mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Union.
On Program.
RE: @marioguzman@mastodon.social
The Power Mac G3 was a thing of beauty. It was a fashionable and ground breaking design while being unapologetically a computer. It went so far beyond the aesthetics of PC cases of the time to address the functional requirement to be able to open it up and add things to it. This aspect was shared with earlier Power Mac towers but never so beautifully realized as in the Power Mac G3. A truly innovative design and product and a self assured early first step on Apple’s decades long run.
I remember debating on Twitter if it was a good idea to switch from the Star as the sign of appreciating a Tweet to a Heart. I’d argued it’d make me think twice about faving a Tweet because a heart sends a different message than a star. Women on Twitter were already dealing with a bunch of BS so it felt like it’d amp that up.
Anyway, pretty sure that wasn’t the core problem with social media. Got that one wrong.
When @twenty3@mastodon.social and I were doing our Napkin app we’d put in a multiplier on animation timings. It’d speed them up based on how many times you’d run the app. Not enough for you to notice much but it’d get snappier as your comfort using the app increased.
(Can’t recall how many places we used it but the bigger animations had it)
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/04/ios-26-feels-faster-than-ios-18
This is a very good piece and if you like software design you should read it.
https://daringfireball.net/2026/05/software_as_the_product_of_obsession_times_voice
My pal @rosyna@mastodon.social has written a terrific article about various methods used to fingerprint users on both Android and iOS devices. It is a super interesting subject as it requires putting on an entirely different hat than I’m accustomed to wearing. Understanding the ramifications of different APIs when it comes to privacy and fingerprinting is illuminating and well worth reading about.
https://paradisefacade.com/blog/2026/3/9/how-to-fingerprint-users
I made an inquiry to an apartment building in the Bay Area. We were sort of idly thinking about moving. I’ve now received a few texts and follow up emails from one “Ella K”. Who, in their signature, cops to being an “AI Resident Assistant”.
My favorite line from Ella K. AI Resident Assistant was, “Are you available for a self-guided tour?”
Rosyna is one of those people who have a particular set of skills. Brilliant by any measure. Quirky? You bet!
It’d be great to find a home for such a brilliant and insightful mind. When your AI emits something deeply important have it checked thrice by your own teams. Then call Rosyna.
