whatthecj

stroughtonsmith, 4 months ago to random

🎙️ Been working on an awesome visionOS app that you'd love to show off now that device preorders are only a week away?

Drop it in the replies here; if you'd like to be boosted, include:

1️⃣ a screenshot or video
2️⃣ a link-out to your site or App Store page
3️⃣ use the hashtag #showcase

Assume the reader knows nothing about you or your projects: what is your app, what does it do?

Remember you can edit posts if you forget something, and mute the hashtag for a period if you don't want to participate

rileytestut, 3 months ago to random

10 years ago today, my friend Paul Thorsen and I released GBA4iOS as seniors in high school. I'll never forget that day, or the many hours we spent together after school building it 💜

To celebrate, I’m excited to announce I’ve revived GBA4iOS for the new era of computing: meet GBA4vOS, the premier Game Boy Advance emulator for visionOS 🥽

RobW, 1 month ago to random

Today’s grumpy old man opinion:
Search bars that aren’t actually search bars but buttons that take you to a new screen are bad.

whatthecj, 4 months ago to random

Rewatching the original Star Wars trilogy and I'm going to say something extremely controversial

The Galactic Empire design aesthetic reminds me of Apple in that everything seems to have a purpose, clearly thought out, clean, sleek, etc.

The Resistance design aesthetic is very.. Android/Linux, wires hanging from walls, DIY, lots of buttons and thingamajigs…

idk what the deeper implications of this are if any, but I can honestly say The Galactic Empire has a good design eye

Interior of an imperial ship hallway. Large overhead rectangular lights, grey walls with various angles. Trapezoid style windows in the background.
Interior of the Millennium Falcon. ductwork and wires hanging, yellowish in color. R2-D2 standing by the chess couch.
Interior shot of the Millennium Falcon cockpit facing into the ship. Chewy, C3P0, Leia, and Han are front and center. Buttons and lights appear above them.

whatthecj, 4 months ago to random

With all your strength, might, and will power, never ever let your inner child die.

Keep that flame lit.

That sense of awe and wonder.

It’s important in seeing the vibrancy in this world, despite.

whatthecj, 7 months ago to random

I wish more apps on iOS increased their prices, rather than go down the subscription model. I’d love to see $60 AAA games, and for example, desktop class apps on iPad Pro like FCP and Logic.

https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/111133630060058052

whatthecj, 8 months ago to random

This is definitely “insane” but I figured I’d share

Sometimes I like to simulate rain for my house plants by putting them all in my bathtub and turning on the shower for a bit 🪴🚿

Studies have shown plants “feel” more than we had previously perceived, so I like to think they enjoy that “feeling” of being rained on

😬😅

whatthecj, 29 days ago to random

US Govt banning TikTok is 100% about silencing American voices, especially the youth, under the guise of national security

If you spend like 15 minutes on TikTok, you see why they want to ban it, and it’s nothing to do with the CCP, but because they can’t control the narrative. The collective.

You think information moves fast on Twitter/Mastodon/Insta… TikTok is faster, deeper, and far more nuanced. People are waking up, on TikTok, and I’m not being hyperbolic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLbWnJGlyMU

whatthecj, 4 months ago to random

Name a better feeling than finding and fixing a bug, go ahead, I’ll wait

whatthecj, 4 months ago to random

I’m sure someone far smarter than me at Apple has looked into this, but why isn’t Vision Pro sold in multiple sizes similar to Apple Watch with 41mm and 45mm?

Absolutely no shade, because as humans we come in all different shapes and sizes, that’s what makes you, you. However, Vision Pro seems to look better and proportionally correct on bigger heads.

Perhaps that’s the smallest enclosure they can fit all of that technology into right now, but I’m curious if this was discussed at all

iJustine wearing Apple Vision Pro. A woman wearing a blue sweater, blonde hair, wearing Vision Pro. Proportionally, it looks too big on her face.
A screenshot of the Apple Store app with the 41mm and 45mm side by side.

whatthecj, 4 months ago to random

Rumor has it, this is what you see when you look in a mirror while wearing Vision Pro

rileytestut, 1 month ago to random

the adventure continues! After a week in Berlin we’re now in Copenhagen 🇩🇰

this is basically the backpacking trip through Europe I always wanted…except with 2 suitcases and an iMac https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/112155945520419312

whatthecj, 13 hours ago to random

A couple months ago, I went to this VR experience and one of the walls was a timeline of stereoscopic, 3D, and VR devices and concepts through the ages

The earliest stereoscope was invented in the early 1830s. I find it fascinating how humans have been interested in 3D/depth imagery

Then, just recently I happened to stumble upon something in an antique store…

Focusing on the left side of the timeline wall of devices, we see at the top left the stereoscope made of wood with a paper insert.

rileytestut, 1 month ago to random

🙃
https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/112163170157140620

whatthecj, 6 days ago to random

Do you “click” a link/button or “tap” it on a touchscreen?

I can’t help but say “click” like the good ol days.

michaelsteeber, 25 days ago to random

I don't want a Rabbit R1, but seeing videos of it reinforces how much I want to write software for extremely tiny, handheld hardware. I think about it almost every day. Is the Playdate the only accessible platform that allows this today?

RobW, 12 days ago to random

North American folks: The Aurora incredible. You’re in for a treat in a few hours. Get y’self outside!

whatthecj, 12 days ago to random

The sky is beautiful tonight holy shit