2026-04-08

This episode of The Good News Podcast about hyper-detailed instructions and AI-powered solutions to help people with low/no vision to enjoy building LEGO sets is so very cool. 🎧

2026-04-02

Great cold open for @siracusa@mastodon.social’s guest spot on The Talk Show. Love the stark honesty, and I’ve never heard @gruber@mastodon.social giggle quite like this before. Gonna be a good one. 🤣 🎧

2026-04-01

Love this.

If you reverse the new Apple video that plays in "rewind," it's the Think Different ad music, pitched up.

2026-04-01

This week’s Upgrade was a ton of fun as @jsnell@zeppelin.flights and @imyke@myke.social recounted the tale of Apple’s beginning, 50 years ago.* 🎧

*Except, fun fact, I learned that it was only 49 years ago! 😱

2026-03-31

Amazing. You can tell they sweat the details.

We're testing this new intro to play when you first launch Retro ✨

The idea is to "set the mood", communicate what Retro is about, and slow you down:

• Plays haptics on every photo beat, decreasing in intensity and sharpness, so you "feel" it calm down.
• The script is dynamic, it adapts to the apps that you have installed on your device.
• The soundtrack starts with noise that we turn down to focus on what matters.
• We're gonna ask for some iOS permissions, hopefully this creates some trust

2026-03-30

Managed to squeeze in my 37th (maybe last?) ice day of the season on Central Pillar, NSOP — what a delight, and so many options to climb! I led two new lines, including a thrilling thin overhanging pillar. Perfect weather and awesome company with Don Mellor. If this is it, the cup is full!

Two climbers ascend an icy, frozen waterfall using ice axes, surrounded by rocky terrain and sparse trees. A person in climbing gear ascends an icy cliff on a mountain surrounded by dense evergreen forest under an overcast sky with the sun visible. A person climbs an icy waterfall using ropes on a rocky cliff. Surrounding the climber are bare trees and a partly cloudy blue sky. Person wearing climbing gear ascends a frozen waterfall using ropes. They are surrounded by ice formations and trees in a natural setting. Ropes hang on a steep ice-covered cliff while bare branches extend from the top against a partly cloudy sky. A person wearing ice climbing gear smiles while holding an ice tool against a frozen waterfall in a snowy, forested area. The jacket displays the text Mountain Equipment.

2026-03-28

Puppy’s first protest attending Saranac Lake’s No Kings rally today. A great event filled with people who still have hope. 🤞 Bella did very well with it being her first time around a crowd and among the noise and cars. She brought lots of joy herself. 🐾 🇺🇸

Protesters standing on a sidewalk holding various signs with messages such as NO WAR HONK FOR DEMOCRACY. They are near a road, trees, and signs for East 3 to 86 bike route. A black dog is held on a leash by a person in a green coat, surrounded by people wearing colorful jackets on a snowy sidewalk with a blue recycling bin nearby.

2026-03-27

If it actually works as advertised this time — a big if — Gurman’s predictions for Siri sound like exactly what I want out of it. From Connected 🎧:

Other potential features of note:

  • Merging Siri and Spotlight under Siri brand
  • Completing tasks within apps
  • Integrating web search within queries

2026-03-27

🆕📝 RIP Mac Pro

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

2026-03-16

She did it! Three years in the making and after thwarted winter attempts, Karen summited Catamount Mountain to complete her winter round of the @lakeplacid9er challenge! 🥳 🏔️ Fresh snow helped a ton to cover the glare ice underneath, but our spikes were definitely needed from bottom to top. We lucked out with great views, sun, and no wind! The clouds held off until we were descending. Well done, Karen, your joyful outlook made the day great!

Snow-covered rocks form a rugged cliff face bordered by trees under a clear sky suggesting a mountainous winter landscape. A person stands on a snowy mountain ledge smiling in winter gear with snowy trees below and forested mountains in the background under a bright sky. Snow covers the ground and trees, creating a serene winter scene on a mountain slope surrounded by forested hills under a clear blue sky. Animal tracks crossing fresh snow beside thin branches and trees in a forested area. A person holds a sign reading Catamount Mountain 3173 ft #9/9 LP Winter on a snowy mountaintop with trekking poles surrounded by snow-covered trees and distant mountain peaks. Two people are on a snowy mountain one smiling and giving a thumbs-up another holding a sign reading Catamount Mountain 3173 ft 109 LP HMK surrounded by snow and trees. Snow-capped mountain peaks rise serenely under a cloudy sky surrounded by evergreen trees dusted with snow in a tranquil winter landscape. Snow-dusted evergreen trees stand in the foreground overlooking a vast valley and distant rolling hills under a cloudy sky in a winter landscape. Two people smiling stand on a snowy trail surrounded by trees while wearing backpacks and winter gear. The woman wears a pink hat with text Stewart’s Shops.

2026-03-14

Kudos to Anthony and Alex who seized the day to get in a session of ice climbing when we feared the season may be over. Crystal Ice Tower and Harlot were both in excellent shape, and we had a ton of fun on them. Even some new formations I’ve never seen on Harlot that I just had to try!

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2026-03-13

I fancied myself a Text Replacement afficiando, but after this segment in the @mpu@relayfm.social interview of @davidpogue.com, I realize I’ve been an imposter this whole time. He’s reducing whole words and phrases down to single keystrokes! You can hear @stephenrobles@mastodon.social’s disbelief. 🤯 🎙️

2026-03-12

Matt Birchler blew my mind when he noted (in his new A Better Computer solo podcast) that the MacBook Neo would have cost $399 in 2010 dollars. Why is that so significant? The original iPad, released that year, was $499. The sheer value in the Neo is astounding. 🎙️

2026-03-12

Ever need to prevent your phone from going to sleep while you’re monitoring something onscreen? Just add this shortcut as button in Control Center. With one tap, it’ll bring you straight to the Auto-Lock pane in Settings where you can set it to never sleep, and then back to the previous app.

2026-03-11

It’s not lost on me that if you plug a MacBook Neo into a new Studio Display, your monitor will have more CPU oomf and RAM than the computer plugged into it. 🙃

But @siracusa@mastodon.social also notes that the A18 Pro powered more pixels when in the iPhone 16 Pro Max than it does in the Neo. 😳 🎙️

2026-02-25

Zachary and I braved the frigid blast for an alpine adventure on Algonquin today! Hardly anyone else out there in the high peaks.

It was a beautiful way to end a looong stretch of work since the start of February. Looking forward to a few days off and out of the cold for a quick trip down to Florida!

2026-02-23

Julie and I spent an awesome day on the remote Allen Mountain yesterday. We were the only ones out there, which meant we had the pleasure of breaking trail the whole way. Though we didn’t quite make it to the summit, we still had a lovely time and know it’ll still be there for us next time! 17.5mi, 13hr

2026-02-19

Seeing folks go from zero ice climbing experience to scaling overhung curtains, thin stepped ledges, and vertical corners in just a few hours is always thrilling! Equally exciting was the camaraderie and enthusiasm shown by Everly, Emery, Lizz, and Lindsay today. We sure can do hard things!

2026-02-18

Spent another fine day with @andymack.97, this time exploring the many miles of trails at @vanhoevenberg! Grooming was top-notch, which was a nice change from some of the slog of the Jackrabbit yesterday. Skiing 18 miles made for a full day! 😮‍💨

A person skis along a snow-covered trail surrounded by dense evergreen trees under a cloudy sky carrying a blue backpack. A person wearing winter clothing and skis stands on a snowy field looking toward distant mountains under a cloudy sky with trees nearby. A wooden post displaying directional signs stands in snowy woods pointing left and right. Text reads Porter Mountain and Return Porter Mountain. Surrounding trees are lightly dusted with snow.

2026-02-17

17+ miles on the 🐇 Jackrabbit Ski Trail with @andymack.97 today! We skied from @paulsmiths to @saranaclake, battling sticky snow in these warm conditions. But Andrew was a trooper on this, his first backcountry Nordic outing, and we made up great time in the second half! Gonna hit up some groomers tomorrow for extra speed. 💨

2026-02-11

Fun (and snowy) formations on Roaring Brook Falls today! Always a good time with @fosseauxlions___. 🤙

2026-02-10

Great day on the trail up Street & Nye today, and so good to reconnect with Luis and Tasha. After doing Cascade last winter, they’re officially on route to go after the 46! We enjoyed a variety of beautiful weather conditions, and a hard-packed trail all the way up. It’s a great time to bag some peaks! ❄️

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2026-02-09

Out for a ski with the buds 👌

2026-02-07

So proud of Brandon and Ali as they summited their first winter ADK peak this morning. Extra kudos for still being game to do a sunrise hike despite (very) negative wind chill temps. We had the mountain to ourselves and enjoyed a lovely summit with no wind! Can’t wait for our next adventure together. 🥾 🏔️

2026-02-03

I throughly enjoyed this weekend’s @aiare_official course taught by @caseyghenley and @northeastmountaineering (put on by @mountaineerbandana). Great crew and tons of learning! This is just the start of my avalanche safety and snow science education, but it provided a firm foundation — not a weak crust. 😉

People stand on snow holding drinks in a parking lot surrounded by vehicles with snow-covered trees in the background under a clear blue sky. A man works on a laptop at a conference room table with a wall-mounted screen displaying a mountain diagram by AIARE. Nearby is a 7up can and snacks on another table. Two skiers stand on snow-covered ground holding ski poles under a bright sun with a wooden cabin in the background and trees nearby. A person stands on a snow-covered area using ski poles next to a large snow pile surrounded by tall pine trees under a clear blue sky.