Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-mac-mini-supply-3e7a7509?st=fKpr4Q
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ratings-and-reviews#Best-practices
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/16/app-store-reviews-are-busted
Nancy Friedman notes the decline in quality in movie taglines. “As movies have become louder, flashier, and more expensive, their taglines have atrophied: they’re limp, lackluster, and uninspiring.”
The 16th season of the Dissect podcast is a deep dive into Daft Punk; here’s the 1st episode.
Longreads
• Carolyn Wells
"Armed with drones, balaclavas and vegan sausage rolls."
A few years back, the Mini Cooper’s taillights were designed to look like the Union Jack flag, which is fine until you turn the blinker on and it looks like an arrow pointing in the wrong direction. I hated this design the moment I saw it on the road.
Oh my gosh, look at these tiny snow leopard cubs from the Melbourne Zoo. 🥹
Longreads
• Brendan Fitzgerald
"Rehearsing for humanity’s future on Mars."
The Astronomy Picture of the Day, in which the International Space Station looks like it’s landing on the Moon.
I’d vaguely heard of Project Plowshare but good god, what a ridiculous and dangerous waste of time and money.
At the height of the Cold War, nuclear weapons were seen not only as devices of destruction, but also as tools for progress. Project Plowshare was a bold attempt to use atomic explosions for more practical purposes: from digging canals and creating harbors to reshaping entire landscapes. This project was designed to push the limits of what seemed possible, but instead turned into an environmental disaster.
This reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons when Homer buys a gun and uses it around the house for everything, like changing the TV channel and opening beer cans. If the only tool you have is a hammer…
Tags: Cold War · nuclear bombs · science · video
“Here are some things that have been found in donation bins: A live puppy. Live Japanese grenades. An 1854 tombstone for Rebecca Jane Nye. Old skulls. A stolen Frederic Remington sculpture. Customized Air Jordans made for Spike Lee.”
