Guillaume Laurent
@glaurent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
iOS/macOS freelance dev, photographer
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@glaurent on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@glaurent on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Predictions for a messy 2026 :
- Trump dies
- the AI bubble bursts and triggers a massive economical crisis
- Trump dies
- the AI bubble bursts and triggers a massive economical crisis
January 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Predictions for a messy 2026 :
- Trump dies
- the AI bubble bursts and triggers a massive economical crisis
- Trump dies
- the AI bubble bursts and triggers a massive economical crisis
When switching to a new iPhone, you can tell there's extensive effort from Apple to ensure you don't lose any data in the process. In contrast, WhatsApp doesn't care at all that you're likely to lose messages if your last backup isn't recent enough.
December 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
When switching to a new iPhone, you can tell there's extensive effort from Apple to ensure you don't lose any data in the process. In contrast, WhatsApp doesn't care at all that you're likely to lose messages if your last backup isn't recent enough.
I hadn't logged on Discord in years (last time was in 2019 on the Vapor discord to get some help) and boy did the enshittification exploded since then 😕. The UI is an agressive mess that looks like a video game, pop-ups about stuff I couldn't care less about, and attention-grabbing animations.
December 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I hadn't logged on Discord in years (last time was in 2019 on the Vapor discord to get some help) and boy did the enshittification exploded since then 😕. The UI is an agressive mess that looks like a video game, pop-ups about stuff I couldn't care less about, and attention-grabbing animations.
Je me demande quelle est la logique derrière le fait que le kWh de gaz est 2x moins cher que le kWh d'électricité (chez Engie) 🤔.
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Je me demande quelle est la logique derrière le fait que le kWh de gaz est 2x moins cher que le kWh d'électricité (chez Engie) 🤔.
Slack is still not able to provide a proper scroll experience that doesn't randomly jump around while scrolling (because of lazy-loading I guess).
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Slack is still not able to provide a proper scroll experience that doesn't randomly jump around while scrolling (because of lazy-loading I guess).
Damn I totally forgot about my October challenge on my Apple Watch. Ah well.
November 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Damn I totally forgot about my October challenge on my Apple Watch. Ah well.
Tron Ares is getting panned (unsurprisingly), but people seem to think Tron Legacy was a good movie, and that's a bit surprising. Special effects and music were great, but he story was pretty bad and missed the whole vibe of the original . #tronares #tron #tronlegacy
October 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Tron Ares is getting panned (unsurprisingly), but people seem to think Tron Legacy was a good movie, and that's a bit surprising. Special effects and music were great, but he story was pretty bad and missed the whole vibe of the original . #tronares #tron #tronlegacy
Anyone else has Logitech Circle View cameras which stopped working these past few days ? #circleviewcamera Can't connect, can't re-add them to HomeKit...
September 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Anyone else has Logitech Circle View cameras which stopped working these past few days ? #circleviewcamera Can't connect, can't re-add them to HomeKit...
Looking at the reactions of long-time Apple devs at the start of today's #AppleEvent, I don't recall ever seeing them so unanimously pissed at Apple (mostly because of LiquidGlass I think).
September 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Looking at the reactions of long-time Apple devs at the start of today's #AppleEvent, I don't recall ever seeing them so unanimously pissed at Apple (mostly because of LiquidGlass I think).
AI feeds on StackOverflow, then AI kills StackOverflow : https://blog.logrocket.com/stack-overflow-collapse/ . The number of newly created questions on SO has dropped down to the level it was in 2008 when the site launched.
What happens when dev communities die: Stack Overflow’s slow collapse - LogRocket Blog
Explore how Stack Overflow’s slow collapse affects programming and the possible future for Stack Overflow vs. generative AI competition.
blog.logrocket.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
AI feeds on StackOverflow, then AI kills StackOverflow : https://blog.logrocket.com/stack-overflow-collapse/ . The number of newly created questions on SO has dropped down to the level it was in 2008 when the site launched.
There doesn't seem to be any macOS/iPad app devoted to derushing photos, that is just sorting through photos and selecting/rejecting them (what you d after a shoot, before any further editing). Anyone ? #photography
August 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There doesn't seem to be any macOS/iPad app devoted to derushing photos, that is just sorting through photos and selecting/rejecting them (what you d after a shoot, before any further editing). Anyone ? #photography
Back after 2 weeks in Montreal and Quebec with my wife and daughter. Quite fun overall (we slept once in a yurt and then saw whales 😊). And this evening, a "Mediterranean episode", aka sudden torrential rain flooding the streets, the third time this year I think. Fun way to return home.
August 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Back after 2 weeks in Montreal and Quebec with my wife and daughter. Quite fun overall (we slept once in a yurt and then saw whales 😊). And this evening, a "Mediterranean episode", aka sudden torrential rain flooding the streets, the third time this year I think. Fun way to return home.
Reposted by Guillaume Laurent
2 I see she’s going with a cultural defense. On the one hand, she did put the money in a red envelope, which would be culturally appropriate for some gifts. On the other hand I understand such gifts are typically given on holidays and special occasions…..
August 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
2 I see she’s going with a cultural defense. On the one hand, she did put the money in a red envelope, which would be culturally appropriate for some gifts. On the other hand I understand such gifts are typically given on holidays and special occasions…..
This "offering" from Tim Cook is hopefully more politically motivated than anything else, but it's still pathetic. I wonder how Jobs would have handled Trump.
https://mastodon.social/@zhenyi/114999007873183275
https://mastodon.social/@zhenyi/114999007873183275
Zhenyi Tan (@[email protected])
Attached: 2 images "Your Imperial Majesty, I present this vessel of pure crystal upon a burnished gold base, its surface engraved with a symbol of bounty. May it echo the harmony of Your reign, and accept this humble offering as a token of our deepest respect."
mastodon.social
August 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This "offering" from Tim Cook is hopefully more politically motivated than anything else, but it's still pathetic. I wonder how Jobs would have handled Trump.
https://mastodon.social/@zhenyi/114999007873183275
https://mastodon.social/@zhenyi/114999007873183275
Is it normal for a LaCie 2big dock to take several days to rebuild its RAID 1 array following the replacement of a failed disk ?
July 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Is it normal for a LaCie 2big dock to take several days to rebuild its RAID 1 array following the replacement of a failed disk ?
As one of the HDs of my LaCie 2Big dock has failed, I swapped it with another one. It's configured in RAID 1, so it's rebuilding the array, but it's taking ages to do so. It barely reached 11% in 24h. I'd be quicker just copying the data elsewhere and reconfiguring a new array from scratch.
July 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
As one of the HDs of my LaCie 2Big dock has failed, I swapped it with another one. It's configured in RAID 1, so it's rebuilding the array, but it's taking ages to do so. It barely reached 11% in 24h. I'd be quicker just copying the data elsewhere and reconfiguring a new array from scratch.
BTW, people looking for a reasonably experienced iOS/macOS dev (14 years of exp., 30 as a software engineer), I'm looking for new opportunities at the moment.
July 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
BTW, people looking for a reasonably experienced iOS/macOS dev (14 years of exp., 30 as a software engineer), I'm looking for new opportunities at the moment.
It would seem South Pole Software (makers of really cool apps like iVI) are no longer there, the website is still up but reduced to a skeleton https://southpolesoftware.com
South Pole Software
Convert and import video for iTunes
southpolesoftware.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It would seem South Pole Software (makers of really cool apps like iVI) are no longer there, the website is still up but reduced to a skeleton https://southpolesoftware.com
Rhume et mal de gorge en pleine canicule 🤷♂️🤧😷.
June 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Rhume et mal de gorge en pleine canicule 🤷♂️🤧😷.
It seems a very common criticism against Liquid Glass is that it's distracting from content even though it's supposed to highlight it. I think it's possible it appears so because for now it's still brand new and therefore very noticeable. We'll have to reevaluate that a few months after the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
June 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It seems a very common criticism against Liquid Glass is that it's distracting from content even though it's supposed to highlight it. I think it's possible it appears so because for now it's still brand new and therefore very noticeable. We'll have to reevaluate that a few months after the […]
Smart consideration I haven't seen elsewhere : Apple's Liquid Glass is a prelude to smart glasses UI : https://sineadbovell.substack.com/p/the-apple-hint-everyone-missed
💡The Apple Hint Everyone Missed
Apple is training us for a post-iPhone world
sineadbovell.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Smart consideration I haven't seen elsewhere : Apple's Liquid Glass is a prelude to smart glasses UI : https://sineadbovell.substack.com/p/the-apple-hint-everyone-missed
I've been pondering on upgrading my dear old 27" 2017 iMac for quite a while now, and just this morning it forced my hand through its main hard drive failing. I fortunately didn't lose any data thanks to Backblaze and Time Machine, but it's still darn annoying.
June 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I've been pondering on upgrading my dear old 27" 2017 iMac for quite a while now, and just this morning it forced my hand through its main hard drive failing. I fortunately didn't lose any data thanks to Backblaze and Time Machine, but it's still darn annoying.
Also, today I learned that hedgehogs renew their spines every 18 months ☺️.
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Also, today I learned that hedgehogs renew their spines every 18 months ☺️.
Finally upgraded my old S6 to an S10. Larger screen is much nicer.
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Finally upgraded my old S6 to an S10. Larger screen is much nicer.