Going to overhaul my .dotfiles with stow

Grab a beer, enjoy a Friday night

I love POSSE as a concept and every few months I get fired up that I’m going to completely overhaul everything, only to be reminded that my main problem is I have history (existing posts dating back to 2003) that make things hard to do it the way I want. If I was starting from scratch today, I would consider Ghost (as long as I could identify a good mobiledoc to markdown converter for backup).

Maybe I should just freeze my legacy content and start completely fresh…

The new version of Reeder and Iconfactory’s new Tapestry project are both looking at what it means to be a Universal Timeline. For me, this won’t supplant Reader Classic for my RSS consumption, but it has opened up a possibility for a universal social feed, combining Mastodon and Bluesky. Ideally, a client like Ivory would pick this up, but it’s probably too much to expect of an app that is looking to be the premiere client for a single social network. That’s where Reeder and Tapestry come in.

Reeder is further along with a solid macOS and iOS experience. Tapestry is still in TestFlight and still very much focused on iOS. Both are read-only views into the social networks (which easily covers 90% of my usage) so require some additional workflows when you want to engage (including basic favoriting and boosting, let alone replying). I’ll need to think about what this looks like going forward, but it’s good enough at this point that Reeder’s timeline is my default view into social media going forward.

Oshi no Ko

Was waiting until the season wrapped and then got distracted. Holy Shit! So Good! Everything about this show is pitch perfect. Plan is the same for season 2 and I can’t wait!

10/10

Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume)

Amazing animation paired with a story that didn’t resonate with me quite as much as “Your Name” and “Weathering With You” did. Makoto Shinkai films are still a tour de force and incredible visual spectacles.

8/10

Promare

Is there anything better than Hiroyuki Imaishi & Trigger paired with a Hiroyuki Sawano OST? This film knows what it is and leans into it to perfection.

10/10

Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote (The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio)

A small peek behind the scenes (regardless of how realistic) is always fun. Felt more grounded than your typical “Cute Girls Doing…” show.

7/10

Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai (Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night)

Amazing original story with superb animation & direction. Doga Kobo really hit it out of the park with this one. Between this and Girls Band Cry, it’s been an amazing season.

9/10

Nokori Ichinichi de Hametsu Flag Zenbu Heshiorimasu: Zamaa RTA Kiroku 24Hr

An excellent, 3-volume manga that gives you all the comeuppance you could ever want in a villainess story.

8/10

I recently pulled my old Keyboard Folio for the iPad out of the closet, thinking that I would appreciate the weight difference when compared to the Magic Keyboard — I had forgotten how much I didn’t like the keys on the Folio despite the weight reduction (which is quite significant). I’m typing this to see if I could get used to the keyboard again.

My ideal iPad keyboard:

• Folio form factor (no trackpad, no cantilever hinge, lighter, two fixed tilt adjustments)
• Key switches from the latest MBP
• Backlit keys
• Small function row

I’m actually surprised how much the lack of backlit keys is bothering me… I’ll probably stick it out with the Folio, but if the iPad finally gets a legit Terminal or the ability to virtualize macOS, I’ll most likely switch back to the better typing experience despite the increased weight.