This internal Shortcuts action appears to have flown the coup! cc: @matthewcassinelli@mastodon.social

Tablet screen displaying a file management app. Left panel shows customizable text commands, like “Ask for Text” and “Copy Text to Clipboard”. Right panel has file actions, “Get File” with ‘Internal’ label circled in red.

I super hope this fixes my issue with missing time chunks in my Micro.blog feed! It’s very close to being my favorite timeline reader. If that bug really is fixed, my final request will be for an option to sort newest posts to bottom. Why don’t all timelines offer this? We read from top to bottom!

App interface displaying “Reeder” with a yellow lightning bolt icon. Buttons: “Open” and “Send Feedback.” Details: Developer, Category (News), Expires (90 Days). Text includes new shortcuts and fixes for not getting all items of a feed.

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#162]

3D-printable Mac mini designs, gift-wrapping tips for odd-shaped items, a hilarious video, a reminder about disability and design, stunning Earth photography, Doom running on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, and a case that boosts AirTag battery life.

TIL The Verge is newly available via Apple News+. Maybe I won’t need their subscription after all. 🤷‍♂️

🔗 ‘Bloomberg: Apple scraps plans to offer iPhone hardware subscription service’ (Chance Miller / 9to5mac.com):

Apple also offers the iPhone Upgrade Program, which is backed by Citizens Bank and splits iPhone purchases into installments across two years, with the option to upgrade after one year. You can also finance iPhone purchases with Apple Card Monthly Installments.

But these programs require you to connect the phone to a major carrier at checkout. No smaller (cheaper) carriers allowed, which is a big ol' bummer.

🔗 Iconic Flint Center undergoes demolition five years after closing (Stephanie Lam / mercurynews.com)

An iconic performing arts theater where Apple co-founder Steve Jobs unveiled the first Macintosh computer in 1984 is being reduced to rubble, five years after the college district that owns the space closed it down due to high renovation costs.

‘Twas also the stage upon which the Apple Watch debuted. I feel just a little sad about this little bit of history going away.

Alright, I’ll share my Raycast stats too. I’m definitely not taking full advantage of it.

Dashboard displays usage statistics for Raycast, highlighting most active day as Monday, top app “1Password,” 525 days since installation, 1726 openings, and “Syntax Sage” personality card.

Well… our wood stove is “unsafe”, and our roof, which we were told had been recently replaced when we bought the house last year, is “terrible” per the chimney sweep. Oh, and the pest guy won’t return my texts about the squirrels in my roof. 2025 is shaping up to be a pricey year for home repairs.

It’s weird how much people’s kids look like them. A bit narcissistic, don’t you think? I mean, c’mon, have a little imagination.

Victoria Song: ‘Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to its smart glasses’

Live AI allows you to naturally converse with Meta’s AI assistant while it continuously views your surroundings. For example, if you’re perusing the produce section at a grocery store, you’ll theoretically be able to ask Meta’s AI to suggest some recipes based on the ingredients you’re looking at. […]

Meanwhile, live translation allows the glasses to translate speech in real-time between English and Spanish, French, or Italian.

Roughly 30-minute battery life with Live. Not great, but’ll be fun to try!

🔗 Apple TV+ renews hit, world-building drama “Silo” for seasons three and four

Great news! I liked season one, and I love season two! Can’t wait to see more unfold.

Kushaiah Felisilda: ‘A Calendar Shift Experiment’

I’ve always set my calendar to start on Sunday, simply because it’s the default setting on most calendars, both paper ones and digital. Now, I’m experimenting with setting Monday as the start of my week for the next two weeks. I’m curious to see if this change will affect my perspective on the week’s structure.

An animated image of a person in a metallic helmet and armor, The Mandalorian, in a dimly lit corridor with walls of rough stone and scattered lights, captioned “This is the way."

🎙️ Having heard you say how much you wanted to be a parent someday, I couldn’t be more excited for you, @imyke@myke.social (and Adina). I’ve loved hearing all the baby talk. It really has been quite the year! 🥹 Good luck! 🤞 overcast.fm/+AADAvLi-…

🎙️ One of the best explainers for the three types of fun I’ve heard to date. And I like what he says at the end; it’s in type 3 that you really grow. dirtbagdiaries.com

🍿 Watched: Wicked: Part I (2024)

Poster depicts two characters, a flying witch and a princess with a wand, against a fantasy landscape. Text includes: “Wicked: Part I, 2024 - Jon M. Chu.” Review: Impressive performances. It’s fun to watch these characters played on the big screen by such capable actors. Really solid musical numbers. Yet, I continue to be somewhat perplexed by the story. I was nervous on behalf of Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, for her to sing “Defying Gravity”. It’s such a demanding and well-known song. I needn’t have worried; she absolutely nails it. Rating: 👍

📺 Finished watching: What We Do in the Shadows (Season 6)

Poster of a vampire comedy show with glowing characters above a spooky house, surrounded by lightning. Review: A fun show that kinda went off the rails a couple of seasons ago, but was funny enough to keep watching. The series finale felt a bit rushed but landed all right. It’s a show that knew what it wanted to be from the beginning and didn’t try to be much else. Definitely watch seasons 1-4! My wife made an interesting observation that in most shows you want to see the characters develop over time. But in a vampire show, six seasons is a blink of an eye as they’re immortal. Rating: 👍

🆕📝 ‘Dictate a Note’ is my new favorite shortcut (and that’s saying something)

I'm dictating ideas and tasks left and right, with gloves on, while hiking, without looking. Nothing escapes me! 🎙️

🚨 New shortcut! Don’t be like me and be too slow to make your Very Good Joke. Use ‘Whispering to Date’ Meme Maker to be the fastest draw in all the land.

Get it from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.

A meme of Leonardo DiCaprio in a yellow shirt sitting on a couch, pointing with focus, while holding a canned drink and a cigarette. Curtains in dim lighting create an intimate atmosphere.

🆕📝 First Impressions of Artemis: James’ ‘Calm Web Reader’

I didn't think I'd be adding another feed reader to my arsenal, let alone liking it so much despite its (intentional) lack of bells and whistles.

John Gruber, on the new Mozi app for coordinating with friends when you’re/they’re in the vicinity:

New app, spearheaded by Ev Williams:

Mozi is a private social network for seeing your people more, IRL. Add your plans, check who’s in town, and know when you overlap.

iOS only at the moment, with “Sign in with Apple” as the only supported authentication method. One clever idea is that you can share travel plans and your location, and Mozi will coordinate when you might be in the same area as a friend.

Alright, I’ll bite.

🆕📝 I launched a ‘For Sale’ page 🛍️

Help me get rid of my gadgets and gizmos aplenty!

As Twitter’s spiritual successor, Bluesky has potential to also take up the mantle of “UI design playground”.

🎙️ I snorted so hard it hurt. Thanks @rebound@hachyderm.io. 🤣 overcast.fm/+AADe1njn…

I placed a big, scary equipment order today. And will place bigger, scarier ones soon. 🫣 Please book a trip or tell your friends! 😆

I was perfectly happy with my resort skis until this moment. 🤤