Riccardo Mori
@morrick.bsky.social
Writer, translator and localisation specialist, enthusiast photographer, vintage tech appreciator.
Location & languages: Spain // 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇸
Website: http://morrick.me
No license, implied or explicit, is granted to use any of my posts for training AI models.
Location & languages: Spain // 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇸
Website: http://morrick.me
No license, implied or explicit, is granted to use any of my posts for training AI models.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The amount of fucks given remains steadily at zero or below.
October 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The amount of fucks given remains steadily at zero or below.
Spotify has been criticised for so many things in recent times.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
October 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Spotify has been criticised for so many things in recent times.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
But the problem is, if the battery life of a new iPhone Air is similar to the one of a 3-4-year-old iPhone *now*, how’s it going to be 2 or 3 years from now? You guessed right — bad.
September 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
But the problem is, if the battery life of a new iPhone Air is similar to the one of a 3-4-year-old iPhone *now*, how’s it going to be 2 or 3 years from now? You guessed right — bad.
Still alive and kicking! 😊
September 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Still alive and kicking! 😊
I ‘love’ this security recommendation from Google. They ask a yes/no question, but the only option I can select is ‘Remove’. If I want to keep things as they are, I have to ignore this. If I do so, a badge with a '!' sign remains placed near my account avatar, and it’s annoying, and Google knows it.
September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I ‘love’ this security recommendation from Google. They ask a yes/no question, but the only option I can select is ‘Remove’. If I want to keep things as they are, I have to ignore this. If I do so, a badge with a '!' sign remains placed near my account avatar, and it’s annoying, and Google knows it.
Watching Anthony Bourdain, in Tokyo, circa 2002. Taking it all in. It feels like another world, another goddamn timeline, even.
September 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Watching Anthony Bourdain, in Tokyo, circa 2002. Taking it all in. It feels like another world, another goddamn timeline, even.
When I started reading this email from Dropbox, I was worried: “Starting in October 2025, Dropbox will begin limiting support for macOS 10.13–10.15.”
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
When I started reading this email from Dropbox, I was worried: “Starting in October 2025, Dropbox will begin limiting support for macOS 10.13–10.15.”
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
This was my home screen on my iPad 3 in October 2013, running the recently released iOS 7. I found this on an old backup drive.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This was my home screen on my iPad 3 in October 2013, running the recently released iOS 7. I found this on an old backup drive.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
In shades.
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
September 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In shades.
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
Canon colours.
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)
August 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Canon colours.
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)
Successfully revived the tiniest of iPods (3rd-gen Shuffle) — that’s an iPhone 4S for scale.
August 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Successfully revived the tiniest of iPods (3rd-gen Shuffle) — that’s an iPhone 4S for scale.
Every now and then I look on eBay for some vintage Macs, and the situation is getting increasingly out of control. Some people are out of their fucking minds.
July 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Every now and then I look on eBay for some vintage Macs, and the situation is getting increasingly out of control. Some people are out of their fucking minds.
From Apple’s 2010 iOS HIG.
The highlighted part has been one of the most disregarded aspects of UI since devices have become impressively capable. And Liquid Glass is no different. “Let’s make all these pointless transparency effects & animations — because we can and because these M-chips can.”
The highlighted part has been one of the most disregarded aspects of UI since devices have become impressively capable. And Liquid Glass is no different. “Let’s make all these pointless transparency effects & animations — because we can and because these M-chips can.”
July 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
From Apple’s 2010 iOS HIG.
The highlighted part has been one of the most disregarded aspects of UI since devices have become impressively capable. And Liquid Glass is no different. “Let’s make all these pointless transparency effects & animations — because we can and because these M-chips can.”
The highlighted part has been one of the most disregarded aspects of UI since devices have become impressively capable. And Liquid Glass is no different. “Let’s make all these pointless transparency effects & animations — because we can and because these M-chips can.”
Apple, 2013: (image)
Apple today: Let’s make a glass envelope for Mail.
Apple today: Let’s make a glass envelope for Mail.
July 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Apple, 2013: (image)
Apple today: Let’s make a glass envelope for Mail.
Apple today: Let’s make a glass envelope for Mail.
Currently relaxing, watching Top Gear’s Argentina special.
I miss these three together.
I miss these three together.
July 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Currently relaxing, watching Top Gear’s Argentina special.
I miss these three together.
I miss these three together.
From an interview with Alan Kay, published in 1994 in Interactions Magazine (transcript in alt text):
July 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
From an interview with Alan Kay, published in 1994 in Interactions Magazine (transcript in alt text):
A couple of notes on ‘Adopting Liquid Glass’. Probably more to come. Probably another article or two on my blog, even.
(Apologies to the visually impaired. It’s an annotated image. I’ll make it more friendly on my blog at a later date.)
(1/2)
(Apologies to the visually impaired. It’s an annotated image. I’ll make it more friendly on my blog at a later date.)
(1/2)
June 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A couple of notes on ‘Adopting Liquid Glass’. Probably more to come. Probably another article or two on my blog, even.
(Apologies to the visually impaired. It’s an annotated image. I’ll make it more friendly on my blog at a later date.)
(1/2)
(Apologies to the visually impaired. It’s an annotated image. I’ll make it more friendly on my blog at a later date.)
(1/2)
June 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Calling a spade a spade.
June 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Calling a spade a spade.
Catching up on tech blogs and shit, and this made me LOL hard.
Gruber isn't a fan of the lowercase styling of "io". ROFL.
I'm not a fan of trusting fucking Sam Altman with *anything*.
Gruber isn't a fan of the lowercase styling of "io". ROFL.
I'm not a fan of trusting fucking Sam Altman with *anything*.
May 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Catching up on tech blogs and shit, and this made me LOL hard.
Gruber isn't a fan of the lowercase styling of "io". ROFL.
I'm not a fan of trusting fucking Sam Altman with *anything*.
Gruber isn't a fan of the lowercase styling of "io". ROFL.
I'm not a fan of trusting fucking Sam Altman with *anything*.
Third notification in ~10 days. Begone, service peddler!
May 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Third notification in ~10 days. Begone, service peddler!
I still find oases of bemusement in the English language.
May 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I still find oases of bemusement in the English language.
Quote of the day, seen on YouTube.
"The Internet promised to make us all more intelligent. Instead it made the dumbest of us infinitely more confident."
"The Internet promised to make us all more intelligent. Instead it made the dumbest of us infinitely more confident."
May 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Quote of the day, seen on YouTube.
"The Internet promised to make us all more intelligent. Instead it made the dumbest of us infinitely more confident."
"The Internet promised to make us all more intelligent. Instead it made the dumbest of us infinitely more confident."