Brent Simmons
@inessential.com
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Special Fifth Thursday at Waterwheel Tonight: https://xcoders.org/2025/10/30/special-fifth-thursday-at-waterwheel.html
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Special Fifth Thursday at Waterwheel Tonight: https://xcoders.org/2025/10/30/special-fifth-thursday-at-waterwheel.html
On my blog — Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web App: inessential.com/2025/10/04/w...
“I still bristle, after all these years (now more than ever), at having to publish NetNewsWire for iOS through the App Store.”
“I still bristle, after all these years (now more than ever), at having to publish NetNewsWire for iOS through the App Store.”
inessential: Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web App
inessential.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On my blog — Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web App: inessential.com/2025/10/04/w...
“I still bristle, after all these years (now more than ever), at having to publish NetNewsWire for iOS through the App Store.”
“I still bristle, after all these years (now more than ever), at having to publish NetNewsWire for iOS through the App Store.”
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No Longer on Meetup: https://xcoders.org/2025/09/17/no-longer-on-meetup.html
September 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
No Longer on Meetup: https://xcoders.org/2025/09/17/no-longer-on-meetup.html
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Happy 79th birthday to musician and composer Ralf Hütter - best known as the lead singer, keyboardist and founding member of Kraftwerk.
August 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Happy 79th birthday to musician and composer Ralf Hütter - best known as the lead singer, keyboardist and founding member of Kraftwerk.
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Tonight on Twitch I’m hosting “The Best of 1991”
shoegaze, dream pop, electronic, hip hop, trip hop, industrial, grunge, college rock, indie, etc ... the assortment was and will be vast.
Live (and free of charge) starting at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
shoegaze, dream pop, electronic, hip hop, trip hop, industrial, grunge, college rock, indie, etc ... the assortment was and will be vast.
Live (and free of charge) starting at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
August 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tonight on Twitch I’m hosting “The Best of 1991”
shoegaze, dream pop, electronic, hip hop, trip hop, industrial, grunge, college rock, indie, etc ... the assortment was and will be vast.
Live (and free of charge) starting at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
shoegaze, dream pop, electronic, hip hop, trip hop, industrial, grunge, college rock, indie, etc ... the assortment was and will be vast.
Live (and free of charge) starting at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
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New single-page site from Brent Simmons: No Learnings.
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
New single-page site from Brent Simmons: No Learnings.
Retirement day! inessential.com/2025/06/06/r...
inessential: Retirement Day
inessential.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Retirement day! inessential.com/2025/06/06/r...
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Tonight I’m presenting “The Best of 1985.”
With releases by New Order, Kate Bush, INXS, Tears For Fears, REM, The Cure, The Smiths, The Cult, Replacements & The Jesus & Mary Chain alone, there will be no lack of stellar content!
Live at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
With releases by New Order, Kate Bush, INXS, Tears For Fears, REM, The Cure, The Smiths, The Cult, Replacements & The Jesus & Mary Chain alone, there will be no lack of stellar content!
Live at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
May 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tonight I’m presenting “The Best of 1985.”
With releases by New Order, Kate Bush, INXS, Tears For Fears, REM, The Cure, The Smiths, The Cult, Replacements & The Jesus & Mary Chain alone, there will be no lack of stellar content!
Live at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
With releases by New Order, Kate Bush, INXS, Tears For Fears, REM, The Cure, The Smiths, The Cult, Replacements & The Jesus & Mary Chain alone, there will be no lack of stellar content!
Live at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
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Starting at 8pm central tonight, I’m hosting ‘The Best of 1984’ in sound & vision via my Twitch channel at twitch.tv/djjakerudh.
5+ hours of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bunnymen, REM, Replacements, Psychedelic Furs, Cocteau Twins, New Order, Talk Talk, Smiths, Siouxsie & more.
5+ hours of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bunnymen, REM, Replacements, Psychedelic Furs, Cocteau Twins, New Order, Talk Talk, Smiths, Siouxsie & more.
May 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Starting at 8pm central tonight, I’m hosting ‘The Best of 1984’ in sound & vision via my Twitch channel at twitch.tv/djjakerudh.
5+ hours of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bunnymen, REM, Replacements, Psychedelic Furs, Cocteau Twins, New Order, Talk Talk, Smiths, Siouxsie & more.
5+ hours of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bunnymen, REM, Replacements, Psychedelic Furs, Cocteau Twins, New Order, Talk Talk, Smiths, Siouxsie & more.
inessential: My Wildly Incorrect Bias About Corporate Engineers
inessential.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Things are getting worse.
Apple developer community has a responsibility to respond and WWDC is our opportunity.
www.massicotte.org/resolve
Apple developer community has a responsibility to respond and WWDC is our opportunity.
www.massicotte.org/resolve
Resolve
A little while ago I got worked up and I wrote a thing. It received more attention than I expected and I want to thank everyone out there for the words of encouragement and support. You all give me tr...
www.massicotte.org
May 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Things are getting worse.
Apple developer community has a responsibility to respond and WWDC is our opportunity.
www.massicotte.org/resolve
Apple developer community has a responsibility to respond and WWDC is our opportunity.
www.massicotte.org/resolve
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It’s come to me desperately asking for help via a GoFundMe. I have no money for health insurance, rent, or medication. I’m screwed as of June 1st without help. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/5dfd5a7b
Donate to Support Rosyna's Journey to Stability, organized by Rosyna Keller
Hello, my name is Rosyna Keller. Then end of May is coming up and I have absolutel… Rosyna Keller needs your support for Support Rosyna's Journey to Stability
gofund.me
May 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s come to me desperately asking for help via a GoFundMe. I have no money for health insurance, rent, or medication. I’m screwed as of June 1st without help. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/5dfd5a7b
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Going live now via my Twitch channel at twitch.tv/djjakerudh presenting ‘The Best of 1982’ and the 5th anniversary of the channel!
The Cure, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, XTC, Simple Minds, Yaz, The Clash, Siouxsie & the Banshees, INXS, Roxy Music, Talk Talk, The Jam, Devo, Bauhaus, etc
The Cure, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, XTC, Simple Minds, Yaz, The Clash, Siouxsie & the Banshees, INXS, Roxy Music, Talk Talk, The Jam, Devo, Bauhaus, etc
April 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Going live now via my Twitch channel at twitch.tv/djjakerudh presenting ‘The Best of 1982’ and the 5th anniversary of the channel!
The Cure, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, XTC, Simple Minds, Yaz, The Clash, Siouxsie & the Banshees, INXS, Roxy Music, Talk Talk, The Jam, Devo, Bauhaus, etc
The Cure, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, XTC, Simple Minds, Yaz, The Clash, Siouxsie & the Banshees, INXS, Roxy Music, Talk Talk, The Jam, Devo, Bauhaus, etc
I’ve been doing some C programming lately — not NetNewsWire, don’t worry! (it’s a personal project) — and just last night I learned about pthread_once and I’m over the moon. What a wonderful thing!
(I used to use dispatch_once frequently in Objective-C code. I assume it uses pthread_once.)
(I used to use dispatch_once frequently in Objective-C code. I assume it uses pthread_once.)
February 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’ve been doing some C programming lately — not NetNewsWire, don’t worry! (it’s a personal project) — and just last night I learned about pthread_once and I’m over the moon. What a wonderful thing!
(I used to use dispatch_once frequently in Objective-C code. I assume it uses pthread_once.)
(I used to use dispatch_once frequently in Objective-C code. I assume it uses pthread_once.)
Just today I learned about Codeberg, “a non-profit, community-led effort that provides Git hosting and other services for free and open source projects.”
I have open source projects, and plan to have more, and getting away ... https://micro.inessential.com/2025/02/17/just-today-i-learned-about.html
I have open source projects, and plan to have more, and getting away ... https://micro.inessential.com/2025/02/17/just-today-i-learned-about.html
February 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Just today I learned about Codeberg, “a non-profit, community-led effort that provides Git hosting and other services for free and open source projects.”
I have open source projects, and plan to have more, and getting away ... https://micro.inessential.com/2025/02/17/just-today-i-learned-about.html
I have open source projects, and plan to have more, and getting away ... https://micro.inessential.com/2025/02/17/just-today-i-learned-about.html
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We’re 22 years old today! Shipped 1.0 on this day in 2003.
Happy that the best years are still ahead! 🐣🎩🎸
Happy that the best years are still ahead! 🐣🎩🎸
February 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We’re 22 years old today! Shipped 1.0 on this day in 2003.
Happy that the best years are still ahead! 🐣🎩🎸
Happy that the best years are still ahead! 🐣🎩🎸
I hadn’t looked at my Safari Privacy Report in a while.
Wow Google! Holding the top five spots. Amazing work!
Wow Google! Holding the top five spots. Amazing work!
February 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I hadn’t looked at my Safari Privacy Report in a while.
Wow Google! Holding the top five spots. Amazing work!
Wow Google! Holding the top five spots. Amazing work!
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To be clear about the multiple windows thing — there are several ways on iPad (split view, Stage Manager, etc.) to create multiple windows for apps that support multiple windows.
Which NetNewsWire does. But we think maybe nobody ever uses this feature with NetNewsWire.
Which NetNewsWire does. But we think maybe nobody ever uses this feature with NetNewsWire.
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
To be clear about the multiple windows thing — there are several ways on iPad (split view, Stage Manager, etc.) to create multiple windows for apps that support multiple windows.
Which NetNewsWire does. But we think maybe nobody ever uses this feature with NetNewsWire.
Which NetNewsWire does. But we think maybe nobody ever uses this feature with NetNewsWire.
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Do people use the feature on iOS where you can create multiple NetNewsWire windows at a time?
This feature adds complexity to the app that we’d like to remove — but not if people are using it!
This feature adds complexity to the app that we’d like to remove — but not if people are using it!
February 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Do people use the feature on iOS where you can create multiple NetNewsWire windows at a time?
This feature adds complexity to the app that we’d like to remove — but not if people are using it!
This feature adds complexity to the app that we’d like to remove — but not if people are using it!
Engineers — new rule — pay attention: whenever you hear or read the word learnings, as said or written by someone in your company, you have to take the rest of the day off.
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Engineers — new rule — pay attention: whenever you hear or read the word learnings, as said or written by someone in your company, you have to take the rest of the day off.
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Are we ready to make January 4th a holiday yet?
Happy birthday to:
New Order’s Bernard Sumner ‘56
REM’s Michael Stipe ‘60
Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie ‘62
Prefab Sprout’s Martin McAloon ‘62
Portishead’s Beth Gibbons ‘65
The Pogues Cait O'Riordan ‘65
RIP Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis (1955 - 2019)
Happy birthday to:
New Order’s Bernard Sumner ‘56
REM’s Michael Stipe ‘60
Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie ‘62
Prefab Sprout’s Martin McAloon ‘62
Portishead’s Beth Gibbons ‘65
The Pogues Cait O'Riordan ‘65
RIP Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis (1955 - 2019)
January 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Are we ready to make January 4th a holiday yet?
Happy birthday to:
New Order’s Bernard Sumner ‘56
REM’s Michael Stipe ‘60
Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie ‘62
Prefab Sprout’s Martin McAloon ‘62
Portishead’s Beth Gibbons ‘65
The Pogues Cait O'Riordan ‘65
RIP Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis (1955 - 2019)
Happy birthday to:
New Order’s Bernard Sumner ‘56
REM’s Michael Stipe ‘60
Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie ‘62
Prefab Sprout’s Martin McAloon ‘62
Portishead’s Beth Gibbons ‘65
The Pogues Cait O'Riordan ‘65
RIP Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis (1955 - 2019)
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…Kinch introduced Williams to the group. “He’s not the feds. And if he is, he’s doing a damn good job.” 😬
Read the whole thing. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
Read the whole thing. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
January 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
…Kinch introduced Williams to the group. “He’s not the feds. And if he is, he’s doing a damn good job.” 😬
Read the whole thing. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
Read the whole thing. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
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Starting at 8pm central tonight, I’m hosting 5+ hours of classic new wave and alternative music videos from the ‘70s, ‘80s & ‘90s.
Simply click twitch.tv/djjakerudh then and enjoy the show worldwide cover free.
Simply click twitch.tv/djjakerudh then and enjoy the show worldwide cover free.
December 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Starting at 8pm central tonight, I’m hosting 5+ hours of classic new wave and alternative music videos from the ‘70s, ‘80s & ‘90s.
Simply click twitch.tv/djjakerudh then and enjoy the show worldwide cover free.
Simply click twitch.tv/djjakerudh then and enjoy the show worldwide cover free.
This has been the greatest long-term technical challenge of my life, off and on for years — but I finally figured out how to get my shell prompt to 1) show me the current git branch 2) in color. Whew!
I gave the path a color too, since I was on a roll. Extra credit, gold star for me. 🐥
I gave the path a color too, since I was on a roll. Extra credit, gold star for me. 🐥
December 18, 2024 at 11:18 PM
This has been the greatest long-term technical challenge of my life, off and on for years — but I finally figured out how to get my shell prompt to 1) show me the current git branch 2) in color. Whew!
I gave the path a color too, since I was on a roll. Extra credit, gold star for me. 🐥
I gave the path a color too, since I was on a roll. Extra credit, gold star for me. 🐥