2026-02-16 01:30:15
2026-02-15 23:00:00
I've noticed increased chatter in my feed lately about Apple-centric developers experimenting with agentic coding, and I have two recommendations for those diving in.
First, I strongly suggest trying Claude Code over Xcode's new agentic tool. Further, you really should use Opus during your initial tests and exploration to ensure you're leveraging the best available technology. This will make sure you’re experiencing the actual state of the art rather than something a bit behind the times.
Second, hold off on forming a final judgment about the quality until you've invested some serious time. You might have the impression that you just give the model some vague instruction and it makes magic happen. That's really not the case. If you spend just ten minutes with it and don't feel like an expert, don't consider it a failure. That's like someone opening Xcode with no prior experience, trying to write an app for ten minutes, and then being unimpressed with the results. Developing high-quality software remains a genuine human skill, and while these tools have improved unbelievably, you still need to invest time to understand how they work and how to use them effectively. You're still an engineer, and you need to spend time with the tools to understand how to use them effectively.
2026-02-15 22:00:00
Did you know the Apple Vision Pro celebrated its second birthday a bit over a week ago? I didn’t. I’m sure there were a couple posts on some Apple news sites noting the occasion, but I wouldn’t exactly say there were widespread celebrations for how much more is happening with the product now than it was when it was released.
In fact, I feel relatively confident in saying this might be the only Apple product where, two years into its life, most of its early adopters actually use the product less than they did when it was new. I know that’s true for me. I tried using it for travel, as a virtual display for my Mac, for widgets, all manner of apps, and every spatial video I could get my hands on, and at the end of the day, it turns out I actually prefer doing literally all of those things on a Mac, iPad, and iPhone. And not to name names (I’ll let them write their own posts and make their own videos), but among early adopters and people predisposed to loving all new tech Apple makes, this experience is remarkably consistent.
Say this sort of thing on a Vision Pro-centric forum, and you’ll surely get responses rewriting history to say this was never meant to be a consumer product, it was a developer device, of course. Normal people getting these to do work, to watch movies, and to enjoy photos of their family? Never happened! And hey, if Apple’s goal was to make a niche product that was less popular than Meta’s gaming-focused headset, then I can’t argue that they’ve achieved that. But if their goal, which was very clear when they announced it, was to bring this to the mainstream, to make it serious, to be their next big thing, well, I think they’ve come up woefully short.
For me, the Vision Pro is currently a paperweight that I occasionally glance at and wonder what I could have done with those $4,000 that would have brought me more joy. We’re in sunk-cost territory now, so I’ve got the damn thing and hope it gets something that really wins me over, but I remain at a loss as to what that thing is.
2026-02-15 21:17:00
From the Southwest newsroom: Southwest Airlines Brings Starlink Ultra-Fast WiFi Onboard
Southwest® plans to rapidly integrate Starlink into its fleet. The first Starlink-equipped aircraft enters service this summer, and it will be available on more than 300 aircraft by the end of 2026. This is a major step in the carrier’s plan to upgrade all its aircraft with high-speed, low-Earth-orbit satellite technology.
Look, I dislike Elon Musk the appropriate amount, but I will say that I was on a United flight with Starlink a few months ago, and it was unquestionably the best airplane Wi-Fi experience I've ever had. It felt like being at home with ”fine” internet speeds, and I do mean that as a compliment.
2026-02-15 07:00:16
I know it's not totally rational, but I sometimes like to get really nice random tools I use everyday. I've used shitty scissors my whole life, and I decided to get Craighill's Chroma Scissors, and my god, it's so nice. I use scissors a few times every day, and it’s lovely making those moments a little nicer.
You certainly shouldn’t do it with everything (unless you're wealthy, in which case, go off, king), but I fully endorse splurging here and there on little things you use all the time.
2026-02-15 07:00:00
Karoun Demirjian, Eric Schmitt, Kate Kelly, Hamed Aleaziz, and Luke Broadwater (phew!): Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
Top administration officials quickly claimed that the closure was in response to a sudden incursion of drones from Mexican drug cartels that required a military response, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declaring in a social media post that “the threat has been neutralized.”
The reality was a bit less scary.
C.B.P. officials thought they were firing on a cartel drone, the people said, but it turned out to be a party balloon.
Honestly, is there a more perfect symbol of this administration than freaking out about something foreigners are ding, causing an absolute mess, and then revealing they were freaking out over nothing?