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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Started writing short “reviews” of novels on my personal site. I think writing, even a couple sentences, has kept them stuck in my mind for longer.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Latest purchases! Most excited to dive in to Sot-Weed, and to replace my tattered Moby Dick

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Some heavy hitters added to the Lamplight catalogue this week. I’ll be diving into Du Maurier’s short fiction.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Another hands free reading option I’m adding to Lamplight: Eye tracking. Gauge on the right shows my vertical gaze

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Added two hands-free reading modes to Lamplight: tilt and auto-scroll. I use it on the treadmill. A screen recording ruins the effect, use your imagination

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Best novels from each decade. Spent too long thinking about it, so I missed the trend, but here goes: 50s: Pedro Paramo 60s: Miss Macintosh, My Darking 70s: The Obscene Bird of Night 80s: Confederacy of Dunces 90s: Tehanu 00s: 2666 10s: The Books of Jacob 20s: Ducks, Newburyport

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Talking about this book is a struggle, because the experience of a small section is nothing like the experience of the whole. A truly modern novel.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

“The revery alone will do” One of my favorites to revisit during winter, from Emily Dickinson.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

My personal favourites from the Lamplight catalog. Check it out! apps.apple.com/us/app/lampl...

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I just released Lamplight, an app that splits classic literature into 10 minute chunks to help build a daily reading habit. Set a goal, track your reading streak. More than a thousand of the greatest books ever written. All content in the public domain. apps.apple.com/ca/app/lampl...

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Lamplight: Read Classic Books App - App Store

Download Lamplight: Read Classic Books by Robin Apps on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like Lamplight: Read…

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

You can now add custom cover images to your books in Nightstand. (With bonus appearance from the puppy)

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Still accepting senior and mid level applicants!

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Major Nightstand update is out: - Yearly stats widget - Monthly summaries - Suggested searches based on history - Export shelves and insights to device or social media

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I will continue to literature-post until all my followers are gone

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I’ve had Middlemarch on my reading list for years. I was expecting it to be excellent (which it is, obviously) but I wasn’t expecting it to be this funny!

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Still mostly down on the various “AI-powered” products we’ve seen so far, but it is now possible to build software so good that it surprises the builder. And that at least is exciting.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Adding some suggested searches based on reading history. These are incredibly accurate for me!

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Export your monthly summary, choosing from one of many lovely custom backgrounds. Coming in the next Nightstand update.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

What’s the point of making widgets if you don’t end up with a whole screen like this

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Monthly summaries, coming soon to Nightstand.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Wanted to work on something fun after a lot of long hard work on onboarding, so widgets it is!

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I will never start anything venture backed for many reasons but mostly because regularly speaking to VC investor types sounds like hell

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If your cover letter includes the phrase “give answer as human” you’re probably not getting that interview

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

And finally, we have proper onboarding. And probably our most requested feature, important from Goodreads!

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Getting back into taking notes while reading has been huge for actually remembering what happened. Most of these are passages I like

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Testing some new premium banner styles. The next nightstand update is a massive visual improvement

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The rise of Canadians on TikTok will be swift and brutal

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The first book was strange and melancholy, the second is lovely and knocking my socks off. Hope the wait isn’t long for the next!

I said I was sure that through careful listening you could solve any problem that might arise. If you really listened. The great questions in life. Everything. And if you couldn't find it in people's conversations you could try listening to birdsong. Or the sound of the wind. You will always find your way to something.

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Nightstand is in this months issue of Macformat magazine! Honestly didn’t think it was still a thing for apps to appear in print 🤷‍♂️

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Reading a new post on nshipster is bizarrely nostalgic. I was still in school last time it was active

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Seeing some real daily growth now. have to brainstorm ways to sustain past the holiday period

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Thinking about blogging book reviews. I miss tumblr

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Turns out New Year’s resolutions are huge for book tracking apps

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

A new social media app where screenshots from other apps are banned

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Crossed $400 raised for the children’s book bank through sales of nightstand today ❤️

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

There’s a massive performance difference between predictive code completion on my personal m1 and work m3 max. Night and day

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I’m back in on long novels in 2024. Reversing brain rot 900 pages at a time

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Do we think it’s a good thing mentally that Johnny cash’s hurt is my number one song this month

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Watching whiplash and wanting to be miles teller is very funny

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

lot of discourse lately revolving around schools and classrooms, but I learned about the odyssey because my parents created an environment where I could get my hands on anything that interested me. Open the schools, sure, but create learning environments in the community as well

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Cameron Bardell @cameronbardell.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! It’s the last week that I’ll be donating all proceeds from Nightstand to the Children’s Book Bank. All I want for Christmas is a rating, if you have the time ❤️ apps.apple.com/ca/app/night...

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‎Nightstand: TBR Book Tracker

‎Nightstand is a fast and fun way to keep track of your reading list and organize your book collection. Search through more than 40 million books to add to your library in seconds. Get personalized re...

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