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  • July 22, 2025 6:15am
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    Apple & Tech

    Newsletter

    Today is beta4 day, and if this catalog of Liquid Glass failures is any indication, it either a lost cause or beta4 might be the turning point.

  • July 22, 2025 5:29am
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    Misc

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    I’ve been using the Digg beta for a few weeks, and I have mixed feelings about it. I appreciate its design and the way users curate links and content. However, I worry that it might become as toxic as Reddit once it opens to everyone. Just this morning, I participated in a thread where some users were posting angry comments—albeit mildly—toward someone who disagreed with the majority. The argument is simple: Reddit is a toxic place and people want an alternative. Digg came up trying to be different but some people think that under the surface, it will become as toxic as Reddit. Boom. I wonder if the Internet can ever be a place for debating.

  • July 21, 2025 8:13pm
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    Newsletter

    Updated this living catalog of design flaws while using and experimenting with Apple Liquid Glass. I reworked the exhibit heading section with tags. Currently, sporting 26 exhibits and counting.

  • July 21, 2025 7:52pm
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    Photography

    Apps & Services

    Newsletter

    I’m testing the Comet browser with Perplexity integrated, though I’m not entirely sure what that means, yet. It took me less than 30 seconds to summarize a 23:40 minute video, as shown in this screenshot. If millions of people do the same, video creators will likely see a significant drop in view counts. And millions of people will probably save a lot of time watching a video that could have been a one-paragraph blog post. 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • July 21, 2025 5:39pm
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    Photography

    I love doing these accelerated movies about weather like this one. Fascinating.

  • The Apple Intelligence Story Nobody Wants to Talk About

    July 21, 2025 6:31am
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    Apple & Tech

    Longer posts

    Newsletter

    Apple’s focus on privacy in artificial intelligence often goes unnoticed, despite it being a significant advantage over competitors. Continue reading →

  • Who Knew This Was Still a Challenge These Days

    July 20, 2025 6:05pm
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    Photography

    Longer posts

    Newsletter

    Seeking a convenient and visually appealing way to combine and share my best photos online. Continue reading →

  • July 20, 2025 10:41am
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    Blogging

    Newsletter

    I just discovered that you can have more than one newsletter on Ghost. Maybe I could use it to restart my Photo Legend Series?

  • July 19, 2025 7:24am
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    Apple & Tech

    Newsletter

    Jesper on the upcoming iPhone 17 Air:

    So, while I don’t necessarily agree with the consequences of the inexorable march towards new frontiers in terms of super-slimness that no one asked for, the ergonomic benefits of a larger display in a “small”-ish footprint are interesting enough that pursuing it may be necessary to avoid a relative brick.

    I think Apple is doing the iPhone 17 Air because they wanted to make the iPhone Fold first.

  • July 17, 2025 6:24am
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    Misc

    Food for thought

    Personal

    Newsletter

    It’s been a while but recent news and trends about AI-based bots trying to ruin the life of psychologically vulnerable people triggered an update to my /nope page.

  • July 16, 2025 6:55am
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    Blogging

    Newsletter

    Wondering if Digg could be a place for blogging beyond doing link posts… 🤔

  • July 15, 2025 7:38pm
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    Apps & Services

    Newsletter

    I’m really liking my experience with Realmac Software’s Elements to build my new landing page. I’m not an expert at website design but with Elements, I feel empowered. The learning curve is not the easiest one but following all the videos they publish on their YouTube channel plus visiting their forum helps a lot.

  • July 15, 2025 4:36pm
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    Apple & Tech

    I’m betting that we will get whateverOS 26 beta 4 tomorrow, first public beta next week.

  • July 15, 2025 5:50am
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    Photography

    Food for thought

    Newsletter

    How depressing this is. These are filtered Google News results with the keyword “ChatGPT”. Look at some headlines… Now, consider this quote.

    “AI will not replace humans, but those who use AI will replace those who don’t.” – Ginni Rometty

  • Bye Bye Grammarly?

    July 14, 2025 7:14am
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    Longer posts

    Apps & Services

    Newsletter

    A decision was made to cancel the Grammarly subscription due to its expense, with plans to explore alternative writing tools. Continue reading →

  • July 13, 2025 3:05pm
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    Misc

    What happened to @maique@social.lol ? I no longer see him on my MB timeline as “@maique” … 🙁👀

  • July 13, 2025 9:59am
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    Just pushed out an update to my ever-growing “Who Is Numeric Citizen?” website. More photos. More intricate details. Corrected many typos and tweaked the layout, too. Tell me what you think!

  • July 11, 2025 6:43am
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    Apps & Services

    Newsletter

    The upcoming CMS feature in Realmac Software Elements is sooooo cool, flexible and powerful. Even RSS feeds are supported! You can see that in action in their latest Dev Diary video.

  • July 11, 2025 6:11am
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    Apple & Tech

    Newsletter

    One simple thing that is missing from iPadOS 26: CMD-Q to quit an application. Other things that need work: the CMD-TAB switcher is not glassified and lacks contrats with the background view. Same comment goes for the Spotlight search field which can be really hard to see. Oh and here’s the thing: if you happen to work both on the Mac and an iPad: you kind expect that both platforms behave the same way. As an example, I want Spotlight on iPad to be the same as on the Mac by offering the four search modes.

  • July 10, 2025 8:39pm
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    Apple & Tech

    Newsletter

    On iPadOS 26, you can resize the Settings windows as you like. I wish we could do the same on the Mac!

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