Greg B
iamgregb.io
Greg B
@iamgregb.io
- Long form at https://iamgregb.io
- @1Password and @37signals alumni
Cyprus is shaky today
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reposted by Greg B
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Google's monopoly on video online (not talking about TikTok or Reels) worries me greatly.

The process of enshittification of YouTube is in full swing now, and there's nowhere else to go.
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“AI will join a meeting”
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The iPod sock is back, and it’s a knee high.

9to5mac.com/2025/11/11/a...
Apple launches iPhone Pocket: a limited edition designer strap accessory - 9to5Mac
Apple has launched a limited edition accessory for the iPhone, called the iPhone Pocket. It evokes a modern day iPod...
9to5mac.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Una cerveza, παρακαλώ
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Telegram is doing just fine, folks
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Honestly, I can’t believe how bad and outdated the ePD situation is today.

matomo.org/faq/general/...
ePrivacy Directive, National Implementations and Website Analytics - General - Matomo Analytics Platform
matomo.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Reposted by Greg B
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Americans: Cookie banners in the EU are so bad, it’s crazy

Current US admin: Hold our beer…
Crazy to go to the USDA website and see the sort of wild screed that used to be reserved for the comments section on Breitbart.
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I watched A House of Dynamite yesterday --

iamgregb.io/a-house-of-d...
A House of Dynamite - @iamgregb
Watched A House of Dynamite (2025) yesterday.Act I felt almost like an adaptation of the Nuclear War: A Scenario from Annie Jacobsen, and I really liked it...
iamgregb.io
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It doesn't happen often -- when a company changes its name to the name of the company it acquired recently.

www.theverge.com/news/808472/...
Grammarly is changing its name to Superhuman
So long, Grammarly. Greetings, Superhuman.
www.theverge.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Got the visa for a week. Anyone's up for a coffee? ☕

iamgregb.io/a-week-in-ba...
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
– Target the missiles at these coordinates.
– Done! Missiles launched!
– But they’re not flying where I told you!
– You’re absolutely right — I made a mistake…

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Robot dogs and AI drone swarms: How China could use DeepSeek for an era of war
China is conducting research using DeepSeek and AI to catch up in its arms race with the United States. The Chinese military is exploring technologies such as autonomous drone swarms and robot dogs.
www.reuters.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Ads are a the bane of the modern world.

techcrunch.com/2025/10/26/a...
Ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year | TechCrunch
This could be part of a larger strategy to introduce more advertising in iOS.
techcrunch.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reposted by Greg B
Why Pagecord? @iamgregb.io explains.

Get your own Pagecord for free! I think you’ll like it.

#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
Why Pagecord? - @iamgregb
I met Olly, the creator of Pagecord, when we worked together at 37signals. He left, and then I got laid off out of the blue -- a whole different story. But...
iamgregb.io
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s literally a slop
Meet Mico, Microsoft's AI version of Clippy. Copilot now has its own virtual character for its voice mode, and it's rolling out today. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/804106/...
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Copilot now has its own virtual character for its voice mode.
www.theverge.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is why local-first is the way.

www.reddit.com/r/Notion/s/z...
From the Notion community on Reddit: NOTION WILL BAN YOUR ACCOUNT FOR NO REASON AND KEEP YOUR DATA
Explore this post and more from the Notion community
www.reddit.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
All that money and all they can do is a Chromium wrapper.
October 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Reposted by Greg B
2/ POV: and you can't get back to sleep because you feel like a renter in every monetized corner of your own life...

And while you can't sleep, your mattress topper is sending an astonishing 16 gigabytes of data/month to your sleep landlord.
October 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Wait, I thought mattress thing was a joke…
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
AI increasingly feels like the new Airbnb to me. Just wrote about it: iamgregb.io/ai-is-the-ne...
AI is the New Airbnb - @iamgregb
Airbnb is a fantastic idea on paper -- a global marketplace for homestays, experiences, and local services that you can book right from your phone. You can...
iamgregb.io
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Reposted by Greg B
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM