John Gruber @gruber.foo · 27/09/2026I've never seen Trump using his phone to snap a photo before. 3531
Reposted by John GruberJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 22/09/2026FIFA Peace Prize winner 601678316
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026One spitball, looking at battery life gains YoY (18 Pro gets longer battery life than 17 Pro Max): at a certain point maybe Apple calls battery life “good enough” and rather than increase it YoY, they make the device noticeably thinner, merging Pro specs with Air design. 200
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026Yep. 21st and Chestnut. Has been an Apple billboard for I think at last 15 years — since before the Apple Store opened on Walnut even. 010
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026I think that take is basically correct. Loosely held opinion at this point, but that’s my basic take. 010
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026But they made a second-generation iPhone Mini too. So the question isn’t whether there will be a second Air, but whether there will be a third. These phones have 2-3 year runways. Just by launching the first iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone Air, Apple effectively committed to 2 generations. 030
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026I believe the rumors that there will be an Air 2 in the spring, debuting alongside iPhone 18 and 18e. Now that the Air has dual cameras I’m sure Air 2 will also, with the second camera being ultrawide 0.5x. 110
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026Thinking back through my conversations, I think this makes sense. I don’t think Apple sees sensor noise as sufficiently analogous to actual film grain, so they don’t use that as a source. But they *do* use exposure settings. You get more intense grain in low light, which mirrors film. 001
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026The two “cases” I bought for 17 Pro last year, and which both fit 18 Pro perfect: Nomad leather back: nomadgoods.com/products/magne… Beats (no lip): www.beatsbydre.com/accessories/ph…nomadgoods.comMag Back - iPhone 17 Pro - Rustic Brown | NOMADA featherlight Horween leather back for iPhone 17 Pro that snaps flush onto MagSafe at just 5mm thin, while still supporting Qi charging. 010
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026I haven’t bought one in a while, but Ryan London is Bullstrap’s long-time archrival. Very similar designs with no bottom lip. Different leather texture. ryanlondon.com/collections/le…ryanlondon.comLeather iPhone CasesUpgrade your everyday carry with a genuine leather iPhone case. Handcrafted to develop a unique patina over time. MagSafe ready for all models. Check out our dashing iPhone cases made from high-quality Ryan London signature leather! 010
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026If you carry an iPhone and iPad Mini, you’re in the bullseye of the Duo demographic. 110
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 20/09/2026No, of course not. There are many very smart people who are just born without a good mind for math. And vice-versa: great math students whose brains are lacking in other areas. But it’s an odd thing to brag that students at the country’s largest university system are “struggling with basic math”. 100
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 18/09/2026I don’t think it’s a fixed pattern, either, and it might have some relation to natural sensor noise. Apple hasn’t yet really explained it. I’m keeping my eyes out for interviews with photography oriented sites. 210
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 18/09/2026Only a little late this year. daringfireball.net/2026/09/th...daringfireball.netThe iPhones 18 ProIt’s the best version of the most successful product ever made. And yet by nature of *how* the iPhone 18 Pro improved in the last year, it’s not exciting at all. 3995
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 16/09/2026I've now seen more ads for the iPhone Duo (1), five weeks ahead of launch, than I have for the iPhone Air (0), an entire year after launch. 8871
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 15/09/2026Fuckin-A right, man. Look forward to checking this out soon. (Not now, but soon, for reasons you can guess.) 020
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 15/09/2026A few words on Wednesday's Apple event. daringfireball.net/2026/09/th...daringfireball.netThoughts and Observations on Apple’s ‘Surprise and Shine’ Event; the Announcements of the iPhones 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Apple Watches Series 12 and Ultra 4, and the iPhone Duo; and the Dawn of the Ternus, John Ternus Era at AppleThe keynote, the products, and a new era. 9555
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 14/09/2026Why does your suggestion have an X close button and “Go Back”? Just make “Go Back” say “Close”, right”? 100
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 13/09/2026Here we go again: gruber.micro.blog/2026/09/13/...gruber.micro.blogNFL 2026 Week 1 Picks 260
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 09/09/2026Finally. daringfireball.net/2026/09/th...daringfireball.netThe iPhone Air and iPhone 17 ProOne year later and it feels like both the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air could be announced tomorrow, not a year ago, and would seem fresh and exciting. 10713
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 08/09/2026I hope this Nathan Fielder guy is at the iPhone event tomorrow because I have questions. 3480
Reposted by John GruberPaul Hudson @twostraws.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I'm doing some research on App Store keywords and could use some help. If you have a moment, please (anonymously!) add your app's App Store keywords here: forms.gle/ezY6hwSfTMt2... – don't post the app's name or URL; I don't want to know. Just some of the keywords you care about.forms.gleAnonymous App Store KeywordsI'm doing some research on App Store keywords, and would appreciate it if you could enter the keywords your app uses below. Please DO NOT identify your app – no app name or subtitle! I do NOT want to ... 044
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026I’ll bite. What is “the way of restaurants and restaurant owners”? 110
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026You're not considering the plain meaning of the words ignoramus and fool. It simply isn't my lived experience that 50 percent of US adults are bigots. 100
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026I think I’m through episode 4. Not bad, local-wise. A lot of what is supposedly Philly was not shot here though. And the silliest thing is that they keep driving back and forth between Philly and Washington and saying it takes like 90 minutes. 000
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026I’ve been saying it since 2016: they’re ignoramuses, bigots, and/or fools. Every one of them is one or more of the three. But ignoramuses and fools can be good people. daringfireball.net/linked/2016/11…daringfireball.netDaring Fireball: Donald Trump Lost Most of the American Economy in This ElectionLink to: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/22/donald-trump-lost-most-of-the-american-economy-in-this-election/ 141
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026I do think it’s fine that they’re supporting Omarchy. But here I’m simply pointing out that this post by Ottenheimer grossly distorts the cited message on 1Password’s company Slack. 020
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026I’m not defending DHH’s views, especially that piece about London. 120
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026No one is saying everyone ought to try to get along with everyone who voted for the other side. But you seem to be saying everyone who voted for the other side is not worth trying to get along with. Good people do wrong things. Purity testing is exhausting. 140
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026I had a great uncle who often said “I don’t even remember why I don’t like ____ any more but I know I don’t like them”. 050
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026Have you considered that this is just a name-calling rant that doesn’t bring any actual receipts? And in fact omits the ones he alludes to? Actual link to the referenced Verge story, and actual quoted text: www.theverge.com/tech/988536/1passw… 220
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 06/09/2026That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Samsung has been making foldables for 8 years now. 100
Reposted by John GruberCasaubon @zas.bsky.social · 05/09/2026So far @gruber.foo and Ben Thompson have my fav take on the huggingface incident which is deflationary about risk/autonomy, correct about degree of anthropomorphism, and excited abt persistent memory capabilities. 1111
Reposted by John Gruberdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026imagine how fuckin dysfunctional that place must be on a daily basis lol 231085113
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 03/09/2026Snapshot in time. Federighi and Schiller (scrolling down) seem due for new photos. 0330
Reposted by John GruberTom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This week's comic in a thread. The MAGAs, in "A Right Christmas" 3557
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 28/08/2026Via Craig Calcaterra's great Cup of Coffee newsletter, where he quips: "Dolly's rider specified that only mustachioed Yankees could appear on her show, but Mattingly was late that day so they had to settle for Righetti. At least that's my head canon of the whole deal." 1241
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 25/08/2026daringfireball.net/2026/08/co...daringfireball.netMemory and Storage Configurations and Pricing for the New Mac Minis (M6/M5 Pro) and Mac Studios (M5 Max/M5 Ultra)Here’s my attempt to put all of the RAM/SSD configurations into condensed tables, so you can see which storage and memory options are available for each chip, and how much they cost. 5420
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 22/08/2026A screenshot should capture what you see on your screen.daringfireball.netHow Bluesky and Threads Sneak Their Logos Into iOS ScreenshotsLink to: https://timmarinin.net/2026/bluesky-screenshots/ 1510324
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 21/08/2026Forgot to post this one the other day. I know Bluesky users in general love AI, so I think most of you will enjoy this: daringfireball.net/2026/08/follow…daringfireball.netFollow-Up Thoughts on Watermarking Schemes for AI-Generated TextI want the answers that I read to be cogent, lucid, accurate, blessedly terse — and ideally to strike a consistent tone that is pleasant to my reading ear. The genie is not going back in the bottle. 8767
John Gruber @gruber.foo · 21/08/2026I’m not going to waste time arguing with idiots who think every single device with serviceable batteries is the result of EU legislation. 101
