John Scalo
@jscalo.bsky.social
🙉 code monkey
🎸 musician
📸 photography
🤖 ai
♟️ chess
🌞 climate action
📍 austin
Maker of:
° Rise: Baking & Bread Recipes (iOS)
° Tempi: Live Beat Detection (iOS)
° Nomorobo Robocall Blocker (iOS)
https://madebywindmill.com
🎸 musician
📸 photography
🤖 ai
♟️ chess
🌞 climate action
📍 austin
Maker of:
° Rise: Baking & Bread Recipes (iOS)
° Tempi: Live Beat Detection (iOS)
° Nomorobo Robocall Blocker (iOS)
https://madebywindmill.com
My favorite game to play at 4:30am: “Fan or Dog” – Where contestants decide whether the noise they’re hearing is a clicking ceiling fan or their dog scratching themselves.
April 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My favorite game to play at 4:30am: “Fan or Dog” – Where contestants decide whether the noise they’re hearing is a clicking ceiling fan or their dog scratching themselves.
“Copy/paste” appreciation post –Invented 50 years ago (!) at Xerox PARC and surviving countless UI paradigm shifts, the concept from Larry Tesler was so prescient that its naming and usage have barely changed since. Still the easiest and most reliable way to get data from one app to another.
April 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Copy/paste” appreciation post –Invented 50 years ago (!) at Xerox PARC and surviving countless UI paradigm shifts, the concept from Larry Tesler was so prescient that its naming and usage have barely changed since. Still the easiest and most reliable way to get data from one app to another.
In Sept 2024 I went to a company unsolicited and proposed they hire me. Then I pestered them about it EVERY SINGLE WEEK FOR SIX MONTHS. I found out yesterday I’m hired with exactly the terms I proposed and I start Monday. Persistence pays off!
March 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
In Sept 2024 I went to a company unsolicited and proposed they hire me. Then I pestered them about it EVERY SINGLE WEEK FOR SIX MONTHS. I found out yesterday I’m hired with exactly the terms I proposed and I start Monday. Persistence pays off!
If Wicked is this good at 480p the 4K version must be amazing! #peacock #bandwidth
March 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If Wicked is this good at 480p the 4K version must be amazing! #peacock #bandwidth
Why does crack me up so much to know that Isaac Asimov himself pronounced it “I, Robit” youtu.be/AWJJnQybZlk?...
Isaac Asimov: The Three Laws of Robotics
YouTube video by George Law
youtu.be
March 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Why does crack me up so much to know that Isaac Asimov himself pronounced it “I, Robit” youtu.be/AWJJnQybZlk?...
I think a lot of the Apple / Siri delay takes are getting it wrong. The main reason for the delay isn’t that LLMs are hard, it’s that PRIVACY is hard.
March 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I think a lot of the Apple / Siri delay takes are getting it wrong. The main reason for the delay isn’t that LLMs are hard, it’s that PRIVACY is hard.
“It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the entire world.”
– Stuart Smalley
– Stuart Smalley
March 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the entire world.”
– Stuart Smalley
– Stuart Smalley
TIL if the person who scheduled some of your meetings lives in Arizona, today you suddenly have a bunch of calendar conflicts!
March 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
TIL if the person who scheduled some of your meetings lives in Arizona, today you suddenly have a bunch of calendar conflicts!
Mac developer PSA: having just sold a Mac app (Taska for GitHub/GitLab Issues) to a new owner, there was one part of the process of transferring ownership that really caught everyone off guard. Actually we never were able to transfer the app, because Apple wouldn’t let us! A 🧵…
March 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mac developer PSA: having just sold a Mac app (Taska for GitHub/GitLab Issues) to a new owner, there was one part of the process of transferring ownership that really caught everyone off guard. Actually we never were able to transfer the app, because Apple wouldn’t let us! A 🧵…
@gruber.foo I think you've finally arrived: Rick Steves has an entire article on how to use Markdown. (And for some bizarre reason was the top hit on my "markdown escaping asterisks" google.) www.ricksteves.com/travel-forum...
Understanding Markdown
www.ricksteves.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@gruber.foo I think you've finally arrived: Rick Steves has an entire article on how to use Markdown. (And for some bizarre reason was the top hit on my "markdown escaping asterisks" google.) www.ricksteves.com/travel-forum...
#1 Smart TVs.
When every single product in a category is shit and nearly every single household buys that category, that’s a signal.
Apple, please step up here!
When every single product in a category is shit and nearly every single household buys that category, that’s a signal.
Apple, please step up here!
As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders
Ars staffers take aim at some of the web’s worst predatory practices.
arstechnica.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#1 Smart TVs.
When every single product in a category is shit and nearly every single household buys that category, that’s a signal.
Apple, please step up here!
When every single product in a category is shit and nearly every single household buys that category, that’s a signal.
Apple, please step up here!
An SNL music mashup extravaganza? Hell yeah. I’ve been watching SNL since I was 7 and don’t think I’ve ever missed one. youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music | Official Preview | Peacock Original - SNL Fanatic
YouTube video by SNL Fanatic
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
An SNL music mashup extravaganza? Hell yeah. I’ve been watching SNL since I was 7 and don’t think I’ve ever missed one. youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
“Mindful consumption will heal us, and heal the world.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
— Thich Nhat Hanh
January 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“Mindful consumption will heal us, and heal the world.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Weekend #Swift project: MarkdownToAttributedString. Maybe not the first of its kind, but the only one I know of that's:
✅ Built on top of Apple's Markdown parser
✅ Supports all versions of iOS / macOS*
✅ Customizable style sheets
✅ Open source (MIT License)
(* Untested on Mac OS 9 and earlier 😛)
✅ Built on top of Apple's Markdown parser
✅ Supports all versions of iOS / macOS*
✅ Customizable style sheets
✅ Open source (MIT License)
(* Untested on Mac OS 9 and earlier 😛)
GitHub - madebywindmill/MarkdownToAttributedString: A Swift package that converts Markdown content into an NSAttributedString. Built on top of Apple's Markdown parser.
A Swift package that converts Markdown content into an NSAttributedString. Built on top of Apple's Markdown parser. - madebywindmill/MarkdownToAttributedString
github.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Weekend #Swift project: MarkdownToAttributedString. Maybe not the first of its kind, but the only one I know of that's:
✅ Built on top of Apple's Markdown parser
✅ Supports all versions of iOS / macOS*
✅ Customizable style sheets
✅ Open source (MIT License)
(* Untested on Mac OS 9 and earlier 😛)
✅ Built on top of Apple's Markdown parser
✅ Supports all versions of iOS / macOS*
✅ Customizable style sheets
✅ Open source (MIT License)
(* Untested on Mac OS 9 and earlier 😛)
Lifting weights has a very unique feature: if you look in the mirror afterwards, you get to see what you could look like in a couple of months if you keep doing it.
January 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Lifting weights has a very unique feature: if you look in the mirror afterwards, you get to see what you could look like in a couple of months if you keep doing it.
There’s something oddly satisfying about being the 5th upvote on a Reddit comment, knowing I just triggered a notification on a stranger’s phone.
January 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There’s something oddly satisfying about being the 5th upvote on a Reddit comment, knowing I just triggered a notification on a stranger’s phone.
“There’s no such thing as bad press.” – Turo’s PR team REALLY hoping that’s true right now
January 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“There’s no such thing as bad press.” – Turo’s PR team REALLY hoping that’s true right now
Wow I actually prefer Timothee Chalamet’s singing and guitar playing over Bob Dylan’s, and that’s saying…not a lot.
December 27, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Wow I actually prefer Timothee Chalamet’s singing and guitar playing over Bob Dylan’s, and that’s saying…not a lot.
I wish Apple macOS engineering would remember to keyword tag their pref panes. The new design is such a mess, it's so much better to search for what setting you need to tweak…when search works.
December 27, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I wish Apple macOS engineering would remember to keyword tag their pref panes. The new design is such a mess, it's so much better to search for what setting you need to tweak…when search works.
There's a six year period where I don't have a picture of me or anyone I know. #GenXLiving
December 15, 2024 at 6:22 PM
There's a six year period where I don't have a picture of me or anyone I know. #GenXLiving
Mozi: an app for rich people by rich people.
Mozi: A Place For Your People
Mozi is the best way to privately share with your friends where you are and where you're going.
www.mozi.app
December 14, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Mozi: an app for rich people by rich people.
Reposted by John Scalo
Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder
Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder
* Indian teenager becomes 18th world chess champion
* Modi hails ‘historic and exemplary’ achievement
* Move-by-move report of Game 14 – as it happened
* Play through 22 famous world championship games
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju capped a…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder
Why was mainstream media so quick to calling Facebook “Meta”, but apparently so resistant to calling Google “Alphabet”?
December 10, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Why was mainstream media so quick to calling Facebook “Meta”, but apparently so resistant to calling Google “Alphabet”?
Expired: Video games based on movies
Tired: Movies/TV based on video games
Wired: Movies/TV based on D&D campaigns
Tired: Movies/TV based on video games
Wired: Movies/TV based on D&D campaigns
December 7, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Expired: Video games based on movies
Tired: Movies/TV based on video games
Wired: Movies/TV based on D&D campaigns
Tired: Movies/TV based on video games
Wired: Movies/TV based on D&D campaigns
Why is everyone riffing on advent calendars so hard this December? Even my local bbq joint is doing a different “smoked meat” every day of the month. (Dec 11 is a chicken fried beef rib which honestly is pretty damn enticing.)
December 7, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Why is everyone riffing on advent calendars so hard this December? Even my local bbq joint is doing a different “smoked meat” every day of the month. (Dec 11 is a chicken fried beef rib which honestly is pretty damn enticing.)