LoriHC @lorihc@social.cleverlibre.org

Two! Two sleeps ‘til dub dub! Ah hahahaha!

Excited about #WWDC23 starting Monday, a bit amped from the mad rush to get ready, and then watched the Ted Lasso finale tonight. I’m a bit of an emotional wreck, but in a very good way. Three. Sleeps. Til. Dub dub.

It might seem like all your friends and colleagues are headed to Cupertino for WWDC, and you may feel some sense of FOMO.

What you may not realize is that there are thousands of us Apple developers who work in other cities and countries, and many of us will be enjoying the fruits of our labor from afar. I myself will be on my couch outside of NYC. I think it’s kind of amazing that we can enjoy the event from wherever we are :)

Four. Sleeps. ‘Til. Dub Dub. #WWDC23

@christianselig So sorry to hear about the API bullshit. I know how hard it hits, so take care of yourself.

One of the things I grappled with was “what now?” - after so many years of doing the same thing, it's hard to step back and get a clear picture of where to head. For creative folks such as yourself, there's always something somewhere that needs your talents. It's not always easy to find that new path, but you will.

Nearly 100k people commute by bicycle daily in Ireland, with large jump in children cycling https://irishcycle.com/2023/05/30/nearly-100k-people-commute-by-bicycle-daily-in-ireland-with-large-jump-in-children-cycling/

Great things to do THIS week instead of next:

- Prepare test devices **with a test Apple ID** to run the betas

- Decide which devices will stay on iOS 16/watchOS 9/etc. (keeping in mind that Watches cannot downgrade!)

- Start wearing your test watch to collect health data if applicable (thx @_Davidsmith)

- Create a new version of your app in App Store Connect, and get its first build through TestFlight approval, so you can quickly issue another build next week if beta 1 breaks your app

Oooooo, the sign-ups for the “Activities”(Slack based virtual events) are up on the WWDC main site. These have been the real star of the show for me recently, I get a ton of value out of the Q&As and related sessions. I highly recommend getting setup for them and participating as much as you can next week.

https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=6yr4jbxv

Sign ups are open for WWDC online activities! https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/activities/

The privilege of being allowed to “report to prison” on one’s own for multimillion-dollar swindles, as opposed to being taken there in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit for stealing groceries, is maddening

Make sure to sign up for #WWDC23 #activities to join in all the online, text-based fun, like Meet the Presenter watch parties, Q&As, and Icebreakers!!!! You can sign up *checks notes* RIGHT NOW! https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/activities/

Mind. Blown.

I think a lot of gay and lesbian people very foolishly thought that Obergefell would be the end of the fight for civil rights. As if Queer dignity was settled.

And I think you can look at any other marginalized group historically, and see how fast the tide can turn against you.

I think that’s why it’s really critical to not have any delusions about throwing trans people under the bus to assuage the lunatic fringe on the right.

We have to take the long view on LGBT rights.

New in Public Notice: Biden is making the federal courts look more like America. But that's not the only way he's diversifying them. https://www.publicnotice.co/p/nancy-abudu-biden-reshapes-federal-judiciary

WWDC is around the corner. Every year the platform I’m excited about is watchOS. This year is no different. Last year’s update was a big one. Looking forward to what watchOS 10 will bring.