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gedeonm, 23 hours ago to random

What the heck was observed static electricity called or thought of before the general discovery of electricity? 🤔

marcoarment, 1 day ago to random

Anyone using the SwiftUI SubscriptionStoreView with the “Restore Subscription" button?

i.e.

SubscriptionStoreView(…)
.storeButton(.visible, for: .restorePurchases)

Does the resulting "Restore Subscription" button in the UI, uh… work? For anyone?

I can't get it to do anything. Prompts for password, then does nothing, no IAP SwiftUI callbacks are called, and nothing is delivered to Transaction.updates.

chockenberry, 2 days ago to history

A quick heads up that we released a new version of iPulse for the Mac yesterday:

https://ipulseapp.com/#history

It includes some nice improvements that were inspired by the iOS version.

And if you haven't checked iPulse out on your mobile devices, take a look at the nice things people are saying about it!

https://ipulseapp.com/#press

stroughtonsmith, 3 days ago to random

iPad today is very reminiscent of the Mac of the 90s. A bewildering array of models and SKUs, a beloved operating system with core technology issues that severely limit the future of the product line, a dearth of the real apps professionals use, and a strong emphasis on the handful of creative niches it's carved out for itself. Unlike the 90s, though, all of these problems are masked by the success of the low-end. If you split iPad Pro out into its own product category, it would be in trouble

chockenberry, 4 days ago to random

A not fun fact: I didn't get a security bounty for a macOS release that was done specifically to address an issue I found.

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/05/14/no-bounty-for-kernel-vulnerability/

The rational was that I disclosed the issue publicly. Which I did after reporting it in the beta releases, and after they said “we're unable to identify an issue in your report”, AND AFTER THEY RELEASED THE FUCKING VULNERABILITY.

https://mastodon.social/@chockenberry/111580066311950281

I have no energy/desire to argue with Apple, but this ain't a good look for a $3T company.

stroughtonsmith, 5 days ago to random

⭐️ I blogged: The iPad Pro Manifesto (2024 Edition)

https://www.highcaffeinecontent.com/blog/20240514-The-iPad-Pro-Manifesto-(2024-Edition)

gruber, 7 days ago (edited 7 days ago) to random

Thoughts on Apple no longer including stickers with new devices to reduce waste:

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/09/no-more-stickers-with-new-ipads

chockenberry, 8 days ago to random

GEEZUS THEIR ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE TRIPPING BALLS TONITE

chockenberry, 10 days ago to random

@hotdogsladies I still listen to those Cheap Trick MP3s I grabbed off your server so many years ago. The dude knew how to make a great album.

https://pitchfork.com/news/steve-albini-storied-producer-and-icon-of-the-rock-underground-dies-at-61/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

gruber, 11 days ago to random

It has been a good day for Esc key fans.

chockenberry, 12 days ago to random

@jsnell I really enjoyed today’s post on the iPad flexing into the Mac. Makes a ton of sense to me and I hope it happens.

But the recent comments about the MacBook Air being good at “AI tasks” worries me that marketing is not focused on how people actually use these devices and instead falling back on buzz words.

🤞that you’re right!

hotdogsladies, 12 days ago to random

Gave myself a weird home haircut.

I was kinda thinking George Hurley and was ready to settle for Mike Patton but in the end I landed in an unanticipated third location.

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chockenberry, 15 days ago to random

Looks about right:

http://foo.com

jamesthomson, 16 days ago to random

Achievement unlocked, rolled a virtual dice with my hands.

A pair of hands made of bananas pick up a giant D20 and throw it, in VR.

simonbs, 18 days ago to random

I can't fathom that this still hasn't been fixed. It's not as if Xcode has a teeny tiny user base and this is an obscure edge case. Every single Swift developer experiences this all the time. It's our IDE failing to communicate whether our codebase could compile or not. That's kind of a biggie.

🤦‍♂️

chockenberry, 18 days ago to random

Yesterday, a friend had an issue with gunk in their USB-C port.

A couple of years ago my dentist gave me this tiny toothbrush and I’m like “what the hell am I going to do with this?”

Turns out it works great on device ports and speaker grills.

It’s a cheap tool to do an important job: https://amzn.to/3WnadKG

chockenberry, 19 days ago to random

The bad news: XML is going to be around forever.

The good news: XML is going to be around forever.

chockenberry, 23 days ago to random

So what’s to prevent the current president from ordering a hit on a few Supreme Court justices and several prominent members of the GOP if he has immunity?

It would lead to chaos, but it would be legal.

And therein lies the problem.

chockenberry, 24 days ago to random

Anyone else seeing frequent kernel panics in macOS 14.4.1?

Seeing this every couple of days - happens when a MacBook Air is sitting unused (while I work on another machine). Nothing has been installed/changed since the latest macOS release.

Error is: “DCP PANIC - ASSERT!AppleDCPDPTXPowerController.cpp:538 No device added after powering on the rails.”

gedeonm, 24 days ago to random

Me: Here’s a wonderful piece of artwork I hand-crafted especially for you over several hours.

The internet: I create these same things in seconds with AI!!

Me: 🤬

chockenberry, 25 days ago to random

LETS LOSE IS A DUMB NAME FOR A APPLE SHOW ESP WHEN THEIR SPENDING SO MUCH TIME AT THE COURT HOUSE

gedeonm, 1 month ago to random

Sometimes I get lucky. This week’s wallpaper turned out better than I had hoped. Enjoy! #WallarooApp

Hero image for this weeks wallpaper release Coronet. .

gedeonm, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Boy the Apple Private Relay thing continues to be a problem for Tapestry Kickstarter backers. Don’t worry though, we’ll get your reward delivery sorted. 👍