Mastodawn

I honestly love the mac

@gruber Random, but: Thank you for Markdown. I've never thought to say that before, which is odd in retrospect, but Markdown is such a delightful way to express text, and it has been really transformative for all computer users.

Alexander Caley Mar 4

sdw Mar 4

I vividly remember getting my first MacBook and how much it inspired me to become a designer. Really cool to think about how many people who will get to know the Mac with MacBook Neo!

Alexander Caley Jan 29

sdw Jan 28

Some big personal news: I’ve joined the Design Team at Apple.

So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products. ✌️

Alexander Caley Nov 28

Sommer Panage Nov 28

Been having Claude Code giving me "assignments" to help me learn a new (huge) code base and tbh it's working REALLY well. As a manager it's important I understand the technology my team builds, but I'm rarely writing much shipping code these days. I'm someone that learns by doing, so being able to plow thru a code base like a college CS assignment and by the end of the day have a solid understanding of how it works is a really cool use case!

Alexander Caley Nov 13

Christian Selig Nov 13

If today's USB-A Defender Squad existed 25 years ago we'd still have floppy disks

Alexander Caley Oct 25

Rosyna Keller Oct 25

This is funny because two of the “tested” apps are React Native and the other uses Lynx, which don’t support Liquid Glass at all.

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/24/ios-26-1-liquid-glass-battery-test/

iOS 26.1 Beta Liquid Glass Battery Drain Test: Tinted vs Clear Mode

In the fourth iOS 26.1 beta, Apple added a "Tinted" option that reduces the translucency of Liquid Glass for those who prefer a more opaque...

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Alexander Caley Sep 24

iPhone 17 pro ending the day at like 60% battery is just nuts

Alexander Caley Sep 9, 2025

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John Siracusa Sep 9, 2025

Put down the camera! Use a tripod! Let someone else film it! Open the box and unwrap the thing before starting filming! Please, anything but this!

Alexander Caley Sep 8, 2025

https://apple.news/AVQND_4s7RM2tAKnFCm4XGA
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Nova Launcher’s founder and sole developer has left — The Verge

Kevin Barry had been working on open sourcing the launcher, but said he was told to stop work on that project. An old screenshot of Nova Launcher. After nearly everyone working on the Nova Launcher, one of the most recognizable names in Android launchers, was laid off last year, founder Kevin Barry, Nova’s sole remaining developer, said this weekend that he has left Nova’s parent company after being asked to stop working on the launcher and an effort to open-source it. Nova Launcher’s website