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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 18h

This Mercy trailer perfectly sums up modern AI - it’s there, but you still have to do all the work yourself.

And they also showed the whole movie in it.

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Mercy - Official Trailer (2026) Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson | NYCC 2025

YouTube video by IGN

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 21h

www.persuasion.community/p/superintel...

Superintelligence Isn’t Enough

AI has many answers—but it can’t by itself build a new society.

www.persuasion.community

Greg B @iamgregb.io · 2d

The first post in my blog that is fully sponsored by my midlife crisis -

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Nothing Personal - @iamgregb

I used to be excited about technology. But then the AI came along.To be fair, the tech world has always been like this -- a new trend appears, everyone picks...

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 4d

lol at the sheer amount of documents I need just to visit BCN for a week.

And there’s even no guarantee they will give us a visa.

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🇵🇹 snipe, lixo tóxico ⭑⭒⭒⭒⭒ @snipe.lol · 5d

THIS. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 4d

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 10d

Apple has been cracking down on the opposition and deleting the VPN apps in Russia for years now.

That’s why DMA and sideloading are important.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration

Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.

www.reuters.com

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 10d

Big tech CEOs have spent more than a decade puffing their chests and saying that they are more like heads of state running global companies with bigger revenues than many countries

… but now they’re all folding to actual government pressure faster than any tinpot dictator has ever folded

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 12d

Reading this book named in Greek in the original Russian, as the author intended.

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 12d

a picture of a penguin next to a no one asked sticker

ALT: a picture of a penguin next to a no one asked sticker

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 12d

Nope! I’m running the latest update and my iPhone is clearly lagging when I enable low power mode

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 12d

I don’t think iOS 26 should slow my iPhone 16 down when I enable low power mode. Wtf.

There, I said it.

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 13d

I also learnt English this way.

Vlad Savov 🍉 @vladi.bsky.social · 13d

Video games will never get the recognition they deserve for developing people's computer literacy and manual dexterity.

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 13d

This Duolingo splash screen hits different after watching Weapons

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 14d

Just in case, I’m not Garry!

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 15d

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 17d

Just published a new rant about software -

iamgregb.io/opinionated-...

Opinionated Software Is the Best Software - @iamgregb

More and more often I notice how companies, over the years, get lost in the woods of added features. I blame it on the fact that VC-funded SaaS has become...

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 19d

This bug has been driving me crazy. If anyone else is using @espanso.bsky.social and knows how to fix it, let me know. 🙏

github.com/espanso/espa...

When pasting a snippet sometimes "v" is pasted instead of the actual snippet · Issue #1288 · espanso/espanso

Describe the bug When pasting a snippet sometimes "v" is pasted instead of the actual snippet Expected behavior The actual snippet is pasted. Setup information OS: MacOS Version: 2.1.6-beta

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 20d

Yes, please!

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe’s cookie law messed up the internet. Brussels wants to fix it.

The European Commission wants to take a bite out of privacy rules that force websites to run cookie banners.

www.politico.eu

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 21d

The best thing about all those liquid glass animations on iOS 26 is that I don't see them anyway -- my thumb covers them all.

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Pagecord @pagecord.com · 25d

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📊 Introducing Pagecord Analytics - Pagecord Updates

Ever wondered how many people visit your Pagecord blog? Well, wonder no more! Pagecord Premium now comes with page view analytics built in.Pagecord's goal is...

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 24d

And when you point it out, they pretend it was intentional because everything is done for clicks and engagement these days.

The platforms encourage it.

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 26d

Overall, both iOS and macOS 26 feel... half-glassed.

a teddy bear is singing into a microphone while wearing a tie and hat .

ALT: a teddy bear is singing into a microphone while wearing a tie and hat .

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Greg B @iamgregb.io · 26d

One of the Dia's skills reproduced in Shortcuts and run via new Spotlight

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