Om Malik, 1966-2026: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Om Malik’s family:\nOm Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends.\nI’ve read Om’s writing since before starting this site over 17 years ago. It is hard to believe he won’t be lighting up my RSS reader …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/om-malik-1966-2026/","date_published":"2026-06-25T22:22:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 22:22","date_timestamp":1782426120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92915275","content_html":"Connected 609: You Gotta Be Gud: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Winners Only™","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/connected-609/","date_published":"2026-06-25T20:19:21+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 20:19","date_timestamp":1782418761,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92891369","content_html":"Apple Has Increased Prices Across Mac and iPad Models: 512pixels.net
","summary":"The best day to buy a laptop was yesterday.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/apple-has-increased-prices/","date_published":"2026-06-25T13:13:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 13:13","date_timestamp":1782393180,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92756401","content_html":"On Apple’s Pending Price Increases: 512pixels.net
","summary":"John Gruber, writing about Apple’s pending price increases:\nI won a steak dinner from my Dithering cohost Ben Thompson, betting that Apple would not raise the prices on RAM when they introduced the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros in March, largely on the basis that Apple considers the pricing part of...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/apple-pending-price-increases/","date_published":"2026-06-23T17:35:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-23 17:35","date_timestamp":1782236100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92741710","content_html":"SpaceX Recommits to Memphis Water Treatment Plant: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Memphis Mayor Paul Young:\nHad a productive meeting with SpaceXAI President Michael Nicolls on Monday.\nIn the meeting they committed to resuming construction on the recycled wastewater treatment facility no later than Q1 2027.\nThis facility will offset water usage from both SpaceXAI and TVA. Our …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/spacex-recommits-to-memphis-water-treatment-plant/","date_published":"2026-06-23T13:38:31+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-23 13:38","date_timestamp":1782221911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92465804","content_html":"Connected 608: Here’s How to Fix a Sink: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the podcast:\nMyke questions Stephen about his home network, then discusses the ups and downs of having an LLM power Siri. Also: a love letter to the iPhone Air and questions about Snap’s new AR glasses.\nOn Connected Pro, I trained Myke to be a technology historian. That’s the …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/connected-608/","date_published":"2026-06-18T21:23:33+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 21:23","date_timestamp":1781817813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92465803","content_html":"TimeCapsuleSMB: 512pixels.net
","summary":"After yesterday’s post about the end of the Time Capsule, several people pointed me to James Chang’s project on GitHub to keep them running:\nApple AirPort Time Capsules only support AFP and SMB1. Apple removed AFP support in macOS 27 (and removed SMB1 support from macOS a long time ago). This is a …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/timecapsulesmb/","date_published":"2026-06-18T14:04:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 14:04","date_timestamp":1781791440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92394208","content_html":"Goodbye, Time Capsule: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Hartley Charlton at MacRumors:\nmacOS 27 Golden Gate removes AFP support, ending Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule after nearly two decades, but a community project from a Microsoft engineer offers a potential workaround for owners not yet ready to move on.\nThe original Time Capsule was …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/rip-time-capsule/","date_published":"2026-06-17T18:36:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 18:36","date_timestamp":1781721360,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92292994","content_html":"DOJ Lobbies for Dropping SpaceX Lawsuit, Citing National Security and Grok’s Role in Iran War: 512pixels.net
","summary":"SpaceX and the NAACP are in a legal battle over the use of turbines in Southaven, Mississippi for powering the Colossus II data center in Memphis. This week, the Department of Justice got involved, as reported by Molly Taft at Wired:\nIn a filing, the agency sided with Elon Musk’s company, saying …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/grok-used-in-iran-war/","date_published":"2026-06-16T13:20:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 13:20","date_timestamp":1781616000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92233677","content_html":"An Updated Look at My Home Network: 512pixels.net
","summary":"No one *needs* this.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/updated-home-network/","date_published":"2026-06-15T16:12:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 16:12","date_timestamp":1781539920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92070292","content_html":"Connected 607: You’re on Speaker Phone with Connected: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the show:\n\n\"WWDC26 has come and gone, and the guys have scores to pick, topics to discuss, and Liquid Glass sliders to adjust.\"","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/connected-607/","date_published":"2026-06-12T20:54:16+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 20:54","date_timestamp":1781297656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91987510","content_html":"A Look at the Lisa’s Menu System: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Marcin Wichary at Unsung:\n\n\"I’ve been emulating the Apple Lisa recently, and I was struck by how many of its UI strings were slightly or wholly different than what we’re used to.\n\nIt makes sense. Lisa came out in 1983 as Mac’s predecessor and really the first GUI that is directly linked to what we’r...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/lisa-menus/","date_published":"2026-06-11T14:05:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 14:05","date_timestamp":1781186700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91918044","content_html":"WWDC26: A Look at the Future: 512pixels.net
","summary":"From time to time, WWDC gives us a glimpse of what’s coming in the next year, like when Apple wanted developers to make sure their iOS apps could run on iPhones of different sizes.\n\nAs Dan Moren writes, this is one of those times, with nods to both touch-enabled Macs and a foldable iPhone.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/wwdc26-look-future/","date_published":"2026-06-10T15:35:43+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 15:35","date_timestamp":1781105743,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91918043","content_html":"‘The Space Shuttle at Work’: 512pixels.net
","summary":"A heartbreaking look at a future never realized.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/the-shuttle-at-work/","date_published":"2026-06-10T14:50:17+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 14:50","date_timestamp":1781103017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91851729","content_html":"Memphis Officials ‘Pretty Positive’ that SpaceX Will Complete Promised Water Treatment Plant: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Samuel Hardiman at The Daily Memphian, following up on April’s news that xAI was pausing work on a water treatment plant that would take wastewater, clean it, and use it for cooling at its Colossus I site:\n\n\"Memphis City Attorney Tannera Gibson said the company has recently assured the city that it ...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/memphis-officials-pretty-positive-spacex-water/","date_published":"2026-06-09T17:06:33+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 17:06","date_timestamp":1781024793,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91851728","content_html":"WWDC26: A Look at macOS Golden Gate’s App Icons: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Basic Apple Guy:\n\n\"One of the first things I noticed after installing the macOS Golden Gate beta was the updated icon design. The colours are much bolder, several icons have been adjusted, and the refraction in the Liquid Glass effect has changed significantly, especially in icons like Journal.\n\nThe...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/wwdc26-golden-gate-app-icons/","date_published":"2026-06-09T16:53:41+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 16:53","date_timestamp":1781024021,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91789006","content_html":"WWDC26: macOS 27 Golden Gate’s Default Wallpaper: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Every year, the new version of macOS ships with at least one new default wallpaper. macOS 27 Golden Gate continues that tradition.\n\n \n\n \n \n Golden Gate Light\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Golden Gate Dark\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nI like this wallpaper; it has some Mac OS 9 vibes.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/wwdc26-macos-27-golden-gate-wallpaper/","date_published":"2026-06-08T19:37:27+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 19:37","date_timestamp":1780947447,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91789004","content_html":"WWDC26: Apple Watch Ultra 1 and SE 2 Dropped from watchOS 27: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Bad news for some iPad users, too.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/wwdc26-watchos-27/","date_published":"2026-06-08T19:00:18+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 19:00","date_timestamp":1780945218,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91789000","content_html":"WWDC26: Tim Cook's Closing Reflections: 512pixels.net
","summary":"A goodbye from Apple's CEO.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/wwdc26-tim-cook-reflections/","date_published":"2026-06-08T18:41:33+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 18:41","date_timestamp":1780944093,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91788993","content_html":"WWDC26: A New Kind of Keynote: 512pixels.net
","summary":"The WWDC keynote just wrapped up, and it was startlingly different. For years, Apple has gone through each of its operating systems, highlighting features it was bringing to each one.\n\nThat had broken down over time as more and more features were cross-platform. For example, Apple would announce som...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/wwdc26-a-new-kind-of-keynote/","date_published":"2026-06-08T18:28:15+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 18:28","date_timestamp":1780943295,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91788985","content_html":"WWDC26: As Foretold, macOS 27 Golden Gate Drops Intel Support: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Farewell to the x86 era.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/wwdc26-macos27-drops-intel-support/","date_published":"2026-06-08T15:31:38+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 15:31","date_timestamp":1780932698,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91622778","content_html":"Anthropic Calls for Pausing Frontier AI Development as It Files for IPO: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Marina Favaro and Jack Clark, in a very long article on Anthropic’s website:\n\n\"The technical trends discussed in this piece suggest that AI systems are going to become much more capable in coming years. These trends have huge implications. AI that can build itself would be a major development in the...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/anthropic-pause-ipo/","date_published":"2026-06-05T19:58:10+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 19:58","date_timestamp":1780689490,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91622777","content_html":"Google Joins Anthropic in Leasing Compute from SpaceX/xAI: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Sean O’Kane, Techcrunch:\n\n\"SpaceX has lined up another compute deal ahead of its historic IPO, this time with Google. The company announced the deal in a regulatory filing on Friday.\n\nUnder the terms of the deal, Google will pay SpaceX $920 million per month from October 2026 through June 2029 for a...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/google-leasing-spacex-xai/","date_published":"2026-06-05T19:23:08+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 19:23","date_timestamp":1780687388,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91622776","content_html":"Save the Date: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Akash Wadhwani has put together something really cool — a full history of WWDC invites.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/save-the-date-wwdc-history/","date_published":"2026-06-05T18:04:53+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 18:04","date_timestamp":1780682693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91622775","content_html":"The Fitbit Air's Sleep Tracking is Trying to Keep Me Up at Night: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Bad news for poor sleepers.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/fitbit-air-sleep-tracking/","date_published":"2026-06-05T14:53:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 14:53","date_timestamp":1780671180,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}