craiggrannell

craiggrannell, 45 minutes ago to random

Weeknote:

📱 Why apps might (and might not) be Apple’s next subscription service
🧘🏽‍♀️ Interactive meditative audio apps for iPhone
🍎 iPad buyer’s guide redux
✏️ Apple Pencil buyer’s guide + added snark
💤 Dealing with burnout

https://reverttosaved.com/2024/05/25/weeknote-25-may-2024-downtime-edition/

craiggrannell, 50 minutes ago to random

Column! Why apps could be Apple’s next subscription service – and what stands in its way • https://www.stuff.tv/features/apple-appcade-why-apps-could-be-apples-next-subscription-service-and-what-stands-in-its-way/

Not sure this is likely, but it does seem logical. Although Apple would have to repair bridges with devs that were atomised during its scrap with the EU.

craiggrannell, 2 hours ago to random

Just imagining everyone losing their mind (for various reasons) when someone at WWDC24 says: “And we call it Apple OS”.

craiggrannell, 4 hours ago to random

Also now mulling how much intersection of imposter syndrome there is with OCD. (I’ve had that since I was a teen. Under control, mostly. Fairly specific too* and fortunately I don’t have eg the cleaning version. But the more I think about it, the more I suspect certain key anxieties/negative behaviours might stem from that.)

• mostly the fear of disaster flavour. So I will lock the door, head off and then return to check. And then beat myself up about that. Usually once is enough though.

craiggrannell, 4 hours ago to random

I reached this last week, for sure. Now having a relaxing weekend. Not sure what’s next. I don’t need more escapism. I do need more personal satisfaction re creative work – ie music. Changing circumstances, then? Probably quite a bit I can do there, TBH. Although much of that would require I drop my freelancer mentality where I think if I turn down work I’ll never be commissioned again. (Another aspect of imposter syndrome, I imagine.)

From: @saraislet
https://infosec.exchange/@saraislet/112491685436021576

craiggrannell, 4 hours ago to random

I hope if Sega gripes about this, someone will ask why it delivered so little on its promises regarding bringing its back catalogue to mobile.

From: @_Davidsmith
https://mastodon.social/

darylbaxter, 1 day ago to mentalhealth

I've had better weeks chicks.
It's rare having a dip this low but it's hit hard.
Make sure you speak to the right people if you ever feel the same.
#mentalhealth

gedeonm, 1 day ago to random

Bought this rubber carrot dog chewie for Max and boy he loves it. He usually destroys his dog toys in seconds but he’s been working on this thing for over an hour now and it’s still in one piece.

It’s made of some kind of rubber/silicone material that is fun to chomp (not too hard) and the crinkle leaves are really well bonded to the interior. He hasn’t been able to pull them out (yet). Gonna leave a ★★★★★ for this thing. 👍 https://a.co/d/j7CFSyQ

chrisphin, 1 day ago to random

Why THE FUCK would you advertise a feature that skeevy men use to violate the boundaries and equanimity of women and other vulnerable people using a grab that feels exactly like an example of that? Like, I’m not making the argument that DMs are bad and shouldn’t exist (in this post), but why apparently lean into their worst feature??

sdw, 1 day ago to random

One year today.

What a magical, crazy time the first year of a new human’s life is. From this photo just hours after birth to a walking, talking person we love so much in what seems like a flash. Being a dad is the coolest thing.

stroughtonsmith, 2 days ago to random

But from what I’ve heard, this runs macOS. You know what that means, though? iPadOS couldn’t get us there, so Apple is making bets in other places — like a touch-based macOS. But why would Apple maintain two touch-based computing platforms? Do they even have that bandwidth? Is this perhaps where iPad Pro will end up in a few years time? Will macOS gain a much more SpringBoard-like layer, and then replace iPadOS entirely on the top end iPads?
https://mastodon.social/@iryantldr/112490741955327005