I did a 20km meandering cycle this morning and got home just before the rain arrived.

Komoot Enshittification Incoming

Jan-Lukas Else brought to my attention that Komoot, a cycling (and other sports) app I had been trialling recently after seeing good reviews, has been acquired and many staff have been laid off.

I was led to this article, Komoot Acquired: History Says This Won’t End Well

today, March 20th, the company has announced that it’s been acquired by Bending Spoons, which bills itself as a technology company (rather than a private equity or other investment apparatus). Though, in reality, history shows otherwise.

As soon as I saw Bending Spoons mentioned, I knew I was out. They have a history of buying and hollowing out companies; most notably Evernote.

Komoot is now deleted. Plenty of other app options out there. Sad though that such a good team was shown the door after doing all the hard work building a good app.

I’ve finished editing Episode 138 of Hemispheric Views podcast. That’s a lot of episodes!

The TRMNL device I ordered several months ago has arrived. Jury remains out on its long-term usefulness but for the moment I’m having fun playing with it.

I’ve never been a Pocket user, but did use Instapaper for years. Micro.blog offers an excellent Read it Later option. An optional AI layer simply provides a synopsis - nothing more. Plus you can highlight text and commence a blog post from the save quite easily.

Black Swan on the Swan

Don’t tell USA but I got my annual flu vaccination the other day. 💉

Finished reading: Juice by Tim Winton 📚A tale I could almost imagine to be true, but as with most Winton books, I get to the end and find myself saying, “huh?”

Finished reading: Keep It in the Family by John Marrs 📚A gripping page-turning thriller.

While commentating the Perth Redbacks game against Warwick Senators, I caught a deflected ball from the commentary position, then managed to catch my MacBook Pro as it was about to tumble off the table. Reaction speed is still good! 🏀 🤲🏻 🎤

Tonight while commentating Perth Redbacks v Warwick Senators I caught the deflected game ball in mid-flight, then held the ball in my left hand while catching my MacBook Pro with my right hand as it was falling off the table. Still have my reflexes! 🏀💻🥷🏻

Finished reading: Time Surfing by Paul Loomans 📚I’ve adopted some of the advice but I can’t give up my beloved OmniFocus.

I’ve been taking my 9 year old son to the driving range. It’s wonderful. Incredible bonding time. As a bonus, I think I’ve finally resolved my slice! Practice makes… better. 🏌️‍♂️

45 kilometre e-bike ride today. Not bad! 🚲

Bought Folder Preview, a macOS extension to Quick Look into folders. Where has this been all my life? 🤓

Well done Australia. You got it right. 🔴🗳️

I love watching election night TV!

Australia has our Federal election tomorrow. Thank goodness for compulsory voting, the preferential counting system, and an independent authority that balances electoral boundaries. We have a functioning democracy! 🗳️