I'm back from my two-week vacation in Egypt and Jordan. It was great. Jet lag is in full effect. Check my blog for the usual random travel notes.

Tomorrow, I’m starting a two-week vacation in the Middle East, so…

1. I'm patiently selecting videos to download on my iPad for some in-flight entertainment. The last time I did that proved to be a waste of time: all my Apple TV videos refused to play because of an unknown error. I was like 😡 . This time, I'm going to test my videos in air plane mode before leaving the house.
2. I'm winding down my work on most of my projects, mostly involving webapp development with Claude Code. I'm done with my photo-sharing website for my family and closed friends. It's super cool 😎 and it is ready for use during my vacation. Of course, I still plan to share my best photos on Glass.
3. This break is a welcomed one. I've been spending a lot of my spare time on AI stuff. I feel a little bit tired. Taking a break from most of my screens will be salutary. I know that I'll come back fully loaded with ideas and energy.
4. Expect lower-than-normal activity on my blog in the next 15 days. That's expected. Thanks to my automated timeline summaries, I'll keep an eyes on what is going on.

Cheers.

Tim is facing criticism for his repeated attendance at Trump's events. I'm unsure if [he feels trapped](https://om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/). If he strongly disagrees with the current US administration but prioritizes Apple's shareholders' value in his decisions, that is his choice. He could also choose to resign as Apple's CEO, citing a conflict with his values. Yet, he remains in his position.

Ok, this is something interesting. Probably gamechanging, too. I'll set it up on my M4 Mac mini which I don't use much since I switched jobs in mid-2025. Now, I think I have found a new use case for it. [https://clawd.bot/](https://clawd.bot/)

If Matt can build an MP3 player for the Mac using vibe coding in an hour, maybe I could build an RSS reader web app to my taste? Not the I don't like Inoreader web interface... but... 🤣 [https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-mp3-dreams/](https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-mp3-dreams/)

Apple is signing a multi-year agreement with Google to use Gemini to power the next Siri. What a slap in the face of OpenAI... Also, time to investigate Apple, again. \#not

I rarely talk about personal matters but I'll make an exception: I'm probably having the worst cold in years... 🤒🤧😷 it's been like that for four days now. Wearing a mask inside to prevent my wife from getting it. I'm expecting improvements in the next few days... fingers crossed.

I'm having fun with Claude Code, adding new features to my web apps; it might be too easy to do now. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yep, I've already built three nice, really useful websites with Claude Code (and Vercel)

https://www.platformer.news/claude-code-review-web-design/

How come am I suddenly keeping and running four browsers {Safari, Arc, Dia, Atlas} on my Mac? Safari is my fallback plan. ARC is ❤️. Atlas is an endless experiment. 👨🏻‍🔬 Dia is... well, not ARC, yet. 😔