Wine (The Heinrich Maneuver), pizza, and newslettering with this awesome human. That's a recipe for a great Friday night.
This #FeedReaderFriday, you might be wondering why dial-up modems sound the way they do, or if you can transform human speech into blackbird song. If so, subscribe to Oona Räisänen's blog. She has all the answers! At least when it comes to sounds and signals.
2:25 pm on Jan 27, 2023The next Murderbot book arrives on November 14th, and I can't wait to read it! 📚
On this misty winter morning, I stumbled upon a lonely buoy on the frozen lake Viken. I think it's longing for spring, yearning to be free once again. Or maybe it's just me.
metalcore × yurufuwa = soft and fluffy hell. If you like Children of Bodom and/or Foo Fighters, this all-female Japanese heavy metal band might be right up your alley. 🎵
NEMOPHILA / DISSENSION U.S. Ver. [Official Music Video]
We are changing up the study/home office. Hello, green walls! 💚
A week or so before Christmas, we traditionally go to the square to pick out a julgran (Christmas tree). This year, Sanna found the perfect one in less than 30 seconds! It's a stunning spruce, now fully lit and decorated. 🎄
The teaser for Greta Gerwig's Barbie is 👌.
If you like to share your Micro.blog bookmarks with the world, check out my latest plug-in: 🔖 Bookmarks Shortcode (BETA).
Simone Giertz on comfort building:
So I woke up this morning feeling really overwhelmed and sad for no good reason, so I'm treating myself to a day of wearing sweatpants and refurbishing this old fire alarm.
So Lex just disputed a parking fine with ChatGPT, and it was successfully withdrawn. How cool is that?
1:20 pm on Dec 11, 2022Today we made caramel candy. 🤤 Wrapping them all kept me busy for a while.
Happy #FeedReaderFriday! Today I'll share with you 3 cartoonists to follow.
I absolutely adore Sarah Andersen's semi-autobiographical comics. So relatable! Most of the time, I feel like they are about me (and/or Sanna).
Also, check out Elizabeth's and Jonathan's War and Peas.
6:30 pm on Dec 9, 2022This excellent guide to writing image descriptions (alt texts) led me to Access Guide, which looks like a helpful (and friendly) introduction to digital accessibility. Both are created by Alex Chen and found via Gemma Copeland.
9:02 am on Dec 9, 2022Glad to see Molly White on Forbes' 30 Under 30.
9:33 am on Dec 8, 2022I love how Ana's now page features her current nail polish. 💅 Such a fabulous idea!
Better late than never: Apple introduces end-to-encryption for "iCloud Backup, Photos, Notes, and more." 🥳 Available to me and others outside the US "early 2023".
8:12 pm on Dec 7, 2022Apple's Self Service Repair program is now available in Sweden. I've performed repairs and battery replacements on Apple devices: haphazardly and for cheap, with hairdryers, etc. I'm curious, might try the official experience next time my iPhone 12 mini needs a new battery.
10:18 am on Dec 7, 2022mindmelt.party is definitely… something? 🫠
9:52 pm on Dec 4, 2022Want to print a zine, laser cut a Christmas ornament, or 3D-print a toothbrush holder? Buildlist.org (by NODE) is a superb directory for finding on-demand manufacturers for your next creative project. Definitely bookmarking this one. 🔖
9:43 am on Dec 3, 2022For today's #FeedReaderFriday, I made my RSS feed prettier. Before, the browser served a bunch of messy XML, but now you're greeted by a friendly preview and instructions. 🥳
Based on pretty-feed.xsl by Matt Webb. You should add Matt's blog to your feed reader! 👀
This year I made an advent calendar for Sanna. Presents are "hidden" around the flat, and she gets to choose one to open every morning. Loot so far: fancy coffee and a gift card for a three-course dinner (cooked by me).
Yes, some of the gifts might benefit yours truly as well. 😋
If you're the family tech support, hooking up loved ones with password managers is the best Christmas gift you can give. Online safety is essential, and friends don't let friends go without a password manager.
P.s. Om dina nära och kära förstår svenska, tipsa dem om min kurs. 😉
1:09 pm on Nov 30, 2022I love the opening credits for The White Lotus. Music and visuals! 🥰 Also, does this guy catch any fish? Is he even fishing? Who knows? 🤷
Tom shares positive trends in Web technology optimism hour.
10:37 pm on Nov 28, 2022With a breakfast like this, it's easy to muster the motivation to get out of bed. 😊
Many years ago, I made a commitment to find the Secret of Monkey Island. First, as a sidekick to my sister, who played the game. Then, on my own, once my English got better.
Today, ~25 years after backseat-playing the first game, Sanna and I finally found the secret. 🏴☠️
10:45 pm on Nov 26, 2022It's #FeedReaderFriday, everyone! 🍾 If you're not already, you should go subscribe to Aegir's blog. Why? Just visit the blog, see a handful of posts, and you will soon know why. 😊
8:07 pm on Nov 25, 2022Our morning coffee ritual begins 6–8 hours before the first sip. Before bed, I fill the coffeemaker with water and ground beans. Then, two freshly brewed cups are only a flip of the switch away once we wake up. 🥱 ☕️
3:54 pm on Nov 25, 2022Sipping my morning coffee and reading Why writing by hand is still the best way to retain information.
8:16 am on Nov 24, 2022Yay! @haydon is back with a webbed brief update, asking the very relevant question What Happened To Text Inputs?
11:31 am on Nov 23, 2022Goats graze. Sanna smiles.
Searching for ice returns a category named Ice Skating in Photos.app, with relevant photographs of my nieces on skates. Also, this:
I wouldn't call that skating. 😂
7:18 pm on Nov 21, 2022Just got an email with the subject line: "Great simplification of our price plans!". What it should have said: "We're increasing your price by 67%". 🥲
4:36 pm on Nov 21, 2022Partial repeat from yesterday: same wreath, different setting.
Sanna, taking a break from writing her novel to tie a wreath. We are ready for December!
Three things to note with my search plug-in for Micro.blog:
- A search for tire will also match tires and tirelessly.
- Searching for emojis like 😍 and 🎉 is possible.
- Results are linkable: https://dahlstrand.net/search-space/?q=📚
If you haven't already, check out Search Space. 🔭
10:37 pm on Nov 18, 2022I love how the Caproni Stipa – aka the flying barrel – looked like an airplane from a comic book or cartoon but, you know, actually could take off and fly. 🤯
If you ever get an email with the subject line re: fish can, you should know it's an okay anagram for the word franchise but also a lousy excuse for yours truly to be able to check off today's challenge.
I miss you, my aluminum-bodied friend. When was the last time we had a project together? 🤔 We should team up again for this year's Christmas card batch. 🦾
9:55 pm on Nov 15, 20223 × Game Boy:
- Gekkio is doing God's work, reverse engineering Game Boy's SM83 CPU core.
- Allison added a hinge to a Game Boy that God never intended.
- Don't know if God had anything to do with it, but Pierre fixed accents to letters in the french translation of Link's Awakening.
If you're leaving Twitter and want to take your tweets with you, notice that the archive lacks alternative texts. Your image descriptions won't be there. But don't worry! Thanks to @hbeck, there's a solution. 🎉
3:29 pm on Nov 15, 2022!!Con might be one of the coziest computer conferences there is. This year Marlene shared how to impress your crush, Anjana's talk was a musical – about Lambda Calculus, and I enjoyed Omar's and Nicole's talks and their websites. All the above and more are available over here.
2:23 pm on Nov 15, 2022Everyone! Leave the Micro.blog timeline for a while and go experience @heyloura's beautifully designed website.
10:41 pm on Nov 14, 2022Additionally, and specifically for prefers-color-scheme, sites by all means want to avoid a Flash of inAccurate coloR Theme (FART).
Web developers! Try your best not to cause a FART. 💨 Via Chris.
11:25 am on Nov 14, 2022The earliest Micro.blog timeline entry (the identifier with the lowest number) I could find is https://micro.blog/riverfold/2. So what happened to the first one, @manton? 😊
10:42 pm on Nov 13, 2022So I hung out with my nieces today and was handed a manuscript they're working on; for a theater show. I get to play the role of… Yule ham. 🐷
In one scene, the ham gets a whipped cream cake in its face?! The kid's uncle will likely adjust the script before the premiere. 😅
9:21 pm on Nov 13, 2022With the fall of the Twitter consensus I am energized. I remember what it was like in the 2000s; I remember the liveliness and sparkle of those days on the web. […] The web is wide open again, for the first time in what feels like forever.
Brent on what happens After Twitter.
8:43 pm on Nov 13, 2022And then a few months later, the people actually running those instances are going to start flexing their muscle, and the users' response will be, "Wait, who even are you? This sucks. I just wanted my memes".
It's gonna go great!
I'm with jwz on Mastodon and federation.
12:47 am on Nov 13, 2022I have a slight suspicion that the bottle used for my gin and tonic might be possessed. 😈
I started counting devices with screens in my surroundings but stopped when reaching a dozen. Without competition, the electrophoretic displays featured on my Remarkable and Kobo are my absolute favorites.
10:01 pm on Nov 11, 2022For my part, when I reread the story, I’m delighted with it. I’d happily have published it on my website, or distributed it as a zine, with no mention of AI tools at all.
Robin Sloan on writing his latest short story in collaboration with an AI.
8:33 pm on Nov 10, 2022I'm in luck! Apparently, Ulf's dog Winston celebrated his 4th birthday yesterday, and I get to check off today's Microblogvember early. (Ulf is the prime minister of Sweden). 🐶
9:11 am on Nov 10, 2022Per's recommendations for online resilience are great. 👌 You can have a place to call home on the internet – domain, and website – for around $18 a year. How cool is that? Share with friends and family!
9:02 am on Nov 10, 2022Now I know for certain that my next read will be Wanderers by Chuck Wendig. 📚
11:14 pm on Nov 9, 2022You've started a trend, @jean. There's a microblogvember challenge going on over at cohost as well. 🥰 Different wordlist, though.
12:07 am on Nov 9, 2022Struggling with today's Microblogvember, I thought to myself, "hey, maybe I could find a cool anagram for the word consensus at least". Sun scones sucked the least. Is that even a thing? 🌞🥯 🤦♂️
11:59 pm on Nov 8, 2022Hi Greta! Welcome to Mastodon & Mastodon.nu. Thanks for helping us stress-test the servers (which blew up) [my translation]
A Mastodon server admin gets a surprise when @gretathunberg joins their instance. 😅
9:57 pm on Nov 8, 2022Got some insight today as to what is going on with the lights in our kitchen. Long story short: the transformer is probably kaput. 😮💨
It's Micro Monday! Thanks for reminding me, @jean. 😊 Anyone who wants to fill their timeline with cute drawings and thoughtful posts should follow @veronique.
Also, make sure to visit her blog! I like the links and etc. pages. 👌
6:42 pm on Nov 7, 2022We just released the latest episode of our podcast, where Sanna and I talk about why you should own your content and publish it on your domain. In Swedish – sorry, folks.
We record in a proper studio, so the audio should be free from any echo.
Afternoon coffee and bookkeeping. Turns out I'm not exempt from paying corporate taxes and VAT. 😮💨
3:53 pm on Nov 5, 2022I admire my bed, welcoming me every night, tirelessly, without complaint, year after year… okay, yes, it's bedtime for me! 🥱
11:59 pm on Nov 4, 2022Back in 2001, there was this software I installed (and re-installed) so often that I learned the license key by heart. It started with FCKGW… 😊
10:44 pm on Nov 3, 2022What a feast! I challenge you to watch Food in Studio Ghibli's Films without getting hungry. 😋
Let's figure out how to join Microblogvember 2022… Did it work?
11:57 pm on Nov 1, 2022
- Private likes.
- Private responses.
- Private subscriber counts.
No status games. No trolls. No pressure.
Nicheless is a microblogging platform similar to Micro.blog. No RSS or custom domains, though. Via Dense Discovery.
8:21 am on Nov 1, 2022Any app with access to Bluetooth could record your conversations with Siri and audio from the iOS keyboard dictation feature … without the app requesting microphone access permission and without the app leaving any trace that it was listening …
– Guilherme Rambo via lobste.rs
7:40 am on Oct 27, 2022Wow, how cute is this computer from Clockwork?! 😍
I'm reading Snow Crash for the first time, and now I look forward to the upcoming extra material. 📚
9:29 pm on Oct 24, 2022This is part of the new bonus material in [Snow Crash]: fragments of an unfinished screenplay that I wrote to amuse myself
We're having friends over tomorrow and baked two apple pies for the occasion. "Someone" might have cut out a tiny slice for a taste, but I think we're cool. It's not showing. Almost invisible. Right? 🤭
8:32 pm on Oct 21, 2022Everything I have ever learned about Web3 has been against my will.
Have fond memories of the time when games came with a manual? Grow up playing games you didn't quite grasp, relying on exploring, and just trying stuff to make progress? Oldskool Zelda fan?
Then, you will probably enjoy Tunic as much as I have. Lovely adventure! 🕹️
We're going all-in autumn. Lit candles for the atmosphere, mini pumpkins for decoration, and dal as comfort food for our stomachs. 😋 A day in the life in Jönköping, Sweden, at 6:07 pm.
but when I looked in the opposite direction, into space, there was no mystery, no majestic awe to behold . . . all I saw was death. … My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral.
William Shatner felt the overview effect. Via waxy.org.
9:47 am on Oct 12, 2022Had a great day in the forest with friends. Grilling sausages, roasting marshmallows, and taking a short hike. Hair smells like a campfire now. 🥰 Photo by Sanna.
Is Kilogram the new Instagram? 📷
10:08 pm on Oct 4, 2022Tremors in the Static by Vega Trails reminds me a lot of Jan Johansson's Jazz på svenska. Both are great albums! Thanks to Tom for the tip. 🎵
9:36 pm on Oct 3, 2022We had multiple visits from Bambi this weekend. 🥺 I hope she won't cross paths with the wolf pack in the area.
Homemade apple pie and gelato from Wetternglass accompanied this afternoon's Return to Monkey Island play session. Thanks to @tracydurnell, who inspired @Miraz, who inspired us to bake the pie. 😋
I just released the second beta of Search Space (0.4.0). 🚀 Mostly performance tweaks and behind the scene changes. Bloggers with lots of posts and replies will hopefully notice a nice speed boost.
Full changelog over at GitHub.
5:57 pm on Sep 30, 2022Make-A-Video is Meta's text-to-video experiment.
9:21 pm on Sep 29, 2022Jag är med podcast igen! 🥳 Häng med Sanna och mig så (åter-) upptäcker vi allt det härliga med internet tillsammans. 🧑🚀 Hej (resten av) internet! hittar du på hejinter.net, Apple Podcasts, Spotify och snart överallt där poddar finns. 🎙️
I've reached the bottom of my morning cup of coffee and feed reader.
- Got exposed to a mild Return to Monkey Island spoiler. (We are four hours in.)
- Learned about Pika, a lovely-looking color picker with accessibility in mind. h/t web.dev.
Morning coffee and a cute, truly naked, brutalist html quine.
9:08 am on Sep 25, 2022The Search Space BETA is out and ready to be installed! 🥳 My latest plug-in will help you in your quest to find long-lost posts and replies on your Micro.blog.
Thanks for testing, and good luck! If you get stuck, I'm here.
The beta arrives tomorrow, but you can play with Search Space right now (on my blog). Here are some ideas to get you started…
Find replies mentioning @odd, me being thankful, and posts with emojis like 📚, 🎮, 🎉, and 😅. Also, muck around with search suggestions!
5:55 pm on Sep 21, 2022My upcoming plug-in will suggest search terms based on the content of your blog posts and replies. Pretty neat!
Ever wanted to search through all your replies? Well, soon you can! A new plug-in is brewing, with support for searching your posts and replies. I'm calling it Search Space.
Let me know if you're interested in beta testing. @JohnPhilpin, maybe? 😉
Last weekend, Sanna and I constantly gravitated towards the neighbor's garden because… puppies! 🐶 🥺
5:55 pm on Sep 17, 2022Saturday is market day. Today's haul. 😋
It's Friday, close to tapas, and I just emptied my feed reader.
- I'm so glad Jason is doing okay.
- Webamp is whipping that llama's ass.
- It might be that I've reached the Douglas Adams Inflection point.
I just packed this cutie and will soon mail it to the next owner. That marks 20 packages sent in the last month. And there's still stuff left! 😅 Check out my online yard sale if you haven't already.
Monday morning tidbits.
- Monica is hallucinating with art models.
- I'm thinking about running one of them, Stable Diffusion, on my M1 Mac.
- Jason entered state fair competition and won – with AI-generated art. Rob has thoughts about that.
I just emptied my RSS reader and learned three things.
- China censors The Big Bang Theory pretty hard.
- Linus made a theremin for the Commodore 64.
- Google flags dads as criminals for taking care of their kids.
Bedtime!
10:47 pm on Aug 29, 2022Last week we trekked up the hill Stenshuvud (Sten's head). According to local folklore, the hill got its name from a giant living in a cave nearby.
A huge green beast roams the land not too far from my place. 🦖
I moved my desk to face the window instead of a white wall. And… it's nice! I can get used to this. And yes, a plant in this photo needs watering. 😅
What a day! After 20 years as girlfriend and boyfriend, Sanna and I got hitched. 🥰
I've really mastered the art of setting timers. 😅 Pretty much forced to, when electricity prices vary like this during the day:
Should I start the washing machine or charge the car at the wrong hour, I will pay 15 times as much compared to being smart about it. 😱
9:52 pm on Aug 11, 2022To answer my own question, having a yard sale on a blog is totally doable. Yesterday I made my first sale! A pair of Bang & Olufsen headphones will soon arrive at a new home. 🎉
12:20 am on Aug 11, 2022The Hackers on Planet Earth conference was held again back in July. Unfortunately, I missed it, but videos are up on YouTube now. 🙌
11:36 pm on Aug 9, 2022Is an online yard sale on a blog doable? Let's find out! I have 26 things for sale: MacBook Air, Commodore 64, AirPods, e-readers (Kindle, etc.), RØDE Podcaster, iPod Shuffle, PS5 controller, and more.
I ship worldwide, but it's probably easiest if you're in the EU. 🇪🇺
Today we took a short stroll to Västra torget – Jönköping's market square. Every Saturday, it's crammed with stalls, goods, and people. Lots of people. Flowers, berries, and mushrooms ended up in our bag.
Turns out our neighbors enjoy reading. A lot! Especially romance and nordic noir. What have you read this summer?
In case you missed it, here's how we built our own little library. 📚
Congratulations, @manton, I saw your book made it to the front page of the orange website today.
2:27 pm on Jul 4, 2022I just had a fascinating conversation with Stan S. Stanman over at returntomonkeyisland.com. 🥰
11:14 pm on Jun 28, 2022We did it! Sanna and I built our own little library. Okay, we hacked a toolshed into a library. 😅 But anyway, now it stands there in all its glory. Looking out over the lake, ready to be explored by any booklover who happens to pass by. 📚
11:45 pm on Jun 25, 2022I've had a lot of fun the last week exploring Robin Sloan's cozy new (proposed) internet protocol, Spring '83. So many cool things are happening: poetry, link sharing, bots. And, lots and lots of experiments. Early web vibes!
It's lunchtime, and I just emptied my feed reader.
- Derek Sivers thinks we should write one sentence per line.
- Weezer wants us all to start spinning in circles (via Waxy.org).
- And I encourage you to read the beautifully illustrated A Visual Guide to the Aztec Pantheon.
Just emptied my feed reader, and now I know three things:
- Suitcase clones are a thing.
- Robin Sloan's next novella is coming in August.
- Last Call BBS by Zachtronics arrives in July. 8-in-1 puzzle game!
Andy is on a five-month journey, hiking along the Appalachian Trail. And blogging about it on his glorious pixel art website. A Trail Tale is a must-see. 🌲
Endurance is most essential when hanging out with my nieces. Here's three of them and yours truly during a theatre rehearsal. When they write the script, I often get the role of a horse. Day 31. Photo by Sanna.
Robin's tap essay from 2012 is about a dead fish. But also about the difference between liking and loving something on the internet. Day 30.
If you haven't checked out Sarah Andersen's webcomic, you should! Stripes for day 29.
September last year: working, fueled by wine and fair weather. Day 28.
Luckily, we stumbled upon this written communication during our stroll today. Day 27.
When this post goes live, overdue will change from 3 to 2. Day 26, schedule.
Hiaklitten is probably more of a hill than a mountain. But, for day 25, it will have to do.
I love when intricate patterns emerge from simple rules and mathematical formulas, like this bit field. It appears so complex, but the math is concise: (x ^ y) % 5. 👌 Check out Martin Kleppe's thread from last year if you want to go down a rabbit hole.
On the twenty-third day, we had sweet potatoes and salmon for dinner. Accompanied by this avocado dip. The recipe? Mix green peas, avocado, and plain yogurt until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.
Six years ago, Sanna and I visited the Textile Museum in Borås for the exhibition Game Over by Per Fhager. Seeing the games we played as kids – and to be fair, still do – blown up big, crossed stitched, warm and fuzzy was fascinating!
With just about an hour left of the day, Music's Autoplay serves this one up on a silver platter. Symmetry for day 21. Phew. 😮💨
Today's smoothie: frozen raspberries, banana, and vanilla oatgurt. My typical afternoon beverage. 😋 Day 20.
Weirdly, I've never stumbled upon http.cat and http.dog before. Joy! 🥹
Day 19 – comics indulgence.
![Three comic books in a spread. The topmost one is Efter oss, syndafloden by David Olgarsson. The author and title of the bottom two are partially obscured. However, Moa Romanova and Inne i […] Liv can be seen. All three covers feature portraits of women.](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/f0fb256ed91c7c528e763fb14c3827d3e2a8d82b/c06e8/images/indulgence.jpg)
Day 18. There are 875 entries by 116 photographers in the May photoblogging challenge. You will be taken to another random photo by tapping my entry below. 👇
(Or click here if your Micro.blog client doesn't support linked photos.)
4:17 pm on May 18, 2022Oh, man, we had friends over, and I almost missed today's photoblogging challenge. 😅 Hold – day 17.
Let's go back in time for day 16.
9:38 pm on May 16, 2022If you open the pendulum door and peek inside, you will find a piece of paper with typewritten words. Signed by my grandpa. The clock was a gift to him from his wife in 1961.
Every tick-tock reminds me of them.
Clouds – day 15 of the photoblogging challenge.
Carrot cake and fences on a fika last year. I think Sanna borrowed my phone to snap this shot while I was away fetching napkins for the spilled coffee.
One of the great things about the internet is that you will always find your community, no matter how niche your interests are. I'm into programming the 33-year-old Game Boy. Seems pretty… obscure, right? Well, when I write this, 821 souls are online on the gbdev Discord. 😮
Tranquillity for day 12.
This one has to pass as maroon for day 11 of the photoblogging challenge.
During one of my adventures in Death's Door, I stumbled upon this fella named Pothead. He is cursed by a witch, so his head is nowadays a pot with firewood underneath. Hence his name, I guess. Day 10.
Yes, yes, I'll admit. Unfortunately, today's challenge ended up being a rush job. ☺️ Day 9: bloom.
On the eighth day, I present the union of egg, cream, spinach, psyllium husk powder, and a pinch of salt. If everything goes according to plan, this will end up as an omelet wrap.
Located on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern, you'll find Omberg Eco Park with fascinating nature and half a dozen trails to be explored.
We took the Ellen Key Trail and ended up at her old villa, Strand. What a view she had!
Matchbox silhouette on the sixth day of the photoblogging challenge.
Day five. Should I be forced to write down my top three places on Earth, the forest of Tiveden would easily make the shortlist.
Day four of the photoblogging challenge: thorny. This one is still on my to-read pile, so I can't tell you much about it other than that it looks gorgeous. 📚
A couple of years ago, I teamed up with a robot for experimental doodling. The paper lantern was drawn by me in Sketch, inspired by a 1912 children's book by May Audubon Post.
My pen plotter did the rest (guided by the human). 🦾
This marks day three of the challenge. 📸
A photo of me, taking a photo of Sanna taking a photo of both of us. Did I get that right on day two of the photoblogging challenge? 😅
I've put a sticker picturing myself on the back of my Joy-Con set. You know, so that I can bring the right pair back home after a night of Switch gaming with friends. 🤓
This is day one of the May 2022 Photoblogging Challenge. Let's see if I can keep it up.
The musings in Increasing the surface area of blogging by @tomcritchlow are 👌.
9:25 am on Apr 22, 2022Spring is here for real! I just had coffee on a sun-drenched balcony while reading the first few chapters of Indie Microblogging by @manton. 📚
Today I have to watch where I type to avoid squashing my new ladybug friend. 🐞 My grandma insisted ladybugs have magical power, like the ability to predict the weather.
Is this one telling me I should… escape?
My copy of Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich arrived the other day. It looks gorgeous and just moved up to the top of my reading pile. 📚
In a pinch for a birthday present? Desperate for a going away gift? Buy a pot, a cucumber, toothpicks, chocolate, and candy to make a… candy cactus?! 😅 This one was for my brother's 44th birthday.
If you grew up on the internet making websites, reading this lovely webcomic by Amy Wibowo will make you smile. Go read Home Sweet Homepage.
A new Monkey Island from Ron Gilbert! Whipped up over a weekend, apparently. Woohoo! 🏴☠️ grumpygamer.com
6:27 pm on Apr 4, 2022I just learned Dagny passed away; 109 years old. She was such an inspiration and always spreading joy. In her last blog post back in January, she wrote:
ser fram emot att fira min 110-årsdag i maj, gärna med en liten fest
Wherever you are, Dagny, I hope there's a party. 🎉
10:33 pm on Mar 24, 2022Micro Camp 2022 is just eight hours away! 🥳 On day two, I will share a short story from my life and this one weird old trick that will make your future blog post more accessible.
I look forward to hanging out with all of you in the chat!
The snow made a comeback.
My list of books-I-want-to-read-before-I-die is lengthy. And that can make me feel… intimidated? Overwhelmed? So I decided to stop looking at it for a while and instead go back to the classic book pile. Three books. The next one is on top. Less overwhelming. 📚
One more from our ice escapade yesterday. And a unique behind-the-scenes look of yours truly, snapping photos in the most dignified and graceful way possible.
We went out for a photo session on the ice today. 🧊
Wouldn’t it be cool with a shortcut from your blog post directly to its entry on the Micro.blog timeline? Like a “Reply on Micro.blog” link. You can have that!
🎲 Surprise me! has graduated from beta to the official directory. It's a "take me to a random post" plug-in for your blog. Pretty fun!
And, in case you missed it, ✍️ Reply by email is there as well.
10:17 pm on Jan 5, 2022
See that 🎲 Surprise me! link in the screenshot above? Every time it's clicked, the visitor is taken to a random post in the archive. You can have this too! Just install my new Micro.blog plug-in.
11:24 pm on Jan 4, 2022Computed tomography scans of old Game Boys made me smile today. 🕹
4:35 pm on Jan 3, 2022Sanna made this delicious celeriac soup for us today. Mmm! Topped with browned butter, dill, and hazelnuts. So tasty. 😋
A beta version of my new plug-in, Conversation on Micro.blog, is now available. If you want a "Reply on Micro.blog" link on your blog posts and are brave enough, check out the installation instructions.
Want "reply on Micro.blog" links on your blog? I have a working prototype running on my blog.
Should I pack this up as a plug-in? Let me know if you're interested in helping out with testing.
Humans, exploiting the fact that Lake Viken is currently frozen. 🧊
My Reply by email plug-in is now available in the official directory. 🎉 Check it out if you want an easy way for your readers to comment on your blog posts using their default email app. Thanks, @manton.
It's book launch day! My favorite author (and soulmate) just released her first short story collection. Does cozy Swedish horror pique your curiosity? Then go check out Sanna Lund's Arkiv för upphittade anteckningar. For yourself or a friend. 📚
Hate typing on keyboards? Miss fiddling with pens and pencils? Wish you could publish a handwritten note to Micro.Blog? Thanks to Shortcuts and Live Text on iOS 15, you can go from scribbles to blog post in seconds! 🖋
3:24 pm on Nov 26, 2021Bent over backward to get this view of Saint Katarina's church ruin in Visby. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get this shot straight. My back must be crooked. 😅
Not for me, but maybe something for the 🖋️ community to checkout? 😊
A new way to build websites with pen & paper.
Start a tiny website from your notebook.
10:06 pm on Nov 11, 2021Are you yearning for a feel-good quick read about a bunch of quirky people repairing printers and other Apple hardware? Of course, you are! It would be best if you read LaserWriter Ⅱ by Tamara Shopsin. 📚
A couple of weeks ago, I finished Bubble. A nicely illustrated, action-packed, sci-fi adventure; seasoned with a pinch of social satire. The elevator pitch? Hmm. 🤔 Monster-hunting in a gig economy graphic novel! 📚
Here in Sweden, the word hygge is a clear-cut area in a forest. So that can cause confusion in conversations with our neighbors in Denmark and Norway. 😊
I love discovering the less talked about features in new iOS releases, like that you can get cozy rain and dark noise playing in your ears. 🤩 Set it up by going to ⚙️ Settings️ → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Background Sounds.
What gems have you found in iOS 15?
4:18 pm on Sep 21, 2021Our favorite late-afternoon-wine spot on the in-laws' porch. The weather was exceptional this weekend. The garden view was… interesting. 😅
Just before sundown yesterday, we packed the camera and gear in a knapsack and biked to the edge of the forest. Then, by foot, we followed a trail to this spot. Sanna needed material for a new photography course. I tagged along for company, coffee, and a beautiful sunset. 😊
Today I read Everything's Fine by Matthew Pridham. 📚 You know that meme of a dog getting engulfed in flames while proclaiming that everything is fine? Well, Pridham's short story takes on the same theme, in a way. Loved it!
Another one from our trip to Haväng; a mini-wave coming for iPhone 12 mini. 😅 No smartphones were harmed in the making of this video. 🌊
10:33 pm on Sep 5, 2021This sticker was waiting for me in the postbox. Look at that beauty! 🤩 Thanks, @jean.
Close to where I tried photographing waves the other day lies this shed called Vedalaboden. It's an old ålabod; a place to take shelter and store gear when fishing for eel.
Yesterday. A trip to Haväng for a swim in the Baltic Sea. 🗺 We also caught waves on our image sensors. As one can imagine, Sanna had no troubles. Me, on the other hand. Well, let's just say my sensor ended up more below water than above.
Today, our MINI Cooper SE passed a funny milestone: 23,456 kilometers on the road. 🎉 Powered by wind, water, and solar. 🔋 Tomorrow, it will take us to the hills of Brösarp. 🗺 Keep it up, Skogsbullebilen!
Four months ago, we visited Åkulla beech forests and stumbled upon this spectacular view during our walk. The hiker in the photo is Sanna, and the hill she just conquered is called Hiaklitten.
The other day, @zorn mentioned ROM hacking which threw me back to the summer of 2018. One hot evening, I asked myself: what if Tetris only had the straight tetromino? So, I fired up my hex editor and hacked together this thing. 😅 🎮
Feel these words: bulletin board systems, dial-up noises, Commodore, and Nintendo. Now, this sentence: "a comic about '90s kids making bad decisions over the early internet".
Yep, you should add Incredible Doom on your to-read pile. 📚
Let's see if we can transform these ingredients into a tasty lunch. The frozen chunks may look like sorbet, but it's not. Homemade chicken stock and… cava. 🍾
This grandfather clock means the world to me. If you open the pendulum door and peek inside, you will find a piece of paper with typewritten words. Signed by my grandpa. The clock was a gift to him from his wife in 1961.
Every tick-tock reminds me of them.
Kantarellpizza: chanterelle, gruyère, and truffle mayo pizza. Mmm. 😋 What kind of pizza are you eating tonight? 🍕
Would you like links to the previous and next posts on your Micro.blog? I put up a short tutorial on the Help center yesterday. Check it out!
My view outside our kitchen window right before bedtime yesterday. Installing pipes for district heating looks like hard work! The folks down there worked through the night and were still at it when I drank my first cup of coffee in the morning.
Sanna read a couple of pages from The Labyrinth to me during breakfast this morning. Is it possible to start the day off in a cozier way? I don't think so. 😊 Reading aloud to each other is underrated.
