Jarrod Blundy (@heyjb.me)

No Face ID nor iPad apps wrenches my iPhone Duo(?) purchase plans The Verge’s headline sums up Mark Gurman’s latest report on Apple’s folding phone quite succinctly: ‘iPhone Fold rumor: iPad-like multitasking, but

🆕📝 No Face ID nor iPad apps wrenches my iPhone Duo(?) purchase plans

I hate to say it, but these flaws might be deal-breakers. But will there be a sequel next year if the first doesn’t sell well because of them?

12.03.2026 01:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ADK Climb Club at Rocksport: https://strava.com/activities/17692330845

RockClimbing: Distance: 0.9km, Elevation Gain: 92m, Moving Time: 00:21:15, Average Speed: 2.5km/h

11.03.2026 22:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Parker Ortolani sees Apple’s leadership, style, and product lineup as perhaps turning a corner for the better: The MacBook Neo is a new kind of product for Apple, unveiled in a new way, with new materials, by an array of fresher faces. These new products being unveiled at the same time the faces of the company are beginning to change feels like a turning point. You could argue Neo is one of, if not the first product of this new Apple.

Parker Ortolani sees Apple’s leadership, style, and product lineup as perhaps turning a corner for the better:

"The MacBook Neo is a new kind of product for Apple, unveiled in a new way, with new materials, by an arr... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/11/parker-ortolani-sees-apples-leadership.html

11.03.2026 19:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Adirondack Explorer, ‘Saranac Lake scraps plan for Flock surveillance cameras after public backlash’: White introduced a string of amendments to the original resolution. The first directed the village manager to immediately terminate the contract with Flock, while the second prohibited future agreements with the company. The third amendment directs village staff to provide a report detailing the procurement process used, the timeline of decisions, and the individuals who authorized the agreement.

Adirondack Explorer, ‘Saranac Lake scraps plan for Flock surveillance cameras after public backlash’:

"White introduced a string of amendments to the original resolution. The first directed the village manager to im... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/11/adirondack-explorer-saranac-lake-scraps.html

11.03.2026 18:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Like me, Gruber hopes an ultra-thin MacBook returns. It’d even help Apple’s MacBook lineup to mirror their iPhone one: If I had my druthers, Apple would make a new svelte ultralight MacBook. Not instead of the Neo, but in addition to the Neo. Apple’s inconsistent use of the name “Air” makes this complicated, but the MacBook Neo is obviously akin to the iPhone 17e; the MacBook Air is akin to the iPhone 17 (the default model for most people); the MacBook Pros are akin to the iPhone 17 Pros.

Like me, Gruber hopes an ultra-thin MacBook returns. It’d even help Apple’s MacBook lineup to mirror their iPhone one:

"If I had my druthers, Apple would make a new svelte ultralight MacBook. Not instead of the Neo, but in addition... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/11/like-me-gruber-hopes-an.html

11.03.2026 05:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — John Gruber, in his iPhone 17e review, regards the iPhone 16/Plus models as overshadowed by the strong iPhone 17 lineup — even for budget buyers: I suspect Apple is on the cusp of completely moving away from the strategy of selling two- and three-year-old iPhones at lower prices, and updating their entire lineup with annual speed bumps. It would be hard for the finance and operations teams, guided by Tim Cook’s teachings, to give up that bonus margin from selling years-old products.

John Gruber, in his iPhone 17e review, regards the iPhone 16/Plus models as overshadowed by the strong iPhone 17 lineup — even for budget buyers:

"I suspect Apple is on the cusp of completely moving away from the strategy of sell... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/11/john-gruber-in-his-iphone.html

11.03.2026 04:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — My favorite review so far of the MacBook Neo has been from Tyler Stalman. He really shows off how impressively powerful that little laptop is by opening every single app, and then simultaneously testing his video editing workflow in Final Cut Pro. And it’s totally workable, even with only 8GB of RAM!

My favorite review so far of the MacBook Neo has been from Tyler Stalman. He really shows off how impressively powerful that little laptop is by opening every single app, and then simultaneously testing his video editing workflow ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/11/my-favorite-review-so-far.html

11.03.2026 04:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — I’ve finally perfected my Songlinker shortcut to easily share song.link and album.link URLs! They’re nicer URLs with links out to all the music services and YouTube — a more considerate way to share music links. It took diving into the API rather than trying to parse and match text from the webpage. 😅

I’ve finally perfected my Songlinker shortcut to easily share song.link and album.link URLs! They’re nicer URLs with links out to all the music services and YouTube — a more considerate way to share music links.

It took... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/ive-finally-perfected-my-songlinker.html

11.03.2026 03:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Joseph arrived ready to learn and soaked up everything I taught. He was able to dial in great technique from the start and will be ready for even bigger ice flows next time! Always a great day out when you’re with a stoked guest. 🤘 ![A person in a red helmet climbs an ice formation with an ax in hand. Above is a review praising a mountain guide’s skills and safety.

Joseph arrived ready to learn and soaked up everything I taught. He was able to dial in great technique from the start and will be ready for even bigger ice flows next time! Always a great day out when you’re with a stoked gue... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/joseph-arrived-ready-to-learn.html

11.03.2026 00:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Re: MacBook Neo; @gruber@mastodon.social noted it’s the first A-series product with two USB ports, and that it was a technical challenge: But on the other hand, the Neo is the first product with an A-series chip that Apple has ever made that supports two USB ports.1 It was, I am reliably informed by Apple product marketing folks, a significant engineering achievement to get a second USB port at all on the MacBook Neo while basing it on the A18 Pro SoC.

Re: MacBook Neo; @gruber@mastodon.social noted it’s the first A-series product with two USB ports, and that it was a technical challenge:

"But on the other hand, the Neo is the first product with an A-series chip ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/re-macbook-neo-grubermastodonsocial-noted.html

10.03.2026 20:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Sean Hollister, theverge.com: ‘Grammarly will keep using authors’ identities without permission unless they opt out’ Last week, my colleagues discovered that Superhuman’s Grammarly had turned me into an AI editor, using my real name, without ever asking my permission. They did the same to my boss Nilay Patel, my colleagues David Pierce and Tom Warren, and — as Wired initially reported last Wednesday — many authors far more famous than us.

Sean Hollister, theverge.com: ‘Grammarly will keep using authors’ identities without permission unless they opt out’

"Last week, my colleagues discovered that Superhuman’s Grammarly had turned me into an AI editor... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/sean-hollister-thevergecom-grammarly-will.html

10.03.2026 17:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lunch Run: https://strava.com/activities/17674912384

Run: Distance: 10.2km, Elevation Gain: 210m, Moving Time: 00:51:40, Pace: 5:03/km, Estimated Avg Power: 235.7 (from power meter), Weighted Avg Power: 242

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// Jarrod Blundy — The Color Czar approves! From Jason Snell’s MacBook Neo review on, appropriately, Six Colors: Yes, there’s a standard silver that will allow the Neo to blend in with almost every other MacBook out there. Indigo is a somewhat lighter cousin to the Midnight MacBook Air, a dark blue that will satisfy those who prefer their devices to be on the darker side. The more interesting choices are blush, which adds a pink pop to the traditional silvery MacBook look, and citrus, a bright yellow gold that’s undoubtedly the most aggressive laptop color Apple has made since the days of the tangerine iBook.

The Color Czar approves! From Jason Snell’s MacBook Neo review on, appropriately, Six Colors:

"Yes, there’s a standard silver that will allow the Neo to blend in with almost every other MacBook out there. Indigo is a somewhat ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/the-color-czar-approves-from.html

10.03.2026 15:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Golden retriever sitting on a wooden deck looking upward with a small black dog resting nearby sunlight streaming through surrounding trees creating a tranquil forest setting.

First morning deck reading session of the year ☀️ 🐶 📖 😊

10.03.2026 15:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Meta just bought Moltbook, because of-fucking-course it did. Zac Hall for 9to5Mac: For those keeping score at home, that puts Moltbook with Meta, OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) with OpenAI, and Apple’s M4 Mac mini at the center of it all. Meta arguably already operates the biggest social network for AI, of course, for anyone who has spent any amount of time on Facebook in the last couple years. As my colleague Ben Lovejoy said in reaction to the news, “the phrase ‘what could possibly go wrong’ was invented for this exact scenario.

Meta just bought Moltbook, because of-fucking-course it did. Zac Hall for 9to5Mac:

"For those keeping score at home, that puts Moltbook with Meta, OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) with OpenAI, and Apple’s M4 Mac mini at the c... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/meta-just-bought-moltbook-because.html

10.03.2026 14:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Josh Wardle is out with a new game, Parseword! The game teaches you that in the clue “Taxi reduced fee,” for example, “reduced” is an indicator word, instructing you to shorten another word. Remove the “i” from “taxi” and you find the solution, which is confirmed by the definition: “fee.” Having learned the principle, a thoughtful player should be able to solve the next example: “Funk reduced joy.” The New Yorker’s profile covers Wordle’s success, the aftermath of its virality, and how cryptic crosswords became Wardle’s new obsession.

Josh Wardle is out with a new game, Parseword!

"The game teaches you that in the clue “Taxi reduced fee,” for example, “reduced” is an indicator word, instructing you to shorten another word. Remove the “i” from “taxi” and you find... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/josh-wardle-is-out-with.html

10.03.2026 14:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A comic depicting the “Home Remedy World Championships.” A stick figure judge announces the final round challenge: each contestant must deal with a skunk that has a hangover and chewing gum stuck to its fur. They have 30 minutes to complete the task. Three contestants are standing at separate counters, preparing to start.

XKCD: ‘The Home Remedy World Championships’:

Looks more like a nightmare in hell. 😂

10.03.2026 13:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My town gives the middle finger to ICE // Jarrod Blundy — Proud of my town, Saranac Lake, today as our local government has passed a resolution limiting how our police can cooperate with ICE. Here’s David Escobar, writing for the Adirondack Explorer: The measure bars village police from enforcing federal civil immigration laws and prohibits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using local officers to conduct investigations or arrests. […] [O]fficers will not engage with ICE in enforcing civil immigration violations, such as overstaying a visa or entering the country without proper documentation.

My town gives the middle finger to ICE: https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/10/my-town-gives-the-middle.html

10.03.2026 12:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Superman Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

Watched: Superman 🍿

I can’t say that it lived up to the hype of being the best comic movie in recent memory, but it was a fun, exciting watch. I’m no Superman aficionado though, so take that with a grain of salt. Great casting! 👍

10.03.2026 02:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Ryan Christoffel, 9to5mac.com: [I]n iOS 26.4, there’s another new setting that lets you disable a different aspect of Liquid Glass. It’s called ‘Reduce Bright Effects,’ and it controls the bright flashing response that shows up when interacting with certain UI elements. Nice! I’ve found those bright highlights very distracting since September. I’ll be giving this new option a whirl.

Ryan Christoffel, 9to5mac.com:

"[I]n iOS 26.4, there’s another new setting that lets you disable a different aspect of Liquid Glass.

It’s called ‘Reduce Bright Effects,’ and it controls the bright flashing response that ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/09/ryan-christoffel-tomaccom-in-ios.html

09.03.2026 20:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What is this, April!? 🥵: https://strava.com/activities/17664580783

09.03.2026 18:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — ‘Put the ZIP code first.’: A US ZIP code is 5 characters. From those 5 characters you can determine the city, the state, and the country. That’s 3 fields. Autofilled. From one input. But you don’t do that, do you? No. You make me type my street address, then my city, then scroll through a dropdown of 50 states to find Illinois wedged between Idaho and Indiana, then type my ZIP, then — the pièce de résistance — scroll through 200+ countries to find United States[.

‘Put the ZIP code first.’:

"A US ZIP code is 5 characters. From those 5 characters you can determine the city, the state, and the country. That’s 3 fields. Autofilled. From one input.

But you don’t do that, do you? No. You make me ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/09/put-the-zip-code-first.html

09.03.2026 16:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A man in a green puffer jacket holds a black puppy outdoors in a snowy landscape. The man is wearing a gray cap and smiling at the camera. The puppy looks content in his arms. Behind them, there is a white car and trees with bare branches under a clear blue sky.

A small black puppy eagerly bites a dog treat being held by a person. The puppy has a shiny coat and is standing on a light-colored floor inside a fenced area. One of its eyes is visible, focusing on the treat. In the background, part of a room is visible with natural light coming in.

A black puppy with a white patch on its chest is lying on a light-colored rug, facing left. The puppy is wearing a green collar. In the background, there is a white potted plant with yellow flowers, set against a tiled wall.

A fluffy black puppy lies on a blanket of white snow. It has a green and black leash attached to its collar. The puppy looks toward the camera with a gentle expression.

Say hello to (Ara)Bella! 🐾 She’s a Golden Mountain Dog, and is just the sweetest, cuddliest, softest, sharkiest little pup. 😍

09.03.2026 04:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Three people in winter gear snowshoe through a snowy forest smiling near a sign that reads Allen Mountain surrounded by snow-covered trees and clear blue sky.

A person stands on a snowy mountain holding a sign with Basin 4857 ft and #44/46W ADR 46R. The background features snow-covered peaks and trees.

A man in a green jacket holding a black dog stands near a white car on a snowy path surrounded by trees.

Two hikers stand on a snowy mountain path looking at distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky surrounded by snow-laden pine trees with backpacks and walking poles.

Huge week in the high peaks! Monday we went out to Allen with Lou and Mark on a truly frigid morning that turned into a pleasant day. Tuesday was a successful ascent up Basin with Julie for her 44th winter high peak. Thursday we enjoy... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/08/huge-week-in-the-high.html

09.03.2026 03:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

// Jarrod Blundy — Hartley Charlton, macrumors.com: ‘Apple Planning ‘MacBook Ultra’ With Touchscreen and Higher Price’ Instead of succeeding the newly announced M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, the “MacBook Ultra” will be a new, top-tier Apple laptop. Gurman added that the device is likely to sit above the current M5 MacBook Pros, rather than replace them, suggesting that they will remain on sale. I’d been skeptical that Apple would replace the M5 MacBook Pros with M6 versions later this same year.

Hartley Charlton, macrumors.com: ‘Apple Planning ‘MacBook Ultra’ With Touchscreen and Higher Price’

"Instead of succeeding the newly announced M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, the “MacBook Ultra” will be a new, ... https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/03/08/hartley-charlton-macrumorscom-apple-planning.html

08.03.2026 23:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A person in an orange jacket hikes through a snowy forest approaching a snow-covered bridge. Overlay text reads Mark Herskind 1 review 0 photos 5 stars 3 hours ago We hiked Allen on a frigid Monday stepped off at -18 degrees. Jarrod was great. Have already hired him for our next hike the Dix range. While we have some good experience on our side hiking with Jarrod and his knowledge and experience gives us extra insurance and confidence in tackling challenging hikes.

We like to think that we “prepare the way” so that you can focus on enjoying the hike! Had a blast with Mark and Lou up on Allen this week!

08.03.2026 02:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Guided Basin (Todd’s winter 46th): https://strava.com/activities/17630010503

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Morning Hike: https://strava.com/activities/17618352933

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Morning Hike: https://strava.com/activities/17593553424

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Morning Hike: https://strava.com/activities/17580265435

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