Nathan
nathanjliu.com
Nathan
@nathanjliu.com
30, London, in tech, of course
Here's a funny Apple Maps quirk. In Dallas, where JFK was shot, there are X's engraved in the road for each shot.

Apple Maps scanned the area and thinks it's a railroad marker.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Yeah
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I like a lot of the Liquid Glass icons people have criticised.

But this is SHAMBOLIC.
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Just got an Instagram advert for the hotel where I'm in bed.

Spy better!
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I swear to fucking god if my iPhone autocorrects a good word to a name in my contacts ONE MORE TIME.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Reposted by Nathan
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:

One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Never forget
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's amazing how good the traitors can be, partly by accident. Stupid, amazing, TV.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cool Liquid Glass status bar
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is a bug I don't really understand how slipped into the iPadOS 26 release build.
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
First Past the Post eh? Two party system?
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Astonishing for so many reasons, and the far right response is going to be chilling.

Even if not directly in their control, Starmer's government may not be able to survive this.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
Sex offender who sparked UK asylum hotel protests released by mistake
David Lammy said to be furious after Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, who was meant to go to an immigration detention centre to be deported, was accidentally freed
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Reposted by Nathan
Apple would rather disable app tracking prevention in Europe entirely than to have to conform to the rules in its own apps that it imposes on third party developers.

And then it tries to blame regulators and lobbyists for the situation.

At every turn, Apple is determined to prove that it's a […]
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October 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Honestly Instagram ads are pretty good, so nah! Maybe for half the cost.
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It's clear England needs an alternative to Labour, like the Welsh have. Kier Starmer has killed his party, and people clearly want a left or progressive alternative to fight Reform.

Parties like Plaid are exactly that. There's a gap in England that needs filling now.
October 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The probably is whenever this happens, Apple get spooked and don't follow though.

www.macrumors.com/2025/10/22/...
Report: 'Virtually No Demand' for iPhone Air
Apple is "drastically" cutting production of the iPhone Air and shifting focus toward the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro models, Nikkei Asia...
www.macrumors.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What in the fuck Spotify home page AB test am I in
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
They actually did it!

(I'll be leaving on clear though of course!)

www.macrumors.com/2025/10/20/...
iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Lets Users Control Liquid Glass Transparency with New Toggle
With the fourth betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1, Apple has introduced a new setting that's designed to allow users to customize...
www.macrumors.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The most annoying slack feature you can't disable. I never want to share the thread, I want people to know who has been told!
October 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This man is not capable of being in government.

Remember the abuse Biden got?
Mitch McConnell falls while being asked about ICE.
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Someone will need to physically hold me back to stop me replacing my one year-old studio display with a 120Hz one.
October 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ITS YOUR OWN EMAIL IN GODS NAME HOW IS IT THIS BAD
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I enjoy messing with these small models
October 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM