Frank Reiff

@frankreiff
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I'm Frank Reiff, #mac #indiedev since 1996. I am mostly known for A Better Finder Rename, A Better Finder Attributes (bad names that stuck), Vitamin-R & Big Mean Folder Machine.

I endlessly toot about #indiedev, #mac, #ukPolitics, #climateEmergency, #games & #scifi.

Living in Luxembourg with my wife & 2 teenagers.

Mac indie developer at publicspace.net. Recent Twitter refugee.
Frank Reiff6h ago
Tuta1d ago

You did it! 🥳

European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop.

This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪

Frank Reiff1d ago
Show threadJoe Rosensteel 🏳️‍🌈2d ago
I’m really looking forward to ads in Apple Maps. Everything I’ve ever experienced about Apple’s financial pursuits, and how they place them relative to my own interests and goals, leads me to believe it’ll be just great.
Frank Reiff2d ago

Is it just me or does the stock market look insane?

There was a time when reality mattered. When people invested long term.

Right now it’s more of a game where traders are guessing what other traders might be thinking about what other traders might be thinking.

There’s the AI bubble. The infinite Tesla will be huge .. at something bubble. The knee jerk reactions to whatever Trump last posted (not to mention the insider trading on what Trump
will post in 15 minutes).

Rational markets!?

Show threadFrank Reiff2d ago

@paul Ah, we have come full circle to AGI.. the only intelligent answer to that (and any other) question is:

“It depends.”

Frank Reiff4d ago
Emeritus Prof Christopher May4d ago

Its a long time since I flew to the US, but one of the reasons I stopped was the increasingly scary process of entering the country - the Transport Security Administration officers made the UK's Border Force at Manchester Airport look pretty friendly (in comparison).

Given their conduct in Minneapolis & elsewhere the news the Tangerine Tyrant is sending ICE agents to help the TSA at airports should fill any prospective traveller to the US with dread!

#ICE #USPol #Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/ice-agents-us-airports

ICE agents will be deployed to US airports on Monday to ease long lines

Trump and border czar Tom Homan confirm plan to assist TSA agents amid partial government shutdown standoff

The Guardian
Show threadFrank Reiff5d ago
@pmdj @carrieberry Food colorings too..
Show threadFrank Reiff5d ago
@carrieberry @pmdj looks fine in this particular scenario: clearly the human is in good health and would not survive in the wild anyway.
Frank Reiff5d ago

Hard to seeing any silver lining about wars.. but can we at least agree that de-carbonization is a priority? and a practical economic necessity?

Spare a thought for all the dummies who generate nearly all their power needs with renewables.

Show threadFrank Reiff5d ago
@labotsirc @mark @marcoarment I honestly don’t care about such details and if you really do, Apple’s offerings are probably better for you.
Show threadFrank Reiff6d ago

@mark @marcoarment I have two 32” 6K and an LG DualUp hooked up.

I got the XDR a long time ago and the LG 32” 6K is honestly not that different. Neither of them are as sharp for text as the MacBook Pro displays, but for $2,000 the LG is a bargain if you just need a large display with sharp text.. burning a hole into your eye balls is not something any developer needs and 120Hz scrolling is not high up on the pyramid of needs of developers either.

I have had exactly zero problems with the LG.