We’ve been busy! Over the last couple of weeks, we released Pinwheel 1.7 and 1.7.1, fixing some macOS 26 related bugs, and adding a new Icon Composer app icon. We’ve also been working hard on the next update for iStat Menus.

I have just completed all the work on my new feature film. It is 100% done !!! I have now submitted it to film festivals for their consideration. It is my 7th theatrical indie feature film which I have written, produced, directed and acted in. I have self-funded all my films. No film website yet.

I did an app icon for ReturnMate! apps.apple.com/us/app/retur... ReturnMate scans barcodes of cans and bottles and tells you if it's eligible for that sweet sweet 10¢ refund. #AppIcon #Design

"I'm scared to death that at some point I'm going to get found out. You know, Tim [Cook] is going to realize the truth about me, which is I'm terrible."

I don't believe we still have to take to the streets for this. #FreePalistine

I just rewatched Alien (1979). It holds up.

Fire.

Inkjet.

"You're absolutely right." — Claude, while agreeing with my verbal abuse.

Also another fun experimental photography one, snapping moving Things and finding lucky shapes in them. www.flickr.com/photos/micro... Some highlights. Descriptions in Alt.

The worst (best?) thing about llms is they were trained in an era where "immerse" was a buzzword. Buzzwords aren't fun / Makes slop easy to spot

There's talk of the US cutting funding to NPR and PBS. I don't know if anything as valuable to global science communication as PBS SpaceTime on YouTube. It's like cutting off Carl Sagan half way through filming Cosmos.

Tonight, I watched Oblivion (2013). Don't be like me.

Starship v2 so far: 10 tests - 0 made it to orbit - has never opened its payload doors - has littered the Caribbean Sea with hundreds of tons highly pollutant debris New today: - destroyed their test launch site.

In January, I went to Monarto Zoo and did the Lions 360 experience where they put you in a cage and surround you with lions. Neat. One of the lions was named Chad, and he passed a way this week. Monarto posted about it on their FB: https://www.facebook.com/MonartoSafari/posts/zoos-sa-is-heartbrok

I bought 1000Kg of firewood. When the guy delivered it, I said "thanks a ton."

In iOS 26, the clear icons would make more sense if they used each app's accent colour. My mockup isn't perfect, but it's kind of what i mean. The clear variant has almost no utility? I haven't used the _actual_ accent colours here. If i did, it'd be very blue. #WWDC #iconDesign #Design #iOS26

I had a crack at fixing the macOS 26 Finder icon. Download it and take a look: mattro.design/Finder.icon.... The .icon filetype is neat. In 7KB, i have these 3 variants ready to go. #WWDC #macOS #iconDesigner #appIcon #iconDesign

Settings > Safari Bottom tabs are better than compact tabs.

I did an app Icon for Geotag Alpha! (by @chendo.bsky.social) geotagalpha.app This was a fun and neat thing to put together. I got to make light and dark variants. #appIcon #iconDesign #icon #design

I made a recipe for TRMNL. I called it AMBR, for Amber Energy. #TRMNL

I think about this calendar often. Both for its ingenuity and creativity, and for its lack of success. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...

Idea: LLM called "AI Jazeera".

macOS tip of the day. Open Settings Search for "correct" 🙄 Select "Spelling and prediction" Turn off: - "Correct spelling automatically" - "Show inline predictive text" - "Show suggested replies" ... and anything else you'd like to disable there.

But seriously, someone make a native Slack competitor.

More of this. https://www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2025/04/12/silicon-valley-crosswalk-buttons-apparently-hacked-to-imitate-musk-zuckerberg-voices/

Studio Display is very good. Still.

I rewatched Dead Poets Society. It holds up.

We’ve just updated Skala’s page with some more details. Go, go, go! There’s additional info if you provide an email address. bjango.com/mac/skala/

Safari seems snappier.

It's a big day! Good Fight is live. Launching a photo book press with a friend — @poodles.bsky.social — is squarely in dream-come-true territory. Our first book is available now at goodfight.co.

Watched Bicycle Thieves (1948) last night. All time classic. Shot beautifully. The story is still reverberating.

Chihuly nights @ Adelaide botanic garden

Over the past few days, i've been listening to all of Bob Dylan's albums back to back in chronological order. If anyone else tries this and can make it through the eighties, then I have a medal for you.

Morning reflections!

App idea. Neat, native travel agent. Let me book tickets without weird tracking and dark patterns.

iPhone 16E is my cup of tea. Smaller cameras please.

While I'm naming things, "Tanagra" would be a good app name. #StarTrek

If you're starting a band in #Adelaide, you should call yourselves "Royal Park Salvage". Great band name.

I saw Paddington in Peru last night, and

Who the hell is Saint Vincent anyway. #Adelaide

I looked a lion in the eye. #photography

I played a show today.

Installing government cameras in every household worldwide would be less invasive than what’s being proposed here. www.theverge.com/news/608145/...

The video on this page is super neat. Lamp friend.

Some dancing robots from China’s new year gala a couple of nights ago. 16 dancing in unison, no visible mistakes, recorded live. Impressive stuff. #robotics #china #tech www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiCB...

meet Apple Spotlight

Did anyone make a compelling Bluesky client for iOS? Is it possible to get a chronological timeline here?