Wesley Hilliard
@hilli.tech
Writer and podcaster at @appleinsider.com. HilliTech blog. 10 year US Navy veteran. He/Him
It's driving me insane. This was one of my topics in a post I wrote today. I'm so tired of hearing about how Apple Vision Pro being a failure or Apple giving up.
It's just objectively not true.
https://www.hilli.tech/apples-week-february-13-eternal-crazy-season/
It's just objectively not true.
https://www.hilli.tech/apples-week-february-13-eternal-crazy-season/
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
It's driving me insane. This was one of my topics in a post I wrote today. I'm so tired of hearing about how Apple Vision Pro being a failure or Apple giving up.
It's just objectively not true.
https://www.hilli.tech/apples-week-february-13-eternal-crazy-season/
It's just objectively not true.
https://www.hilli.tech/apples-week-february-13-eternal-crazy-season/
Trueee, but they do instill their whole identity from the ground up so I doubt much will change as far as moral stances on privacy. But yeah, I expect this would work a lot like HomeKit Secure Video where your home cameras in Apple Home use your faces data in Photos to label people on your doorbell.
February 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Trueee, but they do instill their whole identity from the ground up so I doubt much will change as far as moral stances on privacy. But yeah, I expect this would work a lot like HomeKit Secure Video where your home cameras in Apple Home use your faces data in Photos to label people on your doorbell.
This is straight up fascist bullshit. I'm curious to see Apple's private implementation based on your personal contacts and photos, if this feature comes to Apple at all.
www.hilli.tech/metas-fascis...
www.hilli.tech/metas-fascis...
Meta's fascist glasses to get new harassment feature targeting the Trump era
Meta wants to launch a facial recognition feature for its smart glasses while regulators and protestors are distracted.
www.hilli.tech
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
This is straight up fascist bullshit. I'm curious to see Apple's private implementation based on your personal contacts and photos, if this feature comes to Apple at all.
www.hilli.tech/metas-fascis...
www.hilli.tech/metas-fascis...
My email spam box is 999,999 daily emails from Pet Smart for some reason and like one spam phishing attempt where they call me (customer).
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
My email spam box is 999,999 daily emails from Pet Smart for some reason and like one spam phishing attempt where they call me (customer).
In all seriousness, I'd love to play through the entire On The Way To A Smile novella series as a kind of slice-of-life walking sim as DLC after Remake 3 ends. (I know, I'm boring)
Still wondering if they'll keep Advent Children cannon or if we'll get yet another version of that movie.
Dirge DLC?
Still wondering if they'll keep Advent Children cannon or if we'll get yet another version of that movie.
Dirge DLC?
February 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
In all seriousness, I'd love to play through the entire On The Way To A Smile novella series as a kind of slice-of-life walking sim as DLC after Remake 3 ends. (I know, I'm boring)
Still wondering if they'll keep Advent Children cannon or if we'll get yet another version of that movie.
Dirge DLC?
Still wondering if they'll keep Advent Children cannon or if we'll get yet another version of that movie.
Dirge DLC?
"I can't believe Apple, giving Trump that piece of glass was the last straw. Let me show you this thing I Googled and watch it on YouTube." -- people, apparently
Meanwhile, Google literally silencing people critical of fascism:
Meanwhile, Google literally silencing people critical of fascism:
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees call on the company to cut ties
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
"I can't believe Apple, giving Trump that piece of glass was the last straw. Let me show you this thing I Googled and watch it on YouTube." -- people, apparently
Meanwhile, Google literally silencing people critical of fascism:
Meanwhile, Google literally silencing people critical of fascism:
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February 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
NEW PODCAST: Top of the Jank pile aftermath.site/top-of-the-jan...
February 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
NEW PODCAST: Top of the Jank pile aftermath.site/top-of-the-jan...
For example, the character being a person with blindness is treated no differently than the character that is invisible, so he can't see his own injuries to treat them. It's quite brilliant and seems to have been written with accessibility representation in mind. Absolutely recommend.
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
For example, the character being a person with blindness is treated no differently than the character that is invisible, so he can't see his own injuries to treat them. It's quite brilliant and seems to have been written with accessibility representation in mind. Absolutely recommend.
What's most notable beyond the absolute joy every episode brings to someone that knows what it's like to fall in love is how the characters interact. It's a world where animal people and invisible people exist. Nothing is "disability" but just a part of living.
It's a beautiful anime.
It's a beautiful anime.
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
What's most notable beyond the absolute joy every episode brings to someone that knows what it's like to fall in love is how the characters interact. It's a world where animal people and invisible people exist. Nothing is "disability" but just a part of living.
It's a beautiful anime.
It's a beautiful anime.
Excellent read, and I'll toss one out there:
"The Invisible Man and His Soon To Be Wife" is an absolutely infectious and adorable anime about an invisible man falling in love with a coworker who is blind.
Every interaction shows love and care. It's never treated as a problem or something to solve.
"The Invisible Man and His Soon To Be Wife" is an absolutely infectious and adorable anime about an invisible man falling in love with a coworker who is blind.
Every interaction shows love and care. It's never treated as a problem or something to solve.
Addressing Ableism Through The Lens of Anime: Robert Iveniuk examines how anime can be used to shine a light on the ableism people with disabilities face in reality, using Komi Can't Communicate, Your Lie In April, and others as subjects.
#anime #disability
#anime #disability
Addressing Ableism Through The Lens of Anime
Art, especially pop culture, may not have the power to manifest laws or accessible architecture through its sheer existence, but it can change hearts and minds.
hera.fyi
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Excellent read, and I'll toss one out there:
"The Invisible Man and His Soon To Be Wife" is an absolutely infectious and adorable anime about an invisible man falling in love with a coworker who is blind.
Every interaction shows love and care. It's never treated as a problem or something to solve.
"The Invisible Man and His Soon To Be Wife" is an absolutely infectious and adorable anime about an invisible man falling in love with a coworker who is blind.
Every interaction shows love and care. It's never treated as a problem or something to solve.
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
I blogged about why I avoided Binding of Isaac because of its depiction of cleft lips and other birth defects, and how a recent conversation with its creator changed my mind.
For 15 Years, I Refused to Play One Game
The Binding of Isaac, Mewgenics, and seeing what scares us.
postgame.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I blogged about why I avoided Binding of Isaac because of its depiction of cleft lips and other birth defects, and how a recent conversation with its creator changed my mind.
Sobble says the best way to watch YouTube on Apple Vision Pro is still Television by Sandwich.
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Sobble says the best way to watch YouTube on Apple Vision Pro is still Television by Sandwich.
I love Apple's day later "no" responses to silly reporting.
A story suggesting Apple was having internal struggles and may delay anticipated new Siri features has been mildly countered with a statement from Apple -- "on track to launch in 2026."
Siri & Apple Intelligence upgrades still coming in 2026 in spite of rumors
A story suggesting Apple was having internal struggles and may delay anticipated new Siri features has been mildly countered with a statement from Apple -- "on track to launch in 2026."
appleinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I love Apple's day later "no" responses to silly reporting.
I forgot to link to this yesterday, but this is also our topic for AppleInsider+ this week:
www.hilli.tech/apple-has-th...
www.hilli.tech/apple-has-th...
Apple has the power to end all these regulatory battles, it just won't
Apple may not be totally in the wrong when it comes to regulators and developers wanting to change its commission rates, but it has the power to make everyone happy -- and should.
www.hilli.tech
February 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I forgot to link to this yesterday, but this is also our topic for AppleInsider+ this week:
www.hilli.tech/apple-has-th...
www.hilli.tech/apple-has-th...
Get these girls some horse armor so they can become true video game horses.
Current horse video game: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Current horse video game: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Video game horse expert on Umamusume: ‘I have supremely mixed feelings’
aftermath.site/umamusume-hors...
aftermath.site/umamusume-hors...
February 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Get these girls some horse armor so they can become true video game horses.
Current horse video game: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Current horse video game: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
I am growing increasingly tired of this big baby administration and its stupid drug store lackeys.
Apple News is an aggregation app run by human curators and algorithmic feeds, but a poorly handled study failed to catch the right-wing outlets shared, and now the FTC is involved.
FTC uses selective Apple News study to ask Apple to stop promoting 'leftist outlets'
Apple News is an aggregation app run by human curators and algorithmic feeds, but a poorly handled study failed to catch the right-wing outlets shared, and now the FTC is involved.
appleinsider.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I am growing increasingly tired of this big baby administration and its stupid drug store lackeys.
Why do people keep getting threatened by terrible videos?
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Why do people keep getting threatened by terrible videos?
It's apparently that easy. lmao
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
It's apparently that easy. lmao
Going to create a bot called "is Apple still doomed?" and have it post every hour that Apple is doomed, then all the Apple websites will report on it, then Jim Cramer will interview the bot live on TV, then I'll become rich.
That's how it works right?
That's how it works right?
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Going to create a bot called "is Apple still doomed?" and have it post every hour that Apple is doomed, then all the Apple websites will report on it, then Jim Cramer will interview the bot live on TV, then I'll become rich.
That's how it works right?
That's how it works right?
The idea of something being delayed when it has never been announced is just silly on its face. Beyond that, the report cites opinions from December and January, and may even have confused an internal feature flag as a sign of a delay.
We'll see what we get with iOS 26.4 and go from there.
We'll see what we get with iOS 26.4 and go from there.
A report suggests that internal testing hasn't been going well with the new Siri and some features, including access to personal data, will likely be pushed back to iOS 26.5 and iOS 27.
Siri testing isn't going well, new features probably wont ship in iOS 26.4
A report suggests that internal testing hasn't been going well with the new Siri and some features, including access to personal data, will likely be pushed back to iOS 26.5 and iOS 27.
appleinsider.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The idea of something being delayed when it has never been announced is just silly on its face. Beyond that, the report cites opinions from December and January, and may even have confused an internal feature flag as a sign of a delay.
We'll see what we get with iOS 26.4 and go from there.
We'll see what we get with iOS 26.4 and go from there.
So much of Apple rumors is exactly this. I get so tired of it, and there's not much we can do to stop it because *everyone* covers the grifters, so ignoring them isn't exactly an option either. 😭
February 11, 2026 at 3:08 AM
So much of Apple rumors is exactly this. I get so tired of it, and there's not much we can do to stop it because *everyone* covers the grifters, so ignoring them isn't exactly an option either. 😭