LoriHC @lorihc@social.cleverlibre.org
Software engineering manager, ice hockey winger, bike commuter. watchOS System Experience. She/her. Unlikely to respond to DMs; might reply to public @s. Please file Feedback, and post the number!
Joined Nov 2022
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I'm just a girl, standing in front of the entire infosec community, asking them to give practical, simple digital security/privacy advice to people seeking abortions instead of describing outlandish Jason Bourne scenarios.
Just listened to the related Vergecast podcast, and this came up again in the context of third-party audio apps. Like the now playing controls in iOS Control Center and Lock Screen, watchOS 10 shows whatever audio is playing. I’m listening via Overcast on the phone.
@dmoren re: “Some watch faces did use the crown for limited purposes—Metropolitan allowed you to adjust the height of its numerals, the Astronomy face let you zoom through a little virtual orrery—but as it stands now, I can’t find any way to access those features.” Tap the face first, and then scroll the crown.
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12% of Americans live in California - but 30% of homeless Americans, and 50% of unsheltered Americans, call California "home." This prompts endless schadenfreude from "red state" partisans, and is waved as proof of the failure of liberal policies. But the real story is both more complicated - and simpler.
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/12/because-its-too-expensive/#rents-too-damned-high
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I was a parent of a 3 year-old in 2008, so it's not surprising that my first few app downloads were games for kids... and weirdly, the Yelp app.
Great to see some coverage of the watchOS 10 redesign! https://www.theverge.com/23786155/watchos-10-preview-apple-watch
Not true that the Smart Stack is limited to first-party apps, tho. 🙂
Two things that occurred to me while listening to a discussion about electric cars: 1. Installing charging infrastructure in cities might be a great opportunity to get rid of on-street parking. 2. When most of your trips are 2-10mi, an eBike will do the job well. Maybe even use a car share or rent for long trips.
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EIon Musk’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $249B
Jeff Bezos’s Wealth
2009: $6B
2023: $153B
Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $105B
Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25
2023: $7.25
Billionaire tax rate: 8.2%
Worker tax rate: 13%
Pay workers.
Tax Billionaires.
Save our economy.
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When people participate in or even praise oppressive power play and toxicity, I’m reminded of this clip. Columbus considered the native americans ignorant but it’s him who is ignorant of true trust and collaboration.
How tiring it must be to only see others as either competition or conquest. Maybe it’s time our society evolves out of that backwards mentality
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It looks like Apple's watchOS team can take the rest of the summer off.
Every issue I ran into in the first 2 betas have been resolved in seed 3.
Look at these buttery smooth transitions when you slowly drag between vertical TabViews with colors.
Awesome work y’all!
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Got laid off last week
I'm a long-time Apple ecosystem software engineer looking for a senior/lead position at a small to medium size company
My most recent position was as a staff engineer working on an iOS healthcare application that provides users with health and wellness coaching. The new features I worked on this year were all SwiftUI, and I'm eager to continue that path.
- 15 years iOS development
- 25 years macOS dev
- looking for US-remote, no sponsorship
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If you're a straight white dude with tons of privilege that's asked to be on podcasts and speak at conferences, why don't you try “Recommending Somebody Else” today! It's totally free, and it doesn't mean you don't still get to do it too!
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This is a very bizarre summer for me. I've barely even touched the new iOS 17 additions because I'm still making a ton of changes based on suggestions from my WWDC design lab. I don't need any of the new additions to do that.
Some of the changes I'm really excited about.
A design lab can be worth its weight in gold!
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@tomn94 how big are stories? Does it need a full on live activity? This feels like something just a background task should handle 🫨.
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New instance for Black queer people:
"My intention for BlackQueerLife is that when Black queers are searching for a place in the fediverse to call home, we are accessible to them."
- @tillshadeisgone
Just ate a summer roll with lettuce, basil, and cilantro from my balcony storage bin garden, and it was delicious. 🥬🌿😋
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"...the city of Paris has made enormous investments in public transit, built hundreds of miles of bike paths, and closed many streets to cars. Car trips within the city dropped by almost sixty per cent between 2001 and 2018, car crashes dropped by thirty per cent, and pollution has improved. The city is quieter and calmer; test scores go up as the air around schools cleans up."
#TheWarOnCars #Paris #climatechange
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/to-save-the-planet-should-we-really-be-moving-slower
Software engineering manager, ice hockey winger, bike commuter. watchOS System Experience. She/her. Unlikely to respond to DMs; might reply to public @s. Please file Feedback, and post the number!
Joined Nov 2022
