It was still MP3, but I tried VBR encoding. In 2016, I wrote:
Why don’t podcasts use VBR MP3s? Because iOS and macOS don’t accurately seek them – Marco.org
 ATP:
ATP 182: I Had to Reboot My Car Today — Accidental Tech Podcast
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
 It worked! The following year's Apple OSes (iOS 11+) implemented support for all three VBR-seek-table standards — MLLT, VBRI, and Xing/LAME-tag. ATP:
ATP 228: I Never Cancel a Drag — Accidental Tech Podcast
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
 But when I later tried releasing ATP in VBR with all three tags, we got so many problem reports from Android users that I went back to CBR after one episode:
ATP 244: The Mac Renaissance — Accidental Tech Podcast
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
IOC.exchange
Christian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥ (@whophd@ioc.exchange)
@atpfm@mastodon.social Speaking of auxiliary and meta-data to the audio: Can I ask for a separate summary of the time that @marcoarment@mastodon.s...
I disagree. We on the “broadcast” media often underestimate how many people don’t participate. I keep stats on the most popular Overcast link-share destination apps. What do you think tops the list? Not Facebook or X or Instagram or Snapchat. It’s Messages, by a MILE, then mostly other private-messaging apps! The first public-social-network app is #12 on the list, averaging only 1% as many shares as Messages. Private messaging is FAR more popular than social media. https://mastodon.nl/@vmachiel/113674338611670947
Love the idea of Mozi, and I sympathize all too much with Ev's rationale in creating it. https://ev.medium.com/making-social-social-again-0126fa5c6ce8
Trump ruined my red hat. Elon ruined my Tesla. Enough is enough. I refuse to let this guy ruin my Peak Design Everyday backpack.
I celebrated Black Friday by raising my price for the first time in 8 years. THERE ARE NO RULES!
Hachyderm.io
Lex Friedman (@lexfri@hachyderm.io)
I have no idea what to do with Lex.Games for Black Friday. I think it’s already cheap. I will probably do nothing 🤣
The bar is always fun at 9 PM. But that bar never stops serving, and more people just keep coming in the door. Just wait until 4 AM.
Hachyderm.io
Jimmy Callin (@callin@hachyderm.io)
@marcoarment@mastodon.social vibes are actually pretty good over there (thus far), people are having fun
I've been around this block a few times. I have NEVER seen any kind of cross-posting work well. Anyone who thinks it's working for you: it's not. Cross-posting spews your messages into contexts they're not optimized for and communities that you're not really engaging with. You get out of a social network what you put into it. If you're not really getting to know each place and tailoring your engagement to it, you're not really there, and it shows.
Mastodon
Greg Pierce (@agiletortoise@mastodon.social)
@marcoarment Even better, every one is choosing a different strategy for federating and cross-posting, so often you can get yelled at in duplicate ...
"I deactivated both my personal account and my app's account from Twitter two years ago, which significantly improved productivity and morale, reduced distractions and PR risks, and hasn't had any noticeable effect on my reach or business metrics.”
Mastodon
Ben Sandofsky (@sandofsky@mastodon.social)
People of Mastodon: explain in one sentence why your company should wind-down their Twitter account. Pitch it like you’re pitching your CEO.
In perfect unison. Does anyone still think their buddy Tim Cook is any better than the rest of them? Fuck them all.
Daring Fireball
I Wonder
Singsong congratulations from the leaders of America’s biggest companies.