You might have noticed more linkposts than usual here today. The reason is that I’m testing this new RSS thing in Micro.blog… or part of Micro.blog future offering. It’s pretty solid.

Flickr’s URL Scheme:

Flickr deserves a lot of praise for a number of technical advances that I wish had seen wider adoption. Their API was one of the first and honestly still one of the most enjoyable to actually use as a developer. It’s still full of incredibly interesting API calls that you wouldn’t expect from it unless you read carefully. Did you know, for example, that flickr API will provide you with the bounding box co-ordinates of different types of places? From a neighbourhood all the way up to a continent?

Maybe one day, Glass will add these, too?

Why Objective-C:

Anyone new to Objective-C thinks it’s difficult and maybe a bit harsh because [[those squareBrackets] lookInsane:YES].

Once you get past that, which takes a day or two given a good-faith effort, you’ll realize how small a language it is, how easy to hold in your palm and turn around and understand all sides of it. And you’ll appreciate how easy it is to make good decisions when you don’t have a surplus of language features to choose from.

I had many great moments writing in Objective-C (2009-2013) while experimenting with iPhone app development. As someone who learned a bit of C++ in university computer science courses, I thought Objective-C was indeed more approachable. When I peek at Swift code these days, my thinking goes like this: “I’m too old for this shit!”

Dominik Schwind:

If you don’t have one yet, go start a personal website! Don’t take it too seriously, try things and it can be a nice, meditative hobby and helps against the urge to doomscroll. Also you might never know, your kind of people might find it and connect with you.

I give this advice from time to time, and generally people’s reactions are: 🤨🤔🤷🏻‍♂️.

Everyone will respond: “but how do you get discovered so people can read and like your posts?”. To which my reaction is: 🤦🏻‍♂️

How I Write Code With AI:

I use AI coding assistants extensively, but I don’t vibe code

I do too, but I’m not sure to understand the difference.

It’s sad to see the US act of war against Iran, a sovereign country, with the help of their “friends” from Israel. The cherry on the sundae: Russia condemning US aggression. Look who is talking… 😤 What a world we are living right now… nothing new but… still.

I would love to build the dream bookmark manager for myself, just like I built an RSS reader and a photo-sharing website. I love AnyBox, but it’s not integrated with the rest of my workflow and doesn’t have a web version. This bookmark manager could be integrated into my RSS reader and gather data from Micro.blog Bookmarks, too. Still a lot to think about.

While waiting for Micro.blog next chapter, I’m playing with RSS feeds display strategies. This view is called “Journal”. Built using Claude Code and hosted on Vercel.

Building a custom branded Ghost theme for my main website with the help of Claude Code seems like an achievable goal, right?

What is happening in Singapore? I get major spikes in visitors from this country from time to time. Both Plausible and Tinylytics are reporting the same behaviour. 🤔

Fastmail is preparing to launch an updated photo gallery functionality in approximately two weeks. I wasn’t certain they would keep updating this feature, so I’m glad it’s still available and that it keeps improving. I have a few test images there, but with my own web app for sharing photos now, I’m unsure whether I would switch to Fastmail’s version, since my version and Fastmail’s are quite similar.

Three ways new Apple products next week will modernize iPhone, iPad, and Mac — 9to5Mac

That would mean that every new iPhone, iPad, and Mac supports Apple Intelligence for the first time — oh, and Apple Vision Pro, too.

Instead of downplaying Apple Intelligence, Apple is doubling down on it. They must be confident, even after such a false start in 2024.

It’s progressing well… 📺 👀

Micro.blog is set to launch soon what could be its most exciting new feature yet: an integrated RSS reader. If I’m not mistaken, this could significantly change how I use the service. I currently follow many Mastodon accounts from news sites, so their updates are pushed to my timeline. With a possible RSS integration, I could use the RSS feeds directly, eliminating the need to follow the Mastodon account. I don’t know how the new feature will integrate with the rest of Micro. Continue reading →

The speed at which Anthropic is adding new stuff to Claude and Claude Code on the desktop is impressive. Is OpenAI even competing?

I’ve been working hard on a few presentations lately at work and one of the most satisfying thing is when I remove words or phrases without changing the message.

Leaker Says Apple’s Lower-Cost MacBook Will Have These 8 Limitations — MacRumors

While the leaked files are real, this source currently lacks an established track record, so these claims should still be treated with some skepticism.

Well, this information pretty much aligns with the definition of an entry-level Mac.

Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Ultra With Built-In Privacy Display and New AI Features — MacRumors

New to the Galaxy S26 Ultra is a built-in “Privacy Display” that makes it harder to view what’s on the screen when looking at the phone from a side angle. It’s clear when looking at it head on, but someone sitting next to you will have a hard time seeing your phone’s display. Privacy Display works at the pixel level, controlling how pixels disperse light. It can be set to activate only for certain apps or situations like entering a PIN, and there are partial and maximum privacy options.

I want Apple to copy this. So clever and quite useful for someone like me who commutes on public transport.

I like this image for a few reasons. First, it feels a bit like the early nineties, with some mid-century design elements. But this PowerBook Duo station on the integrated desk reminds me of when I was working at an Apple Dealer; I could use a PowerBook Duo in this exact configuration. It was a great and novel product at the time.

The recent rumors about Apple incorporating touch support into macOS for the M6 MacBook Pro, expected around fall 2026, seem a bit odd. I’m somewhat skeptical about Apple’s abilities lately, particularly after the Liquid Glass reveal. Incorporating an adaptive touch mode on the Mac feels unusual to me. In recent years, Apple made so many changes to macOS to make it look more like iPadOS. I wonder why it needs to add adaptive UI on top of that. And, introducing an M6 MacBook Pro less than 12 months after introducing new M5 models also feels strange.