Micah Ilbery @micahilbery@mastodon.social

Yo, developers making apps for @elementary #AppCenter I just released a new version of my elementary icon templates. If you still need to make an icon or just need to make a better one go check 'em out. This update totally reworks both the vertical and horizontal rectangle icons and fixes smaller things like newer gradient stops and more consistent shadows.

Just me watching work after work while @alecaddd works after work 😂

Join me in watching the live Thunderbird code session at https://youtu.be/Z3gHQxJ9uCk

Watching @alecaddd livestream from the living room TV!

I'm really excited about my last couple patches to land in @thunderbird and even more excited about the next few to come! last week I replaced all the FolderPane icons (that landed in Daily last night) and I'm working on adding a set of default colors to the icons today!

If pixelfed had a iOS & android app I’d probably try using it more. I don’t use instagram a ton anyway so it wouldn’t be that hard to switch but I never use instagram on the web and interact with it strictly from the app. I know some mastodon apps support adding pixelfed instances but I want a more specialized experience and to keep my social networking apps separate.

My first patch to Thunderbird landed today! Got some shiny new icons in the spaces toolbar. And they respect the density setting so they should stay crisp at whatever density you choose.

Some fun life / work / open source news; I’m going to be working as a designer for Mozilla Thunderbird for the next few months. I’m excited to work with such an awesome team and to be apart of shaping the future of Thunderbird!

I posted this on bird site last night and almost forgot to post it here. I wrote my first blog post since October of last year! 😅 This post is about my experience at #elementary‘s #edw2021 as both an attendee and as a speaker.

https://micahilbery.com/2021/06/30/edw-2021

First time taking apart switches. Trying to lube and film them in preparation for my first custom mechanical keyboard build. This takes a really long time. I hope it’s all worth it in the end. I think it will be. The sound of the lubed vs stock is night and day. Still not fun tho

I got my first dose of the vaccine today and I can’t explain the relief and excitement I feel. Can’t wait to get the second dose. Some semblance of normal feels more attainable to me now than ever.

The blog is back from the dead and a new blog post is out! Check out my post on moving from Android to iOS and what I like and dislike about each of them.

https://micahilbery.com/2020/10/22/moving-from-android-to-ios.html

I made a really poor quality slow-mo video of me making a few shots of espresso. Even with the blur caused by the vibrations of the espresso machine and video compression, there's still something mesmerising about watching the espresso flow.

https://youtu.be/3o0KszOEenY