In times like these when I have to fight the winter outside and wake up early to watch a cricket match, I wonder is there no one on my timeline who follows the sport? I have hardly seen any mention of a post related to cricket. No love for the sport, I guess? 🏏🤔
we could finally see the video-streaming service roll out a new feature that lets viewers use their remote controls to decide how the film ends.
Great time for creative minds to experiment — multiple endings on user’s choice will be interesting.
🎥 Finally managed to watch The Last Jedi — I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Of course, I am discounting the fact that some plot points may not fit the universe well and many were just left unacknowledged. But as a movie, it was a brilliant watch - had some scintillating scenes when I had goosebumps along my arms.
I think it also helped that I watched it way after it was released. I had forgotten about all the hype it had garnered and all the spoils that had escaped through to me. So, I was watching it with no expectations at all. (★★★★)
Finally, managed to document the steps to enable webmentions support on one’s site. I hope it comes handy for at least few people. This should allow people to fetch mentions to their posts, including the replies from micro.blog, and display them along with posts.
Minor Micro.threads update: You can now favorite/unfavorite a post right from the thread discovery section. So, in addition to an option to open a conservation thread, you can now bookmark posts right on discovery. I hope the small change comes handy.
Every word counts. Every breath as well. In a world filled with empty noise, the most important slots are reserved for the poets we seek to listen to, and the poet we seek to become.
Seth Godin gets it bang-on every time - so the first thing I read.
The joy of art is in letting one’s mind free to express itself. I need to remind my sister to let that happen more often.
The ‘Future Book’ Is Here, but It’s Not What We Expected
Physical books today look like physical books of last century. And digital books of today look, feel, and function almost identically to digital books of 10 years ago, when the Kindle launched
A behind the scenes view.
My timeline’s full of charming, festive pictures, full of merriness. Any review post for this week can be filled with just these snippets. They‘re enough to spread the much-needed positivity in the world.
Here’s wishing that happens. Here’s wishing a merry Christmas to all! 🎄
It’s Christmas Eve. And isn’t it a wonderful time to marvel at the life one has? Here’s a new episode of Third-Person Voice.
A tale of two grumpy, old souls. And of forming of one unexpected bond, via one unlikely source. A tale of spreading love.