Arcticulate

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Male. Born and raised in Sweden. Pale, naturally blond, blue eyes, average tall.

I’m a Swift-programming hobbyist, Linux enthusiast for 28 years, promoter of MacOS-native apps powered by AppKit and SwiftUI frameworks. Mac owner since 2006.

My code projectshttps://github.com/arcticulate
Human Language skillsSwedish (primary), English (fluent), beginner in various languages.
Computer Language skillsSwift, C++, Python, BASIC. Beginner: Objective-C.
RelationshipYes indeed, with a woman.
@mijndert I thought the image would be attached when I pressed the “Share” button inside the Burst game, but here it is, manually attached.
@mijndert My high score (via my M1 Mac mini running macOS 27 dev beta 1)

Lingon, Smultron and the other 🇸🇪 berries: Peter Borg’s apps are great and I recommend them!

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/06/04/lingon

Lingon and Lingon Pro 10

Link to: https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/

Daring Fireball

Yes, I understand the irony of posting a link to this video on social media, but Mastodon is not algorithmic. I think it’s much more akin to a social network/media hybrid.

https://youtu.be/pC6PufLZT9w?si=nIqTUZcS21_TS_Oc

The Psychology of People Who Don’t Post Their Photos on Social Media

YouTube

Excellent piece by @jsnell on the balanced approach of secure vs open in macOS:

https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/apple-escalates-macos-defenses-while-honoring-its-open-nature/

Apple escalates macOS defenses while honoring its open nature

Gatekeeper gets in the way of non-notarized software. One of the big differences between the Mac and Apple’s other platforms is that, by design, it’s an old-school “general comput…

Six Colors

RE: https://eicker.news/@technews/116453313150177588

60 billion US dollars 🫠. The valuations are so ridiculous for a coding tool. Also, guess what: it is a fork of VS Code. It’s an Electron-based app! 60 billion for an Electron app! 🤦🏼‍♂️

RE: https://mastodon.xyz/@haiku/116400625977666663

@morrick I was talking about Haiku OS the other day, how I would like to run it on my Raspberry Pi 400. Well, they are getting very close already! There are still beta-grade crashes happening for no *good* reason, so I can’t use this as a full alternative to Linux.

However, I’m still very excited by the news.

Missed connections: Me and Apple

Sadly, unlike so so many of my fellow long-time Apple fans, I have no picture of me with my first Mac. It’s probably just as well. You would not be able to handle the sheer hair of it all. Most of …

Six Colors

Generally good for people to know they can update their iOS and iPadOS 18 to the latest security patch without installing OS version 26:

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/03/ios-18-update-for-holdouts

Apple Releases iOS 18 Security Updates for iOS 26 Holdouts

Link to: https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/apple-releases-ios-18-security-updates-for-ios-26-holdouts/

Daring Fireball

Does not affect every customer, but really unprofessional to not address this.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/02/apple-140w-power-adapter-compatibility-issue/

Apple's New 16-Inch MacBook Pro Charger Has a Compatibility Issue

The latest version of Apple's 140W USB-C Power Adapter included with 16-inch MacBook Pro models with the M5 Pro or M5 Max chip has an issue for...

MacRumors