justin․searls․co

I joined Twitter in 2007 and my brain slowly morphed over the next 15 years from hopelessly verbose to nihilistically pithy. I've kicked the Twitter habit, but the takes keep flowing. That's why I post them here and format them as a social network of one. You're welcome to bookmark any of these takes, though I'm not sure why you would.

By the way, the hearts and like counts are fake. They're just there to make you feel safe.


Someone asked me for an explanation of how KameSame's synonym detection works, which I never actually shared before. To save myself some time, I had Cursor analyze the codebase and answer for me and… wow! I remember how hard this was now. gist.github.com/searls/a6f5e6d2eb178e342b2224f2bcc4b439

I kinda forgot how I implemented synonym detection in KameSame (other than to know it was the MAIN THING the app had to do and performantly), so I asked Cursor to explain it · GitHub

I checked to see what the Internet thought about Apple's WWDC keynote, and I gotta say that I'm very impressed to see that despite the woke backlash, every stereotypical tech bro is suddenly an accessibility advocate.

If Apple does decide to curry some nerd favor by introducing a DeX-like desktop mode for iPhone, the thought that I could travel and code with an iPhone, Xreal glasses, and portable keyboard is extremely appealing.

If American universities continue to see enrollment decline so precipitously, don't be surprised if in 2050 we're having to explain to young people that the teams in the NCAAF football league used to be associated with schools.

My wish for iOS 26 is that, in preparation for the 20th anniversary all-glass iPhone, the new UI design will pave the way for system-wide pass-through video (just as visionOS uses) so as to feel like your content is the device. No more static background wallpaper. Truly transparent-seeming.

This mode probably won't debut until iPhone 20, however, since it will depend on a higher baseline of camera and sensor hardware (as Vision Pro did).

Just heard for the thirtieth time: "who out there is asking for a thinner phone? For whom is the current phone too heavy?"

Me. That's who. It's absurd how thick and heavy each and every single piece of electronics I own is. My phone should weigh a third this much.