Bye Bye Alan Dye
December 5, 2025
I was trying to get something down about Alan Dye leaving Apple, but John Gruber got there first and has done a much better job.
The Canon Cat
October 13, 2025
Here’s another Wikipedia rabbit hole post. This time about the Canon Cat: a weird little computer from the late 1980s.
Nielsen Norman Group on iOS 26 usability
October 12, 2025
On Friday, Raluca Budiu posted “Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26” to the Nielsen Norman Group site. If the name isn’t familiar to you, the Nielsen Norman Group are UI/UX specialists who’ve been commenting insightfully about design since the late-90s. The piece on Liquid Glass is scathing, and excellently summarizes many of my frustrations.
Wikimedia 2024 Picture of the Year finalists
September 30, 2025
Wikimedia’s 2024 Picture of the Year finalists have been posted, and voting is now open (if you’re an active Wikimedia contributor). As ever, this is a beautiful collection images and photographs.
Quick thoughts on Apple's September 2025 event
September 10, 2025
Before too much time passes, I wanted to jot down some thoughts about yesterday’s Apple event.
YouTube is a mysterious monopoly
September 8, 2025
Yesterday I saw this Bluesky post from Adrian Black. He runs Adrian’s Digital Basement, a retro computer repair channel I really enjoy. In the post, he points out a trend I didn’t know about: YouTube views seem to have fallen off a cliff recently.
My take on blog analytics
August 31, 2025
I recently read You do not need “analytics” for your blog because you are neither a military surveillance unit nor a commodity trading company by Leon Paternoster. It’s a well-argued piece, and I agree with the general thrust… but I also won’t be removing analytics from my site anytime soon.
Tadpole Person vs. Turtle Chips
August 27, 2025
I really love Jet Lag: The Game. Part of my Nebula subscription includes The Layover podcast, where the hosts discuss the show. In the off-season, the episodes are sometimes absurd takes on game shows. This week’s episode was one of those, and I got a kick out of it.