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SwiftUI apps for space and beyond.
There must be days, weeks maybe, where Tim Cook must regret the decision to put so much production effort in India. Latest bonkers move? Now India is proposing to force smartphone makers to give it source code as part of a security overhaul.
Maybe time to consider Mexico or South America?
Maybe time to consider Mexico or South America?
India.now
January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
There must be days, weeks maybe, where Tim Cook must regret the decision to put so much production effort in India. Latest bonkers move? Now India is proposing to force smartphone makers to give it source code as part of a security overhaul.
Maybe time to consider Mexico or South America?
Maybe time to consider Mexico or South America?
I’m sure all of us sleep better now that @arstechnica.com and its crew of critics approves of NASA’s resolution of the Artemis II heat shield matter, acknowledging that NASA got it right all along.
Thing is, some of us had confidence in NASA from the get-go.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
Thing is, some of us had confidence in NASA from the get-go.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.
That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."
arstechnica.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I’m sure all of us sleep better now that @arstechnica.com and its crew of critics approves of NASA’s resolution of the Artemis II heat shield matter, acknowledging that NASA got it right all along.
Thing is, some of us had confidence in NASA from the get-go.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
Thing is, some of us had confidence in NASA from the get-go.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
These posts by Gruber are starting to sound like a bunch of old dudes ranting about how back in their day the macOS UI was so much better.
Was macOS UI 10 years ago better than Tahoe? Just like some think 50’s era cars were the ultimate in auto design.
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
Was macOS UI 10 years ago better than Tahoe? Just like some think 50’s era cars were the ultimate in auto design.
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
Howard Oakley on the MacOS 26 Tahoe UI
Link to: https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/28/last-year-on-my-mac-look-back-in-disbelief/
daringfireball.net
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
These posts by Gruber are starting to sound like a bunch of old dudes ranting about how back in their day the macOS UI was so much better.
Was macOS UI 10 years ago better than Tahoe? Just like some think 50’s era cars were the ultimate in auto design.
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
Was macOS UI 10 years ago better than Tahoe? Just like some think 50’s era cars were the ultimate in auto design.
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
This “us-vs-them” narrative is unserious.
During 2020-2025, Elon created great wealth for TSLA shareholders by building great EV’s.
Now he’s dropping EV’s for ketamine-inspired moves to robotics and robocabs…no, Cybercab…oops
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During 2020-2025, Elon created great wealth for TSLA shareholders by building great EV’s.
Now he’s dropping EV’s for ketamine-inspired moves to robotics and robocabs…no, Cybercab…oops
stocks.apple.com/AK-TLP_FNQZW...
Tesla’s vote wasn’t about pay. It was about who really runs the company — FORTUNE
January 8, 2026, 10:19 AM ET At Tesla’s 2025 Annual Meeting, something significant and important happened. The outcome was not determined by proxy advisory firms. Instead, it was driven by shareholder...
stocks.apple.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This “us-vs-them” narrative is unserious.
During 2020-2025, Elon created great wealth for TSLA shareholders by building great EV’s.
Now he’s dropping EV’s for ketamine-inspired moves to robotics and robocabs…no, Cybercab…oops
stocks.apple.com/AK-TLP_FNQZW...
During 2020-2025, Elon created great wealth for TSLA shareholders by building great EV’s.
Now he’s dropping EV’s for ketamine-inspired moves to robotics and robocabs…no, Cybercab…oops
stocks.apple.com/AK-TLP_FNQZW...
December 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
MissionOrion 2 was approved by Apple's AppStore reviewers this morning at 10:35 AM, or 18 hours after it was submitted for review. Thank you, Apple!
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December 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
MissionOrion 2 was approved by Apple's AppStore reviewers this morning at 10:35 AM, or 18 hours after it was submitted for review. Thank you, Apple!
portablefrontier.com/2025/12/10/m...
portablefrontier.com/2025/12/10/m...
MissionOrion 2 submitted to the AppStore, so here's hoping all goes well. 😅
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MissionOrion 2
MissionOrion 2 is where you can fly NASA’s Orion spacecraft. You can start by learning how to fly a spacecraft in space. You can free-fly in a direct retrograde lunar orbit, just like the Art…
portablefrontier.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
MissionOrion 2 submitted to the AppStore, so here's hoping all goes well. 😅
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MissionOrion 2 AppStore preview movie
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
MissionOrion 2 AppStore preview movie
Almost ready for submission to Apple’s AppStore. Loading AppStore assets. This is one of the App Previews.
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Almost ready for submission to Apple’s AppStore. Loading AppStore assets. This is one of the App Previews.
“Like so many space projects, DRACO started with a bang but ended with a whimper.” Jeff Foust
Both House and Senate CJS Approps Sbcmtes disagree that DRACO is dead. Instead, DRACO and NEP are funded at $110 M, as they have been for years.
spacepolicyonline.com/news/senate-...
Both House and Senate CJS Approps Sbcmtes disagree that DRACO is dead. Instead, DRACO and NEP are funded at $110 M, as they have been for years.
spacepolicyonline.com/news/senate-...
Senate Appropriators Join House in Opposing Trump’s NASA Cuts
Posted: July 20, 2025 2:57 pm ET | Last Updated: July 22, 2025 8:08 am ET | The Senate appropriations committee is in overall agreement with its House counterpart to keep NASA funded at its current le...
spacepolicyonline.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Like so many space projects, DRACO started with a bang but ended with a whimper.” Jeff Foust
Both House and Senate CJS Approps Sbcmtes disagree that DRACO is dead. Instead, DRACO and NEP are funded at $110 M, as they have been for years.
spacepolicyonline.com/news/senate-...
Both House and Senate CJS Approps Sbcmtes disagree that DRACO is dead. Instead, DRACO and NEP are funded at $110 M, as they have been for years.
spacepolicyonline.com/news/senate-...
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Let's try and fix some stuff, or get frustrated and end the stream early... youtube.com/live/8f1lygt...
LIVE: Fixing More Classic Mac Stuff!
YouTube video by Mac84
youtube.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Let's try and fix some stuff, or get frustrated and end the stream early... youtube.com/live/8f1lygt...
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Very excited to share our new work out today @cellpress.bsky.social. Here, we propose that meningeal mast cells regulate brain inflammation after stroke by coordinating immune infiltration from the skull bone marrow, through the meninges, and into the brain!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A mast cell receptor mediates post-stroke brain inflammation via a dural-brain axis
Meningeal mast cells, via the receptor Mrgprb2/X2, orchestrate brain inflammation
after stroke by recruiting and promoting the transfer of skull bone marrow neutrophils
into the brain, highlighting th...
www.cell.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Very excited to share our new work out today @cellpress.bsky.social. Here, we propose that meningeal mast cells regulate brain inflammation after stroke by coordinating immune infiltration from the skull bone marrow, through the meninges, and into the brain!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Target spacecraft added for translation flight training.
March 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Target spacecraft added for translation flight training.
After Mission Orion 2 is released, there will be three other apps released shortly afterwards that helped make this possible: an astrodynamics app, one for visualizing quaternion rotations, and one for visualizing integrating of quaternion-based orientation changes.
May 15, 2024 at 7:39 AM
After Mission Orion 2 is released, there will be three other apps released shortly afterwards that helped make this possible: an astrodynamics app, one for visualizing quaternion rotations, and one for visualizing integrating of quaternion-based orientation changes.
Where we’ve gone since Apple introduced the iPhone 17 years ago leaves me looking forward to where we’ll be with visionOS in that same time.
May 15, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Where we’ve gone since Apple introduced the iPhone 17 years ago leaves me looking forward to where we’ll be with visionOS in that same time.
3D work on Orion interior are coming together. The new instrument panel is as close as possible. Next up is adding astronauts. And then an instructional on how to fly a spacecraft.
May 15, 2024 at 7:22 AM
3D work on Orion interior are coming together. The new instrument panel is as close as possible. Next up is adding astronauts. And then an instructional on how to fly a spacecraft.
I was born with moderate strabismus, but I’m wally-eyed to be sure. So when I put an Apple VisionPro on, I didn’t expect that the eye tracking would work very well. I mean, which eye does it track? Apple VisionPro has worked like a flawlessly! Amazing!!!
waitbutwhy.com/2024/02/visi...
waitbutwhy.com/2024/02/visi...
February 10, 2024 at 4:23 AM
I was born with moderate strabismus, but I’m wally-eyed to be sure. So when I put an Apple VisionPro on, I didn’t expect that the eye tracking would work very well. I mean, which eye does it track? Apple VisionPro has worked like a flawlessly! Amazing!!!
waitbutwhy.com/2024/02/visi...
waitbutwhy.com/2024/02/visi...
A project is lake casting-off on a long sailing voyage. Initially exciting, as the days grind-on to weeks, or longer, you begin to question what you’re doing. But you gotta finish the voyage, regardless of whether it makes sense.
December 21, 2023 at 7:42 AM
A project is lake casting-off on a long sailing voyage. Initially exciting, as the days grind-on to weeks, or longer, you begin to question what you’re doing. But you gotta finish the voyage, regardless of whether it makes sense.
Progress on MissionOrion has sometimes been slow but it is getting there.
November 26, 2023 at 6:23 AM
Progress on MissionOrion has sometimes been slow but it is getting there.
On Sept. 30, 2022, Phil Paxton
followed Google Maps instructions across a bridge on Snow Creek in NE Hickory, NC that was washed-out years ago, resulting in his death. Apple Maps shows that the bridge no longer exists. Apps and data have consequences.
www.wcnc.com/amp/article/...
followed Google Maps instructions across a bridge on Snow Creek in NE Hickory, NC that was washed-out years ago, resulting in his death. Apple Maps shows that the bridge no longer exists. Apps and data have consequences.
www.wcnc.com/amp/article/...
September 21, 2023 at 4:52 PM
On Sept. 30, 2022, Phil Paxton
followed Google Maps instructions across a bridge on Snow Creek in NE Hickory, NC that was washed-out years ago, resulting in his death. Apple Maps shows that the bridge no longer exists. Apps and data have consequences.
www.wcnc.com/amp/article/...
followed Google Maps instructions across a bridge on Snow Creek in NE Hickory, NC that was washed-out years ago, resulting in his death. Apple Maps shows that the bridge no longer exists. Apps and data have consequences.
www.wcnc.com/amp/article/...
Unity’s new “per-install” pricing is an act of just breathtakingly bad faith. I’m sure glad the years I’ve invested weren’t with Unity. arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/...
September 13, 2023 at 11:36 PM
Unity’s new “per-install” pricing is an act of just breathtakingly bad faith. I’m sure glad the years I’ve invested weren’t with Unity. arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/...
@seanallen.bsky.social Seems a bummer that the Swift dev community seems so quiet on BlueSky
August 31, 2023 at 4:18 AM
@seanallen.bsky.social Seems a bummer that the Swift dev community seems so quiet on BlueSky