{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Rob","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/coperob@mastodon.social","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1479623","username":"coperob@mastodon.social","bio":"Left the rat race at Microsoft for traveling, writing, photography, a little coding, and whatever else seems interesting.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":3,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png"},"items":[{"id":"84747245","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.coop/@bss\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>bss</span></a></span> I, for one, am glad to see you still here and enjoy your posts. I haven’t posted here in quite some time, nor have I written anything on my blog. I was (and still am) burned out on social media. However, I’m feeling that I need to lend my voice to these troubled times and am trying to figure out the best way to do that.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/116110241023619111","date_published":"2026-02-21T19:21:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-21 19:21","date_timestamp":1771701675,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83534046","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stroughtonsmith</span></a></span> Have you written about your custom Xcode template? That would be really interesting as it relates to this.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/116010071094921550","date_published":"2026-02-04T02:46:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-04 02:46","date_timestamp":1770173203,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83525196","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@simsaens\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>simsaens</span></a></span> It seems to be broken in the latest OS update. I had to go to the Apple Developer web site and play it from there in order to get full screen.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/116009297437862196","date_published":"2026-02-03T23:29:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-03 23:29","date_timestamp":1770161398,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83392451","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.scot/@mattgemmell\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mattgemmell</span></a></span> Good post, Matt. I feel the same way. While I’ve been disappointed with software &amp; design quality and attention to detail for some time, the loss of values and sickening displays of support for the fascist regime have gone much too far. I typically spend a lot of money every year on Apple gear. But no more. No upgrades or new devices. I am so disappointed.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115999614362105957","date_published":"2026-02-02T06:27:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-02 06:27","date_timestamp":1770013646,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77126041","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@krzyzanowskim\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>krzyzanowskim</span></a></span> I was having comfort issues, too. For me, twisting the AirPods in my ear so that the “stem” points almost straight down made a big difference. I never wore the others that way.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115481943023164771","date_published":"2025-11-02T20:16:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-02 20:16","date_timestamp":1762114609,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76563231","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stroughtonsmith</span></a></span> But nothing for SwiftUI that I can find, unfortunately.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115431046345597210","date_published":"2025-10-24T20:33:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 20:33","date_timestamp":1761337987,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76562833","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/@jasonmcfadden\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jasonmcfadden</span></a></span> Great post, Jason. I like this idea, and as you point out, it’s much less stressful and emotional. I’ll have to give it a try!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115431020874375614","date_published":"2025-10-24T20:26:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 20:26","date_timestamp":1761337598,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74960572","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.coop/@dennyhenke\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>dennyhenke</span></a></span> “we have all the control” — so true! There are so many things to feel somewhat helpless about these days, but you’re right, we can control this. It feels good to know that.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115312352408837890","date_published":"2025-10-03T21:27:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-03 21:27","date_timestamp":1759526861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74960150","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.coop/@dennyhenke\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>dennyhenke</span></a></span> Good post, Denny! I’ve enjoyed following your transition away from the major tech, and have been starting that myself: no Amazon or Target for the past several months (shopping local), no more iCloud, no more GitHub. Trying to have all my data local. I have a long way to go, but it’s a start. Your journey is inspiring.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115312317763032206","date_published":"2025-10-03T21:18:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-03 21:18","date_timestamp":1759526333,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73186528","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@marioguzman\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>marioguzman</span></a></span> I also have several iOS bugs I reported at beta 1 that are still there. Some break things that have worked fine for quite some time, and others are in new areas of iOS 26. I’ve had to re-work a couple different parts of my app because of these. So disappointing.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115176656707020347","date_published":"2025-09-09T22:18:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-09 22:18","date_timestamp":1757456309,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"73184895","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/@tchaten\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>tchaten</span></a></span> Yeah, I’m pretty sure the S9 in my Apple Watch series 9 is essentially the same as the S10.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115176588498140459","date_published":"2025-09-09T22:01:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-09 22:01","date_timestamp":1757455268,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"72184616","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jarrod\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jarrod</span></a></span> I was able to get a single physical drive working by creating separate APFS volumes: one for the internal Time Machine, and one for network.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115101778853504556","date_published":"2025-08-27T16:56:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-27 16:56","date_timestamp":1756313764,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"71042833","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@mattiem\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mattiem</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@invalidname\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>invalidname</span></a></span> same</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/115013481292464527","date_published":"2025-08-12T02:40:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-12 02:40","date_timestamp":1754966450,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"70006506","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/@jaredwhite\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jaredwhite</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/@tchambers\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>tchambers</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/tech@flipboard.com\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>tech</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://flipboard.com/@tech/the-age-of-ai-jjds05tlz\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>the-age-of-ai-tech</span></a></span> I’ve been using the paid Kagi for a couple months. It’s been great. I don’t see going back.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114932564152630617","date_published":"2025-07-28T19:42:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-28 19:42","date_timestamp":1753731752,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"69266023","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@WarnerCrocker\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>WarnerCrocker</span></a></span> Happy Birthday, Warner! I’m so glad I found your writing on this little corner of the web! You make the world a little brighter.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114875087377942393","date_published":"2025-07-18T16:05:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-18 16:05","date_timestamp":1752854726,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"67859319","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ianRobinson</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://aus.social/@Susan60\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Susan60</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mstdn.social/@JugglingWithEggs\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>JugglingWithEggs</span></a></span> That is such an amazing movie!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114768073035244561","date_published":"2025-06-29T18:30:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-29 18:30","date_timestamp":1751221817,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"67670408","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@bigzaphod\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>bigzaphod</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stroughtonsmith</span></a></span> Yeah, just tested. Sorry for the wrong info.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114750971688070098","date_published":"2025-06-26T18:01:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-26 18:01","date_timestamp":1750960871,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"67668630","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@bigzaphod\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>bigzaphod</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stroughtonsmith</span></a></span> In SwiftUI, I believe if you track the schenePhase environment var from a View, rather than at the App level, you’ll get active/inactive changes for that view instance. I’m not at a machine to test right now, but hope it helps.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114750882216260271","date_published":"2025-06-26T17:38:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-26 17:38","date_timestamp":1750959506,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"67451730","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@danielsaidi\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>danielsaidi</span></a></span> It’s a great project, and I’ve learned a lot from it.  Thank you for sharing it!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114735866282068612","date_published":"2025-06-24T01:59:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-24 01:59","date_timestamp":1750730381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"66906919","content_html":"<p>Hey devs, how do you handle macOS betas? Two separate machines? VMs? Partitions? How do you keep things synced up? Of course I use git to sync code, but what about in-progress work, app installs, settings, etc.?</p><p>I have one Mac and have set up a VM for Tahoe for quick testing. But it doesn’t support everything. Thinking about a Mini for testing, but hate the idea of managing two machines.</p><p>Any advice?</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/114694156598856571","date_published":"2025-06-16T17:12:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-16 17:12","date_timestamp":1750093942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"66534233","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@jnadeau\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jnadeau</span></a></span> It was a great discussion! Thanks for spending the time.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114666038392612162","date_published":"2025-06-11T18:01:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-11 18:01","date_timestamp":1749664892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"66487550","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://toot.cafe/@chartier\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>chartier</span></a></span> Same. I love the simplicity of the previous multitasking and use it every day. I can’t believe that slide over is gone. This is just crazy. Everything gets harder.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114663166465708809","date_published":"2025-06-11T05:51:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-11 05:51","date_timestamp":1749621070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"66448059","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stroughtonsmith</span></a></span> I am going to miss slide over. I keep a stack of “quick access” apps there. I don’t see an equivalent in the new system. Maybe I’m missing something.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114660377781439768","date_published":"2025-06-10T18:01:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-10 18:01","date_timestamp":1749578518,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"66167021","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@danielsaidi\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>danielsaidi</span></a></span> I think this is an awesome change. I’m looking forward to it.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114639059840336564","date_published":"2025-06-06T23:40:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-06 23:40","date_timestamp":1749253232,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65844838","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@_Davidsmith\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>_Davidsmith</span></a></span> A great post, David. Thank you for sharing and providing some perspective. I, too, feel very fortunate to have found my “thing” in software, and love creating for these platforms. And yes, there are certainly challenges right now that chisel away at the excitement, but I *am* looking forward to seeing what new tools, frameworks, etc. I’ll get to use.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114616787769206527","date_published":"2025-06-03T01:16:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-03 01:16","date_timestamp":1748913387,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65706602","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://techhub.social/@ibmacin\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ibmacin</span></a></span> Quite a dilemma, Brandon! I have the 11” iPad Pro (M4), and I love it. There have been a few times where I’ve thought about switching to a 13” iPad Pro and adding in an iPad Mini. I think I’d love that mini size! But, as you point out, the 11” is the “Goldilocks” iPad and I can’t bring myself (yet) to do it. I’ve even thought of just keeping the 11” and still getting a mini. But, I’m pretty happy with my 11”.</p><p>I’ll be interested to hear how your experiment goes!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/114605612214507889","date_published":"2025-06-01T01:54:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-01 01:54","date_timestamp":1748742862,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"65320319","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@scriptingosx\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>scriptingosx</span></a></span> I just came across your site and am learning a lot! I am writing my first Mac command line tool, and might want to distribute it. I’ve never written an installer package. I see you have a book on the topic and am wondering if it is still current. It looks like just what I need!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/114575628872570325","date_published":"2025-05-26T18:49:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-26 18:49","date_timestamp":1748285352,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"59972052","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://iosdev.space/@nemesisprime\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>nemesisprime</span></a></span></p><p>I'm a solo dev doing some hobby apps and have been looking for a simple issue tracker. I'm tired of using \"big corp\" stuff that is overkill for my needs. I just came across Fox and it looks perfect.</p><p>One question: does it support Shortcuts or AppleScript? I'd like to automate closing issues and annotating them with the git hash. Just wondering if there is support for finding and editing issues through some external means.</p><p>Thanks.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/114175324058663862","date_published":"2025-03-17T02:06:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-17 02:06","date_timestamp":1742177185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"49873020","content_html":"<p>So, Bluesky sure is getting a lot of attention. What are people thinking about it? I created an account (same name as here) and it sure is “hopping” over there. I haven’t done much there (but then I haven’t been doing much here either). I guess I’ll keep an eye to see how it plays out.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/113500916566454606","date_published":"2024-11-17T23:35:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-17 23:35","date_timestamp":1731886544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"48988640","content_html":"<p>One thing today: PLEASE  V O T E !</p><p>And if I may, please vote for decency and democracy.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/113431476497871038","date_published":"2024-11-05T17:16:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-05 17:16","date_timestamp":1730826972,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"38281423","content_html":"<p>I’ve made it all this time avoiding COVID. Vaccines and masks all the way. And yet, I just tested positive. 😠.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/112508398231322077","date_published":"2024-05-26T16:45:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-26 16:45","date_timestamp":1716741916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"36998761","content_html":"<p>New iPad Pros look really nice. Lots of hate already being spewed, but it’s more than a simple spec bump. It’s super nice! Plus, meaningful updates to the pro apps. Pundits are gonna whine, but the iPad continues to impress and improve.</p><p>My 3 year old iPad Pro works great, but the battery has been less than stellar lately (&lt; 70% of orig capacity). So, do I spend big $$ for better battery (and all the other stuff)? Hard to resist…</p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ipad\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>ipad</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ipadpro\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>ipadpro</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/112400582807862393","date_published":"2024-05-07T15:46:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-07 15:46","date_timestamp":1715096783,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"33080752","content_html":"<p>Some days I really dislike writing code. I tell myself I’m doing this for fun. Sure.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/112056906828527590","date_published":"2024-03-07T23:05:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-07 23:05","date_timestamp":1709852704,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"33002093","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/shadowfacts@social.shadowfacts.net\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>shadowfacts</span></a></span> Just wanted to say “thank you” for the (now old) posts on using UITextView in SwiftUI. I’ve been trying to get TextEditor to behave when inside a ScrollView and have spent way too many hours to no avail.</p><p>I found your posts, and they’ve really helped. I’m not quite there yet, but I have hope.</p><p>I appreciate the effort you put into sharing your knowledge.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/112050529143142027","date_published":"2024-03-06T20:03:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-06 20:03","date_timestamp":1709755388,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"32479101","content_html":"<p>I tried the Vision Pro today. It was pretty amazing. 3D video/immersive environments were so much better than I expected. Still, not a product for me, but very, very impressive.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/112005428986781457","date_published":"2024-02-27T20:53:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-02-27 20:53","date_timestamp":1709067214,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"30521543","content_html":"<p>There are a lot of things about getting older that I don’t love. But, listening to this rendition of Fast Car and thinking about how many times I’ve enjoyed this song during my life, and what it meant to me, made me smile and appreciate the journey even more. Enjoy.</p><p><a href=\"https://anti-anticheese.tumblr.com/post/741450061862600704/tracy-chapman-and-luke-combs-performing-fast-car\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">anti-anticheese.tumblr.com/pos</span><span class=\"invisible\">t/741450061862600704/tracy-chapman-and-luke-combs-performing-fast-car</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/111881489517672111","date_published":"2024-02-05T23:34:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-02-05 23:34","date_timestamp":1707176048,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"28132302","content_html":"<p>I’ve been doing some coding on my iPad and just posted “The iPad At Work: Coding.”</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ipad\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>ipad</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/coding\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/developer\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>developer</span></a></p><p><a href=\"http://wordsfromrob.com/2023/12/20/the-ipad-at-work-coding/\"><span class=\"invisible\">http://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">wordsfromrob.com/2023/12/20/th</span><span class=\"invisible\">e-ipad-at-work-coding/</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/coperob/statuses/111615253076367456","date_published":"2023-12-20T23:06:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-20 23:06","date_timestamp":1703113602,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"23376602","content_html":"<p>I figured I’d post this again from my new account so it shows up here. Sorry for the dupe if you’ve seen this.</p><p>I just published “The iPad Works” - some thoughts on recent iPad news and how I view the iPad.<br>
<a href=\"http://wordsfromrob.com/2023/09/09/the-ipad-works/\"><span class=\"invisible\">http://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">wordsfromrob.com/2023/09/09/th</span><span class=\"invisible\">e-ipad-works/</span></a></p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ipad\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>ipad</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/apple\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>apple</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/111042175065520363","date_published":"2023-09-10T18:05:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-10 18:05","date_timestamp":1694369126,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"23376600","content_html":"<p>I just finished transferring my account to mastodon.social with the same handle (coperob). If all went well, followers should see this.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob/111042129365335878","date_published":"2023-09-10T17:53:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob","url":"https://mastodon.social/@coperob","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F042%2F034%2F059%2F530%2F313%2Foriginal%2Fdea966527e6330ac.png","_microblog":{"username":"coperob@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-10 17:53","date_timestamp":1694368429,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}