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I'm a compulsive contributor. Digital nomad. Aspiring peace supremacist and democracy propagandist. Vocal against Russian invasion of Ukraine and Israel genocide against Palestinians. Russia is a terrorist state. https://whois.numericcitizen.me.

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Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · Aug 28

AGI isn’t happening in 2027 as predicted but AI bubble burst is what will happen. Wait for it. #ai #aibubble

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 1d

Thinking of subscribing to VSCO pro plan. Just for fun. This would be the third photo-sharing service that I use. But it feels so different than Glass and Pixelfed. It’s all about filters!

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 2d

Existential question: I follow a very popular author who writes constantly about Apple. I know he uses a lot of AI-generated artwork. One caught my attention today. Since he didn’t create this artwork himself, am I entitled to copy it and use it without permission? 👀

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Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 2d

What is the issue with keyboards?

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 3d

I’ve just noticed that YouTube appears to offer an “Ask” button for each video, as shown in this screenshot. I tried it twice and found the summary quite clear and helpful. The consequence is profound: I didn’t watch the... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/15/ive-just-noticed-that-youtube.html

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Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 3d

📡✨ M5: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/m5

Today, Apple has launched the next-generation Apple Silicon geared toward AI: the M5. They didn't really launch new products.

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 3d

Statistically, nobody cares about Liquid Glass. There has been no user revolt, no viral TikToks, no nothing. Nobody's even complaining about the Music app. On the flipside, nobody is proclaiming its virtues, ei... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/15/statistically-nobody-cares-about-liquid.html

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Statistically, nobody cares about Liquid Glass. There has been no user revolt, no viral TikToks, no nothing. Nobody's even complaining about the Music app. On the flipside, nobody is proclaiming its virtues, either. It just kinda… is, and everybody is moving on with their lives. The only thing anybody seems to care about is transparent & tinted icons — which a certain kind of person seems to *love*

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Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 4d

At work, I moderate a user forum for iOS and iPadOS products. I recently asked community members for their general opinion of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Although it’s not a scientific survey, the responses I received surprised me. A m... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/14/at-work-i-moderate-a.html

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 4d

Those aren't enough to compensate for the sheer volume of what Apple manufactures in China. Makes no sense.

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 4d

As reported by 9to5Mac:

"“Apple will be leaning into the vertical stack of Apple TV in Apple TV on Apple TV”"

All bets are on the table.

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 4d

iOS 26.1 b3 breaks the folders appearance in a big way if you are using tinted icons. WTF! 🫣😵‍💫

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 4d

Which, of course, would set the trend for another HomePod device, the one with a built-in screen sitting in the kitchen! I'll let you find a moniker for that one!

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 5d

What if this branding tweak makes room for a… HomePod TV?

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 5d

It took one question from someone who watched my latest video to realize that I might have rushed that one out a bit. I failed to explain and mention the reasons why I still need an app like Craft while I use Ulysses, another app for writing. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 5d

TV is hard, and Apple not only never shipped a TV set, but it also never quite figured out the whole Apple TV branding (hardware, software, service). Removing the + from Apple TV won’t help unless something else comes along. I’m ... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/13/tv-is-hard-and-apple.html

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 5d

If Apple TV+ now becomes Apple TV, how Apple should name Apple TV next generation of hardware?

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 6d

The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-41: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-41/

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 6d

The Illusion of Decline: Apple, Complexity, and the Myth of Falling Quality: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/12/the-illusion-of-decline-apple.html

Modern software complexity has impacted Apple’s quality, revealing that challenges arise not from negligence, but from the scale and interconn...

The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe

The Apple Calculator leaked 32GB of RAM.

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Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 7d

Every now and then, I fire up Obsidian on my Mac and test the waters. I wonder if, back in 2020, before Craft came out, Obsidian would have clicked with me. I’m not so sure, but I still somewhat like it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 7d

I’m done with the latest edition of The Ephemeral Scrapbook newsletter (Craft-based version). Enjoy. BTW, past editions are available here (Craft-based versions).

The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-41

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Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 7d

Not on Apple is losing its touch for desktop operating systems, apparently.

I don't need AI in Windows. I need an operating system that works

Windows 2030 sounds like Windows 8 all over again—misguided and destined to be a flop.

www.pcworld.com

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 7d

📡✨ Clips: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/clips

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 7d

📡✨ Boredom: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/boredom

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 7d

Je pense qu’il y a une différence, mais pas assez significative pour être dans le même état d’esprit que toi! 😬

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 8d

We don’t care about what the US “elites” think about the Nobel committee.

Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @numericcitizen.me · 8d

It’s sad to see Micro Social being abandoned. Are there other ways? Why not make the source code open source? Or sell it? Can someone take over the development?