Software engineer, mostly iOS, web. Previously worked on self-driving cars at Lyft Level5.
#introduction Hey, Twitter’s latest events brought me here and and I love the idea of a social network based on open standards in the hands of the public.
I’ve written code since I was a teenager, first on the C64, then Amiga, Windows, Web (started with php, now react), iOS (started in 2009 before ARC, now Swift), macOS. Boy, has technology advanced in just three decades! (Yet the time to launch MS Word has gotten worse and worse 
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Have worked for an online marketplace, TV broadcaster and autonomous driving company. My passion is UX and making Software delightful to use. I’m happy to connect with you all!
This is INCREDIBLE; the Macs alongside the text aren't showing screenshots, it's booting emulators so you interact with what's being written about, and even includes the NeXT https://aresluna.org/frame-of-preference/
Apple’s App Commodification and the End of Delicious Differentiation — Royal Icing https://royalicing.com/2025/apple-app-commodification
Here's the post I wish I had when I first started programming.
If you know someone just beginning to code (especially students), maybe pass this along?
Would've saved me a lot of head-scratching and "why didn't anyone tell me this earlier?" moments.
@simon genuinely inspires me—his method of learning is creative, persistent, and dedicated to sharing. His LLM year in review is a great example of talking about a burgeoning field in a thoughtful, low-hype, high-value way.
I'm really proud to present my fully documented source code for Elite on the Commodore 64.
This is the original 1985 source, recently released by Ian Bell, with every single line of code explained.
It’s a thing of beauty. Enjoy!
Me in the mid-1990s, to people thirty years older than me: "This is called a 'file' and this is a 'website'. Let me explain..."
Me in the mid-2020s, to people thirty years younger than me: "This is called a 'file' and this is a 'website'. Let me explain..."
Beware UserDefaults: a tale of hard to find bugs, and lost data https://christianselig.com/2024/10/beware-userdefaults/
In macOS Sequoia, Apple has continued along the path of locking down the Mac. Running an app that has not been signed and notarised by a registered developer is now even more difficult.
In this article, I walk through what this means and how you can work around it.
There was only one bed.
The farmer put his sack of grain down. "I think we're in the wrong story."
"Who worried about crossing a river?" the fox said.
"Julius Caesar," said the hen.
"What?" said both farmer and fox.
"Never mind. Lets just work out how we all can get some sleep."
How to stop the monthly screen recording prompts in macOS 15 Sequoia: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/8/10.html (via @skypunch)
I’m really happy that people have been finding my advice for switching password managers useful!
That said, if you’re already using a password manager, you’re in good shape. After you take care of yourself, prepare for the upcoming holidays, where you might want to help your family and friends get started with password management for the first time.
From my blog: Consider Slowing Down When Switching Password Managers
https://rmondello.com/2024/09/19/consider-slowing-down-when-switching-password-managers/
https://hachyderm.io/@chrisgervais/113181491474614787
At the height of One Million Checkboxes's popularity I thought I'd been hacked. A few hours later I was tearing up, extraordinarily proud of some brilliant teens.
Here's my favorite story from running OMCB :)
https://eieio.games/essays/the-secret-in-one-million-checkboxes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6VhCAeEfQ
Excellent TED talk about the current state of affairs regarding climate change. Must watch!
I feel like most in-house software is tacitly released under the Hot Potato Licence.
Spent some time to write a post about how we design apps must evolve. The state of apps has changed gradually over the years to the point where the phone app is no longer the center of all interaction, yet most design processes end up centering their design around that one platform.
High time we move away from that and move towards a more action centered approach, one that'd be far more useful when designing interactions for AI systems.
This is really great work, @1password. Truly.
I think a lot about what happens to my digital world after I die — as it has profound affect (effect? whatever) on my physical world. This is a really great and easy to understand guide that I encourage everyone to read, whether or not you're a 1Password user.
As a bonus, there's very little marketing — it's really a great resource.
★★★★★
https://blog.1password.com/get-started-digital-estate-planning/
"Artists are very important people in society."
One guy saving the city from bad design, one flyer at a time 
c: @cool_looking_bug on IG
How to approve and merge a pull request professionally? With two developers and their yubikey as authentication, using the briefcase of launching.
