Michael McGuire
@monocularvision.bsky.social
Senior Staff Engineer @ American Express working on the Amex Mobile app.
Everything expressed here are my own opinions and not those of my employer.
Everything expressed here are my own opinions and not those of my employer.
Disappointed to learn the waffles thing wasn’t a Leslie Knope reference.
(I love waffles BTW)
(I love waffles BTW)
October 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Disappointed to learn the waffles thing wasn’t a Leslie Knope reference.
(I love waffles BTW)
(I love waffles BTW)
Enjoyed “Superman”. Felt fresh and different from lots of superhero stuff. But I definitely enjoyed F1 way more.
July 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Enjoyed “Superman”. Felt fresh and different from lots of superhero stuff. But I definitely enjoyed F1 way more.
F1 in IMAX was pretty incredible.
July 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
F1 in IMAX was pretty incredible.
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there!
June 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there!
Excited to see how Facebook uses this for evil: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
AlarmKit | Apple Developer Documentation
Schedule prominent alarms and countdowns to help people manage their time.
developer.apple.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Excited to see how Facebook uses this for evil: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
2026 is the year of L̶i̶n̶u̶x̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶D̶e̶s̶k̶t̶o̶p̶ Gaming on the Mac.
June 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
2026 is the year of L̶i̶n̶u̶x̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶D̶e̶s̶k̶t̶o̶p̶ Gaming on the Mac.
The Apple TV app on Apple TV has even more ways to push Apple TV+.
June 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Apple TV app on Apple TV has even more ways to push Apple TV+.
Every time I read the news, I wanna get everyone’s attention in the room and say:
“Wait a minute… _this_ is the Bad Place!”
“Wait a minute… _this_ is the Bad Place!”
June 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Every time I read the news, I wanna get everyone’s attention in the room and say:
“Wait a minute… _this_ is the Bad Place!”
“Wait a minute… _this_ is the Bad Place!”
The MacBook Air charging ports being on the left and the iPad Air charging points being on the right when in landscape is a damn shame.
June 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The MacBook Air charging ports being on the left and the iPad Air charging points being on the right when in landscape is a damn shame.
Blows my mind how much of the web is simply broken on Mobile Safari, which has to be one of the most popular browsers in the world.
June 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Blows my mind how much of the web is simply broken on Mobile Safari, which has to be one of the most popular browsers in the world.
Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten unless you need to go to college then you should leave family to the state.
May 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten unless you need to go to college then you should leave family to the state.
Fortnite’s back: apps.apple.com/us/app/fortn...
Fortnite
Fortnite is back! Be the last player standing in Battle Royale, OG and Zero Build, carry your squad to victory in fast-paced Reload, build your own adventures in LEGO® Fortnite, or headline a concert...
apps.apple.com
May 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fortnite’s back: apps.apple.com/us/app/fortn...
Nike needs to update their Xcode version
May 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Nike needs to update their Xcode version
One of my favorite uses of GenAI and development isn’t it writing me code but being able to ask for ideas as to why something may not be working. Way more effective than Googling these days.
May 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
One of my favorite uses of GenAI and development isn’t it writing me code but being able to ask for ideas as to why something may not be working. Way more effective than Googling these days.
XCUIAutomation has API for interacting with:
1. Siri
2. The Digital Crown
3. A remote
But not
1. Face ID / Touch ID
sigh
1. Siri
2. The Digital Crown
3. A remote
But not
1. Face ID / Touch ID
sigh
May 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
XCUIAutomation has API for interacting with:
1. Siri
2. The Digital Crown
3. A remote
But not
1. Face ID / Touch ID
sigh
1. Siri
2. The Digital Crown
3. A remote
But not
1. Face ID / Touch ID
sigh
If you had shown 10-year old Michael the current Star Wars-themed season of Fortnite, he would have perished from happiness.
May 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
If you had shown 10-year old Michael the current Star Wars-themed season of Fortnite, he would have perished from happiness.
My main hope for this ruling is that forcing Apple to drop restrictions around outside payments makes them compete on the merits of the App Store itself. I would personally prefer to make all of my purchases through the App Store but it could use some major improvements for buyers _and_ sellers.
May 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
My main hope for this ruling is that forcing Apple to drop restrictions around outside payments makes them compete on the merits of the App Store itself. I would personally prefer to make all of my purchases through the App Store but it could use some major improvements for buyers _and_ sellers.
Apple should consider having an App Store review process to catch these scams before release: www.theverge.com/news/657370/...
A pirated iOS port of Blue Prince fooled people into paying $10
An unofficial mobile port snuck onto the App Store.
www.theverge.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Apple should consider having an App Store review process to catch these scams before release: www.theverge.com/news/657370/...
Getting a new prosthetic eye made today and Wednesday. Should have a new look by Thursday.
I always feel so thankful to live in a time and place where I can have this done.
I always feel so thankful to live in a time and place where I can have this done.
April 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Getting a new prosthetic eye made today and Wednesday. Should have a new look by Thursday.
I always feel so thankful to live in a time and place where I can have this done.
I always feel so thankful to live in a time and place where I can have this done.
I really enjoy receiving the Toll Road fine scam SMS messages threatening my vehicle registration.
We literally have zero toll roads in our state.
We literally have zero toll roads in our state.
April 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I really enjoy receiving the Toll Road fine scam SMS messages threatening my vehicle registration.
We literally have zero toll roads in our state.
We literally have zero toll roads in our state.
uploading my “how I get my work done with an iPad!*” YouTube video
* includes hardwired Raspberry Pi, a Mac mini on my local network and several AWS provisioned servers and S3 buckets
* includes hardwired Raspberry Pi, a Mac mini on my local network and several AWS provisioned servers and S3 buckets
April 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
uploading my “how I get my work done with an iPad!*” YouTube video
* includes hardwired Raspberry Pi, a Mac mini on my local network and several AWS provisioned servers and S3 buckets
* includes hardwired Raspberry Pi, a Mac mini on my local network and several AWS provisioned servers and S3 buckets
Reposted by Michael McGuire
The underlying assumption, held by leaders across the political spectrum, is that appealing to America’s loftiest ideals for reasons unrelated to partisan advantage is for suckers.
We reject that premise.
From The Dispatch Editors:
thedispatch.com/article/decl...
We reject that premise.
From The Dispatch Editors:
thedispatch.com/article/decl...
Slouching Towards Tyranny
On a dark hour for the American right.
thedispatch.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The underlying assumption, held by leaders across the political spectrum, is that appealing to America’s loftiest ideals for reasons unrelated to partisan advantage is for suckers.
We reject that premise.
From The Dispatch Editors:
thedispatch.com/article/decl...
We reject that premise.
From The Dispatch Editors:
thedispatch.com/article/decl...
In my second use of GitHub Copilot Chat, I got a hallucinated method.
April 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In my second use of GitHub Copilot Chat, I got a hallucinated method.
Mickey cashes in his RSUs
In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommmunity #writing #prompt
#sixwordstory #WritingCommmunity #writing #prompt
April 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Mickey cashes in his RSUs
I am probably gonna buy a Switch 2 so I have a portable Fortnite machine. Basically, the Epic v Apple battle means a Nintendo victory.
April 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I am probably gonna buy a Switch 2 so I have a portable Fortnite machine. Basically, the Epic v Apple battle means a Nintendo victory.