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Seb Jachec

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sam henri gold @samhenri.gold · 26/09/2026
I built Light Touch, a full-featured iPod touch 2G emulator for Mac. Networking + Wayback Machine proxy, GLES/3D games support, a built-in app store via legacystore.app, rotation, screen capture, the works. Have fun github.com/samhenrigold...
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Joe Fabisevich @mergesort.me · 18/09/2026
Hooray, Anthropic finally gave up!
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@trq212
9/18/26, 2:04 PM
We're adding support for AGENTS.md to
Claude Code.
Starting today in version 2.1.277, if there is
no CLAUDE.md in a folder, Claude will
check for and use AGENTS.md.
You can toggle this behavior in /config.
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Tony Arnold @tonyarnold.com · 17/09/2026
Oh wow, Xcode 27.2 has a new project file format (xcproj) that is standard JSON, and an open format: I've been waiting for something like this for most of my career! 🎉
github.com
GitHub - apple/xcode-project-format: A Swift library for reading, writing, and manipulating Xcode's JSON-based project.xcproj format.
A Swift library for reading, writing, and manipulating Xcode's JSON-based project.xcproj format. - apple/xcode-project-format
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Kyle Hughes @kylehugh.es · 14/09/2026
GitHub still does not have Xcode 27 RC deployed to macOS runners, so despite my best efforts my app will not be ready for iOS 27 tomorrow. It is an honor to pay 10x the price of Linux runners for this world-class experience.
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Laurie Voss @seldo.com · 14/09/2026
For the last 2 years I have been tracking a generational change in the nature of software development, and I think I've finally decided where all of this turmoil is going to end up. It's good news, but not for everybody. seldo.com/posts/we-are-all-product-…
seldo.com
We are all Product Engineers now | Seldo.com
Agents are eating the software development lifecycle from the bottom up — code generation already gone, review and ops following fast. What remains is figuring out what people actually want, which can't be automated or scaled. That job is called product engineering, it pays $240k, and nobody's training for it.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
GPT-6 Astra saturated ARC-AGI-3, scoring 99.9% on a benchmark designed to test whether AI can learn how to solve unfamiliar interactive problems. The notable part is the same model scored 62.7% with the standard harness. A great example of how the harness increasingly matters as much as the model
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Point-Free @pointfree.co · 27/08/2026
You've probably heard by now that SwiftUI has a fancy @‌State macro that lazily creates state, fixing a longstanding issue in the framework. But what you may not know is that the laziness only kicks in for **private** state. Get all the details here: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...
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Paul Hudson @twostraws.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Pro tip for folks working with Apple documentation: add ".md" to the end of a URL to get it as Markdown – much lighter to load, and also friendlier for agents. Example: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
developer.apple.com
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Joe Fabisevich @mergesort.me · 22/08/2026
Thinkin' a bit about today @joanwestenberg.com's recent essay on ethics for the modern world. www.joanwestenberg.com/p/neo-...
15. Don't join in a punishment
because it has attracted a
crowd.
An algorithm will regularly show you a
stranger and invite you to help destroy
them. It will offer one clip, sentence, or
accusation, then encourage immediate
certainty.
Refuse the pleasure of acting as judge,
jury, and eager member of the crowd.
You probably don't know the whole story,
and the crowd certainly won't know when
to stop. Even if it's all entirely justified,
the mob doesn't need another pitchfork-
wielding, pearl-clutching, outraged
asshole.
Kierkegaard's formulation: "The crowd is
untruth." The algorithm has simply given
the crowd push notifications.
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Nick Lockwood @nicklockwood.com · 29/07/2026
Apple only took 24 hours to approve my iOS app update that crashed instantly on launch. Such a blessing to have that extra level of reliability and security that only a manual review process can provide 🙏
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dame @dame.is · 22/07/2026
wild stuff, they basically said "solve this 30-year-old math problem, make no mistakes"
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Aphera @aphera.co · 14/07/2026
Aphera 1.0 is live! 🎉 Download and trial free (no CC required), or grab it now at launch pricing for 50% off for the next two weeks only. We built Aphera to work with your images intentionally, without overwhelming, and to get your creative flow back. This is just the start! aphera.co
aphera.co
Aphera • A Mac photo editor
A speedy, intentional, and modern RAW photo editor built natively for Mac.
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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Nico Reese discusses changes in this year’s Liquid Glass gamery.app/blog/liquid-...
gamery.app
The Curious Case of Liquid Glass in the 2027 Releases
With the 2027 releases Apple makes big improvements to Liquid Glass. Some oddities remain however.
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Joe Fabisevich @mergesort.me · 08/06/2026
So far the whole keynote is "here is every detail you've yelled at us about for the last year".
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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We're excited to announce that after 18-months of development, Halide Mark III is now available! www.lux.camera/halide-mark-...
lux.camera
Halide Mark III
We are excited to launch Halide Mark III a massive upgrade to our groundbreaking camera app. We developed Mark III with three goals. 1. The most beautiful photos that can come from an iPhone. 2. "B...
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David Aerne @meodai.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Finally made a small lib that helps me implement how I think about design tokens. Try Design Book → Read about it: meodai.github.io/design-book/... Play with it: meodai.github.io/design-book/
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Aniline Applications @anilineapps.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Introducing Indigo A beautiful new app for Bluesky and Mastodon and the best way to experience both social networks together. It's tough keeping up with everyone when they're split across networks but Indigo brings them together for a seamless social experience. apps.apple.com/us/app/indigo-...
3 screenshots of Indigo on iOS
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Ricky Mondello @rmondello.com · 03/05/2026
Nearly everyone I see online complaining about passkeys is a 1Password user. The Apple Passwords experience is so, so much smoother. At least, for now. The 1Password folks are working on integrating into macOS more smoothly and natively. Browser extensions for credential management are a miss.
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sam henri gold @samhenri.gold · 18/04/2026
pop a squat, this is a long one samhenri.gold/blog/2026041...
samhenri.gold
Thoughts and Feelings around Claude Design · Sam Henri Gold
Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software.
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patak @patak.cat · 16/04/2026
If you're European, you now have a great and well-funded PDS in EU soil, governed by EU laws, run by awesome folks. Moving your account to Eurosky is easy, and you won't notice the difference afterwards. Please take a few minutes and do the jump 🇪🇺
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Ale Muñoz @bomberstudios.com · 29/03/2026
This DJ set by Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk) and Fred Again is *sublime* and I can already tell it’s going to be one of my most listened in 2026. Enjoy it (and check the tracklist and notes from Fred Again in the comments because they make the video even better) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfF8...
youtube.com
Fred again.. & Thomas Bangalter (USB002, Alexandra Palace, London 27 February 2026)
YouTube video by Fred again . .
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Basic Apple Guy @basicappleguy.com · 30/03/2026
Lil Finder Guy is back on Apple's TikTok!
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Marcin Krzyzanowski @krzyzanowskim.com · 30/03/2026
blog.krzyzanowskim.com/2026/03/30/s...
blog.krzyzanowskim.com
Shipping Snake Oil
“Shipping Snake Oil” recounts how he created a fake AI project and watched it trend on GitHub -drawing millions of views and demands for nonexistent source code - as a satire of the AI hype cycle.
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Google is now screwing with the 10 blue links in traditional search and rewriting headlines - including ours - to be the worst kind of slop. This sucks so bad www.theverge.com/tech/896490/...
A screenshot of Google search with verge headlines rewritten as slop

Lego Computer Brick - Engineer James Brown
Aug 20, 2022 — James Brown has brilllantly brought classic Lego computer bricks to life by outfitting them with a tiny OLED screen, processor, ...
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The Verge
https://www.theverge.com› Al> Tech, Reviews:
"Cheat on everything" Al tool
Apr 23, 2025 - Two 21-year-old Columbia University dropouts are proposing a new $5.3 million twist on the concept: use their Al tool Cluely to "cheat on everything." Read more
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com» » Microsoft›Al› Tech:
Copilot Changes: Marketing Teams at it Again
22 Aug 2024 — Microsoft is getting ready to rebrand its Copilot for its business Al efforts. It's part of an effort to push Microsoft 365 Al tools.
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com› Wearable Science Tech:
Dexcom Stelo hands-on - OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor
Aug 26, 2024 - The $99 Dexcom Stelo is an over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor designed for Type 2 diabetics who don't use insulin.
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Steve Troughton-Smith @stroughtonsmith.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026
A $499 MacBook Neo with the brains of a couple-year-old iPhone can run Xcode, Photoshop, Blender, Terminal, and pretty much everything else you can think of, yet your $3,200 iPad Pro, with a desktop-class chip, cannot 😑 What are we doing here?
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Basic Apple Guy @basicappleguy.com · 06/03/2026
Little Finder Guy!
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Alberto Calvo @intemperie.me · 09/02/2026
The new Ferrari Luce interior by Loveform (Jony Ive, Mike Matas & co.) looks amazing as usual. Damn www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/f...
youtu.be
Why Jony Ive put buttons in the electric Ferrari
YouTube video by PRNDL by Jordan Golson
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Aeronaut @aeronautapp.com · 27/01/2026
Excited to announce that Aeronaut is now live in the Mac App Store! 🎉 After two years of tinkering, polishing, and obsessing over the little things, it’s finally here! If you’re looking for a Bluesky app designed and built for macOS, take a look… apps.apple.com/us/app/aeronau…
Aeronaut on macOS 26 TahoeAeronaut on macOS 15 Sequoia
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Alberto @albertodebo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Think Universal Links are a "set it and forget it" feature? Think again. 🛠️ Scaling deep linking infrastructure comes with a unique set of headaches that most teams aren't prepared for. I wrote about my experience navigating these hidden challenges. albertodebortoli.com/2026/01/15/u...
albertodebortoli.com
Universal Links At Scale: The Challenges Nobody Talks About
A deep dive into the practical challenges of implementing, testing, and maintaining Universal Links at scale
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 02/01/2026
Tech analyst Dan Wang reflects on the Chinese Communist Party vs. Silicon Valley, AI and manufacturing, and how China and the US are building the future (Dan Wang) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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IGN @ign.com · 22/12/2025
Vince Zampella, head of Respawn Entertainment and known for working on the Call of Duty, Titanfall, Star Wars Jedi, and Battlefield franchises, has died at the age of 55.
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Anton @antonkudin.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
some fun stats here annas-archive.li/blog/backing...
annas-archive.li
Backing up Spotify
We backed up Spotify (metadata and music files). It’s distributed in bulk torrents (~300TB). It’s the world’s first “preservation archive” for music which is fully open (meaning it can easily be mirro...
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Ben McCarthy @benricem.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
This is fucking terrifying. It's not a new concern, but good to be reminded that your entire digital life can be annihilated in an instant with no recourse cloudisland.nz/@parisba/11571...
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Pedro Piñera @pepicrft.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
We forked swift-build to give AI agents structured build data. Tested on @wikipedia.org iOS and Tuist: agents identify bottlenecks, parallelization issues, and warnings. Open-sourced as Argus. Install via mise, set XCBBUILDSERVICE_PATH. tuist.dev/blog/2025/11/2...
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Steve Troughton-Smith @stroughtonsmith.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/11/2025
Embark Studios commissioned Danny and the team at Noclip to document and film the development of ARC Raiders, and its complete concept reboot, over the past several years, which in hindsight feels like an incredibly prescient thing to do www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdorU3sjt_0
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Konrad ‘ktoso’ Malawski @kto.so · 30/10/2025
Nice writeup about plans wrt. the #swift typechecker by @slava@mathstodon.xyz
forums.swift.org
Roadmap for improving the type checker
Roadmap for improving the type checker In the past, we've released various "manifestos" and "roadmaps" to discuss planned improvements to the language. This post is also a roadmap of sorts, but instead, the focus is on the implementation rather than user-visible language changes (however, I will briefly mention a few potential language changes at the very end). Specifically, I'm going to talk about some work we are doing to improve expression type checking in the Swift compiler. This includes c...
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Sebastiaan de With @sdw.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The iPhone 17 Pro camera review is here! www.lux.camera/iphone-17-pr...
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Matt Birchler @birchtree.me · 18/09/2025
I don't know what he's saying at all, but I'm blown away by the production value of this iPhone 17 review. youtu.be/su9aqYLcAhw
youtube.com
最聽勸的一代,但是...iPhone 17 系列首發體驗
iPhone 17 系列的首發體驗影片來了!萬萬沒想到,這次最有用的升級是散熱...... 希望大家喜歡!
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Seb Jachec @sebj.me · 18/09/2025
Finally time to part ways with my Vision Pro, but somehow I feel like this is going to be a challenge to sell 😅
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Matt Massicotte @massicotte.org · 06/09/2025
I get this question a lot. So I finally sat down and tried to really think about it. When should you use an actor? www.massicotte.org/actors
massicotte.org
When should you use an actor?
I enjoy technical conversations that happen across different blogs. One in particular that I revisited recently was a very thought-provoking exchange on enum vs struct. The whole thing is worth your t...
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Christina Warren @filmgirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
If you're a Swift dev, you know LLMs often struggle. This is in part because of the lack of open source code and also because the docs are hidden behind JavaScript gates that LLMs can't easily access. So someone smart made this. I love it.
sosumi.ai
sosumi.ai - Apple Docs for LLMs
sosumi.ai provides Apple Developer documentation in an AI-readable format by converting JavaScript-rendered pages into Markdown.
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Lickability @lickability.com · 26/08/2025
We wanted to share a valuable article we came across: medium.com/airbnb-engin... It’s a practical examination on ways to write performant SwiftUI code (in this case by leveraging Equatable to avoid unnecessary view re-renders), and provides examples that were clear and concise. Worth the read!
medium.com
Understanding and Improving SwiftUI Performance
New techniques we’re using at Airbnb to improve and maintain performance of SwiftUI features at scale
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Robin Hawkes @robhawkes.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
👀 www.rechargenews.com/markets-and-...
rechargenews.com
UK’s wasted wind power laid bare by new Octopus tracking tool
Britain wasted £649m already this year powering down wind farms as there is not enough grid capacity to send renewable energy where it is needed, utility finds
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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 04/07/2025
The is diabolical... a Python object that hallucinates method implementations on demand any time you call them, using my LLM Python library github.com/awwaiid/grem...
from gremllm import Gremllm

# Be sure to tell your gremllm what sort of thing it is
counter = Gremllm('counter')
counter.value = 5
counter.increment()
print(counter.value)  # 6?
print(counter.to_roman_numerals()) # VI?
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Seb Jachec @sebj.me · 10/06/2025
Herald feels much more content-focused out of the box on iOS 26, thanks to the floating toolbar and tab bar. Especially loving the progressive blur scroll-edge effects.
A screenshot of Herald, showing a list of technology articles (feed name, headline and thumbnail for each) in dark mode. Bottom tabs are 'Today' and 'Feeds'. The top toolbar has a back button on the far left and an options button on the far right.Screenshot of an article from Push Square shown in Herald's light mode. The top toolbar is tinted blue to match the feed, with a back button on the far left, and web browser as well as options buttons on the right. The tab bar appears at the bottom, with a progressively blurred gradient behind it.
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Seb Jachec @sebj.me · 10/06/2025
iOS 26 finally brings lyric translation to the Music app, time to close my 5 year old feature request filed in July 2020 (FB8078083)
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Jonas Downey @jonas.do · 10/06/2025
These ultra-translucent interfaces rarely work well as a system, because the transparency introduces way more problems than it solves. It’s form over function. I’d bet that a lot of this liquid glass stuff will end up more like semi-opaque-frosted-glass in the end. But it looks cool as a demo!
difficult to read text on glass in the Music appGlassy Safari controls overlaid on a photographic website, also somewhat illegible
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Seb Jachec @sebj.me · 09/06/2025
Private Cloud Compute, On-Device or ChatGPT options in Shortcuts might as well be labelled Better, Good, Best #WWDC25
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Seb Jachec @sebj.me · 08/06/2025
Josef Fares?
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