Abigail Ackerman
@abbyack.net
I like Urban Design 🌳 Public Transportation 🚋 Photography 📷 and Personal Technology 💻
👩🏻💻 Aspiring Swift Developer
📚 System Analyst, UC Berkeley Library
📓 Back at School, GA Tech, OMSCS
📍 SF 🦜🌁
(she/her) 🏳️⚧️
👩🏻💻 Aspiring Swift Developer
📚 System Analyst, UC Berkeley Library
📓 Back at School, GA Tech, OMSCS
📍 SF 🦜🌁
(she/her) 🏳️⚧️
I just finished Day 93 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI
Been moving slower than I would have liked. But the finish line is just within reach.
Been moving slower than I would have liked. But the finish line is just within reach.
Day 93 – 100 Days of SwiftUI
Follow the 100 Days of SwiftUI and learn to build apps for free.
www.hackingwithswift.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I just finished Day 93 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI
Been moving slower than I would have liked. But the finish line is just within reach.
Been moving slower than I would have liked. But the finish line is just within reach.
Reposted by Abigail Ackerman
when the nice indie software begins telling you to "supercharge your productivity" and a sparkle icon appears
July 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
when the nice indie software begins telling you to "supercharge your productivity" and a sparkle icon appears
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I see people saying stuff like "why criticize Substack but give other problematic platforms (like, say, YouTube) a pass?
Which is a fair point.
Thing is, YouTube is a quasi-monopoly for sharable video. Substack wants to have a newsletter monopoly but *isn't there yet*. And it should never happen.
Which is a fair point.
Thing is, YouTube is a quasi-monopoly for sharable video. Substack wants to have a newsletter monopoly but *isn't there yet*. And it should never happen.
June 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I see people saying stuff like "why criticize Substack but give other problematic platforms (like, say, YouTube) a pass?
Which is a fair point.
Thing is, YouTube is a quasi-monopoly for sharable video. Substack wants to have a newsletter monopoly but *isn't there yet*. And it should never happen.
Which is a fair point.
Thing is, YouTube is a quasi-monopoly for sharable video. Substack wants to have a newsletter monopoly but *isn't there yet*. And it should never happen.
Reposted by Abigail Ackerman
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
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I cannot truly explain how it feels to have previously been a contributing writer to a paper that has now dedicated itself to destroying my community. I want to say it's weird, or scary. But it's more than that. It's radically destabilizing. My past and present selves don't recognize each other.
June 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I cannot truly explain how it feels to have previously been a contributing writer to a paper that has now dedicated itself to destroying my community. I want to say it's weird, or scary. But it's more than that. It's radically destabilizing. My past and present selves don't recognize each other.
I just finished Day 65 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI
With WWDC and the One More Thing conferences next week, I am so ready to complete this program and be on my way to shipping something to the App Store.
@twostraws.bsky.social, see you in a few days!
With WWDC and the One More Thing conferences next week, I am so ready to complete this program and be on my way to shipping something to the App Store.
@twostraws.bsky.social, see you in a few days!
Day 65 – 100 Days of SwiftUI
Follow the 100 Days of SwiftUI and learn to build apps for free.
www.hackingwithswift.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I just finished Day 65 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI
With WWDC and the One More Thing conferences next week, I am so ready to complete this program and be on my way to shipping something to the App Store.
@twostraws.bsky.social, see you in a few days!
With WWDC and the One More Thing conferences next week, I am so ready to complete this program and be on my way to shipping something to the App Store.
@twostraws.bsky.social, see you in a few days!
Final final finalized. 📓😌
May 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Final final finalized. 📓😌
I just finished Day 50 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI The momentum is real now.
Day 50 – 100 Days of SwiftUI
Follow the 100 Days of SwiftUI and learn to build apps for free.
www.hackingwithswift.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I just finished Day 50 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI The momentum is real now.
I just finished Day 38 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI First social update on it since November. 😮💨 www.hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/38
Day 38 – 100 Days of SwiftUI
Follow the 100 Days of SwiftUI and learn to build apps for free.
www.hackingwithswift.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I just finished Day 38 of the #100DaysOfSwiftUI First social update on it since November. 😮💨 www.hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/38
@pasisalenius.bsky.social I just found your app Maptrails! I’ve been wanting to make something similar for my iPad and shocked at the dearth of native options. Thanks for making something so beautiful. 🙂
March 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
@pasisalenius.bsky.social I just found your app Maptrails! I’ve been wanting to make something similar for my iPad and shocked at the dearth of native options. Thanks for making something so beautiful. 🙂
Warms my heart knowing that librarians, archivists, and data hoarders alike are joining together in response to the federal data purge.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from DOGE?
www.newyorker.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Warms my heart knowing that librarians, archivists, and data hoarders alike are joining together in response to the federal data purge.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
I really gotta cut down on my screen time.
March 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I really gotta cut down on my screen time.
Another one got out. 🥲
How I Broke up with Adobe
YouTube video by James Lee (Animation)
youtu.be
January 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Another one got out. 🥲
Muni Routle
Test your knowledge of SF Muni routes daily.
www.muniroutle.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Muni Routle
Test your knowledge of SF Muni routes daily.
www.muniroutle.com
January 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
After all these years, it turns out I was the monster under the bed all along.
December 20, 2024 at 7:53 AM
After all these years, it turns out I was the monster under the bed all along.
The last few times I’ve had trouble sleeping, throwing a YouTube video on about systemd has worked great to knock me out. Trouble is now I’m starting to take an interest in it and the whole strategy backfired last night. Stayed awake through an entire conference talk.
December 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The last few times I’ve had trouble sleeping, throwing a YouTube video on about systemd has worked great to knock me out. Trouble is now I’m starting to take an interest in it and the whole strategy backfired last night. Stayed awake through an entire conference talk.
Reposted by Abigail Ackerman
“I can’t leave Substack, the alternatives charge monthly fees!”
For a mid-sized paid newsletter, you will pay:
Ghost Pro: $149–$269/month
Beehiiv: $131–$218/month
Buttondown: $239/month
Mailchimp: $285/month
Substack: $700/month
For a mid-sized paid newsletter, you will pay:
Ghost Pro: $149–$269/month
Beehiiv: $131–$218/month
Buttondown: $239/month
Mailchimp: $285/month
Substack: $700/month
December 17, 2024 at 5:45 PM
“I can’t leave Substack, the alternatives charge monthly fees!”
For a mid-sized paid newsletter, you will pay:
Ghost Pro: $149–$269/month
Beehiiv: $131–$218/month
Buttondown: $239/month
Mailchimp: $285/month
Substack: $700/month
For a mid-sized paid newsletter, you will pay:
Ghost Pro: $149–$269/month
Beehiiv: $131–$218/month
Buttondown: $239/month
Mailchimp: $285/month
Substack: $700/month
Reposted by Abigail Ackerman
You know what we do on the Discord server I co-administrate comes across someone who’s been consistently a problem on other sites/servers?
We either ban them or preemptively disinvite them from the server.
It’s not that hard. We have to protect the people who depend on us to moderate.
We either ban them or preemptively disinvite them from the server.
It’s not that hard. We have to protect the people who depend on us to moderate.
December 13, 2024 at 7:48 PM
You know what we do on the Discord server I co-administrate comes across someone who’s been consistently a problem on other sites/servers?
We either ban them or preemptively disinvite them from the server.
It’s not that hard. We have to protect the people who depend on us to moderate.
We either ban them or preemptively disinvite them from the server.
It’s not that hard. We have to protect the people who depend on us to moderate.
There may come a day when I can't add anything else to my pfp. But today is not that day. It's a living document.
December 13, 2024 at 6:09 AM
There may come a day when I can't add anything else to my pfp. But today is not that day. It's a living document.
Such a great piece. Thanks Ray!
December 12, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Such a great piece. Thanks Ray!
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On Jesse Signal , his abuse of trans people via his platform , and Bluesky’s radio silence and quiet refusal to enforce its own TOS , which he is flagrantly violating openly , equally across the board .
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Bluesky Must Enforce its Community Guidelines Equally
chng.it
December 12, 2024 at 4:12 PM
On Jesse Signal , his abuse of trans people via his platform , and Bluesky’s radio silence and quiet refusal to enforce its own TOS , which he is flagrantly violating openly , equally across the board .
Whenever someone tells me about a new application that uses “web technologies”, I just know that it’s gonna use way too much memory and stutter when simply resizing its window.
December 10, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Whenever someone tells me about a new application that uses “web technologies”, I just know that it’s gonna use way too much memory and stutter when simply resizing its window.