Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺
@numericcitizen.me
I'm a compulsive contributor. Digital nomad. Aspiring peace supremacist and democracy propagandist. Vocal against Russian invasion of Ukraine and Israel genocide against Palestinians. Russia is a terrorist state.
https://whois.numericcitizen.me.
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The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-45: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-45/
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-45: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-45/
I’m tempted to start a sticker collection and put them on my M2 MacBook Air. I’ve never done such a thing because I always keep in mind that I’ll resell my Mac, and my sticker taste might not match the buyer’s taste. I’ll probably start with the M-Series stickers from Basic Apple Guy.
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I’m tempted to start a sticker collection and put them on my M2 MacBook Air. I’ve never done such a thing because I always keep in mind that I’ll resell my Mac, and my sticker taste might not match the buyer’s taste. I’ll probably start with the M-Series stickers from Basic Apple Guy.
📡✨ Removed: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/removed
Come on, Adobe. Ten processes for Create Cloud, consuming half a GB of RAM? Because I wasn't really using it on my MacBook Air, it's gone now.
Come on, Adobe. Ten processes for Create Cloud, consuming half a GB of RAM? Because I wasn't really using it on my MacBook Air, it's gone now.
October 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📡✨ Removed: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/removed
Come on, Adobe. Ten processes for Create Cloud, consuming half a GB of RAM? Because I wasn't really using it on my MacBook Air, it's gone now.
Come on, Adobe. Ten processes for Create Cloud, consuming half a GB of RAM? Because I wasn't really using it on my MacBook Air, it's gone now.
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-43: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-43/
October 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-43: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-43/
Each time I read about the destruction of the White House East Wing, that's what comes to my mind: Gaza destruction. 🤮
October 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Each time I read about the destruction of the White House East Wing, that's what comes to my mind: Gaza destruction. 🤮
I would be curious to do the exercise of going back in time and counting the number of occasions where Apple, after introducing a significant change in the design of a user interface element or its functionality, following users... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/20/i-would-be-curious-to.html
October 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I would be curious to do the exercise of going back in time and counting the number of occasions where Apple, after introducing a significant change in the design of a user interface element or its functionality, following users... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/20/i-would-be-curious-to.html
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-41: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-41/
October 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-41: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-41/
I’m juggling with two options to make Liquid Glass bearable: Reduce Transparency and Display Borders. The latter is a newly discovered option. Moreover, beta 2 of iOS 26.1 seems to include tweaks to Liquid Glass effects a... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/07/im-juggling-with-two-options.html
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I’m juggling with two options to make Liquid Glass bearable: Reduce Transparency and Display Borders. The latter is a newly discovered option. Moreover, beta 2 of iOS 26.1 seems to include tweaks to Liquid Glass effects a... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/07/im-juggling-with-two-options.html
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #5: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/170532.html
October 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #5: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/170532.html
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #3: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/103030.html
October 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #3: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/103030.html
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #2: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/095531.html
October 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #2: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/095531.html
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #1: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/using-my-m-ipad-pro.html
October 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #1: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/10/04/using-my-m-ipad-pro.html
The M4 iPad Pro battery health after 18 month of use and 127 cycle count: 87%. I consider this to be bad. Battery life on this device is not good at all to be frank.
October 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The M4 iPad Pro battery health after 18 month of use and 127 cycle count: 87%. I consider this to be bad. Battery life on this device is not good at all to be frank.
Please, would you be kind enough to explain this graph to me (the top portion)?
October 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Please, would you be kind enough to explain this graph to me (the top portion)?
I no longer use the Mac App Store to update my apps on my Mac; I prefer using the brew “mas outdated” and “mas upgrade” commands instead.
October 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I no longer use the Mac App Store to update my apps on my Mac; I prefer using the brew “mas outdated” and “mas upgrade” commands instead.
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-39: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-39/
September 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-39: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-39/
I created this diagram in MindNote Next today for a video about Craft and tags usage. There is a “Focus Mode” where the UI disappears, allowing us to focus on the content, as shown in this screenshot. There is one big proble... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/09/27/i-created-this-diagram-in.html
September 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I created this diagram in MindNote Next today for a video about Craft and tags usage. There is a “Focus Mode” where the UI disappears, allowing us to focus on the content, as shown in this screenshot. There is one big proble... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/09/27/i-created-this-diagram-in.html
The latest ludicrous bug found, this time on iPadOS 26.1 beta1. That is really one of its kind. 🥴
September 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The latest ludicrous bug found, this time on iPadOS 26.1 beta1. That is really one of its kind. 🥴
Reviewing Apple Journal: A Summer Experiment: https://numericcitizen.me/reviewing-apple-journal-a-summer-experiment/
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Reviewing Apple Journal: A Summer Experiment: https://numericcitizen.me/reviewing-apple-journal-a-summer-experiment/
I’m still exploring ways around Liquid Glass.
September 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I’m still exploring ways around Liquid Glass.
I like this iOS 26 Home Screen customization options for my iPhone when going to bed.
September 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I like this iOS 26 Home Screen customization options for my iPhone when going to bed.
On Apple Failures: https://numericcitizen.me/on-apple-failures/
September 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
On Apple Failures: https://numericcitizen.me/on-apple-failures/
Here’s a really strange thing: for some apps, adopting Liquid Glass seems to be a step back (lower information density, too much spacing in some areas), while for others, it appears to do the opposite and enhances the app... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/09/14/heres-a-really-strange-thing.html
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Here’s a really strange thing: for some apps, adopting Liquid Glass seems to be a step back (lower information density, too much spacing in some areas), while for others, it appears to do the opposite and enhances the app... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/09/14/heres-a-really-strange-thing.html
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-37: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-37/
September 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-37: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-37/
Inoreader’s New Email Digest Feature: Promise and Limitations: https://numericcitizen.me/inoreaders-new-email-digest-feature-promise-and-limitations/
September 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Inoreader’s New Email Digest Feature: Promise and Limitations: https://numericcitizen.me/inoreaders-new-email-digest-feature-promise-and-limitations/