Mark Powell, formerly of NASA
@drmarkpowell.iosdev.space.ap.brid.gy
I like people, software, and helping them work together. I love family, coding for all Apple platforms, scifi, britcoms & starship modeling. iOS, macOS, visionOS […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://iosdev.space/@Drmarkpowell, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://iosdev.space/@Drmarkpowell, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Oh snap, Marvel's Thunderbolts* was just released for streaming on Disney+ in 3D for Apple Vision Pro. That's my Friday night sorted! 😃 😃 😃
August 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Oh snap, Marvel's Thunderbolts* was just released for streaming on Disney+ in 3D for Apple Vision Pro. That's my Friday night sorted! 😃 😃 😃
@vrhermit have you ever seen a way in RealityKit to add a highlight around an Entity, like when an Entity is selected in Reality Composer Pro? Put a little glow outline around it?
July 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
@vrhermit have you ever seen a way in RealityKit to add a highlight around an Entity, like when an Entity is selected in Reality Composer Pro? Put a little glow outline around it?
Ok, I'm truly torn. One the one hand, I'd love to try macOS Tahoe beta with Xcode 26 and try coding with some AI support to see how that goes. Should I:
* go all in, upgrade my laptop to Tahoe
* partition a volume and reboot into it to try this stuff out or
* fogetaboutit, it's not worth it […]
* go all in, upgrade my laptop to Tahoe
* partition a volume and reboot into it to try this stuff out or
* fogetaboutit, it's not worth it […]
Original post on iosdev.space
iosdev.space
June 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ok, I'm truly torn. One the one hand, I'd love to try macOS Tahoe beta with Xcode 26 and try coding with some AI support to see how that goes. Should I:
* go all in, upgrade my laptop to Tahoe
* partition a volume and reboot into it to try this stuff out or
* fogetaboutit, it's not worth it […]
* go all in, upgrade my laptop to Tahoe
* partition a volume and reboot into it to try this stuff out or
* fogetaboutit, it's not worth it […]
June 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I recently was informed that I am no longer being considered for a prospective career opportunity I was really excited for. Heartbreaking. I could use a hug.
May 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I recently was informed that I am no longer being considered for a prospective career opportunity I was really excited for. Heartbreaking. I could use a hug.
Amazing! Exploring Mars app for Vision Pro is featured in the Vision Pro iPhone app this week! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958
Exploring Mars
Meet NASA's Perseverance Rover, on a mission to explore the surface of Mars. Perseverance launched from Florida in 2020 and landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. The rover is collecting samples and analyzing the geology, atmosphere and chemistry of Mars to search for signs of past life in and around…
apps.apple.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Amazing! Exploring Mars app for Vision Pro is featured in the Vision Pro iPhone app this week! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958
Anyone using #couchbase DB with edge sync with their native iOS app? If so, what has your experience been like? Thanks for sharing.
April 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Anyone using #couchbase DB with edge sync with their native iOS app? If so, what has your experience been like? Thanks for sharing.
@timmitra know any good repos of cool MaterialX shaders for Rrality Composer Pro?
timmitra (@timmitra@mastodon.social)
1.2K Posts, 526 Following, 481 Followers · I strive to create honest and knowledgeable solutions that empower people to embrace change. podcaster, iOS Eng, artist, tech writer, feminist 🇨🇦 https://lnk.bio/Timmitra #fedi22 #iosdevelopment #iosPodcast #swiftpodcast #technology #mobileappdevelopment #podcasts #swiftui #a11y
mastodon.social
March 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
@timmitra know any good repos of cool MaterialX shaders for Rrality Composer Pro?
Reposted by Mark Powell, formerly of NASA
If you are concerned about the proposed 50% cut to #nasa's science budget, then write your representative in congress. The #planetarysociety provides on online form that will only take 2 minutes of your time:
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
March 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If you are concerned about the proposed 50% cut to #nasa's science budget, then write your representative in congress. The #planetarysociety provides on online form that will only take 2 minutes of your time:
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
The people I work with and I love our jobs at NASA. Imminent budget cuts threaten the future of science in the USA. Please consider advocating on our behalf to let us continue studying the Earth and our solar system. The Planetary Society makes it easy to tell Congress and the executive branch […]
Original post on iosdev.space
iosdev.space
March 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The people I work with and I love our jobs at NASA. Imminent budget cuts threaten the future of science in the USA. Please consider advocating on our behalf to let us continue studying the Earth and our solar system. The Planetary Society makes it easy to tell Congress and the executive branch […]
Any devs building an app with the Journaling Suggestions API? If so, how have you adopted it and what has your experience been like? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/JournalingSuggestions
Journaling Suggestions | Apple Developer Documentation
Display a set of recent, personal events that inspire someone to contribute to your app’s creative workflow.
developer.apple.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Any devs building an app with the Journaling Suggestions API? If so, how have you adopted it and what has your experience been like? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/JournalingSuggestions
Newly updated for Apple Vision Pro: Experience the wonder of standing on Mars with full immersion in real NASA data including authentic recorded wind from the red planet.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958
February 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Newly updated for Apple Vision Pro: Experience the wonder of standing on Mars with full immersion in real NASA data including authentic recorded wind from the red planet.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958
[Possible spoilers for Severance season 2 episodes 3,4]
Hot take on today's Severance episode:
I loved this week's story but only as a bottle episode. Huge reveal from last week had no consequences at all! This week, huge reveal and cruel outcome crammed into the last few minutes of the […]
Hot take on today's Severance episode:
I loved this week's story but only as a bottle episode. Huge reveal from last week had no consequences at all! This week, huge reveal and cruel outcome crammed into the last few minutes of the […]
Original post on iosdev.space
iosdev.space
February 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
[Possible spoilers for Severance season 2 episodes 3,4]
Hot take on today's Severance episode:
I loved this week's story but only as a bottle episode. Huge reveal from last week had no consequences at all! This week, huge reveal and cruel outcome crammed into the last few minutes of the […]
Hot take on today's Severance episode:
I loved this week's story but only as a bottle episode. Huge reveal from last week had no consequences at all! This week, huge reveal and cruel outcome crammed into the last few minutes of the […]
Finally had the courage to try Swift 6 mode in a new app project I'm working on. Only 3 errors, now fixed, all app functionality maintained. Making my SwiftData models Codable required adding Sendable structs of my model classes.
I'm grateful that my first step into Swift 6 was a gentle one […]
I'm grateful that my first step into Swift 6 was a gentle one […]
Original post on iosdev.space
iosdev.space
December 27, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Finally had the courage to try Swift 6 mode in a new app project I'm working on. Only 3 errors, now fixed, all app functionality maintained. Making my SwiftData models Codable required adding Sendable structs of my model classes.
I'm grateful that my first step into Swift 6 was a gentle one […]
I'm grateful that my first step into Swift 6 was a gentle one […]
Friday through Monday, get a Vid Diva premium subscription for 50% off (one year is only $0.99 USD) Let the app remember all the shows and movies you want to watch so you don't have to while preserving your privacy.
Try it for free for 5 of your favorites and subscribe if you like it and need […]
Try it for free for 5 of your favorites and subscribe if you like it and need […]
Original post on iosdev.space
iosdev.space
November 27, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Friday through Monday, get a Vid Diva premium subscription for 50% off (one year is only $0.99 USD) Let the app remember all the shows and movies you want to watch so you don't have to while preserving your privacy.
Try it for free for 5 of your favorites and subscribe if you like it and need […]
Try it for free for 5 of your favorites and subscribe if you like it and need […]
Reposted by Mark Powell, formerly of NASA
@Drmarkpowell It's been having some perfomance issues due to some Bluesky stuff changing but https://skybridge.fly.dev lets you use Ivory with Bluesky. It's missing a few things but the tradeoff has been worth it to me.
November 26, 2024 at 4:41 PM
@Drmarkpowell It's been having some perfomance issues due to some Bluesky stuff changing but https://skybridge.fly.dev lets you use Ivory with Bluesky. It's missing a few things but the tradeoff has been worth it to me.
Is there an app like #ivory for BlueSky? I love Mastodon so much but I want to read what people are posting on BlueSky now as well, ideally with one app like Ivory. I set up the Bridgy Fed thing but I don't think it helps me do this…or I don't understand how to use it to help me do this.
November 26, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Is there an app like #ivory for BlueSky? I love Mastodon so much but I want to read what people are posting on BlueSky now as well, ideally with one app like Ivory. I set up the Bridgy Fed thing but I don't think it helps me do this…or I don't understand how to use it to help me do this.