Eshu Marneedi
@eshumarneedi.com
Technology blogger, unskilled jester, raconteur. Writer of stories long and short. Pastry connoisseur. https://eshumarneedi.com
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Eshu Marneedi
@eshumarneedi.com
· Dec 4
Alan Dye, Apple, Meta, and Taking Out the Trash
All’s well that ends well, isn’t it?
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New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
After Musk bought Twitter, Tim Cook invited him to Apple Park to ease his anger about the 30% IAP fee. I’m almost positive the two worked out a deal during this meeting to ensure X never gets pulled from the App Store, even if objectionable content is posted there, as long as X keeps paying 30%.
The Tim Cook-X CSAM Brotherhood
Caroline Haskins, writing for Wired: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is being used to flood X with thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors wearing minimal clothing.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
After Musk bought Twitter, Tim Cook invited him to Apple Park to ease his anger about the 30% IAP fee. I’m almost positive the two worked out a deal during this meeting to ensure X never gets pulled from the App Store, even if objectionable content is posted there, as long as X keeps paying 30%.
We as a society do not respect Helvetica enough.
January 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
We as a society do not respect Helvetica enough.
I can confirm that AirPods "pause while sleeping" feature does not work, at least for me.
January 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I can confirm that AirPods "pause while sleeping" feature does not work, at least for me.
One is murder, the other is a fatal shooting.
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
One is murder, the other is a fatal shooting.
I am honestly just not in the mood to write about CES this year. I'll live-tweet through some of the keynotes and get a post up tomorrow or something, but I don't know why anyone bothers with this show anymore. (I'm only doing this because CES stuff does numbers on the site for whatever reason.)
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I am honestly just not in the mood to write about CES this year. I'll live-tweet through some of the keynotes and get a post up tomorrow or something, but I don't know why anyone bothers with this show anymore. (I'm only doing this because CES stuff does numbers on the site for whatever reason.)
That's great! Have you considered the fact that today is not Tuesday?
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 AM
That's great! Have you considered the fact that today is not Tuesday?
Tired: first-class upgrades
Wired: empty middle seat
Wired: empty middle seat
January 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Tired: first-class upgrades
Wired: empty middle seat
Wired: empty middle seat
Last day in Chicago. Really going to miss being here. One of the prettiest cities in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Last day in Chicago. Really going to miss being here. One of the prettiest cities in the world.
Every time I'm in a new city (or, rather, one I don't live in), I'm reminded of how good Google Maps still is. I'm not talking about directions. Google Maps is basically the most intelligent guidebook ever made. Apple's reliance on Yelp needs to end.
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Every time I'm in a new city (or, rather, one I don't live in), I'm reminded of how good Google Maps still is. I'm not talking about directions. Google Maps is basically the most intelligent guidebook ever made. Apple's reliance on Yelp needs to end.
10 years later, Navy Pier is still as pretty as ever.
January 2, 2026 at 2:04 AM
10 years later, Navy Pier is still as pretty as ever.
OK, now it's *really* the new year. Again, happy new year everyone!
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
OK, now it's *really* the new year. Again, happy new year everyone!
Happy new year, everyone!
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Happy new year, everyone!
forever will be in love with this place
December 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
forever will be in love with this place
missed this place (Chicago)
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
missed this place (Chicago)
For probably my last post of 2025, I wrote about Paramount’s desperate bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and why there are two camps of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs these days: the ones who see Washington as an obstacle to innovation, and the ones who see it as a means of personal enrichment.
Why Does David Ellison Want Warner Bros. Again?
Elizabeth Lopatto, writing for The Verge: In October, Warner Bros. put itself up for sale, leading to a number of bids. The two we are concerned with are a bid from Netflix and another from two nepo b...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For probably my last post of 2025, I wrote about Paramount’s desperate bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and why there are two camps of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs these days: the ones who see Washington as an obstacle to innovation, and the ones who see it as a means of personal enrichment.
These people love to talk big game about technical innovation, but what meaningful products have they actually shipped? They really don't feel like tech people to me anymore. They're politics-adjacent people. At least the Altman/Musk types make recognizable products. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Larry Ellison’s big dumb gift to his large adult son
Is funding his son’s dreams of media moguldom enough?
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December 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
These people love to talk big game about technical innovation, but what meaningful products have they actually shipped? They really don't feel like tech people to me anymore. They're politics-adjacent people. At least the Altman/Musk types make recognizable products. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
The Amazon app is utter garbage, but this app intent makes it a little less garbage.
December 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Amazon app is utter garbage, but this app intent makes it a little less garbage.
Belated, but finally here. 2025 was a very meh year for music. I'm still living off 2022. music.apple.com/us/playlist/b...
Best of 2025 by Eshu Marneedi on Apple Music
Playlist · 31 Songs
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December 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Belated, but finally here. 2025 was a very meh year for music. I'm still living off 2022. music.apple.com/us/playlist/b...
Merry Christmas to the person who invented the in-sink garbage disposal.
December 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Merry Christmas to the person who invented the in-sink garbage disposal.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
The original funny number.
December 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The original funny number.
I miss using em dashes.
December 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I miss using em dashes.
Well, Prosser's still kicking.
December 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Well, Prosser's still kicking.
This new "From this Episode" feature in Apple Podcasts is inscrutable. It apparently scans the transcript and finds links to other podcasts / media, then links to them in Apple Podcasts/TV/whatever. (They talked about this on ATP 668.) But it doesn't work for any other chapter links.
Why…?
Why…?
December 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This new "From this Episode" feature in Apple Podcasts is inscrutable. It apparently scans the transcript and finds links to other podcasts / media, then links to them in Apple Podcasts/TV/whatever. (They talked about this on ATP 668.) But it doesn't work for any other chapter links.
Why…?
Why…?