This week only KILL DECISION on sale for $1.99 Fifteen years ago this novel anticipated how low-cost kamikaze drones would radically transform military conflict. But ...
John Wilander
@wilander.bsky.social
Hacker fiction novelist and WebKit Privacy & Adtech at Apple. Author newsletter and blog: hackerfiction dot net. My latest thriller ”Submerged” was published in 2025.
Happy 4th, and 250th birthday, fellow Americans! Here's to the Republic, to a democratic future, and to the rejuvenation of Congress! 🇺🇸🥂
Introducing the Safari MCP server in Safari Technology Preview. A Model Context Protocol server that makes your web development and debugging workflow faster and more powerful. webkit.org/blog/18136/i...
Introducing the Safari MCP server for web developers
In Safari Technology Preview 247, we’re introducing the Safari MCP server — a Model Context Protocol server for web developers that makes your web development and debugging workflow faster and more po...
webkit.org
Morning Joe put together a supercut of Sen. Blumenthal asking Trump's judicial nominees who won the 2020 election, and each of them refusing to acknowledge that Trump lost
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom. Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country. (Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
propublica.org
BREAKING: “I made a mistake, and I am sincerely sorry,” Philz Coffee CEO said after having ordered Pride flags removed. I say again, the power is with the people! www.advocate.com/news/philz-c...
Philz Coffee CEO restores Pride flags in stores after intense backlash: ‘I made a mistake’
The company abandoned a controversial policy after protests and mounting public pressure.
advocate.com
This review of my latest novel "Submerged" came in a couple of days ago. 😍 You can find it on Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, and Spotify. And it's available as ebook, print, or audio.
The pandemic had all sorts of effects. I doubled my reading in 2020, with for instance two of George R. R. Martin's thick novels in the Game of Thrones series. During the work from home years I got an incredible boost in cardio fitness because I did a lot of running. #booksky
Safari 26.4 is here! webkit.org/blog/17862/w... Grid Lanes. WebTransport. Keyboard Lock API. And _tons_ of fixes & improvements. Please read the introduction to our article to learn what we’ve been up to…
WebKit Features for Safari 26.4
March has a way of bringing a lot of new things to WebKit — and this year is no exception.
webkit.org
My next newsletter issue will feature photos and impressions from my trip to Hong Kong, a.k.a. Cyberpunk Ground Zero. I went to the grounds of Kowloon Walled City, the Monster Building, and the skyline+water from the diving scene in Ghost in the Shell. Subscribe here: hackerfiction.net/subscribe/
I'm hiring to the WebKit Privacy & Adtech team! Help us prevent online tracking/fingerprinting, and design+implement privacy-preserving alternatives for use in advertising. · Systems programming in C++ & Swift · Location: Cupertino · Work that feels good and important jobs.apple.com/en-us/detail...
WebKit Privacy & Adtech Engineer - Jobs - Careers at Apple
Apply for a WebKit Privacy & Adtech Engineer job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.
jobs.apple.com
Massie goes full beast mode today. Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.
Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: “I received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”
'The social media company likewise tracked when adolescent girls deleted selfies, “so it can serve a beauty ad to them at that moment,” according to Wynn-Williams.' futurism.com/facebook-bea...
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
A recent tell-all by a Facebook insider reveals the insidious nature of Facebook's advertising empire, and the dangerous consequences.
futurism.com
The audiobook version of my hacker thriller "Submerged" is finally out! Just in time for the holidays. Audible: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7M5ZZWH/ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3TEIdTl... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob... Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/audiobook... #booksky
Safari 26.2 is here with 65 features + 165 bug fixes — including field-sizing, Navigation API, Largest Contentful Paint, command & commandfor, CHIPS opt-in partitioned cookies, scrollend event, random(), WebGPU in WebXR, scrollbar-color, hidden=until-found and much more! webkit.org/blog/17640/w...
WebKit Features for Safari 26.2
Safari 26.2 is a big release.
webkit.org
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Starting the weekend Dec 6-7, my newsletter will feature a read-along of William Gibson's Neuromancer. We read it together, starting easy – just 30 pages “Chiba City Blues,” chapters 1-4. I'll review it as we go. Sign up here: hackerfiction.net/subscribe/
I just donated to three charities: · Razom for Ukraine · Wikimedia Foundation · Electronic Frontier Foundation If you have the means, consider donating too. ❤️
Here's the opt-out page if you don't want LinkedIn and their affiliates to train AI on your personal data and content there: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn
Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.
linkedin.com
This claim is getting legs so I checked. Indeed, Google Trends in the US is currently very close to the February 2009 peak for "help with mortgage." 😔 trends.google.com/trends/explo...
Amazing new security. "Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort, spanning half a decade, that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our advanced operating system security …" security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
Blog - Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices - Apple Security Research
Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort spanning half a decade that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our adv...
security.apple.com
"The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI application from the application stores due to GDPR violations." www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Germany asks Google, Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from app stores
The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI application from the application stores due to GDPR violations.
bleepingcomputer.com
Mozilla says ad blockers may become illegal in Germany: blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/20... 1/2
Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers? User Freedom, Privacy, and Security Is At Risk. – Open Policy & Advocacy
Across the internet, users rely on browsers and extensions to shape how they experience the web: to protect their privacy, improve accessibility, block harmful or intrusive content, and take control ....
blog.mozilla.org
Walmart. Aug 10: John, thanks for your order Aug 12: Your order is delayed Aug 13: Your order is delayed Aug 14: Your order is delayed Aug 15: Your order is delayed Aug 15: Canceled Tell me again how they are going to catch up to Amazon.
"Several sections of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution appear to have been removed from the official U.S. government website (…) The removal includes sections relating to habeas corpus, the powers that protect citizens from unlawful detention." techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/k...
Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch
Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful dete...
techcrunch.com
The first rating of my new novel is up on Amazon. And it's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! www.amazon.com/SUBMERGED-ha... #booksky
