Charles Perry
@dazeend.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Husband, Hoosier, owner of RelaNet and Cellarfront, recovering iOS developer, amateur cook, baker, and wine drinker. Co-organizer of Release Notes.
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I love the analogy comparing AI/LLMs in technology to the advent of tractors and mechanization in agriculture.
“This all feels familiar. I feel like the farmer standing in his field who knew his land and respected the place as my neighbor rips into the earth with the force of a thousand horses […]
“This all feels familiar. I feel like the farmer standing in his field who knew his land and respected the place as my neighbor rips into the earth with the force of a thousand horses […]
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January 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I love the analogy comparing AI/LLMs in technology to the advent of tractors and mechanization in agriculture.
“This all feels familiar. I feel like the farmer standing in his field who knew his land and respected the place as my neighbor rips into the earth with the force of a thousand horses […]
“This all feels familiar. I feel like the farmer standing in his field who knew his land and respected the place as my neighbor rips into the earth with the force of a thousand horses […]
Help me Madtodon: I’m looking for a service, app, self-hosted software, Linux command, or something else, that will periodically load a website and email me any changes that have been made since the last visit. The page structure is pretty simple, and it only needs to check once per week or so […]
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January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Help me Madtodon: I’m looking for a service, app, self-hosted software, Linux command, or something else, that will periodically load a website and email me any changes that have been made since the last visit. The page structure is pretty simple, and it only needs to check once per week or so […]
I got a new iPhone, which means I’m finally on iOS 26. Over all it’s not terrible, but it seems like everything was taken just a step too far. I’ve turned on “Reduce Transparency” and “Reduce Motion” in Accessibility settings, which seem to help matters. But really it just seems like they need […]
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January 2, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I got a new iPhone, which means I’m finally on iOS 26. Over all it’s not terrible, but it seems like everything was taken just a step too far. I’ve turned on “Reduce Transparency” and “Reduce Motion” in Accessibility settings, which seem to help matters. But really it just seems like they need […]
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OK, this is genuinely scary. It's a picture of me, aged 5. It was taken in 1960. It was scanned and uploaded to Google Photos in 2002. No one has told Google where it was taken. But the map, bottom right, is correct.
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
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Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
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December 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
OK, this is genuinely scary. It's a picture of me, aged 5. It was taken in 1960. It was scanned and uploaded to Google Photos in 2002. No one has told Google where it was taken. But the map, bottom right, is correct.
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
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Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
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I gave myself the best Christmas present of all and fired a problem customer today. Now she’s demanding to speak to my manager. 😂
#indielife
#indielife
December 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I gave myself the best Christmas present of all and fired a problem customer today. Now she’s demanding to speak to my manager. 😂
#indielife
#indielife
My father-in-law asked for tools this Christmas. He’ll never guess what this one is! #Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
My father-in-law asked for tools this Christmas. He’ll never guess what this one is! #Christmas
Any recommendations for a MagSafe leather case for the iPhone 17 Pro? It’s time for me to upgrade.
December 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Any recommendations for a MagSafe leather case for the iPhone 17 Pro? It’s time for me to upgrade.
My 80 year old aunt accidentally updated her iPhone to #ios26, and it’s really hard for her to use. It’s too different and too illegible. I probably can’t do anything about the “different” part, but I might be able to help with legibility.
I know about “Reduce Transparency” in Accessibility […]
I know about “Reduce Transparency” in Accessibility […]
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December 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My 80 year old aunt accidentally updated her iPhone to #ios26, and it’s really hard for her to use. It’s too different and too illegible. I probably can’t do anything about the “different” part, but I might be able to help with legibility.
I know about “Reduce Transparency” in Accessibility […]
I know about “Reduce Transparency” in Accessibility […]
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When I was writing the Learning Core Audio book back in the day, AI wouldn’t have helped me because there was no Core Audio sample code out in the wild outside of two or three things from Apple in WWDC sessions or the docs. I wrote much of the […]
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December 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
When I was writing the Learning Core Audio book back in the day, AI wouldn’t have helped me because there was no Core Audio sample code out in the wild outside of two or three things from Apple in WWDC sessions or the docs. I wrote much of the […]
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I think I just discovered why my office has been so cold. My Ecobee temperature sensor was sitting next to the exhaust vent for my laptop. The sensor thought the office was a full 10°F warmer than it actually was! 🤦♂️
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I think I just discovered why my office has been so cold. My Ecobee temperature sensor was sitting next to the exhaust vent for my laptop. The sensor thought the office was a full 10°F warmer than it actually was! 🤦♂️
@dmoren I’d like to buy a copy of “Tapper’s Day Off” for my brother-in-law as a Christmas gift, but I’m having trouble. I don’t think the story is available as a print edition (too short?), and I don’t think it’s possible to buy the Kindle edition as a gift for someone else’s Amazon account (is […]
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December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
@dmoren I’d like to buy a copy of “Tapper’s Day Off” for my brother-in-law as a Christmas gift, but I’m having trouble. I don’t think the story is available as a print edition (too short?), and I don’t think it’s possible to buy the Kindle edition as a gift for someone else’s Amazon account (is […]
Teaching my 12 year-old nephew how to split kindling. Welcome to Uncle Charlie’s work camp! #ThanksGiving
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Teaching my 12 year-old nephew how to split kindling. Welcome to Uncle Charlie’s work camp! #ThanksGiving
My Dad passed away in February, so this is the first Thanksgiving without him here. He was always the pie maker, but that duty now has passed down to me. The good news is that Dad did a really good job of keeping recipes at hand. The bad news is that some of his […]
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November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My Dad passed away in February, so this is the first Thanksgiving without him here. He was always the pie maker, but that duty now has passed down to me. The good news is that Dad did a really good job of keeping recipes at hand. The bad news is that some of his […]
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“Just use Cloudflare,” they said. “It will fix all your bot/uptime problems,” they said.
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Just use Cloudflare,” they said. “It will fix all your bot/uptime problems,” they said.
Now, as I write this, we are on the train about 15 minutes from Milano Centrale. There we’ll catch a connecting train to Malpensa airport. We’re going to spend the night at the Sheraton hotel in the airport, then catch a morning flight home. Ciao! #Travel
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Now, as I write this, we are on the train about 15 minutes from Milano Centrale. There we’ll catch a connecting train to Malpensa airport. We’re going to spend the night at the Sheraton hotel in the airport, then catch a morning flight home. Ciao! #Travel
After our Grand Canal cruise, we grabbed lunch, then collected our bags and took a water taxi to the train station. The water taxi was a lot of fun. Ours was a beautiful wooden boat with an open section of roof that allowed us to stand and take in the sights during the ride. #Travel
October 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
After our Grand Canal cruise, we grabbed lunch, then collected our bags and took a water taxi to the train station. The water taxi was a lot of fun. Ours was a beautiful wooden boat with an open section of roof that allowed us to stand and take in the sights during the ride. #Travel
This morning, our last day in Venice, we got an early start and took that vaporetto ride down the Grand Canal that we missed upon arrival. It’s crazy to think that the entire city is basically built on pilings that were driven into the mud of a swampy river delta. #Travel
October 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This morning, our last day in Venice, we got an early start and took that vaporetto ride down the Grand Canal that we missed upon arrival. It’s crazy to think that the entire city is basically built on pilings that were driven into the mud of a swampy river delta. #Travel
We also toured the Doge’s Palace (complete with a walk across the “Bridge of Sighs”), the seat of power for the Venetian empire for a thousand years. #Travel
October 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We also toured the Doge’s Palace (complete with a walk across the “Bridge of Sighs”), the seat of power for the Venetian empire for a thousand years. #Travel
After touring the Basilica from the ground, we visited the Basilica museum which was even better. It’s inside the Basilica, but high above ground level. So in addition to the exhibits, it also gets you up close to the ceiling mosaics and access to the roof where […]
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October 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
After touring the Basilica from the ground, we visited the Basilica museum which was even better. It’s inside the Basilica, but high above ground level. So in addition to the exhibits, it also gets you up close to the ceiling mosaics and access to the roof where […]
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Basilica San Marco is impossibly beautiful. The entire interior is covered in mosaics made of stone chips that measure about a quarter inch square. No wonder it took 800 years to complete! #Travel
October 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Basilica San Marco is impossibly beautiful. The entire interior is covered in mosaics made of stone chips that measure about a quarter inch square. No wonder it took 800 years to complete! #Travel
Then, of course, there are the gondolas. They’re everywhere! Stand on a bridge for a few minutes, and you’ll see them pass under you, one after another. Yes, they are unapologetically touristy, but they’re also utterly charming. It’s fun to just watch them […]
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October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Then, of course, there are the gondolas. They’re everywhere! Stand on a bridge for a few minutes, and you’ll see them pass under you, one after another. Yes, they are unapologetically touristy, but they’re also utterly charming. It’s fun to just watch them […]
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Venice is incredibly cool. There are the canals of course, but walking the city is an adventure too. The walking paths are narrow with buildings looming over them. Nothing forms a right angle. Paths will go 100 feet and then dump you into a small piazza, or […]
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October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Venice is incredibly cool. There are the canals of course, but walking the city is an adventure too. The walking paths are narrow with buildings looming over them. Nothing forms a right angle. Paths will go 100 feet and then dump you into a small piazza, or […]
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Catching up on the last few days… We arrived by train in Venice the day before yesterday. The first order of business was to hop on a “vaparetto” (or water bus) and get to St. Mark’s Square which is where our hotel was located. We thought it would be a nice way […]
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October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Catching up on the last few days… We arrived by train in Venice the day before yesterday. The first order of business was to hop on a “vaparetto” (or water bus) and get to St. Mark’s Square which is where our hotel was located. We thought it would be a nice way […]
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