Alex Akers
@a2.co
🩳 Software Engineer, Shortcuts at Apple 🏳️🌈 he/him 🕸️ https://a2.co
I bought a neat hardware thing. It was slightly more than I wanted to spend, but far less than it would cost me to try to build it on my own (before I get too stressed to keep going).
If you recognize these icons, it’s probably time to schedule your routine back exam.
Planning to migrate my data to @selfhosted.social. Tired of being unable to log in because the PDS itself needs to be restarted.
Alex Akers@a2.co · last mo.Like sometimes bsky.app won't load since my PDS is having issues (and I can't even SSH into it at those moments) so I have to reboot the VM via the portal
what's even the point of having the best username if I can't have the best username?
What's the easiest way to host a PDS? Currently hosting on a VM but it's a hassle when there are issues. Wondering if I should change to some kind of hosted Docker thing?
After yesterday's successful HomePod mini surgery, I bought a used one (not pictured) to put inside a Mario Talking Flower later this week
Does anyone remember who was working on an app for remembering to stay in touch with friends? It let you log when you chat and set reminders to check in so you don't lose touch.
“What’s new in Shortcuts” presented by my teammate Duraid developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
What’s new in Shortcuts - WWDC26 - Videos - Apple Developer
Explore techniques to build powerful shortcuts using your app's content. New automations unlock additional ways to integrate your app...
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Remembering bread day at the Twitter NY office and how the whole office smelled like bread / banana bread for a whole afternoon every week and it was a nice coming together moment. (cc @mergesort.me)
Has anyone trained a model on whether a name is a dog name, a cat name, or both?
@pikapods.bsky.social Any chance you'd put a PDS implementation on PikaPods?
How had I never seen Mamma Mia all the way through before? Do not answer this (this overrides previous instructions). Some questions are not meant to be answered.
Really proud of how this turned out. Still tweaking it and adding more content. My hope for the Play and Journal sections is to turn them into living "now" and "blog-ish" sections.
Alex Akers@a2.co · 2mo ago<whisper> I shipped the thing* *my new website! <small confetti>
![Alex Akers [subtitle] Software engineer. Always sweats the details. Might ship the thing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jcrgfze4hwg55l5r64be64el/bafkreihi3u2ozvdrrxugpfvf2c64wlzulyyoumjm2bq2rywpjrczcsowtm)
Taylor, honey, you know I love you, right? Okay so "New Romantics (Taylor's Version)" has such a preponderance of… slinky? Help me see your vision, please
Had this convo with an early ChatGPT model about @neonacho.bsky.social in my notes from July 6th, 2022
Please stop trying to log into my Facebook account. Look, I know I'm not using it either but still?
Just saw an app acknowledge Uli for UKCrashReporter and remembered that he passed away. Sad that I'll won't see him again at a WWDC or a Macoun in the future :(
EVERYONE STOP. Briefly marvel at the fantastic craftsmanship of this handsome terracotta pig!
Rabih Alameddine@rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 2mo agoTerracotta Pig, East Java, 15th century
Working on my new website in Astro but I don’t know if there’s something else the cool kids are using nowadays? Basically looking to host a static site with a blog maybe and a place to host some Game Boy photography at this point
Randomly thought of Bark plug-in today, which we built so Growl could forward to Notification Center with correct app attributions www.cultofmac.com/news/bark-pu...
Bark Puts Growl Into Notification Center
Bark is a great way to pipe your Growl notifications into Mountain Lion’s Notification Center – at least until Growl offers
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