Crazy that it’s more or less equal odds on Trump either dying broke or being elected president from jail. When does our current alternate timeline merge back to the main branch? This chaos can’t go on forever. 🇺🇸
$83 million awarded to E. Jean Carroll. I guess the jury was trying to deter Trump from continuing to defame her or anyone, but probably no amount will stop him. He just can’t help being a total jerk.
My code is rarely clever, but sometimes it makes me smile. There’s a feature in Micro.blog that takes the folder of Hugo-generated files and selectively removes files that shouldn’t be published. For example, to redirect “/”, it removes the index.html file. I call these models “vetos”.
Fixing the App Store, part 2 https://www.manton.org/2024/01/26/fixing-the-app.html
Follow-ups from @coreint yesterday about the DMA… We glossed over the Core Tech Fee. I have a better understanding of how the fees add up now, and where they apply. App Store + external payments: 10% (for small devs). Only way to avoid paying Apple: a marketplace and less than 1 million installs.
https://micro.blog/coreint https://coreint.org/2024/01/episode-584-only-in-the-eu/
Coalition for App Fairness on today’s App Store news:
"Apple clearly has no intention to comply with the DMA. Apple is introducing new fees on direct downloads and payments they do nothing to process, which violates the law."
Apple’s new “Core Technology Fee” is really problematic. I ignored it at first because I’m not expecting millions of installs. Needed a spreadsheet just to wrap my head around the theoretical ramifications.
https://appfairness.org/caf-statement-on-apples-dma-non-compliance-plan/
No surprise, Apple’s new DMA terms get worse the closer you look. It’s not true sideloading, but even accepting third-party marketplace apps for what they are, Apple shouldn’t track downloads (and charge a fee) for apps that are installed outside the App Store. I hope the EU pushes back.
I’ve been re-reading parts of the DMA and Apple’s new rules, and honestly I can’t tell if they are in compliance. It does seem like a good-faith effort, even if the sideloading capabilities fall short of what I want. There’s a lot we won’t know until the first developers try to be marketplaces.
Core Intuition episode 584 is up now with our reaction to the just-announced App Store changes for the EU. Recorded shortly after all the news dropped today, so there’s a lot to unpack and follow up on.
I was starting to get excited about the new marketplace functionality coming to the App Store, until I got to the part about needing to show Apple a €1 million line of credit. Out of reach for most of us.
https://developer.apple.com/support/alternative-app-marketplace-in-the-eu/
Still sorting out Apple’s changes for the EU, coming in March. On first reading, it’s totally different (and better) than the external linking rules from just last week. Feel like I’m on a roller coaster.
Casey Liss blogs about the multiple-monitor potential of Vision Pro:
"Yesterday was an odd day, in which I spent time working at two different local libraries. While I was there, I realized that I am a week and change too early. If I had my Apple Vision Pro with me, I could have the workspace of my dreams, all with only my MacBook Pro and Apple Vision Pro."
To each his own. A key to my productivity anywhere is that I only use my MacBook Pro, no monitors — at home, at a coffee shop, on a train. (Casey’s right, we need more trains here.) There are many places where a Vision Pro is not suitable.
I’ve always been against the death penalty, but this experiment with nitrogen in Alabama is particularly twisted. Also, this is just wrong:
"Mr. Smith’s case is unique in part because the jury that convicted him of murder also voted 11 to 1 to sentence him to life in prison, rather than death, but the judge overruled their decision."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/alabama-nitrogen-execution-kenneth-smith.html
Free parking, at Lazarus on Airport. ☕️
Just got derailed reading the EU’s Digital Markets Act again. I’m sure the Apple lawyers see some wiggle room in there, but to follow the spirit of the law it should at least look something like Android sideloading. Tired of the games for what is inevitable in the long run.
Most political campaign emails are too long, with manufactured urgency, and formatted poorly. But I just got a Joe Biden email that only says: “Together, we will defeat Trump. Again.” That’s the whole email. We’re all busy and I can get behind mass emails that are succinct. 🇺🇸
The more I hear from Jesse Lyu, the more impressed I am. I finally pre-ordered a Rabbit R1. Kicking myself a little for being so indecisive on day one. Hope they can get manufacturing rolling smoothly.
Happy 40th anniversary to the Mac! My first introduction to the Mac was as a kid, visiting my uncle who had a Mac SE… I would just pore through the manual and knew there was something special about the UI. Got the Mac Classic a handful of years later and have been building apps ever since.
The Wall Street Journal has an article today about Apple’s plans for sideloading in the EU:
"Apple’s approach to the EU law will help ensure the company maintains close oversight of apps downloaded outside the App Store, a process known as sideloading. The company will give itself the ability to review each app downloaded outside of its App Store. Apple also plans to collect fees from developers that offer downloads outside of the App Store, said people familiar with the company’s plans."
No good. Reviewing apps distributed outside the store defeats the purpose of sideloading.
The reaction to Barbie is overshadowing what a success the 8 nominations are. And of the women nominated for best actress, who would you remove from the list to nominate Margot Robbie instead? These lists are so tough. For best director, though, there’s a strong case… I blogged as much last year.