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Jack Fields @OrdinaryInds

Former Apple engineer running Ordinary Industries // Head writer at @kernelext // Polymath // I use Vim btw

Joined March 2023
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Jack Fields
@OrdinaryInds
Mar 17
I try not to mention it often but I have a Discord for devs, engineers, and tech nerds. Come hang and share what you're working on if that's your thing. ordinary.industries/discord
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I asked Siri if I would pass a friend’s house on the way to a destination. She nailed it telling me it would be a 1 minute detour. That’s a major improvement from previous versions.
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THATS THE POINT
Arti Shah
@TechByArti
Jun 13
IF YOU DIED TOMORROW, YOUR FAMILY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACCESS A SINGLE THING YOU OWN DIGITALLY. BANK ACCOUNTS. PASSWORDS. CLOUD STORAGE. ALL OF IT PERMANENTLY LOCKED AWAY. HERE'S HOW TO FIX IT IN 30 MINUTES:
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I wonder why
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iOS 27 now supports landscape mode in most Apple apps
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“And can take a while”
Brandon Butch
@BrandonButch
Jun 12
Is it just me or is iOS 27 STILL indexing on your device? 😭
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Imagine if Fable 5 got into the hands of foreign nationals. Think of the todo apps that would flood the market.
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Vibe coders who upped their Claude subscriptions to try cramming Fable
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Widow’s Bay renewed for a second season on Apple TV apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/06…

Apple’s global hit series “Widow’s Bay” lands season two renewal

Apple TV announced a season two renewal for the acclaimed series led by Emmy Award-winning star and executive producer Matthew Rhys.

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Shame we still didn’t get a first-class way to add dividers to the dock on macOS Golden Gate.
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Proposal to make programming more appealing to Gen Z by renaming keywords typealias -> typeshit
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Listen here, bot
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Tech Twitter before WWDC: We just want a Snow Leopard update. Tech Twitter after WWDC: WHERE ARE ALL THE NEW FEATURES‽
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How ironic that Apple made Liquid Glass look absolutely incredible while also giving people a way to disable it entirely.
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Given that Siri can use screen context to perform actions in iOS 27, I wonder if the testing system gets updated for more robust UI testing.
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Siri gets a dedicated app this year.
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They are flying through this keynote.
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This year’s Apple software releases are really shaping up to be that Snow Leopard cycle everyone has been asking for.
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This WWDC set looks like they modified the Alves Caffe Macs.
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iOS 27 to support all the way back to iPhone 11. Suck it Android.
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Apple is promising 30% faster app launches on the next generation of operating systems.
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Apple caved on Liquid Glass giving users a slider to adjust transparency and ultimately remove it.
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