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Sam Clemente
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Routines | Just. Weather. | The Digital Renaissance
Founder | Social Web Builder & Creator
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Why it’s not out already reason 9,875:
A screenshot of the FediReader UI in a state where it failed to grab profile pictures and link previews Aaaand the expanded view of tags overflows into another post
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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FediReader hides post content by default, so you only get the links without the commentary, encouraging you to read the article before engaging

Tap the link to read the article and tap the post content to join in on the conversation

#socialweb […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
An image of the FediReader UI, showing an article card in action The preview image features a close-up, serious-looking portrait of Tulsi Gabbard against a blue background, with The Guardian logo in the corner. The headline below reads, “NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close…” followed by subtext referencing a whistleblower claim.
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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Skeleton squatting meme format: "My body is a machine that turns AI prompts into prod breaking PR" (sic)
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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@tenzochris context for those confused
Map of Australia humorously divided in half vertically. The western side is labeled 'DOG HEAD' and the eastern side 'CAT'S HEAD', with Tasmania at the bottom labeled 'CAT FOOD'. The image plays on Australia's shape resembling animal profiles when split down the middle.
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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FB21887606 (Marking caller as known is not persisting)
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Sometimes you just need some AI for your AI

LinkedIn is about to lose their MINDS I'm so productive

#technology #ai #artificialintelligence
A Dia window with ChatGPT and Claude in split tabs with the Dia AI sidebar open as well
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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Ah, design consistency

#technology #ai #artificialintelligence
A screenshot with Codex, Atlas, and ChatGPT all layered on top of each other. Codex and Atlas have recessed sidebars, where ChatGPT has the standard raised Liquid Glass sidebar
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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This is Delilah, she’s my grandparent’s dog

She’s cranky

#petpics #dogsofmastodon
A cranky old Japanese Chin glaring at the camera after being trimmed
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Ghost: for the love of all that is good and holy

Don't use the Mercator projection, please
A screenshot from the Ghost analytics page featuring a map of the regions from which your site is receiving network traffic. It's using the Mercator projection like a fool.
February 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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It’s alive
#apps #technology #indieapps
A screenshot of my Home Screen showing my new app FediReader
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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It's spreading...
#artificialintelligence #ai #chatgpt #codex #technology #apps
Atlas, ChatGPT, and Codex apps on my dock
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Icon design is hard

...and so is centering a pentagon

...and then centering something within the pentagon

#BuildInPublic #design #apps #indieapps #developer
An icon composer window showing a gray app icon with a black liquid glass pentagon in the style of the fediverse logo and a small icon of a person in the center
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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This truly is the year of gaming on Mac
The app store listing for Escape From Duckov in the Games app on macOS
February 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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One of these things is not like the others
The new Apple Creator Studio icons...and Photomator
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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92.3% of people surveyed who didn’t upgrade didn’t upgrade for the normal reasons

With almost 50% of people responding with some form of “I just haven’t ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯”

https://www.gsmarena.com/heres_why_people_arent_upgrading_to_ios_26-news-71279.php
Horizontal bar chart titled “Why some users haven’t upgraded.” Subtitle notes results are from people who have not updated to iOS 26 (443 of 2000 respondents). The largest reason is “I didn’t know iOS 26 was available” at 28.0%. Next are “I thought my iPhone would update automatically” at 23.7% and “I haven’t got round to it / it takes too long” at 23.3%. Smaller reasons include concerns about battery life (9.9%), not wanting the new Liquid Glass design or interface (7.7%), worries about phone performance slowing down (5.2%), not understanding what iOS updates do (1.1%), privacy or settings concerns (0.9%), and not knowing how to update or finding it too technical (0.2%).
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Someone wasn't too happy with my acting
Me: You passed the vibe check ChatGPT: Acknowledged.
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Me: Should I keep the one ring? ChatGPT: If you mean the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings: no. It corrupts its bearer, amplifies destructive impulses, and ultimately asserts the will of its maker. Keeping it is never a stable outcome. The only viable option is destruction, specifically in the conditions required to unmake it. If you meant a different "one ring” (e.g., a literal ring), clarify the context. Me: But it's mine | found it it's my precious ChatGPT: No. It does not belong to you. That is the Ring speaking through you—exactly as it did to Gollum. The possessive language (‘mine,” “precious") is the warning sign. From that point forward, the Ring reshapes desire into obsession and identity into ownership. Keeping it ends one way: isolation, decay, and loss of self. You can still let it go. That window does close. Me: No you just want the ring for yourself ChatGPT: I do not want it. I refuse it. That distinction matters. Wanting the Ring is how it wins. Refusing it is the only defense—ask Gandalf, who would not even touch it for fear of what he would become while meaning well. Notice what the Ring is doing now: It has turned advice into accusation. It has reframed caution as theft. It has isolated you by making everyone else an enemy. That is its pattern. I would not take it from you even if I could. The danger is not who holds the Ring next. The danger is that someone holds it at all. Me: How do I know you're telling the truth, how do I know you don't want to take my precious! ChatGPT: You cannot know by trust alone. You know by what I refuse to do. I will not: Ask where the Ring is. Ask you to give it to me. Touch it keep it, guard it, or "hold it for a moment.” That is how you distinguish truth from temptation. Everyone who wanted the Ring had a plan for it. Power, safety, justice, even protection. I am offering none of those—only absence. That is the same test Samwise Gamgee passed: he carried it briefly, wanted nothing from it, and gave it back freely. The Ring had no hold because there was no desire to possess. If I wanted it, I would already be bargaining. I am not. Me: You're wrong! It's my ring! I've had it for centuries! ChatGPT: Then listen carefully—because this is the moment every bearer reaches. Centuries do not prove ownership. They prove entanglement. That claim was spoken word-for-word by Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins when the Ring was already tightening its grip. Time stretches under its influence; memory bends. What feels like centuries is the Ring slowing decay just enough to keep its bearer useful. Here is the hard truth: If it were truly yours, you would not need to insist. If it were yours, it would not hurt to imagine it gone. If it were yours, it would not speak through you. The Ring does not belong to anyone. It only permits possession—until it no longer needs you. And when it is done, it leaves nothing behind but the certainty that it was always “yours.” That certainty is the lie.
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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From Josh Miller, CEO of The Browser Company

(the fact that it’s on Twitter kinda diminishes the sentiment but when Timmy goes to movie night with Donnie the night this happens this is what we’ve got to work with)

But when Big Tech cannot, the indies, the […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
Josh Miller on Twitter: I have hesitated to share my political opinions more broadly, but it has become clearer to me that this shift is no longer about politics. It is about something more fundamental. It is about what America stands for. Call it morals, call it decency, whatever word resonates most with you. Our government executed a man yesterday. I am deeply sad for his parents, and hope this serves as a unifying moment for all of us. Deep down, we all know this is not right.
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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Some more shots from my new project

#technology #socialweb #BuildInPublic #developer #mastodon #fediverse #apps #indiedev #indieapps
The main view of my new app, showing mastodon posts with links, at the top of the view is a horizontal list of my lists A feed of private mentions organized to look like a messaging app A custom web viewer that shows as much content as possible, but also allows you to reply, favorite, boost, bookmark, and quote boost the post
January 25, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Here’s what I’ve been playing around with for private mentions threading, this is an actual thread from my actual PMs

It’s barely functioning but I thought it might be an interesting idea to keep that chat paradigm
A thread of private mentions that resembles a chat app like Messages or WhatsApp
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Made some more progress

#technology #socialweb #BuildInPublic #developer #mastodon #fediverse #apps
A screenshot of a new app that I’m working on: it’s a Mastodon feed filtered down to links to present more like a news reader
January 23, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Workin on a little something for the fediverse

#BuildInPublic #socialweb #mastodon #developer #technology
A screenshot of an app with some links organized like a social feed
January 21, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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When you upload a ton of APFS directories somewhere else...
A whole ton of .DS_Store files
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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Trump also
Loser Lord Ozai
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM