Core Intuition: Recent Episodes
Daniel Jalkut and Manton Reece
Daniel and Manton return for a special episode of Core Intuition. They talk about WWDC 2025, running the bleeding-edge betas, and how Manton finally started using a build server with Xcode Cloud, while Daniel ventures into GitHub Actions. They also can’t help talking about AI, considering the progress that has been made in only the five months since they discontinued the podcast. Finally, they close with an optimistic take on Liquid Glass and the future of the Mac.
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Links:
- WWDC 2025 — Apple’s developer page with what’s new.
- Claude Code — Anthropic’s command-line tool for AI.
- OpenAI Codex — Another approach to AI for your whole project.
- To the Sam Altman skeptics — Manton’s blog post.
- Llama — Open weights AI model from Meta.
- Cheat sheet on ChatGPT and the environment — Putting the estimates of energy and water use for AI in context.
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This is the final episode of our podcast. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened and supported us over the years! We’ve loved doing the show.
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Manton and Daniel catch up on the latest developments in the WordPress vs. WPEngine kerfuffle, and continuing after-effects. They talk about Matt Mullenweg’s tendency lately to deliver seemingly calm and encouraging messages that are nonetheless laced with evidence of his spite towards antagonists. Finally they talk about Automattic’s decision to reduce its own contribution to WordPress Core development, and the implications for the rest of the WordPress community.
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- Holiday Break – Matt’s December 20 post about the WordPress team shutting down for the holidays.
- WPEngine – WordPress hosting company at the center of Matt’s anger.
- The Mad King of WordPress? – Inc. magazine article profiling Matt Mullenweg in less than flattering ways.
- Inc. Hit Piece – Matt’s response to the Inc. article.
- I Support the Mad King – Manton’s defense of Matt Mullenweg.
- Aligning Automattic’s Contributions – Automattic announcement that they would drastically reduce their contributions to the open source WordPress project.
- The People Should Own the Town Square – Mastodon’s plans to diversify control of the company and brand away from sole control by its founder.
- Automattic and .blog – Manton responds to fears some have of the .blog domain being at risk.
- Micro.one – Manton’s recently launched lower cost blogging tier.
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Daniel talks to Manton about his new Micro.one initiative, which aims to bring in new users to Micro.blog. They talk about the risks and rewards of offering a free trial, the sustainability of under-priced web services, and whether Manton can measure the success of his new pricing options.
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Links:
- Micro.one – Manton’s new introductory, lower-cost blogging service.
- A/B Testing – Wikipedia article about the practice of running business experiments on users.
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Manton ships a new Micro.blog feature for photo collections. Daniel and Manton talk about the virtue of providing third-party APIs to support the same kinds of features as you add them to the platform as first-party features. How to decide when to release a major, paid upgrade? Daniel weighs the possibility of subscription pricing for MarsEdit. And finally, teasing Micro.one and developing features and products in secret so that people can’t talk you out of them before they ship.
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Links:
- Micro.blog photo collections — Help page for new Micro.blog features.
- Micro.one — Teaser website for subscription launching January 2nd.
- Osborne effect — Microblog post from Manton.
- Say hello to Acorn 8 — Gus Mueller’s blog post.
- Acorn 8 — Product site with highlighted new features.
- MarsEdit 5.3 — Blog post announcing the release.
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Manton is working on a new feature for Micro.blog, with particular attention to the Mac app. Daniel is refactoring MarsEdit and taking advantage of Swift 6 concurrency. Manton and Daniel talk about the latest announcements from OpenAI and the potential impact to software developers of the AI era.
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Links:
- Swift 6 strict concurrency — Documentation from Apple.
- Blackbird project — Marco Arment’s database framework.
- 12 days of OpenAI — Fun marketing series from OpenAI.
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Manton tells Daniel about the accidental mini-disaster he caused at Micro.blog while daring to deploy changes while on a cruise. They talk about the risk of losing trust with users when you make mistakes, especially repeatedly, and how unit testing might be a good protection against such problems. Then they talk more about Bluesky’s recent surge in popularity, and prospects for the future of the open web.
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Links:
- Micro.blog – Manton’s blog-hosting service.
- Hugo – Web templating framework used by Micro.blog.
- AT Protocol – The social networking protocol used by Bluesky.
- Finally in a Good Place – Manton’s post appreciating the advantages of both the ActivityPub and AT protocol.
- Dithering – Subscription podcast from John Gruber and Ben Thompson.
- ActivityPub – The social networking protocol used by Mastodon and many other services.
- Social Web Community Group – W3C community group supporting social networking technologies.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Apple’s new Image Playground, an AI-based graphic generator. Even if it’s not super-impressive, maybe it’s exciting for the average user? Manton relates his recent attempts to write a new app in SwiftUI, which leads to an assessment of whether SwiftUI is ready for prime-time on iOS and/or Mac. Finally, they talk about whether we’re all propelling towards a web-only future, and whether that might be just fine.
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Election Day! Daniel and Manton talk about early voting, political outcomes, and the impacts of those outcomes on our professional ambitions. Then they switch topics to the Mac, with Apple’s new hardware and what Daniel purchased. Finally, they talk about the incentive AI provides for ever-more-powerful computing resources, and take stock of our personal responsibility for conservation.
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Daniel and Manton talk about upcoming changes we might see to the Mac product line. They review the state of social networks including Bluesky’s new funding and user growth. Finally, how much money is enough and is it a failure if you don’t constantly seek more?
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Trademarking Micro.blog, how to appeal trademark rejections, and whether to get a lawyer. Manton and Daniel talk about whether it’s important to invest in protecting your trademark from the get-go. They discuss Automattic’s control of the .blog domain, whether it poses a risk to Manton, and Manton considering rebranding to de-emphasize the “micro” aspect of his platform. Plus a quick mention of Automattic and WP Engine, which also revolves around trademarks.
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Daniel talks about his recent updates to Black Ink, for both Mac and iOS. He and Manton compare notes about updating icons for iOS 18 to support Dark and Tinted home screen modes. They talk about application versioning, again!, and the virtue of choosing to do things one way sometimes just because it’s right. They react to recent speculation about the identity of the inventor of Bitcoin, and whether it’s responsible for anybody to make such allegations. Finally, they talk a bit more about AI, what it means for the future of programming, and it’s impact on the world’s approach to manufacturing energy.
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Links:
- Furbo.org – Home page of Craig Hockenberry.
- Iconfactory – Craig’s app-development and design company.
- Retrobatch – Mac-based app for image workflow automation by Flying Meat.
- Gus Mueller – Founder/developer of Flying Meat.
- You Know It’s There – Steve Jobs quote in a 1985 Playboy interview about craftsmanship in furniture.
- Really Satoshi Nakamoto? – Article by CoinMarketCap about the HBO documentary alleging his true identity.
- Nostr – Cryptocurrency-heavy social network.
- ChatGPT – The well-known large language model AI service.
- Claude.ai – https://claude.ai/
- Artifacts – A post from Anthropic about Claude.ai’s Artifacts feature.
- Canvas – OpenAI’s new feature, similar to Artifacts.
- Three Mile Island Will Reopen – NPR article about the reopening of the famous nuclear power plant.
- Three Mile Island Accident – US Government breakdown of the 1979 incident at the plant.
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Manton talks to Daniel about his Daniel’s latest experience trying to use his Apple Vision Pro. They react to Meta’s Orion glasses demo, and wonder how much of a threat, if any they’ll be to Apple. They consider the possibility that accessories like glasses should be tethered to a phone, as a high-performance, expensive piece of hardware the customer has already bought. Finally, whatever happened to Google’s interest in AR Glasses?
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- Introducing Orion – Facebook’s blog post announcing their new augmented reality glasses.
- Orion and Reality Labs – Ben Thompson interviews Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth about the new technologies.
- Ray-Ban Meta Glasses – Meta’s less ambitious glasses, in collaboration with Ray-Ban.
- Meta Quest – Meta’s considerable cheaper, lower-tech alternative to Apple Vision Pro.
- Shipping vs. Shipping – The Talk Show episode 410 featuring Jason Snell.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the community drama and impending fiasco of WordPress and Matt Mullenweg vs. WP Engine. They weigh the arguments of either side. Then they consider the larger issue of dependencies we have on the platforms we develop for, and how we strive for independence from platforms that can make or break our business.
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Links:
- WordCamp US Portland — Latest yearly conference for the WordPress community.
- WP Engine — WordPress hosting company at the heart of the controversy.
- WordCamp and Ecosystem Thinking — Matt Mullenweg post that started calling out WP Engine.
- Five for the Future — WordPress community effort to give back 5% to open source.
- Cease and desist from WPEngine — Accusing Matt making threats to WP Engine if not paid.
- Cease and desist from Automattic — Accusing WP Engine of trademark violations.
- WPE & Trademarks — Another blog post from Matt about trademarks.
- Twitter / X space — Matt answers questions from the community.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the latest releases of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, and the confusion of macOS versioning with the switch from 10.15 to 11. They explore new iOS features like home screen customization. Then Daniel describes the change in macOS Sequoia to limit keyboard shortcuts that use only the option key.
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Links:
- Invisible home screen icons — David Smith’s template for adding blank space.
- RCS on iOS 18 — The Verge overview of new messaging for iOS to Android.
- The iPhones 16 on Daring Fireball — John Gruber’s review of Camera Control and the new phones.
- An Intentional Change — Apple Developer Forums response to questions about keyboard shortcuts on Sequoia.
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Daniel talks to Manton about the new iPhones, whether they’re buying one or not, and the pros and cons of pickup vs. delivery. They discuss the merit of AppleCare+ particular for iPhones. They consider the new Camera Control button and whether it’s likely to be a “dud” or not.
Daniel and Manton going for the new phones, whether to buy AppleCare+ or not. Finally, they consider the possibility that the new AirPods hardware is feature-locked by software, and whether it’s ethical to charge customers more for features built-in to a hardware device.
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- Apple Event – Apple’s latest product announcement video featuring iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10.
- µBrowser – Web browsing app for Apple Watch.
- Minimized Embiggening – Accidental Tech Podcast episode discussing the possibility of Apple selling software-limited hardware.
- iFixit – Repair-it-yourself site famous for its hardware teardown.
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Manton and Daniel talk about the upcoming Apple special event where new iPhones are expected to be announced. They talk about their respective likelihoods of buying one, and remark on the diminishing importance of smallness in a phone’s physical design. They discuss the nascent Apple Intelligence features in macOS and iOS betas, the general competitive state of AI services, and the virtue of being able to easily switch from one hosted AI services provider to another.
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- Apple Event – Watch live at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
- What to Expect – The Verge’s rundown of anticipated announcements.
- Apple Intelligence – Apple’s product marketing page for Apple Intelligence.
- Priority Phishing Email – Cabel Sasser shares his experience with Apple’s AI misclassifying a scam email.
- Claude – ChatGPT competitor from Anthropic.
- Prompt Engineering – OpenAI documentation on improving the effectiveness of AI prompts.
- Apple’s Pre-Prompts – MacRumors reports on the uncovering of OS-bundled prompts in Apple’s apps.
- Claude’s Pre-Prompts – Documentation from Anthropic about the specific prompts they preload their AI products with.
- Llama 3 – Open-source LLM software from Meta.
- xAI Rush in Memphis – Manton’s post about Elon Musk’s huge AI server center in Tennessee.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the Overcast redesign and customers getting upset about changes to workflows they are used to. Manton gives an update on his new text editor and early bugs. And finally, the current state of SwiftUI and how to decide when to start from scratch with a new framework.
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- Overcast rewrite announcement — Marco’s blog post on the 10-year anniversary of the app.
- ATP 602 — Latest episode with update on Overcast changes.
- Help Scout — Customer support email software that Daniel and Manton both use.
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Manton and Daniel discuss closed platforms vs. more open platforms, Apple’s new EU rules around linking for external purchases, and Patreon’s option to pass Apple’s fee on to creators or patrons. Then, a coding update on Manton’s work on a new text editor for Micro.blog, comparing and contrasting with MarsEdit’s text editor.
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- App Store link rule change — Developer post from Apple about the new linking entitlement rules.
- Patreon App Store announcement — Blog post from Patreon on adjusting to account for Apple’s 30%.
- Apple and free apps — Manton’s blog post from 2011.
- TreeSitter — Library that MarsEdit uses for Markdown parsing.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the U.S. Government’s anti-trust verdict against Google, and consider the impact it may have on browser vendors such as Apple and Mozilla. They discuss the slow rollout of Apple’s beta Apple Intelligence features, and bemoan the lack of extensibility and integration points for developers. Finally, they talk about how increasingly locked down computing platforms are diminishing the ability for the diverse population of developers to push the limits of said platforms.
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- Google “Is a Monopolist” – The Verge reports on the anti-trust verdict.
- Dithering – Paid podcast from John Gruber and Ben Thompson.
- Stratechery – Ben Thompson’s industry analysis newsletter.
- Third Quarter Resuls – Apple’s latest earnings report.
- Not for Developers – Manton’s blog post about Apple Intelligence’s lack of developer accessibility.
- I Got it to Hallucinate Already – Episode 523 of Upgrade featuring Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
- Strata for iOS – The iOS version of Manton’s Micro.blog based notes syncing app.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the CrowdStrike fiasco, Daniel’s narrow escape from traveling chaos, and the resilience of people during an emergency. They wonder how a company whose overt value is to protect you from outages can survive a catastrophic failure? They also chat about OpenAI’s recently announced SearchGPT, and the potential it may have to disrupt Google. Will all future search engines use AI? Finally, they consider the potential for a future where search engines are freemium and ad free.https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coreint/CoreInt_607.mp3Download Audio (MP3, 40 minutes)Many thanks to our sponsor this week:* RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions made easy. Also check out the Sub Club Podcast!
Links:* CrowdStrike – Article on the Verge about the worldwide software failure. * 1Password – Popular cross-platform password management software. * LastPass – Verge article about LastPass’s security breaches. * SearchGPT – OpenAI’s prototype phase AI-assisted search engine. * Perplexity – Popular AI-assisted search engine. * Kagi – Ad-free search engine.
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Daniel and Manton check in about the Apple Vision Pro. Is it on the precipice of failure? Is there a killer app for it? How would the Apple Vision Pro have done if a smaller company came out with it? They talk about playing the long game vs. the short game, and how much harder it is to play the long game as a struggling indie. Focusing on finessing little things in a product or adding new features, and working on the features of an app or service that a customer expects the app or service to do.
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Links:
- Cheaper Vision headset rumors — Apple prioritizing a lower-cost Vision instead of a new Vision Pro.
- Apple Vision Pro sales — Cutting expectations for 2024 and 2025.
- Remembering the Apple Newton — Ars Technica on the Newton, 30 years later.
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Daniel and Manton discuss the latest news with Apple and the European Union, including that Apple is withholding features such as Apple Intelligence. Will they go so far as to stop selling iPhones in the EU rather than face a large fine? Apple has become accustomed to their power in the mobile market, but have they met their match with the EU? Then, Meta’s Threads API and the difficulty of getting an app approved for Micro.blog.
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Daniel and Manton talk a bit more about AI, peoples’ skepticism about its value, and their opinion that it obviously has some utility. They discuss the Perplexity AI controversy around HTTP user agents, and whether it’s an ethical requirement that all services should always reveal their identity. Daniel talks about his recent adventures with Swift Concurrency, and they weigh the challenge of tackling a major architectural change, versus the payoff from Swift’s compile-time data safety.
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- Perplexity – An AI service that combines its own model with models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.
- Rabbit R1 – Tiny consumer electronics device that provides AI services based on Perplexity.
- Perplexity AI is Lying – Robb Knight writes about Perplexity’s alleged sneakiness with respect to HTTP user agents.
- Blocking AI Bots: – Help page on Micro.blog about how to prevent AI bots from scraping your content.
- The Machine Stops – Post by Jeremy Keith about attempts to sabotage AI scraping bots.
- Adopting Swift Strict Concurrency – Updated documentation from Apple about using the latest concurrency techniques.
- Migrating to Swift 6 – An evolving document from the Swift open source team about migrating to Swift’s strict concurrency.
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Manton and Daniel compare notes after WWDC, reflecting on the thrill of catching up with old friends, albeit on turbo mode. Daniel takes a bow for guessing the Apple Intelligence name, and the two discuss the advantages to Apple of adopting it. They examine the “long runway” Apple has to perfect their AI offerings thanks to the cohesive structure of Apple Intelligence and their inclusion of outside services in the whole package. They compare the relative advantages that on-device, specialized models may have, versus the advantages of “world data” services like ChatGPT. Finally, they question how the AI naysayers will cope with a technology world where AI in some form is increasingly ubiquitous.
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- Live Near WWDC – James Dempsey & the Breakpoints, featuring backing vocals by Daniel on the last two songs.
- One More Thing Conference – Alternative conference put on near Apple’s headquarters.
- The Talk Show Live – John Gruber’s annual interview with Apple executives.
- Apple Intelligence – Daniel’s blog post from 2013, predicting the name.
- Apple Intelligence – Apple’s marketing page for the new service.
- Dithering – Premium podcast on which John Gruber and Ben Thompson discussed Apple’s platform advantages.
- Microsoft Recall Delayed – The much-celebrated, and criticized, technology will not ship when previously announced.
- ChatGPT Mac App – Desktop AI integration from OpenAI.
- Private Cloud Compute – Apple’s security marketing page for the new technology.
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It’s time for WWDC! Manton’s on the road as a heat wave hits the southwest and California. Will Apple’s AI announcements meet expectations? Will we finally get code completion? What other novel uses of AI could Apple surprise us with? Daniel and Manton talk all about WWDC, AI, the OpenAI partnership, and even what might happen with visionOS.
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- Apple closes deal with OpenAI — The Information on Apple deal and Sam Altman.
- Microsoft Recall — The Verge on Microsoft’s AI-powered screenshot rewind.
- The Talk Show 401 — John Gruber and special guest Craig Hockenberry.
- How to rethink Siri — Manton’s blog post about improving Siri.
- Mapping LLMs — Anthropic’s blog post researching how generative AI works.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Micro.blog’s audio features and the uniqueness of “audio narration” for blog posts. They discuss the value of human narration as a counterforce to AI, and how we can use overt feature differences to attract attention. Then, Daniel shares what’s new in the MarsEdit 5.2 update. Daniel describes his workflow for informing customers about updates they requested, a way to make both them and yourself feel good. Finally, Manton is about to start a road trip to WWDC, and they speculate about whether Apple will add a live component to WWDC when Apple’s competitors now have a live audience again — the competitive advantage of being human in a robotic era.
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Links:
- Audio narration in Micro.blog — Announcing the new Micro.blog feature.
- A little more about adding audio — Manton’s post explaining the technical details.
- Jump Start Your Business Brain — Book Daniel recommends.
- MarsEdit 5.2 — Daniel’s blog post about the new features.
- Miraz Jordan on 5.2 update — Blog post about using duplicates.
- Accidental Tech Podcast 588 — Podcast episode covering Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs and Recall feature.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Manton’s recent blog posts about allegations that OpenAI stole Scarlett Johansson’s voice. They talk about the difficulty of arguing on facts when emotions run high, and how people on the internet might jump into any debate if it puts an “enemy” in a less horrible light. They talk specifically about whether Scarlett Johansson has a legal case against OpenAI, and about the importance of using facts when debating issues you care about and not resorting to exaggerations or falsehoods. Finally, they ask how we as technologists can lean into AI while maintaining human emotion and engagement.
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- Yesterday’s AI thoughts – Manton's round-up blog post after a day of posts about OpenAI.
- Takes Spread like Wildfire – Jason Becker on the tendency on social networks for takes to be considered either “in” or “out”.
- OpenAI Didn’t Copy Scarlett Johansson – Washington Post article supporting OpenAI’s claim they hired an actor who happens to sound similar.
- The Singularity – Wikipedia article about the theory that technology will at some point in the future become independent of humans.
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Micro Camp 2024 is today! Daniel and Manton talk about Micro.blog’s online event, Jean MacDonald leaving the company, and expensive top-level domain names. Then they review the announcements this week from OpenAI and Google, and what all the AI news may mean for Apple, Siri, and WWDC 2024.
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Links:
- Micro Camp — Micro.blog’s online community event.
- Christina Warren — Special guest for Micro Camp 2024.
- Jean’s departure post — Why she’s leaving Micro.blog and what’s next.
- Kimberly Hirsh — Micro.blog member now joining Micro.blog to help with community and curation.
- Google I/O — Google’s developer conference.
- OpenAI announcements — Update from OpenAI with demos of GPT-4o.
- Llama — Meta’s open-source AI model.
- Hallucinations — Manton’s blog post responding to an article on The Verge.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Apple’s latest event and the release of new iPads, Apple Pencil, and Magic Keyboard. They wonder whether iPad will ever be able to run Mac apps? They react to Apple’s new “Crush!” ad, and wonder whether they will pull it and/or apologize (spoiler: they did!). Finally, they talk about Mastodon’s new US non-profit, and Jack Dorsey leaving the board of Bluesky.
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- Apple Event – Apple’s May 7 event announcing new iPads.
- Dithering – Membership-only podcast by John Gruber and Ben Thompson.
- Accidental Tech Podcast – Popular tech podcast with an Apple slant.
- Give Us a Tablet – Manton’s 2008 post describing his desire for a Mac-based tablet.
- Crush! – Apple’s controversial iPad Pro ad.
- Boom Kill Cry – Adam Lisagor’s take on Apple’s ad.
- Mastodon U.S. Non-Profit – Blog post announcing the new corporation.
- Ghost – Another non-profit publishing platform.
- ActivityPub – The open protocol behind Mastodon.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s microblogging service, also an ActivityPub participant.
- Bluesky – The social network that spun out of Twitter before Elon Musk could stop it …
- Jack Dorsey Quits – The Guardian reports on Dorsey’s departure from the Bluesky board.
- Nostr – Another decentralized social networking platform.
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Daniel and Manton react to Apple’s further tweaks to the Core Technology Fee for the App Store in the EU. They discuss Micro.blog’s new photo features that use generative AI, giving users the option to disable AI features, and more extremist anti-AI beliefs.
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Links:
- Understanding the CTF — Latest documentation from Apple.
- AltStore PAL — EU marketplace now possible because of the Digital Markets Act.
- Micro.blog photos video — Demo video on YouTube for AI feature for photos and accessibility.
- Rabbit R1 — New AI device.
- OpenAI API — Documentation for using OpenAI.
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Manton discusses Micro.blog downtime and issues with his database servers. How attentive to phone calls should you be in the middle of the night if you run a server? Daniel and Manton talk about learning from mistakes and instituting changes to prevent repeats of the same problem. Then, they debate whether it’s warranted for the United States to require ByteDance to sell TikTok. Finally, can you systematically prevent corruption of social or regular media?
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- Amateur hour — Manton’s short post admitting a server mistake.
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- HR 815 — Text of bill requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok.
- TikTok bill not xenophobic — Manton’s blog post about TikTok.
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Manton and Daniel check in again about their WWDC plans, and appreciate the value of meeting up with people in person. They talk about the newly announced “One More Thing” conferenced slated to take place near Apple during WWDC week. Finally they talk about the debut of the AltStore as a turning point for the openness of the App Store, and revisit the potential risks of adopting Apple’s “updated business model.”
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- WWDC 24 – Apple’s annual developer conference.
- Release Notes 2019 – The last official event from the once-annual conference.
- One More Thing Conference – Alternative conference taking place in Cupertino the week of WWDC.
- River of News – Dave Winer’s 2014 blog post describing a form of RSS news reading.
- Tweet Marker – Manton’s erstwhile social media position-syncing service.
- AltStore PAL – New EU-based alternative App Store.
- Delta – The game emulator by the co-developer of AltStore, available on Apple’s App Store.
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Manton gets his first Apple Silicon Mac. They talk about the longevity of Apple devices and the particular performance attributes of Apple Silicon. They look forward to WWDC, anticipating the possibility of attending the in-person event. They are excited about the hinted big breakthrough in AI, and imagine how Apple might employ device-local AI for a variety of useful features.
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- Docker – Popular solution for virtualizing systems, particularly Linux ones.
- Giddy With Mac-ness – Daniel’s 2021 appearance on Daring Fireball, celebrating the M1 MacBook Pro.
- Only at Walmart – $699 MacBook Air on sale at Walmart.
- Absolutely Incredible – Teaser tweet from Greg Joswiak about AI announcements coming at WWDC.
- Socks in the Knob-Hole – Episode of Accidental Tech Podcast in which they talk about the AI teasers.
- AI Won’t Replace Doctors – NPR show about AI and how it will be used by professionals, including doctors, to extend their capabilities.
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WWDC 2024 has been announced. Are we planning to go even if we don’t get a ticket, just like the old days? Daniel and Manton discuss our waning love for Apple, while still appreciating so much that Apple does. Manton speculates about whether we are at “peak Apple” or not. Is Apple ripe to be surprised by an upset competitor?
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- WWDC 2024 — June 10-14 in San Jose.
- Micro Camp — Mostly online conference for the Micro.blog community.
- Amtrak route map — PDF of the current train routes.
- Amtrak Connect US — Proposed new routes.
- Corporations Are Not To Be Loved — Blog post from Brent Simmons.
- DarwinAI — Apple AI company acquisition.
- Vision Pro Numbers — Latest episode of Under the Radar podcast.
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Apple is sued by the United States. Do companies like Apple get a heads-up from suing parties like the Department of Justice, and how would we react if we were the targets of lawsuits like these, or the changes from the European Union’s Digital Markets Act? Daniel and Manton discuss the lawsuit. Then in the second half of the show, rumors about Apple licensing AI from a company like Google. What are the benefits to Apple of treating large-scale AI as a commodity service that they don’t need to focus on? Considering the various scales of technologies at which companies like Apple, OpenAI, and others work.
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- Apple sued by the DOJ — One of several articles from The Verge.
- Early thoughts on United States vs. Apple — Manton’s blog post.
- Dithering — Podcast from John Gruber and Ben Thompson recently covering Apple and AI.
- Apple and Google Gemini rumors — The New York Times on a potential partnership.
- Apple MM1 — Research paper from Apple on their new LLM.
- Micro.blog web page summarizing feature — Announcement of using AI in Micro.blog.
- Cray — Wikipedia page with photo of the iconic supercomputer.
- Rabbit R1 — Cute, handheld AI device.
- Humane Ai Pin — New video that better shows off capabilities.
- Knowledge Navigator — Concept video from Apple in 1987.
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Manton and Daniel talk a teensy bit more about the EU’s Digital Market’s Act, and Apple’s recent decision to offer web-based sideloading to certain developers. They talk about whether Manton would open an EU subsidiary if given the chance, and whether simply plunging in and doing something is the best way to find out what it’s worth.
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- Apple Announces Changes – Apple’s press release about new sideloading opportunities for some developers in the EU.
- The Art of War – Free online version of Macchiavelli’s book.
- Strata for Micro.blog – App store link to the Micro.blog-based notes app.
- _David Smith – So-called “Underscore” David Smith, developer of WidgetSmith and other apps.
- WidgetSmith – David Smith’s widget customization app.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Apple reinstating Epic’s developer account for the EU, and then banning it again. They compare it with Apple’s recent public reaction to Spotify and the EU’s $2B fine against the company. They wonder if Apple has become fixated on this as a fight of passion, to their detriment. Finally, a wish for Apple to put somebody new in charge of the App Store to help to fulfill its mission.
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- Catastrophic Response – The Verge’s 2020 report on Apple’s imminent termination of Epic’s developer account.
- Fortnite Will Return – TechCrunch reports on Apple’s previous approval of an Epic subsidiary in Europe.
- Terminated Again – TechCrunch reports on the latest termination of Epic’s European account.
- Apple Statement – Apple responds to the EU’s decision to fine it nearly $2B.
- Dithering – Paid podcast featuring Ben Thompson and John Gruber.
- There’s an App for That – Manton’s response to a recent post on Ben Thompson’s Stratechery newsletter.
- Epic’s Shared Emails – Epic writes about the ongoing saga and includes copies of emails between them and Apple.
- The Long Arm of the EU – Tweet from EU commission “Under the DMA, there is no room for threats…”
- Massive Decisions – Tweets from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney alleging that Apple has deviated from its own values.
- A Car it Never Built – Bloomberg article about Apple’s canceled car project, featuring details about some of the prototype designs.
- Apple Will Reinstate Developer Account – 9to5mac reports on the reinstatement by Apple of Epic’s European developer account.
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Apple cancels their electric car project. Daniel and Manton discuss whether Apple should focus on what they do best: personal consumer electronics. Then they analyze Tim Cook’s claim that Apple will “break new ground” on generative AI this year, and how Apple’s emphasis on controlling the user experience and protecting their public image might affect what AI projects they work on.
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- Break new ground — 9to5Mac reports on Tim Cook’s comments about AI.
- Sora — OpenAI’s video generation tool.
- Google Gemini diversity — The Verge on Google’s AI problems.
- Mac UI themes screenshot — Cabel Sasser post on Mastodon.
- Sorry, no beige — Billboard for the first iMac.
- Here’s to the crazy ones — Video from Think Different campaign.
- Apple Intelligence — Daniel’s blog post.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Micro.blog new notes feature the companion iOS app Strata. They talk about sweetening the deal of Micro.blog with new features. Then they wrap up with how Daniel’s Black Ink release for iOS is going, and his choice to charge $99 for a lifetime unlock.
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- Introducing notes in Micro.blog — Manton’s blog post about notes and Strata.
- Apple Journal — Apple’s new journaling app.
- Ulysses — Another writing and note-taking app.
- Black Ink — Daniel’s blog post announcing the iOS release.
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Manton and Daniel talk about Daniel’s looming deadline for deciding whether or not to return his Apple Vision Pro. They speculate about whether a lot of people are returning them, and if so, is that worrying to Apple? What will the resale value of an Apple Vision Pro be in a year’s time? Finally, Daniel talks about showing the device to his kids, and shares his frustrations with the device’s lack of multi-user features.
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Quest is Better – Mark Zuckerburg’s video comparison of Apple Vision Pro to Quest Pro.
- The Honeymoon is Over – The Verge article on the purported prevalence of Apple Vision Pro returns.
- Can’t Wait to Return – Twitter user @RjeyTech talks about returning the “mind blowing piece of tech.”
- Apple Needs a Flop – Manton’s post in anticipation of Vision Pro about how Apple could benefit from failure.
- Large Bloody Patch – The Verge’s Parker Ortolani attributes a subconjunctival hemorrhage to Vision Pro use.
- Marked up on eBay – Reply from Neil Bruder about the guy Manton say buying 6 or 7 Vision Pros.
- Notes in Micro.blog – Manton’s announcement of a major new Micro.blog feature.
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Daniel and Manton talk about their experiences so far with the Apple Vision Pro. They question whether it’s safe to wear “all day” and whether it might damage your eyes. They talk about the various means of justifying the purchase, while Daniel argues that “experiencing a taste of the future” is worth more than money. Finally, they contemplate the future of Apple Vision and whether Apple will release updates annually or less frequently.
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- Apple Vision Pro – Official site for Apple’s new headset.
- Briefly Considered – Manton contemplates whether he might never buy another iPhone.
- Black Ink – Daniel’s long-time macOS-based, and now iOS-based crossword solving app.
- UIKit for Spatial Computing – WWDC video explaining how to adapt UIKit apps to be native visionOS apps.
- Be Careful and Go Slowly – Brent Simmons writes about his approach to (not yet) supporting visionOS for NetNewsWire.
- Meta Quest – VR devices at the higher end of Meta’s product line.
- Ray-Ban | Meta – VR devices at the lower end of Meta’s product line.
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Daniel and Manton follow up on Core Technology Fee and how it affects marketplaces and small developers. Then, they celebrate Black Ink for iOS finally shipping, weighing the benefits of 7-day vs. 30-day trials. Finally, they discuss their purchase plans for the Vision Pro and Rabbit R1 devices, and what they expect from the cutting edge hardware. Is it okay to hide technology purchases from your kids?
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- Setapp iOS marketplace — iMore on Setup’s hopes after the DMA.
- Blank Ink for iOS — Daniel’s blog post.
- Rabbit R1 — $199 device with AI.
- This Week in Startups — With Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu.
- Apple Vision Pro — $3499 headset from Apple.
- Vanity Fair on the Vision Pro — Nick Bilton gets a photo of Tim Cook wearing the headset.
- Apple needs a flop — Manton’s blog post about the Vision Pro.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Apple’s announced App Store changes to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. They discuss who can take advantage of the new rules, how they impact users and developers, and the limitations of new features both geographically and in terms of the financial status of a developer’s company.
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- Apple announces changes to iOS — Press release from Apple.
- Update on apps in the EU — More documentation from Apple.
- MacStories on changes for EU — John Voorhees summarizes the new changes.
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Manton and Daniel talk about Apple’s latest workaround for lawsuits demanding they support “outside sales” on the iPhone. They talk about what Apple’s balance of priorities with money-making vs. world-changing should be, and whether they are on the right track. Finally, they ask whether Apple is destined to gradually lose its soul over time, and they issue a challenge to current Apple employees to turn things around.
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- Updated App Store Policies – The Verge summarizes Apple’s latest change to US policies, allowing
- Dictator on Day One – Manton’s blog post about the morality of Apple’s App Store policies.
- Epic – Creator of Fortnite and one of Apple’s chief legal antagonists.
- Shifting Baseline Syndrome – The notion that humans suffer from a shifting conception of what is right or acceptable, based on gradual deterioration.
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Daniel and Manton talk about two hardware AI-focused products: Rabbit and Humane’s Ai Pin. They compare the features, the prices, and question whether the premise from each company is true: do people really hate their phones? Daniel argues that Apple Watch is the form factor that these devices should be pursuing, and they both reflect on how the phenomenal growth of AI in the tech industry is expanding out of software and into AI.
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- Ai Pin – Humane’s flagship AI assistant.
- Rabbit r1 – A cheaper and in some ways more compelling hardware AI assistant.
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For our first show of 2024, we talk about new year ambitions and achievements. Manton’s Indie Microblogging book is almost done. Daniel reads the book Atomic Habits and thinks about the scaffolding for changing a lifestyle.
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- In the Year 2000 — Conan O’Brien skit debut from 1997.
- Indie Microblogging — Book by Manton Reece.
- Atomic Habits — Book by James Clear.
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For the last episode of the year, Daniel and Manton discuss the latest tech news including Apple stopping sales of new Apple Watch over a potential patent violation, and Adobe and Figma calling off the acquisition. Then Daniel and Manton look toward 2024 and what they might be working on.
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- Apple halting Apple Watch sales — The Verge on the fallout from blood-oxygen sensor patents.
- Masimo — Medical device company trying to enforce their patents.
- Adobe and Figma abandon acquisition — Blog post from Figma.
- Sketch — Design app for macOS.
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Manton and Daniel react to AI announcements from Google and Apple, and speculate that AI could be the technological weakness empowering other companies to challenge Apple’s dominance. They talk about a new service from Beeper that allows Android users to connect directly to the iMessage network, and how likely they are to be stopped by Apple. Finally, they discuss the ethical implications of a company like Beeper “hitching a ride” on another company’s infrastructure without their permission.
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- Introducing Gemini – Google’s new “multi-modal” AI technology.
- Apple Joins AI Fray – Article on The Verge about Apple’s new MLX framework.
- MLX – GitHub repository for Apple’s “ML Explore” project.
- Introducing Beeper Mini – New subscription service allowing Android users to use iMessage.
- How Beeper Mini Works – A “technical deep dive” on the company’s approach.
- iMessage Explained – Another technical article about the iMessage protocol.
- Libby – Popular app for downloading ebooks and audio books from libraries.
- Local Number Portability – Wikipedia page about the notion of phone number portability and where and when it has been required.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the MarsEdit 5.1 release and some things that affected it, such as the range of Mastodon instances and forks with different behaviors. They talk about the increasing sentiment towards locking down access to data on the web, in Mastodon specifically and more generally the public’s reaction to AI bots. How will AI empower data collectors to “imitate” styles of other expressions, and how does using copyrighted visual art to train AI differ from using copyrighted binary code to train code? Daniel answers why MarsEdit 5.1 isn’t called 6.0, plus some closing thoughts about the waning viability of one-time purchases for desktop software.
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- MarsEdit 5.1 — Blog announcing the new features.
- Mastodon security — Documentation for how Mastodon uses HTTP signatures.
- Happy anniversary ChatGPT — Manton blog post on using AI as a tool.
- Loish — Artist with a distinctive style that has been copied by AI.
- Mixed In Key — Music software with a server component that Daniel worked for.
- MarsEdit version question — Jason Becker asks on Micro.blog whether it should be 6.0.
- Arq — Mac backup software with one-time purchase or cloud storage subscription.
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All about the last week of OpenAI news: Sam Altman’s firing, board upheaval, Microsoft’s influence on the future of the company, and Sam Altman returning as CEO. Daniel and Manton then talk about the merits of OpenAI fulfilling their original nonprofit goals vs. pursuing commercial goals, and where all the activity around AI leaves Apple.
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- OpenAI blog post — Announcing the leadership change and Mira Murati as interim CEO.
- Sam Altman returns — The Verge article on the resolution after Sam’s initial firing.
- Steve Jobs as CEO again — Wired article on dropping the “interim” from his “iCEO” title.
- ChatGPT Voice opened up — More from The Verge on shipping the feature despite OpenAI chaos.
- Azure – Microsoft’s cloud platform including many AI services.
- Humane AI Pin — Much-hyped AI-powered device from ex-Apple founders.
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Daniel talks to Manton about his road trip, how he got Covid, and had to rush home. They react to the leak of an internal Tumblr memo, and Matt Mullenweg’s subsequent public statements about it, evaluate Tumblr’s current status and prognosis for the future, and why the heck Tumblr posts don’t have dates.
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- Honda Element Bed Platform – Manton’s post about installing a camping bed platform in his car.
- U2:UV – U2 in residency in Las Vegas.
- Internal Automattic Memo – Andy Baio shares a leaked memo from Automattic.
- Translation of Internalspeak – Matt Mullenweg responds to the leaked memo.
- Never Too Important – Tumblr’s staff announces their cheeky “Double Checkmarks” status.
- 37signals – A company that exemplifies the virtue of small teams.
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Manton and Daniel react to Apple’s M3 Mac announcement. They have different feelings about the quality of the presentation, but agree on the substance of what was presented. They talk about resisting the urge to upgrade when Macs are increasingly holding their utility for many years. Manton observes that Apple actually talked about “AI” by name, and they both talk about Apple’s relative obliviousness when it comes to AI. Finally, they hint at Manton’s forthcoming road trip, combining work and pleasure.
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- Apple Events – Landing page that currently hosts the M3 Mac announcement event.
- LLaMA – Facebook/Meta’s open source AI models.
- Touché – Daniel’s free Touch Bar utility for Mac.
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Daniel and Manton talk about The Verge article on POSSE, which mentions Micro.blog and includes quotes from Manton. They discuss the value of speaking to press to get your message out, and the increasing appeal of cross-posting to multiple social networks. Then they wrap up with testing SupportAgent.ai and the trend of personal automation tools — using computer assistance to create products that are more humane than they might have been otherwise.
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- The poster’s guide to the internet of the future — The Verge article featuring Manton and Micro.blog.
- The Vergecast — Overcast link to the longer audio version of the article.
- Tantek Çelik — Long-time blogger and co-founder of the IndieWeb.
- Matt Mullenweg — Automattic CEO and developer of WordPress.
- Cory Doctorow — Blogger and author of books such as Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom.
- Help Scout — Email help support system that Daniel and Manton use.
- SupportAgent.ai — AI to draft email replies, acquired by Help Scout.
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Manton and Daniel talk more about the on-by-default Video Reactions feature, now that it’s been deployed to the masses. They acknowledge the risks of injecting emotional language and imagery into arbitrary digital contexts, and think about how Apple might have introduced the feature differently. Finally, they consider Twitter/X’s new $1/year subscription approach, which might not be the craziest idea they’ve ever heard.
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- The Funniest Thing – Mat Haughie shares the experience of his friend also who encountered video reactions during therapy.
- $1 Annual Fee – The Guardian reports on the trial plan that Twitter/X is rolling out in New Zealand and the Philippines.
- Pinboard – Maciej Cegłowski’s link-saving service, a pioneer of creative payment options.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s microblogging service.
- Cost of Spam – Matt Mullenweg’s reaction to Twitter/X’s $1 subscription experiment.
- Kottke.org Comments – New feature on Jason Kottke’s site, limited to paying subscribers.
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Daniel and Manton talk about WordPress.com introducing ActivityPub integration, how it effects Micro.blog, and the ability of Automattic to leverage work of plugin developers on WordPress.com, but not for Tumblr. Then they wrap up with an AI discussion of Humane’s Ai Pin and how it might be related to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s investment in the company.
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- WordPress.com and the fediverse — TechCrunch write-up on the new feature.
- ActivityPub plugin — The open source version of WordPress.com’s ActivityPub support.
- About the Trap Manager — Developer documentation for patching into classic Mac OS to extend the toolbox.
- Micro.blog plug-ins — Help page for writing themes and extending Micro.blog blogs.
- ShopTalk Show podcast with Manton — Recent episode about all things Micro.blog and the web.
- Sam Altman article — About Humane and Sam’s investment in the company.
- Humane — New company building some kind of AI-related communication device.
- OpenAI audio interface — Announcement about audio and image input to ChatGPT.
- Top 10 Aaayyys — YouTube video of Fonzie from Happy Days.
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Daniel and Manton discuss Apple’s latest round of in-person and online “Apple Experts” events, the Apple Vision Pro sessions and whether the NDAs allude to anything exciting, and Daniel’s shoulder injury and worrying about getting older and being stuck in our ways as the technological world changes.
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- Meet with Apple Experts — Apple’s latest virtual tech tour for developers.
- Steam heating — Wikipedia section on steam heat. See also New York City’s steam system.
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Daniel and Manton Follow-up on whether they ordered any new phones or watches. They talk about resisting the temptation to buy things because they are “shiny and new”. Entropy and the incentive companies do or don’t have to make financial arrangements “simple”. Finally they talk about the risks and rewards of upgrading to macOS Sonoma and Xcode 15.
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- iPhone Upgrade Program – Apple’s annual “subscription” for new iPhones.
- Upton Sinclair – “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
- Mercury Bank – Online virtual business banking.
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Manton and Daniel respond to Apple’s latest special event. They celebrate Tim Cook’s relatively good acting, and perhaps being … funny for the first time? The march of USB-C progress, and how iPhone 15 brings us one step closer to the elimination of Lightning ports. Finally they reflect on the forthcoming release of macOS 14 “Sonoma” and the funny way a new feature injected itself into Daniel’s life.
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- Apple Special Event – September 12 special event video, hosted on Apple.
- Mother Nature – YouTube-hosted copy of just the “funny” video featuring Tim Cook and other Apple executives.
- Playdate – Panic’s unique, yellow, handheld gaming device.
- ATP Episode 551 – Accidental Tech Podcast that was recorded before the special event yet still covered almost the whole thing.
- All the News on Apple’s New Phones – Recap of the event by The Verge.
- Sonoma Reactions – Daniel’s YouTube video demonstrating Sonoma’s “video reactions”.
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Manton and Daniel recap Micro Camp 2023 and look forward to WWDC, including events from John Gruber and try! Swift. Then they wrap up with how Daniel’s 50%-off sale for MarsEdit went.
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- Micro Camp — Online conferences for the Micro.blog community.
- Fediforum — Unconference event for fediverse developers where Manton demoed Micro.blog.
- WordCamp US 2023 — Yearly national conference for the WordPress community.
- The Talk Show Live — Tickets for WWDC-adjacent live event with John Gruber.
- try! Swift — Online conference with lightning talks the week of WWDC.
- MarsEdit — Daniel’s blog editor for macOS.
- Summer of blogging — Micro.blog is only $1/month this summer.
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Manton and Daniel talk more about Micro Camp, which will feature a conversation with Om Malik. They talk more about WWDC, Apple headset rumors, and our assumption that they won’t be interesting to us. Finally, they appreciate that it’s been 10 years since Google Glass debuted, and lament how little things have evolved.https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coreint/CoreInt_558.mp3Download Audio (MP3, 37 minutes)Many thanks to our sponsor this week:
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Links:* Micro Camp – Manton’s Micro-blog oriented virtual gathering. * Om Malik – Writer, photographer, and investor who will be part of Micro Camp. * Accidental Tech Podcast – A podcast featuring three of our friends. * Dithering – A podcast featuring two of our other friends. * Humane – Startup company working on an innovative computing device. * Apple Presents iPod – Press release from 2001. * Google Glass – Home page for Google’s defunct, ten-year old wearable computer. * Trapped in the Metaverse – Joanna Stern’s Wall Street Journal feature about spending 24 hours in VR. * Everything We Know – The Verge’s rundown on all the rumors around Apple’s alleged VR headset.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the Micro.camp conference happening next week. They summarize some of the planned talks, and weight the pros and cons of deciding to have it be an all-online event. They react to the iPad Pro versions of Logic and Final Cut, and imagine what the news might mean for WWDC announcements.
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- Micro.camp Presenters – An early peek at what to expect from the conference.
- IndieWebCamp – Similar event to Micro.camp but for the larger world of open web interests.
- MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac-based blog editing app.
- Miraz Jordan – Long-time MarsEdit user who will be presenting on the subject at Micro.camp.
- Ulysses – Mac and iOS editing app with Micro.blog integration.
- iA Writer – Another Mac and iOS app with Micro.blog integration.
- WWDC23 – Apple’s official page for the upcoming event.
- Drupe on Wikipedia – More than you ever wanted to know about stone fruits.
- ChatGPT – The preeminent interactive AI product.
- Logic and FinalCut for iPad – Press release from Apple.
- Chockablock – Gruber’s reaction to Final Cut and Logic for iPad: expect a lot from WWDC.
- Micro.camp Registration – Sign up for the all-virtual conference – it’s free!
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Daniel and Manton react to Apple Store employees asking for tips. They wonder if Square-style kiosks are making tipping more widely expected, even where it doesn’t really belong. Daniel’s enthusiasm for ChatGPT wanes, contrasting with Manton’s increased usage of it. They talk about the value of products originating from authentic human creativity, the huge pressure on Apple to offer something for AI integration in Xcode, and the potential for AI to shake up the status quo of winners and losers in tech.
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- Unionized employees want tips and more — 9to5Mac article about Apple Store tipping.
- ChatGPT — Revolutionary AI interface from OpenAI.
- React Native diary #8 — Manton’s blog post about integrating JavaScript and Objective-C.
- Vesper Sync Diary — Brent Simmons’s blog post series.
- birds_and_box.png — Image in Micro.blog tweets import feature with help from DALL-E.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Bluesky. In the context of Nostr, what is the merit of social norms, and how has the meaning of phrases like “anti-censorship” and “fake news” changed because of social networks.
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- Mastodon — Federated social network.
- ActivityPub spec — W3C specification used by Mastodon.
- Bluesky — New social network spun out of Twitter.
- Micro.blog — Manton’s blogging platform.
- Nostr — New social network based on relays and censorship-resistance.
- Composable Moderation — Bluesky blog post about moderation.
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Manton asks Daniel about MarsEdit 5.1’s progress, particular about the forthcoming ability to post to Mastodon. They talk about some shortcomings of Mastodon’s API, and Daniel’s effort to submit a pull request that remedies one such shortcoming. Finally, they talk about Manton’s resistance to considering Mastodon a “real blogging platform”, itemize the features that prevent it from being one, and wonder about how it might evolve in the future.
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- MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac blogging app.
- Testing an Image Upload – Daniel’s first image upload from MarsEdit to Mastodon.
- Support a “Format” Parameter – Daniel’s pull request to the Mastodon project.
- Mastodon API – Getting started page from the Mastodon project.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s ActivityPub-compatible blogging platform.
- Can “Indie” Social Media Save Us? – Cal Newport’s 2009 post at the New Yorker.
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Daniel and Manton check in about the status of their WWDC 2023 applications, and talk about the virtue of attending WWDC, even if it’s different than it used to be. Manton shares a new Twitter import feature for Micro.blog, which Daniel particularly enjoys.
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- WWDC 23 – Apple’s annual developer conference.
- Talk Show Live 2022 – YouTube video featuring the 2022 live performance at Apple Park.
- ATP 528 – Accidental Tech Podcast that includes discussion of WWDC 2023.
- Importing Tweets to Micro.blog – Manton’s blog post announcing the new Twitter import feature.
- Tweet Import in Micro.blog – Manton’s YouTube video describing the new import feature.
- Manton’s Tweets – Example archive featuring Manton’s archive of Twitter posts.
- Archive Your Tweets – Daniel’s blog post about the feature, and MarsEdit’s ability to download tweets.
- Tweet Library – Manton’s now defunct app for archiving tweets.
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The Twitter API is finally going away. Daniel and Manton talk about Twitter not understanding the benefits of the web. Then Manton starts experimenting with AI image generation and they talk about the role of AI in general for creative pursuits.
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- Twitter API tiers — Announcement from Twitter about the new paid API.
- Twitter support in Drafts — Post in Drafts forums about taking a wait and see approach.
- Twitter shutting down Flipboard sign in — Mastodon post from Flipboard CEO Mike McCue.
- Twitter changes for Substack links — The Verge article about Twitter disabling likes and replies that use Substack links.
- More post-Twitter plans — Manton’s blog post about Micro.blog plans.
- Bard vs. Bing — MKBHD video walkthrough comparing AI assistants.
- The Talk Show with guest Daniel Jalkut — Episode about AI and more.
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Daniel and Manton talk about the new AI-based transcripts feature in Micro.blog. What are the advantages (and new opportunities) to software developers for all these AI tools?
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- Introducing Micro.blog podcast transcripts — Manton’s blog post.
- OpenAI Whisper — The API that Micro.blog is using.
- Short Circuit — iOS app for ChatGPT allowing custom API keys.
- OpenAI Playground — For experimenting with the API.
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Manton hears Daniel’s excuses, or perhaps explanations, for continuing to struggle with shipping Black Ink for iOS. They talk about the sometimes nonsensical rationale for postponing a release, and productivity hacks that might counter it. Manton describes his recent adventures with AI, including a practical effort to harness OpenAI’s voice recognition for transcription purposes. Finally, they discuss their shared awe about the current state of AI, and how they are struggling to imagine how to take advantage of it, both as users and as developers.
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- OpenAI Whisper – Speech recognition framework from the makers of GPT.
- Aiko – Free Mac app that uses Whisper to transcribe audio.
- Speeding Up Development – David Smith shares an example of using GPT to automate generation of tedious Swift code.
- Poe – Multi-technology AI chatbot interface from Quora.
- Dithering – Subscription podcast from Ben Thompson and John Gruber.
- The Age of AI – Post from Bill Gates about his impressions of the advances in AI technology.
- Still Feels Like Magic – Manton’s post about being barely able to comprehend AI technologies.
- Three Laws of Robotics – Isaac Asimov’s guidelines for how robot technologies might be kept in check.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Manton’s impressions of the new Bluesky network. They reflect on the lack of evolution in microblogging over ten years, as WordPress focused on “macroblogging” features like Gutenberg Blocks, and how WordPress.com’s marketing compares with other sites that emphasize blogging. Finally, they talk about Nostr and the loaded nature of “anti-censorship” platforms.
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- Bluesky — New decentralized social network spun out of Twitter.
- AT Protocol — Protocol that powers Bluesky.
- Cohost — Another new social network.
- Nostr.com — Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays.
- Nostr protocol — Original GitHub site and documentation.
- Indie Microblogging — Manton’s book.
- Jack Dorsey quote — Twitter screenshot of Jack’s Nostr post about federated networks.
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Daniel updates Manton on his progress with Black Ink for iOS, and his decision to take the March 1 deadline to ship less seriously. They talk about the difficulty of tackling huge new features and how it can be dispiriting and disruptive to schedules. They catch up on Twitter’s latest hi-jinx, remark on the Elon Musk’s remarkable ability to perform worse than even the most pessimistic of expectations, and struggle to understand Twitter as it is both enormously influential and transparently broken.
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- Next Week – Manton quips on a Platformer article about Elon Musk’s perpetual inability to follow through.
- Twitter Dev – Twitter’s official account for making vague announcements that may or may not come to pass.
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Manton and Daniel talk about the fallout from Austin’s ice storm and preparing rationally for unexpected emergencies. Manton gives an update on Micro.blog enabling Mastodon support for more users, the impending Twitter API shutdown, and whether Manton should pay Twitter to postpone an inevitable removal of Twitter integration from Micro.blog.
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- Scenes around Austin – Coverage of closed roads and down trees from Austin ice storm.
- Austin ice storm photos – More photos and video of Austin.
- Live oak – Wikipedia page on tree common in Texas.
- King of the Hill – Animated TV show about a fictional Texas family.
- Busy with updates – Twitter link about the expected API pricing and changes.
- Delete your account – Daniel’s commentary on Twitter’s update.
- Twitter feed ending – NetNewsWire blog post announcement about removing Twitter support.
- Buffer and Twitter – Announcement about continuing API support for the scheduled posts service.
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Daniel gives Manton an impromptu review of the new Micro.blog home page. They talk about striking a balance between coming across like a charming one-person company vs. a faceless corporation. Manton talks about open-sourcing the React-based version of Micro.blog, they talk about the benefits of doing so, and briefly discuss the GPL and MIT licenses.
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- Micro.blog Home Page – Manton’s new home page for Micro.blog
- Jump Start Your Business Brain – Doug Hall’s books about marketing.
- Social Proof – Wikipedia article about the concept.
- Micro.blog React – Open source repository of the source code to Micro.blog’s mobile apps.
- WordPress.com – Popular hosting service for WordPress-based blogs.
- WPEngine – Another popular paid WordPress hosting site.
- Mastodon – Open Source social networking project.
- Mastodon.social – A large Mastodon hosting service, run by the founders of Mastodon.
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Daniel quits Twitter! Manton and Daniel talk about how everybody has a “last straw” when they quit Twitter. They compare Manton’s frustrations with Twitter 10 years ago and the new problems with Elon Musk’s Twitter. Is Mastodon a viable alternative to Twitter, and how is Facebook evil different than Twitter evil? Then they think about what kind of leader would have to come in to potentially save Twitter in the way that Steve Jobs came back to Apple.
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Links:
- More brief thoughts — Manton’s recent post about the end of Twitter.
- Jack Dorsey — Twitter co-founder.
- Evan Williams — Another Twitter co-founder, also founded Blogger and Medium.
- Blaine Cook — Early Twitter employee.
- Planetary — New social network founded by @rabble.
- Scuttlebutt — Distributed protocol used by Planetary.
- Medium’s Mastodon — Blog post about Medium launching me.dm.
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Manton talks to Daniel about the forthcoming re-design of Micro.blog’s home page. They discuss the marketing importance of home pages, comparing them to the “storefront” of an online business. Are claims that an app “doesn’t have a lot of features” ever accurate, and if they are, is such an assessment valid criticism? Daniel asserts that he and Manton have lost some of their “hustle” compared to earlier years, and looks forward to plans to ship a public release of Black Ink for iOS.
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- Many Features – Manton’s post about people underestimating the number of features in Micro.blog.
- Keynote – Apple’s presentation app, an example of a simple interface hiding many advanced features.
- Smart Software Bloat – Manton writes in 2006 about software bloat and hiding complexity.
- Black Ink for iOS – Daniel’s TestFlight page for his iOS crossword app.
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For the first show of the new year, Daniel and Manton talk about themes vs. resolutions, follow up bug fix updates to the MarsEdit 5 release, and book goals in Micro.blog. They reflect on the virtue of making things rather than merely consuming them, and Daniel’s lack of an enthusiastic desire to work on “just one app”. What is the likelihood of MarsEdit becoming “the thing”?
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Links:
- Frustrated on your behalf – Recent Core Intuition episode about Mastodon and Micro.blog.
- Epilogue – Book reading companion app for Micro.blog.
- Goodreads – Amazon-owned books silo and inspiration for Epilogue.
- Did not finish – Manton’s microblog post about not finishing a book.
- Health lies in action – Will Durant quote on Twitter from Matt Mullenweg.
- Rogue Amoeba – Mac and iOS apps focused on audio.
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Manton and Daniel celebrate the apparent revitalization of blogging, a possible silver lining on cloud surrounding Twitter’s downfall. They talk about Matt Mullenweg’s recent podcast and public speaking appearances, and his general positivity about the future of blogging. They compare the virtue of owning your own domain name to owning your own home, and wonder whether awareness of this virtue will grow among the general public.
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- Micro.blog – Manton’s blog-publishing service.
- MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac-based blogging app.
- Comparing Micro.blog and Mastodon – Help article from Micro.blog that enumerates the similarities and differences.
- Rea Ann Silva – Interview on How I Built This where the value of having good competitors is discussed.
- Spooky Hole – Episode of The Talk Show in which Moltz and Gruber talk about Mastodon.
- How to Buy a Social Network – Matt Mullenweg’s interview with Nilay Patel.
- State of the Word 2022 – Matt Mullenweg’s annual keynote address.
- A Single Impulsive Leader – Manton’s post about having a single person in charge at Twitter who can be blamed for everything.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Micro.blog trying to get more serious about marketing. How do we actually measure the success of advertising campaigns, and should we aim to attract more “influencers” to our products? Manton tries to be conscious of wrapping up high-pressure work in time to take it easy for the holidays. Finally, Daniel gives an update on his continuing efforts to get MarsEdit 5 approved in the Mac App Store.
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- Micro.blog — Manton’s social network and blogging platform.
- Jean MacDonald — Community manager at Micro.blog.
- Relay.fm — Podcast network that Daniel and Manton have both sponsored on.
- Pod Save America — Political podcast that joked about microblogging during an ad read.
- Daring Fireball post about MarsEdit — Example of MarsEdit endorsement.
- Om Malik tweet about MarsEdit — Another endorsement.
- Neil Gaiman — Tumblr blog from a famous writer.
- Taylor Swift — Tumblr blog of the very famous singer-songwriter.
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Manton talks to Daniel about releasing MarsEdit 5, his excitement aboutthe positive reactions, and his frustration about it not being approved by Mac App Store Review. They grapple with the uncertainty that app review opaqueness creates, and Daniel wonders if he could have done anything differently to make things go more smoothly. They talk about the mind-blowing impact of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and about the implications of machine learning on human creativity. Finally, they weigh the pluses of minuses of AI in general, and Daniel wonders whether he could fake virtually any job with the help of the technology.
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- MarsEdit 5 – Daniel’s blog post announcing the major upgrade.
- ChatGPT – The machine-learning based conversational text AI.
- When the Robots Come for Me – Manton’s short post explaining that he is avoiding ChatGPT for fear of being distracted.
- Where I Roam – Daniel’s Micro.blog post featuring a screenshot of the ChatGPT-generated rock song about Micro.blog.
- Dithering podcast – A subscription-based podcast from John Gruber and Ben Thompson.
- DALL·E – The machine-learning based image generation tool, also from OpenAI.
- Midjourney – Another image-generating tool based on machine learning.
- John Henry – Wikipedia page about the American folk hero.
- Cut-ups – A history and description of the literary technique pioneered by William S. Burroughs.
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Manton and Daniel talk about payments from the Small App Developer settlement against Apple. Why does Manton refuse to accept free money, and are there valid reasons to opt out of the settlement? Then they reflect on the wave of opportunity from Twitter’s drastic downfall, and whether Manton and Daniel can “catch it”. Finally, Manton remembers the IndieWeb principles about plurality and monoculture, and they discuss how that might relate to Mastodon.The post Episode 539: Frustrated On Your Behalf appeared first on Core Intuition.
As WWDC draws closer, Daniel and Manton wonder whether Apple will announce changes to further unify their multi-platform development proposition. Daniel talks about his impression of “catalystic” user interface, and they comisserate over the Apple’s apparent lack of focus. Manton talks about Micro.blog’s new “bookshelves” feature, and they discuss whether it’s an example of feature creep or an endearingly distinguishing feature.
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- WWDC 2021 – Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference.
- Catalystic – Daniel’s post on Micro.blog about Catalyst UI.
- Bookshelves – New Micro.blog feature Manton is testing out.
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Manton and Daniel touch on the evolving situation at Basecamp, after losing a longer discussion on the subject due to technical malfunction. Daniel shares his impression of dipping his toes into web development with a popular open source framework.
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- Changes at Basecamp – Jason Fried’s blog post kicking off the Basecamp fiasco.
- Basecamp’s New Etiquette – David Heinemeier Hansson’s follow-up post to Jason’s.
- An Update – Jason Fried takes stock of the situation after a lot of public criticism and employees resigning.
- Don’t Scar on the First Cut – Jason’s 2016 blog post encouraging companies not to be too rash in establishing new policies.
- Can’t Catch Me – Daniel’s 2010 post asserting the superiority of native apps to web apps.
- Figma – An impressive web-based design app.
- Ember – A web framework for app development.
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Daniel and Manton react to Apple’s “Spring Loaded” product announcements. Daniel wonders what an M1 iPad Pro means for the future of Mac. They question the merit of Swift UI, and wonder whether Apple would have been better off unifying the iOS and Mac operating systems years ago.
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- Spring Loaded – Apple’s April, 2021 special event.
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Manton and Daniel talk about the upcoming Apple Event and how excited they are, or are not, about it. Especially since it’s not likely to be “live.” They also talk about the strange mechanics of Apple’s DTK refund credit, and how many people might not even notice they have a refund pending. Finally, they gripe about the continuing lack of multi-user support on many Apple devices.
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Daniel and Manton talk about obsessing over vaccine appointment registration, and the state of vaccination efforts in the US and the rest of the world. They react to Tim Cook’s interview with Kara Swisher and what it says about Apple’s essential “goodness.” Finally, they talk about the unfathomably high percentage of US teens who allegedly own iPhones.
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- MA Covid Vaccines – Site-scraping aggregator site for vaccine availability in Massachusetts.
- Very Different Choices – Kara Swisher’s interview with Tim Cook for the New York Times.
- 88% of US Teens – Horace Dediu’s tweet about the market domination of iPhone among younger Americans.
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Manton and Daniel discuss Apple’s announcement of WWDC 2021, think about the possibility of a future hybrid model combining the best of in-person and virtual conferences, and question whether Apple has lost its “youthful vitality”, and whether that spirit can be reinvigorated.
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- WWDC 2021 – Apple’s official news release.
- Úll – A less-conventional Apple conference that was based in Ireland.
- Success Hides Problems – Article about Ed Catmull’s famous talk on the subject.
- Think Different – Wikipedia article about Apple’s classic advertising campaign.
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Daniel and Manton celebrate Ulysses 22 launching with added support for Micro.blog. They talk more about competition and how all parties can win by collaborating to solve customer problems. Finally, they react to Apple addressing one developer’s Small Business Program woes, while acknowledging the larger issues that remain.
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- Ulysses 22 – Major update to the Mac and iOS editor, including new support for Micro.blog.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s blog publishing and hosting service.
- MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac-based blog publishing app.
- An Alternative to Competition – Jason Fried of Basecamp shares his feelings about competition in business.
- An Update – Sean Harding shares that he has been admitted to the Apple Small Business Program.
- Potential Witnesses – TechCrunch story on the release of witnesses for the Epic vs. Apple lawsuit.
- Hey Apple… – David Heinemeier Hansson on the Screaming in the Cloud podcast.
- Building Companies to Last – Jim Collins with an article synthesizing ideas from his book “Built to Last.”
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Manton and Daniel talk about Google’s new, straightforward 15% fee structure for App Store sales, and how it shines a light on the sharp edges of Apple’s Small Business Program. They talk about the unfair aspects of Apple’s plan, and how Apple might feel pressure to improve it. Will they? Finally, they talk about whether Apple can and should decouple the costs of running the App Store from the payments made by customers to developers.
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- Google Undercuts Apple – Ars Technica on Google’s new 15% developer commission for revenues under $1M.
- How I Got Rejected – Sean Harding shares his tale of being denied admission to Apple’s Small Business Program.
- Stratechery – Ben Thompson’s email newsletter.
- A 95% Cut – 9to5Mac on Micrsoft’s policy, announced last year, to take only 5% from some App Store sales.
- Where Apple Went Wrong – Manton’s 2011 post about Apple’s attitude toward free apps.
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Daniel and Manton talk about Basecamp’s new Hey World blogging service, based on their email service. They think about the merits of attempting to leverage marketing exposure by interfacing with other products or services that have a larger audience, talk about trying to “fill the void” in popular services’ offering, and striving to get a good amount of PR without necessarily “going viral.”
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- Hey World – Email-based blogging from Basecamp.
- Rework Episode 0113 – Basecamp founders Jason Friend and David Heinemeier Hansson talk about Hey World.
- $1000 to the First Person – Jason Fried offers a bounty for the blog post that united him with DHH.
- Hello World – Manton setting up his Hey World.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s microblogging service.
- TextSoap – Text-cleaning Mac app from Unmarked Software.
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Manton asks Daniel about his first week back on the job full-time at Red Sweater. They talk about Daniel’s recent work on FastScripts and whether he should revise its freemium business model. Finally, they talk about an Arizona bill that would impose new requirements about the limits companies like Google and Apple can apply on App Store sales.
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Links:
- FastScripts 3 Beta – Daniel’s blog post announcing the FastScripts 3 beta.
- Scotty (Steve Scott) – Twitter account of Scotty, formerly of NSConference and current co-developer of MoneyWell.
- iDeveloper Podcast – Developer podcast from Scotty and John Fox.
- FastScripts 3 Sneak Peek – Late Night Software’s forum thread on FastScripts 3 beta.
- Script Debugger 7 – Mac scripting software from Late Night Software.
- Keyboard Maestro – Automation software for Mac by Stairways Software.
- Alternative Payment Options – Article from the Verge on Arizona’s proposed law.
- It is Difficult… – “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair
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Daniel talks with Manton about the thrill of being self-employed again, and about the merit of seizing on that possibly-fleeting enthusiasm. Manton talks about coming out of his own micro-slump with Micro.blog, and celebrates recent news that Ulysses will support Micro.blog. They both look forward to being more aggressive in marketing their apps in the coming weeks and months.
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Links:
- Beta Ulysses 22 – The popular text editor announces beta support for Micro.blog.
- A Fresh Start – Daniel’s post announcing his return to full-time indie work.
- Almost Anger – Daniel tweets about the level of enthusiasm he is feeling.
- Episode 355: Stupidly Confident – A previous episode in which Daniel and Manton discuss Jared Sinclair’s business, among other things.
- Jared Sinclair – iOS developer who formerly made Unread and Riposte.
- Out-Heart the Competition – Daniel’s 2015 talk at NSConference in Leicester, UK.
- 512 Pixels – Stephen Hackett’s blog, which Daniel and Manton have both recently sponsored.
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Manton updates Daniel on the state of things in Texas, where a disastrous winter storm has wreaked havoc. Switching gears back to tech, they point to confirmation of the vague problems Daniel recalled hearing about building apps on M1 Macs. Finally, they reconsider how and when they’re likely to spend the $500 DTK credits they are expecting.
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Links:
- Winter Storm – Houston Chronicle weather page covering the impact of the storm.
- Signing Code on Apple Silicon – Quinn from Apple provides an overview of the problem and workaround for signing code for older versions of macOS.
- I’m Coping and Okay – Dan Rather tweets from the midst of Austin, TX during the winter storm.
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Daniel and Manton catch up on last week’s news from Apple that they will offer $500 instead of $200 to DTK leasers. They discuss the general state of Apple’s Developer Relations compared to other companies such as Microsoft, and challenge Apple to strive to outdo their competition. Finally, they compare notes about what they each plan to spend their respective $500 credits on.
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Links:
- $200 to $500 – 9to5Mac reports on Apple’s change of plan for DTK returns.
- Developers, Developers, Developers! – Clip of Steve Ballmer’s famous, sweaty celebration of developers.
- Azure – Microsoft’s web services for developers.
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