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Hi, I'm Rich, not Jake (long story). I am a programmer in the Chattanooga, TN area.
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runjake··on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max
Something like DeX is already lying dormant on iOS and it's already enabled on iPadOS.

But, if you modify the MobileGestalt plist on the iPhone, you can enable the "Stage Manager" desktop mode and connect a mouse, keyboard, and monitor and you get a desktop from your iPhone.

Caveat: due to artificial reasons, it's not really usable for daily driving due to the way the hacks work, but Apple could certainly make some trivial changes and get it going.

https://github.com/frs0n/GestaltEdit

runjake··on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max
Based on supply chain leaks, it's pretty safe to assume 12 GB memory with up to 100GB/sec memory bandwidth at best.

The A19 Pro had 12 GB and was around 77GB/sec memory bandwidth for reference. If I was a betting man, I'd say the memory bandwidth on the A20 Pro is the same.

runjake··on Apple Watch Series 12
Is sync pretty seamless?
runjake··on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max
There's a lot of misdirected complaining here, so some reminders:

- Apple has this event because it generates buzz, which increases sales.

- You do not need to watch the event.

- You do not need to pay attention to anything about the event.

- You do not need to buy the new device.

runjake··on Apple Watch Series 12
> Coros blows everyone out of the water from a user experience standpoint, and they offer excellent value.

Why? How?

runjake··on Tell HN: OpenAI keeps stealing my money
Looking at your comment history, you could do with practicing a little agency and sense of responsibility in your life, instead of complaining about seemingly everything.
runjake··on Muse: Meta's personal AI agent, features and capabilities
3.6 billion (de-duped) daily users!

https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-deta...

runjake··on Muse – Meta’s personal AI agent
Who knows for sure, but Meta's own financial disclosures[1] report over 3.6 billion "Family Daily Actice People (DAP), which represents the de-duplicated number of people who log into at least one of Meta's core properties (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or WhatsApp) daily.

At even 1% of that figure, that's a heck of a lot of people.

1. https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-deta...

runjake··on Tell HN: OpenAI keeps stealing my money
RTFM?

https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001478-reviewing-work-...

runjake··on Ask HN: Are technical blogs dead?
> Why would anyone searh for technical blog when they can just ask their agent about it?

- To get the human perspective about something from an expert.

- To get the history of something, because there's still much to learn from there that LLMs can't really teach us.

Eg. "Why did you make those decisions way back when?"

This is why I enjoy Raymond Chen's blog[1] and folklore.org[2] so much. I don't think LLMs can replace that.

Now only if we could get more DEC, SGI and early Sun people blogging before they croak.

1. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/author/oldnewthin...

2. https://folklore.org/

runjake··on I Don't Have a Smartphone
I didn't have my phone physically on me at the time. They did not have paper menus at all. They kind of rattled off a selection of items from memory. I ordered something.
runjake··on I Don't Have a Smartphone
Anecdotal, but I've encountered a number of places where it's more or less required.

- Restaurants: Menu is QR only. In one case, ordering food was QR only.

- Queueing up at my local Costco optical department requires scanning a QR code.

- Various other check-ins for various other government agencies and businesses.

- Urgent care check-in paperwork requiring QR code. No paper, and typing the loooong URL in manually is horrific.

runjake··on Native Apps Why?
I recently vibe coded a basic app in both SwiftUI and Flutter, and the Flutter version seemed much faster. What the heck. (I am basically familiar with both environments and the code seemed pretty good, not slop.)
runjake··on Native Apps Why?
On macOS and iOS, I prefer native apps because Apple gives these apps a bunch of extras in terms of keyboard shortcuts and functionality.

Non-native apps that are web views don't get this functionality unless the developer properly hooks it or mimics it. They rarely get this right.

That said, I'm not sure of the current state of Flutter and RN. They resolve to OS native controls, so theoretically they should support these types of base functionalities, correct?

runjake··on Ask HN: Why do you use Ubuntu?
I’m not sure which version. My impressions may be outdated. I’ll take a look at the video. Thank you!
runjake··on Amazon now hides all customer reviews on products
For those saying it’s to protect you from Google’s surveillance, I’ll say a couple things:

1. It redacts emails even to my personal domain.

2. Multiple Amazon reps have told me this is a common customer complaint and there’s no way to opt out of it. If it really were altruistic, Amazon would let you opt out.

PS: maybe I’m not in the loop yet but the first item I checked shows at least a hundred customer reviews on some sort of infinite scroll.

runjake··on Ask HN: Why do you use Ubuntu?
I don't. Ubuntu forcing snap and other non-standard junk on server was the last straw. I've moved to Debian for servers and Fedora (usually KDE) and Omarchy for desktops. Fedora seems much higher quality than Ubuntu these days and faster! dnf seems comparatively slow compared to apt, but that's the least of my worries.
runjake··on Ask HN: What are you using to access x.com at the moment?
I have an X account, so a web browser with uBlock Origin and visiting x.com.

You can probably still self-host a Nitter instance, at the risk of a C&D?

https://github.com/sekai-soft/guide-nitter-self-hosting

runjake··on Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
Similarweb shows a consistent ~15% YoY decline. It also shows growth beginning in early Summer, so this trend may be changing as of very recently.

Sensor Tower shows a consistent ~10% YoY decline.

DataReportal/Kepios shows a ~5.3% decline in ad reach.

EU DSA Transparency repoorts shows ~10% decline

Pew Research shows a >20% decline in the US.

Regardless, I still use X and find a lot of value from the people I follow. I'm paradoxically optimist.

runjake··on Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra
So do platitudes.
runjake··on Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
It’s still fairly popular, but the statistics show that X usage is gradually declining. Elon claims that X is more popular than ever, but the platform doesn’t publicly release its own stats, and publicly available stats say otherwise.

If you like AI and tech, there are some pretty thriving sub-communities. AI stuff, and a lot of tech stuff happens on X first. Claudebot/OpenClaw/Hermes all began on X months before I commonly saw them appear on other platforms.

runjake··on Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
You bring up a lot of good points, so just some general tips for other readers.

> Political stuff notwithstanding

Don't follow people who post about politics and use muting and mute words liberally.

> consume a non-algorithmic feed

New-ish: Following -> Latest. As an aside, the supposed algorithm is on GitHub[1].

> disable videos and photos in the feed

uBlock or Control Panel for Twitter.

1. https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm

runjake··on Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra
You can do both. I still find time to read a couple books a month.

You have agency and can choose your own adventures. If you don't like something, don't do it.

runjake··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2026 – Show and tell
This is unbelievably cool. And you look like a skilled go-getter to the corporate hiring machine.
runjake··on Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra
Then you’re either spending time in the wrong parts of the internet or doing things that don't fulfill you.

These times are exciting and rough seas make good sailors. Find your path forward.

runjake··on Omacom Foundation launches with $8M
Sounds like a good plan. Like I said, it's not for everyone, and if it doesn't appeal to you, don't use it.
runjake··on Omacom Foundation launches with $8M
It's still being hashed out (publicly! On X, Discord, and GH issues), but I imagine it will have an opinionated focus on modern container, CI, and deployment options (eg. Kamal)
runjake··on Omacom Foundation launches with $8M
> What was I doing wrong?

Nothing. Tiling managers just have a bit of a steep learning curve. That said, I'd argue they're better about using space on small screens (no title bar, everything tiled efficiently, etc).

The Omarchy Manual does a good job of covering it, but again, there's a learning curve. I was a late adopter to tiling, but now I can't do without it. I even use macOS and Windows tiled.

runjake··on Omacom Foundation launches with $8M
You don't have to get it. Omarchy isn't for everyone and that's okay. There's a ton of other options.

I've been using Omarchy since almost the beginning and it's been fantastic. I get a usable "power user" setup with very little tweaking. Omarchy is for me.

> when those defaults include a bunch of random paid software and links to websites DHH likes?

I'm not sure what you're talking about with "a bunch of random paid software". I've only seen a handful, they are sensible options, and they are not in your face. If you mean these apps[1] then most of Omarchy's user base uses most of them, and if they don't they're trivial to change. A huge portion of people use ChatGPT, Google apps, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, Discord and so on.

If you look in Omarchy issues, it's pretty clear it's not just DHH dictating decisions, it's been a community effort.

But again, it sounds like Omarchy probably isn't your cup of tea.

1. https://omarchy.org/manual/web-apps/

runjake··on Ask HN: Do you feel comfortable admitting that you use AI?
I am absolutely unapologetic about using AI.

There is a segment of people who have both legitimate concerns and misconceptions about AI. The legitimate concerns are crucial and certainly need to be addressed, some are existential. But if you're a person who refuses to AI, you are not long for a technology career.

As for their hangups and misconceptions, that’s their baggage to deal with. Just stay out of my way.

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