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Replied to An Instagram bug showed a ‘camera on’ indicator for iOS 14 devices even when users weren’t taking photos by Kim Lyons (The Verge)

An Instagram spokesperson said the company is fixing the bug. The app’s Create Mode is accessible from the Instagram camera which could set off the camera indicator, and a user swiping into the camera from their Feed may also trip it up.

This is bad Instagram. Really bad.

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I think 3 seasons is probably the sweet spot as far as story telling goes. I’d much prefer 10 exciting and original 3 season shows to 5 bloated shows that just keep chruning out episodes derivative of their own past. Am I wrong?

I agree with this. I think this golden age of television that we are in is only helped by killing shows before they lose what makes them special. Netflix’ own Stranger Things is a great example of this. The first season was amazing, the second one really good, while the third one really feels like it’s time to wrap things up.

Another example of a show that ran way too long is Orange is the New Black. Amazing for a couple of seasons and then it just fell apart. IMHO, off course.

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I’ve been using Drafts for a really long time now but every now and then I click/tap something I haven’t clicked/tapped before and I realise I use maybe 10% of the apps capability.

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I feel a real shortage of microcasts in my podcast queue at the moment, so I’m glad Manton published a new episode of Timetable this week.

Does anyone have any recommendations of other microcasts?

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Watched Devs from thetvdb.com

Linn and I finished watching Devs last night and I’m currently listening to The Incomparable’s discussion of it. I need to think about this one and write more but as a whole I thought it was a very interesting premise that failed in the execution. And it was waaaaaaay too long. A two hour movie, or even a Black Mirror episode, would have been enough.

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Replied to PESOS from Instagram? by Jeremy CherfasJeremy Cherfas (stream.jeremycherfas.net)

At last night’s online HWC we talked a bit about getting pictures in and out of Instagram, now that they have become so much stricter about the API. Getting images into Instagram except through approved apps seems to be getting harder and harder, and is probably impossible by now. Getting images out…

I haven’t used Instagram for a long time but for the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to convince my fiancé to at least PESOS her Instagram posts to her old, inactive blog. This looks like a way that might be done. Thanks, Jeremy!

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Replied to https://aaronaiken.micro.blog/2020/07/22/shelves-are-finished.html by Aaron AikenAaron Aiken (aaronaiken.micro.blog)

Shelves are finished! Hung using hand carved walnut dowels (always experimenting 😊).

@aa Good work! It looks really nice.

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Replied to https://miraz.me/2020/07/22/my-wishlist-for.html by Miraz JordanMiraz Jordan (miraz.me)

My wishlist for Micro.Blog:
* a way to load new posts but keep my place in the timeline. Every morning I have endless scrolling to see what folks posted overnight.
* default to the aspect ratio of an included photo, not to square.
* let the Mac app upload videos and sound files.

I agree with this, particularly the first one.

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If you need to download other versions of macOS than the current major version, this is where you find the App Store links for those.

This will definitely come in handy more than once.

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If too many people feel this way, the US will face four more years of Trump. Please, regardless of your feelings for Biden, remember what the alternative is. Hint: It is not four years of whatever your favourite is, unless the favourite is Trump.