Just watched Apple’s “haptic trailer” for the new F1 movie. Very cool effect. (You can find it in the Apple TV App on your phone.)
Thinking about Apple’s new Liquid Glass design… What if Apple used the camera on the back of the iPhone to create an AR passthrough effect like the Apple Vision Pro so it feels like you are looking through the phone? Your iPhone becomes just a sheet of “glass” with an interface overlay?
If you want to watch two of the best teams in baseball, Cubs v. Tigers is MLB.com’s free game of the day.
Switching my blog into summer mode. My fish logo is now the summer vacation version with sunglasses.
Google Scholar is blocking searches from my computer and phone if iCloud Private Relay is turned on, claiming that my “computer or network may be sending automated queries. To protect our users, we can’t process your request right now.”
Working in a Starbucks that’s just been renovated. It’s located at a major interstate interchange and was clearly designed to be primarily a drive thru location. Very small inside. The long bench is new, and probably a better use of space.
Dr. Annie Andrews is running for Senate in SC. She’s on Bluesky and someone knows what they are doing because her username is her domain name. 👍
Rewatching Arrow Season 1. So delightfully over the top. 📺
Everyone is excited about Apple renumbering the operating system version, but there are still ways they could mess with people:
macOS twentySIX
macOS XXVI
macOS Twenty6
macOS 20six
🤣
Sixteen years ago today, I shared my first Fontstruction… Big Thursday and it was selected as a Top Pick. Fontstruct has improved as a tool so much since those early days, but it’s still every bit as fun to play around with.
(Oh, and back then, the editor was built in Flash!)