January 2026

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Normally I like to work or read on planes, but on a return home flight yesterday I was exhausted to the point that movies sounded best. Four (!) movies on Netflix:

Jeremy: The common belief is that nobody uses RSS feeds these days. And while it’s true that I wish more people used feed readers—the perfect antidote to being fed from an algorithm—the truth is that millions of people use RSS feeds every time they listen to a podcast. That’s what a podcast is: an RSS […]

Quite a lovely essay from Henry: When those promises of exorbitant wealth and a life of decadence through per-click monetization ultimately dry up (or come with a steep moral or creative cost), creators and learners must look for new solutions for how educational content is shared on the Internet. The most self-evident, convivial answer is an old […]

Default Apps Early 2026

It’s a time of slow change for me when it comes to the apps I use most regularly. I also maintain my subscription to SetApp, because I use a handful of things it offers that makes it super worth it: TablePlus, Typeface, Paste, CleanMyMac, Bartender, etc.