Eshu Marneedi
@eshumarneedi.com
Technology blogger, unskilled jester, raconteur. Writer of stories long and short. Pastry connoisseur. https://eshumarneedi.com
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Alan Dye, Apple, Meta, and Taking Out the Trash
All’s well that ends well, isn’t it?
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New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
who approved this animation in iOS 26.2
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
who approved this animation in iOS 26.2
finally got access to 5.2 thinking. can't believe i'm saying this, but it is a good model
Opus 4.5 sounds more like a human, but 5.2 thinking is very smart and keen on details
Opus 4.5 sounds more like a human, but 5.2 thinking is very smart and keen on details
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
finally got access to 5.2 thinking. can't believe i'm saying this, but it is a good model
Opus 4.5 sounds more like a human, but 5.2 thinking is very smart and keen on details
Opus 4.5 sounds more like a human, but 5.2 thinking is very smart and keen on details
world's most boring Game Awards just dropped
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
world's most boring Game Awards just dropped
The non-deterministic nature of LLMs means that they'll never truly be "satisfied." Example: If you ask an LLM to critique your writing, accept all its suggestions, then open a new chat and ask it to critique the new text, it will *again* find issues with it. It's up the human to know when to stop.
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The non-deterministic nature of LLMs means that they'll never truly be "satisfied." Example: If you ask an LLM to critique your writing, accept all its suggestions, then open a new chat and ask it to critique the new text, it will *again* find issues with it. It's up the human to know when to stop.
how is there seriously a large language model named GPT-5.1-Codex-Max Extra High
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
how is there seriously a large language model named GPT-5.1-Codex-Max Extra High
Setting up a new iPhone on iOS 26 is such a nightmare. iOS still doesn't migrate TestFlight apps (ugh), but when you reinstall them, Spotlight doesn't index them so you can add easily add them to your Home Screen. I've tried restarting, they just don't show up for a while.
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Setting up a new iPhone on iOS 26 is such a nightmare. iOS still doesn't migrate TestFlight apps (ugh), but when you reinstall them, Spotlight doesn't index them so you can add easily add them to your Home Screen. I've tried restarting, they just don't show up for a while.
Claude Opus 4.5 is such a good model but could do with an improved web search tool. Currently, you must turn on web search, then tell it in the prompt to search the web, or it will just use outdated information. It has no automatic intuition to search, unlike Gemini and ChatGPT.
December 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Claude Opus 4.5 is such a good model but could do with an improved web search tool. Currently, you must turn on web search, then tell it in the prompt to search the web, or it will just use outdated information. It has no automatic intuition to search, unlike Gemini and ChatGPT.
The web is dead. It was a great run. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Google is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsense
“BG3 players exploit children.”
www.theverge.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The web is dead. It was a great run. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Hot take: The point of 2FA is not to have two distinct methods of authentication, but have an ever-changing code that cannot leak. This is why password managers with 2FA codes are a reasonable security-ease compromise. Hacking into an E2EE password manager is practically impossible.
December 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Hot take: The point of 2FA is not to have two distinct methods of authentication, but have an ever-changing code that cannot leak. This is why password managers with 2FA codes are a reasonable security-ease compromise. Hacking into an E2EE password manager is practically impossible.
SynthID is such a great idea. All mainstream AI image/video generators should include the watermark, and every social media platform should run a SynthID check on images to put up a permanent disclaimer whenever an image is AI-generated. (It helps that Nano Banana Pro is the best image model.)
December 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
SynthID is such a great idea. All mainstream AI image/video generators should include the watermark, and every social media platform should run a SynthID check on images to put up a permanent disclaimer whenever an image is AI-generated. (It helps that Nano Banana Pro is the best image model.)
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New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Alan Dye, Apple, Meta, and Taking Out the Trash
All’s well that ends well, isn’t it?
eshumarneedi.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
This Warner Bros. deal is horrible, by the way. That's one of the most beloved film studios in the world, and it's being bought by a tech company. The Trump admin will do nothing about it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This Warner Bros. deal is horrible, by the way. That's one of the most beloved film studios in the world, and it's being bought by a tech company. The Trump admin will do nothing about it.
What is Zaslav up to?! www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
Warner Bros. Is Said to Begin Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
What is Zaslav up to?! www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
Why does GPT-5.1 Thinking just… not think anymore? Seriously, what is going on at OpenAI? The model often has no chain of thought.
December 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Why does GPT-5.1 Thinking just… not think anymore? Seriously, what is going on at OpenAI? The model often has no chain of thought.
you know, they could really put a bow on it all if they announced Tim Cook's retirement tomorrow
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
you know, they could really put a bow on it all if they announced Tim Cook's retirement tomorrow
New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Alan Dye, Apple, Meta, and Taking Out the Trash
All’s well that ends well, isn’t it?
eshumarneedi.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
It's really telling that I've seen that Spotify age thing like a hundred times on my timeline(s) today but barely two people have shared their Apple Music Replay, despite the two having roughly the same number of US subscribers.
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It's really telling that I've seen that Spotify age thing like a hundred times on my timeline(s) today but barely two people have shared their Apple Music Replay, despite the two having roughly the same number of US subscribers.
I promise I'll write about this Alan Dye thing soon. Today is truly an important day in the modern history of Apple.
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I promise I'll write about this Alan Dye thing soon. Today is truly an important day in the modern history of Apple.
I wrote about that Samsung Z TriFold thing and explained why I’m not entirely bullish on the foldable iPhone yet, despite my overall positivity toward foldable phones in general: eshumarneedi.com/2025/12/02/s...
Samsung Announces a Foldable Phone that Folds Thrice
Allison Johnson, reporting for The Verge: Samsung is officially announcing the Z TriFold, its much-anticipated foldable with not one, but two hinges.
eshumarneedi.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I wrote about that Samsung Z TriFold thing and explained why I’m not entirely bullish on the foldable iPhone yet, despite my overall positivity toward foldable phones in general: eshumarneedi.com/2025/12/02/s...
Gemini 3 Pro is *so* good at image analysis. It blows my mind. ChatGPT doesn't even come close.
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Gemini 3 Pro is *so* good at image analysis. It blows my mind. ChatGPT doesn't even come close.
Happy December. On Thanksgiving, I wrote about the clear personality advantage Claude 4.5 Opus has over its competitors, and why Anthropic seems to have the lead in this generation of models. eshumarneedi.com/2025/11/27/c...
Claude 4.5 Opus and the State of AI Models in Late 2025
Anthropic, just before Thanksgiving: Our newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is available today. It’s intelligent, efficient, and the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use.
eshumarneedi.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Happy December. On Thanksgiving, I wrote about the clear personality advantage Claude 4.5 Opus has over its competitors, and why Anthropic seems to have the lead in this generation of models. eshumarneedi.com/2025/11/27/c...
Did Apple stop offering ERS via the Apple Support app? Seems like you have to call/chat now. No big deal, but slightly inconvenient. (Dropped my 17 Pro and maimed the frame, thanks aluminum.)
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Did Apple stop offering ERS via the Apple Support app? Seems like you have to call/chat now. No big deal, but slightly inconvenient. (Dropped my 17 Pro and maimed the frame, thanks aluminum.)
Man, Opus 4.5 thinks a *lot* longer than Sonnet 4.5.
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Man, Opus 4.5 thinks a *lot* longer than Sonnet 4.5.