Larry Staples

My main social media presence is on the fediverse on mastodon.social. You can now follow me there at @lstaples.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

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@pauljnadeau.bsky.social Thanks for the great presentation and discussion!

I use #tapestryapp for reading (including RSS) and Indigo for Bluesky and Mastodon management. The combination is a complete solution.

Excellence in action.

Wow! This is great on many levels! Pun intended, I guess.

iPhoneも

Regarding Japanese (and probably other languages, but I haven't tested them) support: it's true that the new Siri doesn't support Japanese yet, but it reads and processes the language just fine. If you run your systems in US English, it will handle Japanese data.

Introducing Tapestry 2. Reply, quote and even post directly to Bluesky & Mastodon from Tapestry! Attach photos & videos to your posts, create polls, hashtags, an improved Mac app & much more. It's the update you've wanted from day one. Free to try, learn more! blog.iconfactory.com/2026/09/icon...

:tapestry_app: Things to note as you explore today’s version 2 release: - Be sure to update to 2.0 across ALL of your devices where you use the app (iPhone, iPad & Mac) so connectors stay in sync. Otherwise you’ll see errors when refreshing. - Speaking of errors, Mastodon.social is having a […]

:tapestry_app: Introducing Iconfactory Tapestry 2. Reply, quote and even post directly to Mastodon and Bluesky from Tapestry! Attach photos & videos to your posts, create polls, hashtags, an improved Mac app and so much more. This is the update you've wanted from day one. Free to try, learn all […]

You know those go-karts that some Tokyo tourists love and most residents don't? Just saw an electric version with no one following. A test run, I assume. Noisy, but much better than the gasoline version. Spotted on the same street where I've seen Waymo. Sorry, I didn't have time to get a photo.

The imagination, creativity, timing & execution — phenomenal. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) #TheMarxBrothers

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I agree. I'm still waiting for Mastodon list management support (list display is there), but other than that, I'm amazed at how good it is. And it supports syncing across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. mas.to/@chojubo/1171337140906...

Just after midnight, a pair of American Airlines flights with the same call sign were on the same frequency near Phoenix. Call sign confusion has resulted in previous incidents, but thankfully ATC and the pilots were able to resolve the situation. flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...

This is a lovely site which helps remind us of much of what we take for granted in material progress ordinaryabundance.com (HT @aveek18.bsky.social)

This reminds me of my grandmother who marveled at the Space Shuttle.

Just received my first government alert for a Level 3 warning (landslide). Until today, I only received government alerts for earthquakes. As many of you probably know, this is a new set of protocols. The alert sound was new as well. It didn't sound anything like the earthquake alert, thankfully.

Seen on the way to lunch today.

[Not my actual snack…] The shaved ice machine is broken today. 🙁

A great point! mastodon.social/@chockenberry...

If you absolutely *must* visit Shibuya this summer: 1) do not exit the station 2) go to the free observation deck on the 12th floor of Scramble Square 3) put yr phone down on the left corner of the window and take this timelapse, preferably at golden hour, maybe bring a book 4) LEAVE

A pretty nifty app! mastodon.social/@alanb/116943...

@a-shell-ios.bsky.social Nice shell! Glad u made one for iOS. I admined/used UNIX (& later Linux) for many years. Always enjoyed shells as they made it much easier to maintain the OS. EVERYONE should try A-Shell. Not just for developers, it is for power users. If ur a power user, u need a shell.

Just heard a semi for the first time this year! #semi #ebisu #tokyo #蝉 #恵比寿 #東京都

You read the news again, didn’t you.

Just saw another one about 50 meters from the one before, but it’s raining today, so I’m guessing they’re gathering data for different weather conditions. Seems serious, right? #waymo

I happened to walk by the new Anna Miller's on Friday. So many memories… annamillersrestaurant.jp/shop...

:tapestry_app: Tapestry 1.10 is out and includes some great new features like easy backup to keep your data safe, Open In support for Indigo & tons of improvements to text rendering & performance. New/returning customers can get 3 months of Tapestry for roughly 50% off the normal price using […]

I thought they had given up, but I guess not! Seen early evening yesterday in a residential Shibuya, Tokyo neighborhood. #waymo #shibuya #渋谷区

We just updated iPulse for both macOS and iOS. Improvements for the latest OS versions, as well as a new "User Information" feature on the Mac to help you keep a close eye on your system's performance. For more info, check out the version history: ipulseapp.com#history

Thought I should join the carp conversation…

Naval Ravikant eloquently explains how people mistakenly believe that money buys you time when in reality what it buys you is attention. You can’t buy that much more time but you can buy the attention of thousands, millions or even hundreds of millions of people.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government showed a couple of members of staff wearing shorts, as part of this year's Cool Biz effort to promote lighter work clothing. They also seem to have ditched socks. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...

AR view: perfect for your “Hey, what’s that in the sky?” moments. In the Flightradar24 app, tap AR in the upper left hand corner and point your device at the sky.

The word is out! Tapestry 1.8 is better, faster & stronger than ever before. Create a personalized, chronological timeline of your social, RSS and media feeds that's fun to follow and easy to filter.🤓 Tapestry is free to download & try for iOS and macOS today. Enjoy! apps.apple.com/app/tapestry...

Lanterns are on along the Meguro River. #japan #sakura #目黒区 #中目黒

Building software in 2026 — insanely, improbably, we've all been given the equivalent of a nuclear reactor for $200/mo; it's wild that technology like Claude Code is so evenly distributed, so quickly: craigmod.com/essays/softw...