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George Black @george.black · 16h

We’re all thinking of the same joke from middle school, right?

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George Black @george.black · 18h

How do you software update a cable

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George Black @george.black · 19h

I understand the concern, but they won’t be training on my mail: developers.cloudflare.com/workers-ai/p...

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George Black @george.black · 02/10/2026

Apple is going to make it more challenging to enable Full Disk Access. Good! I don't think a lot of people realize this includes messages, photos, notes, browsing history, etc. It's also refreshing to see them do this quickly, outside the yearly release cycle!

Screenshot of Apple Developer announcement

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George Black @george.black · 02/10/2026

As much as I detest Meta, I have to admit they nailed it with Muse. It’s exactly what I want from personal agent. Plus look how cute he is!

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George Black @george.black · 19/09/2026

It boots! And, after purging my house of USB-A a few years ago, I have no way of plugging in a keyboard and mouse. So I’m stuck watching this screensaver for now.

Power Mac G5 connected to a portable display

Old screensaver showing iTunes artwork (I think)

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George Black @george.black · 14/09/2026

Someone just left a Mac Pro on the curb for garbage collection… are you kidding me?? Time to rescue this fella!

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George Black @george.black · 12/09/2026

@gruber.foo perhaps wishful thinking, but I imagine the design of the Air will make its way into the standard lineup after the Air 2 has run its course. The Air and Duo feel like siblings in a new design which will work its way down. daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...

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George Black @george.black · 10/09/2026

First ride. The Cybercab feels like it was stolen from a future, more advanced civilization. My legs got pretty twitchy sitting in the driver’s seat with no pedals to react to traffic! Didn’t expect that!

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George Black @george.black · 06/09/2026

The future should look like the future

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George Black @george.black · 01/09/2026

Tim Cook listening in on Ternus’ first team meeting this morning

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George Black @george.black · 01/09/2026

CEO Tim: Friendly, respects your privacy, would love to scale your company. Board Tim: Political operator, works in the shadows, will steal your girl.

Screenshot of Tim Cook on Apple’s leadership page as CEO

Screenshot of Tim Cook on Apple’s leadership page as board member

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George Black @george.black · 29/08/2026

Toddler, meet lasers and EDM

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George Black @george.black · 28/08/2026

Spotted a Cybercab on I-35 in Austin, one of the most miserable roads I’ve ever driven. This one had a steering wheel and an operator.

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George Black @george.black · 28/08/2026

Love that Waymo is taking the gloves off in this blog post! waymo.com/blog/2026/08...

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George Black @george.black · 25/08/2026

I need to know what's up with these boxes 👀. Also, where is this video from?

Screenshot from Apple video announcing new Macs

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George Black @george.black · 11/08/2026

@gruber.foo I’m no expert, but I imagine Claude’s watermark will be similar to SynthID, which Google is already using with Gemini? I don’t think invisible characters are involved. See Google’s example: deepmind.google/models/synth...

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George Black @george.black · 01/08/2026

You ever just see a barge full o’ johns?

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George Black @george.black · 31/07/2026

Okay my turn If Apple doesn’t fix the sidebar open/close animation on the Mac, I’m gonna put everyone in a rear naked choke hold

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George Black @george.black · 30/07/2026

Great ride. I’m conviced they can scale a robotaxi service now. Still not convinced they’ll be able to sell a car with no steering wheel.

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George Black @george.black · 29/07/2026

First ride in Tesla’s Robotaxi *without* an operator in the passenger seat! Not gonna lie, I was skeptical they’d make it this far on vision alone.

Model Y with no driver in the front seat

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George Black @george.black · 11/07/2026

Love how some of Apple's Mac apps are absolute ass, but this random control buried in Keychain has beautiful glass effect.

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George Black @george.black · 09/07/2026

Also mad at EVERY car company for not building a cool electric minivan! You can’t even buy one of these in the states right now.

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George Black @george.black · 09/07/2026

Still mad that Tesla developed an entirely new car just to use it for a robotaxi service. Maybe they’ll change course in a few years and build a version that can actually be sold to people.

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George Black @george.black · 26/06/2026

For reference, this is what it looks like when invoked via Spotlight.

Screenshot of Siri AI invoked via Spotlight on macOS Golden Gate

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George Black @george.black · 26/06/2026

New Siri app on the Mac is nice for simple chats. I'm sure they'll dress it up soon, but right now it looks like somebody's starter SwiftUI app. 😂

Screenshot of new Siri app on macOS Golden Gate

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George Black @george.black · 13/06/2026

There’s a bunch of ghost roads in a private facility just outside of Phoenix, used for testing self-driving cars. Owned by Apple, now Waymo? Seems like they’ve got some pretty complex scenarios set up. So cool.

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George Black @george.black · 13/06/2026

We’ll probably never find out, but I reaaaaaaaally want to know more about this.

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George Black @george.black · 08/06/2026

I really want to know what “Trusted System Agent” is, and how it works 👀 www.apple.com/newsroom/202...

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George Black @george.black · 08/06/2026

macOS gets real improvements – a proper sidebar and title bar! I really didn’t expect them to change this stuff! #WWDC26

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George Black @george.black · 07/06/2026

Every once in a while you catch a glimpse of old-school macOS UI still lurking in the system – and it's shocking how crisp it is. Everything has distinct lines and edges. No glass, floating surfaces, or visual mud.

Screenshot of the import window in iMove, running on macOS Tahoe

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George Black @george.black · 22/05/2026

I think Unsung is my favorite new blog of the year. I can’t stop reading about software design and the Mac, thank you @aresluna.org! unsung.aresluna.org

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George Black @george.black · 16/05/2026

Watched LOTR for the first time (yes really), and it was the extended cut. Can somebody tell me wtf Legolas is doing here? Was this in the original?

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George Black @george.black · 09/05/2026

I can’t help but post photos every time I see it. This time, at the Austin airport superchargers. A few observations: 1. The charging port is REALLY low, this is definitely not intended to be plugged in. 2. The steering wheel looks like it’s on a temporary mount.

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George Black @george.black · 02/05/2026

My dream product: Mac Shuffle. A tiny Mac that fits in your pocket. Plug into any monitor. A19 Pro, 12GB memory, starting at $399.

AI generated image of a Mac Shuffle, an imaginary Apple product

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George Black @george.black · 30/04/2026

Spotted a Zoox for the first time in East Austin yesterday, plus my third CyberCab sighting 👀

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George Black @george.black · 28/04/2026

I love carrying this little glow light when I creep around in the morning. Only thing better would be a real oil lantern.

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George Black @george.black · 24/04/2026

If you’re vibe coding, but you’re not listening to this — you’re just coding.

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George Black @george.black · 06/04/2026

This looks like an old star wars movie

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George Black @george.black · 01/04/2026

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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George Black @george.black · 24/03/2026

Tahoe 26.4 fixes the Liquid Mud issue in the Settings search bar!

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George Black @george.black · 23/03/2026

If this is true, then I have even more confidence in Ternus. I think he’s right on all of these things. (I don’t think Vision Pro was a flop like some are saying — but I do wonder if spatial computing is the future.)

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