dusty.ninja

"Duolingo Used iPhone's Dynamic Island to Display Ads, Violating Apple Design Guidelines"
I've already gotten pissed at Duolingo for some other reason I can't remember and deleted the app... so now I can't get angry and delete the app now.
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/02/duolingo-dynamic-island-ad/

Why It’s a Tough Time for House-Flippers
“It seems like a pretty easy way to get rich quick. But for every success story, there are many tales of flips gone bad.”
https://archive.is/2025.12.29-183337/https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/house-flipping-profit-risks-ff8e158d

This looks like a fun #movie. The trailer is exciting enough that I’m setting myself up for disappointment…
https://youtu.be/wHuWmjXsReU

#Disney #Marvel

The monkey paw on this is instead of 1 mobile browser (Safari/Webkit) that needs to be targeted on #iOS for web development, something like 8 are needed with 2-3 different JavaScript runtimes.

This actually will push more developers to make apps because the browser is no longer consistent. I remember as a non-decision maker, there was a sizable population of #Apple employees pushing to allow multiple browser engines to ruin the experience of the web in favor of apps in the App Store.

Primary objection of multiple browser engines was security. Apps get abandoned all the time and browsers are already a huge target. Privacy is the other: popular browsers like Chrome are purely built for surveillance of the user.
https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/115820930834624901

Update: 2026 still same as 2025. Maybe it will end better? 🤔 https://dusty.ninja/@bryan/statuses/01KDWCJX8B08XF6FCFNF62YN3C

I’m still stuck in 2025. One more hour of this nightmare. Can someone in 2026 let me know if it is better?

Thanks!

I just hand-ground my #KonaCoffee beans. The grinder is definitely made for showing off because gripping it hurts your hands. Anyway, that’s my hipster activity for the day.
#Hawaii

I still get excited about rainbows in #Hawaii

Seems #Google didn’t get long-term agreements for #memory purchases? They fired the procurement management as a result. I guess buying as needed was a bad idea.

Maybe the slushies are going to be more expensive after the cleanup. #news
https://www.fox4news.com/news/atm-christmas-eve-robbery-fort-worth

Sunset walk with wife in #Honolulu #Hawaii today.

The ads I see now are Dubai /Qatar / Florida / Hawaii real estate, travel, prediction markets, and getting ripped with exercise guidance apps.

Can’t I get a simple beer or soda ad? This other stuff is nauseating.

Just got my Dual Knit Band for #VisionPro! Feels better than the single band one! 😊

Weather in Honolulu #Hawaii was great today. Nice 81° at peak. Vehicle was a toasty 113° after a couple hours parked in the tropical sun. Wife and I had early dinner getting some ramen and beer for happy hour. 🍻

Great change from the rain and overcast we’ve had this past week.

🤙🏻

This is why I just purge my Downloads periodically. It is also a relief to my mental load.
https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115752828410962297

My reason for having #Facebook is to buy/sell on Marketplace. There isn’t anything else to do of value IMHO. I’m annoyed Facebook has been able to displace #Craigslist. But I’m guessing it’s partially because Craigslist didn’t police businesses that ruined search with keyword and hashtag stuffing. 🤷🏼‍♂️ https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof/115735171390058308

Updated the most 💩 app on my phone: #YouTube. They somehow broke search so you cannot search. It’s not possible to select the search box to type anything. Unbelievable.
#enshittification

UberEats Your Year Wrapped
It’s like a peek at late-stage capitalism in a parody.

https://youtu.be/Hx7Vv5pqpHg

Tried to get #Litestream working again with #gotosocial but I keep running into 403 errors using #DigitalOcean Spaces for S3. the error is "api error SignatureDoesNotMatch: The request signature we calculated does not match the signature you provided. Check your key and signing method".

This kept repeating until the .sqlite.db-litestream directory filled my disk (about 10x the size of actual DB). Still need to do sqlite backups the old fashioned way: make compressed copy and upload with s3cmd.

Unlocked 500-day streak achievement on #Reddit. I’m 1 out of 1.18 million users that have done this it seems… 😂

This is probably more of a personal failure over an achievement!