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A new video by my one-and-only guitar hero Martin Simpson: a cover of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.”

Benjamin Mayo, 9to5Mac: Many have complained that Apple design has been sapped of some of its trademark whimsy in recent years. Well, here’s the latest example of how the tides seem to be changing. Buried in the Settings app on iOS 27, Apple has hidden an easter egg tha...

XCancel:

Following the legal progress as announced in the Nitter GitHub project. The XCancel service is resumed.

More details will be shared on the Nitter GitHub project page.

Glad to hear it and I wish them well, but I think Zhenyi Tan’s Litterbox Safari extension is a much better solution for viewing tweets on X without going to X.

New York City, January 2026.

From the video The most intense day of my photography career ~ New York City snowstorm.

Here’s a fact for you: My maternal grandfather is buried in the same cemetery as Bear Bryant and Sun Ra.

Juli Clover: The release candidate is the final version of macOS Golden Gate that developers and beta testers will get before the software sees a public launch. Joe Rossignol (Reddit): Apple this week announced that macOS 27, also known as macOS Golden Gate, will be released to all users with a compatible Mac on Monday, […]

Craig Hockenberry: It looks like Xcode 27.1 is needed to test the iPhone Duo resizability - and that hasn’t been uploaded yet. Jordan Morgan: Cupertino and Friends™️ dropped six new videos over developing, designing, and crafting great apps for the nascent device: Design for iPhone Duo Prepare your app for iPhone Duo Raise the bar […]

Joe Rossignol (iOS/iPadOS release notes, no security, enterprise, no developer): Apple today released iOS 26.6.2 with a fix for “an issue that prevents downloading a software update over a cellular connection.” Previously: iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1

Apple: Audio Intelligence is a brand-new class of Apple Intelligence features that use the microphones of Apple Watch, the power of Apple silicon, and on-device and cloud-based AI models to help you detect sounds, identify music, and stay present and engaged — all while protecting your privacy at every step. Hartley Charlton: Siri Recap: Uses […]

Apple (MacRumors): The new Health Sensing System on Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 features new optical and electrical heart sensors, enabling higher-frequency heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements, a new readiness score, a more comprehensive Vitals overview with the addition of HRV, and an updated Heart Rate app. […] […]

Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News): Engineered with the new Health Sensing System and S11 chip, Apple Watch Ultra 4 delivers the most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable, higher-frequency heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements, and a new readiness score to support athletes of all kinds. Apple Watch Ultra 4 also offers […]

Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News): With the new Health Sensing System and S11 chip, Apple Watch Series 12 delivers higher-frequency heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements, which power an enhanced suite of health and fitness features including a new readiness score. […] Apple Watch Series 12 is designed to be as individual as […]

Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News, Slashdot): Apple today introduced iPhone Duo, the first foldable iPhone. Opened, it is the thinnest iPhone ever, with a 7.6-inch inner display that provides a large canvas for viewing content, gaming, and multitasking, and a special nano-texture finish that minimizes glare for an unparalleled viewing experience. Closed, the 5.4-inch outer […]

Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple today announced AirPods 5, delivering the industry’s best Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) in an open-ear design and even better sound quality, at an outstanding value. AirPods 5 feature an all-new multiport acoustic architecture and next-generation Adaptive EQ for even more immersive sound. Their breakthrough open-ear ANC removes up to […]

Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News, Slashdot): Apple today announced iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, delivering the most advanced pro camera system in an iPhone, and huge leaps in battery life and performance. The new 48MP Fusion Main camera, now with variable aperture, brings creative control that wasn’t possible before, and new Pro […]

Juli Clover, MacRumors: It’s likely the iPhone Duo doesn’t support the Apple Pencil Pro because there’s no magnetic surface for charging the pencil. The Apple Pencil Pro charges magnetically when connected to a compatible iPad, while the Apple Pencil with USB-C charges w...

Noah Millman:

Perhaps the problem is that we’re desperately trying to turn off the alarm so that we can go back to sleep, when that is not an option. There’s value in a wakeup call. There’s value in moments that bring clarity, whether that clarity leads you to turn inward, to cry out, to gird for battle or to anticipate redemption. But there’s a reason Rosh Hashanah only comes around once a year. You can’t actually live with a shofar blaring in your ears day and night all year round. Without some degree of serenity, you can’t think. And I hope we’re not at the point where we have consciously decided to stop thinking, as opposed to simply having gotten out of the habit.

The famous East Cloister of Gloucester Cathedral, with the earliest known example of fan vaulting. Much larger version of the photo here. 

In God’s mercy, this design for the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral was not chosen. 

Scripting News on 9/11/2001. Mayor Mamdami's remembrance of 9/11. New header image for this event. I didn't have a TV, I had turned my cable subscription off after I became so obsessed with coverage of the 2000 election. So what I reported came exclusively through the web. NYT on 9/12/2001: "The world's changed." Link to Scripting News for 9/11/2001. Screen shot of webcam on the Empire State Bulding.