2026-07-24T20:43:00Z https://nostr.ae John Siracusa https://nostr.ae/npub1z98yzc4av24a0tfwxvx5nk5hpm603g6avsuu3qph7jqgprp8hyxqs9le0l https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/198/650/original/29dd0d018c447d04.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/198/650/original/29dd0d018c447d04.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszsneyekrydkt5a47vhhywceveq6punmljkgfxlr45auzhs8vf2rqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscvmjy3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjw029msgqx829rgkcfmavxxfkrltgxsw5ch3h0h676x82e5rn7ss9qx3r'>nevent1q…qx3r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have Apple&#39;s &#34;latest&#34; (hah) Boot Camp drivers installed.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve tried…<br/><br/>* AMD&#39;s latest drivers<br/>* AMD&#39;s latest Windows 10 drivers for Boot Camp specifically<br/>* All the latest drivers from <a href="https://bootcampdrivers.com/">https://bootcampdrivers.com/</a><br/>* Many, many Google searches<br/>* Every piece of advice ChatGPT and Gemini gave me<br/><br/>I even tried installing Windows 11 (bypassing the TPM check) and then trying all of the above again! (I ended up reverting to Windows 10—a great Windows feature, no sarcasm!) 2026-06-12T18:17:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz95lp2gd8x6m2yevv3hgue68x73z3uh38k39vrkvflc2f32aavuszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscypnpyq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrk6vgzddqm97g7zxq3uunph292tx97akxy7kqpetdxewu6fqvrjgcnpvhe'>nevent1q…pvhe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How do you get access on macOS? I can’t even find a place to join a waitlist. 2026-06-11T02:08:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp00wxxxa7dqwvqk8lsg3gprdjde3mtu0qkknv25qcmpphx9ey68gzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc3z2mf7 Every WWDC session that talks about some amazing new developer tooling without once mentioning that it only works with iOS/iPadOS apps makes me add another year to the curse I already placed on Apple for destroying the Mac Pro. 2026-06-09T03:49:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswmp6vtegvc0hy26cp2myr8sa364mrl6jycl3hq3nmmhu0550j6nczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscjdywqc Oh thank god! No more margins around sidebars on macOS! 2026-06-08T17:09:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszy5f8qtp5kcfeusssup5fzp6amaef7nfmt75z292xrkw9r7xveegzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscuss5as In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0v8z2z694qf4g08wtd3rvg2zh4k8hzz9z9lx72qsstn7mc6wjd8sfqsza9'>nevent1q…sza9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know, kids these days, not having their boot volume icon in the upper-right corner of their desktop! Can you imagine?! 2026-06-02T13:27:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8vcrp3dsrfkgmmzavl4ly7fv2t09q8tczz7k0fphkh35j3qqcxdqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc4hfgax From the App Store app on macOS 26.5. (A sheet is open, which is why the window content is dimmed. The progress spinner was animating, drawing attention to its amazing positioning.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/584/757/690/228/973/original/95ee5575c229c51e.png"> <br/> 2026-05-16T14:37:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdkct9meg0we3tlth2r3scf54ys0phg9u0af7w9s727zs262e736qzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usclu5r4x I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.<br/><br/>Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Masters in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)<br/><br/>We are immensely proud of him! ❤️<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/581/492/127/237/357/original/5d5ffaa0f43d6155.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-16T00:46:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0f5myfq3n8phf8h7n870d58q0afnauhtqde4hum0m4wlc564fktszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscx0znw2 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zywvu9ee7n84dz4mg5tgw9xkavs823pcm83yh4d5hc4r0ptnehssmyy9dg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>dave</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zyw…y9dg</span>)</a></span> You should start televising your town meetings: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/berkie1.bsky.social/post/3ml364lr47k2l">https://bsky.app/profile/berkie1.bsky.social/post/3ml364lr47k2l</a> 2026-05-07T16:32:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszctw7xrgkwr9jy6g8f3nx5ycn6xnc972g6ata7c3svt0xzqgemnqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscku3py3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxqwqfhndcefgqzqhdw95ylxk9dfwlupruwxd4pa5hc06a6ljg44qvt8ezk'>nevent1q…8ezk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I made some of these points in our earlier discussion of the &#34;don&#39;t bring me problems&#34; topic: <a href="https://overcast.fm/+BQnv6NjiSQ/1:28:50">https://overcast.fm/+BQnv6NjiSQ/1:28:50</a> 2026-05-04T15:46:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6keaku3vlqxahqutgy2p5kmgtafuzgtw9sy9tqp06jwsx9ym2zszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscu4740c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsth6qn7h8ya8qfgvyy8v999hjtaqa7w7qm8ftwfv42kaea092h9pspk5x7r'>nevent1q…5x7r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can’t even get the Apple TV app to recognize that I’ve watched several episodes of Apple’s own Apple TV shows! Even when I use the “Mark as Watched” menu item to try to help it, it still doesn’t work. “Continue watching” always tries to start an older episode that I’ve already seen. The whole thing fails at the most basic level! 2026-04-23T16:52:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz0jcdsj4za48tgetznsjy4q8aurasqv3x9ec5w80mn9f0cmtm0dszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc60se7p “Apple II Forever” indeed…<br/><br/><a href="https://www.inkandswitch.com/slow-software/">https://www.inkandswitch.com/slow-software/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/352/398/030/080/517/original/648ea2b148d00b05.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-05T13:45:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgsztwlz54sdgj0de306n68we83p0wf453d3va84xmaxgyfgfy5tczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usct5tdf5 Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ The mere act of existing and being visible shouldn’t be as fraught as it is today. Let’s keep fighting to set things right.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Transgender_Day_of_Visibility">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Transgender_Day_of_Visibility</a> 2026-03-31T18:12:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf5sw62zwn868rp5ydhlsd4y2me6d9v9de2k3xjne9tp2s5fqjuxqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscuwp63e To better days…<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/297/744/001/709/999/original/93e1e08b44048b70.png"> <br/> 2026-03-26T22:05:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyvsm054x7jcdsmxl2saakuxajq9y5g3z8vxwfv9mucms3k7sd6qqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscqynn38 I want to highlight two fun bits from this week’s episode of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f30hfd950xn3cpyhdmzf865vqk6mg60uw9jd5jhlrl7dap55jrcskjd2kp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Accidental Tech Podcast</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f30…d2kp</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://atp.fm/683">https://atp.fm/683</a><br/><br/>First, we put the “hands on” into our very touchy-feely report about the MacBook Neo (starts at 24:00)<br/><br/><a href="https://overcast.fm/+BQnv4MC0jU/24:00">https://overcast.fm/+BQnv4MC0jU/24:00</a><br/><br/>But the real star of the episode is <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fjrq8xuadznhj8n03lp8gnvatq2zzaf5v5e9vz8nkcqchepy63eqvgv786" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marco Arment</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fjr…v786</span>)</a></span>’s amazing story of how he, as a lone developer, created a transcripts feature for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10exw0d2e66x6ev6fg0pfflah0kfegjyhnx7tns6608fmjx3sqrfqnmf560" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Overcast</span> (<span class="italic">npub10ex…f560</span>)</a></span> to compete with the similar feature in Apple Podcasts. You do not want to miss this one. (starts at 54:46)<br/><br/><a href="https://overcast.fm/+BQnv4MC0jU/54:46">https://overcast.fm/+BQnv4MC0jU/54:46</a> 2026-03-20T17:10:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq674ls82zd4z6kk20pe94n4hshxspvq9wak44sa4362dgfjxdtdgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscn3mgax In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsyulzxzz3qmccdv2uevpwr34r2cp5k4f8wtyggd2wul6m2xhcwgtq4k0p'>nevent1q…4k0p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you’re wondering what Mac programming was like back then, take a look.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/264/809/195/239/original/009872a6df67abb4.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/265/151/513/533/original/e9e45467a10f2430.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-18T21:19:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsyulzxzz3qmccdv2uevpwr34r2cp5k4f8wtyggd2wul6m2xhcwgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscs8nxen My decades-long shelf-space crunch continues. The latest eviction victim: this old chonker.<br/><br/>Love the pages of ads in the back of the book. Oh, and several empty, lined pages for you to write your own notes.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/253/170/342/156/original/81a7439a3ca77090.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/253/504/158/259/original/7f5ecfc47719aa92.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/253/836/937/568/original/d5b9236f5ad09eb7.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/254/163/678/630/original/327ae94be542d1bf.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-18T21:17:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfk4ast27cm4ewd8j5cncxc0ms00wu99qyc5kvkga7lvu3p7h65dczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc9l83ce Five years ago today, after listening to some negative discussion on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f30hfd950xn3cpyhdmzf865vqk6mg60uw9jd5jhlrl7dap55jrcskjd2kp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Accidental Tech Podcast</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f30…d2kp</span>)</a></span>, someone on Twitter angrily predicted that “in 5 years, Tesla will have a marketcap at least 5 times larger than Apple.” I made a calendar event for this prediction, because I am petty. But now the account that posted it has deleted all its tweets, ruining the fun. 2026-03-17T13:06:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrzdncz2s8ue0aeef70cklvh6eh2xde57vrhuh3nksrxctxn2uqxgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscplfkv3 The A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo is 19% faster than the M2 Ultra in the Mac Pro in single-core performance (Geekbench 6).<br/><br/>The MacBook Neo starts at $599.<br/><br/>The Mac Pro, which is still for sale, starts at $6,999. 2026-03-04T16:10:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq77cv4fhlzrpeu9euwf83pv5ruztenareanmkjsh6t85rlkyxweqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscxv69vr 🤔<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/166/276/553/970/758/original/9e402b33d967113f.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-03-03T16:53:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst03tcdkxt688pm6lu0f087g04tcpc0hr0pxzsc77dfmhum3gt5mqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usctzq3wd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jfwyppq8gfukmavvy48rww4qrhujka08z35tutw63t9r6ap7kpsg97dd9'>nevent1q…7dd9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh nooooooo. iCloud Drive is not a backup! 2026-02-23T21:11:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0w5dnx08pg7wz5adv6dhnp8j23z02q7vanandxx5fmz2px5jv3hgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscjzcqt5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsww5luad82pp2dqjxvv0jy8t9jljzfvs3n6ld9v52s84jsg4lz8csaafm73'>nevent1q…fm73</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/118/044/769/007/742/original/0741bede9598219c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-23T04:25:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsry28sawrvvud0ajd5hpcs5jg4nqqelv85pwxcq45p9803w84s5rszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc2lkcfk I remember when I used the feedback mechanism built into the Slack app on macOS to submit a bug report, and someone from Slack got back to be promptly to acknowledge the problem and ask for some more detail. Then the bug was fixed a few days later. This was many years ago.<br/><br/>Today, I can&#39;t even find the feedback feature in the Slack app. It&#39;s easy to blame Salesforce for this—and I do, because it&#39;s also probably correct. (That, and the usual transition from &#34;scrappy startup&#34; to &#34;big company.&#34;) 2026-02-08T17:12:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyg9rp8yahpys2wxlezcq0j4a2jr0t2tsvtmmq9wvm7a2m33a0pyszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscd3lh8m In the grim future of Rickrolling, there is only C. <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=cSAp9sBzPbc">https://youtube.com/watch?v=cSAp9sBzPbc</a> 2026-01-07T14:46:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv5l64k6nkjhxglkw3l2lemcwurtzz90snrn84gnqm965ydms4tdgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscc8fjse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqr7uer7v6lhuglrv872epmkrwy3zg0q8xrz9v87qtwwqj9dqjusahpw74'>nevent1q…pw74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s a condemnation of the poor separation of concerns in Rails that this is in any way novel or interesting. 2025-12-11T04:37:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf57rrfkhh4kyp83f2qzzpkspqxk2yxarc4s4lg77rk43wksd9pxqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscmrvx2c RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811">https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811</a><br/><br/>If you like your Mastodon server and want it to stick around, you should consider donating some money to it, if you can.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1yer595r9z39xrdeyvvc6s49tmrf8ah27kzl7cqpfyjmcrlfk6p4q03eule" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1yer…eule</a></span><br/> </div> We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever grateful for. We still have a large funding need for 2026, so please consider making a donation before the year-end if you’d like us to continue building and improving Mastodon <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate">https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate</a><br/>(12/13) </blockquote> 2025-12-01T22:02:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9mpgh3m3wtw45fmwyw80quqpxwk2q6l6yleef6vvxvl2fay0th4qzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscv5kjed In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs2cd9l7nldhr8zqzyyyll7reez549jyw0ur8jn4lkj7vkv9mwmqk5snv3'>nevent1q…snv3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also filed a bug and a feature request, naturally:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/Pagefind/pagefind/issues/975">https://github.com/Pagefind/pagefind/issues/975</a><br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/Pagefind/pagefind/issues/974">https://github.com/Pagefind/pagefind/issues/974</a> 2025-10-31T15:45:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszs2cd9l7nldhr8zqzyyyll7reez549jyw0ur8jn4lkj7vkv9mwmqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscdaadze In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjtgprxwgmgczedfguwr86h6s3grtm2s82h85uhxwzcn3l2pl55gqqh5a9'>nevent1q…h5a9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You inspired me to try it as well, since I&#39;ve been searching (hah) for something like this for a while. Pagefind is definitely the best I&#39;ve seen. I got it up and running (and reasonably styled) in just one day: <a href="https://hypercritical.co/search/">https://hypercritical.co/search/</a> 2025-10-31T15:42:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs97rsm7h30th90pz44q4lytpq2pwdscgg0q0nqzfws0l2ns398nggzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc4dp4nc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7ph5we6g27tltzsxar2v0498er837pfzext28a8zelg8gvpryfq4dnsmz'>nevent1q…nsmz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“How are my competitors doing, the ones you all insisted students use instead of me? That’s right, they were supposed to go to the American Journal of Social Sciences, Powered by OpenAI. Or museums, like the Smithsonian’s Charlie Kirk Shrine to American Greatness. I guess they can still count on credible journalism, once they get past the paywall for Palantir Presents: The Washington Post, so they read the Pulitzer-Bezos Prize–winning work of Bari Weiss and Grok.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology">https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology</a> 2025-10-27T21:56:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7ph5we6g27tltzsxar2v0498er837pfzext28a8zelg8gvpryfqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscvzytlu Ice cold <a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology">https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology</a> 2025-10-27T21:48:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswktqhgcmr9cesan2mzsvxuyuxhq3huytpwnlwwd3ydnxc0mq3pggzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscdl5lqn With the comprehensive MLS and F1 deals, Apple is really cornering the market on Sports That Aren’t Particularly Popular in the US. 2025-10-18T00:09:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdfry7fr0zrucny7yl489yh9gr8xxv9f67gr4k7layeul83j4kj3qzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc43z0x8 More VFX wisdom and inside stories from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1d5hg8ffqx3xxhlluu7pxz0eakcdjlckaumyz7axaen70ej42nvqsnpwhsc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Todd Vaziri</span> (<span class="italic">npub1d5h…whsc</span>)</a></span> in Vantiy Fair! <a href="https://youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas">https://youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas</a> 2025-10-07T17:23:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrl88vpx06aermetv2u9nmpnex5a8nm2pm04273ncvx6hph2zsdjszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscrzwn4e “since when does it matter where I save things to???”<br/><br/>My daughter enters college and discovers the file system for the first time. 2025-09-18T15:19:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0z9pma7ue25v9xnqk0ck9tmyms5w2s5dluns08s35em05hhaljyszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscrxng6l You know what kinds of images look especially good in the new Photos app design on iOS 26? Screenshots.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/210/754/833/641/656/original/26d18775a91b4b09.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-15T22:50:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8868zyyyx9qvx9gndxhychnd02a3etslmavjyr7zmknzwcyttw3czyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usctm7csn Do you have any objects close to your TV that block any portion of the lit-up screen (no matter how small) as viewed from your typical seating position? 2025-08-23T15:19:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxhd077v0nk2zjwv4dj5wqp9r9e869sngyujkj96a8tw80sq5nqmqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscvp4z8q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguu8muzgngdhkxcnsa4pjuxzgda6wf06ahnwddnmezdzw2h0s3qcc34uc6'>nevent1q…4uc6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apparently this same AppleCare One problem with multiple user accounts also happens with an Apple TV with more than one user account. 2025-08-22T17:25:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsguu8muzgngdhkxcnsa4pjuxzgda6wf06ahnwddnmezdzw2h0s3qczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscczs03x I finally called Apple Support and resolved my AppleCare One problem. It is as I suspected: AppleCare One does not correctly handle multiple user accounts in macOS. This is a known issue. No ETA for a fix.<br/><br/>The solution? Cancel AppleCare One and sign up for individual warranties for the devices that were covered under AppleCare One. These new plans will cost me more than AppleCare One and more than I was paying for the plans they had before I signed up for AppleCare One. 2025-08-22T15:27:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2z9tw5htdv4suc5lj9dkylf6rh0yr8068c7r90xkg39ualm6rlpqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc49nrud Time for my daily AppleCare One threat.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/063/686/888/704/757/original/de513f6ef494d7b5.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-20T23:28:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs225ff5xs6th7sul7puuyzz0etufgrllvtx5kj3e366w2jdjtdv4gzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscn367av The first of my two college-bound children has been dropped off.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/062/443/105/527/511/original/d37f61d28c7ba36b.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-20T18:13:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5revhfppsar5kqqd485nyayprpvn64payjgg4z3lmrnwq9y5pwczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscvrv7nh I have always had an account on this Mac Studio, signed into my Apple ID. I use it nearly every day. No new accounts have been added to this Mac since it was first set up years ago. Apple is really making it difficult to keep Macs as part of AppleCare One.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/996/730/728/032/833/original/91c9fc468b8d09ab.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-09T03:41:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg205h5zw59w4zcnjx0220v254rw8egc5gr35ra4atu9nupuh00lczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscs590at Is there some kind of contest within Apple to see how little contrast can be used while still *technically* indicating a selection? One of these disks is selected, believe it or not!<br/><br/>(This is Tahoe beta 4, BTW.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/898/428/510/661/268/original/10e6aaa1f8808678.png"> <br/> 2025-07-22T19:01:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz2agpg5veuffmwp9cj2r7f92ul0qxgjfkm0gdwh0h99c7u0pmymszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscc925yh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8v7905rmj4g2vdz00csjkdryrsknf4jck2qy4le9tshs3ej7fdes7zzcpf'>nevent1q…zcpf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(I&#39;ll grant that the audio is of such poor quality that a &#34;p&#34; and an &#34;f&#34; sound might sound similar, but it sounds more towards &#34;p&#34; to me.) 2025-07-18T18:28:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8v7905rmj4g2vdz00csjkdryrsknf4jck2qy4le9tshs3ej7fdeszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscvzhfa9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgrt6wgc6x0an5qj24pvk4dmvvtk0amwp0d9mvg090577j39x68g35njvj'>nevent1q…njvj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not in the version of the web page that I get served. There&#39;s no &#34;f&#34; sound in the audio I get: <a href="https://media.merriam-webster.com/audio/prons/en/us/mp3/a/amphit01.mp3">https://media.merriam-webster.com/audio/prons/en/us/mp3/a/amphit01.mp3</a> 2025-07-18T18:27:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0jav82502nlrsycswshrtgzr9cxatyu0h86fr9lkucndt3umqwpszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscyap2hf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfhdtja84xrcj7p78vhh55xuajjt7mqg3wpvlptg6g69hlvpfy9qlhs4xj'>nevent1q…s4xj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The link between English spelling and pronunciation is wildly inconsistent. You just have to memorize a lot of words. I&#39;m pretty sure pronouncing the &#34;ph&#34; in &#34;amphitheater&#34; as an &#34;f&#34; sound is not a valid pronunciation, even though you might expect it to be. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amphitheater">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amphitheater</a> 2025-07-18T18:17:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqfwwjn6tn9sdpwcvuv0g3sagwxk873ptcndkdq8waw2g0war720czyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uschx3v9c Looks like my mom has started listening to the latest <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f30hfd950xn3cpyhdmzf865vqk6mg60uw9jd5jhlrl7dap55jrcskjd2kp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Accidental Tech Podcast</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f30…d2kp</span>)</a></span> member special. <a href="https://atp.fm/atp-tier-list-pizza-toppings">https://atp.fm/atp-tier-list-pizza-toppings</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/865/079/521/155/028/original/9d30a6e9f26aa698.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-16T21:40:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs83tzfctyutr94750xpfgsa5hwucsexj0evdl5006gw04nkt0caygzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscwapvz6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2p4f76ky3nxagy4w7uc7aqcmrezyh7g8860jlmdz0aap9vc00glggulhwg'>nevent1q…lhwg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be more fair to Tahoe, here&#39;s a version where I re-aligned the controls to accommodate the new metrics. I&#39;ve also included Yosemite in this one. (I&#39;d add more, but there&#39;s apparently a four-picture limit.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/745/731/448/547/440/original/32c67da09c64470d.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/745/731/705/641/424/original/c957e58e07a44f3a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/745/731/985/948/427/original/934a6f2cfee8e6ec.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/745/732/263/243/157/original/9264634bca584db7.png"> <br/> 2025-06-25T19:48:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2p4f76ky3nxagy4w7uc7aqcmrezyh7g8860jlmdz0aap9vc00glgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usctmhz42 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxxnz97j2jty5v705sex85cmdypp0qvj2uayagekg4ml24j4y2hucq72km3'>nevent1q…2km3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As requested by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vkgwzh8ulqvqzvvj9jtjjsswx95qyamwwfd33ru6vqskgthft3eqlmat0r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>River Brandon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vkg…at0r</span>)</a></span>, here&#39;s a control sample from Lion, the reimagined Lion by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13l369ge3vwqc27hkffju0qdlhnz404mqw7n9mr9m53j6vksxz83st25zdj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Realmac Dan</span> (<span class="italic">npub13l3…5zdj</span>)</a></span>, Sequoia, and Tahoe beta 2.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/744/670/358/343/089/original/0d9f8249bb8b3e2f.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/744/670/631/604/157/original/41a6b9b1b9984a3d.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/744/670/912/712/652/original/637d92b93fdb7daa.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/744/671/171/696/671/original/7e9b5afdec3ef803.png"> <br/> 2025-06-25T15:18:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvwkcxx8kpuqlmx6qrvlj9g2w0ccwfxe2v8ya98zxhty90dxv7frszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc6tyj9h Well, this is one way to address the terrible left-aligned text in title bars…<br/><br/>(The first image is from beta 1, and the second is from beta 2.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/734/092/995/079/762/original/a214617cc279ebfa.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/734/093/342/375/663/original/ae2db34917fba888.png"> <br/> 2025-06-23T18:28:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvd3mnmure8kd3mlzlmxkjl93g68w7h0fajq0qvjvgrjqtt8tfwjszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usctav85t Order is (somewhat) restored.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/734/031/615/191/736/original/05c2e292bb572c98.png"> <br/> 2025-06-23T18:13:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9gkffte2qmsuaa96antjtdcqsz9wrdnffpp6eldxl2rjlcg35hjgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscd5rwzs On a recent episode of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f30hfd950xn3cpyhdmzf865vqk6mg60uw9jd5jhlrl7dap55jrcskjd2kp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Accidental Tech Podcast</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f30…d2kp</span>)</a></span>, I mentioned my memory of setting my Mac’s desktop picture to a particular shade of beige (I think?) that allowed Apple’s DVD player to play the movie on the desktop itself. I *think* this was in classic Mac OS, but web searches are failing me. Does any old-school Mac user have more information and/or links? 2025-06-21T12:31:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxxnz97j2jty5v705sex85cmdypp0qvj2uayagekg4ml24j4y2huczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usckpw9ny I hope I live long enough to see this style philosophy come back around. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@realmacdan/113792374380828124">https://mastodon.social/@realmacdan/113792374380828124</a> 2025-06-12T18:15:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8p8rqjajxmef5jpuq89jaa96zz65s6qyvduydhfddn3uusl948czyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usckzzhxe Finally, an open-bottom leather case with a camera button (and no metal ring around the camera mesa, like on the Ryan London case) for the iPhone 16 Pro:<br/><br/><a href="https://bullstrap.co/products/magsafe-iphone-cases-black-edition">https://bullstrap.co/products/magsafe-iphone-cases-black-edition</a> 2025-06-12T14:58:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6zdahxgzm5rlg590rca3mwktljp8d0n8aky0l64tt3n2whh7qjgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc0sltuy 😠<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/659/934/328/827/181/original/3bf1457f4041c30e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/659/934/700/660/367/original/38f57e411133736a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-10T16:09:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8pxzze029m86qgct5nwt26nqsl5tma9d7lf0rgkkuf8ynqz4x5fgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usckwezza Turns out the Mac had some pretty good ideas when it comes to multitasking. 2025-06-09T18:18:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqr7hvw0pxq8jvzzdszytg87kd2m96q40ep9359ymcv5mtjjdufcgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usckxj2dd New Finder icon: 🤮 2025-06-09T17:10:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspaxzdj9tx9mu930rs3yzcl4n028wjv24vru0zkw2jya8eakhrkkszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscv203lv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rzd965dhcn37nnyj3clekedpddnw8hwye77yux3jdx7n8kfvfdqm0nnyx'>nevent1q…nnyx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>__do_they__? 2025-06-03T23:13:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs20gt9j2xl6xuukhssc7yyvhjxgz00l8w3uzqxkjsls602fxhtumgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc6r53mm Perl: 37 years old<br/>Python: 34 years old<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/621/938/384/214/496/original/edea673bf0869cbf.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-03T23:06:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx5nlp42vw9d75n8egrlznyphktuurmxm4p2ftnfqkxeyr33ehvfszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc4yveqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hkdvj9hv27qhkh4w8pmwnrwed3m0s72vtc4pyg2aev8vshlzessswhwgh'>nevent1q…hwgh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are too many themes for casual people to browse. They want to see the really cool ones, but they don’t know the theme names or authors! (And even on that front, is there no way to sort the themes by name, author, or date?) 2025-05-06T04:12:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswx29sh3gv5leusgmsq0ck25rsnenpwzpzt3y5cfk7v9urma37f4czyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscf6yx2f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqh6hf7vgw0deljfmfaulv4uqe2tnleeg3py2yrw0n0a3m6thqgkqt0hhw3'>nevent1q…hhw3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks great! You should add a “like” button and the ability to sort by likes. 2025-05-06T04:03:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdedy6ua0kwdytt3wwnprykdt4832kev22u8275d66p2mzay57reszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscc78yzu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2cam2270ecxfyxyh7qztuhuyfmfz8m4laavlz5uuwx538a02p3c4ykj6h'>nevent1q…kj6h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The answer I came to as a kid is that bullies don’t see themselves as bullies, and so they root for the heroes in stories and root against the bullies.<br/><br/>I used to think the same about the kinds of adults that vote for Gilead-type policies and politicians: that they don’t believe they’re doing this (even though they are) and so they root against Gilead and the other “bad guys” in media. But I’m no longer so sure about this. 2025-04-17T23:30:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg2cam2270ecxfyxyh7qztuhuyfmfz8m4laavlz5uuwx538a02p3czyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usccqxawr When I was a kid, I wondered if the kids that bullied me in school watched the same movies and TV shows I did, but rooted for the bullies in those stories.<br/><br/>As an adult, I watch The Handmaid’s Tale and wonder how many Americans watch it and root for Gilead. 2025-04-17T23:24:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ywqztzsh2c733cl89vwrqg0vy7v440lt8a8255cryhg7fez6a0gzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usce3j79d Some YouTuber should do a video where they ask the top 20 YouTubers what the “Tube” in “YouTube” is referencing.<br/><br/>(Or, harder version: ask them to explain the shape of the YouTube logo.) 2025-03-06T02:09:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdgq7t6sg9v3u4zd6qxqym6zrsyac5drtafzdm9skz8w3dxzm7aszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscnszd7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8ddz6pn2cv3keqphadg03ytks6k4la22q0649u0z52s53km39ycq4n87e'>nevent1q…n87e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/</a> 2025-03-05T22:05:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqd9f63ykw92g8368rcd4nuf2zvhjpuhpwf445anfpajgzzkgxhmqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscl2mg7q Apple is leaving money on the table by not selling a higher tier of developer account that will let you stay logged into App Store Connect for more than a few hours at a time.<br/><br/>(Maybe call it &#34;ADC Premier”…) 2025-03-03T23:47:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv22xwl006la33wt9fkk5vc58xjm6099dgv4q7x6s276dyhvc579qzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscu5e097 Announcing the third entry in my collection of weird little Mac apps: Hyperspace<br/><br/><a href="https://hypercritical.co/2025/02/25/hyperspace">https://hypercritical.co/2025/02/25/hyperspace</a><br/><br/>Hyperspace can reclaim disk space *without removing any files.* Read the linked post to learn how it works. 2025-02-25T15:09:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxfu2dh20s5mx9akz5y2jn6d6ufcwkplxmrcm0fcaduaza9l7uk3szyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscyt6zxs Air conditioning in dorms? What will they think of next… <a href="https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/warren-towers-multiyear-renovation/">https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/warren-towers-multiyear-renovation/</a> 2025-01-26T05:31:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswe5dzq95xvznqdgl6m38amcvg9jvhuwssj68j5ldd40pr54xqepczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscddh3tn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4x3sl44xz0qgd2rsj6mhjcf2nafa5q354nq5cehmpez0rhh43xg43z72a'>nevent1q…z72a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update: This is still happening in macOS 15.2 (24C101)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/843/715/061/989/229/original/403cb5f73331dfad.png"> <br/> 2025-01-17T12:33:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2r40e5evjhljeaau7thg3dqe60c2fvuamv68mu2z0k5hm6pa9y9qzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc59a075 Developing this app* is leading me to discover some interesting files on my Mac…<br/><br/>(There were three identical copies of this file.)<br/><br/>*<a href="https://atp.fm/617">https://atp.fm/617</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/688/250/908/266/916/original/fae7e270c9d42ac6.png"> <br/> 2024-12-21T01:37:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr4x3sl44xz0qgd2rsj6mhjcf2nafa5q354nq5cehmpez0rhh43xgzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscvc2het You feeling OK this morning, little guy?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/651/291/517/720/083/original/c15477aa7947522a.png"> <br/> 2024-12-14T12:58:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx9lfkqfu57xm46mlu4x4608dgc7qnkqchk6tycps6meayy4vz23gzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscp7a3gj …because if there&#39;s one thing Sauron is known for, it&#39;s not allowing anyone to sneakily infiltrate his stronghold. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/05/tech-ceos-elites-home-security-silicon-valley/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/05/tech-ceos-elites-home-security-silicon-valley/</a> 2024-12-05T16:59:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0s8hjkj4t9c2uwszugmdpewn4wm0vpjclm3u4ngmd4t63gh4r2qqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscqhefcx The aliens in Arrival were more communicative. <a href="https://www.ppsspp.org/blog/stuck-in-app-store-review/">https://www.ppsspp.org/blog/stuck-in-app-store-review/</a> 2024-12-03T23:03:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyg0v3haw47xl69cgth3q8gccmdp6murnrs3g86zck0ygx9zq6czczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscqtgrgz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp58cwndm53ukklxgy4ldnvt4m5w00q7uflh5kxaa3lfmxyv0jukgvf5kje'>nevent1q…5kje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What framework are you using? 2024-11-20T19:50:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs25vgx73nex6aefljfz6xe2awq7muawxeyhv2jj82kcwj86e2s28szyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc65jq4u I thought I could handle the Live Activity thing from Apple News. I can’t. Bailing at 0-0. 2024-11-05T23:06:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspt2u3j0wm84l5z2zt90tl906uggm3ypu7zcysdcsvhngxl657etqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscmtg00e Americans, TODAY is the day to VOTE for Harris!<br/><br/><a href="https://iwillvote.com">https://iwillvote.com</a><br/><br/>First-time voters, I promise you, it&#39;s easy, and you will feel good when you&#39;ve done it! Make the time! 2024-11-05T13:59:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhklspxjfqprpgrpvm7s4zuzhxfcrrjcwdrfdepvd3dx80ve6veczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscj8sgx5 “So much of the conversation around misinformation suggests that its primary job is to persuade. But as Michael Caulfield, an information researcher at the University of Washington, has argued, ‘The primary use of misinformation is not to change the beliefs of other people at all. Instead, the vast majority of misinformation is offered as a service for people to maintain their beliefs in face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.’”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/hurricane-milton-conspiracies-misinformation/680221/">https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/hurricane-milton-conspiracies-misinformation/680221/</a> 2024-10-11T18:15:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswdxk64g4vmcw0vzws4lmdn7kqpr0aar9kc9kw2vz8gaj6jsxhyrszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc5p8c78 It boggles my mind that so many reviews of the iPhone 16 series emphasize so strongly that these phones are an “incremental” update.<br/><br/>How many times has Apple added a button to the iPhone, let alone one as complex as the Camera Control? And the non-Pro phones got *two* new buttons!<br/><br/>I’m not saying this year is on par with the iPhone X or anything. But yeesh, it sure is a more significant update than, say, the update from 13 to 14, or even 14 to 15 (only one new, simple button for Pros only). 2024-09-24T16:22:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd2ug25sj3cantxpph8ve7fsht9wjklg7qp7qr6daygskqsawgm9czyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc8paj74 How to stop the monthly screen recording prompts in macOS 15 Sequoia: <a href="https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/8/10.html">https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/8/10.html</a> (via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zal74t4pyj66v9s9dsla5fvjdwds78emv7zavwdzfsr7uclp557qk7jkvc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ringo Starr Warrs</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zal…jkvc</span>)</a></span>) 2024-09-22T14:56:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspu9cyz2suwx79aj0wncqs20wt6ys4e8exj62k399wznnfjasxnmczyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscu6q0wm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpfuf6p76z7eexczajgpxjvwx8f5gln7y9duew93gmtmp9qy0n2cxex7fq'>nevent1q…x7fq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Slack is the one I have never transferred successfully. So many Slacks…<br/><br/>(And then I have to manually copy the order of the Slacks in the sidebar from my old phone.) 2024-09-21T16:11:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6kkv8qhxqmnrzz3su2vuu973npvrclyyn63vyhrxgxtkkchlkaszyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7uscqtvjzg By putting most of the good stuff on the plain iPhone 16—which is good, to be clear!—it&#39;s going to make it that much harder to differentiate the iPhone 16 Pro. “Fewer colors, 5x camera, and more money” probably isn’t a great slogan. Let&#39;s see what they&#39;ve got… 2024-09-09T18:12:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxw73xasrj8caz738kfryy4m6wu0kwgh45ad9yn0vax88wmfe936szyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usc8jgljx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdrnzltj66qz2km95ck6ryk07llwhysdwm2vhevv7jwhf4g3w7ys3w8tnc'>nevent1q…8tnc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Translations, please! 2024-05-31T22:15:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvartcuxqvgkwjdem92vqd9neju5rqwwsctqjrl4mqqs3rpsmv9tqzyqg5ustzh432h4ad9ces6jw6ju80f79rt4jrnjyqxl6gpqyvy7usclveh52 First, it’s great that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16xs9aduf0m27ntp4ngm2ag8v2s827ay700j0k36g5q9hnjgrk48q0rjy38" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub16xs9aduf0m27ntp4ngm2ag8v2s827ay700j0k36g5q9hnjgrk48q0rjy38</span> (<span class="italic">npub16xs…jy38</span>)</a></span> is on Mastodon. What an amazing artist.<br/><br/>Second, his recent post featured a spherical alien that I instantly recognized from my childhood. <a href="https://mastodon.art/@MichaelWhelan/112428886103083708">https://mastodon.art/@MichaelWhelan/112428886103083708</a><br/><br/>It’s from this book, published in 1980, which had a cover image that is also burned into my brain.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/429/841/696/811/204/original/de03a4b0ccea3114.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-05-12T19:47:22Z