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Posted by Jake Wharton on June 8, 2021 Six years ago we added a screen to the Android Cash App to display the open source libraries we use and their licenses. This screen had to be updated manually, which meant it occasionally was missing a library or displayed one no longer in use. There are existing […]
Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three different pieces from Camille Saint-Saens’: Suite, Op. 90: II Menuet, and two from Carnival of… Source […]
Case-insensitive filesystems considered harmful (to me) 04 June 2021 Having been burned by case-insensitive filesystem bugs one too many times, I long ago switched my development folder to a case-sensitive filesystem partition on my otherwise case-insensitive Mac. Unfortunately this can actually work against me as I interact with the computers of coworkers and service providers […]
Apple moved to address many of the privacy concerns raised after the release of AirTags. The item trackers launched with anti-stalking features, but a new firmware update is tightening them up further. AirTags will start more quickly warning people if they’re being used to follow someone. And an Android app that can detect these trackers […]
With the start of WWDC21 just around the corner, I’d like to continue the tradition that I started in 2019, and share some of my biggest hopes and dreams for this year’s edition of the conference. Note that these are really not predictions, nor are they based on any kind of insider information. It’s just […]
June 3, 2021 ∞https://marco.org/2021/06/03/developer-relations Apple’s leaders continue to deny developers of two obvious truths: That our apps provide substantial value to iOS beyond the purchase commissions collected by Apple. That any portion of our customers came to our apps from our own marketing or reputation, rather than the App Store. For Apple to continue to […]
Today we’re tracking an ongoing record low price on Apple’s 512GB 27-inch 5K iMac with 6-core CPU from 2020. You can get this model for $1,699.99 on Amazon, down from $1,999.00, after an automatic coupon worth $199.01 is applied at checkout. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and […]
The other day I was talking to a young developer working on a code base with tons of COM code, and I told him that even before he was born, everyone knew that COM was already so deeply obsolete that it was impossible to find anyone who knew enough to work on it. And yet […]
Apple’s new AirTags are a straight-up gift for photographers. After testing one for the past couple of weeks, I’ll be hiding an AirTag in my scooter, one in my car and another one in my camera bag. What They Are Apple AirTags are tiny little tracking devices that look like an extra-large breath mint and […]
The PIT Show: Reflections and Interviews in the Tech World | The Queen of Apple Automation: Rosemary Orchard 40 ? 30 : 10)” @keyup.document.left=”seekBySeconds(-10)” @keyup.document.m=”toggleMute” @keyup.document.s=”toggleSpeed” @play=”play(false, true)” @loadedmetadata=”handleLoadedMetadata” @pause=”pause(true)” preload=”none” @timejump.window=”seekToSeconds($event.detail.timestamp); shareTimeFormatted = formatTime($event.detail.timestamp)” > 10 40 ? 30 : 10)” class=”seek-seconds-button” > Episode Details Rosemary is everywhere you should be if you are […]