I'm unsure if I still stand by what I wrote in 2022 about being passionate about Apple. It seems like many things have changed, or haven't, but should have.
https://numericcitizen.me/the-roots-of-my-passion-for-apple/
I don't want ads in the Apple App Store, nor do I want them in Apple Maps. I just don't want ads, period. Ads are for cheap products and free stuff, where you're sold to advertisers like a product. Apple is a premium brand. Selling ads isn't part of Apple's business model. Well, until recently. So what gives, Tim Apple? ๐ค
Is vibe coding programming for the masses?
When I see my text conversation in Claude Code, it reminds me of sitting in front of a TTY session over a 2400-baud modem connection.
Great memories: one of the first high-level and fun programming languages I learned was Pascal. Knowing that a text editor and compiler are self-contained in such a small package is simply mind-blowing. We need more software like this in today's memory-constrained world.
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/20/turbo-pascal/\#atom-everythingOne of the first high-level and fun programming languages I learned was Pascal.
Remember ChatGPT Atlas? Dia Browser? Sora?
This "About Me" page is probably the coolest one I've ever seen! I wish I had the same talent to create such a digital artifact. The design seems a celebration of Apple's 50th anniversary.
With memory chip prices soaring, maybe it's time to focus on building efficient software again, like in the good old days.
Well, Internet bots won over humans, for now. It's sad for many reasons. One being that the Internet seems more and more like an evil, out-of-control place. I didn't spend too much time on Digg building my presence there, but I intended to build something, like a share-a-link-with-comment playground. I think I'll stay away from this until further notice.
It also means that owning your place on the Internet is salutary. That's the only viable solution for people who are seriously engaged in writing, curating, and sharing.
AI credits depleted. Doing something else. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ