Kirk McElhearn
@kirkville.com
Lapsed New Yorker in Shakespeare's home town. I write and podcast about Apple, Scrivener, computer security, music, and photography.
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It's gotten to the point where I assume that all ads on Apple News are scams. Shame on you, Apple.
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It's gotten to the point where I assume that all ads on Apple News are scams. Shame on you, Apple.
The title page of the Robert Crumb volume Existential Comics.
January 31, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The title page of the Robert Crumb volume Existential Comics.
An Iranian friend in Teheran posted this on Facebook:
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
An Iranian friend in Teheran posted this on Facebook:
I got this in Facebook today. I can pay to not see ads. I use Facebook so little that I don’t care. But the main annoyance is not ads it’s them sticking things in my feed that I’m not following.
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I got this in Facebook today. I can pay to not see ads. I use Facebook so little that I don’t care. But the main annoyance is not ads it’s them sticking things in my feed that I’m not following.
January 22, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Ah, Amazon book reviews...
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Ah, Amazon book reviews...
The USD vs the GBP since Trump’s inauguration.
January 20, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The USD vs the GBP since Trump’s inauguration.
Dynamite them all and let Jesus sort them out.
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Dynamite them all and let Jesus sort them out.
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon
One of these sites is run by Apple fanbois.
January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
One of these sites is run by Apple fanbois.
Do you use a Mac? TypeIt4Me has this in its settings:
January 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Do you use a Mac? TypeIt4Me has this in its settings:
There is no way to defend this "Liquid Glass" crap in macOS.
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
There is no way to defend this "Liquid Glass" crap in macOS.
My MP just announced that she is leaving Twitter. I was about to email her, because she should’ve done this a long time ago.
January 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
My MP just announced that she is leaving Twitter. I was about to email her, because she should’ve done this a long time ago.
Thanks you @mp4stratford.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Thanks you @mp4stratford.bsky.social
MPs are slowly leaving, and mine uses Bluesky, and just announced that she won't be using it any more.
January 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
MPs are slowly leaving, and mine uses Bluesky, and just announced that she won't be using it any more.
Plus he thinks it's a lot bigger than it really is, because of Mercator.
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Plus he thinks it's a lot bigger than it really is, because of Mercator.
Don't Ever Antagonize The Horn
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Don't Ever Antagonize The Horn
Irish soda bread cooked in a Dutch oven. Definitely a crisper crust this way. 20 minutes covered, then 20 minutes uncovered.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Irish soda bread cooked in a Dutch oven. Definitely a crisper crust this way. 20 minutes covered, then 20 minutes uncovered.
I told a friend that on the latest episode of The Next Track podcast, we talk about his new app. I told him to give it a listen. Out of curiosity, he asked "Claude" to transcribe it. It made shit up. A story in three acts.
kirkville.com/episode-324-...
kirkville.com/episode-324-...
December 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I told a friend that on the latest episode of The Next Track podcast, we talk about his new app. I told him to give it a listen. Out of curiosity, he asked "Claude" to transcribe it. It made shit up. A story in three acts.
kirkville.com/episode-324-...
kirkville.com/episode-324-...
I didn’t think Apple News ads could get any worse. But I was wrong.
December 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I didn’t think Apple News ads could get any worse. But I was wrong.
Twelve years ago today, I received my best Christmas gift ever.
December 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Twelve years ago today, I received my best Christmas gift ever.