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Simon Buckmaster

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aka @forgottentowel • Chief Creative Officer @nebula.tv • Aphantasic • He/Him • I'll take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 17h

wtf

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 14d

I love this

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 15d

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Maggie Mae Fish 🐟 @maggiemaefish.bsky.social · 15d

With friends like these, who needs alarm clocks? ⏰

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 15d

why put A19 Pro in iPhone Air if it has none of the actual differentiating features: ProRAW, fast transfer, etc

how is the A19 Pro in the Air actually different from the A19?

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 16d

Every year the only feature I cross my fingers for is for Siri to be able to switch between English and French on the fly.

And I am very upset that the new call screening feature on iOS 26 only works in your phone's primary language.

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 16d

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 16d

bilingual people: *exist*
apple: hey fuck you

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 18d

oh yeah this operating system is fully baked

Text in settings for Clock.app on iOS 26: "This app will no longer receive updates because its associated app marketplace was deleted."

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 26d

mitDR

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Sep 5

get yourself someone who loves you like Triumph loves threadlock

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Sep 4

the writers this season are not subtle

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Aug 27

i think therefore i'm

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Aug 5

i do not like it, sam altman
i do not like gen ai spam

i do not like it in Dropbox
i do not like it in Firefox
i will not use it inside Zoom
i do not like it in my room
i do not like it here or there
i do not like it anywhere

i do not like gen ai spam
i do not like it, sam altman

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Aug 1

it might not be my single answer to this question, but I can't believe there's no love for Devs in the replies…

Josh Eberley @josheberley.bsky.social · Aug 1

Take away all the GOAT candidates: The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Lost.

What’s the best show outside of that group?

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Aug 1

Chernobyl, Leftovers, Devs, Succession

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jul 30

Glad to hear your foot's healing well, Sam! That looked painful af…

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jul 28

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jul 10

50% of the time it works every time

"CALIFORNIA SCORES
MORE CLEAN ENERGY RECORDS:
9 IN 10 DAYS THIS YEAR PARTIALLY POWERED BY 100% CLEAN ENERGY"

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jul 7

How has it been X years already?! Congrats on the milestone, and keep being awesome!

💙💙💙

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jun 14

2 fucking years since apple acknowledged the problem

zero fucking fixes, only fucking press releases about how apple helps parents

www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

WSJ News Exclusive | Apple Admits to Bug in Screen Time Parental Controls

Settings aren’t sticking; the company says it’s working “to improve the situation.”

www.wsj.com

Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jun 14

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jun 14

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Deleted App Limit Setting Re-appear - Apple Community

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · Jun 14

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I keep deleting Screentime app limits, an… - Apple Community

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