2026-03-23 11:19:00
A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays. Sometimes themed, often not.
1️⃣ That screamy sound you hear when peeling tape? It’s a ‘sonic whisper’ from tearing at twice the speed of sound! [🔗 sciencealert.com]
2️⃣ Craig Mod built the accounting software of his dreams, fitting his exact international needs, and which can be adapted with Claude Code as needed. Sounds amazing. [🔗 craigmod.com]
3️⃣ Chris Coyer argues that web forms should always automatically email you a copy of your submission. I agree, though I wouldn’t be opposed to it being optional, as long as the default is for the copy to be sent. [🔗 email-is-good.com]
4️⃣ Terry Godier’s essay about how all the objects in our our lives have steadily stolen more of our attention, and made us feel guilty about it is excellent As is it’s web design. You gotta read this one in its original form. [🔗 terrygodier.com]
5️⃣ Stephen Hackett (via James Thomson) shared some incredible 5K wallpapers featuring Lil Finder Guy. I love how the Lil Guy’s taken the Mac community by storm. [🔗 512pixels.net]
6️⃣ I thought tweet from Caleb Sexton was a joke about Kagi having ‘LinkedIn Speak’ as a language that you could translate into. It’s not a joke. It’s real. [🦣 mastodon.social]
7️⃣ D. Griffin Jones did the thing and put an episode of the Connected podcast onto a floppy disk. Incredible commitment to the bit! [🦣 tech.lgbt]
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2026-03-12 09:13:00
The Verge’s headline sums up Mark Gurman’s latest report on Apple’s folding phone quite succinctly: ‘iPhone Fold rumor: iPad-like multitasking, but no iPad apps and no Face ID’
Though the updated layout could make multitasking easier, Gurman reports that the folding iPhone won’t run existing iPad apps. Still, Apple is reportedly trying to take advantage of the phone’s larger screen real estate by updating its “core” apps with a sidebar on the left side of the screen. It will also give developers the ability to make the iPhone versions of their apps more iPad-like, according to Gurman.
Hmph. There’s more.
Instead of using Face ID, Apple’s foldable could integrate Touch ID into the device’s side button, as the “front panel is too thin to accommodate the Face ID sensor array,” Gurman reports. That means in place of the pill-shaped housing for the front-facing camera and Face ID, Apple will reportedly add a small-hole punch camera instead. Gurman has previously reported that the foldable could look like two iPhone Airs stuck together.
A few things are running through my mind reading this report.
First, I’m putting my money behind it being called ‘iPhone Duo’. It would really tickle me for Apple to put out a ‘Duo’ and a ‘Neo’ — two Surface product names that Microsoft used and which flopped and was never released, respectively.
Second, this lack of Face ID business really puts a wrench in my plans. I’ve been pretty psyched about replacing my iPhone and my iPad mini with an iPhone Duo. As much as I love my 17 Pro, it’s too big and I think the double-duty device would really work for me. But I don’t think I want to go without Face ID. My iPad mini only has Touch ID in the power button and I’ve never enjoyed that unlocking method. Honestly, it was better in the Home Button.
Third, I haven’t really kept up with the folding iPhone’s rumored specs. I presume each half is going to be thinner than the both iPhone Air and the iPad Pro (Apple’s record-holding thinnest device) since both of those feature Face ID.
Fourth, leave it to Apple to not do the obvious thing and just let the thing run iPad apps. Why make developers go through designing another layout for their iOS apps if the iPadOS versions are right there? We’ll see how the software situation shakes out.
I’ll be pretty disappointed if this thing doesn’t come with Face ID. It’s probably a deal-breaker, even though I’d want to purchase it to show Apple the foldable is a form factor worth pursuing. There’s always the chance they’ll cancel the whole thing if the first one doesn’t sell well. On the other hand, they did just fix the iPhone 16e’s most glaring omission — MagSafe — year-over-year with the 17e. There’s hope.
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2026-02-09 12:59:00
A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays. Sometimes themed, often not.
1️⃣ Jose Munoz has a good tip for not getting sucked into doom-scrolling apps by Siri Suggestions in Search and the App Library: simply hide them from those areas. [🔗 josemunozmatos.com]
2️⃣ I love a good stats-based pitch. Herman provides one for the benefits of morning exercise. [🔗 herman.bearblog.dev]
3️⃣ Jason Fried explains a clever design detail about the power reserve indicator on a mechanical watch. [🔗 world.hey.com]
4️⃣ I found myself nodding along to Chris Coyier’s list of words you should probably avoid using in your writing. [🔗 css-tricks.com]
5️⃣ I spent a surprising amount of time recently perusing the depths of Louie Mantia’s portfolio and blog after reading his People & Blogs interview. He’s worked on so many cool things, lots of which have touched my life. [🔗 lmnt.me]
6️⃣ Robert Birming made me feel a little better about my less-than-tidy house. [🔗 robertbirming.com]
7️⃣ I’m not going to buy it, but I’m certainly intrigued by this tiny eReader that attaches via MagSafe onto the back of your phone. I love my Kobo, but it so often gets left behind. This would be a remedy. [🔗 theverge.com]
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2026-01-25 00:00:00
Ricky Mondello, from the Apple Passwords team, shared a crucial hidden feature for saving arbitrary data in their app:
[I]f anyone ever wants to save some non-password data in Passwords, but is annoyed by having to put a password in and see a useless “Password” row, use a password of “-”. Passwords will omit the password from AutoFill and hide the “Password” row from the detail view.
This might be the final piece of the puzzle to help me move away from 1Password… Except it doesn’t seem to work for me on iOS 26.2. I’ll keep checking as new versions are released.
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2026-01-24 23:46:00
Note: I drafted this back on December 4th, but never got around to posting it.
Just this morning, I was thinking to myself, “I wonder what Lisa Jackson thinks about how cozy Tim Cook has gotten with the Trump administration?” Just a few hours later, we have a clue: she’s retiring.
I don’t know that they’re related, but I think it’s telling that Jackson isn’t sticking it out to see the Apple 2030 initiative through, which she has championed since its 2020 introduction. With no direct replacement for her role in orchestrating the company’s environment and social strategies, I’m curious how they will progress.
Related, I listened back to John Gruber’s 2017 interview of Jackson on The Talk Show. It was still a delight these many years later. I loved her straight-shooting style. I’ll miss her from Apple’s leadership team.
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2026-01-24 23:45:00
The premise of Netflix’s Famous Last Words is simply brilliant. From its announcement:
What would you say if you knew it would be your last opportunity? New Netflix documentary interview series Famous Last Words asks some of the world’s cultural icons to do just that, recording in-depth, intimate interviews with the understanding that they’ll only be aired posthumously. […]
Each interview is conducted with extreme discretion — conversations so private that only the interviewee and interviewer are present. The session is recorded by remotely operated cameras and is then preserved. This ensures an intimacy of conversation and fidelity of reflection from some of the world’s greatest minds.
Each one, starting with Dr. Jane Goodall, promises to be captivating and, I bet, quite spicy.
The level of trust that Netflix will have had to earn from each subject is very high. The contents of their interview leaking early could be disastrous. I cannot imagine traditional media networks, or their related streaming services, securing the same reputation anymore.
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