@rogueamoeba announces the end of nicecast. Fairly devastating news as there is nothing that is as easy to use for streaming to icecast from mac. Been a great app.

School Closed so getting a better beverage than usual.

Daring Fireball: Kottke on the State of Blogging

. There are a lot of great blogs still going, but as old ones drop off, there aren’t many new ones taking their places. It ain’t like it used to be.

I read both DF & Kottke I get more from blogs where I can join in.

@pyrmont’s The Death of (Mass-Market, Ad-Supported) Blogging

who have always blogged in obscurity, welcome to the club. For us, there never was an audience.

I came to blogging for community (more sustainable than an audience? ). I stayed for the effect it had on my thinking.

I’ve only read a couple of poems and a story, but a fun idea.

Please Disconnect from the Internet. This is an offline-only magazine of commentary, fiction, and poetry. Just disable your WiFi to view this issue. (It’s free.)

from: The Disconnect – Issue One

Took a mo for micro.blog to get into my updates. So I thought I was swiping in vane. Now happy swiper and not sending this to twitter. Thanks @manton

👍 enjoyed Cursive Handwriting and Other Education Myths – Issue 40: Learning – Nautilus

Teaching cursive handwriting doesn’t have nearly the value we think it does.
Via ‪@katexic

📽 Before the Winter Chill. Slow absorbing, almost a thriller, relationship film. Critics dislike the reveal but it was nicely flagged with the password scene. ★★★

Looking for and not finding Claire’s Knee to rent on Apple, Netflicks & Amazon Prime so much for the long tail…