Alex Akers
@a2.co
🩳 Software Engineer, Shortcuts at Apple
🏳️🌈 he/him
🕸️ https://a2.co
🌾 https://grain.social/profile/a2.co
🏳️🌈 he/him
🕸️ https://a2.co
🌾 https://grain.social/profile/a2.co
I'm not sure, what else does it _need_
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I'm not sure, what else does it _need_
California DMV should decide to stop gatekeeping my driver's license
January 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
California DMV should decide to stop gatekeeping my driver's license
@metagamemike.bsky.social I got some mail! 🐸🤠
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
@metagamemike.bsky.social I got some mail! 🐸🤠
Not sure if it's the in-flight Wi-Fi, or some outage at spline.design (AWS?). I'm unable to generate .splinecode links to use on my website
Spline - 3D Design tool in the browser with real-time collaboration
Spline is a free 3D design software with real-time collaboration to create web interactive experiences in the browser. Easy 3d modeling, animation, textures, and more.
spline.design
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Not sure if it's the in-flight Wi-Fi, or some outage at spline.design (AWS?). I'm unable to generate .splinecode links to use on my website
This is still one of my prized possessions
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This is still one of my prized possessions
Reposted by Alex Akers
I created an Apple Shortcut for iPhone that lets you quickly generate accessibility alt text for images using Apple’s Private Cloud Compute model — it’s accurate & the prompt is based on Harvard’s alt text guide
Download here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/61a09e98865b48118b91334d1ae0ddb5
Download here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/61a09e98865b48118b91334d1ae0ddb5
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I created an Apple Shortcut for iPhone that lets you quickly generate accessibility alt text for images using Apple’s Private Cloud Compute model — it’s accurate & the prompt is based on Harvard’s alt text guide
Download here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/61a09e98865b48118b91334d1ae0ddb5
Download here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/61a09e98865b48118b91334d1ae0ddb5
Moving in (2023) / moving out (2026)
January 3, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Moving in (2023) / moving out (2026)
Some people think they’re so smart because they know it’s helico-pter not heli-copter.
And here I am giggling at cong-rats
And here I am giggling at cong-rats
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Some people think they’re so smart because they know it’s helico-pter not heli-copter.
And here I am giggling at cong-rats
And here I am giggling at cong-rats
Some devs only test their sites in Chrome and it shows :(
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Some devs only test their sites in Chrome and it shows :(
Bluesky needs custom emoji
December 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Bluesky needs custom emoji
I woke up last night in sweats to write in my notes: RPN implies a normal Polish notation
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I woke up last night in sweats to write in my notes: RPN implies a normal Polish notation
Reposted by Alex Akers
Officially off work for the next 5 days. How many new side projects should I start? 3? 6? 2 new domains?
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Officially off work for the next 5 days. How many new side projects should I start? 3? 6? 2 new domains?
anyone here do 3D design, specifically towards web dev?
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
anyone here do 3D design, specifically towards web dev?
I forgot just how gd awful the HSBC hold music is
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I forgot just how gd awful the HSBC hold music is
Reposted by Alex Akers
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
Me: "Let me take a break for this evening and go to bed, I can ~~give up on this idea~~ frustrate myself in the morning"
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Me: "Let me take a break for this evening and go to bed, I can ~~give up on this idea~~ frustrate myself in the morning"
"think its just not" sounds about right www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"think its just not" sounds about right www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
I shouldn't be surprised… it was DNS
Currently getting a "Wrong DID returned from server." error when trying to update the handle on the new account 😬
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I shouldn't be surprised… it was DNS
this is the highest praise
I don’t know what this is about but that this problem would happen to you could not be less surprising. I tried to help.
🎶 Don’t save her, she don’t wanna be saved
🎶 Don’t save her, she don’t wanna be saved
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
this is the highest praise
If I have a Bluesky account with a custom URL as the username, and then I delete that account, am I screwed? Or can I re-use that URL by updating the DNS record?
December 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If I have a Bluesky account with a custom URL as the username, and then I delete that account, am I screwed? Or can I re-use that URL by updating the DNS record?
@stephenrobles.com The "Create new Shortcut" shirt was a big hit at work today!
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@stephenrobles.com The "Create new Shortcut" shirt was a big hit at work today!
I wasn't sure how I felt about the new iOS 26 design language at first, but it's starting to grow on me.
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I wasn't sure how I felt about the new iOS 26 design language at first, but it's starting to grow on me.
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?