Micah Cowsik-Herstand

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Tech Lead @ Limber Health. Performing Artist. #STEMinist. Religious Hinjew. Married to the inimitable Vidya of https://withvidya.com
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Micah Cowsik-HerstandApr 24, 2025
@gruber
😂😂
My only previous prompt in this thread was “is this accurate? https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes”
Micah Cowsik-HerstandSep 22, 2024
@gruber Did China google-hack iOS 18’s Safari recommendation engine? Any idea what’s going on here? I’ve never been to this chinapedia website, and yet…
Micah Cowsik-HerstandAug 14, 2024
@gruber Fast Company thinks Distraction Control is controversial and unnecessary. The irony seems lost on them…
Micah Cowsik-HerstandApr 26, 2024
@gruber Regarding your post on screen time vs dumbphones, my wife and I setup screen time passcodes on each others’ phones so when we turn on screen time we can’t disable it without the other. I definitely don’t have the willpower to keep it off if I know the passcode. I’m surprised this isn’t more common. A great screen time feature would be allowing a friend you don’t live with to have that control (with perhaps a $100 fee to take back control 😆).
Micah Cowsik-HerstandFeb 3, 2024
Alison CreeksideJan 8, 2024
Pillaged from BlueSky:
"20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital."
Micah Cowsik-HerstandFeb 1, 2024
@gruber I noticed you mentioned you couldn’t get EyeSight to show your eyes open. So are all the Apple PR images just false advertising?
Show threadMicah Cowsik-HerstandJan 17, 2024

@sannemen Yup I had read about that on a site called Daring Fireball, which inspired my toot to @gruber 😉

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/01/16/scotus-epic-apple

Supreme Court Rejects Petitions in Epic v. Apple Antitrust Case, Largely a Win for Apple

Link to: https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/16/24039983/supreme-court-epic-apple-antitrust-case-rejected

Daring Fireball
Show threadMicah Cowsik-HerstandJan 17, 2024
@gruber Is there an elegant way to do SSO (ADFS) login without webviews in iOS? Jumping between an app and Safari feels jolting. Postman does this jumping game on a Mac and it’s awful. Wouldn’t want to port that experience to iOS. I work at a healthcare tech company and we need patients to authenticate with their healthcare provider’s SSO system, so we use a webview.
Micah Cowsik-HerstandJan 16, 2024
@gruber I agree with your take on Apple’s anti-steering policies. But I’m curious, if a link is allowed, shouldn’t a webview be allowed? And if a webview is allowed shouldn’t in-app non-apple payment? Feels like a slippery slope with no clear line besides “no mention of payment”.
Micah Cowsik-HerstandOct 11, 2023
@gruber Thanks for posting Biden’s speech on your website. It means a lot that you’re willing to put yourself out there despite the internet being what it is. ❤️