I don't know who needs to know this but Meta's Threads app counts characters based on unicode code points and not grapheme clusters. The documentation doesn't say how it counts the 500 character limit, so there you go.

When I drive a Tesla with Full-Self Driving enabled it feels just like riding a bike with no hands—I'm simultaneously amazed by what is happening but so nervous it'll kill me that I'm ready to take over in an instant.

I've found real value in Open AI's "Deep Research" mode, so today I added the 10th(!) multimedia type to my website (called "Slops") to embed AI-generated content, including my prompt, stylized citations, and metadata indicating which content is AI-generated justin.searls.co/slops/

Apple dropped support for “apple-touch-icon-precomposed” and yet Safari will still, 11 years later, make GET requests to /apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png even if you specify a different URL in a link tag. Sheer madness. developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/ConfiguringWebApplications/ConfiguringWebApplications.html

I used to think I loved to travel, but it turns out I just hated where I lived.

Now that I’m where I want to be, travel has just become an expensive way to feel inconvenienced and come home sick.

I see that the React team has sunset Create React App, a position I’ve been advocating for since the day they launched Create React App!

Generating and committing a bunch of files people don’t understand that will be woefully out-of-date in 3 months was never a great idea.

Ever hear of Eternal September? It’s about how frustrated Bluesky users are by the mass migration of bad-faith trolls from X and sanctimonious scolds from Mastodon.

2020s parody of Tales from the Crypt but it's called Tales From The Crypto with a vtuber waifu as Elvira and the stories are all about finance bros getting rolled send tweet

Every time a new model hits, I ask it to write a Searls of Wisdom newsletter based on writing samples and an outline.

Every model has been SO bad at emulating my writing that it makes me literally angry. Just here to report that OpenAI’s o3-mini-high is no different. D-

Imagine the entrepreneur who started a UPS franchise 15 years ago with earnest hopes of connecting with the local community by offering services like private mailboxes and consultative shipping options.

Now imagine that person's life as a subcontractor of a subcontractor of Fulfillment by Amazon bound by an ironclad franchising agreement.

I appreciate the tinfoil hat set, but what's with all these RFID-blocking wallets? Car's fob won't unlock the doors because my wallet is close enough to block it.

Where can I get an RFID-boosting wallet?

TIL (the hard way) that in Florida, joint vehicle titles with "AND" between the names require both parties for every significant transaction. "OR" titles are also available and allow either party to be a self-actualized adult.

It says a lot that Final Cut Pro literally won’t allow you to save a library to a folder managed by iCloud Drive.

And one day after adding X support, my new Syndication app should also be cross-posting to Mastodon. Next up, Threads.

Just a few days after launching my TOP SECRET syndication app with Bluesky support, I've written a new adapter for cross-posting to X. Updated the site’s POSSE roundup accordingly: justin.searls.co/posse/