Take my money, James Cameron

Grabbing popcorn to watch the battle over this image unfold today. The main point the AI-sayers make is that the maze is unsolvable, as if a human artist couldn’t draw a broken maze. Everyone’s gone mad.

Screaming into the void here -- "AI support agents" are ugh. iamgregb.io/if-it-quacks...

...Pitman acknowledged concerns about children’s online safety but said “however compelling the policy concerns, and however widespread the agreement that the issue must be addressed, the court remains bound by the rule of law.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

AI ran into a brick wall trying to control smart home devices this year, which feels like the canary in the coal mine for a lot of things. Excellent @jp2e.bsky.social dive into why and what comes next www.theverge.com/tech/845958/...

I followed the crowd. Here are my app defaults as of today: iamgregb.io/app-defaults...

I really liked There Are Rivers in the Sky #booksky iamgregb.io/a-quote-from...

My understanding is that @raycast.com's API doesn’t expose the keyboard hotkeys I’ve assigned in the app. It’s a shame, I’d love to build a cheatsheet extension that lists all my shortcuts, because I forget them constantly. // cc @ped.ro

Does it include StarCraft, though

Crazy numbers. "Up to 22% of jobs advertised online last year were positions listed with no intent to hire, according to a study across the US, UK and Germany by recruitment software provider Greenhouse." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wrote about the s-word in Wake Up Dead Man, which I liked iamgregb.io/knives-out-f...

The one where I claim that Apple Watch is not personal iamgregb.io/face-it-appl...

A small Instagram rant after yet another dark pattern I noticed on that platform - iamgregb.io/instagram-rant

i stand by this statement every year

Agatha is turning in her grave producing enough electricity for BBC to produce their BBC Maestro videos www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/agat...

The sign you’re been waiting for.

no idea

There are two paths the privacy world is taking, and I do not like either of them. iamgregb.io/neither-this...

It's called "Da, my ahueli i chto?" in Russian. It will get worse.

If David Zaslav can get paid $50 million a year while running Warner Bros Discovery into the ground until it’s sold off in pieces and renaming HBO Max/Max/HBO Go/HBO every other year, you have no reason to feel imposter syndrome.

Live demos are great, here is why iamgregb.io/let-it-be-live

Finally, some good news from Apple daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_...

Central heating gang unite

Still stings a bit, like seeing a photo of your ex online, but it’s great to see a new release from 37signals: www.fizzy.do We need more fresh, colourful, and unconventional products out there!

I'd be really interested in reading a detailed piece on how the new Texas App Store Accountability Act (ASAA) works with COPPA, GDPR, and other regulations.

This is a fun one www.santaprivacy.com

I wrote about the great divide unfolding around us, and the feeling I’ve been missing for quite a while - iamgregb.io/the-great-di...

Cheburnet is here.

Love this message from @dpcireland.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QL1...

After six years of relentless development, Orion for MacOS 1.0 is here: blog.kagi.com/orion Also: Orion for Linux is currently in Alpha, and Orion for Windows has officially started development with a target launch for late 2026. Orion also has a dedicated website now: orionbrowser.com

This is *amazing*. This goes straight to Deceptive Design Hall of Shame. They made a "take a break" nudge that has no obvious "ok, I'll take a break" affordance. Its three affordances are: 1) Keep chatting (default, highlighted) 2) x out — keeps chatting 3) "This was helpful" — what is this? 🧵

I’m not sure I like how often modern movies and TV shows rely on the “social media gossip” trope. It may reflect today’s world, but older films felt cleaner and more timeless without it.

It’s funny how everyone blames GDPR for the cookie banners that ‘ruined the internet,’ when the real culprit is the decades-old ePrivacy Directive, not the GDPR.

It looks like Google has quietly enabled their "smart features" for everyone, and that includes Gemini AI access? You can disable it in the Gmail and Workspace settings. This lawsuit is well deserved. www.classaction.org/news/thele-v...

Lol @ Safari 26.1

> .gepj > .cieh > .gnp Patents pending.

Choose your fighter

Full screen of the sponsored results, a new low from Google. Switch to @kagi.com.

A big tech absurdity is that leaders can’t get promoted on impact alone, they need “scope,” (aka running a large org) so they over-hire to run empires. Bloated orgs, fake work, over-engineered fixes to simple problems until the exec gets promoted and bails, leaving layoffs and cleanup behind.

Has anyone seen first examples of this consent on iOS already? techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/a...

Cyprus is shaky today

Google's monopoly on video online (not talking about TikTok or Reels) worries me greatly. The process of enshittification of YouTube is in full swing now, and there's nowhere else to go.

“AI will join a meeting”

The iPod sock is back, and it’s a knee high. 9to5mac.com/2025/11/11/a...

Una cerveza, παρακαλώ

Telegram is doing just fine, folks

Honestly, I can’t believe how bad and outdated the ePD situation is today. matomo.org/faq/general/...

I’m crying www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

Americans: Cookie banners in the EU are so bad, it’s crazy Current US admin: Hold our beer…