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nighthawk

@nighthawk@aus.social

Dad, cyclist, loves playing in the sand. Making mobility apps at SkedGo. Indie iOS/macOS/visionOS developer of https://indieapps.space/@longplay and https://indieapps.space/@maparoni.

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craiggrannell, to random
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Devs! Reminder: some of my app round-ups are being resurrected from a long sleep. If you have created a new and fab iPhone or iPad app during the past year, or massively updated one, email me. I’m also on the lookout for new and interesting Android apps.

Heliograph, to random
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the quality content you are here for: learn about and brought to you by the formidable :awesome: :Koala: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/wombats

michaeltigas, to random
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🚀 @focusOS_ is now live on the App Store!! 🥳🎉

focusOS is a super-utility for Mac & iOS that hides all distractions with one click.

It seamlessly adjusts your devices for work and supercharges your productivity.

Download ➡️ https://apps.apple.com/app/id6479256195

Here are some of the cool things it does;

1️⃣ Dim inactive apps, limit visible apps, hide the wallpaper, and more (on Mac)
2️⃣ Block news, social media, and other distracting apps & websites
3️⃣ Play ambient sounds to improve concentration, as if you were working from a cafe

And also;

4️⃣ Turn on Do Not Disturb automatically with Shortcuts
5️⃣ Link your Mac, iPhone, iPad together - to sync environments in real-time

It’s become essential to my workflow, especially when I just want to focus on work without a hassle. Simply flick the switch and get straight into it.

See it in action ➡️ https://focusOS.app
Download on the App Store ➡️ https://apps.apple.com/app/id6479256195

Try it out and let me know what you think!

Thank you to every single person that has supported focusOS during the last few weeks, I really appreciate it! 🙂🙂

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joabaldwin, to random
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A photographer's dream. I've been photographing at Mono Lake for many years, and never did I expect to get photos like these, I didn't think it was possible. The aurora came and went for only about 15 minutes with that intensity, shifting colors before vanishing.

Magenta pillars rising from the sierras, with Mono Lake tufa in the foreground. The aurora is mostly pink with a fringe of yellow-green underneath.
A cluster of Mono Lake tufa silhouetted over a bright pink and red aurora. The light pillars are not too defined, but the colors are intense and reflect on the lake.
More Mono Lake tufa towers with a pink, yellow, and red aurora glowing softly behind them.

logicalmoody, to random
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I had the opportunity to see the FROM A PLANE on a flight from BWI to AVL tonight! Stunning, and very ghostly to see it with my own eyes for the first time. What a great time for a geomagnetic storm :)

I’ll post an update if I happen to get Fantastic 4 power after this, isn’t that how that movie starts?

Edent, to Cybersecurity
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🆕 blog! “Bank scammers using genuine push notifications to trick their victims”

You receive a call on your phone. The polite call centre worker on the line asks for you by name, and gives the name of your bank. They say they're calling from your bank's fraud department. "Yeah, right!" You think. Obvious scam, isn't it?…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/bank-scammers-using-genuine-push-notifications-to-trick-their-victims/
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andrewharvey, to random
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One of the things I've really enjoyed about @longplay is the prompt to re-listen to albums from long ago. This week has been Ben Lee's "Awake is the New Sleep”. (https://album.link/au/i/1576171140)

It's funny, because it is a bit of a lumpy album (Pitchfork gave it a 2.9 which I think is harsh), but it brings me back viscerally to a particular time in my life.

This is your reminder to go back and listen to music from important times in your life. And to support great indie apps.

LEAD_Coalition, to music
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" imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience. Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring with it memory. Music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can." ~ Dr. Oliver Sacks

longplay, to random

Longplay 2.2.5 is out now.

This is primarily for folks with a Vision Pro: the immersive space now let's you view all your albums and adjust their size, and there are in-app volume sliders available now.

Plus more. Relevant to iOS is that playlists have received a small style tweak and there's a fix for Last.fm scrobbling:

davidho, to random
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You’re not closing the street to cars, you’re opening it to people.

Video of people enjoying themselves on the street because there are no cars threatening to kill them.

cory, to tech
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📝: A retrospective on a year without streaming music https://coryd.dev/posts/2024/a-retrospective-on-a-year-without-streaming-music/

simon, to random
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I put together some detailed notes showing how I use Claude and ChatGPT as part of my daily workflow - in this case describing how I used them for a 6 minute side quest to create myself a GeoJSON map of the boundary of the Adirondack Park in upstate New York
https://simonwillison.net/2024/Mar/22/claude-and-chatgpt-case-study/

simon,
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I wrote this up in part because I'm tired of hearing people complain that LLMs aren't useful. There are many valid criticisms of them as a technology, but "not being useful" should not be one of them https://simonwillison.net/2024/Mar/22/claude-and-chatgpt-case-study/#llms-are-useful

johnvoorhees, to random
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There are a lot of fantastic indie apps on sale right now as part of Indie App Sales: https://www.macstories.net/news/over-250-apps-from-indie-developers-are-on-sale-now/

Supporting your favorite developers by buying their apps while getting a good deal goes a long way to helping a lot of creative people build a business from apps. With Indie App Sales you have 250+ to choose from too!

longplay, to random

I am currently investigating some visionOS playback issues, as well as stability issues in the immersive space. Devices aren't sold yet where I am, so if you have one, I'd appreciate if you can give the latest a try: https://testflight.apple.com/join/nN9X5mce

kim_harding, to random
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School streets of Paris, something that the residents of Edinburgh can only dream of...

While children get run over by trucks, some Cllrs claim that making the streets safer would cost too much and might delay buses, even though there is no substantive evidence that either is true...

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johnvoorhees, to random
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Longplay is a fantastic album-oriented Apple Music player from @nighthawk that I reviewed last year: https://www.macstories.net/reviews/longplay-2-0-an-album-oriented-apple-music-player-with-loads-of-new-features/

Now it works with the Vision Pro too, with a beautiful immersive design. My review on @macstories: https://www.macstories.net/reviews/vision-pro-app-spotlight-longplay-adds-immersive-album-listening/

darkcisum, to machinelearning
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I finally understand how Machine Learning works!

https://xkcd.com/1838/

Jeehut, to free
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Special offer for the community:

If you want to reach a wider audience but don't want to deal with , I will do it for you! 🌐

How it works: You DM me. I send you a signed NDA. You invite me to the project. I localize it. You remove me. Done! 🎉

longplay, to random

Longplay 2.2 for iOS is available now. It brings search, many new Shortcuts actions, an album inspector, and more.

The many new Shortcuts actions let you automate building collections or populating the album queue. You can filter albums by many properties, and then view those in the app like an ad-hoc smart collection.

Full changelog: https://longplay.rocks/changelog/

khaost, to random
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Playing PS5 on this is nice ☺️

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mattgemmell, to random
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A modest request, from authors and other artists (like app developers and so on) — if you like someone’s work, it REALLY HELPS if you give it a star-rating in relevant online stores.

It’s not about vanity, or word-of-mouth; those ratings algorithmically determine whether the book/app/etc is promoted to others, which in turn affects sales/downloads, and thus livelihoods. They control visibility!

You don’t have to write a review, which I know can be difficult, but please click the stars! ★★★★★

longplay, to random

Public beta of Longplay 2.2 for iOS just dropped on . This version will let you dig deeper into albums using the new Album Inspector and extend the app using a list of rich new Shortcuts. (1/3)

Join the beta here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/JjRi91L8

The new album inspector in Longplay 2.2: Get detailed stats of an album, view tracks without listening to an album, and edit the details, such as the release year.

johnvoorhees, to random
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I get itchy seeing all the hot takes about Apple and Epic's legal battles that are riddled with inaccuracies. I can't help it. Lawyer stuff used to be my thing.

So here's the scoop on what happened with the US Supreme Court and what it all means on @macstories:

https://www.macstories.net/news/whats-next-for-apple-and-epics-legal-disputes/

zmk, to AppleVisionPro
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With Vision Pro and visionOS being an all new platform with an all new interaction model, I really hope developers take the time to make the most of the extensive accessibility support Apple has built for the platform so that everyone can enjoy it.

As someone with low vision myself, I still want to enjoy your apps, but may need to bump up Dynamic Type beyond what I would on an iPad, or occasionally use VoiceOver or Zoom, and I hope apps will accommodate that.

jamesthomson, (edited ) to random
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When I hear people refer to the Apple Vision Pro as “AVP”.

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