Steve Lovell

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I endeavor to embrace life and continual learning. 
I reside in Seattle, WA and retired from a career that spanned many industries. Interests include earth science, general history, technology, flying, among others! Bluesky: @selovell.bsky.social
This is hardly revolutionary but as an Apple Music user I'm still excited. https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/ios-26-4-beta-adds-new-playlist-playground-ai-feature-in-music/
iOS 26.4 beta adds new 'Playlist Playground' AI feature for Apple Music - 9to5Mac

Apple released the first beta of iOS 26.4 for developers today, and it includes a new Apple Intelligence feature for...

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NetNewsWire 7.0 for iOS was just submitted to the App Store, which means it should show up in the next few days (possibly as soon as today). 🐣🐥🎉

Cool Liquid Glass stylin’s by @stuarticus.

iPad screenshots:

RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115953160828314923

“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.”

On my blog — email from family in Minnesota:

https://inessential.com/2026/01/21/email-from-minnesota-family.html

inessential: Email from Family in Minnesota

"“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”"

Words to remember even if, right now, the universe seems to be bending toward evil and chaos. I want to ignore the horrors of the global stage and focus on the local. What else can I do except to register my opposition and move on? I feel helpless. Lisa and I will go to the protests, again. We will vote in November. But I feel impotent in the face of this unchecked and corrupt government.

The Year That Kicked My Ass • furbo.org

January started as normal as can be expected when malicious grifters start making basic decency a radical idea. It turns out the anxiety associated with these political events would be the least of my problems throughout the year. It felt great to finish up a 12 month project and release the first version of Tapestry. […]

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I fly Southwest far more than any other airline, but I think this blog post has it right: their new activist hedge fund investors have decided that Southwest should just be literally like any other airline. There's nothing left other than routes and fares. It didn't have to be this way.

https://crankyflier.com/2025/03/11/the-day-southwest-died/

The Day Southwest Died – Cranky Flier

NetNewsWire is 22 years old today! NetNewsWire 1.0 shipped this day in 2003.

We’ll be celebrating by continuing work on version 6.2. 🐣🐥🚀

#Tapestry app from @Iconfactory has been released! It will be my new place to check out all feeds; Mastodon, BlueSky, RSS, etc. I suggest you check it out! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tapestry-by-iconfactory/id6448078074
Tapestry by Iconfactory App - App Store

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If I wasn’t working in the Senate this year, I’d have chosen USAID. They are the helpers. And the people I’ve met there are kind, caring, and extremely experienced.

USAID represents the best of us.