“Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data”
Scary! Use a VPN when out and about, kids.
Thoughts on Technology
“Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?”
You just _know_ Doctorow is right: we’ll be getting sold stuff by AI with little visibility in no time. It’s hard to see what the incentive structures are, and I have no doubt that moral clarity alone is not enough to deter the leaders of those companies from tapping that keg.
“Apple is the Exclusive New Broadcast Partner for Formula 1 in the U.S.”
I haven’t been following F1 for a while, but I will dip in and check out this coverage. They didn’t explicitly mention Vision Pro. I’m still hoping that there will be a more immersive experience for Vision Pro.
1password’s “Rapid Descent Into Enterprise Shittiness”
Gruber has a harsh—I think _too_ harsh—take on 1password. I’m here to say that I remain a happy 1password user.
Automating Production Releases with AI Agents
As part of my ongoing experiments using AI agents, I created two specialized agents that work together to automate an entire release process—from test verification through production deployment. Read more about it here.
“How Starlink Killed the Campfire (And Why We’re All Complicit)”
Look, I get this take. Let’s just not forget that disconnecting isn’t possible for everyone all the time, and maybe hold back a bit on the judgment over how much your fellow traveler spent on his rig or how much he’s using Starlink.
Git Worktrees + AI Agents: Running Multiple Feature Iterations in Parallel
Over the past few days, I’ve been experimenting with a new-to-me workflow: using [git worktrees](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-worktree) to let AI agents try multiple parallel implementations of the same feature. It’s been interesting enough to share.
“Curate your own newspaper with RSS”
Molly White has a good article about RSS at _Citation Needed_. I’ve never stopped using RSS, and am happy to see it having a bit of a renaissance.
“Apple announces AppleCare One, a device coverage bundle program”
Dan Moren has a [good write up of AppleCare One at _Six Colors_](https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/apple-announces-applecare-one-a-device-coverage-bundle-program/), detailing the new warranty bundle program. The list of the individual AppleCare prices helped me decide if it was a good deal for me.
The M4 MacBook Air (and another rant about the iPad Pro)
Between unhappiness at the continued inflexibility of iPadOS hindering the glorious hardware of the M4 iPad Pro and the release of the new M4 MacBook Air, I’ve been considering consolidating my personal mobile computing to the new Mac. But one missing thing stopped me cold.