Numeric Citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺

AGI isn’t happening in 2027 as predicted but AI bubble burst is what will happen. Wait for it. #ai #aibubble

I’m afraid of what Apple will ask us to pay for the OLED MacBook Pro… 🫣

There is nothing mini about the iPad mini except its size. Price-wise, we left the mini territory a while ago. 😒

Week 43 Summary (Oct 18 - Oct 24, 2026): https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/26/week-summary-oct-oct.html

Some companies need to wake up: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/26/some-companies-need-to-wake.html

New MacBook Pro: what's in it for me?: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/25/new-macbook-pro-whats-in.html

I’m just realizing where I’ll actually end up next weekend: Singapore Changi Airport1. This might surprise you, but 90% of my travel planning is done by my wife. I barely know or remember the travel milestones. This evenin... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/25/im-just-realizing-where-ill.html

It’s fun to play with Snapseed.

My late father passed away in 2021, but only today did I convince myself to delete his Facebook account. It’s a weird feeling. He would have been 98. 😔

I got a notification this morning from the Apple Store app: my HomeView order was bumped up by a week, so I’ll get it right after I come back from Thailand! 😃

Bye bye OpenClaw: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/24/bye-bye-openclaw.html

Following my recent post about the demise of the ARC Browser, as a Kagi Search subscriber, I’ll give Kagi’s Orion a serious try. I’ve been using it for about half an hour now, and I like what I see, though it may use a ... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/23/following-my-recent-post-about.html

Most of the recent improvements to Ghost seem to focus on newsletters and monetization. I moved to Ghost to leave WordPress and get basic newsletter capabilities. That’s it. I appreciate Ghost’s openness to the Fediver... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/22/most-of-the-recent-improvements.html

Bye bye ARC Browser Should I trust them with Dia? I’m not so sure. Moreover, I don’t want to switch to Chrome. Safari’s extensions support is lacking… what else can I do?

As Apple enters in more uncharted territories for them, I expect more controversies. A bunch of world-class designers imagining new stuff creates a fertile set of conditions. We are in exciting times again.

Notes of interest from watching iPhone Duo reviews: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/22/notes-of-interest-from-watching.html

Surprising lack of singularity: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/21/surprising-lack-of-singularity.html

Heard today: asking questions is a form of leadership. 👌🏻

A sick guy: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/19/a-sick-guy.html

This is how I use my iPhone these days… As a photographer who likes B&W photography, because colors can be distracting when telling a story, I find calmness in this setup.

I added a shuffle option on Trails to display a photo from a randomly selected trail. Enjoy.

→ Links 🔗 Mark Gurman is wrong: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/links-mark-gurman-is-wrong Apple didn't make a mistake by launching the iPhone Duo in 70 countries. Gurman doesn't know about marketing if he thinks Apple should have waited until inventory built up to a satisfactory level befo...

The Hidden Potential of Apple Invites: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/18/the-hidden-potential-of-apple.html

Micro.blog > Ghost: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/18/microblog-ghost.html

Ordered, now patiently waiting: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/18/ordered-now-patiently-waiting.html

Week 42 Summary (Oct 11 - Oct 17, 2026): https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/18/week-summary-oct-oct.html

📡✨ Excited for that one: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/excited-for-that-one You know what the following means, right? RIGHT?

Things are shaping up pretty well if you ask me. As I wrote in the still-in-draft iPhone 18 Pro review, I don’t expect to publish this officially until later in November, after I return from Thailand. But there is enough to get a rather good idea. 👀 ☺️ Enjoy.

The look of peace, according to Putin. 😒

Hey Trump, look over here: AI AI AI AI AI AI AI!

→ Links 🔗 Did you say 'Slash pages' ?: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/links-did-you-say-slash-pages Hey, blogger, writer, thinker, brave enough to hold a small piece of the internet, did you know about slash pages? Consider adding one, two, or three... Get all the details here. Personally,...

The waiting game: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/16/the-waiting-game.html

→ Links 🔗 WTF Apple?: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/links-wtf-apple This news that Apple allegedly paid a $25 million contribution to Trump's ballroom building is hard to swallow. Very bad taste. https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/15/apple-25-million-white-house-ballroom/

On Siri AI: Working in English while speaking in French: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/15/on-siri-ai-working-in.html

If your are looking for a reason to reconsider your return to X.com aka Twitter, here’s one. If this tweet is real, and I have reasons to believe it is, then don’t support his businesses and this moron. Disgusting. And tell me when is the time for Putin to go. And Trump. Disgusting.

About the Siri.app: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/15/about-the-siriapp.html

Is Apple pivoting away from keynotes?: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/15/is-apple-pivoting-away-from.html

Why reactions to HomeView are what they are?: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/14/why-reactions-to-homeview-are.html

My observations about the HomeView and other tidbits: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/13/my-observations-about-the-homeview.html

Building the newsletter Scribbles doesn't send: https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/13/building-the-newsletter-scribbles-doesnt.html

📡✨ Blips, now by email: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/blips-now-by-email Blips now has a newsletter. On the 1st of each month, you’ll get one email with everything I posted here the month before: the quick thoughts, the links, and the photos from my “I Was There” trails. Each blip is incl...

📡✨ Guilty: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/guilty Sometimes, when I use AI, I feel guilty for so many reasons.... I feel less human, less authentic, and like I'm taking shortcuts or cheating. It doesn't feel cool to be a creator trying to be... a creator.

It’s time to take a snapshot of this page, Apple TV & Home mini website, before tomorrow’s announcement…

It appears that since Apple OS 27, Photos Shared Albums created prior to OS 27 can be “upgraded”. Fine. But the process takes forever.

Imagining Apple HomeView placement: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/11/imagining-apple-homeview-placement.html

The Ephemeral Scrapbook — 2026.10.11: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-2026-10-11/

🕖 Now — Giving the iPad with external display another try: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/now-giving-the-ipad-with-external-display-another-try I've been doing this on and off since getting my M4 iPad Pro, and it always has been a mixed experience. The iPad is currently on iPadOS 27.2 beta...

Week 41 Summary (Oct 4 - Oct 10, 2026): https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/11/week-summary-oct-oct.html

Just published a new take on perfect imperfections. It’s a fun experiment.

I’m considering selling my RODECaster Video S. I never recorded a video with it. I realized that software-only solutions and setups are more flexible and easier to operate. I’m not a hardware guy when it comes to video production. 😔

The guessing game: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/10/10/the-guessing-game.html