Ellen Shapiro

@designatednerd
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I never shut up about iOS and Android development. She/Her. Rochester, NY, USA and/or wherever I've convinced someone to let me come talk to people.
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/designatednerd
Websitehttps://www.designatednerd.com
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LocationRochester, NY, USA
Ellen Shapiro1d ago
Some real thrill of victory / agony of defeat in the split screen between the Uruguayans weeping over the loss and the Cabo Verde team’s delirious celebration of a tie #sportsball
Ellen Shapiro1d ago
Oh good, because I have some programming things to chat through
Ellen Shapiro1d ago
John Siracusa2d ago

Amen! https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/26/free-the-icons/

Squircle Jail is the worst design-related thing Apple has ever done to Mac developers, and probably the worst icon-related thing it has ever done, period. Incredibly developer-hostile.

If squircled icons are actually better, then let that design win in the market. That's how we transitioned from the classic Mac OS icon style to the more photorealistic Mac OS X icon style. Developers adopted it because they wanted to, and because users desired it.

Free The Icons

Apple should end their prohibition on shapes in MacOS app icons

Ellen Shapiro2d ago
rail 🦊2d ago

Until a few years ago in Poland there used to be a local bus line 666 to Hel, but the number was changed after Catholics complained 🙄

Now Flixbus opened a line 666 from Kraków to Hel, so it's finally back ;3

Ellen Shapiro2d ago
Kroc Camen2d ago
HTTP 371: Goose Not Valued
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Chris Espinosa2d ago
Om Malik was a rock in the Mac community. https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/
Om Malik, 1966-2026

Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…

On my Om
Ellen Shapiro2d ago

My knees are gonna be so mad at me for running for the train to the after after party at my work’s conference.

Also I may need to wash my hands after leaning a decent amount of my weight on the Muni stair rails 🤢

Ellen Shapiro3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@swiftsonicconf/116811592035624168

SO EXCITED to be a part of this, it's gonna be so much fun 🤘

Ellen Shapiro3d ago
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Ellen Shapiro4d ago
Uhhh got like 18 push notifications about an earthquake outside SF, but nothing shaking so far