Top Stories: iPhone 16 Features, iOS 18.1 Improvements, and More
Apple’s latest devices have been in users’ hands for about a week now, so the latest features and upgrades are getting thoroughly tested as users figure out how best to take advantage of the improvements.
We’re also still looking forward to additional enhancements like Apple Intelligence features coming in future software updates, while we took a look bac … ⌘ Read more
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 16 Pro From Lululook
For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Lululook to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of Apple’s new iPhone 16 Pro models. For those unfamiliar with Lululook, it is a company that makes a wide range of Apple accessories.
Apple Seeds Fifth Developer Betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 With Apple Intelligence
Apple today provided developers with the fourth betas of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 to continue testing Apple Intelligence features. The fifth betas come two weeks after Apple seeded the fourth iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 betas.
The updates can be downloaded from the S … ⌘ Read more
Apple Seeds Fifth Developer Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.1
Apple today provided developers with the fifth beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta, with the new update coming a week after Apple released the fourth beta.
Registered developers can opt-in to the macOS Sequoia beta through the Sof … ⌘ Read more
👋 Reminder folks of the upcoming Yarn.social monthly online meetup:
I hope to see @david@collantes.us @movq@www.uninformativ.de @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org @xuu@txt.sour.is @sorenpeter@darch.dk and hopefully others too @aelaraji@aelaraji.com @falsifian@www.falsifian.org and anyone else that sees this! 🙏 We’re hopefully going to primarily discuss the future of Twtxt and the last few weeks of discussions 🤣
- Event: Yarn.social Online Meetup
- When: 28th September 2024 at 12:00pm UTC (midday)
- Where: Mills Meet : Yarn.social
- Cadence: 4th Saturday of every Month
Agenda:
- Let’s talk about the upcoming changes to the Twtxt spec(s)
- See #xgghhnq
- See #xgghhnq
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@movq @falsifian @prologic Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about and You've probably already read this: Everything you need to know about the “Right to be forgotten” coming straight out of the EU's GDPR Website itself. It outlines the specific circumstances under which the right to be forgotten applies as well as reasons that trump the one's right to erasure ...etc.
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@aelaraji@aelaraji.com This is one of the reasons why yarnd has a couple of settings with some sensible/sane defaults:
I could already imagine a couple of extreme cases where, somewhere, in this peaceful world one’s exercise of freedom of speech could get them in Real trouble (if not danger) if found out, it wouldn’t necessarily have to involve something to do with Law or legal authorities. So, If someone asks, and maybe fearing fearing for… let’s just say ‘Their well being’, would it heart if a pod just purged their content if it’s serving it publicly (maybe relay the info to other pods) and call it a day? It doesn’t have to be about some law/convention somewhere … 🤷 I know! Too extreme, but I’ve seen news of people who’d gone to jail or got their lives ruined for as little as a silly joke. And it doesn’t even have to be about any of this.
There are two settings:
$ ./yarnd --help 2>&1 | grep max-cache
--max-cache-fetchers int set maximum numnber of fetchers to use for feed cache updates (default 10)
-I, --max-cache-items int maximum cache items (per feed source) of cached twts in memory (default 150)
-C, --max-cache-ttl duration maximum cache ttl (time-to-live) of cached twts in memory (default 336h0m0s)
So yarnd pods by default are designed to only keep Twts around publicly visible on either the anonymous Frontpage or Discover View or your Timeline or the feed’s Timeline for up to 2 weeks with a maximum of 150 items, whichever get exceeded first. Any Twts over this are considered “old” and drop off the active cache.
It’s a feature that my old man @off_grid_living@twtxt.net was very strongly in support of, as was I back in the day of yarnd’s design (nothing particularly to do with Twtxt per se) that I’ve to this day stuck by – Even though there are some 😉 that have different views on this 🤣
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 09/16 to 09/20 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/20/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
Regarding jenny development: There have been enough changes in the last few weeks, imo. I want to let things settle for a while (potential bugfixes aside) and then I’m going to cut a new release.
And I guess the release after that is going to include all the threading/hashing stuff – if we can decide on one of the proposals. 😂
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Could someone knowledgable reply with the steps a grandpa will take to calculate the hash of a twtxt from the CLI, using out-of-the-box tools? I swear I read about it somewhere, but can't find it.
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@quark@ferengi.one Do you mean something like this?
$ ./yarnc debug ~/Public/twtxt.txt | tail -n 1
kp4zitq 2024-09-08T02:08:45Z (#wsdbfna) @<aelaraji https://aelaraji.com/twtxt.txt> My work has this thing called "compressed work", where you can **buy** extra time off (_as much as 4 additional weeks_) per year. It comes out of your pay though, so it's not exactly a 4-day work week but it could be useful, just haven't tired it yet as I'm not entirely sure how it'll affect my net pay
Apple Seeds Fourth Developer Betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 With Apple Intelligence
Apple today provided developers with the fourth betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to continue testing Apple Intelligence features. The third betas come two weeks after Apple seeded the third iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 betas. Apple has als … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: Apple Event Recap With iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, and More
One of the busiest weeks of the year for Apple news has drawn to a close following Monday’s event that saw the unveiling of new iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods models and Friday’s start of iPhone pre-orders in dozens of countries around the world.
Read on below for the biggest announcements of this week as we take a brief … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 09/09 to 09/13 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/13/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 16 Pro From iMazing
For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with iMazing to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of Apple’s new iPhone 16 Pro models. For those unfamiliar with iMazing, it is Mac and PC software that gives you a quick, simple way to manage everything on your iPhone. You can transfer data, … ⌘ Read more
Apple Shares Full List of Over 250 New Features and Changes Coming With iOS 18 Next Week
Following its iPhone 16 event on Monday, Apple shared a PDF on its website with a list of all new features and changes coming with iOS 18.
The list includes many features that were already announced, including Apple Intelligence, new … ⌘ Read more
Apple Watch Series 10 Reduces Wind Noise During Phone Calls
The new Apple Watch Series 10 launching next week includes a voice isolation feature that will make you sound better during phone calls.
Apple says the Series 10’s Neural Engine is able to suppress background noise during phone calls or FaceTime audio ca … ⌘ Read more
macOS Sequoia Release Likely to Be the Earliest in Years
macOS Sequoia will be one of the earliest new macOS launches in over a decade, likely releasing within as little as just a week.
Internal Apple documentation obtained by MacRumors suggests that macOS 15.0 Sequoia will be officially released to the public by mid-September. The release dates of major macOS updates in … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 09/02 to 09/06 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/06/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
Best Apple Deals of the Week: 9th and 10th Gen iPads Get Lowest Prices Ever, Plus First Deals on Anker’s New MagGo Accessories
This week’s best Apple deals focused on iPad models, including the 9th generation and 10th generation tablets, which both hit record low prices in the last few days. You’ll also find steep discounts on Anker’s latest MagSafe-compatible accessories, Sonos headphones and speakers, and Bluetooth trackers in the deals below.
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@prologic@twtxt.net During summer - yes, since our kids have 2 months. First month of their vacation I still work, then I join them on their last month. We do have 5 weeks, so I save the last week for around Christmas. :)
4 week vacation time is done tomorrow, then it’s back to work. A bit excited to see what happens there for the rest of the year, a bit stressfull too, but It’ll be nice to get back to work. This summer vacation has been super nice, and also felt like it lasted long. Been a super time with my family, we got to visit a lot of cool places, and went on a lot of trips etc. Been really nice. And we’ve already planned what to do next year - so I already look forward to that :)
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Also tweaked the settings of my Bitaxe bitcoin miner, it was running a bit unstable, tweaked some settings and now it finally runs like it should. Media
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@prologic@twtxt.net Nothing yet, I have it set up for solo mining, so if it finds something - then I get full reward.
Someone with a bitaxe found a block last week, all though it’s very unlikely. But there is still a chance.
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 08/05 to 08/09 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/08/09/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Best Apple Deals of the Week: Record Low Discounts Hit Every MacBook Air Alongside AirPods Max and iPad Sales
This week’s best Apple-related deals are headlined by massive discounts across the M2 and M3 MacBook Air family, with as much as $249 off these computers. You’ll also find great deals on AirPods Max, iPad, and iPad mini, plus savings on third-party accessories including Samsung’s Smart Monitor M80D and Anker’s new products.
 Was really nice. Weather has been great today, really warm and the sun is out.
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Getting started on the last week of vacation as well now. So I’m definately gonna enjoy the next week to the max :)
Top Stories: iOS 18.1 Beta With Apple Intelligence and More
The highly anticipated developer beta of Apple Intelligence is finally here, with an early limited set of AI-based features in iOS 18.1 and related updates that will expand over time.
The new iOS 18.1 beta also includes call recording and transcription, while macOS Sonoma 14.6 that was released to all users this week rolls out previously promised … ⌘ Read more
SeeedStudio Debuts Low-Cost ReSpeaker Lite Voice Assistant Kit
SeeedStudio Debuts Low-Cost ReSpeaker Lite Voice Assistant Kit
This week, SeeedStudio introduced the ReSpeaker Lite Voice Assistant Kit, a budget-friendly device designed for advanced voice processing and audio playback. The kit features a dual microphone array, an XMOS XU-316 AI chip for audio processing, and a high-quality speaker. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 07/29 to 08/02 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/08/02/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
WhatsApp Reaches 100 Million Monthly Users in the United States
WhatsApp this week reached a significant milestone of 100 million monthly active users in the United States, a market traditionally dominated by other messaging services such as SMS and iMessage.
The achievement, announced in an official blog post, indicates a potent … ⌘ Read more
Don’t Miss Out on OWC’s 14-Port Mac Thunderbolt Dock at $99.99 ($180 Off), Ending This Weekend
Last week, OWC knocked the price of the popular 14-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock down to $99.99, from its original price of $279.99, and this deal is still around this weekend. This is a match of the all-time low price on the accessory, and the sale is set to end Sunday night.
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Here I am with my daughter on the new bike :)
My kids love to go for rides, so does Marlyn as well, so it's a lot of fun for all of us.
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@bender@twtxt.net It cost what you mentioned here too, but they had a special discount, and the shop gave 20% discount for all the gear we needed (since I bought the bike + gear for two persons), so all in all I got a really good deal on it. Also interest rate is locked for 3 years (low rate) so that was also a good deal.
I just took the longest time I could on the loan, to have a low price each month, and then i just pay extra whenever I can to get it payed down faster.
Luckily the Marlyn, my son, and my daughter all fit the same gear, so the 3 of them share that, that saved a lot of money too :)
When i met Marlyn (before we had kids) I asked here to go on her first trip with me (I had a bike before I met her back then), and we went on a 2 week ride from Norway to Italy and back (venice) through the alps and all that. Was super fun, and I think it’s pretty cool of her to say yes to a 2 week trip as passenger :)
Apple Intelligence Features Still Coming in Later iOS 18 Developer Beta
Apple Intelligence is still not available as of the fourth developer beta of iOS 18 this week, leading some to wonder if the features have been delayed. However, we have confirmed that Apple still plans to add some of the new Apple Intelligence features to an upcoming beta this su … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iOS 18 Public Beta, HomePod Mini in New Midnight Color, and More
The public betas of iOS 18 and other upcoming major operating system updates are finally here! Apple has spent the past month refining the betas through developer testing, and it’s now time to open them up for broader access ahead of a full public launch several months from now.
We also got a surprise hardware update this week, but it was one … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 07/15 to 07/19 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/07/19/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Apple Prepares for 2024 Summer Olympics With Updates to Maps, TV Coverage, Featured Apps and More
Apple this week updated the Apple Maps app in Paris in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which are set to begin on Friday, July 26. All permanent venues, such as the Parc de Princes and Centre Aquatique Olympique, are displayed as custom, hand-built 3D landmarks.
 Also, the smell of rain was just beautiful.
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Here has been north of 38C all week. Its pretty ick. I would love a bit of rain to cool down.
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 07/08 to 07/12 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/07/12/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
MacRumors Giveaway: Win an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Charger From Lululook
For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Lululook to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and a Lululook 3-in-1 Charger to go along with it.
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Apple Drops OpenAI Board Observer Role Amid Regulator Scrutiny
Apple will not take an observer role on OpenAI’s board as part of a deal to integrate ChatGPT into its devices, according to the Financial Times.
Bloomberg last week reported that Apple Fellow and App Store chie … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iOS 18 Beta Features, Apple Intelligence for Vision Pro, and More
With the calendar flipping over to July, public betas of iOS 18 and related operating system updates are right around the corner, so we’re continuing to take a look at what changes and features users can expect to see.
Other Apple news and rumors this week included several iconic devices being added to Apple’s list of “vintage” products, a … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 07/01 to 07/05 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/07/05/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
ADLINK Unveils NXP i.MX 93 and i.MX 8M Plus Based Open Standard Modules
ADLINK introduced two new modules this week, the NXP i.MX 93 and NXP i.MX 8M Plus, designed for industrial and IoT applications requiring high efficiency and performance. These modules are integrated into an ultra-compact form factor to meet diverse application needs. The core of the OSM-iMX93 module is powered by the NXP i.MX93 processor, featuring […] ⌘ Read more
Apple Releases Second macOS Sonoma 14.6 Public Beta
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS 14.6 update to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its launch. Today’s public beta comes two weeks after Apple released the first public beta.
Beta testers can opt-in through … ⌘ Read more
Apple Releases Second Public Beta of iOS 17.6
Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to public beta testers, with the betas coming two weeks after the initial iOS and iPadOS 17.6 developer betas.
Public beta testers can get the beta by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software … ⌘ Read more
Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 to Developers
Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the second betas coming two weeks after the first iOS and iPadOS 17.6 betas.
Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by openi … ⌘ Read more
Apple Seeds Second Beta of watchOS 10.6 to Developers
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 10.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the second beta coming two weeks after the release of the first beta.
To install the watchOS 10.6 update, developers need to open the Apple Watch ap … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iOS 18 Beta 2, Apple Vision Pro International Launch, New Beats Speaker, and More
Apple is moving right along on iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and other new operating systems that were unveiled at WWDC earlier this month, releasing the second developer betas of the updates this week with a number of new changes and additions. Public betas will follow sometime next month ahead of a full public release in the fall.
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On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 06/24 to 06/28 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/06/28/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Earlier this week I found myself on the RIAA’s side in a legal dispute. Now I think Amy Coney Barrett got it right in her SCOTUS dissent. Truly we are in Bizarro World.
MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 15 Pro From GRID Studio
For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with GRID Studio to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 256GB iPhone 15 Pro. GRID Studio is well known for transforming old, discarded Apple devices into displayable artwork.
GRID Studio deconstructs Apple devices and artfully arranges the components … ⌘ Read more
Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to Developers
Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after the release of the first betas after the WWDC 2024 keynote e … ⌘ Read more
Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sequoia to Developers
Apple today seeded the second beta of upcoming an upcoming macOS 15 Sequoia update to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after the release of the first beta after the WWDC 2024 keynote event.
Registered deve … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: Apple Watch X Rumors, New Final Cut App for iPhone, and More
The avalanche of news coming out of WWDC earlier this month is finally starting to slow, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t still lots to talk about in Apple news and rumors this week.
This week saw some additional rumors about the upcoming Apple Watch models, the release of major Final Cut Pro updates, the launch of Apple’s annual Back to Scho … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 06/17 to 06/21 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/06/21/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
iOS 18 Expands Convenient AirPods-Like Pairing to More Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Accessories
During its WWDC 2024 keynote last week, Apple announced that iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will let apps offer AirPods-like pairing for more Bluetooth or Wi-Fi accessories.
In apps that implement this new pairing process, users would be able to … ⌘ Read more
iPadOS 18 Allows Apps to Offer Custom Drawing Tools for Apple Pencil
Starting with iPadOS 18, which will be widely released later this year, iPad apps can offer custom drawing tools for the Apple Pencil.
For example, in a WWDC 2024 coding video last week, Apple demonstrated how an app could implement a tool that allows for cat … ⌘ Read more
Cutting down on drinking coffee to one cup a week. Drinking more tea to get me through the day instead.
Made something that was mentioned in a national press release last week. That was cool.
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 06/10 to 06/14 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/06/14/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Beats Solo Buds Unboxed, Available to Order Starting Next Week
Apple today shared a Beats Solo Buds unboxing video on YouTube, providing a closer look at the wireless earbuds before they launch next week.
Priced at $79.99, the Beats Solo Buds feature up to 18 hours of battery life, a USB-C carrying case, and Find My support on both iOS and Android. However, they lack … ⌘ Read more
How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2024 Keynote on June 10
The 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference will take place the week of June 10 to June 14, and like the last four years, it will be an online event, although select developers and students will be invited to Apple Park. To kick things off, Apple holds a keynote event on the Monday to announce new software, which is what makes it of interest to the general public.
M5PoECAM-W V1.1: A Programmable PoE Camera with ESP32+W5500 Chipset & 3MP OV3660 Sensor
This week, M5Stack launched the M5PoECAM-W V1.1, a Power over Ethernet camera with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support. Powered by the robust “ESP32 + W5500” chipset, it features a 3-megapixel OV3660 sensor that offers a 65° field of view, ideal for extensive image capture. This ESP32 module comes equipped with 16MB of Flash memory and 8MB […] ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: WWDC Next Week With iOS 18 Beta and More
WWDC is right around the corner! All eyes will be on Cupertino next week as Apple takes the wraps off the next major updates to iOS, macOS, and other platforms.
Artificial intelligence is the hottest buzzword in technology these days, and Apple will be getting on that train with Monday’s announcements, pushing beyond its existing machine learning features to deploy mo … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 06/03 to 06/07 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/06/07/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Best Apple Deals of the Week: Get $100 Off Apple Watch Series 9 Plus Low Prices on AirPods
Amazon had one of the week’s best Apple deals, with $100 off a huge collection of Apple Watch Series 9 models. While some of these have since expired, there are still plenty of aluminum and stainless steel models on sale at this steep discount, and you’ll also find discounts on AirPods, MacBook Air, and the Apple Studio Display.
Apple iPhone Trade-In Promotion Ends as Credit Values Lowered
As expected, Apple has ended its limited-time promotion that increased the trade-in values for select iPhone models in the United States when customers buy a new iPhone.
The two-week promotion officially came to a close on June 3, which means anyone trading in their ex … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 05/27 to 05/31 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/05/31/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Top Stories: iOS 17.5.1 Fixes Concerning Photos Bug, All-New iPhone 17 Model Rumored, and More
It’s been quite a week of Apple news and rumors, ranging from a concerning bug with deleted photos reappearing on users’ devices to hot rumors about a new high-end iPhone model for 2025 and a MacBook with a foldable screen coming as soon as 2026.
Other news and rumors this week included fresh expectations for iOS 18 fe … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 05/20 to 05/24 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/05/24/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Best Apple Deals of the Week: iPads and Apple Watches See Record Low Prices Alongside Samsung Monitors
This week began with a sitewide sale on Samsung that will continue through this Sunday, and continued with great discounts on the M4 iPad Pro, 10th generation iPad, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Ultra 2.