Reading List

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

Aeronaut 1.0

New Mac app by Mikey Clarke, and it’s just what it says on the tin: a “lovingly crafted Bluesky app designed and built just for the Mac”. I’ve been beta testing Aeronaut for months, and it’s the only interface to Bluesky I actually like. It’s a real Mac app — written mostly in AppKit, supporting all the right UI idioms and platform integrations. It’s not just the best Bluesky client I’ve seen, for any platform, but maybe the best new Mac app I’ve seen in years, period. Certainly the one whose very existence has made me happiest. Next time someone tells me no one makes good new native apps for the Mac anymore, I’m going to tell them Mikey Fucking Clarke does.

$2/month or $15/year. A veritable bargain for an app so nice.

Bruce Springsteen: ‘Streets of Minneapolis’

Bruce Springsteen:

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Best line from the lyrics:

Their claim was self-defense,
Just don’t believe your eyes.
It’s our blood and bones and these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies.

Whistles, phones, and birds.

★ Politics and the English Language, January 2026 Edition

Tim Cook’s call for “deescalation” is meaningless without specifying which side he’s calling upon to change course, and there’s no weaker sauce than the weak sauce of “both sides”.

Fixing iPhone Disconnects From Image Capture

Wade Tregaskis: It appears that each time tethering is enabled or disabled on the iPhone, it disconnects Image Capture. […] Thankfully the workaround is simple – disable tethering, or enable Airplane mode, while you’re using Image Capture. Previously: Remaining Issues in Big Sur Remaining Issues New in Catalina Update (2026-02-02): Jamie Cuevas: This is not […]

Irish Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill

Connor Jones (Hacker News): The Irish government is planning to bolster its police’s ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use. […] The Bill will bring communications from IoT devices, email services, and electronic messaging platforms into scope, “whether encrypted or not.” In a similar way to how […]