Claude Code can now “dream” to fix bloated memory files:

Auto Dream fixes this by mimicking how the human brain works during REM sleep:

→ It reviews all your past session transcripts (even 900+)

→ Identifies what’s still relevant

→ Prunes stale or contradictory memories

→ Consolidates everything into organized, indexed files

→ Replaces vague references like “today” with actual dates […]

We’re increasingly modeling AI agents after human biology — sub-agent teams that mirror org structures, and now agents that “dream” to consolidate memory.

What could go wrong?

(Via Dave Winer)

🤮 I don’t have a NYT subscription, so I can’t read the whole thing, but I think I might actually throw up the first time seeing this on a paper bill:

Trump’s Signature Set to Be Added to America’s Currency. nytimes.com

Whoa! Amit Gawande has totally upgraded his excellent ‘Post Stats’ plugin for Micro.blog and it looks gorgeous. Lots more stats too:

How long does it take to read everything you’ve ever written? What’s your longest posting streak? When do you actually post? v2 answers all of this in a modern card-based layout.

I don’t know if they’re related, but I reported a Post Stats bug to Amit last week (which he resolved very quickly) and now there’s a brand-new version. Maybe diving in to fix the bug was the nudge he needed to start the revamp. 🙂

My microblog’s stats are here. Thanks @amit!

CARROT Weather has debuted its take on ACME Weather’s Alternate Predictions with a very similar multi-modal forecast feature. Here’s Chance Miller, at 9to5Mac:

The new multi-model forecast feature lets you compare multiple weather simulations to see the full breadth of outcomes for any given system or forecast.

I have a feeling that this sort of aggregated forecasting is going to become table stakes for weather apps before long.

John Gruber: ‘Modifier Key Order for Keyboard Shortcuts’

While I’m at it, here’s a pet peeve of mine. When you write out a keyboard shortcut using modifier key names, you connect them with hyphens: Command-R. But when using the modifier glyphs, you should definitely _not_include the hyphens. ⌘C is correct, ⌘-C is wrong. For one thing, just look at the shortcuts in the menu bar — the shortcut for Copy has been shown as ⌘C since 1984.

I love me a good style guide.

Ben Lovejoy, at 9to5Mac, shared a shortcut he found that collects all your longest videos for easy clean up — something, amazingly, you can’t do with Smart Albums:

I didn’t necessarily expect to be able to filter by file size or video length on my iPhone, but I did think the Mac Photos app would offer that capability. Turns out I was wrong.

Fortunately, Reddit user FrozenMaize has created a Shortcut you can use to add all of your longer videos to an album. You can edit the shortcut to specify the length of the video in minutes and the name of the album in which you want to store them.

🆕📝 RIP Mac Pro

I guess they were just waiting for permission from @siracusa@mastodon.social. 😆

Feeling super grateful for the things that have come together to allow me to live my life in this wonderful way: A body that moves well outside, a supportive wife who helps me prioritize my adventures, parents who got me into scouting and encouraged me to pursue an unconventional career, friends who understand that many of our trips are low-key also trainings, and a community full of people who value professional guidance in their outdoor endeavors. 🫶

I’m not ready for ice season to end, but getting down to Gunks today while weather was nasty up north reminded me that climbing rocks is pretty sweet too. Gonna be a great season. Glad to share the day with good people. 🧗

A climber ascends a steep rock face gripping securely against a forested slope background with a winding road visible below amidst bare trees. Person climbing a steep rock face using ropes in a natural outdoor setting with trees and a cloudy sky above. A climber wearing a harness and helmet stands on a rocky ledge, securing a red rope. The scene overlooks a winding road through a leafless, forested landscape. A climber wearing a helmet is ascending a rugged rock face gripping the surface surrounded by sparse green foliage and a steep rocky landscape. A climber secures ropes to a tree on a rocky ledge while overlooking an expansive forested valley under a clear sky. A phone rests on the rock beside the ropes.

PSA: If your order from the Apple Store is showing that it isn’t eligible for a return, even though you know you’re within the 14-day window, all is not lost. Contact Apple Support — I did it through iMessage — and they’ll sort it out.

A smartphone screen displaying a message that states, “Your order is no longer eligible for return.” It includes further information that the item is not eligible for return as the return window has passed, with a suggestion to contact Apple or the manufacturer for product support. There is also a link to view the Return & Replacement Policy. The background is a gradient of pink and orange hues.

Glad I knew I had the two weeks and decided to double-check!

None of you warned me that even though Slide Over made its (stunted) return to iPadOS 26, the Shortcuts action to open apps in that mode has been removed. 🙁 That was going to be the saving grace of updating, and now I’m sad.

🆕📝 ADK Climb Club is now web-friendly!

We’ve broken out of the silo.

Sorry for gumming up your timeline with a bunch of posts early this morning. An automation ran wild. It finally decided to start working in the middle of the night while I slept and reposted a year’s worth of stuff from @adkclimb.club. 🙄 But I think I’ve got it all cleaned up and fixed now.

Apple News Today shared that Trump lost his home district to a democrat last night (🥳):

And Mar-a-Lago is turning blue.

Last night, Democrat Emily Gregory won a special state house election in a Palm Beach district, which includes Trump’s Florida home.

It was Gregory’s first time running for office against Republican John Maples, a former council member who first received Trump’s complete and total endorsement in January. Trump voted via mail-in ballot, a method he has often criticized.

Of course he used a mail-in ballot. This fucking guy. 🙄 🇺🇸

Doing whatever it takes to ensure a great experience, that’s how we roll! 🙌

A smiling person wearing winter gear stands beside snow-covered trees on a mountain. Text overlay reads Karen Seward Local Guide 29 reviews 0 photos 5 stars 4 hours ago Awesome pre trip scouting by Jarrod ensured successful trip Excellent knowledge of trail great assistance where needed with scrambling Highly recommend

PSA for anyone annoyed by iOS 26.4 burying app updates a level deeper in the App Store: A long press on the App Store’s icon gets you a shortcut there.

An iPhone search screen is shown with app icons like Apple Store, App Store, Calendar, and Maps at the top. Below, there are various suggestions and apps like Safari and WhatsApp. A pop-up menu is open with options such as Search, Redeem, Updates, Purchased, Add to Home Screen, and Require Face ID. The time displayed is 9:30, and there are icons for battery, Wi-Fi, and cellular signal.

We can keep updating manually like the sickos we are. John Gruber gets it:

I update apps manually, because I like reading release notes from developers who take the time to document changes, and I also like reading “Bug fixes and performance improvements” over and over and over again from developers who do not.

But is Sora dead?

Richard Lawler at The Verge writes that OpenAI’s video generation platform is getting shuttered and that their billion-dollar deal with Disney will go with it.

Yet, Matt Birchler made an astute observation on the announcement:

Of note, the first version of this post said Sora was shutting down, then they edited it to say the Sora app was shutting down. Take that for what you will in regards to their video plans.

Personally, I suspect that while its app is getting canned, Sora’s capabilities will live on in ChatGPT, or whatever ‘superapp’ OpenAI is reportedly developing.

The Verge: ‘Apple is testing a standalone app for its overhauled Siri’

The app will help finally give Siri conversational capabilities through a chat-like format that looks similar to the interface Apple Messages uses. The app will provide users with a dedicated place to find their previous interactions with Siri, search through past chats, start new chats, switch between voice and text modes, and upload documents and photos to be analyzed.

This is a good direction, but I also think it would be kind of nice to have a chat with AI Siri right in Messages.

Ads in Apple Maps…thanks, I hate it.

The image shows two smartphones displaying Apple Maps interface. The left screen shows a search bar with categories like Lunch, Coffee, and Hotels. It lists recent searches for “Restaurants” and “Hotels” in Nashville, along with suggested places like “The Honeyed Hen” and “Neon Pie Parlor.” The right screen shows a map with restaurant locations marked and a card for “The Honeyed Hen,” including details like distance, rating, and hours.

For All Mankind is getting one final season, its sixth. It’s one of my all-time favorite shows, and certainly one of Apple TV’s crown jewels. I’m both surprised and a little sad. I’d hoped it would continue on in perpetuity, but all things come to an end.

Season five starts this Friday, March 27. 📺

Did Susan Prescott get a job change at Apple between yesterday and today? She was quoted in press releases on both days, and was “vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations” in the WWDC post and “vice president of Enterprise and Education Marketing” in the Apple Business one. Quite peculiar.

Started watching: Rooster 📺

We’re caught up now and each of the first three episodes have been laugh out loud funny! Loving it; can’t wait to see where it goes. Gonna enjoy this one coming out week to week. (Cristle is so weird! 😆)

Just listened to the Cory Doctorow interview on Decoder. It’s quite good. And while I do agree with most everything he says — Cory’s quite persuasive — my main thought throughout the episode was, “Man, this guy can monologue!” 🗣️ 🎧

This year’s WWDC is June 8-12. Usual online-only* format.

I have to say that I really dislike the merged “WW” letter thing they’ve used the last few years. It’s always looked weird and has officially outstayed its welcome. 😛

An iPhone screen displays an announcement for WWDC26 against a blurred multicolor background. The screen shows the text “WWDC26” in large letters, with “A week of technology, creativity, and community” written beneath it. The event dates are June 8–12, 2026. Additional details mention the reveal of the latest Apple tools and frameworks and offer video sessions hosted by Apple engineers and designers. The event is described as free and available online.

*There’s still a limited in-person watch party at Apple Park on June 8.

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#183]

A sonic “whisper,” a custom-built accounting app, a plea for email copies of form submissions, a meditation on attention-stealing objects, a batch of Lil Finder Guy wallpapers, a real LinkedIn-speak translator, and a podcast on a floppy disk.

Sometimes the smaller mountains offer the perfect challenge. Taking @riverdalecs student up Mt. Van Hoevenberg was ideal with the windy and cold conditions. Each kid got to lead the pack, we learned about staying warm in frigid conditions, how to chop steps in icy bits, and experienced gale force winds at the summit — a full-on day for a “low” peak! Olympic-caliber crew; I’d give ‘em gold. 🏔️ 🥇

Group of six hikers pose energetically on a snowy mountain top holding trekking poles surrounded by snow-covered trees and a foggy mountainous background. A person wearing winter gear is using an ice axe to climb a frozen waterfall, with another climber observing beside them in a snowy forest setting. Four people stand in snowfall wearing winter gear smiling and gesturing outside a building labeled “MT VAN HOEVEN” with snow-covered structures in the background.