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\nWith the 40th anniversary re-release of the original Transformers movie coming up, I finally watched the 2007 Transformers. I had skipped it because it looked all wrong. The design doesn’t look like Transformers to me. Also watched Bumblebee, which it much better, just a better feel, better sound.
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Working on some web timeline design tweaks that will go live in the morning. I’ve been stubbornly insisting on text labels for Reply, Bookmark, etc. where every other network uses icons only. Going to mostly keep that, but the new version looks way better.
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\n\n\nTernus and services chief Eddy Cue want to make even more money from the App Store and figure out ways to raise margins and squeeze additional recurring revenue from the platform. Schiller, on the other hand, seems to believe that such moves will only further irk developers and governments. While there was no internal blowup or anything like that, it’s something he wanted no part of.
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John Gruber adds:
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@j4ck.xyz We’ve made improvements, but I don’t know… I’ll see if I can spin up a GoToSocial instance so I can troubleshoot if there are still problems.
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\n\n\nAdd it all up, and The Economist estimates that AI has so far created around 1m new jobs in America. That easily exceeds the roughly 200,000 lay-offs attributed to AI since mid-2023, and appears more than enough to offset weaker hiring in many back-office roles. America’s AI infrastructure splurge has created many of them.
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You could argue that construction-related jobs are temporary, but I don’t think so. There’s going to be demand for years.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/97063083","date_published":"2026-09-06T15:20:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 15:20","date_timestamp":1788708021,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97062780","content_html":"@jekratz Good question. I’m a fan of Kaleidoscope but haven’t kept up with the latest versions… I think it will come down to workflow. Kaleidoscope UI itself is fantastic.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/97062780","date_published":"2026-09-06T15:12:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 15:12","date_timestamp":1788707522,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97062461","content_html":"@somenerv Do you have a favorite Mac app that has a good dark mode icon? I’m testing today and surprised that almost none of my Mac apps have a dark mode icon.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/97062461","date_published":"2026-09-06T15:02:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 15:02","date_timestamp":1788706956,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97062425","content_html":"Against my better judgement, considering writing a very streamlined Git app for Mac. No apps are quite right for me anymore. The most important thing now is a big, readable diff view for reviewing AI changes. Commit and push in one step.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/97060517","date_published":"2026-09-06T13:59:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 13:59","date_timestamp":1788703168,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97060463","content_html":"@restlesslens Thanks for your support and best of luck. Sometimes I think we should have a “just turn off all the social things” checkbox.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/manton/97060463","date_published":"2026-09-06T13:57:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 13:57","date_timestamp":1788703068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97060377","content_html":"Seems clear from people’s fancy demos and my own testing that computer use and spacial reasoning in Astra are big steps forward. It can control Acorn and use selection tools to crop out complex areas, for example, very quickly. Mind-boggling.
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\n\n\nIf I learn today that my neighbors have political views that my “side” considers unacceptable and unforgivable, should I be able to have dinner at their house, shovel their snow, or even greet them outside?
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Really good post.
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