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Dan Moren writing about Apple’s strengths at WWDC, including how adding some features like clipboard history can actually be good for third-party developers:

…the existence of Apple’s own approach actually clues users into the fact that such features exist. A user who had never before thought of having a clipboard history might find themselves wishing the feature went even further, and as a result seek out more capable alternatives.

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The other day while chatting with Kevin I was commenting on the fact that our experimental Junes are going in opposite directions. In his most recent Sunday update, he wrote that But I think the experiment won’t have as big an impact as I expected. While I wrote I’m overj...

Acquired in April 2025 from a bank in Idaho Falls. I spent way more on shipping than the pittance I spent on the machine itself. I had modest hopes that purchasing it as an ex-bank machine that it would have a non-standard typeface and my bet paid off. It was all bonus points that it … Continue reading

A short 1-minute video on YouTube showing today’s update to Micro.blog for iOS. Android update coming later this week to match. I just wanted to highlight the different parts of the UI for publishing a draft blog post.

When I was a teenager working at HEB, someone came through the line wearing a Joshua Tree shirt. Or maybe I was wearing it? Anyway, he said all U2 albums starting with Achtung Baby were no good. Zooropa had just come out, and I loved it.

You can’t please everyone. Even if you’re a famous rock band.

After travel and work and family things that have pulled me away, I’m back to the Micro.blog photo challenge! Day 18, texture. Dusting off the microphone.

Wednesday session

If there were a Joe Rogan of the left, he would tell you to stfu and vote for Cuomo for mayor of NYC.

NYC is a special place, like the Knicks are a special NBA team.

And btw, Cuomo, like Trump, is from Queens.

PS: If there were a Joe Rogan of the left he would be from Queens too. :-)

PPS: Queens doesn't have an Empire State Building, and they tore down Shea Stadium. So the Unisphere from the last World's Fair will have to do. But Queens is probably the most ethnically diverse place in the world. Think about that for a minute and how the fight for the soul of the US will be fought in Queens.

PPPS: I come from Flushing.

I’ve been testing the developer previews of all the new Apple 26 operating systems, which I don’t recommend this early in the cycle, but I like to live dangerously. I’ve quickly become accustomed to Liquid Glass. The iPad windowing enhancements do make it feel more like a real computer, but I usually run things in … Continue reading Alfred-like Shortcuts in Spotlight →

I had a conversation on Bluesky with a writer at the New Yorker saying she didn't have much use for ChatGPT, though she had tried using it. I wanted to see if I could open a door, suggesting that next time there was an issue with a computer, that she bring the question to C...

Making Greek salad for lunch pretty much every day now.

Reading Bear Head by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

I said I was going to take a break from AI-related blogging, so I’ll just link to this mostly without comment: The Open AI Files. There is a lot in here that skeptics will welcome. Good attempts at unraveling the corporate structure too.

Tynan Purdy has released a Raycast extension for Micro.blog. If you use Raycast and want a quick way to blog, definitely check this out.

I wonder what kind of machines are running Xcode Cloud. We have to do some setup for each build, and it’s significantly slower than running on my own Mac. Anyway, gonna push out an iOS beta shortly and then submit to Apple today with a couple draft post fixes.

Trying out the new fediverse improvements in Threads. Haven’t launched the app in a while, so I’m happy to discover that following Micro.blog accounts from Threads appears to be working. Interesting choice for Meta to sort of relegate fediverse posts to their own timeline in the UI.