Ivan
@ifird.bsky.social
The ads you see on Apple News+ are reminiscent of the internet before 2009.
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The ads you see on Apple News+ are reminiscent of the internet before 2009.
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Spot on by @anildash.com: “The son of an immigrant, a child of the counterculture, a man offering an unmistakable fuck-you to Big Brother, and a person who, above all, would never kiss the ass of someone who had absolutely awful taste. This was Steve Jobs." www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/h...
How Tim Cook sold out Steve Jobs - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Spot on by @anildash.com: “The son of an immigrant, a child of the counterculture, a man offering an unmistakable fuck-you to Big Brother, and a person who, above all, would never kiss the ass of someone who had absolutely awful taste. This was Steve Jobs." www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/h...
The smell of rain in the morning >>
September 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The smell of rain in the morning >>
Small, highly engaged community > big community w/ bots and spammers.
June 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Small, highly engaged community > big community w/ bots and spammers.
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Wearing META glasses is like having a cybertruck on your face
June 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Wearing META glasses is like having a cybertruck on your face
AI is still a solution desperately looking for a problem. Jony Ive will undoubtedly make something beautiful for OpenAI, but how functional can a product be when it confidently lies to you 20-30% of the time?
May 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
AI is still a solution desperately looking for a problem. Jony Ive will undoubtedly make something beautiful for OpenAI, but how functional can a product be when it confidently lies to you 20-30% of the time?
Quote of the week: "...I invented the iPhone, but the screen sometimes tries to bang Kevin Roose" - @reckless.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Quote of the week: "...I invented the iPhone, but the screen sometimes tries to bang Kevin Roose" - @reckless.bsky.social
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Fun fact: This sign is on the lawn of house in Palo Alto which was bought in 1996 for $437,500 and is currently valued at $3,529,646. It's property tax bill is $9,996 per year.
Friends, on a scale of 1-5 stars, how passionate do you think this homeowner in Palo Alto is about affordable housing?
April 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Fun fact: This sign is on the lawn of house in Palo Alto which was bought in 1996 for $437,500 and is currently valued at $3,529,646. It's property tax bill is $9,996 per year.
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April 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Seems like a good time to share this old clip of Hayao Miyazaki from Ghibli Studios reaction to generative AI in art.
March 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Seems like a good time to share this old clip of Hayao Miyazaki from Ghibli Studios reaction to generative AI in art.
Wait, people hate Ted lasso?! Why?
March 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wait, people hate Ted lasso?! Why?
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March 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Apple Intelligence summaries are tweaking today
January 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Apple Intelligence summaries are tweaking today
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apple tv knew exactly what they were doing dropping silo finale and severance premiere on the same day bc i’m not going to feel this level of euphoria again for the next 4 years.
January 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
apple tv knew exactly what they were doing dropping silo finale and severance premiere on the same day bc i’m not going to feel this level of euphoria again for the next 4 years.
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Here is my strongest personal belief: the worst animal is better than the best human.
January 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here is my strongest personal belief: the worst animal is better than the best human.
Mentally I’m still at the 76ers @ Warriors game.
January 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mentally I’m still at the 76ers @ Warriors game.
I travel often for work and have been using United exclusively over the past 4 years because their iOS app is so much better than most other domestic airlines. To me, this is proof that investing in great talent for their consumer app product has had a great ROI.
December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I travel often for work and have been using United exclusively over the past 4 years because their iOS app is so much better than most other domestic airlines. To me, this is proof that investing in great talent for their consumer app product has had a great ROI.