Matt Barlow

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Say no to AI.

I write software. Mostly backend server stuff.

Websitehttps://barlow.dev

“Pinned collections” feels like a compromise to try and paper over the fact that, when you have a lot of features, splitting related features by tabs makes it much faster to reach a specific one. I think I would struggle to explain this feature to a non-technical user.

Stuff like Trips and Map that I always forgot existed are now much more in front of me, which I like a lot. 2/2

I like the Photos redesign in #ios18 overall, but it’s definitely not perfect. I prefer it on iPadOS, where the sidebar means you can have just your favourite stuff on the main screen but still access everything else. Not so on the phone, it would appear that if you don’t put it on the main screen you can’t access it at all. This seems like a bad idea. 1/

I said it before and I'll say it again:

"AI model learns, therefore it is intelligent" is like saying "computer programs run, therefore they have legs."

Metaphors like "program runs" or "model learns" are useful, but are just that: metaphors.

Drawing conclusions on their basis is folly.

Keep that in mind next time AI-hypers try to draw equivalences between a child going to a museum and then making their own art, and a LLM gobbling up terabytes of text and then generating word salad.

✅ nice colours
✅ lighter
✅ cheaper
❌ i will miss a 120Hz screen

Think this is the year I go no-Pro?

Who is in charge of choosing silicone case colours at Apple and have they been tested for colour blindness? You get one, maybe two bright ones and then the drabbest fucking colours you’ve ever seen in your life. Pure depression injected directly into your eyeballs
The 16 looks so much better than the 16 Pro #appleevent
Oh my god stop making them bigger. They were already too big!! #appleevent
If your web form submits via AJAX and there isn’t any visual and screenreader-friendly indication that anything is happening, you should think long and hard about what you’re doing with your life #webdev #accessibility
hopefully they'll delay these until they won't ship at all 🙃
https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/113102198215909473

Seriously though: I want (okay, demand) a version of Firefox with the "AI chatbot" functionality removed. Not disabled. Removed. I want all code which is specifically designed to connect to OpenAI removed from my computer completely. I do not care if the vampires have promised not to suck my blood. I do not want the vampires in my house in the first place.

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