Andrew Abernathy

@andrewabernathy
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Interface designer at the Omni Group, after a career as a programmer. Hobbies include photography, some (sea) kayaking and outdoor exploring, but all too often TV wins out.
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Never before has “I work in the tech industry” sounded so much like “I work in the tobacco industry”
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure why a Lodge cast iron pan has to go with checked luggage. Maybe it’s considered a weapon? The person who took it through security here at PNS got sent back to the ticket counter to check it. (So that was probably $50 itself.)

#MASH on #war

Hawkeye: War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.

Father Mulcahy: How do you figure, Hawkeye?

Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?

Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe.

Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them - little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.

50 years on and space travel has become the techno utopia we have always wanted, as summed up in this quote from NASA's Artemis II livestream

I feel like I should mention this to Ursula K Le Guin fans:

Her blog is being made into a podcast. Trailer is up now, IIRC April 8th is when the first blog post gets read.

"In Your Spare Time"
https://inyoursparetime.libsyn.com/
(Thanks @JoshuaACNewman for the link!)

In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin

In Your Spare Time is a podcast from the blog of Ursula K. Le Guin. Each week, a different reader brings one of Ursula's blog posts to life. You can find Ursula's blog at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog

This was a hard post to write b/c many are legitimately upset by this decision because it seems to validate conversion therapy. But it doesn't legalize it, and it gives an important tool to those fighting laws (ex: Texas's) trying to do the opposite and punish therapists who accept LBGTQ+ identity.

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/in-chiles-v-salazar-the-supreme-court-issues-a-bad-good-first-amendment-decision/

In Chiles V. Salazar The Supreme Court Issues A Bad Good First Amendment Decision

The Supreme Court’s decision last year in U.S. v. Skirmetti, upholding a law depriving young trans people the healthcare they need, is insupportable, rendering people unequal in a way the Con…

Techdirt

"SwiftUI is accessible by default" is one of the most repeated misconceptions in iOS development. I've heard it in conference talks, accessibility reports, and job interviews. It's not true.

First post on Mobile A11y in 4 years. Felt like a good one to come back with. Hope you enjoy it.

https://mobilea11y.com/blog/swiftui-not-accessible/

#Accessibility #a11y #MobileA11y #SwiftUI #swiftlang #swift #iOS #iosdev

No, SwiftUI is not “Accessible by default”

"SwiftUI is accessible by default" is one of the most repeated misconceptions in iOS development. Here’s why that’s wrong and what you actually need to watch out for.

Mobile A11y

RE: https://mastodon.social/@marcoarment/116330768332281834

"Apple leads the industry in these values, but leading doesn’t always mean excelling."

Explore 50 years of Apple with Mactracker! Available on the App Store and https://mactracker.ca.

#Apple50

For Transgender Day of Visibility, here’s a throwback photo of me from circa 2006, when Apple featured Mac developers in an online ad campaign for WWDC.

Yes, we were around even then. There’s a pretty good chance if you played Mac games in the 90’s, one was written by me or @burgerbecky
#transdayofvisibility