suggest that bluesky bother with MultiQT until they fix a bunch of the UI bugs here, but on reflection it seems like it would actually be pretty important to at least stub it out in the protocol before a bunch of people start building new interfaces that don't support it