RE: https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116331911643580333 I'm impressed with the kinds of things we can get this generation of LLMs to do but it's so weird that all these new modes of operation just involve stacking on more natural language prompt text. As a software developer I'd expect there […]

RE: https://mas.to/@gabrielesvelto/116306950301025361 Counterpoint: maybe Microsoft is having such poor results because they had an absolute gift fall on their lap with OpenAI but they have absolutely no sense for how to make a good product so they shoved AI into everything regardless of […]

Even if you approach this whole thing from the assumption that Ruby Central acted 100% in good faith and in the best interest in the community, this does not fucking read like RC is being honest and transparent. Every step of the way RC erred on the side of vagueness and bullshit corporate […]

Creating a wealth tax alone doesn’t necessarily solve all our problems (it raises a decent chunk of $$$ but it’s not amazing). The real power is if we invest those dollars in people, because then people will spend it on things and supercharge the economy in a real way. Every dollar in a […]

https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/ End of an era. I did treat my 2019 Mac Pro to some wheels a couple weeks ago since they were on clearance on Woot.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/1 Happy 10 years @Gargron!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@anwar88/116227698739320835 I’m hoping to get Anwar a little more support here. If you’re a US citizen you’ve already spent plenty of your tax dollars giving Israel money to destroy his home country, why not kick a few extra bucks a week/month to help him take care […]

I had afternoon tea at Sketch today and their bathroom is something to behold. I wore the perfect shirt

A humble request: if you’ve got a few $$$, send some to @anwar88. He’s verified on @gazaverified. He slid into my DMs and needs some help so he can keep his family fed and safe. He hasn’t been successful in getting many donations. I can’t singlehandedly save everyone in Gaza who is suffering […]

Okay, I hope the MacBook Neo not coming in orange means that they're saving that for an upcoming MacBook Pro-grade machine

If you were disappointed Apple no longer sells a 32" display, check out the Kuycon G32P. I was a little worried about the brand being no-name but I've loved mine. It's made of aluminum and glass, is reasonably priced, and uses a panel from LG […]

Idea: what if, instead of training an LLM on the sum of all human intelligence, we instead trained it on the sum of all human stupidity? I'm talking every comment section, every Facebook discussion that devolves into nonsense, Ayn Rand books, etc.

Apple: We added iPhone Mirroring so you can use your iPhone from your Mac! Me: Great, let's use it now! <opens app on Mac> Literally every time I try to use the mirroring app: "okay, now go get your phone and unlock it if you want to use this app"

Cutest coworkers

Was not expecting this at all but exciting! Watching YouTube on Vision Pro was getting annoying. https://www.threads.com/@chancehmiller/post/DUqrGBvgBPr

RE: https://social.panic.com/@cabel/116053552583832511 I recommend watching the full video if you have 20ish minutes but this is a fantastic story. I absolutely adore Cabel's enthusiasm for all the craftsmanship in the world that's hiding in plain sight. It deserves to be celebrated!

sorry, I had this thought and now you all need to see it too: Miriam Gargolyes

... #palestine #gaza #genocide #ukraine #russia #israel #usa #zionism

Posting this one again since it's the weekend (it's over an hour, maybe watch at 1.5x or 2x) @TechConnectify's latest video starts off talking about the virtues of renewable energy, but it steadily broadens to discuss the state of the world right now. Technology is political. If you're a tech […]

I’ll add right up front that nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training. https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-abyss

This video is absolutely worth a watch (maybe at 2x) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM

RE: https://mastodon.social/@timberwraith/115968012626249171 Yeah but in Gavin Newsom's defense, these policies perform incredibly well with the mythical swing voters that corporate Democrats like to imagine exist. And if you think I'm exaggerating, look up Chuck Schumer's friends the Baileys.

@ivory quotes from certain people I follow never seem to show up, like this one: https://xoxo.zone/@Ashedryden/115963694439304082

So anyway abolish ICE completely. Do not replace it. Just make it go away forever.

RE: https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/115958870375937407 It’s awful that Americans ever actually believed there was a border crisis. It’s a total fabricated framing, repeated loudly by Republicans and Democrats alike, and it has no basis in reality. We could open up our borders and we’d be […]

RE: https://mstdn.social/@Nickiquote/115939937447778499 For being such an ACAB crowd, a *lot* of Mastodon users absolutely love being cops.

RE: https://dice.camp/@johnzajac/115845954658479816 The ozone layer crisis is a similar story! The international community banded together to solve the problem and it worked!

@atpfm just a bit of monitor follow up since you were mentioning CES monitors: I got the Kuycon G32P late last year (it’s the “we have the Pro Display XDR at home”) monitor. I really like it! I originally got an LG Ultrafine 6K and returned it. The Kuycon uses that same panel but it’s in a much […]

So I'm in the midst of a kitchen remodel. If you're planning to do one and you're wondering about costs and such, do this: Research around, then make a really generous informed estimate of where you think the costs might land, and then also give yourself a generous estimate of how much the […]

while we're all bashing Liquid Glass can we take a second to appreciate inspectors? Inspectors are great! They are in their own window so they don't interfere with your content at all. You can put them anywhere that's convenient. They also disappear when […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I just published a new post on icanthascheezburger! *New Year, New Theme* https://icanthascheezburger.com/wordpress/2026/01/new-year-new-theme/

Oh man, I’m bummed to see that Sendle shut down! I just sent a package with them this week. Their web app was clean and straightforward to use for ordering shipping labels.

Not a super flashy accomplishment but I am starting my biking even earlier in 2026! Last year I did my first bike ride in late February and this year I’m doing it in January (in mid-40s temps too!) And it didn’t feel like a chore.

Yes I understand how boudoir portraits work

Turn signals should be designed to start getting louder and louder after you've had them on for more than five seconds.

I just published a new post on icanthascheezburger! *2025 In Review* https://icanthascheezburger.com/wordpress/2025/12/2025-in-review/

Someone in my neighborhood is driving an Audi RS3 (or maybe just an S3) in Kyalami Green and it brings me a nice bit of joy every time I see them on the road.

One Vision Pro thing I’ve really been delighted with is that I’ll often take photos when out on my walks when I see these super beautiful moments, but then when I see the photo on screen it feels like something didn’t get captured. Turns out: the thing […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I just published a new post on icanthascheezburger! *The Kuycon G32P is the Pro Display XDR We Have At Home* https://icanthascheezburger.com/wordpress/2025/12/the-kuycon-g32p-is-the-pro-display-xdr-we-have-at-home/

Apple Vision ProTip: If you've been frustrated like me with the awful eye tracking control, go into Accessibility Settings and switch to using head movement to control the cursor. It's considerably more annoying to keep moving your head to move the cursor, but having it actually be accurate […]

@dansup: humble idea: have you given any thought to the idea of a creator fund for Loops? Maybe a sort of standalone app I connect my Loops account to, I pay a subscription fee, and that app sees the creators I watch and pays them out proportionally (assuming they also connect their accounts) […]

@mathowie when you drove your ID. Buzz back to Portland, how often did the infotainment system crash on you? It's happening to me at least once a day and I feel like there must be something weird going on with mine.

nooooo, the ID. Buzz won't get a '26 model year in the US! https://www.carscoops.com/2025/12/vw-cancels-id-buzz-for-2026-as-dealers-warn-it-might-be-over/ trying to be optimistic that they're just regrouping for '27 and not that the entire model is done for. It's just got so much going for it.

I'm so annoyed by this long-term trend of desktop apps moving toward using in-window panels for absolutely everything. We had a general-purpose solution for these kinds of things: windows! And also inspector windows on the Mac when the window was an accessory to a main window. Now you try to […]

I was getting sick of having to sift through dozens of message threads to try to find a specific file. This AppleScript will helpfully download all the attachments of every selected message/thread and chuck it in your Downloads folder. Perfect for, say, correspondence with your kitchen […]

@madfordmac.bsky.social thanks for bridging! Good to see you on here.

One of the perks of having to get an Airbnb in another neighborhood while the kitchen is being worked on is getting to enjoy my evening walks with some fresh scenery. #pdx

Okay so fun fact: modern Macs actually do this! It's a feature called compressed memory and it was added in Mavericks. It works really well because modern computers have CPUs fast enough that they can compress/decompress on the fly […]

ProTip: leftover sweet potatoes usually suck because everyone already mined out all the marshmallows. Solution: take some, put them in a ramekin, top with fresh marshmallows, and bake

Also: i had a secondary motivation to drive to the Seattle area: I wanted to take Foxy on a longer drive and see how its range is, and how it is to charge away from home. I charged to 100% at home. The car said 237 miles at 100% but after 168 miles I was […] [Original post on mastodon.social]