2026-09-02 03:16:33
It looks like AppReview is clearing the decks for next week's wave of OS 27 updates. Here's what's new from my apps today.
This update catches the app up with pretty much everything the web app got over the summer.
First off, you can now add notes to your highlights. After doing this for a little while, I have learned that people sometimes like to leave a note as to why they highlighted something. That's been available on the web for a little bit, and now it's on the iOS app as well.
Simply tap a highlight in an article and add a note.
It used to be if you deleted an article, it was gone forever. Poof. Vanished immediately. No takebacks. Now, across the web and iOS, there's a trash bin that your deleted articles will go in, and they will be automatically cleared out after 30 days. You can access this from the archive page in the app.
Quick Reads is primarily about saving links to read later. However, some people like to save arbitrary text to either read in a delightful reading environment or to use the text-to-speech feature to listen to something.
Now, when you add something to your queue, you can choose whether you're adding a link or raw text, and you can paste in whatever you'd like.
I recently added a feature that will generate podcast transcripts when you save them to your queue. Thank you, Marco Arment, for the idea how to do this. Now those transcripts will show in the app.
I've updated the standard review format to look a little nicer. The scores are now made of a glass material, as is the poster on the left. I've also added a bit of a gradient to the background to make it feel a little more dynamic. If you still want that totally flat background, you can go to the Layout tab when styling your review and flip it back to flat.
This release comes with two new models, both aimed at those trying to get their transcripts a little quicker.
The Whisper model has been updated to a Turbo version, which delivers the same quality transcripts, but does so about 10% faster. This replaces the previous Whisper model and will require a new download the first time you use it.
The Parakeet V3 model is still in the app and is still what I would recommend to people looking for the maximum performance while still delivering slightly better quality than Apple's built-in option. However, I have now included Parakeet V2 as an alternate option, which delivers comparable quality and is also about 10% faster than the V3 model. Just be aware, V2 is English only.
Of note, this update is coming to the Mac version as well, but it remains stuck in app review, so hopefully by the time you read this, it's just out and you wonder why I wrote this at all.
2026-09-02 02:27:24
Anthropic: Introducing Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1
Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 are the same model, but with different levels of safeguards.
I think a lot of us believed Fable 5 was the same as Mythos, just with different safeguards, but I don't believe Anthropic ever officially confirmed that. It's good to have the confirmation in this model update.
2026-09-01 23:19:20
Andrew Lilley Brinker: 1Password Supports the Ethnic Cleansing of Europe
Omarchy is a Linux distribution created and controlled by David Heinemeier Hansson, usually known as DHH. DHH is the founder and CTO of 37signals (formerly Basecamp) and creator of Ruby on Rails.
In the last year DHH has also called for the ethnic cleansing of Europe.
I talked about Omarchy and how DHH holds reprehensible beliefs on last week's A Better Computer podcast, and now we have another update related to this which hits close to home. As Andrew suggests, I have emailed 1Password directly with my disappointment and my intent to look elsewhere for my password manager needs (I've said it before and I'll say it again. The Mac is the toughest part, as once you're used to 1Password's convenience on the Mac, it really makes every other solution look like dog shit. Apple Passwords is okay, but it doesn't work on Android and is pretty shit in Chromium browsers, so I'm in a bit of a sticky situation).
Hello, I'm a longtime 1Password user and I generally really love the product. However, I find it inexplicable that 1Password has decided to sponsor David Heinemeier Hansson's Omacom Foundation. I have no issues with the business supporting causes to promote open computing. However, there are countless better projects than this to advance that goal. Frankly, this feels like supporting a cause with zero research, there was just a trending topic seen on social media, and someone wanted to join the hype train.
Hansson's very recent public views on immigrants in Europe are documented here and here and they represent the worst of us. I assume 1Password would say these blog posts do not represent the company's official supported positions on these issues, however given no context as to why 1Password chose this as a good investment over all other initiatives, reasonable people will conclude you specifically like this guy.
I would highly recommend backing out of this commitment, as I believe it will drive people away from 1Password. As stated above, I think you guys have the best password manager out there, and I'm not one quick to cancel services when a company makes a single choice I disagree with, but I am currently looking for an alternative because this does not sit right with me.
2026-09-01 07:47:31
sf-isms: Meat proxy
A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.
Love this. I mean, I hate this and it annoys me every time someone forwards me some text that they clearly didn't write, but I love the term.
2026-09-01 07:02:59
On today's podcast, I discussed the new Mac minis and why I want one, but won't be buying one, as well as how I'm using my Mac mini to do something on Quick Reads that would have cost me potentially tons of money to do other ways. I'm actually pretty proud of how clever it is.
2026-09-01 05:00:28
Jason Snell was featured on the Mac App Store today sharing a few app picks, which was very cool to see. I'm the sort of guy who likes learning about new apps from people I trust, so this was a fun list.
Imagine my surprise when I got to the bottom of the article and found that Christina Warren has one coming tomorrow and Stephen Robles the day after. What a delight.