Thoughts
⚽️ I've never been a big fan of the USMNT (I'm a full on supporter of the USWNT!). I'm still not a fan of USMNT, specially after their red card "suspension". I feel like their result against Belgium was what they deserved.
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📝 2026-07-07 18:43: Guinea fowl keets are doing great too. All 5 are loving life with their foster...
Guinea fowl keets are doing great too. All 5 are loving life with their foster mums.
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📝 2026-07-07 18:34: We now have 3 chicks - two white and one black.
We now have 3 chicks - two white and one black.
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Good write-up of fediverse blogging apps including Micro.blog at Federated Mind.
Jun 2026 | Photo 365
Photo 365 2026. Year 5, Month 6. Photo-a-day for the month of May 2026.
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Summer state of mind
With my current job as a house inspector, I always work during the summer months. It's my own choice.
One reason is that I want to escape Sweden during winter and spend my vacation someplace warm (I also get five extra vacation days because I'm willing to work during summer, which is a nice bonus). Another reason is that I get to do work in the beautiful archipelago.
Then there's a third reason, and the most important one: everything is so much more relaxed.
The traffic is quieter. The people are calmer.
It's like the world has entered slow motion mode. Or rather gone from high speed to a normal pace. Like listening to an audiobook and realizing that it's been set to 2x narration speed, and then switching to normal.
Aaaahh...
I like the fact that we have four different seasons in Sweden, but I wish people's state of mind were summertime all year round.
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How to deal with your kid leaving • Buttondown
Boy did I need to read this.
JulyReply Q&A
I've received a few questions about the ongoing JulyReply event, so I thought I'd straighten them out.
- Reply to anyone - your reply posts can be to any blog, not just the ones taking part in JulyReply.
- No page needed - you don't need to have a dedicated JulyReply page. Personally, I just add a note at the end (example). Some use tags. All up to you.
- No backlink needed - you don't have to add a link to my post about JulyReply. Appreciated if you do, but not required.
- No first post needed - you're not required to have a published reply post before joining. The intention is good enough.
- Not a contest - there's no minimum requirement. If you make one reply post during July, maybe it's even your first ever, that's a victory.
Just like my other challenges, if you can even call them that, I want this to feel inspiring in a chill and joyful way.
A little boost to keep your blogging going. Or if you're just starting out, a good way to jump in. And no matter how old your blog is, a natural way to connect with others.
Happy blogging!
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We shipped Micro.blog 3.0 for Android today. See the full release notes here. I think this is the first time that both iOS and Android have had exact feature parity. We previously had some code on iOS that was only written in Obj-C.
Mixing issues
The next release is going to contain a mix of hardware and software based tracks. For some reason, I'm really struggling with the mix for one of them.
It's lead me to think about my workflows for the two types of recording.
I hugely prefer the process of recording with hardware, probably because it's a lot more tactile and I get into a better flow.
The Launchpad XL has definitely helped when making tracks purely in software, but it's still not a comparable experience.
I needlessly fuss over insignificant details in software. I'm trying to resist the urge but being out of that flow gives more space for fiddling with things that probably don't need to be fiddled with.
What's strange is that trying to mix a software-only track always seems to be harder. They always feel muddier, with less body, even though you would expect things to be more crisp when working in the box.
The particular track I'm struggling with has layers spanning the frequency spectrum but, even with some judicious EQ, things want to blend too much. I seem to struggle with the low end more than seems typical, especially kicks.
I'm going to strip back all effects and concentrate on the raw sounds, gradually reintroducing processing in stages to get the right blend.
The other software-only track doesn't have this problem, but then it doesn't use a kick drum.
