This whole marketing and consumption thing is stupid. Sorry.

1. I came to realize that many of my link posts are finding their way into my Ephemeral Scrapbook newsletter instead of being published here or on Micro.blog. I'm fine with that, I'm only thinking out loud. 
2. I finally created a short welcome video for my Ko-fi page visitors and subscribers. The video is hosted on YouTube but is not publicly listed.
3. I bought a few things on Amazon that brings me closer to the day when I'll use a RodeCaster Video to record YouTube live streams and produce more videos, instead of using Screenflow. These things will help me connect my Nikon Z f to the RodeCaster to act as a compatible webcam, supporting UVC mode. I'll probably use it too for other needs when I need a webcam.
4. I sold my M1 Mac mini to a really weird guy. It took less time than I thought it would. Great, but that guy, oh my...
5. I'm happy to see Plausible being supported on Scribbles.page. I'll keep Tinylytics anyway, just to support Vincent, the developer behind this service. He just bought an M4 Mac mini, so he needs some money! 🤭

1. My morning routine now includes spending some time on Bluesky to get some news and to keep experiencing with this platform. 
2. At one point I was very effective on Twitter to filter out the content by different channels using Twitter lists. I'd like to do the same eventually on Bluesky.
3. For now, my Bluesky usage is heavily skewed toward following news about the war in Ukraine and somewhat engaging with the community around that subject. I expect this will evolve over time.
4. I feel that Bluesky is what Twitter should have become. 
5. I don't see bots, spammers, and the like on Bluesky and I wonder how long it will stay that way. 
6. Have a great day my friends. If you are on Bluesky, just say hi to me on Bluesky, search for "numericcitizen.me"!

1. I'm slowly getting over the Trump election. It's utterly sad because it means that you can say anything you want, do anything you want and still aspire to become the President of the United States of America. Is this what is called "the American Dream"?
2. I spent some time this morning to do some cleanup of articles that I started writing at some point in the past. My gosh, I have so many unfinished article projects: moving out of Toggl, find a better reading workflow, documenting my Bluesky experiment, and on, and on, and on.
3. I'm also slowly getting over the loss of Omnivore, the best read later service available until now. While updating a comparison table of similar services, I added Inoreader to the mix and I must say that it's probably one of the best alternative to Omnivore in my opinion.
4. I'm finally getting read for some bad news about Pixelmator apps. I prefer to set my expectations very low so that I could be pleasantly be surprise. 
5. Have a great week-end! 👋🏻

1. Fuck. 
2. Another four more years of trash politics. 
3. Fuck again. 
4. Apparently, the Americans thoughts the economy was better when Trump is in power. Under Biden everything is more expensive. The same is happening in Canada; everything is more expansive from groceries to housing. Is it because of the current Prime Minister? It's the same thing in Europe by the way. Does this mean every government is bad over there too? I mean, come on! Fuck it!
5. If people thought it was bad under Biden, wait for it, we ain't seen nothin yet.
6. Fuck da fuck.

1. I want to believe that the American people will make the right choice today. They have to.
2. If I'm being honest with myself, I could probably get rid of Craft and focus on Ulysses for my writing needs.
3. Weather outside is so "Novemberish". Gray. Cold. Windy.
4. Apple Intelligence Writing Tools aren't working well with markdown content.
5. I'm having lunch with one of my colleagues today, going outside the house from time to time is a good thing. 
6. Have a great day. 👋🏻

1. It's election week in the US. My fingers are crossed, and I hope for the best: Harris. I'm not voting, since I'm Canadian, yet, I'm going to Florida next Saturday to catch my cruise ship for a one-week vacation, and I'd like the place to be quiet. Not only the US but the world doesn't need someone like Trump. 
2. On a totally different subject, I'm waiting for reviews of the new M4 Mac mini. Then I'll make a decision. Shipping dates are between November 15th-19th for the configuration I'm looking for, right when I return from vacation. 
3. My wife is having a job interview tomorrow. She's about to make a 180-degree turn with her career and I hope she will get it. But if it doesn't go well, then she will have difficult decisions to make and probably go as a freelancer, just like what I'm considering for myself. 
4. In other news, in case you didn't know or noticed: I don't write a lot about politics and wars, but I recently decided to vent a little bit for about it. I chose to do it on my Bluesky account, not on my blog.
5. I just discovered Openvibe which looks like a mix of Croissant, Tapestry. Bluesky and Mastodon are supported, and RSS feed support will be added soon. I much prefer Openvibe design to Tapretry's. I'm not impressed so far by the latter. I don't think it will ever reach the level of Ivory for Mastodon or Openvibe. 
6. Each time I post something here on Scribbles, I'm reminded how could the post editor is. Happiness is made of small things, I guess.
7. Have a great day. 👋🏻

• Gone is 1Password.
• Gone is Omnivore.
• Gone might be Readwise. 

Oh boy that I find it hard to study and improve technical skills in today's world, full of interruptions and disruptions. 

1. I'm currently testing the updated Scribble's post editor. I like the tweaks. 
2. I'm testing Canva as a tool for website prototyping. It comes with a Mac app (not native, but hey... who builds native apps these days?) Great potential here. 
3. I'm about to test a new beta release of Craft where Objects are replaced with Collections. Similar concept but very differently implemented. The former was more useful to me. The latter is more like a Notion database.
4. Have a great day. 👋🏻