Preparing your Instagram export for Pixelfed import
I my social feeds I see questions on stalled Instagram imports when trying to move images to Pixelfed. I struggled with this a few months ago, and found a solution (at least for the particular problem I had): Pixelfed doesn’t like caption-less posts.
Blog question challenge 2025
Blogging. Why do I do it, how, history? Let’s dive in.
Additional Thoughts from Simon Willison's 2024 Review
Simon Willison's summary of AI developments in 2024 makes for compelling reading – as I have previously shared on my blog. Upon reviewing it again and processing my own notes, I thought I would share some additional thoughts here.
If you are short on time, this is the AI summary of 2024 to read
If you only have time for one summary of what happened in AI during 2024, Simon Willison's is the one to read.
My Top Newsletter Picks Right Now
In a Slack thread at work, we started sharing newsletter recommendations. These are mine.
We need to refine our discourse on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is an incredibly expansive concept. It encompasses a plethora of technological innovations and ways to utilize them. If we're to find the right way to use this tech, we need to sharpen our conversations about AI. Only then can we apply it correctly and for the right purposes.
Finite feeds and friendly friction
How a little road bump in your iPhone nudges you to make more deliberate decisions on where you spend your time.
Social media, algorithms, user control, and server costs
What I want is better control over the algorithms, both on a general level and also access to some settings to fine-tune how they perform.
Tinkering with tools is not necessarily procrastination
You have to practice to become better. And trying out tools – be it features you are not using in your current one or exploring something completely new – is a way to practice.
Put a personal domain name under the Christmas tree
Online services come and go. A personal domain name is there for as long as you want it to be.
Three thoughts on Tana
On freeform structure, complexity, and data portability.
Obsidian plugins and future proof notes
Obsidian plugins help with different parts of your knowledge work, and with different kinds of notes. Understanding those differences can help when deciding what plugins to use, and how.
What is the exit plan for your notes?
I'm willing to sacrifice both features and UX for the longevity of my notes collection. And right now, I only find longevity in locally stored markdown files, text files that can be opened in any text editor on any device.