Bernie's Correct, Again......

Possibly one of my favorite bird photos this year. An Eastern bluebird with a berry in its beak. #birdsofblueaky #birdwatching 🪶

this could be you ! take advantage of our Summer Pass sale and have 25% of your annual plan covered by bluesky though July 31st :)

What third-party Bluesky apps are people using? I’ve tried a few but always end up back with the original Bluesky app. But has there been any movement in this space?

@lush.com welcome to bluesky ! wanna start a blog ?

I enjoyed this podcast with the actual inventor of Markdown, talking about its history and adoption. https://castro.fm/episode/lGbSvh

I have tried so many bookmarking apps to save all the crap I come across. While I use Reader by Readwise for reading, I’ve still yet to find anything better than an #AppleNotes folder for stashing all the internet tidbits. Tried them all but Notes just….works. Anyone else feel this way?

This. An uneducated population is much easier to control.

@plinky.app I love Plinky but there’s one thing that keeps tripping me up - when adding a new link or just trying to edit tags for an existing link, there’s no way to add a NEW TAG. Instead, I have to go to the tags menu to do that, which disrupts my flow. Any plans to change this?

we’ve added a brand new way to submit and vote on feedback, feature requests, and bug reports for pckt.blog :) the best part is, you can use your existing Atmosphere account to leave feedback and interact with suggestions. check it out and let us know what you’d like to see! 👋😇

Trying out many different AI voice apps. Tested all the big ones but privacy is a concern. Have decided on #Superwhisper as it has on-device processing (privacy!) and modes for different situations (mail, text, dictation, meetings, etc). Anyone else using @superwhisper.bsky.social and have tips?

pckt is funded by awesome bloggers like YOU 🫵🌟 if you like pckt and want us to stick around, consider supporting us with a paid plan, or on ko-if at: ko-fi.com/pcktblog happy blogging !!

Is anyone working on an #Obsidian plugin to post directly from Obsidian to #ATProto blogging sites like @pckt.blog, @leaflet.pub, @greengale.app, etc? Or is any such plugin available?

Love this interview with @stephango.com!

Perhaps my favorite bird photo I’ve ever taken. #birdwatching #birds 🪶 #birdsofbluesky

I love @obsidian.md. I also love #birds. #pocketbird by @idreesinc.com is therefore one of the best things ever made. EVER.

President Trump has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran. (Erica L. Green, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...

pckt.blog quietly becoming the best blogging service in the world 🤫❤️🤐📝

After 6+ months of review, Pocket Bird is finally available for @obsidian.md! Add a cute pet bird that can fly around your notes, land on images/code blocks, and keep you company while you write! It's fully open-source, made by hand, and free, so why not adopt a new friend for your notes?

ok someone developed an @obsidian.md plugin that puts a little bird in your Obsidian app that adorably hops around your notes. Totally useless but completely adorable and incredibly creative. I'm hooked. community.obsidian.md/plugins/pock...

try pckt.blog ! you might like it :)

Pckt.blog is such a great blogging tool. Easy to use, lots of great features, and just a wonderful way to share thoughts with the world. Really loving read.pckt.blog too.

extra extra, read all about it ! 🗞️ some reflection, our latest features, and a little musing about the future of pckt.blog. thank you so much for blogging with us. hope you’ve been enjoying pckt so far :) devlog.pckt.blog/settling-in-...

It is hard to overstate the damage done by the Supreme Court today. By narrowing the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to only cases of "intentional discrimination", an impossible standard to meet, the conservative supermajority has effectively legalized modern-day voter suppression.

All you #Obsidian nerds out there, you need to check out www.finalist.works. This planner app will pull in tasks from your Obsidian vault (gotta use the TestFlight version right now, because this is a new feature). But this is incredibly cool.

try them all and pick the one that’s right for you 😇

For anyone old enough to remember, pckt.blog/read has that old LiveJournal energy and I’m here for it.

i’ve worked in tech more than 20 years. it has never been more ridiculous.

blogging shouldn’t feel like a chore ! we made pckt.blog so you can write and publish without pressure its everything you need with nothing in the way, you can write when you want to and read when you don’t :)

Awww @brookie.blog thank you so much! I ❤️ @pckt.blog! Thanks for building such an amazing platform. Looking forward for what's to come.

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Just finished S1 of #ThePitt and realized I am old enough to have crushed on Noah Wyle as an ER doc in two shows that were more than 30 YEARS APART. YIKES.

@anthropic.com I’m seeing more and more posts on Reddit lately of people getting banned for no obvious reason, with zero response from customer service. It’s making me leery to invest too much with this tool. What is going on? www.reddit.com/r/claude/com...

#Apple talks a big game about “protecting” consumers via the App Store but it turns out that when you’re incorrectly charged via the App Store, they still kick you back to the developer instead of honoring their own TOS. 😤 Very frustrating and disappointing.

Gas prices are up more than 40% since February, and aren’t likely to subside soon. Airfares have climbed as well. Other price hikes are likely to follow in the months ahead, in areas including food, clothing and electronics. This comes on top of already persistent inflation.

@vicmsong.bsky.social did such a good job with this article. Not just accurately understanding type 1 diabetes, but really getting into the dark side of this “wellness” trend. (And shines a light in a way on why disordered eating is much higher among T1s.)

@dayplanner.bsky.social I am giving Finalist a try and this is a fantastic planner app! Love how it syncs flawlessly with Apple Reminders. Very nicely done.

'OPM’s request to view “encounter data” could allow the agency to look at “anything and everything,” Hoffman noted. That could include detailed medical records, such as a doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries.' marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/t...

People, check out pckt.blog and leaflet.pub. Both are great. I personally really like pckt.blog for easy, personal blogging with an excellent design for making it personal. Leaflet.pub is great for sharing documents. And the best part is that THEY WORK TOGETHER. Check them out!!

Spring in the D.C. area is just amazing. It's technicolor this year! #iphoneography #mobilephotography

You could have had free universal healthcare this entire time. The money was always there.

Discussing the renewed interest in my favorite app - @obsidian.md 🤩 #obsidian #obsidianmd

View of #NYC from Little Island.

#BryantPark #NYC #iphoneography #mobilephotography

We take fairly frequent trips between #DC and #NYC. Have used train 🚊 , bus 🚌, and car 🚗 multiple times over many years.

Anyone working on an @obsidian.md plugin that would make for easy, seamless publishing to @pckt.blog ? Is that even possible? #obsidian #pckt #pcktblog

We may have a bluebird family nesting in our backyard this year. #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching 🪶

An excellent overview of why people are mad at Bluesky for recently announcing Attie. Worth a read to understand what happened.

The latest season of #Serial by #MGessen is fantastic. Definitely worth adding to your #podcast feed. @nytimes.com www.thisamericanlife.org/the-idiot

If you’re in the DC area you don’t need to go to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms - they’re literally everywhere. Just pop a Claritin and drive around the MD and VA ‘burbs and you’ll see plenty of beautiful trees. #spring #cherryblossoms #dmv