Manton Reece @manton.org · 3hI recorded a short video of the next version of Epilogue, featuring a new book calendar you can put on your blog. Submitting this to Apple and Google today or tomorrow. www.manton.org/2026/10/01/i-recorde… 000
Manton Reece @manton.org · 30/09/2026OpenAI’s Dots product is pretty interesting. Soon after I configured my dot and gave it a name, it suggested something it could help with. It already had a connection to GitHub and memory of all the things ChatGPT knew about my work. 120
Manton Reece @manton.org · 27/09/2026Worked on Epilogue this weekend, adding a new layout for the iPad. This also gets it a step closer to iPhone Duo support. 031
Manton Reece @manton.org · 26/09/2026Got my print copy of The Fires of December. Love the secondary ink color. I started the ebook already and I’m about halfway through it. 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 25/09/2026Another update on the new theme editor: I added a “…” context menu with a “Show Locations” item. This will show where a template is coming from, e.g. your custom theme or a plug-in. Still can be confusing, but getting better. 000
Manton Reece @manton.org · 25/09/2026Choke Canyon State Park. Kind of a rough night camping. Pretty much had the place to myself, though, except rabbits and deer. 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 24/09/2026Screenshot of the redesigned theme editor for Micro.blog going live now. It’s better in pretty much every way. Nicer folder and file list, brand new syntax highlighting editor with support for Hugo and HTML, and other improvements. 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 20/09/2026Another shot of Austin, a little later in the morning from the Lamar pedestrian bridge. Love this city and don’t actually go downtown often enough. 040
Manton Reece @manton.org · 18/09/2026One of my concerns with tabs going on the right is discoverability. Turns out you can tap and hold on icons to show the label for each tab. Here's a quick video of how this looks in Epilogue, which is the first app I'm experimenting with. 180
Manton Reece @manton.org · 15/09/2026We’re rolling out a series of improvements for podcasts in Micro.blog. The first was last month with a better web playback UI. Now there’s also a Listen Later feature that builds on bookmarking. Coming soon: a new version of Wavelength with audio narration for posts and more. 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 15/09/2026I’ve been quietly improving the saved links feature in Micro.blog, available to Premium subscribers. Nice way to find what you’ve linked to on your blog. This screenshot of the Mac app shows the new web page thumbnail previews for quick scanning. 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 15/09/2026Excited that it’s The Fires of December release day for backers. I’ve loaded up the ePub to read later. 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 14/09/2026Started reading Alchemised by SenLinYu and was surprised that it felt pretty dark, because for some reason I thought it was YA. Nope, just regular adult fantasy. I tend to read books that sound interesting while ignoring most of the back-cover blurb. 📚 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 14/09/2026For the last week in Codex, I’ve been using a single pinned thread for each app instead of deciding when to start new threads. Basically just let Codex compact its context whenever it needs to. Seems to work well. 000
Manton Reece @manton.org · 14/09/2026Finished reading: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Fascinating and at times brilliant. I never quite got over being creeped out by the spiders, though. 📚 130
Manton Reece @manton.org · 13/09/2026Added a new page in Micro.blog on the web today to highlight The New York Times best sellers. We usually avoid popularity contests, but this one feels right, like a shelf you’d see in a bookstore. I want to add more collections later, like nominees for the Booker Prize, Hugo Awards, and others. 050
Manton Reece @manton.org · 13/09/2026I don’t think I’ve shown off the author books sheet in our book blogging app Epilogue. Here’s a very short video of how it looks. www.manton.org/2026/09/13/i-dont-th… 000
Manton Reece @manton.org · 12/09/2026Micro.blog was founded on the idea that more people should have their own domain name, and yet the UI to actually do that has been clunky for years. I’m working on improving that, starting today with a little “Edit Domain” button to help walk people through the change. 190
Manton Reece @manton.org · 10/09/2026Took a walk the long way around the block from the coffee shop. Austin skyline down the rail line near 5th. 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 10/09/2026Quick video demo of the new photos picker in Micro.blog for Mac. Much faster to grab a photo from your library in Photos.app. www.manton.org/2026/09/10/quick-vid… 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 07/09/2026Today I updated the Micro.blog web interface with better links and icons in the timeline, and a new context menu for editing your own posts or muting a conversation. There are a lot of related design fixes too. Just a better design and more room for us to build new things on. 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 05/09/2026Relocated to work at the Laura Bush library. The view is just as beautiful as I remember when I was visiting 30 libraries in Austin. Can’t believe that was 10 years ago. 100
Manton Reece @manton.org · 31/08/2026Goliad State Park. Finally getting back to my state park quest. Summer is too hot, but I’m testing a new portable air conditioner. 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 25/08/2026I’m still amazed that AI prompts like this work. We’ve barely scratched the surface of what is possible. 030
Manton Reece @manton.org · 22/08/2026Wind turbine blade going up I-35. I’m always amazed at these, seeing them up close. 071
Manton Reece @manton.org · 22/08/2026Something I’ve been asking myself lately: what new things are possible when AI costs drop? I’ve been improving Micro.blog’s Logs page, and this morning updated it to rewrite confusing Hugo messages in more friendly language. It even localizes if your account isn’t set to English. 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 19/08/2026Continuing to improve the Logs page in Micro.blog. I think the color for different tasks helps. Still a little nerdy, but it’s a very useful page to understand what Micro.blog is doing. 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 19/08/2026Finally ran out. But then I remembered that the 5.3 credits are tracked separately. I had also forgotten just how fast 5.3 Spark is! For simple changes, it’s not bad. 030
Manton Reece @manton.org · 19/08/2026Did not finish: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao. I loved the idea and it starts well, but 25% in the writing didn’t quite work for me. Decided to put it down, there’s too much else to read. 📚 000
Manton Reece @manton.org · 19/08/2026Seems like we might be settling in for a 5% Apple tax across the board, globally, based on the US court and EU compromise. I don’t love it. Linking to external payments should give Apple 0% and nothing more. Related, I saw this scare sheet yesterday while managing my account in Disney+. 160
Manton Reece @manton.org · 16/08/2026Computer History in ChatGPT is blowing my mind. It’s basically a note-taker for what I’m working on. Here’s a screenshot of my work so far this morning. I’m still fine-tuning what apps should be included… No chat, and will likely exclude some specific websites too. 030
Manton Reece @manton.org · 15/08/2026Feels like summer is actually winding down. Moving day for my son, back to school. 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 13/08/2026We’ve rolled out a big update to listening to audio in the Micro.blog timeline. If you start listening to a podcast episode, it can now keep playing it in the corner as you scroll the timeline or browse other parts of Micro.blog. Thanks @vincent for all the work on this! It just looks way better. 060
Manton Reece @manton.org · 13/08/2026Auto-saving drafts: www.manton.org/2026/08/12/autosavin… Just a quick note about saving drafts in Micro.blog on the web and new Mac version. 020
Manton Reece @manton.org · 11/08/2026Introducing the Micro.blog PDS: www.manton.org/2026/08/11/introduci… 107617
Manton Reece @manton.org · 08/08/2026Finished reading: The Poet Empress by Shen Tao. Incredible characters. A truly great work of fantasy. 📚 120
Manton Reece @manton.org · 06/08/2026Just remembered I can use Micro.blog’s batch find-and-replace to update all of my previous x.com links to use xcancel.com instead. Easy. 030
Manton Reece @manton.org · 03/08/2026I made a change today for new users to essentially require setting the “about me” text for a Micro.blog profile. After you confirm signing up, you’ll get this page with some random profiles. I hope that it’ll help with discovery in the future and also weeding out non-humans more easily. 040
Manton Reece @manton.org · 03/08/2026AI news without using X: www.manton.org/2026/08/03/ai-news-w… Experimenting with AI to help find and summarize news instead of going to look for it. 120
Manton Reece @manton.org · 03/08/2026Updating the Mac app today with some improvements including a Scheduled tab and little indicator for scheduled posts. 010
Manton Reece @manton.org · 03/08/2026Watched: Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Enjoyed this one. I was always more of a Spider-Man and X-Men comics fan back in the day. 🍿 000
Manton Reece @manton.org · 31/07/2026Rewatched Dune: Part Two tonight, and hoping to start reading Dune Messiah soon, before the new movie comes out. 030
Manton Reece @manton.org · 30/07/2026Had fun last night hacking on a new gadget project with my son. Still a long way to go… Hoping to take apart this iPod and 3D print new guts for it. It might not work! Next step is soldering the microphone to test. 150
