John B. Roberts
@pencoyd.bsky.social
@pencoyd in lots of places. https://clock.pencoyd.com/
Incredible, measured takedown of macOS Tahoe icons. Makes clear why the feel is off. tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i... from mastodon.online/@nikitonsky (via @daringfireball.bsky.social)
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Incredible, measured takedown of macOS Tahoe icons. Makes clear why the feel is off. tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i... from mastodon.online/@nikitonsky (via @daringfireball.bsky.social)
Reposted by John B. Roberts
Let's break the Internet with this today.....
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Let's break the Internet with this today.....
Removing background from an image with Claude and ChatGPT – clock
clock.pencoyd.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
www.tbray.org/ongoing/When...
We are benefitting from the once-dark fiber (fibre) from the dot-com bubble.
We are benefitting from the once-dark fiber (fibre) from the dot-com bubble.
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
www.tbray.org/ongoing/When...
We are benefitting from the once-dark fiber (fibre) from the dot-com bubble.
We are benefitting from the once-dark fiber (fibre) from the dot-com bubble.
Power outage again in western SF. Limited but we are included. Whee.
December 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Power outage again in western SF. Limited but we are included. Whee.
Reposted by John B. Roberts
Wrap up 2025 in 6 words:
“Can’t say we didn’t warn you.”
“Can’t say we didn’t warn you.”
December 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Wrap up 2025 in 6 words:
“Can’t say we didn’t warn you.”
“Can’t say we didn’t warn you.”
"We don't run profiles on the person who exercises consistently, maintains friendships, sleeps 8 hours, and builds nothing more remarkable than a sustainable existence.
But sustainability is remarkable.
It's actually quite difficult.
Ask anyone who's tried."
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of-...
But sustainability is remarkable.
It's actually quite difficult.
Ask anyone who's tried."
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of-...
The Rime of the Ancient Maintainer
Every culture produces heroes that reflect its deepest anxieties. The Greeks, terrified of both mortality and immortality, gave us Achilles. The Victorians, haunted by social mobility, gave us the sel...
www.joanwestenberg.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"We don't run profiles on the person who exercises consistently, maintains friendships, sleeps 8 hours, and builds nothing more remarkable than a sustainable existence.
But sustainability is remarkable.
It's actually quite difficult.
Ask anyone who's tried."
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of-...
But sustainability is remarkable.
It's actually quite difficult.
Ask anyone who's tried."
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of-...
Reposted by John B. Roberts
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Today? You sent this today, PG&E?
December 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Today? You sent this today, PG&E?
Appreciate update but no context on whether things are improving. Outage map is worse + another two hours = confidence? #hugops because we all depend on this infrastructure.
December 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Appreciate update but no context on whether things are improving. Outage map is worse + another two hours = confidence? #hugops because we all depend on this infrastructure.
I'm pro more ways for tech experts to improve common infrastructure, like government. USDS and 18F were gutted. Now Tech Force announced, and I'm wary. If not outright skeptical. FAQ explains not DOGE but if you're explaining, you're losing.
Curious what @cydharrell.bsky.social thinks.
Curious what @cydharrell.bsky.social thinks.
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I'm pro more ways for tech experts to improve common infrastructure, like government. USDS and 18F were gutted. Now Tech Force announced, and I'm wary. If not outright skeptical. FAQ explains not DOGE but if you're explaining, you're losing.
Curious what @cydharrell.bsky.social thinks.
Curious what @cydharrell.bsky.social thinks.
Attended this talk live. History applied to current events helps with context. Visualizations as art: fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
Kate Crawford | Mapping Empires
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Attended this talk live. History applied to current events helps with context. Visualizations as art: fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
Tom Whitwell's annual post is less narcissistic and wider ranging than Spotify Wrapped. medium.com/@tomwhitwell...
52 things I learned in 2025
This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and…
medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Tom Whitwell's annual post is less narcissistic and wider ranging than Spotify Wrapped. medium.com/@tomwhitwell...
It's more inspiring when the NYTimes allows data to drive the story. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c... Feels similar to the local successes that @jfallows.bsky.social and Deb Fallows surface often.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It's more inspiring when the NYTimes allows data to drive the story. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c... Feels similar to the local successes that @jfallows.bsky.social and Deb Fallows surface often.
Avoid mediocrity, always.
"...if you don’t listen to smart humans who tell you the truth, you will achieve an impressive nothing or, worse, a mediocre something."
@rands.bsky.social latest is less an essay than internal dialogue shared.
randsinrepose.com/archives/the...
"...if you don’t listen to smart humans who tell you the truth, you will achieve an impressive nothing or, worse, a mediocre something."
@rands.bsky.social latest is less an essay than internal dialogue shared.
randsinrepose.com/archives/the...
The Loop
Dream a Bit. Nothing innovative was created by committee. You have to stumble on that odd idea at 3:15a and recognize that you've never seen it before. Maybe no one has seen it. Let it bump around you...
randsinrepose.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Avoid mediocrity, always.
"...if you don’t listen to smart humans who tell you the truth, you will achieve an impressive nothing or, worse, a mediocre something."
@rands.bsky.social latest is less an essay than internal dialogue shared.
randsinrepose.com/archives/the...
"...if you don’t listen to smart humans who tell you the truth, you will achieve an impressive nothing or, worse, a mediocre something."
@rands.bsky.social latest is less an essay than internal dialogue shared.
randsinrepose.com/archives/the...
"The average family will pay $1,800 more for groceries, clothing, and other necessities thanks to the Trump administration’s trade policies in 2025."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Tariffs Did
Is this the end of the trade war?
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"The average family will pay $1,800 more for groceries, clothing, and other necessities thanks to the Trump administration’s trade policies in 2025."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Sharing for awareness. Government funding has to come from somewhere. Better taxpayers than most other sources. One more organization under fire: the IRS donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
Five Questions for IRS CEO Frank Bisignano
The IRS has a new leader – maybe he can tell us whats happening
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sharing for awareness. Government funding has to come from somewhere. Better taxpayers than most other sources. One more organization under fire: the IRS donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
I keep deferring MacOS "upgrade" to Tahoe (26.1) because (a) not excited about liquid glass UI and (b) not clear about any other benefits. Am I missing anything?
Usually in favor of staying current, but unconvinced, so far.
Usually in favor of staying current, but unconvinced, so far.
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I keep deferring MacOS "upgrade" to Tahoe (26.1) because (a) not excited about liquid glass UI and (b) not clear about any other benefits. Am I missing anything?
Usually in favor of staying current, but unconvinced, so far.
Usually in favor of staying current, but unconvinced, so far.
Not surprising, but still chilling and worth paying attention to the individual cases.
New, from me: DHS says immigration enforcement employees like ICE are facing unprecedented threats and 1000% increase in assaults. But the data does not add up. Look at the details, and we see state agents using excessive force, and then lying about it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
Who's Threatening Who?
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a different story
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Not surprising, but still chilling and worth paying attention to the individual cases.
Sign of the times: as a pedestrian at a crosswalk, I trust a Waymo to stop more than a human driver.
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Sign of the times: as a pedestrian at a crosswalk, I trust a Waymo to stop more than a human driver.
TIL: Federal Universal Service Charge (or Fee) DRAMATICALLY increases your wireless bill for international calls.
Quarterly rate set by FCC for FUSF: www.fcc.gov/general/cont... (Q4 2025 is 38.1%)
Carrier contributions "may be recovered from customers."
Narrator: they are!
Quarterly rate set by FCC for FUSF: www.fcc.gov/general/cont... (Q4 2025 is 38.1%)
Carrier contributions "may be recovered from customers."
Narrator: they are!
www.fcc.gov
October 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
TIL: Federal Universal Service Charge (or Fee) DRAMATICALLY increases your wireless bill for international calls.
Quarterly rate set by FCC for FUSF: www.fcc.gov/general/cont... (Q4 2025 is 38.1%)
Carrier contributions "may be recovered from customers."
Narrator: they are!
Quarterly rate set by FCC for FUSF: www.fcc.gov/general/cont... (Q4 2025 is 38.1%)
Carrier contributions "may be recovered from customers."
Narrator: they are!
A pragmatic view on AI, looking over a longer horizon, from @rmhrisk.bsky.social
Whether AI is as disruptive as the printing press or the internet itself, TBD.
That's a stretch, for me. But I've heard similar from thoughtful people who are often my canaries about technical (r)evolution.
Whether AI is as disruptive as the printing press or the internet itself, TBD.
That's a stretch, for me. But I've heard similar from thoughtful people who are often my canaries about technical (r)evolution.
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A pragmatic view on AI, looking over a longer horizon, from @rmhrisk.bsky.social
Whether AI is as disruptive as the printing press or the internet itself, TBD.
That's a stretch, for me. But I've heard similar from thoughtful people who are often my canaries about technical (r)evolution.
Whether AI is as disruptive as the printing press or the internet itself, TBD.
That's a stretch, for me. But I've heard similar from thoughtful people who are often my canaries about technical (r)evolution.
As intended, @anildash.com wrote a clear piece about opinions about AI that are more nuanced than general attention. www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
As intended, @anildash.com wrote a clear piece about opinions about AI that are more nuanced than general attention. www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
"Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves."
Topical, despite original publication date of 1954 for The Two Towers, with Gandalf commenting on the Palantir... thank you, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Topical, despite original publication date of 1954 for The Two Towers, with Gandalf commenting on the Palantir... thank you, J.R.R. Tolkien.
October 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves."
Topical, despite original publication date of 1954 for The Two Towers, with Gandalf commenting on the Palantir... thank you, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Topical, despite original publication date of 1954 for The Two Towers, with Gandalf commenting on the Palantir... thank you, J.R.R. Tolkien.