Jack Fields
@ordinaryindustries.bsky.social
Former Apple engineer now running Ordinary Industries. Building Mini Forge and Okla for iOS. Creator of http://quartilesanswers.com
I have so many questions. Why am I getting this? Why are they bragging about the ball size? Can I borrow someone’s PayPal?
May 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I have so many questions. Why am I getting this? Why are they bragging about the ball size? Can I borrow someone’s PayPal?
The invention of the car horn had to be a public nuisance. People sudden had a button to make the most disturbing of sounds at will.
May 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The invention of the car horn had to be a public nuisance. People sudden had a button to make the most disturbing of sounds at will.
Going through my office and found an uncut sheet of Human badges from DEFCON 24.
May 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Going through my office and found an uncut sheet of Human badges from DEFCON 24.
Thanks gang! Putting this toward a nice dinner for Vi’s Mother’s Day.
May 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Thanks gang! Putting this toward a nice dinner for Vi’s Mother’s Day.
Downvotes are coming to Twitter. I’m so screwed.
May 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Downvotes are coming to Twitter. I’m so screwed.
I really hope these are not real credentials.
May 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I really hope these are not real credentials.
This was not the Barry Allen hit piece I thought it would be.
May 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This was not the Barry Allen hit piece I thought it would be.
Whatever position creates Xcode error messages
April 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Whatever position creates Xcode error messages
Going the tiniest bit viral has a rebound effect. You get a bunch of followers for a single tweet and then lose a bunch when people realize that you actually talk about the most boring shit on the planet and the original tweet was luck.
April 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Going the tiniest bit viral has a rebound effect. You get a bunch of followers for a single tweet and then lose a bunch when people realize that you actually talk about the most boring shit on the planet and the original tweet was luck.
Every morning I repeat words of affirmation to myself:
- You are smart
- You are powerful
- You are capable of creating a linked list
- You are smart
- You are powerful
- You are capable of creating a linked list
April 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Every morning I repeat words of affirmation to myself:
- You are smart
- You are powerful
- You are capable of creating a linked list
- You are smart
- You are powerful
- You are capable of creating a linked list
Using Xcode after having to deal with Android Studio
April 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Using Xcode after having to deal with Android Studio
You guys secure your Digg usernames?
April 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You guys secure your Digg usernames?
Sally’s Baking Addiction is going to get Milkshake Ducked and it’s going to upend the culinary world.
April 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sally’s Baking Addiction is going to get Milkshake Ducked and it’s going to upend the culinary world.
Apple has an official juggling team that meets every Friday on the Apple Park lawn.
April 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Apple has an official juggling team that meets every Friday on the Apple Park lawn.
I could take at least 3 geese in a fight and you can’t convince me otherwise. I am an apex predator made of blue twisted steel. I cannot be stopped by 6 wings and honking.
April 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I could take at least 3 geese in a fight and you can’t convince me otherwise. I am an apex predator made of blue twisted steel. I cannot be stopped by 6 wings and honking.
It's crazy how fast App Store review is once you actually push the fucking button to submit to them.
A week. One week. An entire 7 days I waited thinking review was just backed up. Once I realized my error and submitted, it only took an hour to get approved.
A week. One week. An entire 7 days I waited thinking review was just backed up. Once I realized my error and submitted, it only took an hour to get approved.
April 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's crazy how fast App Store review is once you actually push the fucking button to submit to them.
A week. One week. An entire 7 days I waited thinking review was just backed up. Once I realized my error and submitted, it only took an hour to get approved.
A week. One week. An entire 7 days I waited thinking review was just backed up. Once I realized my error and submitted, it only took an hour to get approved.
The app page optimizations with updated screenshots are performing closely to the original so far but still behind. This conversion rate is pretty rough on all accounts. I suspect the app icon may be playing into this partly so I'm cooking up something new to test it out.
April 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The app page optimizations with updated screenshots are performing closely to the original so far but still behind. This conversion rate is pretty rough on all accounts. I suspect the app icon may be playing into this partly so I'm cooking up something new to test it out.
Anything is possible. The impossible just takes a little longer.
April 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Anything is possible. The impossible just takes a little longer.
You don’t need April Fool’s day. You can just be a menace whenever you want.
April 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You don’t need April Fool’s day. You can just be a menace whenever you want.
I’m so sad to hear of Val Kilmer’s passing. He was an incredible actor through and through, no matter the role. In the words of Doc Holliday:
There's no normal life. There's just life. Now get on with it.
There's no normal life. There's just life. Now get on with it.
April 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m so sad to hear of Val Kilmer’s passing. He was an incredible actor through and through, no matter the role. In the words of Doc Holliday:
There's no normal life. There's just life. Now get on with it.
There's no normal life. There's just life. Now get on with it.
My top wish for WWDC is that App Store Connect gets a session lifetime of more than 15 minutes.
April 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My top wish for WWDC is that App Store Connect gets a session lifetime of more than 15 minutes.
I set a goal to read 12 books this year. So far I’m two in after finishing The Eel Book by Patrik Svennson — a book about the mysteries of eels and the human condition. By far the best book I’ve ever read. Just fantastic.
March 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I set a goal to read 12 books this year. So far I’m two in after finishing The Eel Book by Patrik Svennson — a book about the mysteries of eels and the human condition. By far the best book I’ve ever read. Just fantastic.
Gonna need a new Animal Crossing reeeaaaaaal soon.
March 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Gonna need a new Animal Crossing reeeaaaaaal soon.
The existence of Google's Gemini implies there is also an Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
March 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The existence of Google's Gemini implies there is also an Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
We have reached a point where stating you DONT have AI features in your software is attractive.
March 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have reached a point where stating you DONT have AI features in your software is attractive.