Ephemeral Scrapbook
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — 2026.08.30
The header image is a teaser of a new experiment with a new photo-sharing service. And a bit of Apple and AI ranting.
Ephemeral Scrapbook
The header image is a teaser of a new experiment with a new photo-sharing service. And a bit of Apple and AI ranting.
review
Quick Reads is a read-it-later service built by one person who made the app he wished existed. What makes it worth writing about isn't what it does; it's how it connects openly to the rest of my digital life, and what that reveals about building tools that actually fit the way I work.
Ephemeral Scrapbook
I read and write about AI way too much, but AI is everywhere now, so hard to escape! I’m so sorry.
Bye bye Om Malik. Hello Apple price hikes. Yikes.
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Pre-WWDC26 edition. Will Apple finally deliver Apple Intelligence to their devices and users? Let’s pray, shall we? Enjoy your WWDC pre-recorded (!) show.
Things
Before Things 3 turns 4 and falls into the subscription-only abyss, I built my own task manager using the vibe coding technique. Here's why and how.
Ephemeral Scrapbook
Bye bye Tim Cook. Hello John Ternus. The beginning of a new era at Apple?
Quick Reads is a read-it-later service built by one person who made the app he wished existed. What makes it worth writing about isn't what it does; it's how it connects openly to the rest of my digital life, and what that reveals about building tools that actually fit the way I work.
I read and write about AI way too much, but AI is everywhere now, so hard to escape! I’m so sorry.
Before Things 3 turns 4 and falls into the subscription-only abyss, I built my own task manager using the vibe coding technique. Here's why and how.
There is a pattern to how Apple makes its most interesting bets. It finds a hard physical constraint, something that looks like an immovable wall, and decides that software is the answer. It happened with the camera. It is happening right now with artificial intelligence.
The digital space for a compulsive contributor. Home of an Apple fan and a digital nomad.
People's excitement about AI might end sooner than originally thought. Here's why.
There is a pattern to how Apple makes its most interesting bets. It finds a hard physical constraint, something that looks like an immovable wall, and decides that software is the answer. It happened with the camera. It is happening right now with artificial intelligence.
Bye Tim, thank you. Time for a change. Many changes. More than ever, I’m hopeful for the future.
Artemis II mission brings back great visual memories. AI does the rest. 🤔
Vibe coding might prove to be programming for the rest of us.
The MacBook Neo says ‘Hello’ as Apple celebrates 50 years of existence. What a journey.
Say Hello to Lil Finder Guy!
Always have an exit strategy at hand; you never know.
It's the formula we unconsciously apply to decide whether the friction of doing something the "right way" is worth avoiding
I’m back from vacation, more connected than ever. 🔋⚡😃
ChatGPT’s memory could become a crucial part of the provider–consumer relationship—not just a convenience feature. While we don’t have complete visibility into how OpenAI is building and using its memory system, the practical effect is already clear: ChatGPT can carry context forward, recall user-specific details,
First edition of 2026. I’m officially part of the Secret Internet Curators or SIC. This newsletter is the fruit of my hard labour as a member of the SIC team.🕵🏻♂️