Wesley Hilliard
@hilli.tech
Writer and podcaster at @appleinsider.com. HilliTech blog. 10 year US Navy veteran. He/Him
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Apple's week November 15: Danger Zone
A new Apple Immersive Video takes us to the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, Apple is done with MLS, and Jeff Williams leaves Apple Park for the last time.
www.hilli.tech
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
The latest ad free episode of the AppleInsider Podcast is now live on Patreon. AppleInsider+ is on the podcasts William and I listen to.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The latest ad free episode of the AppleInsider Podcast is now live on Patreon. AppleInsider+ is on the podcasts William and I listen to.
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Thank God!
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thank God!
I tried to weed out my Mastodon feed of cross posts from people that are primarily active here and I got through six accounts before it timed out and said too many requests.
Yep, Mastodon doing great.
Yep, Mastodon doing great.
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I tried to weed out my Mastodon feed of cross posts from people that are primarily active here and I got through six accounts before it timed out and said too many requests.
Yep, Mastodon doing great.
Yep, Mastodon doing great.
Oh hey look, I've been on Bluesky for a year and four days. Neat.
It's been really fun seeing this place grow and my slow accumulation of followers. I'm only a few away from 2k!
I believe I made the right choice in prioritizing Bluesky over Mastodon.
It's been really fun seeing this place grow and my slow accumulation of followers. I'm only a few away from 2k!
I believe I made the right choice in prioritizing Bluesky over Mastodon.
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Oh hey look, I've been on Bluesky for a year and four days. Neat.
It's been really fun seeing this place grow and my slow accumulation of followers. I'm only a few away from 2k!
I believe I made the right choice in prioritizing Bluesky over Mastodon.
It's been really fun seeing this place grow and my slow accumulation of followers. I'm only a few away from 2k!
I believe I made the right choice in prioritizing Bluesky over Mastodon.
I don't care who you are, if you start a comment, IRL or on the internet, with "According to ChatGPT" you've lost all credibility with me as a person and I can't take you seriously. The conversation is effectively over.
Don't be so blatantly ignorant.
Don't be so blatantly ignorant.
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don't care who you are, if you start a comment, IRL or on the internet, with "According to ChatGPT" you've lost all credibility with me as a person and I can't take you seriously. The conversation is effectively over.
Don't be so blatantly ignorant.
Don't be so blatantly ignorant.
Happy 24th birthday Nintendo Gamecube. Would love to emulate you on my iPad. Thanks
Happy 24th Birthday, Game Cube! Making its way outside Japan to the USA in November 2001!
Let's celebrate with some GCN eye-candy: very high resolution and quality from a press disc.
What games would you recommend to someone wanting to get into its library, peeps? What are your faves?
Let's celebrate with some GCN eye-candy: very high resolution and quality from a press disc.
What games would you recommend to someone wanting to get into its library, peeps? What are your faves?
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Happy 24th birthday Nintendo Gamecube. Would love to emulate you on my iPad. Thanks
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
We're hiring at Widgetsmith! We are looking for a designer to help our growing team.
This is an incredible opportunity to have your work seen by millions of customers who love to personalise their iPhones.
If this sounds exciting, please take a look and apply:
widgetsmith.app/jobs
This is an incredible opportunity to have your work seen by millions of customers who love to personalise their iPhones.
If this sounds exciting, please take a look and apply:
widgetsmith.app/jobs
Widgetsmith - Jobs
widgetsmith.app
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We're hiring at Widgetsmith! We are looking for a designer to help our growing team.
This is an incredible opportunity to have your work seen by millions of customers who love to personalise their iPhones.
If this sounds exciting, please take a look and apply:
widgetsmith.app/jobs
This is an incredible opportunity to have your work seen by millions of customers who love to personalise their iPhones.
If this sounds exciting, please take a look and apply:
widgetsmith.app/jobs
As a podcaster, you always wonder "is this someone's first episode?" And this has to be an all-timer.
I listened to Kinda Funny religiously from its start, having followed team from their Beyond days. My focus on tech had me fall off sadly.
This was the first one I listened to since 2019.🤣
I listened to Kinda Funny religiously from its start, having followed team from their Beyond days. My focus on tech had me fall off sadly.
This was the first one I listened to since 2019.🤣
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
As a podcaster, you always wonder "is this someone's first episode?" And this has to be an all-timer.
I listened to Kinda Funny religiously from its start, having followed team from their Beyond days. My focus on tech had me fall off sadly.
This was the first one I listened to since 2019.🤣
I listened to Kinda Funny religiously from its start, having followed team from their Beyond days. My focus on tech had me fall off sadly.
This was the first one I listened to since 2019.🤣
There doesn't need to be a loser in this post-Twitter era. I believe Mastodon can serve niche communities and Bluesky can be the global platform.
That said, something tells me Mastodon isn't going to make it.
That said, something tells me Mastodon isn't going to make it.
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board.
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
There doesn't need to be a loser in this post-Twitter era. I believe Mastodon can serve niche communities and Bluesky can be the global platform.
That said, something tells me Mastodon isn't going to make it.
That said, something tells me Mastodon isn't going to make it.
Three hours to render a single frame of Toy Story and A Bugs Life, but jump to today and you can run around a 4K rendering of Andy's Room in Kingdom Hearts 3.
Wild to think video games have already surpassed the dream of "Pixar level" graphics.
@simpleandcleanpod.bsky.social
Wild to think video games have already surpassed the dream of "Pixar level" graphics.
@simpleandcleanpod.bsky.social
In a rare interview from 1996, Steve Jobs talks about getting involved -- and keeping his distance -- in order to make "Toy Story" studio Pixar a success.
How Pixar avoided becoming 'Sillywood' when Steve Jobs took over
In a rare interview from 1996, Steve Jobs talks about getting involved -- and keeping his distance -- in order to make "Toy Story" studio Pixar a success.
appleinsider.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Three hours to render a single frame of Toy Story and A Bugs Life, but jump to today and you can run around a 4K rendering of Andy's Room in Kingdom Hearts 3.
Wild to think video games have already surpassed the dream of "Pixar level" graphics.
@simpleandcleanpod.bsky.social
Wild to think video games have already surpassed the dream of "Pixar level" graphics.
@simpleandcleanpod.bsky.social
These "Apple employee leaves Apple" stories are odd. I don't remember them being a thing until the past year.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
A designer that's been with Apple for six years and helped design the iPhone Air has departed the company for an AI startup, though the move is unrelated to how the iPhone Air is performing.
Industrial designer & iPhone Air video narrator departs Apple for AI startup
A designer that's been with Apple for six years and helped design the iPhone Air has departed the company for an AI startup, though the move is unrelated to how the iPhone Air is performing.
appleinsider.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
These "Apple employee leaves Apple" stories are odd. I don't remember them being a thing until the past year.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple's week November 15: Danger Zone
A new Apple Immersive Video takes us to the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, Apple is done with MLS, and Jeff Williams leaves Apple Park for the last time.
www.hilli.tech
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
As a fan of Kingdom Hearts since I saw that first insane ad on Disney Channel, this is an excellent show. Even if you're a casual fan or interested in getting into the series, these guys do a great job demystifying the cannon.
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
As a fan of Kingdom Hearts since I saw that first insane ad on Disney Channel, this is an excellent show. Even if you're a casual fan or interested in getting into the series, these guys do a great job demystifying the cannon.
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple's week November 15: Danger Zone
A new Apple Immersive Video takes us to the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, Apple is done with MLS, and Jeff Williams leaves Apple Park for the last time.
www.hilli.tech
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple TV's Extrapolations had an entire B story about a man who had to delete his literal memories because he ran out of iCloud storage. This is on that level of fucked.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Apple TV's Extrapolations had an entire B story about a man who had to delete his literal memories because he ran out of iCloud storage. This is on that level of fucked.
Hey look, I took that photo! We talk about watching jets taking off in Vision Pro and real life, plus discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses with cameras.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
On this week's AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses, the spiritual successor to the iPod Sock, the misreported death of iPhone Air 2, watching jets take off in Apple Vision Pro, and more!
iPod Sock reborn, Apple VIsion Pro carrier aviation, and the fate of iPhone Air 2 on the AppleInsider Podcast
On this week's AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses, the spiritual successor to the iPod Sock, the misreported death of iPhone Air 2, watching jets take off in Apple Vision Pro, and more!
appleinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hey look, I took that photo! We talk about watching jets taking off in Vision Pro and real life, plus discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses with cameras.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
Just randomly thinking about how @zcichy.bsky.social used to do an incredibly interesting podcast and was the one that introduced me to Ken Wilber and Integral Theory. Real mind bending stuff, especially when applied to what we see today, especially AI.
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just randomly thinking about how @zcichy.bsky.social used to do an incredibly interesting podcast and was the one that introduced me to Ken Wilber and Integral Theory. Real mind bending stuff, especially when applied to what we see today, especially AI.
Alternative headline: stupid lawsuit is stupid
Elon Musk wasn't happy with how xAI was performing in Apple's App Store compared to ChatGPT, so he filed a lawsuit, which Apple and OpenAI must now face after failing to get it dismissed.
Apple & OpenAI must face baseless xAI lawsuit about alleged anticompetitive collusion
Elon Musk wasn't happy with how xAI was performing in Apple's App Store compared to ChatGPT, so he filed a lawsuit, which Apple and OpenAI must now face after failing to get it dismissed.
appleinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Alternative headline: stupid lawsuit is stupid
If you're an AppleInsider+ Patreon subscriber, the ad-free podcast has been published with AppleInsider+ covering mine and William's EDC and what we'd like to see replaced by technology.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If you're an AppleInsider+ Patreon subscriber, the ad-free podcast has been published with AppleInsider+ covering mine and William's EDC and what we'd like to see replaced by technology.
www.patreon.com/appleinsider
www.patreon.com/appleinsider
Tesla adding CarPlay after years of playing the superiority game is the surest sign that their vehicles have hit rock bottom. And the average demo buying iPhones are definitely not the ones buying Tesla (today).
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tesla adding CarPlay after years of playing the superiority game is the surest sign that their vehicles have hit rock bottom. And the average demo buying iPhones are definitely not the ones buying Tesla (today).
Anyone remember the Trump Phone?
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Anyone remember the Trump Phone?
I keep talking about the line between bare minimum capitulation (Apple) and full on subservience (Google, Meta) and this is a great example. It's all gross, Apple removing apps without any pushback, but Google actively hosting this even though it clearly endangers people, now that's just evil.
“Providing tech services to supercharge ICE operations while blocking tools that support accountability of ICE officers is entirely backwards." - @kateruane.bsky.social www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I keep talking about the line between bare minimum capitulation (Apple) and full on subservience (Google, Meta) and this is a great example. It's all gross, Apple removing apps without any pushback, but Google actively hosting this even though it clearly endangers people, now that's just evil.
Christopher Lloyd from Camp Nowhere
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Christopher Lloyd from Camp Nowhere
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
Apple iPhone 17 Pro & 17 Pro Max Internals Wallpapers
A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
basicappleguy.com/basicappleb...
A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
basicappleguy.com/basicappleb...
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Apple iPhone 17 Pro & 17 Pro Max Internals Wallpapers
A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
basicappleguy.com/basicappleb...
A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
basicappleguy.com/basicappleb...