“There isn’t a lot of reliable information out there about how to buy a gas mask, especially for the specific purpose of living under state repression. But hopefully after reading this guide you’ll feel equipped to make an educated decision.”
“AI skeptics need to update their priors: Plenty of cause for concern, plenty of room to hit these companies for unethical behavior, resource demands, etc, but we are so, so far past the era of ‘stochastic parrots’”.
Vimeo was recently acquired by a private equity firm and you know what comes next: Vimeo Lays Off ‘Most’ of Its Staff, Allegedly Includes ‘the Entire Video Team’.
thewrap.com/industry-news/box-office/melania-box-office-prediction/
blog.iconfactory.com/2026/01/bringing-more-fun-free-retro-gaming-to-ios/
Thing I did not know I was looking for (but totally was): a deep dive into ASCII rendering. Super interesting!
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
• SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura
tidbits.com/2025/11/10/comparing-the-classic-and-unified-views-in-ios-26s-phone-app/
New Mac app by Mikey Clarke, and it’s just what it says on the tin: a “lovingly crafted Bluesky app designed and built just for the Mac”. I’ve been beta testing Aeronaut for months, and it’s the only interface to Bluesky I actually like. It’s a real Mac app — written mostly in AppKit, supporting all the right UI idioms and platform integrations. It’s not just the best Bluesky client I’ve seen, for any platform, but maybe the best new Mac app I’ve seen in years, period. Certainly the one whose very existence has made me happiest. Next time someone tells me no one makes good new native apps for the Mac anymore, I’m going to tell them Mikey Fucking Clarke does.
$2/month or $15/year. A veritable bargain for an app so nice.
Link: aeronautapp.com/
