Dear UI programmers,

No.

Love, Greg.

I got some spam, and at the bottom it said, "Vous désirez être retiré de nos listes de diffusions, cliquez ici."

I don't speak French, but I'm going to assume that means, "If you desire to retire from our list of diffusions, click icky."

It's such a beautiful language.

I think @gruber is exactly right: Cook did what was best for Apple.

The problem is that some things are bigger than Apple, bigger than any company. Kowtowing to a fascist — for any reason — is a profound failure, politically, morally, and, yes, even fiscally.

https://daringfireball.net/2026/04/another_day_has_come

I am 58 years old. I have been happily married for 30 years. I have three children in their mid-20s.

A song came on shuffle yesterday that reminds me of an unrequited crush I had in college, and I had to stop for a minute to get my wind back.

On with the phone with my bank:

“Press 1 t—“

[I breathe.]

“I didn’t get that. Let’s try again. Press 1 to g—“

[A butterfly flaps its wings outside the closed window.]

“I didn’t get that. Let’s try again. Press 1 to get your b—“

[I think a loud thought.]

“Good-bye.” [Hangs up.]

Me riding my bike out, with the wind at my back: Ha ha! Fuck yeah! Yes!

Me riding back: Well, this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

A band that is not Fox Medicine, and their small but enthusiastic fan base, at the Venice skate park.

@Antichrista When did you play? I’m sorry I missed you!