macOS 26 has this annoying new behavior of opening a preview pop up when I click on a link in a non-browser app. How can I disable that?

MEDICLIN Staufenburg Klinik. 📍 On my way home from the rehab center. I’m still feeling the effects of the surgery. Obviously. It’s only been seven weeks. But I am definitely a bit more energetic. I am looking forward to hugging my loved ones in a few hours. As the saying goes: „There’s no place like home.“

My Goals for 2026 I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. They feel like a weak commitment and are mostly doomed to fail. I don’t need the start of the year to decide on something; if something comes up at any time, I can commit to it then and there. That said, I ’ve been away on surgery rehab for the last three weeks, with plenty of alone time and time to think.

4th step of getting away from Amazon and the most expensive one. Get rid of all the Alexa/Echo products and replace them with another smart home device. Probably Apple‘s HomePod since I trust Apple with privacy more and am already in their ecosystem. Also not sure which other options are out there.

Third step to getting away away from Amazon. Find another (German) online store that offers all kinds of shit and makes it easy it order. Drawing a blank on this one for now. Needs more research.

Second step of getting away from Amazon. Look for Kindle alternatives. Here in Germany the best two options seem to be Kobo and Pocketbook. Kobo seems to have the better (larger and cheaper) store. But Pocketbook seems to be more store agnostic and supports more formats.

First step of getting away from Amazon. Download and de-DRM all my Audible books. Use Audiobookshelf to host them. Then get a Libro.fm subscription. They are cheaper then Audible and offer DRM free audiobooks. Plus they support local bookstores internationally.

I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions. I feel like they are pointless. If I want to change something, just do it during the year. Being consistent with it is much more important then starting at the beginning of a new year. That being said, 2026 will be the year I’ll get away from Amazon.

Mediclin Klinik An Der Lindenhöhe. 📍 Looks like my doctor today is a Scott Bakula lookalike. I’m not complaining.

Watched: Venom: The Last Dance 🍿 Fun closing chapter of this trilogy.

Post by @patrickrhone Please learn how to use your computer » Nieman Journalism Lab In 2026, I’m hoping — begging, really — that we finally retire the idea that digital incompetence is an acceptable personality quirk in professional settings. Learn the shortcuts. Read the error messages. Google it (or, hell, ask the bots) before you ask someone else to Google it for you. While I agree and wish my mom would do that, I also have accepted that she won’t adapt at her 82 years of age.

MEDICLIN Staufenburg Klinik. 📍 First day at the rehabilitation clinic. Breakfast was nice. Next up some post-surgery gymnastics. Curious what that entails.

A list of sci-fi movies ordered by the year they were set in (not when they were made). Those years that are now in the past are marked in blue! #SciFi https://rheinneckar.social/@splitmind/115689829034969288

For #FreeSoftwareAdvent I'd like to post about open source tools that we're using in our #VFXPipeline. On Dec. 5th let's start with #OpenImageIO (https://openimageio.readthedocs.io/en/stable/). It's a C++ library and Python module for image processing. Unlike old projects (i.e. ImageMagick) it is aimed at modern VFX workflows (OpenEXR, speed). We're just using its cli tool for reading and rewriting metadata, combining AOVs or creating thumbnails and text overlays.