I have had various incantations of Marked on my machine for a while - so naturally when it came out - moved along to Marked 3.

I just read Lou’s review:

Marked 3 Is the Markdown Companion a Lot of Mac Writers Have Been Waiting For

"That means it fits alongside Scrivener, Word, MarsEdit, Bear, Ulysses, Obsidian, and other writing apps. In v3, Scrivener rendering with live preview is new, and Bear and Obsidian ... https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/22/i-have-had-various-incantations.html

📸 Ton will know exactly what I am talking about.

// @zylstra.org

Waving from the other side of the bay.

(To make sense - 🔗 click here and scroll down to the last photograph. See that big building top left? That is where this was taken just under three years ago.) http://zylstra.org

"So “Maybe the new Golden Age begins with a simple post that references someone who stirred you,”"

💬 Jim Groom
… via 🔗 Stephen Downes

I am aware that I share a lot of links, with one or more of these traits;

no explanation
appending a little commentary
surrounded by a lot of commentary
in a sentence
with snark
a little more cryptic than some would like

… but the common thread through them all is that they all ‘stir’ me in ... https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/22/so-maybe-the-new-golden.html

"If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do."

💬 Bertrand Russell
.. via John Naughton

🔗 A Template You Might Find Useful

"Thanks to whoever thought of me for the kind invitation, which I must regretfully decline.
I’m Canadian and as a matter of principle feeling negative about visiting a neighboring country whose leader has repeatedly threatened our sovereignty and shown massive disrespect for our nationhood. Particularly when that leader has followed up similar statements about other nations with military ... https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/22/a-template-you-might-find.html

👁️ Back in the day @stefp / @stephenpieper.net was a welcome source of posts in my micro.blog stream - and then somehow he wasn’t. Probably moved on. Then I saw him on Crucial Tracks - found his site and added to my Feeds in NetNewsWire and of course he is here - just not as prolific?

Reminded me of others that seem to have moved on - and yet haven’t or I have just lost them somehow?

@Pratik @pratik for ... https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/21/back-in-the-day-stefp.html