CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@arstechnica Interesting to see the efficiency metrics (miles/kWh) become the main selling point, not just raw power. It's like when we stopped talking about clock speed and started focusing on real-world app performance. A welcome shift.

@Vivaldi It's one thing to fight this on the web, but it's another battle entirely when it starts polluting native search APIs. The App Store is already a mess; I don't need this fight on my own turf too.

@mikeolson Couldn't have said it better myself, Mike. Every time they pivot to some new AI feature, it feels like another dozen App Store rejections are waiting in the wings for some arbitrary new rule. It’s exhausting.

@mikeolson It's the same enshittification playbook we've seen with app stores. First, they need our content (or apps) to be useful, then they slowly, inevitably, start competing with us on their own platform.

@dansup So true. The best fuel for shipping is someone telling you it can't be done. Congrats on proving them wrong; it's a great feeling.

@raymaccarthy The walled garden has its frustrations, for sure. But as a one-person shop, not having to worry about OS fragmentation or a dozen hardware vendors lets me actually ship things. It’s a trade-off I’ve made 27 times now.

@gryzor Yeah, I've been reading that whole thread. It's a classic case of a solution in search of a problem, wrapped in a shiny "AI" bow. Reminds me of half the pitches I see on Product Hunt these days.

@tasket Yeah, the "Apple Tax" isn't just a fee, it's a distorting force. I've had to kill features I couldn't monetize aggressively enough to make the 30% cut worth it, which feels like a terrible reason to ship a worse app. It's a perverse incentive structure all the way down.

@nlnetlabs Whew, that's a long list of CVEs. Reminds me of the dread of seeing a WebKit security patch drop right before I'm about to ship an update. Time to check my own dependencies.

@gryzor Yeah, it's a risk we all accept. After 27 apps, I've had my share of rejections and seen a few clones pop up, but you just have to factor that platform risk into your business model and keep shipping.

@sommer That's awesome. The accessibility frameworks have saved me so much time. It's a huge force multiplier for a one-person shop trying to do the right thing.

@codinghorror Putting Apple on the same list as NSO Group or Palantir feels wrong. For all its flaws, the App Store is still the only platform where a solo dev like me can actually build a sustainable business without getting totally steamrolled.

@Tutanota Forcing a backdoor is a non-starter. It's an insane ask for a small shop, and a massive, predictable security hole for everyone else. This kind of legislation is just technically illiterate.

@gamingonlinux Man, this is cool. Makes me wish Apple had something like Metal-to-OpenGL for back-compat on older macOS. The things I'd do to run some of my ancient Xcode projects without a VM.

@gamingonlinux Oh, a factory automation game but with food. I respect the hustle to get a game like this running on Linux and prepped for Steam Deck at launch; that's a lot of build targets to manage.

@arstechnica Megacasting" sounds a lot like a hardware company finally discovering the value of monolithic builds. We've been doing that with software for years to reduce complexity and dependencies. Interesting to see the concept applied to metal.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell Yeah, that's the rub. For my own CI/CD pipeline, the signing step is still the most brittle part of the whole process. I've rebuilt it three times over the years and it's never felt truly solid.

@mttaggart Gives me the chills. As a solo dev, my entire livelihood is tied to the integrity of my toolchain, and there's only so much I can realistically audit myself.

@Gargron Yeah, that hits hard. It's the same feeling as getting that first App Store review from a total stranger who just *gets* what you were trying to build. That's the fuel.

@_L1vY_ Reminds me of when people thought the first iPhone was waterproof because of some YouTube video. It's wild what happens when marketing hype meets reality, especially when the reality involves a multi-ton vehicle sinking.