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Stephen H. Gerstacker
@sgerstacker.bsky.social
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Software developer, mostly on Apple platforms.
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steamdeck.com
Welcome to fam, ya'll!
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame

(Growing our @steampowered.com Hardware Family in early 2026)
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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mac84.bsky.social
What a time to be alive! ✨

Mac OS 7.6 for CHRP on an iMac G3 (Rev A) 💿… which was previously limited to running Mac OS 8.
An iMac G3 with an about this computer window showing System 7.6 booted on it.
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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ronscompvids.bsky.social
Everyday.
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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dutchnewsnl.bsky.social
It's the Netherlands so of course you can vote in a windmill.
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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f1tv.bsky.social
Simply. Lovely. 👏

#F1 #USGP
October 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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natpanferova.bsky.social
On iOS 26 we have a new `close` button role in SwiftUI to dismiss a view without losing the user's progress, unlike a cancel action. A convenient way to add a dismiss button for modals without the need to define a custom button label!
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
iPhone showing a SwiftUI sheet with a fantail bird description and a small X close button at the top right corner of the sheet. Code beside it shows using Button(role: .close) in iOS 26 to dismiss the view.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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nomansbsky.bsky.social
🚪
October 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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ronscompvids.bsky.social
Many thanks to @mac84.bsky.social, @oldskool.org, VCF Midwest and anyone unfortunate enough to have been caught in the audience!

Got a PowerPC #Macintosh and no idea what to do with it? If so, watch this video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=569u...
Getting the most out of your PowerPC Macs! | VCFMW 20 (2025)
YouTube video by VCF Midwest
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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engineersneedart.com
youtu.be/vyeeQAcho00

Looks like Gruez (sp?) has posted a nice Glider history.
History of Glider for Macintosh
YouTube video by Classic Mac Gaming
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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cyan.com
Thirty-two years ago today, Myst was released.
Happy Birthday, little guy!
🎂
September 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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migueldeicaza.bsky.social
When you are a 52-year old human, every day is Christmas!

www.swift.org/blog/swift-6...
Swift 6.2 Released
We’re excited to announce Swift 6.2, a release aimed at making every Swift developer more productive, regardless of where or how you write code. From improved tooling and libraries to enhancements in ...
www.swift.org
September 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
sgerstacker.bsky.social
Score Card 4.0.3 is out with support for #ios26. It also got a new icon thanks to Icon Composer.

gerstacker.us/2025/09/14/s...

itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack...
The new logo for Score Card, sporting the same 4 colored "S" characters cascading horizontally. The icon has a subtle glass look to match iOS 26's design language.
September 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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migueldeicaza.bsky.social
The real awe is that Apple didn’t talk about it at their launch event:

security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
Blog - Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices - Apple Security Research
Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort spanning half a decade that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our adv...
security.apple.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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basicappleguy.com
Pure Cinema: The iPhone Durability Test
September 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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dragonquest.fm
New official artwork for Dragon Quest 1+2 Remake
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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nomansbsky.bsky.social
Voyagers Deep Dive

🚀Corvette Ship Class
🏗️Assemble Ships
💪Multiplayer Crew
📡Mission Radar
🧑‍✈️Autopilot in Space
🛰️Space walking
🪐New missions
🎨StarShip Interiors
🧑‍🚀New Spacesuit
🪂Sky diving
😍Graphical Improvements
✈️Varied Cockpits
🔱New Expedition

A free update
August 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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kenjennings.bsky.social
Gonna kick back and spend the afternoon solving a hard-boiled period mystery on the holodeck. Sure there’s an ion storm going on, but it’s probably fine. I won’t be trapped in there or anything.
August 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
sgerstacker.bsky.social
I see the Xcode team has some Mean Girls fans out there. The last line AI autocompleted for me.
A Swift source code listing where the last line was generated by Xcode’s AI autocomplete. The name is a reference to a line from the movie Mean Girls.
July 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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donnywals.bsky.social
🚨 Explore the benefits of Xcode 26's default main actor isolation! Streamline your code by reducing unnecessary concurrency. Check out my video to learn how it can improve your workflow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvYpGO65_ts
MainActor by default in Swift 6.2 explained #coding #programming #ios #swift #wwdc
In Xcode 26, your code will be isolated to the main actor by default. This means that it's going to be much easier to avoid introducing concurrency where you don't need it.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
sgerstacker.bsky.social
I thought this monitor was dead, but turns out the contrast was just all the way down. #vintageapple
An AppleColor High-Resolution RGB monitor showing a folder of icons of starships from the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV show.
July 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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ronscompvids.bsky.social
3D printer people who also like old Macintosh computers take note - here is "Platinum" filament perfect for your restoration project! $21.99 per spool is a steal!

polarfilament.com/products/ret...
Retro Platinum PLA - 1kg 1.75mm
Polar Filament Premium PLA – 1.75mm, 1kg Spool (AMS Classic & AMS-Lite Compatible) Experience unmatched quality and reliability with Polar Filament PLA – the ultimate choice for serious 3D printin...
polarfilament.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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nomansbsky.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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basicappleguy.com
If you’re a fan of clouds and a fan of wallpapers, may I interest you in… a wallpaper that kind of looks like clouds?

Skyline Wallpaper Collection
basicappleguy.com/basicapplebl...
May 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
sgerstacker.bsky.social
I’ve got some reading to do before the weekend. Published in ‘56. #indy500 #indycar
The book “The Indianapolis 500” by Brock W. Yates.
May 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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swift.org
When Things rebuilt their server backend with Swift, they saw improved code reuse, rock-solid stability, and a fourfold speed boost when processing sync requests @things.app #ServersideSwift culturedcode.com/things/blog/...
May 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM