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Alex Russell @infrequently.org · 8h

So Apple is censoring another ICE-spotting app, and I think we need to talk about the coverage, as much as Apple's groveling pre-compliance.

@404media.co broke this, specifically @josephcox.bsky.social, and unlike some previous coverage, it includes this:

404media.co/apple-banned-an-….

"The website for Eyes Up which functions essentially the same way is still available. The site includes a map with dots that visitors can click on, which then plays a video from that location. Users are able to submit their own videos for inclusion. Mark said he manually reviews every video before it is uploaded to the service, to check its content and its location. "

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react.dev @react.dev · 1d

Introducing the React Foundation

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 1d

You either die a greenfield app, or live long enough to become a brownfield app.

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 3d

I'll also explicitly link the second video since it got demonitized *for mentioning the actual racist name of a real federal operation*:

youtu.be/ggrlNv0rjiw?...

American Mass Deportation 2: Caught in the Middle | US History | Extra History

YouTube video by Extra History

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 3d

I really appreciate content creators like #ExtraHistory meeting the current moment with background on US deportations and their historical context.

I highly recommend this series to see this kind of behavior for what it so blatantly is, racism.

youtu.be/vk2RzFjX-gY?...

American Mass Deportation 1: The First Crackdown | US History | Extra History

YouTube video by Extra History

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 4d

Following Apple’s removal of ICEBlock, both Google and Apple have removed a similar app for reporting ICE raids called Red Dot.

Google states it removed the app for targeting a vulnerable group that is at risk of violence — ICE agents.

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Svelte @svelte.dev · 4d

lil' treat for all you weekend builders: Svelte now has an official MCP server, courtesy of resident bot wranglers @paolo.ricciuti.me and @khromov.se 🤖

it gives your LLM access to docs and compiler-driven diagnostics — give it a spin and let us know how you get on!

svelte.dev/docs/mcp/ove...

Overview • Docs • Svelte

Overview • Svelte documentation

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 5d

Yeah, playing on a plane has some impact on the experience for sure.

Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 5d

Ok chat, I'm gonna be on some long plane flights soon with a #SteamDeck and I'm feeling FOMO regarding recent sequel releases of popular franchises I missed, so should I pick up:

1. #Hades
2. #HollowKnight
3. #NineSols

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 5d

Attending team summit period Intending to keep costs under dollar sign 200 comma but will have to see how expensive location actually is question mark

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 5d

Attending team summit period Intending to keep costs under dollar sign 200 comma but will have to see how expensive location actually is question mark

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 5d

I think a VPN would pretty easily work around that? I assume DNS is or at least can be covered by that.

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 6d

A terrible reminder of the constraints of app stores.

Don't underestimate the power of self-publishing on the web.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d

This was done at the direction of Pam Bondi. The US government is now dictating what apps you can have on your phone.

The underlying threat here is if Apple didn't comply, they'd slap billions in tariffs on Apple products.

Alt text: Screenshot of a Fox News Digital article reporting that Apple removed the ICEBlock tracking app from its App Store after the Department of Justice raised safety concerns. The article states DOJ officials, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked Apple to take down the app, claiming it endangered law enforcement officers and shielded illegal immigrants. Bondi confirmed the removal in a statement, saying ICEBlock put ICE agents at risk and emphasized DOJ’s commitment to protecting federal officers.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d

This was done at the direction of Pam Bondi. The US government is now dictating what apps you can have on your phone.

The underlying threat here is if Apple didn't comply, they'd slap billions in tariffs on Apple products.

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 6d

I'm tempted to ask Gemini to expand that to 500 characters of BS with no punctuation and see if it can come up with anything legible.

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 6d

And now, every conflict has me yelling at the screen:

"Sure, would be nice to have a magical wish-fulfilling ruby right about now huh?!"

Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 6d

Against my better judgement, I've been continuing to watch #Sandman.

There's lots to criticize but I keep coming back to the ruby he losses in episode 1, and then promptly forgets about. There's a short subplot where we see someone else with it, but Dream himself never follows up on it.

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 6d

God save us if someone were to use a period in a free text field. My endless thanks to the #SAP #Concur developers for locking this down keeping us safe from any malicious periods out there. 🙏

Screenshot of a text input asking for a "Business purpose for expenses in this report" which the user filled out as "Attending team summit." notably including a period at the end of the statement.

This causes an error which reads "You cannot use the following characters:" and goes on to list basically every special character on a standard keyboard, including periods, commas, question marks, and more.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 9d

The case YouTube settled with Trump, with a payment of more than $24 million, had already been closed for two years.

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 8d

I'm not actually a #Google shill, just terribly un-photogenic.

Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 8d

Some days I really hate that the only good picture I have of myself is in a #Googler #Halloween outfit.

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Doug Parker @develwithoutacause.dwac.dev · 11d

Never had to hotfix a #font before.

github.com/dgp1130/blog...

Update Noto Color Emoji font. · dgp1130/blog@ec1bb69

Firefox was not accepting the emoji font due to a "no supported glyph data table(s) present". I tried the raw `noto-color-emoji-all.ttf` file and found the same error, so this seems like ...

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dan @danabra.mov · 11d

very cool post

How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2

After over two decades, players are now forbidden from flying a seaplane, all thanks to undefined code behavior.

cookieplmonster.github.io

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dan @danabra.mov · 12d

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Open Social — overreacted

The protocol is the API.

overreacted.io

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cameronfoxly.bsky.social @cameronfoxly.bsky.social · 13d

The public preview of Github Copilot CLI launched today, and if you install it, you'll be welcomed by little ASCII art welcome banner that I animated. Creating it ended up being great example of how vibe-coding has entered my toolbelt. Nerdy deets in 🧵...

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