Greg B
@iamgregb.io
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- @1Password and @37signals alumni
- @1Password and @37signals alumni
On the one hand, everyone complains about the dead internet theory coming true.
On the other, everyone quietly switched to building and reshaping their software for AI agents instead, and then act surprised when it starts to feel real.
On the other, everyone quietly switched to building and reshaping their software for AI agents instead, and then act surprised when it starts to feel real.
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
On the one hand, everyone complains about the dead internet theory coming true.
On the other, everyone quietly switched to building and reshaping their software for AI agents instead, and then act surprised when it starts to feel real.
On the other, everyone quietly switched to building and reshaping their software for AI agents instead, and then act surprised when it starts to feel real.
Enabled the scroll bars to always show on Mac and switched to tinted glass everywhere.
Affordances > design gimmick.
Affordances > design gimmick.
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Enabled the scroll bars to always show on Mac and switched to tinted glass everywhere.
Affordances > design gimmick.
Affordances > design gimmick.
In a world of auto-renewable subscriptions, be like @mikeyclarke.bsky.social and @aeronautapp.com:
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 AM
In a world of auto-renewable subscriptions, be like @mikeyclarke.bsky.social and @aeronautapp.com:
A small post about the unused corners if your Dock position is the bottom -
iamgregb.io/apple-music-...
iamgregb.io/apple-music-...
Apple Music Mini Player - @iamgregb
Apple has created the ideal location for the mini music player on macOS: But then, they went ahead and made the Mini Player in Apple Music look like this:...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:07 PM
A small post about the unused corners if your Dock position is the bottom -
iamgregb.io/apple-music-...
iamgregb.io/apple-music-...
On point.
It’s been a year and I use them but I have absolutely no idea what a passkey is. Half the time login fails with them and I have to do something else that works (like a password). I refuse to understand more. I’m tired of computers and don’t care. This is what it’s like for every non-nerd, isn’t it?
January 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
On point.
This is an obvious tragedy. The new icons are worse in every way.
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
This is an obvious tragedy. The new icons are worse in every way.
I switched to Fastmail just in time. Long overdue, but in time.
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI. The new AI Inbox replaces the traditional list of emails with a personalized summary of what to do and what to catch up on. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857883/...
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI
AI Mode but for Gmail.
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I switched to Fastmail just in time. Long overdue, but in time.
@netnewswire.com moving to Discourse kind of validates a point I made a while ago.
iamgregb.io/netnewswire-...
iamgregb.io/netnewswire-...
NetNewsWire is Moving from Slack to Discourse - @iamgregb
NetNewsWire is saying goodbye to Slack and bringing its community to Discourse: Slack’s been pretty great for us, but it does have some limitations:...
iamgregb.io
December 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
@netnewswire.com moving to Discourse kind of validates a point I made a while ago.
iamgregb.io/netnewswire-...
iamgregb.io/netnewswire-...
Take my money, James Cameron
December 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Take my money, James Cameron
Grabbing popcorn to watch the battle over this image unfold today.
The main point the AI-sayers make is that the maze is unsolvable, as if a human artist couldn’t draw a broken maze.
Everyone’s gone mad.
The main point the AI-sayers make is that the maze is unsolvable, as if a human artist couldn’t draw a broken maze.
Everyone’s gone mad.
December 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Grabbing popcorn to watch the battle over this image unfold today.
The main point the AI-sayers make is that the maze is unsolvable, as if a human artist couldn’t draw a broken maze.
Everyone’s gone mad.
The main point the AI-sayers make is that the maze is unsolvable, as if a human artist couldn’t draw a broken maze.
Everyone’s gone mad.
...Pitman acknowledged concerns about children’s online safety but said “however compelling the policy concerns, and however widespread the agreement that the issue must be addressed, the court remains bound by the rule of law.”
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US judge blocks Texas app store age law meant to protect children
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked Texas from enforcing a new state law aimed at protecting children by requiring app stores and developers to verify the age of users, in a win for Apple , Al...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
...Pitman acknowledged concerns about children’s online safety but said “however compelling the policy concerns, and however widespread the agreement that the issue must be addressed, the court remains bound by the rule of law.”
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Reposted by Greg B
AI ran into a brick wall trying to control smart home devices this year, which feels like the canary in the coal mine for a lot of things. Excellent @jp2e.bsky.social dive into why and what comes next www.theverge.com/tech/845958/...
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
AI ran into a brick wall trying to control smart home devices this year, which feels like the canary in the coal mine for a lot of things. Excellent @jp2e.bsky.social dive into why and what comes next www.theverge.com/tech/845958/...
My understanding is that @raycast.com's API doesn’t expose the keyboard hotkeys I’ve assigned in the app.
It’s a shame, I’d love to build a cheatsheet extension that lists all my shortcuts, because I forget them constantly.
// cc @ped.ro
It’s a shame, I’d love to build a cheatsheet extension that lists all my shortcuts, because I forget them constantly.
// cc @ped.ro
December 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My understanding is that @raycast.com's API doesn’t expose the keyboard hotkeys I’ve assigned in the app.
It’s a shame, I’d love to build a cheatsheet extension that lists all my shortcuts, because I forget them constantly.
// cc @ped.ro
It’s a shame, I’d love to build a cheatsheet extension that lists all my shortcuts, because I forget them constantly.
// cc @ped.ro
Does it include StarCraft, though
Blizzard is focusing on its established franchises rather than trying to develop new IP. The company plans to put out 1-2 big releases a year from here on out, Faries tells me www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Does it include StarCraft, though
Crazy numbers.
"Up to 22% of jobs advertised online last year were positions listed with no intent to hire, according to a study across the US, UK and Germany by recruitment software provider Greenhouse."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Up to 22% of jobs advertised online last year were positions listed with no intent to hire, according to a study across the US, UK and Germany by recruitment software provider Greenhouse."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs'?
Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.
www.bbc.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Crazy numbers.
"Up to 22% of jobs advertised online last year were positions listed with no intent to hire, according to a study across the US, UK and Germany by recruitment software provider Greenhouse."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Up to 22% of jobs advertised online last year were positions listed with no intent to hire, according to a study across the US, UK and Germany by recruitment software provider Greenhouse."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A small Instagram rant after yet another dark pattern I noticed on that platform -
iamgregb.io/instagram-rant
iamgregb.io/instagram-rant
Instagram Rant - @iamgregb
I don’t know where Instagram, the face of modern social media, took the wrong turn to the south. Just kidding, I know exactly when it went to shit. After...
iamgregb.io
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A small Instagram rant after yet another dark pattern I noticed on that platform -
iamgregb.io/instagram-rant
iamgregb.io/instagram-rant
Reposted by Greg B
i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year