Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

Liquid Glass Is Permanent

Danny Bolella (Reddit): If you read the comments on my articles or browse the iOS subreddits, there is a vocal contingent of developers betting that Apple is going to roll back Liquid Glass. […] I shared this exact sentiment with the Apple team. Their reaction? Genuine shock. They were actually concerned that developers were holding […]

Disk Image Performance With macOS 26.3.1

Howard Oakley: This table summarises read and write performance of the most popular types of disk image prior to macOS Tahoe, and demonstrates how sparse bundles have consistently performed best and most consistently, and sparse images (now dropped from Disk Utility’s options) fare worst, particularly when encrypted. Howard Oakley: Although most of the test results […]

Provisioning Profiles in Mac VMs

Quinn: There may be other outstanding issues, but you can now: On a macOS 15 or later host, install macOS 15 or later in a VM.On the guest, log in using an Apple Account in System Settings.And install Xcode.And add your Apple Account to Xcode.And then build and run a Mac app.Even if it uses […]

Gasoline Prices Around the World

I love a single-purpose website like this. (I had no idea gas was so expensive in Hong Kong.)

WWDC 2026: June 8–12

Apple Newsroom:

WWDC kicks off with the Keynote and Platforms State of the Union on Monday, June 8. The conference continues online all week with over 100 video sessions and interactive group labs and appointments, where developers can connect directly with Apple engineers and designers to explore the latest announcements. The conference will take place on the Apple Developer app, website, and YouTube channel; and on the Apple Developer bilibili channel in China.

I’ve never before heard of Bilibili, which seems to be a Chinese equivalent to YouTube.

As usual, there’s a lottery of sorts to attend the keynote in person.