Four really good previews:

Killers of the Flower Moon youtube.com/watch

Foundation, Season 2 youtube.com/watch

Wonka youtube.com/watch

Napoleon youtube.com/watch

You ever pull that muscle (two muscles?) that results in both your chest and upper back feeling super tight? Can’t lean forward, can’t lean back. Both hurt. 10/10 would not recommend.

🆕📝 Ongoing Sale at the HeyDingus Store

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Introducing the ‘Convert Text and Post to Threads’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.

For the Threadheads (sorry EU folks 😢) who post to multiple networks. This converts a Markdown-formatted post into a Threads-friendly one, complete with auto-threaded image descriptions.

🧵 iOS 17 (et al.) Beta Impressions Thread:

The new little growing text magnification loupe animating out of the text selection handles is delightful!

I cannot wait until we close on our house so that I can delete the Realtor.com app, and also all the hundreds of emails I have gotten from them. Multiple every day. 🙄 That will be my reward for buying a house. Along with the house, I suppose.

Not sure if this a MacStories Mastodon server issue (cc: @alex@macstories.net) or a Micro.blog one (cc: @help) but I feel like I need to follow both these accounts to see everything. Also, not sure which account to @ in order to reach their mentions. Any ideas?

I was today years old when I learned this emoji picker interface exists for the split keyboard on iPad (mini, at least).

Hey @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net any ideas why Apple Frames would leave the background transparent (preferred) for a group of three screenshots, but add a white background for pair of them? 🤔 Example in this post.

🆕📝 Might Threads Instigate Instagram’s Unraveling?

Some rumination on the future of Instagram in a post-Threads world.

Version 1.0 of the ‘Open Threads App’ shortcut has been released! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.

The first in a series of Threads shortcuts (stay tuned), this is a simple flow that opens the Threads app if run from an iPhone or iPad. It’s best used as a step in another shortcut.

🆕📝 The Best-Looking MagSafe Stand Out There

Stick a USB hub in there, Belkin, pretty please!?

My only Prime Day purchase was this pair of Crocs, which I’ve been meaning to buy for weeks anyway. My last (off-brand Walmart) Crocs have lasted me at least a decade.

🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Using ‘Show Alert’ for More Flexibility

It’s a doubleheader sort of day, so here’s a ‘Show Alert’ tip to go with the ‘Show Result’ one.

I’ve been patient, but now it’s beta time. Here we go! 😎

🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Use ‘Show Result’ for Troubleshooting

In which I enthusiastically share my belated discovery with the world.

These posts from @lexfri@hachyderm.io and @matt@isfeeling.social scurried through time and space, wires and waves, destined to arrive together in my timeline. 🤣

Most of my ChatGPT usage lately has been to satiate my tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon and double-check infrequently used phrases. Most people probably just type these into Google, but, frankly, ChatGPT excels here.

Horray! ‘The Afterparty’, one of of my favorite TV+ shows, is back!

It reminded me of that time I was (one of?) the first to report that Apple had posted the show’s pilot to YouTube – something they’re experimenting with other platforms these days.

Since when has the ‘Show Result’ action in Shortcuts provided a cancel button? I’ve been using ‘Show Alert’ like a fool for too long so I can stop the shortcut while testing.

Not to be too, ahem, centralized on Threads, it looks like the App Store is pointing folks toward Mastodon. I thought perhaps we’d gotten a glimpse of an ever-elusive author for one of these stories, but nope. Apple wields their secrecy with discipline. 🤫

For simplicity and consistency with Mastodon and Threads, I wonder if it’s time to reconsider upping Micro.blog’s character limit from 300 to 500. @manton and @jean (or anyone), what do you think?

I’m kind of leaning into the Threads algorithm by following way more accounts than on other social networks. See someone’s post that I like? Followed! If it’s going to show me random stuff anyway, I might as well tune it more to my liking. Micro.blog is where I follow folks who I don’t want to miss.

I, once again, stayed up way too late making shortcuts for the library. It’s always fun, but definitely time for sleep now. Will share them tomorrow. 😴 (Posted using one of said shortcuts.)

🆕📝 It’s a Prime Day to Try an Indie App

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