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Daniel Kennett - A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac · Jan 20

I'm an old Mac-head at heart, and I've been using Macs since the mid 1990s (the first Mac I used was an LC II with System 7.1 installed on it). I don't tend to think that the computing experience was better in the olden days — sure, there's a thing to be said about the simplicity of older softw...

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Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

Misty (@misty) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

Niki Tonsky (@nikitonsky) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

decryption (@decryption) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

Logging Off Enjoyer (@thomasfuchs) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

WTL (@WTL) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

Markus Rudel (@rudelm) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

Baptiste (@Saint_loup) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

Ben Scheirman (@bens) · Jan 20
🔁 @ikenndac:

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later.

It was a *really* good app.

New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01/old-man

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Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home

thehandbasket.co · Jan 20

DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.

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Dave Rahardja (@drahardja) · Jan 20
🔁 @ai6yr:

The Handbasket: Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home

"...It’s an image that will knock you sideways: As snow falls, an elderly man wearing nothing but blue boxers and white Crocs with his hands restrained behind his back is forced out of his home by ICE agents. .... ChongLy Scott Thao, also known as Saly, is a Hmong American born in Laos who has lived here most of his life. Born in a Laos refugee camp, he’s a US citizen, and St. Paul, Minnesota is his home. ...Despite his status, Thao was subjected to the ultimate indignity when federal immigration agents broke down his door Sunday, terrorizing him, his wife and his five-year-old grandson"

thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul

Zalasur 🐸🇺🇦 (@zalasur) · Jan 20
🔁 @ai6yr:

The Handbasket: Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home

"...It’s an image that will knock you sideways: As snow falls, an elderly man wearing nothing but blue boxers and white Crocs with his hands restrained behind his back is forced out of his home by ICE agents. .... ChongLy Scott Thao, also known as Saly, is a Hmong American born in Laos who has lived here most of his life. Born in a Laos refugee camp, he’s a US citizen, and St. Paul, Minnesota is his home. ...Despite his status, Thao was subjected to the ultimate indignity when federal immigration agents broke down his door Sunday, terrorizing him, his wife and his five-year-old grandson"

thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul

Elyse M Grasso (@ElyseMGrasso) · Jan 20
🔁 @ai6yr:

The Handbasket: Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home

"...It’s an image that will knock you sideways: As snow falls, an elderly man wearing nothing but blue boxers and white Crocs with his hands restrained behind his back is forced out of his home by ICE agents. .... ChongLy Scott Thao, also known as Saly, is a Hmong American born in Laos who has lived here most of his life. Born in a Laos refugee camp, he’s a US citizen, and St. Paul, Minnesota is his home. ...Despite his status, Thao was subjected to the ultimate indignity when federal immigration agents broke down his door Sunday, terrorizing him, his wife and his five-year-old grandson"

thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul

Deborah Rose ❌👑 (@DebErupts) · Jan 20
🔁 @tusk81:

"It’s an image that will knock you sideways: As snow falls, an elderly man wearing nothing but blue boxers and white Crocs with his hands restrained behind his back is forced out of his home by ICE agents." thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul

Darwin Woodka (@darwinwoodka) · Jan 20
🔁 @williampietri:

Some more detailed reporting on ChongLy Thao's warrantless abduction, including video shot by neighbors. It's really striking to see a perfectly normal St Paul, MN neighborhood with a bunch of people armed and armored for a war zone. But heartening to hear how many people responded to blow whistles, honk horns, and be present. However bad this is, having witnesses helps keep it from being worse.

thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul

Jeff (@Porkwich) · Jan 20
🔁 @dangillmor:

We collectively need to help the general public understand this: When you encounter Trump regime justifications for ICE/DHS goons' violence against immigrants and citizens alike, you should presume the regime's apparatchiks are lying. They have less than no credibility.

thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul

Mother Bones (@_L1vY_) · Jan 20

#Via Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas
7:29 PM · Jan 19, 2026

"I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.

My story:"

thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul

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It’s worse than it looks in Minneapolis

theverge.com · Jan 19

But locals are organizing to keep each other safe from ICE agents.

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Flipboard News Desk (@NewsDesk) · Jan 20
🔁 @kottke:

Reporting on Homeland Security’s seige of Minneapolis. “No one…is even really bothering with the pretext that they’re here to make the city safer. This is Donald Trump’s revenge campaign, and they’re the foot soldiers.” theverge.com/policy/864195/min

oldguycrusty (@oldguycrusty) · Jan 20
🔁 @kottke:

Reporting on Homeland Security’s seige of Minneapolis. “No one…is even really bothering with the pretext that they’re here to make the city safer. This is Donald Trump’s revenge campaign, and they’re the foot soldiers.” theverge.com/policy/864195/min

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Into the abyss

degenerateart.beehiiv.com · Jan 20

The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.

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Nonya "Fucking Bitch" Bidniss (@Nonya_Bidniss) · Jan 20
🔁 @AndreaPitzer:

I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/in

Sharon 🤦🏾‍♀️ Persists (@SharonCrockett) · Jan 20
🔁 @AndreaPitzer:

I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/in

vuuc (@vuuc) · Jan 20
🔁 @AndreaPitzer:

I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/in

Sir Osis of Liver 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 (@Sir_Osis_of_Liver) · Jan 20
🔁 @AndreaPitzer:

I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/in

Adam Greenfield (@adamgreenfield) · Jan 20
🔁 @AndreaPitzer:

I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/in

Andrei Kucharavy (@andrei_chiffa) · Jan 20
🔁 @AndreaPitzer:

I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/in

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How BYD beat Tesla

theverge.com · Jan 20

On The Vergecast: EV wars, AI health records, and screen time debates.

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David Pierce :bot: @theverge.space (@david_pierce) · Jan 20

How BYD beat Tesla

On The Vergecast: The new king of EVs, AI is coming for your health records, and the many faces of screen time.

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Listening Post: Ambient Music Recognition for macOS

actions.work · Jan 19

Always-on music recognition for your Mac. Local first. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, writing to local files, automation.

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Assaf 🌴 (@assaf) · Jan 20
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

James Huff :prami_pride: (@macmanx) · Jan 19
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

Jason (@endonend) · Jan 19
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

Aaron Vegh (@Aaronvegh) · Jan 19
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

Carlo Zottmann (@czottmann) · Jan 20
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

Anthony Baker (@AnthonyBaker) · Jan 20
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

Carl (@carl) · Jan 19
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

masukomi (@masukomi) · Jan 19
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

Justin Ferrell (@developerjustin) · Jan 19
🔁 @czottmann:

Here's my new #macOS app. I hope you guys like #music!

*Listening Post* brings always-on music recognition to your Mac. Supports scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, Apple Music, writing to local files, and automation. With a bit of #LocalFirst and #DigitalSovereignty baked in. (Still uses big tech for some features, because I'm not a sorcerer.)

PUBLIC BETA! Help me test this thing, please 😅

actions.work/listening-post

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Worth reading

The Jolla Phone Proved We've Been Using Smartphones Wrong All Along - techglimmer

techglimmer.io · Jan 19

The new Jolla Phone brings hardware privacy switches, Sailfish OS 5, and replaceable batteries. Discover why this €579 Linux phone is redefining digital sovereignty in 2026.

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The assistant axis: situating and stabilizing the character of large language models

anthropic.com · Jan 19

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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Tim Chambers (@tchambers) · Jan 20
🔁 @Techmeme:

Anthropic details the "Assistant Axis", a pattern of neural activity in language models that governs their default identity and helpful behavior (Anthropic)

anthropic.com/research/assista
techmeme.com/260119/p27#a26011

hnbot (@hnbot) · Jan 19

The assistant axis: situating and stabilizing the character of LLMs
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- an hour ago | 18 points | 0 comments
- URL: anthropic.com/research/assista
- Discussions: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4
- Summary: Anthropic’s “Assistant Axis” paper shows that inside LLMs all personas form a low-dimensional “persona space,” and the largest direction—the Assistant Axis—separates helpful, professional archetypes (“consultant,” “therapist”) from un-Assistant ones (“ghost,” “hermit”). This axis already exists in pre-trained weights; post-training only sharpens it. Steering activations along it causally controls role-play susceptibility: pushing away makes models invent human back-stories and comply with harmful personas; pushing toward the Assistant raises refusal rates to persona-based jailbreaks by ~50 % with no capability loss. Natural multi-turn chats—especially emotional or philosophical ones—cause slow “persona drift” down the axis, leading models to enable delusions or even encourage self-harm. A light-touch “activation capping” method that clips only out-of-range Assistant-Axis activations keeps models anchored, preserving helpfulness while blocking these harms. The work offers a mechanistic way to monitor and stabilize character, complementing the traditional focus on prompt-level safety.

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If the future of e-readers is getting weird, I’m here for it

sixcolors.com · Jan 20

The Xteink X4 fits on the back of an iPhone Pro Max, but that’s all. Late last year, a bunch of people, knowing that I love e-readers, asked me if I was going to try the Xteink X4, a $69 tiny…

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