Yet Another mnml Update

I’m happy to share that a new mnml update is on the way. This release (v2.5.7) adds the following new features…

  • The ability to toggle a “Subscribe via RSS” link in the theme footer for those on Micro.one who don’t have the customizable footer option that Micro.blog does.
  • The ability to toggle a “read time” for posts with a title. This applies to any post with a title for the time being.
  • Adds a copyright year range for blogs that have posts published before the current year. E.g., if your blog only has posts for the current year, it will display just the current year (© 2025). If it has several years of published posts, you’ll see a year range (© 2008 — 2025).

You should see v2.5.7 available in your Micro.blog plugins list soon if it’s not there already.

If you’re a mnml user, thanks for your support!

Given the recent turn of events, I’ve decided to accelerate killing off the single-user Mastodon instance I’ve been running apart from Micro.blog and federate from here. I feel good about it. It’s one less thing to worry about right now.

Really bad news from my cardiologist today. Five significant cardiac stenoses, which means open heart quintuple quadruple bypass surgery very soon. I’m in shock and it hasn’t sunk in yet. This is warning that it’s going to play out through my blog, so forgive me in advance and unfollow if you’d prefer to.

A much deserved — yet delayed — shout out to @Mtt (and by extension @sod) for proactively reaching out about a category related issue in mnml, which is now fixed. It’s collaboration like this that makes Micro.blog awesome.

I’m reconsidering my online presence, yet again. I hopped back on Bluesky not too long ago, and definitely think I don’t need it. I’m also debating the ROI of a Mastodon presence apart from Micro.blog. I’m not sure spending $72 a year is worth what I’m getting from it. 🤔

My new Logitech MX Master 3S arrived today. It’s more of a handful than what I’m used to, and it’s a little heavier, but I can see why people rave about it. I’m liking it so far.