Francisco Tolmasky
@tolmasky.bsky.social
Founder @runkitdev and TC-39 Delegate. Previously: Original iPhone team on MobileSafari, Creator of Objective-J and Cappuccino.
Liquid Glass has now transcended to Universal Allegorical Status in iOS 26.1, somehow managing to serve as an example of every possible bad design pattern. Fitting that the final puzzle piece was where all bad design eventually ends up: “If all else fails, make it a setting!”
iOS 26.1 Adds a New “Tinted” Liquid Glass Option
YouTube video by MacRumors
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October 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Liquid Glass has now transcended to Universal Allegorical Status in iOS 26.1, somehow managing to serve as an example of every possible bad design pattern. Fitting that the final puzzle piece was where all bad design eventually ends up: “If all else fails, make it a setting!”
You'd think 3 movies in people would understand by now that "Tron" is not the name of the main character, that's "Link." "Tron" is the name of the *princess*.
October 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
You'd think 3 movies in people would understand by now that "Tron" is not the name of the main character, that's "Link." "Tron" is the name of the *princess*.
"I’m sure I’ll get used to it over time" has become the unofficial creed of the Mac user.
October 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"I’m sure I’ll get used to it over time" has become the unofficial creed of the Mac user.
The fact that we are three versions into AirPods Pro and the case *still* doesn't have a latch is fairly conclusive proof that Apple executives do not use AirPods Pro.
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The fact that we are three versions into AirPods Pro and the case *still* doesn't have a latch is fairly conclusive proof that Apple executives do not use AirPods Pro.
I hit “Download All” to prepare for my flight, and Disney+ helpfully prioritized them in the most logical and obvious download order: 3, 2, 1, 4.
September 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I hit “Download All” to prepare for my flight, and Disney+ helpfully prioritized them in the most logical and obvious download order: 3, 2, 1, 4.
*Perfect number* to make H1Bs a tool that is out of reach for startups but still meaningful for large entrenched corporations. Nailed it. Maybe they can even waive the fee if you give the US government 10% of your company.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
*Perfect number* to make H1Bs a tool that is out of reach for startups but still meaningful for large entrenched corporations. Nailed it. Maybe they can even waive the fee if you give the US government 10% of your company.
I was vaguely aware that there was a nihilism epidemic in Gen Z but this is ridiculous.
September 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I was vaguely aware that there was a nihilism epidemic in Gen Z but this is ridiculous.
For everyone who was thinking to themselves “The world is too stable these days. Too predictable. Boring." Apple just dropped a little gift for you in the form of macOS/iOS 26.
September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
For everyone who was thinking to themselves “The world is too stable these days. Too predictable. Boring." Apple just dropped a little gift for you in the form of macOS/iOS 26.
I do like that LLMs are making em dashes go out of style. Never liked them or their spacing rules. Looks wrong to have it touch both words around it, and probably breaks a bunch of word-splitting code. Imagine if the correct use of colons was no spaces:like this. Do you like that? Of course not.
September 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I do like that LLMs are making em dashes go out of style. Never liked them or their spacing rules. Looks wrong to have it touch both words around it, and probably breaks a bunch of word-splitting code. Imagine if the correct use of colons was no spaces:like this. Do you like that? Of course not.
It sort of feels like Apple is taking the same approach to macOS as Trump is taking with the US. Trump is bizarrely jealous of 3rd world countries and is lighting everything on fire to unlock “sweatshop mode.” Apple seems jealous of Windows and is lighting everything on fire to unlock “Vista mode.”
macOS Tahoe RC, everybody 😅
September 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It sort of feels like Apple is taking the same approach to macOS as Trump is taking with the US. Trump is bizarrely jealous of 3rd world countries and is lighting everything on fire to unlock “sweatshop mode.” Apple seems jealous of Windows and is lighting everything on fire to unlock “Vista mode.”
Here is an attempt at making my LLM thread screenshot more legible (previous paragraph of each portion is included in each successive image to hopefully ease context). Original bsky thread below, and I'll also just quote second in the next post. Wish I could just edit...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Here is an attempt at making my LLM thread screenshot more legible (previous paragraph of each portion is included in each successive image to hopefully ease context). Original bsky thread below, and I'll also just quote second in the next post. Wish I could just edit...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Some thoughts on "contributing” code to open source projects using LLMs.
September 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Some thoughts on "contributing” code to open source projects using LLMs.
The MagSafe battery is so silly. It takes battery that *should be in the phone* and puts it in a *heavier* and *less efficient* (Qi) package. Look at how much of this *isn’t* battery: Qi coils, a *motherboard*, etc. Why? Just put the battery in the phone! And hey it’ll never accidentally fall off.
September 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The MagSafe battery is so silly. It takes battery that *should be in the phone* and puts it in a *heavier* and *less efficient* (Qi) package. Look at how much of this *isn’t* battery: Qi coils, a *motherboard*, etc. Why? Just put the battery in the phone! And hey it’ll never accidentally fall off.
The Trump statue was bad enough, did they really have to *also* offer the iPhone in Trump Orange? #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The Trump statue was bad enough, did they really have to *also* offer the iPhone in Trump Orange? #AppleEvent
Look at this bizarre design. Imagine if instead of *3 distinct & asymmetric levels of thickness* the back just came out to the lenses. It'd look better, not tip on a table, be easier to hold, & probably 2x the battery. But then they couldn't talk about how thin the uh... "thin" part is. #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Look at this bizarre design. Imagine if instead of *3 distinct & asymmetric levels of thickness* the back just came out to the lenses. It'd look better, not tip on a table, be easier to hold, & probably 2x the battery. But then they couldn't talk about how thin the uh... "thin" part is. #AppleEvent
Having more or less exhausted the marketability of “cool,” Apple is now aiming to the corner the market on “doofus”. Step aside fanny pack! #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Having more or less exhausted the marketability of “cool,” Apple is now aiming to the corner the market on “doofus”. Step aside fanny pack! #AppleEvent
The way they keep shitting on the physical SIM you half expect them to say that getting rid of it is what allowed them to put a chip in there at all. #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The way they keep shitting on the physical SIM you half expect them to say that getting rid of it is what allowed them to put a chip in there at all. #AppleEvent
“The glass isn’t even glass” #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“The glass isn’t even glass” #AppleEvent
LOL. That Altman Ive match up must have really stung! They really got a female Jony Ive voice over. Complete with “Al-you-minium” and everything. Incredible. #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
LOL. That Altman Ive match up must have really stung! They really got a female Jony Ive voice over. Complete with “Al-you-minium” and everything. Incredible. #AppleEvent
Ah, the always descriptive “all-day battery life”. #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ah, the always descriptive “all-day battery life”. #AppleEvent
It’s actually pronounced “C1 Ten” #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It’s actually pronounced “C1 Ten” #AppleEvent
I was just saying the other day that my *one* gripe with the iPhone was that it didn’t have as many confusing and overlapping models as the iPad. #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I was just saying the other day that my *one* gripe with the iPhone was that it didn’t have as many confusing and overlapping models as the iPad. #AppleEvent
They should just streamline *all* versions around the year. The all new iPhone 26: unleashing the powerful A26 chip and protected by Ceramic Shield 26, available in 26 barely distinguishable pastel colors. #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
They should just streamline *all* versions around the year. The all new iPhone 26: unleashing the powerful A26 chip and protected by Ceramic Shield 26, available in 26 barely distinguishable pastel colors. #AppleEvent
I love that these events serve as mini photography lessons, subtly teaching you tips that are usually reserved for the pros, like “the 2x zoom allows you to get closer to the subject.” #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I love that these events serve as mini photography lessons, subtly teaching you tips that are usually reserved for the pros, like “the 2x zoom allows you to get closer to the subject.” #AppleEvent
An even *smaller* border on the already “edge-to-edge” display????? #AppleEvent
September 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
An even *smaller* border on the already “edge-to-edge” display????? #AppleEvent