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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 29/08/2026

📝 Exciting times ahead: Why am I excited about AI as a programmer with 30 years of experience? aaronmbushnell.com/exciting-tim...

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Exciting times ahead - Aaron Bushnell

Why am I optimistic and invigorated by AI after 30 years of programming?

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 09/02/2026

All Super Bowl commercials will fall into one of three categories: 1. haha, celebrities 2. centrist “can’t we all get along?” slop 3. ai

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 27/01/2026

SHUT UP ABOUT CLAWDBOT SHUT UP ABOUT CLAWDBOT

A scene from The Office where Gabe exclaims “Shut up about the sun!”

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 20/01/2026

I'm optimistic about AI, but I think the most devout believers (ones who think humans won't write code again) should note the industries they work in before making that declaration. It's helped in mine, but nowhere close to full replacement any time soon.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 10/01/2026

There used to be a time where you could put an iOS device in Low Power Mode and it was still perfectly usable. iOS 26 makes it the worst experience ever.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 21/11/2025

"The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism...linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops...as a hate symbol...Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive”" archive.is/qUT7j

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 19/11/2025

One day you’ll open an app you use once a week and get a prompt to do the most incomprehensible thing ever.

A prompt in Discord with two buttons:
- Start Earning Orbs
- Maybe Later

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 01/11/2025

DAVID! Would you be willing to donate unused, recyclable cloth?! DAAAAAVID!

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 16/09/2025

To this day, no code editor has come close to looking as good as Espresso did.

Two Espresso windows on Mac OS X. One showing some sample HTML and the other showing CSS. Both use a light mode theme.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 15/09/2025

🔥 A big update for Cicolator! My iOS, iPadOS, and macOS calorie tracking app is even better. 🎨 New design 🤳 Barcode scanning 🪄 Use AI to estimate calories ❤️ Create favorites Read about the update! aaronmbushnell.com/cicolator-2

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Cicolator 2.0 - Aaron Bushnell

An all new design featuring barcode scanning, favorites, and prompt-based estimates using on-device Apple Intelligence models! A big update for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe!

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 08/09/2025

I *love* the way DHH is promoting Omarchy on omarchy.org. A 35+ minute tour of the best aspects. No over-produced sizzle reel. Just a single person walking you through why they love it and why he thinks you'll also love it. Feels like the Jobs-led WWDC days.

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Omarchy

An opinionated Arch + Hyprland Setup by DHH

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 06/09/2025

I think it’s finally time to mute the Bears talking heads. I’m just going to watch football instead of listening to people talk about it. You know it’s bad when I’d rather suffer through Bears football.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 26/08/2025

"Every mobile app attempts to expand until it includes chat." www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp...

A headline from The Verge that states "Spotify is adding DMs"

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 31/07/2025

My take is: - The experience is very additive and builds upon existing Blade knowledge. No penalty when not using it - The performance increases from Blaze should be part of core - It fits the "batteries included" mantra of Laravel where everything you need is ready - The man himself agrees!

“IMO Livewire takes Blade to the next level. It's basically what Blade should be by default. 🔥”
- Taylor Otwell, Creator of Laravel

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 31/07/2025

🌶️ I don't think Livewire should be a separate package any longer. I think it should just be part of Laravel/Blade 🫣

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 28/07/2025

I can’t get the stupid AI generated “Don’t Tap the Glass” song out of my head.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 23/07/2025

Initial reaction to iOS 26 and macOS 26 designs now that I'm running them: - iOS: Mostly positive, some gripes - macOS: 😬

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 23/07/2025

This is not a joke, either. ChatGPT uninstalled Recoil, installed Jotai, and updated my code before I could finish getting coffee.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 23/07/2025

New favorite AI agent task: This NPM package is abandoned. Uninstall it, and convert my usage of it to [new library that will likely be abandoned in 6 months].

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 16/07/2025

If I had to guess the most profitable, but bug-ridden game franchise, it would easily be Madden. Every menu option you select feels like a network request to the ends of the earth and back. You get an error every time you put your PlayStation to sleep and wake it up in any menu tree.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 10/07/2025

This is why there is massive distrust of home automation devices. The company you bought them from can simply and irrevocably decide to stop supporting the entire "automation" part. Unless you have an exception you'll soon have tiny tech "bricklets" doing...nothing. www.belkin.com/support-arti...

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Belkin Official Support - Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know

Get help with Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 09/07/2025

What’s with everyone using fringe, fly-by-night technology for real-time databases in web apps? One liner, any DB provider

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 07/07/2025

“The more my system grew, the more I deferred the work of thought to some future self who would sort, tag, distill, and extract the gold. That self never arrived.” www.joanwestenberg.com/p/i-deleted-...

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I Deleted My Second Brain

Why I Erased 10,000 Notes, 7 Years of Ideas, and Every Thought I Tried to Save

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 27/06/2025

Amazon: "DO YOU NEED THESE BATTERIES BY 4 AM? WE CAN ABSOLUTELY GET THEM TO YOU BY 4 AM OR 5 AM AT THE LATEST."

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 12/06/2025

YES! The Bloober team did such a good job with Silent Hill 2. I’m really excited about this one. www.theverge.com/news/686112/...

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Konami is remaking the original Silent Hill

Return to Silent Hill.

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Sebastiaan de With @sdw.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

not a cell phone in sight. just people living in the moment

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 07/06/2025

Every airport has a door that will let out a high pitched tone for 20 minutes with no one reacting at all to it

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 05/06/2025

Apple today: “These developers are LEECHES and it’s insulting they can bypass the App Store payment system!” Apple during WWDC: “Good morning! We love all you wonderful developers!” www.macstories.net/news/apple-d...

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Apple Denied a Stay of Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ Contempt Order

Reuters reported today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District has denied Apple’s motion to stay the effect of District Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ contempt order that required the c...

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 28/05/2025

📝 Development is Communication: Exactly how much of being a programmer is writing code? aaronmbushnell.com/development-...

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Development is Communication - Aaron Bushnell

Exactly how much of being a programmer is writing code?

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 28/05/2025

The season finale of The Rehearsal stressed me out so badly.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 19/05/2025

If Apple really is deprioritizing Siri for iOS 19 *after* missing on Apple Intelligence this is hugely disappointing. The more people get comfortable having conversations with LLMs the more embarrassing Siri looks. Especially for a company with infinite money. www.macrumors.com/2025/05/19/s...

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Siri Rumored to Take a Backseat at WWDC 2025

Apple is likely keep discussion of Siri to a minimum at WWDC 2025 as it focuses on other Apple Intelligence enhancements, according to...

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Wild to pull this move weeks before WWDC, the entire purpose if which is wooing developers www.theverge.com/news/667484/...

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Apple is placing warnings on EU apps that don’t use App Store payments

When all else fails, the scare tactics return.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 14/05/2025

I don’t play Fortnite, but Apple is being incredibly petulant dragging their heels in App Store review. Similar to not being able to buy Kindle books in the Kindle iOS app this makes the iOS platform *worse* and not better IMO. www.macrumors.com/2025/05/14/e...

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Epic Resubmits Fortnite to U.S. App Store After Not Hearing From Apple for 120+ Hours

On Friday, Epic Games submitted Fortnite to the U.S. App Store, and since then, we've been waiting to see if Apple would approve the game and...

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 01/05/2025

The writing has been on the wall for years now. Instead of doing it on their own terms, Apple now has a government mandate to modify their core App Store guidelines that have existed since its inception. Long time coming and great to see.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 25/04/2025

As a Bears fan, it’s honestly hilarious to see reporters and fans praising Ben Johnson for months, convincing themselves we’d get Jeanty, and then completely crashing out about getting a mid-round TE.

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Aaron Bushnell @aaronmbushnell.com · 23/04/2025

Finally watching the first season of The Rehearsal and I think “The Fielder Method” is one of the most unbelievable episodes of television I’ve seen. Holy cow.

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