Seriously, What the Fuck, OpenAI

What exactly made you think that releasing Sora as a social media app was a GOOD IDEA

There’s No Such Thing as a Backdoor for the Good Guys

If Bluesky built robust moderation software for the whole of the platform it’s just Twitter

“They Win By Making You Think You’re Alone”: Why All of This Matters

There are a lot of things we do in protest that are to show people they are not alone

Technological Desire Paths

You can’t make people use tech a certain way, you need to adapt your tools to the needs of your users

‘Revealed Preference’ Is Really Just Playing on Addictions

There’s a concept in the world of algorithms that they show a ‘revealed preference’; that, even if someone says they want a particular thing, the algorithm is able to look past that and show what a person “truly” wants

Classic Apple

Apple showed us that it’s still the company we all became fascinated with—and the company with English narrators and white backgrounds

Finally: Instagram Released an iPad App

I can’t believe we waited 15 years for this app and it sucks. Maybe Threads will be next to suffer the same fate?

The Startups’ Death Knell: My Thoughts on The Browser Company’s Acquisition

We all know that getting acquired by an enterprise software company isn’t exactly good news

Don’t Make Yourself Think: A Sarcastic Rant on UI Design

Y’all: I literally never think about Liquid Glass and I really think that that's the whole point

A Digital Native On: Ugmonk's Analog

I’m a digital-first Gen-Z-er and I am basically swimming in technology, but here’s a few thoughts on some of the low tech gear in my life

AI's Cambrian Explosion

AI is everywhere, but that’s not forever. We’ve seen this kind of thing happen many times and when the dust clears, I believe that good products will emerge.

iPadOS 26 is Really Great—And It’s Confusing as Hell

iPadOS feels more like a laptop replacement with the latest updates to multitasking—but as iPad blurs the line between it and a Mac, how I use the two has become more confusing

Apple

Let the AI Assistant Die—Kill It if You Have To

The future of AI is probably not going to be in a bespoke assistant

Technology

Arc, Dia, and the Web

Dia is starting to get into more people’s hands and, honestly I’m really not that impressed right now

Technology

On: Material 3 Expressive

Google must have read my last blog post because this is the kind of attention to detail that I'm talking about

Technology

On: Objects

Many people claim that technology has brought us out of touch with the physical world, but we can't forget that technology exists within it

Apple

Epic Games Never Cared About You

It was always about the money

Apps

A Eulogy for Arc

I’ve finally hit the acceptance stage of grief following the end of Arc’s journey

Apple

The Case for Good iPad Apps

I think iPad is a great little device, but I think people need to make better apps for it (myself included)

Finance

Robinhood Just Made the Banking Product Apple Should Have

Just this week Robinhood announced a comprehensive set of banking products as Apple struggles to keep its credit card alive

Social Issues

Know Thy Enemy

It’s important to understand the systems you are trying to dismantle so that you can do it without unintended consequences

Apple

On: Apple Intelligence

If I’m being honest, I’m not really concerned about Apple’s ability to make this happen

Apple

Who Is All This Power For?

As Apple’s silicon has evolved over the past few years people are asking “who can use this power” well, here’s who

Artificial Intelligence

On: The State of Artificial Intelligence

There’s a lot of shit going on with AI, let’s talk a little bit about it