Rob

@coperob
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Left the rat race at Microsoft for traveling, writing, photography, a little coding, and whatever else seems interesting.
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What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out?

Sam Altman’s deal with the Pentagon seems too good to be true. What happens when the public realizes that?

Platformer

I migrated from 1Password to Apple Passwords and Encrypted Notes about a year ago. It's been fine.

If you are fully in the Apple ecosystem, you too can ditch 1Password.

@bss I, for one, am glad to see you still here and enjoy your posts. I haven’t posted here in quite some time, nor have I written anything on my blog. I was (and still am) burned out on social media. However, I’m feeling that I need to lend my voice to these troubled times and am trying to figure out the best way to do that.

RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116075899448316866

I've mostly started over in terms of my online accounts. Deleted almost everything.

- Services like reddit, I can usually get what I want just by browsing without an account.
- The only social site I have an account on is Mastodon.
- Chat/group chat is Signal

If you don't NEED an account delete it, don't create one. Weed out everything and minimize your exposure to invasive data collection and surveillance. And, when you do sign-up for a service, use an alias-email offered by services like Proton or MySudo. Generally, just be more proactive in what services you use and how you use them. And be willing to walk away from them if they start to get grabby.

And take a hard line with your family and friends. Compromise less or not at all. In 2026 privacy is the priority, not convenience.

I don't want or need most of the services I've come across.

#privacy #surveillance #fascism #data #tech

Another painful one to write, given my life-long love of Apple.

The world must extricate itself from US big tech: https://mattgemmell.scot/liberty-as-resistance/

Liberty as Resistance — Matt Gemmell

The world must extricate itself from US big tech.

Matt Gemmell
@stroughtonsmith Have you written about your custom Xcode template? That would be really interesting as it relates to this.
Resist and Unsubscribe

Resist and Unsubscribe
@simsaens It seems to be broken in the latest OS update. I had to go to the Apple Developer web site and play it from there in order to get full screen.
Can't recall if this has happened before — we've both been talking about Apple for a long time, and I _think_ this isn't the first — but yay, mentioned by the Macalope! https://www.macworld.com/article/3050158/winter-of-our-apple-discontent.html
If Apple is richer than ever, why does it feel so broke?

Tim Cook's choices may keep the company in the black, but Apple fans are starting to see red.

Macworld