John Spurlock
@johnspurlock.com
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John Spurlock
@johnspurlock.com
· Nov 9
for new #rss people coming in:
you can follow any #bluesky profile in your feed reader, just tack on "/rss" to the end of the profile url
e.g. bsky.app/profile/john...
you can follow any #bluesky profile in your feed reader, just tack on "/rss" to the end of the profile url
e.g. bsky.app/profile/john...
‘anxiety is the dizziness of freedom’
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
‘anxiety is the dizziness of freedom’
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 299.66
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 292.81
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 291.31
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 299.66
yes, synology, yes, it's because I unplugged it... for the last time... you've been replaced with a unas pro 8
figured out how to run nut/upsd on my own linux box, so now I can do my own emails/shutdowns on any upc event, and better real-time ups monitoring overall
figured out how to run nut/upsd on my own linux box, so now I can do my own emails/shutdowns on any upc event, and better real-time ups monitoring overall
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
yes, synology, yes, it's because I unplugged it... for the last time... you've been replaced with a unas pro 8
figured out how to run nut/upsd on my own linux box, so now I can do my own emails/shutdowns on any upc event, and better real-time ups monitoring overall
figured out how to run nut/upsd on my own linux box, so now I can do my own emails/shutdowns on any upc event, and better real-time ups monitoring overall
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 292.81
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 291.31
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 290.10
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 292.81
Xcode 26.2 beta 2 out today, let's see what's new:
- New intent for 3p assistant side button access (only in Japan)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- New intent for 3p assistant side button access (only in Japan)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
AssistantSchemas.AssistantIntent | Apple Developer Documentation
Assistant schema conformance for app intents that offer support for the side button on iPhone in Japan.
developer.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Xcode 26.2 beta 2 out today, let's see what's new:
- New intent for 3p assistant side button access (only in Japan)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- New intent for 3p assistant side button access (only in Japan)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Oof, looks like Cloudflare is recovering from a global outage affecting all/most customers (including cloudflare.com!):
www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
OP3 experienced errors throughout the time period (blue bars), but redirect requests (top graph) only completely zeroing out at 7am EST
www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
OP3 experienced errors throughout the time period (blue bars), but redirect requests (top graph) only completely zeroing out at 7am EST
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Oof, looks like Cloudflare is recovering from a global outage affecting all/most customers (including cloudflare.com!):
www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
OP3 experienced errors throughout the time period (blue bars), but redirect requests (top graph) only completely zeroing out at 7am EST
www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
OP3 experienced errors throughout the time period (blue bars), but redirect requests (top graph) only completely zeroing out at 7am EST
‘The data provided a fairly predictable conclusion: for weak candidates, using ChatGPT to write a cover letter offered a significant improvement to employment chances. For stronger candidates, it decreased prospects.’
futureproofnews.substack.com/p/the-tsunam...
futureproofnews.substack.com/p/the-tsunam...
The TsunamAI: are our systems ready for the coming flood of vexatious AI?
Shortly I will send out my subscriber-only email, The Frigest, with stray thoughts, recommendations and gossip.
futureproofnews.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
‘The data provided a fairly predictable conclusion: for weak candidates, using ChatGPT to write a cover letter offered a significant improvement to employment chances. For stronger candidates, it decreased prospects.’
futureproofnews.substack.com/p/the-tsunam...
futureproofnews.substack.com/p/the-tsunam...
‘Private AI Compute is a secure, fortified space for processing your data that keeps your data isolated and private to you. It processes the same type of sensitive information you might expect to be processed on-device.’
blog.google/technology/a...
blog.google/technology/a...
Private AI Compute: our next step in building private and helpful AI
Introducing Private AI Compute, our new way to bring you helpful AI with the power of the cloud, while keeping your data private to you.
blog.google
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
‘Private AI Compute is a secure, fortified space for processing your data that keeps your data isolated and private to you. It processes the same type of sensitive information you might expect to be processed on-device.’
blog.google/technology/a...
blog.google/technology/a...
‘Will MoQ make a dent into WebRTC usage?
Probably not, but it is a very big Internet and there is plenty of space for both. I expect we will have many more MoQ posts here. In fact, I just bought moqHacks.com 😀’
webrtchacks.com/webrtc-vs-mo...
Probably not, but it is a very big Internet and there is plenty of space for both. I expect we will have many more MoQ posts here. In fact, I just bought moqHacks.com 😀’
webrtchacks.com/webrtc-vs-mo...
WebRTC vs. MoQ by Use Case - webrtcHacks
WebRTC vs. MoQ by use case—1:1 calls, Voice AI, meetings, and live 1→many. See where MoQ, WebRTC, and HLS each win with details.
webrtchacks.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
‘Will MoQ make a dent into WebRTC usage?
Probably not, but it is a very big Internet and there is plenty of space for both. I expect we will have many more MoQ posts here. In fact, I just bought moqHacks.com 😀’
webrtchacks.com/webrtc-vs-mo...
Probably not, but it is a very big Internet and there is plenty of space for both. I expect we will have many more MoQ posts here. In fact, I just bought moqHacks.com 😀’
webrtchacks.com/webrtc-vs-mo...
‘rejection-free spaces’
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
‘rejection-free spaces’
unless us east 1 is down of course, the ultimate higher power
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
unless us east 1 is down of course, the ultimate higher power
perhaps my de-corporatization is now truly complete, if it was ever there in the first place, but now I just feel sorry for people that choose to put together sentences like "capture insights from your favorite podcast!" when marketing their thing
ultra-cringe
ultra-cringe
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
perhaps my de-corporatization is now truly complete, if it was ever there in the first place, but now I just feel sorry for people that choose to put together sentences like "capture insights from your favorite podcast!" when marketing their thing
ultra-cringe
ultra-cringe
‘Older programs were all about what you need: you can do this, that, whatever you want, just let me know.
But recently (a decade, more or less), this relationship has subtly changed. Newer programs (which are called apps now, yes, I know) started to want things from you.’
tonsky.me/blog/needy-p...
But recently (a decade, more or less), this relationship has subtly changed. Newer programs (which are called apps now, yes, I know) started to want things from you.’
tonsky.me/blog/needy-p...
Needy Programs
We used to use software; now software started to use us
tonsky.me
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
‘Older programs were all about what you need: you can do this, that, whatever you want, just let me know.
But recently (a decade, more or less), this relationship has subtly changed. Newer programs (which are called apps now, yes, I know) started to want things from you.’
tonsky.me/blog/needy-p...
But recently (a decade, more or less), this relationship has subtly changed. Newer programs (which are called apps now, yes, I know) started to want things from you.’
tonsky.me/blog/needy-p...
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 291.31
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 290.10
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.75
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 291.31
‘Overcast isn’t used much - by our Japanese listeners at least - and it’s really only Firefox, Overcast and Chrome. Try getting _that_ from your podcast host!’
Wherein @james.crid.land expertly slices and dices his podcast stats via OP3, my free podcast prefix: op3.dev
podnews.net/article/op3-...
Wherein @james.crid.land expertly slices and dices his podcast stats via OP3, my free podcast prefix: op3.dev
podnews.net/article/op3-...
How to get the most out of OP3’s free podcast analytics
OP3's downloadable analytics make it really powerful. Here's how.
podnews.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
‘Overcast isn’t used much - by our Japanese listeners at least - and it’s really only Firefox, Overcast and Chrome. Try getting _that_ from your podcast host!’
Wherein @james.crid.land expertly slices and dices his podcast stats via OP3, my free podcast prefix: op3.dev
podnews.net/article/op3-...
Wherein @james.crid.land expertly slices and dices his podcast stats via OP3, my free podcast prefix: op3.dev
podnews.net/article/op3-...
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 290.10
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.75
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.31
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 290.10
Reposted by John Spurlock
We all remember THAT day...
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We all remember THAT day...
Just now getting a chance to look at the iOS API changes in 26.2 beta 1 #wwdc
New extension type: AccessoryTransportExtension
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
New extension type: AccessoryTransportExtension
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
AccessoryTransportExtension | Apple Developer Documentation
Exchange sensitive information with a connected accessory.
developer.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Just now getting a chance to look at the iOS API changes in 26.2 beta 1 #wwdc
New extension type: AccessoryTransportExtension
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
New extension type: AccessoryTransportExtension
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.75
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.31
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 283.72
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.75
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.31
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 283.72
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 281.48
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 284.31
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 283.72
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 281.48
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 274.57
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
New record $GOOGL eod price today: 283.72
New data: Top CDNs used by the 1.5 million new podcast episodes found in October 2025
- #1 Amazon Cloudfront with yet another high episode share, at 65.39%
livewire.io/podcast-cdns...
- #1 Amazon Cloudfront with yet another high episode share, at 65.39%
livewire.io/podcast-cdns...
Top Podcast CDNs by Episode Share (October 2025)
Ranked list of podcast CDNs (content delivery networks), based on number of new episodes published
livewire.io
November 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New data: Top CDNs used by the 1.5 million new podcast episodes found in October 2025
- #1 Amazon Cloudfront with yet another high episode share, at 65.39%
livewire.io/podcast-cdns...
- #1 Amazon Cloudfront with yet another high episode share, at 65.39%
livewire.io/podcast-cdns...
New data! updated my ranking of the top 3rd-party podcast analytics services, based on the share of the 1.5 million new eps published in October 2025
- Podtrac, Podscribe at all-time highs
- peace out Médiamétrie 👋
livewire.io/podcast-trac...
- Podtrac, Podscribe at all-time highs
- peace out Médiamétrie 👋
livewire.io/podcast-trac...
Top Podcast Tracking Services by Episode Share (October 2025)
Ranked list of podcast trackers (third-party analytics services), based on number of new episodes published
livewire.io
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New data! updated my ranking of the top 3rd-party podcast analytics services, based on the share of the 1.5 million new eps published in October 2025
- Podtrac, Podscribe at all-time highs
- peace out Médiamétrie 👋
livewire.io/podcast-trac...
- Podtrac, Podscribe at all-time highs
- peace out Médiamétrie 👋
livewire.io/podcast-trac...