Paul Darcey

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Good morning and a very happy Thatcher Day to you all! It's been 13 years today and she's still dead. ๐ŸŽ‰

RE: https://mastodon.social/@kottke/116257165303268039

Imagine this in Australian cities!? I can, but not in the current reality where car-centric brainworms dominate.

Imagine the innermost few km of Sydney or Melbourne where the only vehicles on the road were public transport, taxis, delivery vehicles, and commercial and trades. Repeat this around every major suburban hub.

Put the WW in WWDC:

On making Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference truly WorldWide.

https://dimsumthinking.com/Blog/2026/02/12-PutTheWWInWWDC.html

Dim Sum Thinking

Non-Australians right now must be so confused as to why we're all sitting around cheering on "liberals" destroying their party
The footage of Australian police acting like ICE agents is pretty shocking, but the media broadly stepping up to downplay, deny and mis-describe their violence in ambiguous terms is completely unsurprising. It's an industry fundamentally incapable of ever assigning any blame to the police: ever

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4ero2n7xswsmqcvonfgza3ol/post/3meg66hioj223

No, I do not want to install your app.

No, I do not want that app to run on startup.

No, I do not want that app shortcut on my desktop.

No, I do not want to subscribe to your newsletter.

No, I do not want your site to send me notifications.

No, I do not want to tell you about my recent experience.

No, I do not want to sign up for an account.

No, I do not want to sign up using a different service and let the two of you know about each other.

No, I do not want to sign in for a more personalized experience.

No, I do not want to allow you to read my contacts.

No, I do not want you to scan my content.

No, I do not want you to track me.

No, I do not want to click "Later" or "Not now" when what I mean is NO.

iOS developers, quick question ๐Ÿ‘‹

Have you ever decided to drop or keep an iOS version because your usage data told you to?

We at TelemetryDeck are looking for a user whoโ€™s willing to briefly share their insights and experience.

Boosts appreciated ๐Ÿ’œ

Once again I am reminded of this
Likewise. This. ๐Ÿ’ฏ
Usually Iโ€™d now go off on a rant about physical media, digital lock-in, etc. but really this is just an example of terrible customer service. If Apple donโ€™t have an escalation process which is easily accessible (not relying on social media noise or internal connections) and the ability to unlock accounts then they donโ€™t deserve to be in business, let alone have the brand loyalty they still attract. Smaller businesses would fold if they treated their customers like this.
https://cloudisland.nz/@parisba/115710491106723110
Dr Paris (he/him) (@[email protected])

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely? https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/

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