Jeff Johnson writes, in If computers are the future, why are computer users expected to be permanently illiterate?:
"The iPhone seems to have engendered a culture of anti-intellectualism and learned helplessness so pervasive that users ha... ranchero.com/2026/03/11/learned-helpl...
From open web champion Manton Reece comes a new RSS reader Inkwell:
"Inkwell is built around three main tabs: Today, Recent, and Fading. Today is for the latest blog posts. Recent is for posts yesterday or the day before. And Fading is ... ranchero.com/2026/03/09/inkwell-new-r...
Different corner radiuses: ranchero.com/2026/03/04/different-cor...
I Tried to Explain What I Do: inessential.com/2026/03/03/i-tried-to-ex...
Gazette: newsletter to RSS: ranchero.com/2026/03/03/gazette-newsl...
Seattle Xcoders Talks This Week Considered Unmissable: inessential.com/2026/03/02/seattle-xcode...
Why Objective-C: https://inessential.com/2026/02/27/why-objective-c.html
Beagle Bros love: https://ranchero.com/2026/02/26/beagle-bros-love.html
Unread remains cool: ranchero.com/2026/02/20/unread-remain...
Stress-free RSS reader FeedCity debuted last year: ranchero.com/2026/02/19/stress-free-r...
New RSS reader Today: ranchero.com/2026/02/18/new-rss-reade...
New RSS reader Current: ranchero.com/2026/02/17/new-rss-reade...
Many hours of coding later: stuartbreckenridge.net/netnewswire-...
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Special Fifth Thursday at Waterwheel Tonight: xcoders.org/2025/10/30/special-fifth...
On my blog — Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web App: inessential.com/2025/10/04/w...
“I still bristle, after all these years (now more than ever), at having to publish NetNewsWire for iOS through the App Store.”
No Longer on Meetup: https://xcoders.org/2025/09/17/no-longer-on-meetup.html
Happy 79th birthday to musician and composer Ralf Hütter - best known as the lead singer, keyboardist and founding member of Kraftwerk.
Tonight on Twitch I’m hosting “The Best of 1991”
shoegaze, dream pop, electronic, hip hop, trip hop, industrial, grunge, college rock, indie, etc ... the assortment was and will be vast.
Live (and free of charge) starting at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
New single-page site from Brent Simmons: No Learnings.
Tonight I’m presenting “The Best of 1985.”
With releases by New Order, Kate Bush, INXS, Tears For Fears, REM, The Cure, The Smiths, The Cult, Replacements & The Jesus & Mary Chain alone, there will be no lack of stellar content!
Live at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh
Starting at 8pm central tonight, I’m hosting ‘The Best of 1984’ in sound & vision via my Twitch channel at twitch.tv/djjakerudh.
5+ hours of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bunnymen, REM, Replacements, Psychedelic Furs, Cocteau Twins, New Order, Talk Talk, Smiths, Siouxsie & more.
I’ll have lots more time for NetNewsWire (and perhaps other apps)!
Things are getting worse.
Apple developer community has a responsibility to respond and WWDC is our opportunity.
www.massicotte.org/resolve
It’s come to me desperately asking for help via a GoFundMe. I have no money for health insurance, rent, or medication. I’m screwed as of June 1st without help. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/5dfd5a7b
Going live now via my Twitch channel at twitch.tv/djjakerudh presenting ‘The Best of 1982’ and the 5th anniversary of the channel!
The Cure, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, XTC, Simple Minds, Yaz, The Clash, Siouxsie & the Banshees, INXS, Roxy Music, Talk Talk, The Jam, Devo, Bauhaus, etc
I’ve been doing some C programming lately — not NetNewsWire, don’t worry! (it’s a personal project) — and just last night I learned about pthread_once and I’m over the moon. What a wonderful thing!
(I used to use dispatch_once frequently in Objective-C code. I assume it uses pthread_once.)