: 🐴🕺🏽🔥 new macroblog post: advice from a 47-year-old
: 🔫🔫🔫 It’s my birthday so I’m shooting my shot in re: finding new work.
: 🎉🎉☠️ new macroblog post about my upcoming birthday but also death: melancholia
: ❤️💛💙 new macroblog post about life, love, forgiveness, joy, and other things: if you are reading …
: Lexi Held is already one of my fave players in the W. Total psycho. Doesn’t take plays off. …
: the things we hate in others are just the things we hate in ourselves the things we hate in others …
: Saw this on Threads. Not sure who original author was but I love it so I’m posting it. …
: 🤖🤖🤖 new macroblog post (about artificial intelligence and sociopaths no less): outputs
: ⛏️⛏️⛏️ new macroblog post: the reward for work is more work
: 😨😱👻 wrote a thing about writer’s block and fear and doubt and you can read it if you want to …
: This NYL/IND game is the WNBA game of the year so far and it’s not particularly close. 🏀
: This NYL/IND game is absolute madness so far! 🏀
: These Pacers, man… they’re unflappable. 🏀
: 🔗🔗🔗 I used to write an email newsletter called DMail. I’m thinking about rebooting it. This …
: Wrote a quick little reax post after Game 1 of IND/NYK for the smallweb basketball people. 🏀
: I’ve been building a little site over at Bear. It’s still a work in progress (and I …
: Wrote another hoops post for the (other) smallweb basketball 🏀 enjoyers (cc: @jefbrr @pilch @manton …
: I don’t think it’s a narrative. I think Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese actually dislike …
: Watched parts of all three WNBA games tonight, working on a post for tomorrow. 🏀
: Happy first day of the WNBA season to those who celebrate! I’ve been looking forward to today …
: LinkedIn is one of the most disingenuous and fake places on whole internet and I hope that never …
: Wrote a short post (about being right about Julian Strawther) for the (growing?) group of basketball …
: To paraphrase a LinkedIn post I wrote, it’s tough to be a creative taking part in the group …
: credit: ssangdoong_ on instagram by way of: uroko on tumblr
: It took a few days but I scratched out some thoughts on the NBA draft lottery for the 🏀 folks in on …
: I’m finding it easier to stay in the zone and write, lately. Today’s post was a mishmash …
: NBA basketball heads! Can you please vote in this poll over on Threads? 🏀
: “Future-proof your skills” rubs me the wrong way. I think selling this idea is …
: Who are your favourite people to follow on Micro.blog?
: Finally getting around to listening to some actually new music. Will report back. Maybe. 🎵
: These two are almost always on sale. Will today be the day? 🎮 🕹️
: 🚨 Macroblog! Does this links post portend the 2025 return of my newsletter? As per Anna Baragli, …
: Joel Embiid has a $69,065,472 player option for the 2028-29 season lmaoooooo how do you trade this …
: Dallas getting first pick in the Cooper Flagg draft after trading Luka? Rigggggggged. Also, as a …
: On the advice of @cheesemaker I am exploring the idea of writing interactive fiction. — to …
: Made this for you @jsonbecker :)
: Progress isn’t about perfection. Purity culture and holier-than-thou posturing slows progress. …
: I’ve been macroblogging again. My attempt at a weekend recap includes but is not limited to: — …
: Today was a mixed bag. On one hand, I lost my job. On the other, the Celtics choked at home again. 🏀
: Mississippi 13 Concerns about AI’s impact on careers and the trivialization of intelligence are highlighted …
: It’s a huge bummer when the comment section below a good LinkedIn post starts with a …
: I want a Mike Breen “BANG!” when I plug the USB cable/device into the port correctly the …
: You ever get the feeling that you just passed a save point, but in real life?
: three minutes thought would suffice to find this out but thought is irksome and three minutes is a …
: Seen within one minute of leaving the apt: two senior citizens in a little Smart car-styled mobility …
: Also Paige Bueckers’ shot looks great and she’s playing with a ton of intensity, I can see her …
: A’ja Wilson diving on the floor for loose balls in the first exhibition game of the year lmao you …
: I don’t work in advertising anymore, but I still pull this out from time to time because David …
: “How y’all gon' be fuckin' with me — I just sent y’all nXXXXs home. How they gon' …
: This GSW/HOU game in two words: elder abuse. 🏀
: I’ve been working on a LinkedIn post for the last half hour but all I really want to write is …
: noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise …
: Iconic stuff from Sam Adams x Derrick White 🏀🍺
: Do you ever look at your life dispassionately and think “When did I decide to be this person? …
: Had a small but significant experience last night during a simple and unspectacular guided …
: Currently doing a massive rewrite on something I was pleased with last Friday. TL;DR I see the holes …
: Having to spend any amount of time with J.D. Vance would make me want to die too.
: The 2nd half + OT of this Heat/Hawks game was better than half the games I watched all season. …
: Want to read something new and fresh? Something published in the last 24 hours? Sure you do. My …
: Social media would be great if you weren’t permitted to see replies. If you were the only person in …
: I know I’m turning into an (unpaid) evangelist but if you post to Bsky, Threads, or LinkedIn …
: If LeBron James didn’t exist, dozens (hundreds?) of sports media people would be unemployed …
: Screw it, let’s do this again. I just bet a few truly bonkers parlays on the MIA/CHI play-in …
: To add insult to injury, I’m having another “I can’t read the news because all it …
: I was feeling good today until the CRA called to tell me that I owe the federal government thousands …
: Last week I wrote: “A lot of the time, the hardest part of writing is finding a way …
: I just bet a few truly bonkers parlays on the Atlanta/Orlando play-in game. If I win the biggest, …
: To the 4-10 people who will care: I will be rebooting DMail in the next few months.
: OpenAI is building a social network, escalating the battle (I’d imagine something closer to a …
: I’ve been a bit flighty and distant of late. The combo of a new job (a p/t contract, but …
: You get one life. You may as well try.
: Having a lot of autonomy at a job is exhilarating and kind of terrifying.
: Been a Paige Bueckers fan for a minute, but not as long as this guy. Big night for her coming up. 🏀
: Every time I read the news I want to scream. Like literally scream.
: This is like when Jack Donaghy and the writers endlessly tinker in order to create the perfect …
: Listening to the JENNIE album. There’s more than a little Ke$ha influence in here, huh… 🎵
: Who (else) should I be following on Micro.blog? I want some new blood in the timeline.
: it’s not about you it’s not about you it’s not about you it’s not about you …
: I get why they do it, but I don’t think using fear as a motivator is the best way to get …
: A lot of the time, the hardest part of writing is finding a way in. That first idea, that first …
: Sure, it’s only my brother’s lowly redraft league, but winning is winning, and RAJON ROOMBA …
: Not the best I’ve ever done, not the worst I’ve ever done. (I have Florida over Houston as my final, …
: We started Mythic Quest a million years late last weekend. Last night we watched Dark Quiet Death. I …
: These folks lie about/are scared of everything, huh.
: If karma is real, if our actions matter at all to the powers that control the universe, the …
: We live in fractious, politically polarized times. And yet I have to believe that we’re all on …
: Hey @manton, I changed the category tag on a few dozen old posts and it looks like at least two of …
: Reading the Atlantic piece about loneliness and feeling grateful. Without knowing the power of what …
: For no real reason, the two albums I’ve been listening to a lot lately are Is This It by the …
: The first few days in a new organization (work, team, group, whatever) are really nerve-wracking, …
: Nine days later, no second email. What a joke.
: I am tech savvy. I work in UX. I have been trying to move a baseball ticket from my email address to …
: When you’re middle-aged like, you don’t get as many opportunities to do something for …
: Ah fuck, Val Kilmer died. Gonna skip the greatest hits and fire up The Salton Sea this week to …
: Please enjoy responsibly: 368chickens.com
: “We’re closing!” (9:02am) “LOL actually we’re not closing!” …
: noise signal noise signal noise signal noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise …
: I have started, stopped, and deleted about 20 posts today. The gist of the deletia: I do not know …
: Firing Taylor Jenkins is… insane? You have to figure something was happening behind the …
: That Bulls/Lakers game was wiiiiiiild omg 🏀😳
: noise noise signal noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise …
: Let’s go Blue Jays! clap clap clapclapclap Let’s go Blue Jays! clap clap clapclapclap Let’s go Blue …
: That these guys think asking AI to Ghibli-fy an image is the same thing as being creative and/or …
: My fave part of LinkedIn is when some influencer “realizes” something everyone knows and …
: Bruce Eric Kaplan for The New Yorker.
: noise noise noise noise noise noise noise signal noise noise noise noise noise noise noise noise …
: Who among us hasn’t accidentally added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic to a secret group …
: I need to torch most if not all of my social accounts. There was a time for those platforms and …
: It’s not the tools. It’s how people use them, and to what end.
: I’ve been a professional writer for 20 years. My CV bursts with high-profile experiences …
: I’m alive. I just haven’t been writing.
: As someone who has been (mildly) chastised for not being serious enough on LinkedIn, I’m …
: It’s pretty funny that the people who spent years shouting about the Deep State ended up …
: Just made a bad pancake that was a pretty good pancake, all things considered. (First time …
: Saw the first pick and thought it was weird that Amazon was selling a 4th gen. iPod Shuffle. Clicked …
: I’m at the point of applying for stuff and getting rejected before even getting to the interview …
: A byproduct of America’s descent into authoritarianism is that Azealia Banks is once again tweeting …
: too much news too much news too much news too much news too much news too much news too much news …
: “NPR’s analysis found that, of its verifiable work completed so far, DOGE has cut just …
: Amazon is 100% going wreck the James Bond franchise with underwhelming ten-episode seasons about …
: I haven’t written an actual blog post (i.e. over 300ch) since joining Micro.blog bc my …
: The first month on a new medication is either the best month of your life or the worst, huh…
: I am wary of AI, but the LinkedIn hacks posting about bEiNg AbLe To DeTeCt AI by the presence of em …
: Having enough money and power to make the world a better, safer, cleaner, fairer place and choosing …
: Reading LinkedIn posts on main = flipping channels from one infomercial to the next.
: I’m not one of those “the front office is so stupid, they should just …
: I just started watching Anthony Gramuglia’s video essay/Trevor Project fundraiser titled Elon …
: Whoever first said or wrote “everything’s a conspiracy when you don’t know how …
: The “I haven’t found steady work in years and it’s breaking me” LinkedIn …
: I wonder what I’m going to do with the money I’m going to save by never flying again.
: I received this spam/scam message last November and I didn’t delete/report because it’s …
: Some light Sunday reading. 📚
: I just spent 10 min on Twitter as per my immersion therapy practice. Wild that some people get up, …
: Relevant to my interests which are also @cheesemaker’s interests and also maybe …
: Micro.blog people! What’s your favourite song with a day of the week in the title? 🎵
: I won’t pretend I’ve never posted about athletes, or actors, and writers with the faint hope they’d …
: I’m not American, but the idea of RFK in charge of HHS is insane crazy Driving Miss Daisy to …
: A lot of NBA players have missed time with hamstring issues this season, and leading up to the trade …
: My partner just sent me this via text sans context. So now I am doing the same to you. Kind of.
: A medication that was a revelation a month ago stopped hitting as hard and the drop-off from I am …
: I’m currently writing a Linkedin “article” about a piece I wrote on Medium in …
: My therapist low-key suggested that I stop reading the news and I think she’s right. On the …
: At the time of this writing, Max Christie is +33 in a nine-point game. 🏀
: The CaNaDa ShOuLd BeCoMe ThE 51sT StAtE folks are just the biggest losers imaginable, huh.
: Haven’t blogged in a while. Yes, I’m feeling the winter blahs, but, also, I’m kind …
: Jordan Hawkins pitched a no-hit shutout 😬🏀☠️
: Tired: Penguin Random House Wired: random penguin house
: People who know things about government computing systems are… worried. (The Atlantic)
: Raptors should take a flier on Jalen Hood-Schifino. It’s criminal that there’s already …
: Been low-key run down for weeks. Not sick, something more halfway. I’m tired but not …
: The NBA trade deadline has been so intense I feel like I have a concussion. 🏀
: Didn’t expect NYT columnist Frank Bruni to comment on Cooper Flagg’s moistness today, …
: TIL Khris Middleton’s full name is James Khristian Middleton. WE COULD HAVE BEEN CALLING HIM …
: I legit think about this Atlantic article every day.
: Today is February 4, 2025 — i.e. 2/4. Among active NBA players wearing #24 this season (the 24-25 …
: I always forget how important Discord is to my day-to-day until it goes down.
: Thinking of rebooting an old newsletter and I’m wondering if the Micro.blog Premium plan is …
: Happy day, Shotcreator seems to be back! 🏀🏀🏀
: The world is ending so I’m playing with the (Fanspo) Trade Machine (instead of the ESPN one) …
: The world is ending so I’m playing with the Trade Machine. 🏀
: I had a dream the Raptors traded Chris Boucher for a first and a second. It’s not likely but …
: Today is February 3, 2025 — i.e. 2/3/25. The only active NBA players to score 2,325 or more points …
: I didn’t write a trivia post yesterday because the Luka/AD trade broke my brain for a day. Mea …
: Another consequence of Luka Doncic getting traded is that the most annoying people on LinkedIn are …
: Went to check the Mavs subreddit and my tablet melted.
: Seriously man what the fuck just happened. How did the Lakers do that? Why would the Mavs do that? …
: I’m assuming Luka gave the Mavs fair notice that he wasn’t gonna extend and they were getting ahead …
: I can’t process this so I’m not going to try. This is insane. If this trade is real we are 100% …
: I’m assuming Shams got hacked…
: You better be watching this, @cheesemaker. Your Blazers have clearly figured something out.
: Today is February 1, i.e. 2/1. The only active NBA player celebrating a birthday today is Drew …
: They really don’t make games like Grim Fandango anymore, huh.
: If you’re cool with letting AI replace writers in your organization, you can’t complain …
: Today is January 31, i.e. 1/31. Zach Lavine is the only NBA player to score 31 or more points in …
: “i list watches. you’re on a watchlist." goes unbelievably hard (iykyk)
: Just came up with an idea for a short story (or maybe something longer?) in the shower. Posting this …
: Today is January 30, i.e. 1/30. This season, among current NBA players who currently wear #30, Steph …
: I assumed it was going to happen but I still can’t believe he’s blaming the plane crash …
: Draymond would kill it on LinkedIn.
: I co-wrote a sports trivia newsletter with a friend for a few years but eventually life got in the …
: I’m wondering if the When Harry Met Sally Super Bowl ad (Hellmann’s) will resonate. I …
: I’m quite interested to learn how people use Micro.blog. Main blog? Side blog? If side blog, …
: Ayton is so good when he tries. 🏀
: Tyrese Maxey should get 4th and 5th place MVP votes. 🏀
: It’s wild how Move Fast And Break Things ends up breaking everything, huh.
: First, the Jewell Loyd/Kelsey Plum trade. Now apparently the Mercury are acquiring Alyssa Thomas? …
: In re: the current New York Magazine cover story and the attendant social media commentary, a friend …
: Question for the Micro.blog community: if you had to write a book, what would you write about?
: In case you were wondering why TikTok users are suddenly posting about “cute winter boots.” (via …
: Just opened Brave on my iPad for the first time since I woke up. Apparently I passed out reading …
: Reposting my 2025 resolutions here. I’m doing okay but I’m doomscrolling too much and …
: Finally got around to reading Ed Zitron’s Never Forgive Them, an astounding and searing piece …
: Abandoning Twitter? Want to wipe all your tweets on the way out? This script will help you do that.
: Watching the Celtics get cooked tastes so good it has to be fattening. 🏀
: Amidst all the doom and gloom (and brimstone), a ray of light: Robert Eggers is making a sequel to …
: Season over for Brandon Miller. 🏀😔
: These guys love creating features that no one wants/asks for, huh.
: Are any of y’all Micro.blog users also Real Sports app users? If so, let me know.
: Not jumping into the fray ≠ tacit support for bigotry. Just wanted to put that out there.
: I know everything seems really dark and fucked up, and it is, but the mere thought that I may get to …
: I hate the Celtics even more than usual tonight because on top of everything else they’re making me …
: This is real. Dick Wolf is going to accidentally make NTSF:SD:SUV:: someday.
: I joined Micro.blog to get away from the… temperature that’s characterized the discourse here the …
: The personal is the political. What we do, say, eat, drink, read, watch, wear, buy; who we love, …
: I’ve been dealing with an injury — adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) — and this is a huge, huge …
: Pretty spicy day on Micro.blog so far, eh?
: Currently reading: Ruined by Design by Mike Monteiro 📚 (which was published in 2019, by the way)
: It was a Nazi salute and he did it twice because he knows nothing can or will happen to him.
: I will forget my mother’s name before I forget about Jaboukie’s all-timer on MLK day …
: Said by the Hornets colour guy just now, re: how the Charlotte Hornets played Kyrie Irving on a …
: Conversation from my 🏀 Discord: Him: Too bad the US tanking won’t get us a top draft pick. Me: I …
: Just started The Joy of Basketball and laughed out loud when I read this part. 🏀
: Does anyone I know in Toronto have a regular poker game I could join?
: In one of my group chats we’re discussing how our youngest (26) member and his cohort …
: Skylar. Diggins. Smith. For. The. Win. 🏀
: It’s lame that the Dodgers got Sasaki, but the way people seem to be upset about how the team with …
: Everything feted as original in advertising has been done before and that’s okay. Ads …
: What are the dumbest domains you own?
: 76ers: Joel Embiid will be re-evaluated in 7 to 10 days. He will receive treatment to address not …
: My LinkedIn feed has become one long Boardy ad.
: Oof, Anfernee Simons tossed up a donut tonight. 🏀🍩😩
: Progresso Soup Drops deliver the classic, hearty flavor of Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup in a format …
: I joined micro.blog in December and this week I started posting a lot, like I did back in the day …
: Noticed a few Timberwolves fans on Threads clowning Andrew Wiggins, which is their absolute right …
: Somehow, losing Bob Uecker and David Lynch on the same day makes thematic sense. Both were true …
: Just found out I didn’t get a job I applied to after receiving an internal referral. I …
: Baseball just lost a real one. ⚾️
: Raptors troll game on point 😂
: Unbelievable Raptors win. Beyond proud. 🏀🦖
: Amidst the AI hype, I hear very little talk about how AI can/will be used to liberate humans from …
: I should probably figure out how to add blogs to the blogroll plugin I have for this micro.blog …
: Good posters write perfect little jokes that become part of the fabric of cultural reality (online …
: Reading the Atlantic piece about loneliness and feeling grateful. Without knowing the power of what …
: One day we’ll all look back and realize how bad the focus on SEO copywriting was for the web, for …
: I stopped posting on Twitter forever ago but can’t seem to delete the app or my 50,000+ tweets bc of …
: Another day, another few hundred people on the social internet reposting the ol’ shoegaze/Fugazi bit …
: A relatively minor gripe considering everything else that’s going on but when did we decide as a …
: The singer whose most famous track is about a cheater singing at the Trump inauguration is wayyy too …
: Make time to hang out with your friends IRL. And if that isn’t an option, use the super computer in …
: Pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed that Mark Carney interview on TDS.
: Legit getting emotional watching Magic and Pat Riley being on the mic for Michael Cooper’s jersey …
: “We should trade (player/players who are bad and/or overpaid and/or hurt + some 2nds) to (rebuilding …
: There exists no chance he will read it, but to the guy in the fancy cheese store in Etobicoke, …
: People with power/money stoke divisions between people with less/none to accrue more power/money. …
: Flipping through games tonight and stopped on WAS/CHI for a few minutes, specifically bc of their …
: Yesterday a pal and I discussed how the decrease in civic engagement and/or people generally doing …
: Being angry is the worst. I am angry right now and I hate it. It feels like poisonous syrup is …
: I have a friend with a small city worth of followers. I used to needle them about how they never …
: The success the Cavs are experiencing under Kenny Atkinson is not a repudiation of the work done by …
: Apologies for the Toronto-specific post, but when you’re riding the subway eastbound between Keele …
: The older I get the more I notice when people in everyday life are exceedingly polite and pleasant …
: Anyone who watched OKC/CLE last night and still wants to complain about the state of the NBA simply …
: There’s no pain quite like waiting to find out if the dynasty 🏀 trade you pitched was accepted. I am …
: Zuck bending the knee + slobbering all over the ring to satisfy the worst people alive is …
: Just went ham in a “tell us about yourself” section for a job, but this is what happens …
: Shaq (once again) talks about how he doesn’t care about Dwight Howard, then gets cooked …
: Never seen someone not look at something harder than Bill Simmons is not looking at Nikki Bella …
: The menswear guy on why we don’t fasten the bottom-most button on a tailored jacket. (Twitter)
: Took in the Pacita Abad exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario yesterday. If you’re in Toronto …
: For the Dry January folks quietly thinking about quitting booze for good: I quit drinking in July …
: TIL the menswear guy was born in Canada.
: The AI apocalypse is here and it’s far stupider and more depressing than we were promised. Instead …
: Devin Carter, whose draft day outfit was written up by the NYT, could make his NBA debut tonight. 🏀
: resolutions.txt ⬆️ sleep ⬆️ reading ⬆️ tattoos ⬆️ stretching ⬇️ red meat ⬇️ sugar ⬇️ delivery apps …
: Graduating meant more than a degree—it earned my kids’ respect. Never stop chasing what matters. …
: Was in the house for IQ’s return last night. Scottie Barnes plays so much better when he …
: I’m still not over the Minnesota Lynx getting jobbed in the WNBA Finals. 🏀
: I really like NYE as a middle-aged guy who doesn’t drink (anymore) because functionally …
: Our experts noticed that ‘brain rot’ gained new prominence this year as a term used to capture …
: Letting Jordi go, then extending Brown, then firing Brown when there’s no HC prospect in the wings …
: Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to micro.blog (and all the micro.bloggers. Very happy to be here. 🫶🏽🎄
: Just found out a friend died. He was a good guy. Kind. Welcoming. We were part of an extended …
: Dyson Daniels is awesome and The Great Barrier Thief is such a good nickname. 🏀
: It’s okay to not like outside-in (or kinda in) basketball. But the way people are connecting “I …
: The number of times I’ve read the (untrue) Rickey/Olerud story over the last few days is wild. I get …
: Beyond impressed by how the Raptors played in the 1Q. Especially considering RJ, Bruce, Jak, and …
: Rickey played a cautious sport with abandon. Rickey played a timid sport with flash. Rickey …
: Uh, is Wemby going to trip dub with blocks? 🏀
: Finally looked at my Spotify Wrapped and it really seems like the only thing this thing remembers is …
: I just completely tore down one of my dynasty 🏀 teams and now all I do when I have a few hours of …
: Noticing a distinct lack of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” discourse this December so maybe 2024 wasn’t …
: If you’re like me, when you get near the end of a series you are really enjoying, you delay …
: Not having a dumb late game on the NBA slate (LAL/GSW would hit so good rn) is the worst. I’m …
: Where are the dynasty basketball people (sickos) on micro.blog? I want to chat with people who have …
: Jordan Clarkson and Ron Holland squaring up and getting ejected last night was strange. The whole …
: As a new user, I was instinctively discomfited by micro.blog’s whole feel because it’s …
: Lakers fans bellow about JHS and Max Lewis being busts even though neither has played much. I think …