A real Hong Kong conversation, feat me and the HKBN customer support line: Me: “I’m moving flats and want to relocate service.” Them: “Ok but your contract is coming due, do you want to renew?” M: “What’s the offer?” T: “Well you’re on 1 gps fiber for $240 HKD a month, how about 2.5 gps for $185?”

Listening to Walking Wounded on vinyl in our Tokyo apartment. “Wherever you go, I will follow you.” Always true.

@traceythorn.bsky.social Apologies for the social media question, have looked everywhere first. No way to buy new Best of as MP3? Would love to.

Robyn youtu.be/vitil9qMN6A?...

Like it or not, Mamdani is what Millennials on the left are like: working from a core ethical code, with ambitious goals and no shame over socialism. He’s the best of Warren and Bernie filtered through the millennial POV and makeup of the country. And establishment dems HATE it.

@nickheer.com I *constantly* get words without spaces andnns in between. Like that. Timento go. iOS 26 is insanely worse at things iOS has been fine at for 15 years.

A breezy Halloween Night in Hong Kong

If you never watched Wasteland (also known as The Rise) 2012/ 2013 crime caper you should. If you need other incentives - very early Vanessa Kirby, great accents, clever plot.

Few things remind me of my place in the world (utterly unimportant, a speck among the stars) more than Shinjuku station on a Saturday night. I can’t ever explain how much I love it.

Holy hell what a year for music. This is epic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7XL...

@nickheer.com sending you my Liquid Glass thoughts as I wait for yours: 1. It’s much better than most people’s takes 2. It’s much buggier than anything Apple has ever released before. 3. As apps get updated it’s an improvement. 4. Alan Dye doesn’t get software quality.

The new Subway Builder game is absolutely stunning. I cannot wait for you all to experience it. www.subwaybuilder.com

@hobbas1.bsky.social hi

When do kids age out of frozen? Asking for… a friend. Or my sanity.

🇭🇰 🇲🇴 🌀 Super Typhoon Ragasa with a clear cyclone eye formed, via HKO.

More Gordi lyric hits: “And your sister’s had a baby And you’re not there And no one wants a postcard From another somewhere”

Here it is!

My iOS wish list: 1. Download purchased music from Bandcamp 2. Merge contacts in Contacts app 3. Turn off voice message toggle in Message text field 4. Setting to flip the mic and globe buttons so I can use mic (transcription) left handed.

Hong Kong is huge on custom license plates. They’re often hilarious and esoteric. Today’s winner, on a Tesla Model Y: “I KNOW”

Today’s Hong Kong T-shirts “Not photo shopped” “FOCUS ON THE GOOD”

Realized I should post this as well. Such a great look at a very common phenomenon: Leaving China asap. on.ft.com/4pguWfm How Tokyo became an unexpected haven for China’s middle class

“No daddies and mommies allowed,” the three year old says at the door to her school. She waves and turns around without a pause. So that’s first day drop off done… no tears no fears no second thoughts.

I’m once again intentionally ignoring the news. Also, I think I’d be better at Silksong if I hadn’t become good at Hollow Knight.

Back in Hong Kong after one of the best weekends ever: 2 nights of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn at the tiny Moth Club in London (200 ppl). They played w/ their son, who sang a song of his own and an Adrianne Lenker song, both wonderful, among a great set of solo and EbtG material. Feel so lucky.

Everything but the Girl tonight in London. Most of the time I struggle to come up with bucket list items. This, tho, this is one.

This song still hits. Happy Friday to the world. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Iuy...

Since all I seem to do is post music recommendations now, the new Gordi album is as always amazing. What a good voice. gordi.bandcamp.com/album/like-p...

Night music: Black Hole Sun - Norah Jones cover youtube.com/watch?v=XbQ0...

I guess I'm in the minority, I really like the single swipe iOS 18 Photos interface. Felt like a really clever solution to a complicated problem.

Please play this song at the end of your Friday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0U...

If you liked “Super Shy” or “Bikini” from last year, spend a week on Erika de Casier’s catalog. Super worth it.

🚨🚨📣📣**Burial new music klaxon**📣📣🚨🚨 burial.bandcamp.com/album/comafi...

My baby is obsessed with this black & white IKEA tray, and whenever she stares at it in wonder, my husband and I say she’s watching her favorite series, “The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Tray” @marthawells.com

Nothing makes me less happy to use Google's services than the Gemini pop-up in every single page I interact with. To all the Google PM's working on these screens: I hate them. They actively make me hate your platforms.

This site is wonderful. miniature-calendar.com/250617

Oh my God, we got tickets!!! So excited to go see Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt! Bucket list let’s go.

Tuesday morning mood lifter. An upbeat, modular synthesizer bop. Braille - Triple Transit

In America for a few weeks and enjoying the perfect triumvirate of local flavor while trying not to tweet about any of it. * Authoritarian overthrow of complex systems * Financialized medical service * World-leading working hours Instead focusing on baseball, music, and family, with minor success.

If you like Burial, you should check this album out. I'm really enjoying it: nazar.bandcamp.com/album/demili...

I always hold my phone in my left hand. I’d really love to be able to switch which side send and voice dictation are on. Too hard to reach.

The ballpark! The fans… The game 😄

Repeating wishes from years past at this point. For the next version of iOS I’d most like: 1. Be able to download music from bandcamp 2. Be able to turn off features in messages, especially voice memo in text entry area and “effects”. Give me some options!

Messy and muddy but appreciate having a video of last week’s work. 5/6 place game: m.youtube.com/watch?v=LBRF...

A week in Taiwan. Finally watching Andor. Star Wars. It’s the best. Also, they’re all gonna die.

Taipei looks great from the train. Happy to be here for World Masters Games for the week! Let’s go Hong Kong 🇭🇰

Everything about this is good: music.apple.com/us/album/ant...

The difference between software I like (Dropbox, Soulver, Little Snitch) and all other software is so extreme.

Spend all of the days that you can with the music that raised you.

@kjoules.org appreciate the starter pack. Great to find/refind some HK folk here that I’d forgotten.

An iPhone with round icons is Android. The whole point of the icon shape is it mirrors the screen shape hence all the work on shaping the display corners to match. Please tell me there’s still awareness of that inside Apple. Yes I’m tweeting about iPhone rumors. I know it’s dumb.