Ray Greenwell
@wtfwtf-ok.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
game developer, cat petter, disc golfer
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Apple’s new icons don’t even evoke the memory of the thing they’re supposed to represent, they evoke the memory of the old icon.
If you weren’t familiar with the original icon, the new icons are gibberish.
If you weren’t familiar with the original icon, the new icons are gibberish.
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Apple’s new icons don’t even evoke the memory of the thing they’re supposed to represent, they evoke the memory of the old icon.
If you weren’t familiar with the original icon, the new icons are gibberish.
If you weren’t familiar with the original icon, the new icons are gibberish.
Reposted by Ray Greenwell
New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
Hey did anyone ever figure out why Dye starts at Meta on Dec 31st? Isn’t that weird?
Is it for dating his options or something? Anyone have any ideas?
Is it for dating his options or something? Anyone have any ideas?
December 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hey did anyone ever figure out why Dye starts at Meta on Dec 31st? Isn’t that weird?
Is it for dating his options or something? Anyone have any ideas?
Is it for dating his options or something? Anyone have any ideas?
The people who want to bring back the Great Highway aren't thinking big enough.
I propose: The GREATEST HIGHWAY! A double-decker expressway on the beach. In fact, let's raise it up another level and put a ground-level parking garage, a wall a mile long, so that people have a place to park. The […]
I propose: The GREATEST HIGHWAY! A double-decker expressway on the beach. In fact, let's raise it up another level and put a ground-level parking garage, a wall a mile long, so that people have a place to park. The […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The people who want to bring back the Great Highway aren't thinking big enough.
I propose: The GREATEST HIGHWAY! A double-decker expressway on the beach. In fact, let's raise it up another level and put a ground-level parking garage, a wall a mile long, so that people have a place to park. The […]
I propose: The GREATEST HIGHWAY! A double-decker expressway on the beach. In fact, let's raise it up another level and put a ground-level parking garage, a wall a mile long, so that people have a place to park. The […]
WatchOS .2 still has the highly annoying “show one frame of the wrong time when waking from sleep” bug.
Do the people working on this have eyes?
Do the people working on this have eyes?
December 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
WatchOS .2 still has the highly annoying “show one frame of the wrong time when waking from sleep” bug.
Do the people working on this have eyes?
Do the people working on this have eyes?
Bwahahahahahahahah. Ooooookay Gurman. Whatever you say. lol!
https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/115657311502006405
https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/115657311502006405
Mark Gurman (@markgurman@mastodon.social)
BREAKING NEWS: Apple’s top design executive Alan Dye is leaving the iPhone maker to become the Chief Design Officer at Meta in a blockbuster coup for the social networking giant and big loss for Apple. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-03/apple-design-executive-alan-dye-poached-by-meta-in-major-coup
mastodon.social
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Bwahahahahahahahah. Ooooookay Gurman. Whatever you say. lol!
https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/115657311502006405
https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/115657311502006405
Welp, it’s early December. That means the year is over, according to all the big corps. Time for a year in review.
It really bugs me. Do they know how to work the calendar?
It really bugs me. Do they know how to work the calendar?
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Welp, it’s early December. That means the year is over, according to all the big corps. Time for a year in review.
It really bugs me. Do they know how to work the calendar?
It really bugs me. Do they know how to work the calendar?
Reposted by Ray Greenwell
The advent of "vibe coding" has made it crystal clear some of us are artisans who at least /try/ to build stuff w/ a chance of lasting; while a whole lot of other people are just cashing paychecks & give no fucks about next quarter, let alone next year.
Like, we already knew this (my entire […]
Like, we already knew this (my entire […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The advent of "vibe coding" has made it crystal clear some of us are artisans who at least /try/ to build stuff w/ a chance of lasting; while a whole lot of other people are just cashing paychecks & give no fucks about next quarter, let alone next year.
Like, we already knew this (my entire […]
Like, we already knew this (my entire […]
WatchOS 26.1 still shows the wrong time for a split second when turning off sleep mode.
Seriously so annoying. “Never show the wrong time” seems like a good rule for a watch. It bugs me way more than it should, but I would rather have extra frames of black than showing me the wrong time.
Seriously so annoying. “Never show the wrong time” seems like a good rule for a watch. It bugs me way more than it should, but I would rather have extra frames of black than showing me the wrong time.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
WatchOS 26.1 still shows the wrong time for a split second when turning off sleep mode.
Seriously so annoying. “Never show the wrong time” seems like a good rule for a watch. It bugs me way more than it should, but I would rather have extra frames of black than showing me the wrong time.
Seriously so annoying. “Never show the wrong time” seems like a good rule for a watch. It bugs me way more than it should, but I would rather have extra frames of black than showing me the wrong time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7BnukerWs8
Is this what dementia looks like? Trump wanders towards the cameras and salutes the Japanese flag.
Is this what dementia looks like? Trump wanders towards the cameras and salutes the Japanese flag.
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7BnukerWs8
Is this what dementia looks like? Trump wanders towards the cameras and salutes the Japanese flag.
Is this what dementia looks like? Trump wanders towards the cameras and salutes the Japanese flag.
How is the right bringing up “George soros” still a thing?
They should be shouted down with “your billionaires buy the media and Musk literally paid for votes”.
They should be shouted down with “your billionaires buy the media and Musk literally paid for votes”.
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How is the right bringing up “George soros” still a thing?
They should be shouted down with “your billionaires buy the media and Musk literally paid for votes”.
They should be shouted down with “your billionaires buy the media and Musk literally paid for votes”.
There is so much “Sora flavor” between what I type in and what’s generated. I mean, that’s great but I’ve been on since last night and I can already taste the sameness. They’re extrapolating from the prompt and adding detail and dialogue where it makes sense. I bet for most people this gives a […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There is so much “Sora flavor” between what I type in and what’s generated. I mean, that’s great but I’ve been on since last night and I can already taste the sameness. They’re extrapolating from the prompt and adding detail and dialogue where it makes sense. I bet for most people this gives a […]
You’re going to be burned as a witch. Look- it’s just going to happen.
But what we’ve found is that if we’re the first ones gathering kindling and starting the fire we can benefit but also… what was I saying? Oh yes, the witch can feel the heat and began to get their affairs in order. Notify […]
But what we’ve found is that if we’re the first ones gathering kindling and starting the fire we can benefit but also… what was I saying? Oh yes, the witch can feel the heat and began to get their affairs in order. Notify […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
You’re going to be burned as a witch. Look- it’s just going to happen.
But what we’ve found is that if we’re the first ones gathering kindling and starting the fire we can benefit but also… what was I saying? Oh yes, the witch can feel the heat and began to get their affairs in order. Notify […]
But what we’ve found is that if we’re the first ones gathering kindling and starting the fire we can benefit but also… what was I saying? Oh yes, the witch can feel the heat and began to get their affairs in order. Notify […]
If you saw Survivor last night you may have learned about the venomous banded sea krait. A player was pulled from the game after getting only a "dry bite".
I have a story about this snake.
About 26 years ago I was in Fiji, scuba diving, and a snake swam past and I thought it was so pretty. I […]
I have a story about this snake.
About 26 years ago I was in Fiji, scuba diving, and a snake swam past and I thought it was so pretty. I […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If you saw Survivor last night you may have learned about the venomous banded sea krait. A player was pulled from the game after getting only a "dry bite".
I have a story about this snake.
About 26 years ago I was in Fiji, scuba diving, and a snake swam past and I thought it was so pretty. I […]
I have a story about this snake.
About 26 years ago I was in Fiji, scuba diving, and a snake swam past and I thought it was so pretty. I […]
People wondering if next year’s iPhone Air will be called 18 or “air 2”…
If they make another one it will be a minor spec update anyway. An “S” year.
Or, maybe they have the option to just nix an update and keep selling the same air next year. Why not? Maybe that’s the plan anyway.
The name […]
If they make another one it will be a minor spec update anyway. An “S” year.
Or, maybe they have the option to just nix an update and keep selling the same air next year. Why not? Maybe that’s the plan anyway.
The name […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
September 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
People wondering if next year’s iPhone Air will be called 18 or “air 2”…
If they make another one it will be a minor spec update anyway. An “S” year.
Or, maybe they have the option to just nix an update and keep selling the same air next year. Why not? Maybe that’s the plan anyway.
The name […]
If they make another one it will be a minor spec update anyway. An “S” year.
Or, maybe they have the option to just nix an update and keep selling the same air next year. Why not? Maybe that’s the plan anyway.
The name […]
Will Apple release new colors mid-cycle for iPhone 17 and 17 pro? With only three colors on the pro (and the orange isn’t for everyone) and the regular iPhone 17 rumored to not be succeeded by the iPhone 18 until early *2027*, it seems likely.
September 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Will Apple release new colors mid-cycle for iPhone 17 and 17 pro? With only three colors on the pro (and the orange isn’t for everyone) and the regular iPhone 17 rumored to not be succeeded by the iPhone 18 until early *2027*, it seems likely.
Reposted by Ray Greenwell
I had some thoughts about people saying that "debate me bro" trolling is somehow the height of democratic discourse.
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was engaging in good faith. Perhaps the perfect example of this is Ezra Klein’s silly eulogy claiming that Kirk was “
www.techdirt.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I had some thoughts about people saying that "debate me bro" trolling is somehow the height of democratic discourse.
Reposted by Ray Greenwell
This is a helpful and frightening perspective on why Americans have such different views of who Charlie Kirk was. Screenshot from FB; original poster's name is in the screenshot but I'm not typing it because she might not want it searchable outside FB:
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
September 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is a helpful and frightening perspective on why Americans have such different views of who Charlie Kirk was. Screenshot from FB; original poster's name is in the screenshot but I'm not typing it because she might not want it searchable outside FB:
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
Something along these lines is the inspiration for my handle. https://mastodon.online/@teodorsandu/115198728184862509
Teodor Sandu (@teodorsandu@mastodon.online)
Attached: 1 image #funny #meme #programming #why #it #dev #development #coding #fun #memes #joke #jokes
mastodon.online
September 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Something along these lines is the inspiration for my handle. https://mastodon.online/@teodorsandu/115198728184862509
Come to my new restaurant, Trough-O-Falafel.
September 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Come to my new restaurant, Trough-O-Falafel.
Reposted by Ray Greenwell
if you put a webserver up on the internet. anywhere, hosting anything, you will see "the background radiation of the internet", and it looks like this:
July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
if you put a webserver up on the internet. anywhere, hosting anything, you will see "the background radiation of the internet", and it looks like this:
PSA: Disney+ can lose track of downloads, and they’ll hog space on your iPad even though they’re unwatchable.
You can find ‘em and delete ‘em at:
Settings -> General -> iPad Storage -> Review Downloaded Media.
You can find ‘em and delete ‘em at:
Settings -> General -> iPad Storage -> Review Downloaded Media.
June 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
PSA: Disney+ can lose track of downloads, and they’ll hog space on your iPad even though they’re unwatchable.
You can find ‘em and delete ‘em at:
Settings -> General -> iPad Storage -> Review Downloaded Media.
You can find ‘em and delete ‘em at:
Settings -> General -> iPad Storage -> Review Downloaded Media.
Wow a senator was tackled.
You know what this means, Democrats. It’s time to start sending me fundraising texts from some new numbers I haven’t replied “stop” to yet!
You know what this means, Democrats. It’s time to start sending me fundraising texts from some new numbers I haven’t replied “stop” to yet!
June 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Wow a senator was tackled.
You know what this means, Democrats. It’s time to start sending me fundraising texts from some new numbers I haven’t replied “stop” to yet!
You know what this means, Democrats. It’s time to start sending me fundraising texts from some new numbers I haven’t replied “stop” to yet!
Reposted by Ray Greenwell
It FEELS like it works because that's the target of its optimization function. The term "bullshit generator" is both colloquially and precisely true. It's a big expensive gradient-descent optimizer and *the metric it is optimizing* is PLAUSIBILITY. It is fooling you because it is DESIGNED to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
May 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
It FEELS like it works because that's the target of its optimization function. The term "bullshit generator" is both colloquially and precisely true. It's a big expensive gradient-descent optimizer and *the metric it is optimizing* is PLAUSIBILITY. It is fooling you because it is DESIGNED to […]