Xcode Blues
Does Xcode AI integration actually do anything useful? I've tried to use this feature and I consistently fail to find any usefulness in it. Is it just me?
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The State of AI Programming
I've been programming since I was a kid, starting back in the early 1990s on my hand-me-down Mac Plus. HyperCard was an amazing programming tool at the time, and for that matter, I think it is still unparalleled (in modern terms) as a learning tool with which one
Exciting, New Apple Gadget?
Purpose built gadgets appeal to me on some primal level. Does my phone have a GPS and maps? Absolutely. Do I infinitely prefer holding and using my giant Garmin Montana GPS? YES. Can I play music with my computer? Of course. Would I rather use a click-wheel iPod? YES. Can
The Amazon Music App is Garbage
I cannot get over exactly how awful the Amazon Music app is. I don't mean that the UI is unintuitive or that I disagree with font or style choices. It is just impressively awful in its implementation.
For a company that is renowned for its challenging technical interviews,
Culturally Messy Lunch
I've got my fried rice staying hot on my cast-iron fajita plate with Clearly Canadian to drink.
I spent most of my teenage years in Colorado – this was the 1990s. I drank a lot of Clearly Canadian. One weekend the youth group at my church went to Red
Things to Look for in a Church
A church where they email out announcements "BCC" instead of "TO" or "CC", so that the older church members can't reply-all just to say "okay".
Alternatively, I could teach email etiquette to the entire congregation, but it seems like it
The Taste of Betrayal
It was night. The kids were in bed and asleep, finally. My wife was finishing up a baking project, which I inspected. "Are those carob chips in that banana bread?" Of course they weren't, but for some reason carob chips had popped into my mind.
If
Mapping
I remember interviewing with the Apple Maps team years ago. That group had an interesting distinction: various products / projects within Apple needed Maps integration, but those individual teams lacked the necessary expertise, resulting in the Maps team having one-or-more of its members assigned to assist. While the Apple Watch product
Unlimited PTO
Back when I was contracting, I had zero paid vacation. If I didn't work, I didn't earn money, so I tended to take very little vacation time. I would go on vacations, but I would always spend at least a few hours most days getting billable
Alice Roosevelt: Paris Hilton of the 1800s?
I have a daughter. This speaks to me.
From Wikipedia:
Once, a White House visitor commented on Alice's frequent incursions into the president's office, often to offer political advice. The exasperated president commented to his friend, author Owen Wister, after she had interrupted their conversation for