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Finally.

This always should have been at the browser level. It also needs to be extremely clear exactly what is being given up if you choose to accept cookies from a vendor in plain language. There's just no point otherwise.

Odd that this is coming about not long after complaints about Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature. Isn't this effectively the same thing?

Posted 20th Nov 2025 @ 17:02

Posted 13th Nov 2025 @ 14:46

Come on, Germany! You're on the wrong side of this. Apple did abuse it's position with App Tracking Transparency, in the eyes of advertising companies (Meta and Google included) but took this action in an effort to protect their customers.

The fight to have in this space is asking exactly why Apple would need to implement such a feature at all if our privacy wasn't constantly being invaded. Advertising is more lucrative now because you can target with unnerving accuracy. Just because it's possible doesn't mean it's ethical.

Posted 24th Oct 2025 @ 14:05

I was working on a photography app where it would help you pick the right settings to get the right exposure for your lighting conditions. I ended up with an intuitive app but getting results that made sense for the current conditions was much harder than I anticipated.

This video highlights how much variance there is when playing with exposure, aperture and shutter speeds. It's given me lots of information to think about and I'll be revisiting the app to see if it's worth pursuing or not. Even if it's not, I've taken a lot away already for when I'm next using my DSLR.

Posted 22nd Oct 2025 @ 11:42

Posted 21st Oct 2025 @ 09:00

John Gruber:

They just think they need a “pro” laptop, and underestimate just how incredibly capable MacBook Airs are.

Totally agree with this. In the Apple Silicon era, the MacBook Air's have never been more capable. For my work laptop, I now use a M4 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM. It surpasses my previous 13" Intel MacBook Pro in every way and even my old personal 15" MacBook Pro was never this capable. I went for the M4 Pro MacBook Pro as my personal laptop because I know I'll be pushing it for development but for the majority of buyers, the MacBook Air is the device they should be considering.

Posted 20th Oct 2025 @ 09:53

This is probably the most sensible take on the current discourse around Apple's decision to take chargers out of the box in the EU (and the UK).

Sounds like the EU's mandate is for customers to be able to opt out of including a charger, but Apple have taken a consistent stance with their products where you have to opt in.

I still have MagSafe 1 and MagSafe 2 chargers at home so when I upgraded to the M4 Pro MacBook Pro I don't know if I'd have stumped up for their power brick. I ended up with a 200W UGREEN hub which powers more than just my MacBook Pro. Apple's 96W and 140W chargers only provide one USB C port anyway.

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Posted 30th Sep 2025 @ 20:00

The CSS grid generator I didn't know I needed. Andy Clarke has written some great articles on compound grids which I've really enjoyed reading but having seen this generator I am more interested in actually implementing them now.

Posted 29th Sep 2025 @ 11:05