Abstractions

Perverse Cargo Cult

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Open-source projects continue to contend with “AI”-generated issue reports, and opinions abound regarding Apple’s “Liquid Glass” and other user interface design changes.

  • Dr. Demento announces retirement
    • Dr. Demento Online Club
    • Dr. Demento on Letterman, May 17, 1983
    • Dr. Demento on Larry King Live, 1985
    • Django adds guidance on LLM-assisted security reports
    • Icons that are not round-rects will be put into gray squircle prison
    • Mac application icon design changes
      • Preview application icon changed
      • Contacts application icon changed
      • Mac Finder icon design changes
      • Mouse cursor edges made rounder on all sides
      • Overly rounded corners everywhere
      • Floating toolbars & legibility
      • “In case of emergency, break glass”
      • “I Don’t Care What Google or Apple or Whoever Did”
      • Aqua control reproductions from Mac OS X Puma, Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Lion

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        AbstractionsBy Justin Mayer & Dan Jacobson