@xenonchromatic

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Multidisciplinary visual artist. From making icons pixel by pixel in System 7, to technical direction and show calling on the world's biggest stages, still and moving picture creation, lighting programming, hardware hacking and design.

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Same shit, different logo. #NoKings
I guess my play on The Matrix coming out in '99 and Apple naming their latest laptop the Neo, with a port limitation/standard from '96 either flew way over folks heads, or some people just have no sense of humor πŸ˜†

RE: https://indieweb.social/@NetNewsWire/116173903292434269

In the history of @NetNewsWire β€” 23+ years β€” I don’t think a release has ever introduced support for the previous version of the OS.

Tahoe must be excellent.

Before sending Apple any money this week, remember that Tim Cook attended a private screening of the Melania documentary at the White House later in the same day that Alex Pretti was murdered by this administration. He knew about it and went anyway.

MacBook Neo

Because nothing says Neo like a spec from *checks notes* 1996

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- do you want to use google to sign in?
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- we know you have 2FA but we've sent you an email instead
- this login attempt seems suspicious we've sent you a text about it
- can you click on these buses?
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- do you accept these trackers?
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- would you like to see a list of our 847 partners we share your data with?
- can we send you desktop notifications?
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I'm tired boss

Its no secret how concerned ive been over the past 5+ years about Apple's HID/UXD and general design, but with the incredibly unexpected departure of Dye, and now a return by fellow Macthemes alum and designer of the beautiful Halide camera app @sdw to Apple, I.... actually have a bit of hope.

https://mastodon.social/@[email protected]et/115974958336921951

Some big personal news: I’ve joined the Design Team at Apple.

So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products. ✌️

The way ICE and border patrol are acting isn't really new, it's just on a bigger scale now.

Way back in like 2003, they stopped me and my friends on our way through Texas. We were just kids on a road trip, but they questioned my Chinese American friend about his citizenship, interrogated us about being drug smugglers, got us all out of my car, and threw all of our stuff all over the pavement.

One of the agents joked about shooting my friend because he had a pocketknife clipped to his belt.

The arrogance and contempt they are showing for people now is how they've been for a long time.

They owe her, and all of us, an apology.