August “Gus” Mueller
@ccgus.bsky.social
The guy at Flying Meat. I wrote Acorn, Retrobatch, VoodooPad, FlySketch, FMDB, probably more. Pizza and bread too.
Apparently I’m a super @gruber fan today. Two posts on my site:
Apple Developer Relations Over the Years: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Gruber and Snell on Liquid Glass: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Apple Developer Relations Over the Years: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Gruber and Snell on Liquid Glass: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Apple Developer Relations Over the Years
shapeof.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Apparently I’m a super @gruber fan today. Two posts on my site:
Apple Developer Relations Over the Years: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Gruber and Snell on Liquid Glass: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Apple Developer Relations Over the Years: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Gruber and Snell on Liquid Glass: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Just got the new Incase Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard, "Designed by Microsoft". So far it's a 1:1 swap in replacement and I'm super happy to have options now.
Changing keyboards is really really hard, I'm glad I don't have to eventually find a different model. (I also have two backups in the closet!)
Changing keyboards is really really hard, I'm glad I don't have to eventually find a different model. (I also have two backups in the closet!)
May 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Just got the new Incase Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard, "Designed by Microsoft". So far it's a 1:1 swap in replacement and I'm super happy to have options now.
Changing keyboards is really really hard, I'm glad I don't have to eventually find a different model. (I also have two backups in the closet!)
Changing keyboards is really really hard, I'm glad I don't have to eventually find a different model. (I also have two backups in the closet!)
I've just updated flyingmeat.com/acorn/docs-8... "ACTN002: Acorn's File Format" with a Python script to export layers as png/tiff/plist.
Acorn is technically a proprietary format, but I'm not big into lock-in, so I'll always make it easy to get your data out.
Acorn is technically a proprietary format, but I'm not big into lock-in, so I'll always make it easy to get your data out.
ACTN002 Acorn's Native File Format - ACORN 8 DOCS
flyingmeat.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I've just updated flyingmeat.com/acorn/docs-8... "ACTN002: Acorn's File Format" with a Python script to export layers as png/tiff/plist.
Acorn is technically a proprietary format, but I'm not big into lock-in, so I'll always make it easy to get your data out.
Acorn is technically a proprietary format, but I'm not big into lock-in, so I'll always make it easy to get your data out.
Yesterday I got Myth II: Soulblighter updated on my Mac, and I just ran through a training session for the alpha of Marathon on my Xbox and I'm wondering what decade is it again?
April 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yesterday I got Myth II: Soulblighter updated on my Mac, and I just ran through a training session for the alpha of Marathon on my Xbox and I'm wondering what decade is it again?
Well this brings back big old feelings - Java running in the browser via WASM. And there's a live Swing demo on the page as well: labs.leaningtech.com/blog/cheerpj...
CheerpJ 4.0: WebAssembly JVM for the browser, now with Java 11 and JNI support
The latest release of our state-of-the-art Java runtime that runs completely in the browser via WebAssembly, is now available!
labs.leaningtech.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Well this brings back big old feelings - Java running in the browser via WASM. And there's a live Swing demo on the page as well: labs.leaningtech.com/blog/cheerpj...
A quick little tip from me: How to Bake in PDF Redactions Using Retrobatch: shapeof.com/archives/202...
How to Bake in PDF Redactions Using Retrobatch
shapeof.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A quick little tip from me: How to Bake in PDF Redactions Using Retrobatch: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Some recent posts by me:
The Subjective Charms of Objective-C: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Building WebGL Gradients, Zero to 60: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Geoffrey Litt's Stevens AI Assistant: shapeof.com/archives/202...
The Subjective Charms of Objective-C: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Building WebGL Gradients, Zero to 60: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Geoffrey Litt's Stevens AI Assistant: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Geoffrey Litt's Stevens AI Assistant
SQLite, cron, and open APIs. This is the type of hacking that I really dig and I've considered putting together as well.
shapeof.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Some recent posts by me:
The Subjective Charms of Objective-C: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Building WebGL Gradients, Zero to 60: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Geoffrey Litt's Stevens AI Assistant: shapeof.com/archives/202...
The Subjective Charms of Objective-C: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Building WebGL Gradients, Zero to 60: shapeof.com/archives/202...
Geoffrey Litt's Stevens AI Assistant: shapeof.com/archives/202...
A little post by me: Acorn's File Format Documented:
shapeof.com/archives/202...
The database schema it's been using is 16 years old now, and I don't think it's going to change anytime soon.
shapeof.com/archives/202...
The database schema it's been using is 16 years old now, and I don't think it's going to change anytime soon.
April 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A little post by me: Acorn's File Format Documented:
shapeof.com/archives/202...
The database schema it's been using is 16 years old now, and I don't think it's going to change anytime soon.
shapeof.com/archives/202...
The database schema it's been using is 16 years old now, and I don't think it's going to change anytime soon.
Fixed a very, very old bug in Acorn today.
I never thought it was my fault, but it was. So hurray it’s fixed! But also WTF, Gus.
I never thought it was my fault, but it was. So hurray it’s fixed! But also WTF, Gus.
April 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Fixed a very, very old bug in Acorn today.
I never thought it was my fault, but it was. So hurray it’s fixed! But also WTF, Gus.
I never thought it was my fault, but it was. So hurray it’s fixed! But also WTF, Gus.
March 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Here's some bread I baked yesterday. It was good.
One of these days I'll get back to writing about it again and my current techniques.
#breadsky
One of these days I'll get back to writing about it again and my current techniques.
#breadsky
March 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Here's some bread I baked yesterday. It was good.
One of these days I'll get back to writing about it again and my current techniques.
#breadsky
One of these days I'll get back to writing about it again and my current techniques.
#breadsky
Just did the "set an alarm so I can get some crazy tech gadget the second it's released" thing, but it's a pizza oven. Because I'm me. Got a Gozney Tread headed my way. (And if you want one, here's a 10% off: <https://gozney.mention-me.com/m/ol/ye6nk-august-mueller>)
March 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just did the "set an alarm so I can get some crazy tech gadget the second it's released" thing, but it's a pizza oven. Because I'm me. Got a Gozney Tread headed my way. (And if you want one, here's a 10% off: <https://gozney.mention-me.com/m/ol/ye6nk-august-mueller>)
This Stratechary interview with Bobby Healy from Manna, a drone delivery company, was awesome and amazing: stratechery.com/2025/an-inte...
I want it so much in the US.
I want it so much in the US.
An Interview with Manna Founder and CEO Bobby Healy About Drone Delivery
An interview with Manna founder and CEO Bobby Healy about drone delivery: how does it work, what is the regulatory landscape, and why the suburbs will be the place to be.
stratechery.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This Stratechary interview with Bobby Healy from Manna, a drone delivery company, was awesome and amazing: stratechery.com/2025/an-inte...
I want it so much in the US.
I want it so much in the US.
New pizza oven alert. The Gozney Tread is a $499 super portable oven for … adventures? The stand is pretty amazing, and the magnetic mantel is A+ design work.
The designs coming out of Gozney has gotten so good, I love it: www.gozney.com/collections/...
The designs coming out of Gozney has gotten so good, I love it: www.gozney.com/collections/...
Trail Blaze
Gozney - the home of innovation. Discover our range of premium home and commercial pizza ovens.
www.gozney.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New pizza oven alert. The Gozney Tread is a $499 super portable oven for … adventures? The stand is pretty amazing, and the magnetic mantel is A+ design work.
The designs coming out of Gozney has gotten so good, I love it: www.gozney.com/collections/...
The designs coming out of Gozney has gotten so good, I love it: www.gozney.com/collections/...
PSA: If you're a fan of Brandon Sanderson, his first four books of The Stormlight Archive only $2.99 each on Kindle: amzn.to/4hWXt61
The Stormlight Archive
Visit Amazon's The Stormlight Archive Page and shop for all The Stormlight Archive books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of The Stormlight Archive
amzn.to
November 24, 2024 at 11:17 PM
PSA: If you're a fan of Brandon Sanderson, his first four books of The Stormlight Archive only $2.99 each on Kindle: amzn.to/4hWXt61
Lunatic Fringe on the web: github.com/jackinloadup...
Very cool, but … it doesn't play like I remember. Probably a Safari problem.
Very cool, but … it doesn't play like I remember. Probably a Safari problem.
GitHub - jackinloadup/lunatic-fringe: Lunatic Fringe is a game originally distributed as an AfterDark screensaver
Lunatic Fringe is a game originally distributed as an AfterDark screensaver - jackinloadup/lunatic-fringe
github.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Lunatic Fringe on the web: github.com/jackinloadup...
Very cool, but … it doesn't play like I remember. Probably a Safari problem.
Very cool, but … it doesn't play like I remember. Probably a Safari problem.
I'm forcing myself to use Acorn (and all other apps) in Dark Aqua mode on MacOS to fix some stuff, and … how the heck do people do this? The eye strain comes on so fast. It can't be a generational thing, can it? Eye strain?
November 22, 2024 at 5:48 PM
I'm forcing myself to use Acorn (and all other apps) in Dark Aqua mode on MacOS to fix some stuff, and … how the heck do people do this? The eye strain comes on so fast. It can't be a generational thing, can it? Eye strain?
Maybe Pizza Roundup 003:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/11/pizza_roundup_003.html
Some dumb links, Black Friday sales, and My Friend Derek's is relocating!
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/11/pizza_roundup_003.html
Some dumb links, Black Friday sales, and My Friend Derek's is relocating!
November 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Maybe Pizza Roundup 003:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/11/pizza_roundup_003.html
Some dumb links, Black Friday sales, and My Friend Derek's is relocating!
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/11/pizza_roundup_003.html
Some dumb links, Black Friday sales, and My Friend Derek's is relocating!
Acorn, Retrobatch, and Gus Updates:
https://shapeof.com/archives/2024/11/acorn_retrobatch_and_gus_updates.html
https://shapeof.com/archives/2024/11/acorn_retrobatch_and_gus_updates.html
November 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Acorn, Retrobatch, and Gus Updates:
https://shapeof.com/archives/2024/11/acorn_retrobatch_and_gus_updates.html
https://shapeof.com/archives/2024/11/acorn_retrobatch_and_gus_updates.html
Bake Notes 2024.10.21: Oven Experiments With Bread Part 13, where I kind of go back to the drawing board with good results:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.21_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_13.html
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.21_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_13.html
October 21, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Bake Notes 2024.10.21: Oven Experiments With Bread Part 13, where I kind of go back to the drawing board with good results:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.21_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_13.html
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.21_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_13.html
Bake Notes 2024.10.14 Oven Experiments With Bread Part 10:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.14_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_10.html
I had to rush the bake unfortunately.
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.14_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_10.html
I had to rush the bake unfortunately.
October 14, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Bake Notes 2024.10.14 Oven Experiments With Bread Part 10:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.14_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_10.html
I had to rush the bake unfortunately.
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.14_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_10.html
I had to rush the bake unfortunately.
This bake was good and repeated the success from the other day. I might have the basics for doing multiple loaves in this oven down. Now I get to experiment in different ways.
Rosemary sourdough: https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.10_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_9.html
Rosemary sourdough: https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.10_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_9.html
October 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM
This bake was good and repeated the success from the other day. I might have the basics for doing multiple loaves in this oven down. Now I get to experiment in different ways.
Rosemary sourdough: https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.10_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_9.html
Rosemary sourdough: https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.10_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_9.html
The bake for today's bread could have been so much better, but I think my oven decided to turn off the heat instead of turning it down:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.08_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_8.html
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.08_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_8.html
October 8, 2024 at 9:10 PM
The bake for today's bread could have been so much better, but I think my oven decided to turn off the heat instead of turning it down:
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.08_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_8.html
https://maybepizza.com/archives/2024/10/bake_notes_2024.10.08_oven_experiments_with_bread_part_8.html