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jeffowski, 23 hours ago to random

The Kansas Wheat company, in the midst of the Great Depression, realized that the poorest families were reusing their sacks (containing flour and grain) to sew dresses for women and girls, so to make them more captivating they decided to print them with floral and colorful motifs.
The initiative was a huge success: they made sure that the ink used for the logos would fade after a simple wash, and some bags even had the patterns already drawn on the fabric, ready to be cut and sewn.

craiggrannell, 8 hours ago to random

As long as I’m in the tech writing game, I’ll never understand why so many app and game developers – large and small – make it so difficult for media to more easily cover their products.

Make a press kit. Outline in simple bullet-point terms what your app does. Cover pricing if there are free/paid/sub versions. Shoot some screen grabs and keep them regularly updated. Put everything online (using presskit or something like Dropbox – whatever).

sigmund, 2 days ago to random

This is incredibly concerning. Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI situation:

gfarrell, 3 days ago to random

swiftandtips, 3 days ago to random

I found this great list of books/resources created by Bruno Rocha for SW Devs 👇🏻

https://swiftrocks.com/software-engineering-book-recommendations

jordanmorgan, 3 days ago to random

Hey friends 👋

I've got an update to my iOS dev book series about done 📚

• 4 books on accessibility, design, UX, and iOS APIs, plus a journal with extra tips.

• Buy once, and get free annual updates when a new iOS version drops, along with quality-of-life improvements throughout the year.

• A comprehensive resource for iOS devs and designers.

Check it out and download a free sample: https://www.bestinclassiosapp.com

loresjoberg, 4 days ago to random

What I get from the words “old-fashioned” and “newfangled” is that at some point in history we stopped fashioning things and started fangling them, and we as a culture never recovered.

spocko, 5 days ago to random

The Real Housewives of the Supreme Court.

#SCOTUS

evacide, 6 days ago to random

When I talk about digital privacy, there is always some smug genius who shrugs and tells me, "Who cares? We all know we don't have any privacy anyway." Nothing could be more wrong. Convincing you that the fight is already over to the way people in power get you to stop resisting.

snazzyq, 6 days ago to random

Apple’s attention to detail is INSANE. You can’t watch this and not smile.

mcpinson, 7 days ago to USpolitics

Keep reposting until everyone understands what Trump did.
#TrumpTreason #USPolitics #CheriJacobus #PutinsPuppet

lapcatsoftware, 7 days ago to random

Good news, everyone!

I just received a phone call from an Apple representative. They confirmed that there was indeed a software bug in the bundle pricing calculation, which was fixed yesterday. They also said that affected developers, such as myself, would be compensated for our lost revenue.

That’s all I know for now. I was told that I would also be receiving a follow-up email later.

The conversation was pleasant, and the Apple representative was very nice about it.

_Davidsmith, 8 days ago to random

While thinking about my feelings towards this year's WWDC I was struck by how grateful I am to be a part of this community. A community which spurs me on towards doing better and better work.

I tried to capture this feel in writing, to see if I could summarize what I think makes the indie app community so special. After a lot of thought I think it came down to two ideals I regularly see valued here: Craftsmanship and Consideration.

https://www.david-smith.org/blog/2024/05/15/craftsmanship-and-consideration/

evacide, 8 days ago to random

If you own a Tesla, your car is covered in cameras that take images reviewed by Tesla employees, who share them with each other, joke about them, and make them into memes.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

mattgemmell, 8 days ago to random

Apple Pencil Pro integration goodness.

1. The shadow of the pencil on the screen isn’t an optical phenomenon; it’s digitally generated!

2. You can expand the fan-shaped tool palette with a finger or the pencil.

video/mp4

chockenberry, 8 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.

jamesthomson, 8 days ago to random

I'm looking for people with Vision Pros to give me some feedback on the PCalc About screen. I think it's at the point where it's fun to play around with (if still wildly pointless). You can join the beta here:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/6l5z8Rmu

Thanks!

A man fires dice into the air from his fingertips for no readily apparent reason.

mattgemmell, 8 days ago to random

If your new Apple Pencil Pro is refusing to let you enable the Double Tap or Squeeze gestures (in Settings > Apple Pencil), it’s probably because you’ve disabled the Double-Tap Gesture in Settings > ACCESSIBILITY > Apple Pencil. The latter seems to act as a master cutoff for both gestures in the primary settings, weirdly. Anyway, panic averted.

bas, 8 days ago to random

👀 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/

Theorem_Poem, 8 days ago to movies

#nowWatching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF6rClLH4n4

infryq, 9 days ago to random

Yo any friends using Cue tests for COVID: they changed their shit without telling the FDA, the FDA found out and is mad, and Cue's false negative rate may be through the roof. More details here:

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/do-not-use-cue-healths-covid-19-tests-due-risk-false-results-fda-safety-communication

charliemchapman, 10 days ago to random

Oooh, the video of my #LetsVisionOS talk is live! 👀

https://youtu.be/RP8ZmI5uNfg?si=FV1JXH0mk7nwyF9L

rbreich, 11 days ago to random

Wondering if wealth inequality is out of control?

Well, Jeff Bezos made over $7.9 million an hour last year.

In just 13 minutes, he made the equivalent of what a typical person earns in a lifetime.

Don't tell me that the rich can't afford a wealth tax.

ottsatwork, 12 days ago to random

Curious about all the purples in the #aurora. I tend to think of greens and yellows, but what do I know? Any idea for the color shift?

lapcatsoftware, 13 days ago to random

App Store developers:

If you have an app bundle, check your financial reports from the February period and later. It appears there was an accounting change, and you may be losing money on Complete My Bundle purchases!

With a Complete My Bundle purchase, the original app price is listed as a refund. The problem is that now, starting in Feburary, the bundle price is no longer listed at the full price but rather at the discounted price. So the original app price is getting subtracted twice!!!!!!!