MastoBlaster build 95 is out, and I am getting close to declaring it stable.

Here is exactly how it works now:

• Tap Home from another tab: Switches back to the Home tab.
• Tap Home while already there: Scrolls the current timeline to the newest posts.
• Tap Home again while already at the top: Refreshes the timeline (with a 1.5-second cooldown to prevent accidental spamming).
• Long-press Home: Opens the timeline picker.

• Added a setting to completely disable Apple Intelligence.
• Redesigned the notification view to be larger and make much better use of screen space.
• Fixed the compose window layout for small devices like the iPhone mini.
• Profile and banner images can now be tapped to enlarge.
• Added support to approve or deny follower requests.
• Added per-instance and per-account connection timeouts.
• Added a visible Back button to the settings sheet.
• Updated the filtered notice UI: it now shows "Filtered Post ()" directly in the header and removes the separate "Matched:" line.

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdate #Fediverse #iOS #Apple

This is a major release that merges several different development branches I've been working on, bringing together a lot of moving parts into a single build. A long, sleepless night…

Here is what changed:

• Full Drafts Support: A complete end-to-end draft flow. It includes auto-save, the ability to edit existing drafts, and a smart cancel confirmation that either discards a new draft or restores the original state if you were editing. It supports replies, quotes, polls, and media metadata.

• Trending Posts: Added a new trending timeline type with proper offset pagination support.

• Timeline Position Improvements: Added extra protection to stop SwiftUI from overwriting your saved scroll position when the view disappears or goes to the background. If a saved post can't be found in the cache, the app will now try a direct status fetch before giving up.

• UI & Navigation Fixes: Tapping Content Warnings (CW), "Show Filtered Post", or "Show More" now goes through an inline-action guard, fixing the bug where tapping them would accidentally trigger row navigation into the thread. Filtered posts also get proper bottom padding so the list separator doesn't sit on top of the button.

• Instance Compatibility & Tweaks: Added customizable timeout settings for slower instances (like snac on older hardware). I also fixed the 405 error when setting alt text on GoToSocial, and updated marker sync to strictly align with Mastodon’s documented form shape.

• Testing focus: I've implemented search fixes ensuring queries stay locked to the account you are searching from. If you are on GoToSocial, please test this thoroughly and let me know how it behaves. Since this build is the result of a massive merge, keep an eye out for any regressions.

The Register covered our stand on AI. We have chosen not to include AI in the browser. Based on your feedback, you do not want it and neither do we.

#Vivaldi #Browser #AI #Linux #Microsoft #Google #Apple #Android #Ios #Technology #Politics

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/vivaldi_capo_doubles_down_on/

SOOOO Happy. I've fixed the Apple Monochrome monitor. It was a (very) bad capacitor on the horizontal sweep. I recapped all the other electrolytic capacitors as well and gave it a good clean.
#Apple #repair #retro

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Photo showing the monitor working - It has "Hello World... I'm Back'" on the display

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Picture of the circuit diagram showing the bad capacitor.

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Photo of the inside of the monitor.

#Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips

https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-is-making-hit-products-and-high-profits-from-imperfect-chips-d32c21d8

Finally people are starting to see the light and seeing that relying on Big Tech is a bad idea. In this case this is about Oslo, but governments all across the world are seeing the same thing. Being reliant on Big Tech is a bad idea and you should move on to smaller companies with better values.

Thus, we at Vivaldi are getting plenty of requests at this time. It is not a fast process, but there is an understanding that it is time and it is urgent!

You should do the same. Your company should do the same. Take the steps you can take. Ready to change OS? Browser? Search engine? Mail provider?

My recommendation is to at least switch to Vivaldi! 😀

#Windows #Linux #Microsoft #BigTech #Google #Apple #Meta #Facebook #Politics #EU #Europa #Norway

https://www.aftenposten.no/oslo/i/Pdv6Be/oslo-kommune-trapper-opp-kampen-mot-it-giganter-usa-styres-av-en-gal-mann

Immer wieder höre ich: »Ich bin zu iOS gewechselt, um Google zu entkommen.« Das klingt nach einer guten Idee - ist es aber nur bedingt. Denn in zahllosen Apps steckt Google-Infrastruktur: Firebase, Google Analytics, Google Fonts, reCAPTCHA. Das Betriebssystem wechseln reicht also nicht, wenn die Apps weiterhin munter Daten an Google-Server schicken. Wer glaubt, mit einem iPhone Google vollständig zu entkommen, irrt sich leider.

#Apple #iOS #Google #Datenschutz #Privacy

/kuk

This must be the legendary #Apple UI polish.

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System Preferences with two text elements painting over one another.

ZOMG PATCH TUESDAY! As today's post explains, it's not just Microsoft increasing the volume (and pacing) of patch releases lately as a result of code audits reportedly from Anthropic's much-hyped Glasswing AI offering. Other software giants are getting in on the act now!

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/patch-tuesday-may-2026-edition/

#patchtuesday #microsoft #anthropic #google #apple #mozilla #firefox #adobe

So the new #macOS update is to enable #Apple to make money by shoving ads in maps and to enable Apple to make money by hiking subscriptions in the App Store?

Let me just rush off and install that bad boy.

This is hilarious. I ordered a Mac Neo for my 20-year old kid. Arranged for a pickup at a specific time in the Apple Store. Apple sent me an email with a QR code, saying “show this to the staff”. I saw that email on my Mac, no problem. Go to the Apple Store at the right time, pull up the email (gmail on my Pixel 10) and the QR code graphic doesn't appear, just got the broken-link glyph.

They figured it out eventually, but it’s astonishing that a bug this obvious survived.

#apple

Testing MacOS on the Apple Network Server 2.0 ROMs

Earlier this year, Mac OS and Windows NT-capable ROMs were discovered for Apple’s unique AIX Network Server. Cameron Kaiser has since spent more time digging into just how capable these ROMs are, and has published another one of his detailed stories about his efforts.

Well, thanks to Jeff Walther who generously built a few replica RO

https://www.osnews.com/story/144886/testing-macos-on-the-apple-network-server-2-0-roms/

#Apple

Reale erlebte Abhänigkeit von #US Konzernen.

Am 5.6.25 verhängte Trump Sanktionen gegen Beti Hohler, Richterin am Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH), welches die USA, Trump nicht anerkennen

Innerhalb von 24H wurden Ihre Kreditkarten einer europ. Bank gekündigt.

In den nächsten Wochen wurden Konten bei US-Anbietern wie #Amazon, #PayPal und #Airbnb und ihre #Apple -ID gesperrt.

Ähnliches kennt man aus China. Autokratien eben.

https://www.zeit.de/2026/18/beti-hohler-istgh-richterin-sanktionen-donald-trump-usa

https://hasepost.de/istgh-richterin-fordert-europas-entschlossenen-widerstand-gegen-us-sanktionen-706149/

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BILD von IStGH-Richterin Hohler Erst sperrten sie ihre Kreditkarte, dann Amazon, Airbnb und den Rest DIE ZEIT

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»Wenn man sein Leben lang versucht, das Völkerrecht aufrechtzuerhalten, ist es schwer erträglich, plötzlich auf derselben Liste zu stehen wie Leute, die es verletzen.« Beti Hohler, Richterin am IStGH DIE ZEIT

Boo to #Apple, but hooray for #NetBSD! ​

https://www.osnews.com/story/144845/apple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/

Who knew people would actually go for something "affordable"?

Apple Was Caught Off Guard by MacBook Neo's 'Off the Charts' Demand

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/01/apple-was-caught-off-guard-by-macbook-neo/

#Apple #MacBookNeo #Hardware #Tech

https://www.osnews.com/story/144845/apple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/

#apple #timecapsule #netbsd

Apple gives up on Vision Pro, disbands Vision Pro team

When Apple unveiled the Vision Pro, almost three (!) years ago, I concluded:

If there’s one company that can convince people to spend $3500 to strap an isolating dystopian glowing robot mask onto their faces it’s Apple, but I still have a hard time believing this is what people want.
↫ Thom Holwerda at OSNews (quoting myself i

https://www.osnews.com/story/144847/apple-gives-up-on-vision-pro-disbands-vision-pro-team/

#Apple

Apple wants to kill your Time Capsule, but they run NetBSD so they can’t

It seems like Apple is finally going to remove support for AFP from macOS, twelve years after first moving from AFP to SMB for its default network file-sharing technology. This change shouldn't impact most people, as it's highly unlikely you're using AFP for anything in 2026. Still, there is on

https://www.osnews.com/story/144845/apple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/

#Apple

Schon witzig. Als Smartphones neu waren, war der Apple-Spruch "there is an App for this" spielerisch. Die Sensoren (Wasserwaage! Bierglas!) waren neu und spannend. Jeder mochte Apps - es war neu und spaßig.

Irgendwann ist das gekippt.

Heute nervt es - insbesonders die Abo-Modelle, die In-App-Käufe, der Datenhunger und die Werbung, das vermüllte Telefon, und eine App für jeden Scheiß, für den es auch ein Web-Formular getan hätte. #enshittification #verscheissifizierung #app #apple #android

Omg... got to actually TOUCH the new @frameworkcomputer 13 pro.. and y'all.. they NAILED THIS!

I quit #apple back in 2020 and don't miss it ONE bit..... except the trackpad. I MISS the Apple trackpads.

Well no more.. Framework made the perfect trackpad here. Bloody well done!

#linux #righttoRepair #lfnw

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Framework 13 Pro

for years i've used a dual-core i5 2012 mac mini as my web server, file server, usenet client and music server. it's incredibly energy efficient, and has handled anything i've thrown at it.

less well known is that the late 2012 mac mini is the last of its series to have upgradeable SATA drives. it takes about 2 minutes to fully disassemble the machine - despite having a rather goofy internal design. it has room for *two* 2.5" sata drives, and the logic board has two sata ports. (by 2014, apple got rid of the two sata bays and replaced it with a single msata port)

today i replaced the dual-core i5 with its minihulk cousin: apple's BTO "Mac Mini Server" with a 2.3 ghz quad core i7. the server has two 500GB SSDs running - one drive handles mastodon, the other is for file sharing. those two extra cores are going to be a ton of help dealing with mastodon video encodes.

the old dual-core i5 has been turned into my home theatre plex client, and happily chews away at 1080p video like it's nothing.

these are 14+ year old machines, found dirt cheap through electronics recyclers. i've never had a single failure to date. with any luck, they'll continue to work for another 10 years.

#vintageApple #apple #selfhosted #permacomputing

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A Mac Mini with its bottom cover open. It shows ram modules and the heatsink and fan.

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A Mac Mini completely disassembled, showing its RAM, cpu/heatsink, and internal frame.

Tim Cook will abdicate his position as Chief Prophet of the Church of Apple.

Having been appointed directly by the Founder, it’s solemn news and a moment of transition for the Church. In this note, the Church reflects on his legacy for the billion faithful.

https://disconnect.blog/on-the-abdication-of-chief-prophet-tim-cook/

#tech #apple #timcook #stevejobs #iphone

Every hep person knows this general pattern of boom-and-bust which is typical of the capitalist #economy, and which various doctrines (e.g. the "catastrophism" of Spengler) have attempted to depict as a positive and fruitful phenomenon, the way civilization is supposed to work, lurching from one apex of greatness to another.

We know the pattern and so we get impatient for it. I know I've been incurably and extravagantly impatient for the change in tide which seems both inevitable (from a long enough view) and yet still elusive and maddeningly impossible to expect or prepare for...at least, if you're used to living life on a day-to-day basis.

I've been sick of crap like LLMs and #cryptocurrency and Microsoft Windows for (as it seems sometimes) years beyond reckoning. I've grown old, watching the childhood promise of computers wither and sink into a morass of exploitation and corporate marketing. It's like watching every second of a fruit slowly rotting...rather like what's happened to #Apple, eh?

Sure, #Apple

I'm sure this is "the best invoice you've ever issued". 😆

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Apple invoice email text in Italian confirming iCloud+ payment, with placeholders for support and cancellation links and a note about recurring billing. "If you have questions about the invoice, @@supportUrl@@. This email confirms payment for the iCloud+ plan shown above. Each subscription period will be billed until cancellation via @@url@@ to the free storage plan from your iOS device, Mac, or PC."

Some tech company to replace its CEO

I need to post about this because if I don't, people will get mad.

Cook will continue on as Apple CEO through the summer, with Ternus set to join Apple's Board of Directors and take over as CEO on September 1, 2026. Cook is going to transition to chairman of the board at Apple, and he will "assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with pol

https://www.osnews.com/story/144815/some-tech-company-to-replace-its-ceo/

#Apple

#Apple CEO #TimCook to step down; new CEO announced https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/apple-ceo-tim-cook-step-down-new-ceo-announced/NIC7U2ZZLVEB3OJYYNTA65CQ7E/

(3/5) …
Proprietary #LLM-backed gen #AI systems' *users* aren't criminals! They're just users of proprietary systems & some of them want to engage positively with FOSS.

Years ago, I supported Homebrew's membership at #SFC despite their *primary* goal of improving #Apple products with #FOSS. It make me a bit 🤢, but — historically — forming alliances with proprietary software enthusiasts who mean well & are #FOSS-curious is why our community is resilient.

Cc: @wwahammy @silverwizard @cwebber

still, despite all that, i stuck with it for about five years. not sure why I didn't switch to #gshock sooner :)

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close-up shot of apple watch series 5 on a wrist

On Monday evening I submitted a Mac app (that I developed some time ago and use daily) for inclusion in the App Store.

I'm still waiting for the review. That's somewhat reassuring. There’s probably still a human doing the judging!

#Apple

What was the last #Apple device that had an IR port? https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a85c4ab626ef52530400ace1957daaa35dd07534

#FreeBSD #lazyweb

Another reason to hate #Apple We're seeing more 2018+ MacBook Pro/Air donations — but Apple's T2 chip means even after iCloud sign-out and reset, the firmware stays locked to the original account.

Without donor contact, these machines are useless. :(

I've upcycled ~1,000 older Macs, but T2 era machines will end that. It's controlling, creates e-waste, and will only get worse. #righttorepair matters — Apple couldn't care less.

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Stack of t2 era macbooks all locked

#Apple chooses #Amazon satellites for #iPhone, years after rejecting #Starlink offer https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/amazon-to-merge-with-globalstar-become-iphones-primary-satellite-provider/