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John Spurlock
@johnspurlock.com
· Nov 9
for new #rss people coming in:
you can follow any #bluesky profile in your feed reader, just tack on "/rss" to the end of the profile url
e.g. bsky.app/profile/john...
you can follow any #bluesky profile in your feed reader, just tack on "/rss" to the end of the profile url
e.g. bsky.app/profile/john...
changes to the Apple Podcasts app in 27.2 beta 1:
September 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
changes to the Apple Podcasts app in 27.2 beta 1:
let's see what's changed between 27.0 rc and 27.2 beta 1: #wwdc
- AppIntents: lots of churn (this framework must be auto-generated) but this is a 27.2-only item: CaseDisplayRepresentable.caseDisplayRepresentations
Beta
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- AppIntents: lots of churn (this framework must be auto-generated) but this is a 27.2-only item: CaseDisplayRepresentable.caseDisplayRepresentations
Beta
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
caseDisplayRepresentations | Apple Developer Documentation
A dictionary that maps each value to the visual elements that represent it.
developer.apple.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
let's see what's changed between 27.0 rc and 27.2 beta 1: #wwdc
- AppIntents: lots of churn (this framework must be auto-generated) but this is a 27.2-only item: CaseDisplayRepresentable.caseDisplayRepresentations
Beta
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- AppIntents: lots of churn (this framework must be auto-generated) but this is a 27.2-only item: CaseDisplayRepresentable.caseDisplayRepresentations
Beta
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
iOS 27.2 beta (24B5084k) - Releases - Apple Developer
View downloadsView release notes
developer.apple.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:39 PM
clod, on the aws console
agi achieved
agi achieved
September 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
clod, on the aws console
agi achieved
agi achieved
‘The future may not be a few huge apps running on a few huge platforms, generating tons of revenue; it could instead be tons of little ones, purpose-built for the church, mutual aid group, company department or softball league.’
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
Opinion | A.I. Was Supposed to Give Us New Killer Apps. What Happened? (Gift Article)
Just because A.I. is revolutionizing coding, doesn’t mean it will automatically revolutionize our apps.
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
‘The future may not be a few huge apps running on a few huge platforms, generating tons of revenue; it could instead be tons of little ones, purpose-built for the church, mutual aid group, company department or softball league.’
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
one thing I haven't heard anyone mention, but noticed yesterday when upgrading
the new apple watch back side went from sapphire crystal to zirconia on both the series 12 and the ultra 4
alert r/shrinkflation
the new apple watch back side went from sapphire crystal to zirconia on both the series 12 and the ultra 4
alert r/shrinkflation
September 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
one thing I haven't heard anyone mention, but noticed yesterday when upgrading
the new apple watch back side went from sapphire crystal to zirconia on both the series 12 and the ultra 4
alert r/shrinkflation
the new apple watch back side went from sapphire crystal to zirconia on both the series 12 and the ultra 4
alert r/shrinkflation
‘Someday soon every home will have a weblog, and we'll have great aggregation tools that allow us to quickly assemble lists of loved ones who survived. A new button on cellphones that says "I made it" and it flows the fact to all your concerned friends.’
scripting.com/2001/09/11.h...
scripting.com/2001/09/11.h...
Scripting News: 9/11/2001
scripting.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
‘Someday soon every home will have a weblog, and we'll have great aggregation tools that allow us to quickly assemble lists of loved ones who survived. A new button on cellphones that says "I made it" and it flows the fact to all your concerned friends.’
scripting.com/2001/09/11.h...
scripting.com/2001/09/11.h...
jazz trio in madison square park on Monday
beautiful day in nyc
beautiful day in nyc
September 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
jazz trio in madison square park on Monday
beautiful day in nyc
beautiful day in nyc
‘These actors carried out a sustained effort to develop guided weapons, using Claude to design guidance software. They did test-fire a guided rocket. This field test appears to have failed: within hours, the actors returned to Claude to work out why it failed.’
www.anthropic.com/threat-intel...
www.anthropic.com/threat-intel...
Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
Case studies from threat actors disrupted between December 2025 and August 2026 across seven areas of harm, from cyber operations to biological misuse.
www.anthropic.com
September 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
‘These actors carried out a sustained effort to develop guided weapons, using Claude to design guidance software. They did test-fire a guided rocket. This field test appears to have failed: within hours, the actors returned to Claude to work out why it failed.’
www.anthropic.com/threat-intel...
www.anthropic.com/threat-intel...
amanda peet keeps track of her playback position in podcasts by taking screenshots
‘You can probably do it in an easier way.’
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
‘You can probably do it in an easier way.’
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
September 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
amanda peet keeps track of her playback position in podcasts by taking screenshots
‘You can probably do it in an easier way.’
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
‘You can probably do it in an easier way.’
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
September 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
can you _imagine_ what stunts anthropic has planned for around the IPO timeline in a few months?
gonna be great
gonna be great
September 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
can you _imagine_ what stunts anthropic has planned for around the IPO timeline in a few months?
gonna be great
gonna be great
Reposted by John Spurlock
I resigned from Acme Corporation today. I spent the last three years doing pre-gag research at both Acme Paint and the broader Acme Corporation. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-painting fake tunnel technology and gambling with our lives.
September 10, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I resigned from Acme Corporation today. I spent the last three years doing pre-gag research at both Acme Paint and the broader Acme Corporation. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-painting fake tunnel technology and gambling with our lives.
only thing that really surprised me from today's apple thing was the new "audio intelligence" features on the watches, specifically "rewind" and "recap"
it's some low percentage creep-factor of facebook glasses, but certainly non-zero
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
it's some low percentage creep-factor of facebook glasses, but certainly non-zero
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
September 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
only thing that really surprised me from today's apple thing was the new "audio intelligence" features on the watches, specifically "rewind" and "recap"
it's some low percentage creep-factor of facebook glasses, but certainly non-zero
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
it's some low percentage creep-factor of facebook glasses, but certainly non-zero
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
imagining the new iphone duo section in the new york philharmonic
www.swiftjectivec.com/iphone-duo-f...
www.swiftjectivec.com/iphone-duo-f...
September 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
imagining the new iphone duo section in the new york philharmonic
www.swiftjectivec.com/iphone-duo-f...
www.swiftjectivec.com/iphone-duo-f...
‘"As you have seen from Matt's previous messages, Automattic's board has decided to ask Matt to step away from his CEO role and take a leave of absence,” Schneider wrote. “We have asked Mark Davies to assume the interim CEO role while Matt is out.”’
www.404media.co/wordpress-au...
www.404media.co/wordpress-au...
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
Mullenweg, co-founder of Wordpress, wrote in a company-wide Slack channel on Wednesday that board members "conspired" behind his back to vote to put him on leave.
www.404media.co
September 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
‘"As you have seen from Matt's previous messages, Automattic's board has decided to ask Matt to step away from his CEO role and take a leave of absence,” Schneider wrote. “We have asked Mark Davies to assume the interim CEO role while Matt is out.”’
www.404media.co/wordpress-au...
www.404media.co/wordpress-au...
alright, already seeing a number of iOS 27 API things in rc held back from previous betas: #wwdc
- AVFoundation: ancillaryDataEncoder
The AVCaptureAncillaryDataEncoder that sends per-frame lens/camera/user-defined acquisition data along with the video buffer.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- AVFoundation: ancillaryDataEncoder
The AVCaptureAncillaryDataEncoder that sends per-frame lens/camera/user-defined acquisition data along with the video buffer.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
ancillaryDataEncoder | Apple Developer Documentation
The AVCaptureAncillaryDataEncoder that sends per-frame lens/camera/user-defined acquisition data along with the video buffer.
developer.apple.com
September 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
alright, already seeing a number of iOS 27 API things in rc held back from previous betas: #wwdc
- AVFoundation: ancillaryDataEncoder
The AVCaptureAncillaryDataEncoder that sends per-frame lens/camera/user-defined acquisition data along with the video buffer.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- AVFoundation: ancillaryDataEncoder
The AVCaptureAncillaryDataEncoder that sends per-frame lens/camera/user-defined acquisition data along with the video buffer.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
uh oh "for a clear call" someone used clod for their apple event segment
September 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
uh oh "for a clear call" someone used clod for their apple event segment
was hoping they would try live again
instead, apple apparently doubling down on hostage-video speaking style
instead, apple apparently doubling down on hostage-video speaking style
September 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
was hoping they would try live again
instead, apple apparently doubling down on hostage-video speaking style
instead, apple apparently doubling down on hostage-video speaking style
‘You live a mindful life full of meditative, self-reflective bragging in public. You are followed by young hustle porn fiends thinking mistakenly that munching your ego-waffle is exactly the inspiration they need to make something of themselves.’
max.engineer/human-slop
max.engineer/human-slop
Human slop - Max Chernyak
Less performative social media, please
max.engineer
September 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
‘You live a mindful life full of meditative, self-reflective bragging in public. You are followed by young hustle porn fiends thinking mistakenly that munching your ego-waffle is exactly the inspiration they need to make something of themselves.’
max.engineer/human-slop
max.engineer/human-slop
Reposted by John Spurlock
A vision of Skyline chili-washed bourbon just appeared before me. M
September 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
A vision of Skyline chili-washed bourbon just appeared before me. M
‘“Artificial intelligence is not bad for newsrooms,” Quinn wrote in the letter. “It’s the future of them.”’
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Journalist Accuses Ohio's Main Newspaper of Slapping Her Name on an AI "Express Desk" Article Without Her Knowledge, While She Was on Honeymoon
A journalist accused Cleveland.com of publishing an AI "Express Desk" article under her byline without her consent, knowledge, or approval.
futurism.com
September 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
‘“Artificial intelligence is not bad for newsrooms,” Quinn wrote in the letter. “It’s the future of them.”’
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
‘I used to read Ed Zitron’
September 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
‘I used to read Ed Zitron’
