Jason Howlin

@jasonhowlin
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Principal iOS Engineer at Yahoo. Actually likes both Core Data and Tahoe. MD Terrapin. Probably at Costco.
WorkPrincipal iOS Engineer at Yahoo
Websitehttps://www.jasonhowlin.com
Githubhttps://github.com/jhowlin
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Beautiful day, beautiful park.

Felt like I was in a real life Myst game lol.

I used to hang around the Bell Labs Murray Hill 1127 lab -- where UNIX originated -- sometimes when I was in the area. A fond memory is sitting at a terminal in there (probably a Blit) working on a program back on my L.A. system over the Net. I ran into a complicated C declaration issue. Sitting a few feet away at the next terminal was Dennis Ritchie (dmr) -- a wonderful guy. Well hell, since he created C, who better to ask about this. So I did, and he instantly offered me an elegant solution I would never have thought of. Years later, it occurred to me that this was the closest I'd ever be to getting advice directly from a god.
Hermès made a $5K leather MagSafe Duo charging case for iPhone and Apple Watch - 9to5Mac

Apple may be out of the leather business for environmental reasons, but its partner Hermès is far from it. The...

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You should develop a petty reminders app called I Told You So.
i took this picture of odin and then he took my lunch money
Happy March Madness to all that celebrate!!
He doesn't think he needs Congress to do anything.
Finally, a real use case for JavaScript

Elizabeth is going to be heard across Washington as soon as she reads my text:

https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/18/ios-26-4-to-finally-let-family-sharing-members-use-their-own-payment-methods/

iOS 26.4 lets Family Sharing members use their own payment methods - 9to5Mac

With the iOS 26.4 RC released earlier today, Apple solved one of the longest-standing limitations of Family Sharing. Here’s what’s new.

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