mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Software Developer. You may know me for my apps: MacSymbolicator, stts, Boson, Accents, Autoclick, etc.
I was explaining vibe coding to someone and the best analogy I found is the slot machine.
Sometimes you hit the jackpot (big part of implementation gets done), but most of the time you're getting shit results so you have to keep pulling the lever hoping to hit the jackpot again.
If you don't do it yourself or don't understand how it works you might think you win every time, but you don't.
The house wants you to play but they don't want you to win every time because you'll stop playing.
@schwa@mastodon.social Giving API access to developers ❌
Giving API access to AI ✅
Accents 3.0 lets you select the new MacBook Neo accents (Indigo, Citrus, Blush)
Get it here https://mahdi.jp/apps/accents
OH: "I don't have the energy to contradict Claude"
SwiftUI: "I'm easier to understand".background {
GeometryReader {
Color.clear.preference(...)
}
}
The changes in this year's anyAppleOS are interesting. If you discount the AI features it almost sounds like they asked each team "what has been bothering you for years and you've never found the time to fix/improve?"
That's how you end up with things like Ethernet status in menu bar on macOS, DRM video playback in iPhone Mirroring, and Improved unread badge accuracy in Mail.
@schwa@mastodon.social Mullvad is a political company fighting for values that oppose our CEO's values
@schwa@mastodon.social Also need to post all the specs cause people care!
@schwa@mastodon.social I started reading the article and immediately put on my AirPods to try to drown it out
@schwa@mastodon.social That'll be the crossover of Toy Story 6 x Cars 4 in the Disney Talking Objects Cinematic Universe.
@schwa@mastodon.social go for ishedeadyet, everyone will know who it is about anyway
@schwa@mastodon.social Wow that corporate malware is going to only take 80% CPU 24/7 instead of 110%
@schwa@mastodon.social and the 3 emails/4 texts about feedback/survey after the appointment...
@schwa@mastodon.social "Trump is being influenced by Japan" "Kawaii!!"
if only...
People still use CottonBureau? I bought 3 shirts from them, the graphics were distorted so I talked to their support and they sent me 3 others which had exactly the same problem. 🤦♂️
You know you're getting the best deals at your local supermarket when a random guy in front tries to sell you a knock-off phone charger 🤣
I wanted to charge my phone and I had just gotten back from a trip, so I picked the first USB-C cable I could find and plugged it in the first USB port I could see.
It took an hour to charge from 16% to 24%! I love this technology.
There's a trend/tiktok where someone leaves something on the roof of their car and drives around a supermarket parking lot. Everyone tries to catch their attention with a very predictable "banana on your roof". It's very dumb yet funny because everyone is concerned except the person who's acting all oblivious.
I just saw someone doing it at my local Costco and I've been cracking up for the past few hours 😆 If you see it don't take the bait!
Days since I last used Apple Maps and it took me to the wrong place: 0
It's 2026 and we still have to spell out names over the phone. Imagine if we could type that stuff in 🤯
I was happy to get a tax refund from the US IRS except a few days later I got a notice from Japan's NTA asking for an extra payment of pretty much the same amount 😔