My assumption is that the main reason Microsoft's new Recall feature exists, is to collect massive amounts of extra training data for their LLM endeavours. That stuff is getting rare!
So cool! AltStore is out, they're not trying to make any money off of anyone, and one of the first apps is a clipboard manager. (I love clipboard managers)
Adding a “Git config options” table to Retcon, for seeing current values.
When an option isn't set, the app tries to be helpful and shows the actual resolved value.
Yearly tradition: pick up my phone and realize I can't go grocery shopping until I've connected to Xcode & rebuilt the app that holds my grocery list hostage
(years ago, I made my own grocery shopping app, and still use it to this day. It's installed to my phone directly from Xcode, so the build has a one-year expiry!)
In the same vein, a bunch of Americanisms (e.g. a character desperately needing money to pay off medical bills) feel relatable to some, but require suspension of disbelief from others.
It's fascinating to think that to much of the world, a lot of US culture feels like “movie stuff“.
Pleasantly surprised by The Afterparty. The poster art made it look like a shameless Knives Out wannabe, but no; it's a well-executed “everyone sees the same events in different ways”, where each episode has a pretty distinct presentation/genre. (one is almost a music video)
Doesn't feel much like a whodunnit, but it's entertaining and nicely-constructed!
A tip, if you use music recognition on iOS: uninstall the Shazam app!
Without the app, the view that opens after recognition is much nicer. It's noticeably faster to load, and the “add to playlist” UI loads instantly. A nice quality of life improvement.
According to macOS Sonoma's dev release notes back in September, it was supposed to prevent apps from stealing focus at random times, at least in part. But I don't think I've noticed any change—has anyone?
People have their mind blown every time I show them the Places map in Photos—which blows my mind in turn. That view is so useful and fun! But only nerds seem to know about it.