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Technology blogger, unskilled jester, raconteur. Writer of stories long and short. Pastry connoisseur. https://eshumarneedi.com

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Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 29d

After many hours of writing, my iPhone 17 Pro review is finally here. The iPhone has not changed significantly this year, but that’s intentional, and the strategy works. The new design, while a downgrade in many ways, is popular. But overall, it’s just a great phone, and I wrote about why.

iPhone 17 Pro Review: Walking Lines in Parallel

Design doesn’t have to be beautiful

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Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 4h

I missed this, but Shrinking S3 has a release date! January 28 through April. Really excited about this. 9to5mac.com/2025/10/21/shrink...

Shrinking season 3 gets release date on Apple TV - 9to5Mac

Apple has announced that Shrinking season 3 is coming to Apple TV soon, here’s the release date and first official images.

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Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 9h

lfg

BNO News @bnonews.com · 9h

BREAKING: California approves Prop 50, redrawing congressional map to make 5 districts more favorable for Democrats - AP

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 9h

To whoever made LaTeX copyable in Gemini, I hope life is treating you exceptionally well.

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 10h

i think i'm happier that Bill Ackman is kicking and screaming right now more than Mamdani won

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 11h

libbing out so hard right now

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 15h

macOS 26.2 Tahoe breaks the appearance of selected items in sidebars in Catalyst apps that haven't been optimized for Liquid Glass. Screenshots: Timery and the Developer app.

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 16h

If you're in New York, vote for Zohran Mamdani.

If you're in New Jersey, vote for Mikie Sherrill.

If you're in California, vote YES on Prop 50.

Just because we lost last year does not mean we must lose this year. Every vote counts. Do not let complacency be the enemy of progress.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Just told my 10yo daughter about #DickCheney. She had tears in her eyes. And then she did the Wakanda pose and said "#Dickanda forever"—which is the sort of pop culture cross-over I can celebrate.

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Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 1d

Good news: Xcode 26.1 includes a reasoning selector for GPT-5.

Bad news: I've chewed through 20 percent of my battery running an iOS 26.1 simulator for 15 minutes.

A screenshot showing a reasoning selector for GPT-5 in Xcode.

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 1d

iOS 26.1 is out and includes a new option to practically turn off Liquid Glass. I wrote about why I (unfortunately) think this might be a hit among the masses when people’s phones begin auto-updating later this month. eshumarneedi.com/2025/10/31/a...

Apple Adds a ‘Tinted’ Liquid Glass Option in iOS 26.1

Chance Miller, reporting for 9to5Mac: Well, iOS 26.1 beta 4 is now available, and it introduces a new option to choose a more opaque look for Liquid Glass. The same option is also available on Mac and...

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Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 2d

big day

A screenshot showing that I’ve hit a 365-day streak on Duolingo.

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 3d

Have you ever zoomed in on a map at the edges of Las Vegas? Sends a shiver down your spine just by looking at it. Hell on earth. It just… ends.

A map of a residential neighborhood in Las Vegas. It’s a hard line between homes and the desert.

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 3d

End daylight savings time.

Eshu Marneedi @eshumarneedi.com · 3d

> person on twitter says absolutely heinous thing
> god, where could this person be from? Middle of Nowhere, Mississippi?
> checks bio
> San Francisco, CA