Matt McManus @mattmcmanus@jawns.club

#introduction time!

👋Hi! I'm an #emberjs, #rails developer and #UX designer and developer. I'm interested in #ethicaltech/#techforgood, #indieweb, #philosphy, #art, making #hotsauce & #beer, reading #religion, #science, #scifi, #history among a lot else. I'm learning #woodworking and how to be a #dad of two. I care about people who have lost their #christian #faith. Working hard to keep #hope.

Thats the most hashtags I've used in my entire time on the internet.

Rather than just blocking you outright, it presents you with the choice to proceed or not, it helps you choose how much time you want to spend and it does that in context to how much time you’ve already spent. Intention really is the perfect name for it

I’ve been using the Intention browser extension for a couple weeks now and it’s been the single most effective tool to keep my attention from drifting. I’m pretty sure I’ve tried them all!

https://www.getintention.com/

Dune was perfection.

Thanks @dayoneapp for creating thoughtful software that gives more than it takes.

I've been using @sprout_place all day to do a brainstorming session for product ideas. It's not only fun, but it's so dang fast. Neat!

Has anyone come come across a solid, good-faith debate about the pros and cons of vaccine passports? I’m most interested in the stance of folks who are pro-vaccine but against the passports.

I still miss the "What's Hot" functionality the @shauninman's FeedAFever. Does anyone know of a service that surfaces links that folks on twitter and my rss'ed sites are talking about?

Is eating a chocolate easter cross sacrilicious?

Here is a remarkably thoughtful rebuttal to the remarks made by Sacha Baron Cohen in the video I posted previously.

One interesting quote:

Earlier this year, we discussed Yochai Benkler’s new book, the excellent Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization i... https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/11/26/here-is-a-remarkably-thoughtful-rebuttal

I find it increasingly hard to disagree with many of the points Sacha Baron Cohen brings up here

This is amazing. A mashup of Brahms and Radiohead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RcBje6II6M

The Deepening Crisis in Evangelical Christianity: https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/07/06/the-deepening-crisis-in-evangelical-christianity

There is so much negative news around “Deepfakes” that this video genuinely caught me off guard. It’s a little promo for the Dali museum, which created an interactive screen to help visitors experience Dali in a completely new and novel way. It’s marvelous!

😊My favorite email newsletter has been writing about personal websites and linked to mine! Woot! Check our their latest https://faculty.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b46cc084c8bdde1ea04555baa&id=1af03beada

I’m shocked and saddened by Rachel Held Evens death. This is a fitting tribute: Rachel Held Evans Knew There Was Always Room for More In the Church - RELEVANT Magazine https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/books/rachel-held-evans-knew-there-was-always-room-for-more-in-the-church/

I’m doing a bit of an experiment with auto-posting to twitter/mastodon items from the Notes section of my website. Let me know if it’s neat or super annoying. https://mcmanus.io/notes

Architect’s Micro Studio Apartment: https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/05/01/architects-micro-studio-apartment

I’m going to spend the next couple months giving Bullet Journaling a try. I’m curious if switching completely to a more manual paper system will help with my awareness and memory. To experiments!

When life gives you a polar vortex, make ice balloons!

Fill a balloon with water, drop in some food coloring, leave out side for the night and WALA!

I finally upgraded to an iPhone XR. My 6s treated me well for a long time, but it was time. I like the XR a lot but I didn’t realize how much I would miss force touch. It turns out I used that on notifications and home screen icons all the time.