designer, technologist, teacher, author, photographer, dj, tall tale teller [bridged from https://mas.to/@msanders on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mk6mg5u7oad2New writing alert! Still getting my legs with this, but here are thoughts on evaluating creative work. Would love to hear what you think. https://ofconcern.xyz/rejection-or-who-are-we-to-judge/ #design #designprocess #critique #feedback23 Apr 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6mg5u7oad2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mgfp2dka2nk28 or 9 years ago I put in a 411 request to have a dead street tree in front of our house cut down. After it being formally "condemned" by the city, they never came to cut it down. An industrious neighbor took it down himself 18 months later. TODAY, a stump grinding crew came out of nowhere and […] https://mas.to/@msanders/11618308958505244206 Mar 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfp2dka2nk2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mf63y7bk5ya2I'm baaaack. Turns out trying to post a photo a day was far too ambitious. Hoping to get back to shooting regularly again soon. Oh, and did I mention I bought a large-format printer? More soon… https://pixelfed.social/p/masande/92985858881975211618 Feb 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf63y7bk5ya2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mf2qlytmorg2Wow. Just wow. Sparhawk lays it down. Buy and contribute to a vital cause. #music https://bpddg.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/1t6AVsd2XFnIGGpL9d9NWuNcQXhuOE/J_mZP7iHeU7c17 Feb 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2qlytmorg2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3me2vhunvggo2The worst thing I read today is definitely “optimize for AI consumption." I doubt that really means poison pill.04 Feb 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2vhunvggo2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mdy6mzcyczf2Oh no. I've just deployed my first self-hosted Masto instance. A bit of a labor but it's a working prototype. I’ve got plans I'll share soon.03 Feb 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdy6mzcyczf2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mduwbsmyejz2I forget this regularly, but sometimes it's best to admit defeat, quit, and start anew in the morning. Today is a start anew.02 Feb 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduwbsmyejz2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mdnvq5hja4f2Wow! https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/11598470952130405630 Jan 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnvq5hja4f2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mdkv7gidqmv2A welcomed moment of brief clarity. Looking forward to where this moves. https://indieweb.social/@tg/11596761978298289129 Jan 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkv7gidqmv2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mdjp3qs7tv32Is @pixelfed down? I’m only getting errors when I use the iOS app. @dansup ?29 Jan 2026 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjp3qs7tv32https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mdb2bcx3db62And this a serendipitous follow-up to my previous repost… https://mastodon.art/@mobydick/11595604579057553925 Jan 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb2bcx3db62https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mdb26md7l742This very helpful for understanding my current malaise and unconfident positions… https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/11591305363869266325 Jan 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb26md7l742https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mczjgayktar2Still got it #jonspencer #livemusic22 Jan 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczjgayktar2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mcuhzc6zvds2Subscriptions for Pitchfork? Sigh... A new premium commenting service that I don't want and oh, by the way, we're also paywalling our entire review archive. I cannot wait until internet media settles into more responsible and permanent business models that *hopefully* do not penalize long-term […] https://mas.to/@msanders/11592814004125472820 Jan 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuhzc6zvds2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mcryrks2l3n2Apple Music is such an unbelievable disaster of an app that seems to never be improved from OS update to OS update. The search sucks. Playlists are super wonky with sometimes I see song and sometimes I don’t. And the interface is hard to use. I wish Apple would see some value in experiencing […] https://mas.to/@msanders/11592256488242605919 Jan 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcryrks2l3n2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mcmvmsajihr2Current conditions17 Jan 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmvmsajihr2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mckthzzksoe2Very curious and unexpected. "Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned.” Hoping this is a valuable means of distribution and discourse but seems like a Herculean task […] https://mas.to/@msanders/11590642937949601716 Jan 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckthzzksoe2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mciisrocnpc2Folks~ I've started a new thing. It's intimidating, but I've been threatening to do this for a while. For now the shape is largely amorphous, but hoping with practice I'll find some grooves. If you are so inclined, please subscribe. Aiming to drop new long-form monthly with shorter pieces every […] https://mas.to/@msanders/11590117490709732415 Jan 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciisrocnpc2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mcfbgvnb2jv2Oof, this one hurts https://cca.edu/about/vanderbilt-agreement. It is a critical time for art and design Colleges to remodel themselves for survival. I implore schools to embrace being smaller instead of grow grow grow. These are difficult times for teaching and learning, but also ripe for new […] https://mas.to/@msanders/11589388967044213614 Jan 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfbgvnb2jv2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mbynv3ns32n2Vaccinated for flu and Covid this year. In 2 months span I’ve gotten both the flu and now Covid. I’m angry at the vaccines. But, it’s really the systematic government dismissal of research, strategy, and public data keeping that has brought us to this low point.09 Jan 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbynv3ns32n2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mbwlkdwjfgf2Last year's Anna von Hausswolff album ICONOCLASTS is bonkers in all the right ways. I continue to be amazed how introspective and huge it is all at once. Gets better with every listen. #music08 Jan 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwlkdwjfgf2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mbuymbp5tsv2Quite a mouthful of a name for the email "From" field: Consumer Indirect Beef Litigation Settlement Administrator. I may pass on this one.08 Jan 2026 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbuymbp5tsv2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3mbh6kdaovkm2A goal for 2026 is more movement; more motion. I have a weakness for affordable variable fonts and this scratches that itch very nicely… https://fonts.studiofeixen.ch/mov https://fonts.studiofeixen.ch/mov/02 Jan 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbh6kdaovkm2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3matqyel5s252My first roulade. Worth it for sure. Ina Garten knows her way around a turkey.25 Dec 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3matqyel5s252https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3malhyjwcgcy2Last day (officially) in the office for the year. Watching my desk mate grow to impossible size, I hope.22 Dec 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3malhyjwcgcy2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3maj3dpo7fyt2RE: https://mastodon.social/@colly/115753055808590160 Comprehensive! Much to explore. https://mastodon.social/users/colly/statuses/11575305580859016021 Dec 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3maj3dpo7fyt2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3m7swrjkpeca2Friday surprisingly satisfying song selection: https://open.qobuz.com/track/50149553. Mike Nesmith never gets enough credit IMHO. #nowplaying12 Dec 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7swrjkpeca2https://bsky.app/profile/msanders.mas.to.ap.brid.gy/post/3m747jcmwewf2I’m pleased to share that John Coltrane was my most listened to artist of 2025 on Apple Music. This is a bit of a surprise, although it really shouldn’t be.03 Dec 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:sfv3sur3japi53jcvis3fwiu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m747jcmwewf2