Apple
Apple (finally?) reveals their pro suite of apps
Well, well, well, Apple announced Apple Creator Studio today, and it's worth breaking down the announcement a bit.
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Elon Musk monetizes CSAM on X and Grok
Casey Newton: Grok gets blocked
On Friday, following days of mounting outrage over Grok generating sexualized deepfakes of women and
It's already happened
antirez writing on his blog: Don't fall into the anti-AI hype
It is simply impossible not to see
Quick Subtitles, now with live activities
Quick Subtitles 1.7 is out now, and it's an especially good update for iPhone and iPad users.
Quick Reviews, now with a 5-score system
Quick Reviews 2.4 is available now, and it includes what is probably the most requested feature I've
Birchtree Productions joins the 21st century, builds a website!
Almost exactly a year ago, I officially launched Birchtree Productions, LLC. This legal entity is what I use for most
micro-apps
Micro app #2: Download folder sorter
I'm the sort of person who treats their downloads folder as a kind of purgatory for files. It&
Politics
I can't do this
I've drafts 2 versions of a post this weekend that I've ended up trashing. The second
micro-apps
Micro app #1: Yearly Run Tracker
This is the first in a series of posts about micro-apps I've built this year. I figured I&
micro-apps
2026: the year of micro apps
I'm calling it now: if 2025 was the year of "vibe coding," 2026 is going to
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Apple could do the right thing. I’m not holding my breath.
Elizabeth Lopatto writing for The Verge: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
You know what’s “offensive and sexualized,
LLMs have made simple software trivial
I was out for a run today and I had an idea for an app. I busted out my own
Apple
Ranking Apple's products (a definitive list, no one will disagree)
On a recent Vergecast episode, David Pierce, Allison Johnson, and Victoria Song ranked nine of Apple's product categories.
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+ The ROG Xbox Ally X made me appreciate the Steam Deck even more
Politics
Here we go again
Here's some news from our latest occupation:
U.S. President is reaffirming the American commitment to keeping American
NVIDIA's astounding rise sadly isn't powered by gaming
I took a look through NVIDIA's last 4 years of financial reports with a goal of understanding how
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My app defaults in 2025 (a few days late)
Robb Knight: App Defaults 2026
It's been a couple of years since my first post in this series.
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Introducing ChapterPod, now in beta
Well, it didn't take too long into the new year for me to announce a new app, huh?