Max Leibman

Winner of the Fediverse, 2025. 🏆

I do things with computers. Unspeakable things.

I also write Overmorrow, a newsletter about technology and my problematic relationship with it.

Websites: https://overmorrow.tech
Pixelfed: Max Leibman (npub179v…4rjx)
Pronouns: He/him
Language: English

Last Notes

2025-11-09 15:14:21 UTC

Weird question: who is doing something new and different here? Not new as in “just started,” but new as in you have never seen anything like it elsewhere on social media. Someone using the Fedi for something you haven’t seen done on Twitter, Bluesky, etc.

2025-10-13 22:43:27 UTC

You can often tell a poster is English based on the way they use S in words where Americans would use Z, such as realise, analyse, and asking.

2025-08-16 16:28:55 UTC

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People who liked quote-tweets and who like the idea of quote-boosts here generally want them because readers will see the comment or joke and the earlier post it refers to in the same time, in a can’t-miss-it presentation. I’m attaching a screenshot that shows what this looks like in Ivory (a client that already supports pseudo-quote-posts).
My debate partner in this case was suggesting because someone could click or tap on my post and scroll up to find the original, it was the same thing and/or the quote presentation was unnecessary.
https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/039/386/403/018/207/original/c7fcbd720009f0a3.png

2025-06-13 12:16:15 UTC

It falls to us to reprecedent the times.

2025-05-03 03:32:24 UTC

No, I do not want to install your app.
No, I do not want that app pinned to Start.
No, I do not want that app pinned to the taskbar.
No, I do not want that app to run on startup.
No, I do not want that app shortcut on my desktop.
No, I do not want to subscribe to your newsletter.
No, I do not want your site to send me notifications.
No, I do not want to tell you about my recent experience.
No, I do not want to sign up for an account.
No, I do not want to sign up using a different service and let the two of you know about each other.
No, I do not want to sign in for a more personalized experience.
No, I do not want to allow you to read my contacts.
No, I do not want you to scan my content.
No, I do not want you to track me.
No, I do not want to click "Later" or "Not now" when what I mean is NO.

2025-04-03 15:42:20 UTC

If you ever get a chance to talk to a man who wrote a best-selling book on focus or achievement or organization, the first thing you should ask about is his family.
Is he married? Kids? Does his wife work outside the home?
I’m listening to the audiobook of Tim Harford’s ‘The Data Detective.’ Current chapter is about missing data. He’s talking about, for instance, clinical trials that failed to include women in the subject pool, but it’s called to mind for me accounts of (and advice for) success that don’t really account for the all the domestic and business-of-life work being done for the author or the subject.
Who is taking care of the kids while you are “crushing it?”
Even Marie Kondo said, “Ha ha, just kidding” after she had kids.
(Hat tip to @npub1s3l…e5m3 who made this point once about Cal Newport, and got me thinking more seriously about the subject.)