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: macsparky.comA Ritual for Switching Gears: macsparky.com
","summary":"Lately, I’ve had an influx of admin work as I’m shifting platforms. And I noticed over the last few days that all my unrelated work has felt harder, as my brain keeps shifting back to the admin tasks I suddenly find on my plate. Put simply, my mode shifting has been broken. I can’t seem... Continue ...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/a-ritual-for-switching-gears/","date_published":"2026-07-04T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 14:00","date_timestamp":1783173600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116867220926203566"]}},{"id":"93423101","content_html":"This Week in the Labs — July 3, 2026: macsparky.com
","summary":"This was a transition week around here. A lot of you are moving into the new Circle home for MacSparky Labs, and it has been fun watching the place fill up. If you are a Labs member and you haven’t made the jump yet, send me a note and I’ll get you an invite link.... Continue reading →\n\nThe post Thi...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/this-week-in-the-labs-july-3-2026/","date_published":"2026-07-03T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 16:00","date_timestamp":1783094400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116861546668145075"]}},{"id":"93366552","content_html":"On Pain and Happiness: macsparky.com
","summary":"A listener recently wrote in about something that stopped him mid-page. He’d picked up Gregory Hays’s translation of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, while working through a hard stretch in his life, looking to Stoicism for a foothold. Then he hit a line in Hays’s introduction: “Marcus does not offer ...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/on-pain-and-happiness/","date_published":"2026-07-02T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 16:00","date_timestamp":1783008000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116855837304211081"]}},{"id":"93305333","content_html":"Intentional AI 3: Context is King : macsparky.com
Mac Power Users 855: Shortcuts with Viticci: macsparky.com
","summary":"I just spent an hour and a half talking Shortcuts with Federico Viticci, which means I walked away with about six new projects and zero free time. Federico runs MacStories and knows more about Shortcuts than just about anyone, so he was the person to talk to now that WWDC is behind us. We dug... Con...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/mac-power-users-855-shortcuts-with-viticci/","date_published":"2026-06-28T15:23:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 15:23","date_timestamp":1782660180,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116831579728661178"]}},{"id":"93027911","content_html":"Why Local AI Is Apple’s Play: macsparky.com
","summary":"Right now, the frontier AI models are, at best, getting $200/month from AI consumers. And Sam Altman has said publicly that OpenAI loses money on every one of those subscriptions. The compute bills are just that large. Apple is doing something entirely different. At WWDC this year, they started maki...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/why-local-ai-is-apples-play/","date_published":"2026-06-27T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 14:00","date_timestamp":1782568800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116822942640145665"]}},{"id":"92968063","content_html":"Fantastical Tackles the Double-Booking Problem: macsparky.com
","summary":"If you run more than one calendar, you already know the double-booking trap. Your work calendar shows a meeting. Your personal calendar shows that same hour wide open. You say yes to lunch, and now you’ve promised to be in two places at once. The latest version of Fantastical goes after exactly this...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/fantastical-tackles-the-double-booking-problem/","date_published":"2026-06-26T16:17:01+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-26 16:17","date_timestamp":1782490621,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116817426675195858"]}},{"id":"92968051","content_html":"This Week in the Labs — June 26, 2026: macsparky.com
","summary":"A busy week in the labs as we continue to process the WWDC announcements and releases… Below you’ll find the week’s new videos and podcasts, a few of the conversations happening in the member community, and what’s coming next week. Most of those links lead straight into the Labs community on Circle,...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/this-week-in-the-labs-june-26-2026/","date_published":"2026-06-26T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-26 15:00","date_timestamp":1782486000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116817426495368699"]}},{"id":"92915304","content_html":"Where Apple’s Price Increases Landed: macsparky.com
","summary":"Last week I wrote that Apple’s price increases were coming and bet the high end would take the hit while the cheap stuff stayed cheap. The prices landed this week, and I was half right. The high end did take it. The M3 Ultra Mac Studio jumped from $3,999 to $5,299. That’s the worst of... Continue re...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/where-apples-price-increases-landed/","date_published":"2026-06-25T21:05:36+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 21:05","date_timestamp":1782421536,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116813132589986209"]}},{"id":"92847887","content_html":"Lettera, A New Markdown Editor for Mac from Bear Developers: macsparky.com
","summary":"The team behind Bear just released the beta of Lettera, a native Markdown editor for the Mac. It grew out of Panda, the editor they built for Bear 2, and it’s now evolved into a standalone app. The feature list is the kind that makes a plain-text nerd lean in. Live CommonMark rendering, so the... Co...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/lettera-a-new-markdown-editor-for-mac-from-bear-developers/","date_published":"2026-06-24T23:02:17+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 23:02","date_timestamp":1782342137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116808001994330798"]}},{"id":"92564773","content_html":"The Model Holds the Shovel. You Hold the Map. macsparky.com
","summary":"I spent the last month setting up a new community for the MacSparky audience. I’m not going to walk you through the build today. That’s a piece for another week. What I want to tell you about is where the actual decisions came from. I worked through option after option. Names, structures, pricing, r...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/the-model-holds-the-shovel-you-hold-the-map/","date_published":"2026-06-20T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-20 14:00","date_timestamp":1781964000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116783915574712142"]}},{"id":"92529543","content_html":"Cotypist Puts Smart Autocomplete Wherever You Type: macsparky.com
","summary":"This week MacSparky is sponsored by Cotypist. I’ve been writing with Cotypist for a couple of months now, and it’s become part of how I work on the Mac. So I’m glad to have Cotypist sponsoring MacSparky this week. Cotypist is autocomplete that follows you everywhere. Not autocomplete in one editor. ...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/cotypist-puts-smart-autocomplete-wherever-you-type/","date_published":"2026-06-19T20:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 20:00","date_timestamp":1781899200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116780455532946048"]}},{"id":"92529541","content_html":"Where Apple’s Price Increases Will Land: macsparky.com
","summary":"Tim Cook just told the Wall Street Journal that Apple is raising prices. The cause is a memory chip shortage. “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable,” Cook said. He added that Apple has been trying to shield its customers, “but the situation has become unsustainable”. So prices go up. The q...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/where-apples-price-increases-will-land/","date_published":"2026-06-19T18:39:43+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 18:39","date_timestamp":1781894383,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116780455507665751"]}},{"id":"92529540","content_html":"This Week in the Labs — June 19, 2026: macsparky.com
","summary":"It’s week two of the new betas and we’re learning more in the MacSparky Labs. Below you’ll find the week’s new videos and podcasts, a few of the conversations happening in the member community, and what’s coming next week. Most of those links lead straight into the Labs community on Circle, so they’...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/this-week-in-the-labs-june-19-2026/","date_published":"2026-06-19T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 15:00","date_timestamp":1781881200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116780455476101020"]}},{"id":"92529538","content_html":"Soldering My Way to 1MB: macsparky.com
","summary":"Get a few nerds of a certain age talking about the early days of personal computing, and the same machines always come up. The Apple II gets its flowers. So does the Commodore 64. Somebody gets misty about the TRS-80. Nobody mentions the Atari ST. I’d like to fix that, because I owned one, and... Co...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/soldering-my-way-to-1mb/","date_published":"2026-06-19T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 14:00","date_timestamp":1781877600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116780455419909387"]}},{"id":"92448590","content_html":"100 New Reasons BBEdit Doesn’t Suck: macsparky.com
","summary":"Bare Bones has shipped BBEdit 16, a major update to the text editor that has outlived nearly everything else on my Mac. The release notes count more than 100 new features and refinements. The headline feature is text search inside images. BBEdit can now run its search engine, grep patterns and all, ...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/100-new-reasons-bbedit-doesnt-suck/","date_published":"2026-06-18T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 14:00","date_timestamp":1781791200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116772817242668807"]}},{"id":"92378335","content_html":"Intentional AI 2: The Useful Architecture : macsparky.com
The Virtual OS Museum Is a Time Machine for Mac Nerds: macsparky.com
","summary":"If you ever owned a Mac that booted on a chime, the Virtual OS Museum is the rabbit hole for you. Andrew Warkentin has assembled a single emulation project covering more than 1,700 pre-installed operating systems and apps across 250 platforms. Classic Mac OS. A/UX. NeXTSTEP. System 1.0 through Mac O...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/the-virtual-os-museum-is-a-time-machine-for-mac-nerds/","date_published":"2026-06-17T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 14:00","date_timestamp":1781704800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116765863735313031"]}},{"id":"92320263","content_html":"Focused 258: Defaults: macsparky.com
","summary":"On this episode of Focused, Mike and I dig into defaults, chronotype, and capacity. Three things that quietly shape how you work whether you pay attention to them or not. I talk about my practice of writing down my own belief systems, and what happens when you go back and read that stuff in a... Con...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/focused-258-defaults/","date_published":"2026-06-16T20:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 20:00","date_timestamp":1781640000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116762098613392208"]}},{"id":"92291562","content_html":"Paste Meets MCP: macsparky.com
","summary":"Paste, the Mac clipboard manager, just added MCP support. Your clipboard history can now talk to Claude, Codex, Cursor, or any other AI tool that speaks the protocol, through a local MCP server running on your Mac. Think about what passes through your clipboard in a week. Links, screenshots, snippet...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/paste-meets-mcp/","date_published":"2026-06-16T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 14:00","date_timestamp":1781618400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116760332946061033"]}},{"id":"92224258","content_html":"Ethan Mollick’s Next Book: macsparky.com
","summary":"Ethan Mollick is writing a follow-up to Co-Intelligence. The new book is called Co-Existence, and he announced it this week on his One Useful Thing newsletter. It arrives October 20, and you can pre-order it now. I really enjoyed Co-Intelligence. That book was written for the chatbot era, when worki...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/ethan-mollicks-next-book/","date_published":"2026-06-15T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 14:00","date_timestamp":1781532000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116754794628973689"]}},{"id":"92175527","content_html":"Mac Power Users 853: WWDC Reactions: macsparky.com
","summary":"Stephen Robles spent the week of WWDC 2026 at Apple Park, and I spent it running betas on a slightly scratched iPhone Air I grabbed off eBay. He sat two rows behind Tim Cook during Craig Federighi’s post-keynote tech talk. I sat at my desk in a chair. Despite this, I think we came away... Continue r...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/mac-power-users-853-wwdc-reactions/","date_published":"2026-06-14T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 16:00","date_timestamp":1781452800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116749960420928154"]}},{"id":"92113849","content_html":"The New Siri Doesn’t Suck: macsparky.com
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","summary":"It used to mean something specific when an Apple product went out of stock. The old machine sold out right before the new one showed up. Now things go out of stock because Apple can’t get the chips, or because they’re holding back for a launch they haven’t announced. The HomePod mini has been out......","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/06/apples-hardware-is-waiting-on-siri/","date_published":"2026-06-12T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 14:00","date_timestamp":1781272800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116737511227293066"]}},{"id":"14803145","content_html":"@jean I just needed a push from a billionaire.
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