Mitch's Blog

Which social media platforms do you get the most value from?

For me, the answers are:

1. Facebook. Sigh.
2. Reddit, but 90% of my activity is reading and the occasional comment
3. Tumblr
4. Mastodon
5. Bluesky is a distant fifth

I don’t like Discord, so I decided to drop all the Discords I participate in. If those communities go to a proper community platform, I’ll gladly rejoin.

I do LinkedIn for professional reasons.

I don’t do Instagram and Threads now, but I might go back.

Here’s where you can follow me elsewhere.

❤️👍

I work on a core team of eight people, five of them women, including the manager. We use ❤️ to acknowledge messages on Teams. But lately, I have been uncomfortable with the ❤️ and I am using a 👍 instead. On the other hand, I don’t want to send a message to my colleagues that I don’t like them — I’m just not comfortable with the ❤️.

Unrelated: I’ve been told I overthink things.

Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracies Started Flying.

Trump says Illinois governor, Chicago mayor should be jailed

Apple reviews

The Best Apples to Eat Right Now, According to an Apple Reviewer

I love apples. I literally eat an apple a day. My go-to apple is now Cosmic Crisp.

For a few years, I loved Honeycrisps, but I now find them barely edible. I think Honeycrisps are different now.

Reviewer Brian Frange ranks SweeTango as number one. I’ve never had one but I’ll watch for it.