Mike Beasley
@mikebeas.com
Full stack developer.
https://www.mikebeas.com
@shades.mikebeas.com for Destiny 2.
@updatekit.mikebeas.com for Apple Shortcuts.
https://www.mikebeas.com
@shades.mikebeas.com for Destiny 2.
@updatekit.mikebeas.com for Apple Shortcuts.
because those of us with functioning brains already knew that this was never about saving consumers money and it was all about making sure spotify and epic games could pocket as much money as possible.
Apple says study proves the EU is wrong about lowering app prices
Apple says study proves the EU is wrong about lowering app prices
Apple’s opposition to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation took a turn back in September when the company started arguing that the law should be repealed. It also suggested that more new features would be delayed for EU customers, and perhaps even new hardware.
The company is now claiming a new study proves that the DMA fails to live up to one of its core promises: reducing app prices …
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9to5mac.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
because those of us with functioning brains already knew that this was never about saving consumers money and it was all about making sure spotify and epic games could pocket as much money as possible.
iOS dictation does something a little weird when dictating this phrase lol
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
iOS dictation does something a little weird when dictating this phrase lol
$150 looooooooooooooool
Apple launches iPhone Pocket: a limited edition designer strap accessory
Apple launches iPhone Pocket: a limited edition designer strap accessory
Apple has launched a limited edition accessory for the iPhone, called the iPhone Pocket. It evokes a modern day iPod sock, using a single 3D-knitted cloth to create a wearable pocket. The accessory was designed in collaboration with renowned designer Issey Miyake.
Unlike the 2004-era iPod Socks, the iPhone Pocket is not cheap. Available this Friday, the short strap Pocket will cost $149.95, and the long strap design will cost $229.95.
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9to5mac.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
$150 looooooooooooooool
Just won my fantasy matchup by half a point thanks to that Eagles game. Whew.
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Just won my fantasy matchup by half a point thanks to that Eagles game. Whew.
we made it! this place is finally important enough for scammers to target!
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
we made it! this place is finally important enough for scammers to target!
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lol. The "religious freedom" crusaders are literally trying to ban people from praying outside of immigration jails.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
lol. The "religious freedom" crusaders are literally trying to ban people from praying outside of immigration jails.
ok but they need 60 votes and they don’t have them so unless some of you vote with them it can’t end. this is a pretty disingenuous argument from the dems.
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
ok but they need 60 votes and they don’t have them so unless some of you vote with them it can’t end. this is a pretty disingenuous argument from the dems.
or the better side of the United States
Pro tip: PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_URL=https://api.pop2.bsky.app in your /pds/pds.env if you're on the better side of the Atlantic 😛
I switched to pop2 and it started working
What's more, it obviously sped things up by 100%, because my ping on pop2 from central Europe is half that on pop1
Prob make sense to have pop2 as the default in Europe
What's more, it obviously sped things up by 100%, because my ping on pop2 from central Europe is half that on pop1
Prob make sense to have pop2 as the default in Europe
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
or the better side of the United States
The splitting definitely doesn’t happen where you think it does.
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The splitting definitely doesn’t happen where you think it does.
this is so funny to me. after all that time they spent on their own dead-end models for this they threw in the towel and outsourced it to another company that can’t get it right.
NEW: Apple is planning to use a custom 1.2 trillion parameter Google Gemini model to help power the new Siri next year. The iPhone maker will be paying the search giant roughly $1 billion annually for it. Details on the partnership here www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple Plans to Use 1.2 Trillion Parameter Google Gemini Model to Run New Siri
Apple Inc. is planning to use a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Google to help power its long-promised overhaul of the Siri voice assistant, according...
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
this is so funny to me. after all that time they spent on their own dead-end models for this they threw in the towel and outsourced it to another company that can’t get it right.
“Apple’s monopoly on the sale of iPhone apps” is such a Euro-brained thing to write lol. That’s not a monopoly. Apple seriously needs to start cracking down on countries that do this.
Japan to become 29th country to get third-party iPhone app stores
Japan to become 29th country to get third-party iPhone app stores
Apple’s monopoly on the sale of iPhone apps is set to be further eroded according to a new tweet showing third-party app stores in the iOS 26.2 beta in Japan. This follows a ruling by Japan’s Fair Trade Commission in August that both Apple and Google must allow alternative app stores.
This will make Japan the 29th country to get third-party app stores for the iPhone, with others set to follow as courts and antitrust regulators continue to issue rulings …
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November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“Apple’s monopoly on the sale of iPhone apps” is such a Euro-brained thing to write lol. That’s not a monopoly. Apple seriously needs to start cracking down on countries that do this.
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Of course, this is precisely why we expect law enforcement to wear badges and uniforms and show identification. Anyone could have foreseen (and many of us did) that this would be a serious side-effect of ICE's insistence on behaving like unaccountable thugs.
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Of course, this is precisely why we expect law enforcement to wear badges and uniforms and show identification. Anyone could have foreseen (and many of us did) that this would be a serious side-effect of ICE's insistence on behaving like unaccountable thugs.
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For an administration that frequently calls its political enemies communists, another fusion of the state and private business.
The Trump administration is negotiating with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to sell some of their weight-loss drugs for $149 via TrumpRx.
Trump Negotiating Deal With Ozempic Maker to Sell Some Weight-Loss Drugs for $149
Novo Nordisk, as well as Eli Lilly, would gain Medicare and Medicaid coverage for their blockbuster weight-loss drugs.
on.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For an administration that frequently calls its political enemies communists, another fusion of the state and private business.
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It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.*
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.*
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
oh wow twitter is fraudulently juicing its referrer numbers
quick proof they’re doing this
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
oh wow twitter is fraudulently juicing its referrer numbers
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!!!! "Bovino testified that he has instructed his officers to arrest protesters who make hyperbolic comments in the heat of political demonstrations". That's flatly unconstitutional.
Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
!!!! "Bovino testified that he has instructed his officers to arrest protesters who make hyperbolic comments in the heat of political demonstrations". That's flatly unconstitutional.
bro even your coworkers are making fun of you bro, stop, what are you doing you doofus, bro what
Lairmore testifies that other agents gave him a plush sandwich toy, which he placed on the shelf in his office, and a patch that said "Felony Footlong," which he put on his lunch box.
Lairmore has chuckled with the rest of us at times. Defense really trying to underscore the unseriousness of it all
Lairmore has chuckled with the rest of us at times. Defense really trying to underscore the unseriousness of it all
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
bro even your coworkers are making fun of you bro, stop, what are you doing you doofus, bro what
looool did the sandwich never get unwrapped? is he just lying?
Defense is now questioning Lairmore on cross-examination. They show a video still of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground, post-throw.
"Do you recognize that sandwich?" the attorney asks.
Lairmore won't confirm.
"I did not go back to collect it," he says.
"Do you recognize that sandwich?" the attorney asks.
Lairmore won't confirm.
"I did not go back to collect it," he says.
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
looool did the sandwich never get unwrapped? is he just lying?
bro come on what are you doing man, come on
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
bro come on what are you doing man, come on
getting blocked for this completely normal suggestion is hilarious. what a bunch of frickin crybabies on this site.
right but i guess my point is if bluesky is focused on reducing incoming toxicity, that weeds those people out even when their PDS does nothing about (or actively supports) their toxicity, which is outside bsky’s control. i think reducing the incoming stuff makes a bigger difference in that sense.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
getting blocked for this completely normal suggestion is hilarious. what a bunch of frickin crybabies on this site.
every time i look at or try using stuff like suspense or transitions in react i end up going “this is stupid” and going back to regular state hooks. react shouldn’t do all this crap.
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
every time i look at or try using stuff like suspense or transitions in react i end up going “this is stupid” and going back to regular state hooks. react shouldn’t do all this crap.
unfortunately pixelmator pro has been updated to use the terrible iOS icon shape on Mac now.
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
unfortunately pixelmator pro has been updated to use the terrible iOS icon shape on Mac now.
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Trump to CBS: “I inherited the worst inflation in the history of our country.”
Inflation when Trump took office: 3 percent
Trump: “We have no inflation.”
Inflation now: 3 percent
www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
Inflation when Trump took office: 3 percent
Trump: “We have no inflation.”
Inflation now: 3 percent
www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.
Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.
www.cbsnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump to CBS: “I inherited the worst inflation in the history of our country.”
Inflation when Trump took office: 3 percent
Trump: “We have no inflation.”
Inflation now: 3 percent
www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
Inflation when Trump took office: 3 percent
Trump: “We have no inflation.”
Inflation now: 3 percent
www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
ah man i came up with a really silly atproto idea that isn’t social media at all. technically it could be done with a traditional database and api but atproto saves me the trouble of implementing all of that. not sure i’ll actually go through with it but might mess around.
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
ah man i came up with a really silly atproto idea that isn’t social media at all. technically it could be done with a traditional database and api but atproto saves me the trouble of implementing all of that. not sure i’ll actually go through with it but might mess around.
bro will not stop saying “sub communities” — we do not need this feature in the bluesky modality. this is so silly. that paradigm does not belong in microblogging.
IMHO Bluesky is the first open social network to ever break out, punching way above its weight, and is big enough that it will never go away.
But it’s still waiting for product features (like subcommunities) which will create very high user retention, which is a requirement for it to go mainstream.
But it’s still waiting for product features (like subcommunities) which will create very high user retention, which is a requirement for it to go mainstream.
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
bro will not stop saying “sub communities” — we do not need this feature in the bluesky modality. this is so silly. that paradigm does not belong in microblogging.