Now that I'm syndicating to Threads via my new feed2thread gem, I've updated my
POSSE Pulse to explain all the site's automations. Seven so far! justin.searls.co/posse

Just published feed2thread, a Ruby gem that reads your site's feed and posts each entry to Threads, using the newly-released Threads API. Can run in Docker, similar to feed2toot for Mastodon github.com/searls/feed2thread

I know the market isn't amazing right now, but I'm thinking about finally learning how to code. Advice welcome.

Pro-tip to the 8 people out there using Vision Pro and Mac Virtual Display: don't let your Mac enter low power mode.

I set Low Power Mode to turn on when my MacBook Air is on battery and then spent 3 days being confused why the virtual display latency skyrocketed from "instant" to "slideshow".

This post is trending but it's completely wrongheaded and misunderstands why test doubles were invented in the first place.

I'd explain why, but it's probably not worth my time. You've figured it out at this point or you haven't amazingcto.com/mocking-is-an-antipattern-how-to-test-without-mocking/

Was thinking last night how much I loved Fallout 2 when it first released and how much of the magic was lost when Bethesda moved it to a high-budget FPS format.

Given all the Fallout buzz right now and the nature of Game Pass, Microsoft should find a studio to make a lower-budget Fallout 2.5 in the style of the original games but for modern platforms. Could be great.

Microsoft's new line of computers to be rebranded as "Copilot plus or minus" PCs
after indefinitely shelving Recall feature blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/06/07/update-on-the-recall-preview-feature-for-copilot-pcs/

My system tests fail all the time too, but I didn't realize I was supposed to write a blog post every time CI goes red world.hey.com/dhh/system-tests-have-failed-d90af718

The moment people most often update a dependency is when it isn't acting as they expect, and an update might fix it. The likeliest outcome is that the updated dependency will continue to not work as expected while also breaking in new and unrelated ways.

Boy I hope iOS 18 fixes this bug. If you have the beta installed, has Photo Shuffle for Lock Screen been refreshed at all? reddit.com/r/ios/comments/yn5gog/missing_people_in_lock_screen_photo_shuffle/

Worried that I've heard Craig Federighi say, "it's a great way to ___," more times than I've heard most relatives say, "I love you."

How much money and electricity would GitHub save if Actions were disabled by default for changes to conventional markdown files like README.md?

"Your newsletter actually makes me look forward to reading my email"

– Aaron ✨tenderlove✨ Patterson (who I can attest does NOT normally look forward to reading email.) justin.searls.co/newsletter/

Just published my monthly Searls of Wisdom newsletter to recap the month of May. A year-and-change in, I think I'm starting to get the hang of the format and I hope folks enjoy it.

If you subscribe now, you'll still receive it. justin.searls.co/newsletter/

Bought a Mac Studio to have as my always-online home server, so that it would run critical batch processes, sync and backup my iCloud Photos, etc.

Came home after a month in Japan and find the Mac Studio has been beachballing for over two weeks. Bonus: it's now burned into the monitor, which never turned off. Neat.

My train just pulled into Sendai, and I just witnessed four different passengers each ask permission from the person behind them before reclining their seat.

And even once that permission was granted, none reclined it more than an inch or two.

Love this country.

ChatGPT is awesome for drafting blog posts and newsletters. First, I give it all my bullet points and ask it for a draft. Then, I hate what it wrote so much that I get off my ass and write the thing myself, like I should have done in the first place.

I'll be honest: I never felt like I was missing out by taking a pass on GraphQL. bessey.dev/blog/2024/05/24/why-im-over-graphql/

Kino, a new video camera app (from the makers of Halide, an established photo camera app) just launched, and they're offering it at an introductory one-time purchase price of $9.99. Bought it sight unseen, because the demise of Filmic Pro (whose team was summarily dismissed last year) left the App Store without a single notable "pro" video recording app apps.apple.com/us/app/kino-pro-video-camera/id6472380172

I want to be clear that the opinions I express here are mine and mine alone, except to the extent they are shared by others who are too scared or too smart to say them in public.