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Avi Flax

@flaximus.bsky.social
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bopping to Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem on the train this AM.
A screenshot of the album in my inchoate music app for iPhone — message me for beta access!
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5chw4r7z @5chw4r7z.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Co-workers are talking about gas prices and I'm biting my lip. keep yer mouth shut keep yer mouth shut
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every app should have something like this in its help/docs. taphouse.io/arborist/help/int...
taphouse.io
Interface Tour
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I just launched a new app for the first time (Arborist by Taphouse) and the zero state wasn't immediately intuitive. I didn't know what I was looking at. So I checked the Help menu and pretty quickly found myself on a Web page entitled "Interface Tour" — and I love this idea. Exactly what I needed.
Screenshot of a Helium (browser) window on MacOS 26 showing the Web page https://taphouse.io/arborist/help/interface-tour
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Psyched to see that HTMX 4.0 was released. What a great project. four.htmx.org/announcements/2...
four.htmx.org
htmx 4.0.0 has been released!
Release announcement, 2026-08-28.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Epic roof
Photo of a red GR Supra in a parking lot. The double-bubble roof is easily apparent due to the anglePhoto of a red GR Supra in a parking lot.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The biggest advantage it has over the MK is that it can pair with 3 different devices. The biggest disadvantage is that it's heavier. Bottom line: the MX is now my daily driver. Recommended.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Quick review: Logitech MX Keys Mini (Mac) I've been an Apple "Magic Keyboard" (MK) user for 20+ years. I've tried various other keyboards over that time. This is the first that works for me as a viable alternative to the MK. The layout and key feel is very similar. 🧵
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A bright blue TVR roadster just drove past me. Hell yeah.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A yellow Corrado just drove past me. Hell yeah.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I wonder if there are any EVs that support "DC slow charging" — i.e. could I trickle charge an EV in my driveway directly from solar panels without the losses associated with conversion to AC.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I just sent this to a new team member: > PS since you're probably not set up on our Slack yet, feel free to text or call me via Signal, iMessage, SMS, RCS, or PSTN at +1-555-867-5309 if that'd be helpful. 🙄 I'm just the biggest dork in the world. 🙄
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Good chance yours isn't identically specced, which is fine as long as it has at least 24 GB RAM and at least an M2 Pro SoC. We'd probably just include some cash in the deal to offset any delta between machine values.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Anyone in North America interested in a laptop swap? I got a new 16" MacBook Pro for work, so I'd love to downsize my personal laptop from 16" to 14". If you've got a 14" MBP and would like to upsize to 16", let's talk. Mine has an M3 Pro SoC w/36 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I just saw a Rivian R2 on the street. They're gonna sell as many as they can make.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🤩 oooh maybe new ebike time soon! 😅 (Even if I ordered it today I wouldn't get it for months. But still exciting. This thing is *really* interesting.)
Screenshot of the email app of my phone, showing an email from RideALSO with the subject “Your invite to order is almost here.”

The top of the email is a graphic with the work mark ALSO. at the top. Below that is a photo of the Also TM-B ebike in front of a grassy hill, with this text overlaid on top: “This is the moment you’ve been waiting for.”

Below that the first paragraph of the email is visible:

Avi,
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Your official invite to order the TM-B is dropping in the next few weeks, and we want to give you a little advance notice so you're ready.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
As a Mac user who is still on MacOS 15, I am **not thrilled** that Apple has just released a MacOS 26 update that addresses 29 vulnerabilities — 3 in the kernel — and has not released a corresponding update for MacOS 15. mjtsai.com/blog/2026/07/01/ma...
mjtsai.com
Michael Tsai - Blog - macOS 26.5.2
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Nooooooooooooooooo
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I seem to have injured myself playing Hades. Oh, the ignominy.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Hell yeah! Solar overtakes coal in US electricity for the first month on record ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
ember-energy.org
Solar overtakes coal in US electricity for the first month on record | Ember
New solar records and long-term coal decline in the United States lead to latest clean power milestone
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Cities aren't loud, combustion engines are loud.
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Aptera @aptera.us · 27/05/2026
Aptera wasn't designed to fit in. It was designed to move forward 💚
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I finally read A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. A beautiful book!
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If you're into functional programming, or interested in learning about it, this book bundle is an excellent deal and apparently supports a charity as well: www.humblebundle.com/books/ul...
humblebundle.com
Humble Tech Book Bundle: The Ultimate Functional Programming by Pragmatic Programmers
Pay what you want for a curated collection of functional programming courses by Pragmatic Programmers and help support Save the Children with your purchase!
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I also blame Apple for not adding a flag or something to the API so app makers could designate a notification as "a helpful tip" or some such nonsense and then giving us users a switch to suppress or at least "quiet" such notifications.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'm sick and tired of apps abusing push notifications to boost engagement. It's incredibly obnoxious.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Speaking of great apps, check out the response latency on this bug report email I sent to the creators of Croissant — very impressive! apps.apple.com/app/id6670288979
Screenshot of two emails showing a 2 minute response time!
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I love this app! Weather Strip by Robin Stewart. apps.apple.com/app/id1528594026
Screenshot from the iPhone app Weather Strip showing my usage statistics and that I have been using the app steadily since July 2021.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🌈 Chance of rainbows! 🌈
Screenshot of the iPhone app Weather Strip showing my forecast for today and among other details, a chance of rainbows.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
So apparently I need to block off a 2 hour window for this phone call!
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The second try: I was on hold for 90 minutes before someone picked up. Once again I was in a video call. Same outcome.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
My call was on hold for an hour before someone picked up. But I was in a video call, so I wasn't able to join the call and the agent hung up after a few seconds.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Perfect time to try an iPhone feature I've never used, wherein it monitors the hold music for me and notifies me when someone picks up.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
So there's something I need to arrange with the IRS, and it can only be arranged by phone. So I called the IRS. The IVR told me that my wait would be 30 to 60 minutes. No callback option! Seriously!
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I just realized I've only ever seen the first Jurassic Park film. Does Letterboxd have a badge for that?
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🤦🤦🤦 I don't have enough faces nor palms for all the ignorant car reviewers saying that a car is no longer using a lithium-ion battery because it's now using a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery. 🤦🤦🤦
Screenshot of the top of the Wikipedia page for Lithium iron phosphate battery.

This text in the first sentence is highlighted: “is a type of lithium-ion battery”
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Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! 🎢 @ens0.me · 06/05/2026
Anthropic partnering with Elon should be a reminder that the real end goal should be powerful open models you can run on your own hardware China is making great progress there
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I don’t consider myself political but I would like the government to whom I pay taxes stop killing and disappearing my neighbors and stop trying to take away the pills that keep me alive.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I just started playing Hades for the first time a few days ago, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. I think this is the first rouge-like that's ever clicked for me.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Also: it’s really bizarre that the iPad no longer has Split View, while the Mac does.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
I've been using iPadOS 26 for 7 months now, and I still don't understand how its windowing system works.
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
How is it 2026 and GUIs are still popping up prompts and dialogs while I'm typing, so that those dialogs intercept my typing, and I trigger some random button without even having a chance to read the dialog? Just stop it already! Check if the user is typing! Do *not* pop up a dialog while they are!
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Martin Kleppmann @martin.kleppmann.com · 30/03/2026
As fossil fuel prices have shot up, it’s a good time to consider going electric. I’ve had an electric car for a decade and a heat pump for a year, and I’m very happy with both — simply all-around better technology than burning stuff. www.noahpinion.blog/p/maybe-you-...
noahpinion.blog
Maybe you should have bought an electric car
The Iran War is illustrating the cost of anti-EV nonsense.
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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"700 children are killed EVERY SINGLE DAY in car crashes."
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Just saw Sinners at the cinema. Wild!
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I rented an i4 a couple of years ago and it wasn’t for me. Tesla’s HMI and packaging had really clicked for me and the i4 felt cluttered, cramped, and overwrought compared to my model 3. Not trying to yuk your yum! Just saying it wasn’t for me. I hope the i3 improves those aspects. Seems likely!
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Good EV news! The upcoming BMW i3 sedan will: • Have an EPA combined range of ~440 miles • Charge at up to ~25 miles per minute on 800-volt level 3 (DC) chargers • Charge well on both 400-volt & 800-volt DC chargers • Support V2X • Have a frunk • Pricing from ~$55K electrek.co/2026/03/18/new-bm..
electrek.co
The new BMW i3 EV is a road trip monster with 440 miles of range, fast charging, and more
The new BMW i3 delivers where it matters most with 440 miles of range, 800V ultra-fast charging, and Neue Klasse...
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Well that was a 💩 day
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Finally, some good news about climate policy in the US! www.canarymedia.com/articles/... /via kottke.org
Screenshot of the linked Web page. It’s structured like a news story.

Headline: Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm

Subhead: In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.

Byline: By Alison F. Takemura
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Avi Flax @flaximus.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
New Aptera video is out! "Clean air isn't a political position." www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrTXR... I love this vehicle, and the people making it. You can reserve one today, for a fully-refundable $100 deposit! aptera.us/reserve/ Or tell me if you'd like my referral link to save 30%.
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The Sun Can Power Your Vehicle. Help Us Tell the World.
Learn more at https://aptera.us Aptera Motors Corp. (NASDAQ: SEV) is a solar mobility company driven by a mission to advance the future of efficient transportation. Its flagship vehicle is conceived to be a paradigm-shifting solar electric vehicle that leverages breakthroughs in aerodynamics, material science, and solar technology to pursue new levels of efficiency. As a public benefit corporation, Aptera is committed to building a sustainable business that positively impacts its stakeholders and the environment.
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