YS Chung

some websites block all hong kong ips, forcing me to vpn to another country

ironic

salbubu

updated to macOS 26.1 and my macbook got back its battery life

Liquid Glass in the Browser: Refraction with CSS and SVG — kube.io Explore how to recreate Apple's stunning Liquid Glass effect using CSS, SVG Displacement Maps, and refraction calculations.

if you want to learn more about svg displacement maps, check out this article (demos work in chrome only)

kube.io/blog/liquid-...

1. i agree with the author's theory - webviews has a bad rep because you don't notice the well-integrated ones

2. safari doesn't support svg displacement maps, the easiest way to implement glass and lensing effects on the web currently, but has this private css property to do almost the same thing

Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content I have an incredibly boring summer hobby: looking at the changelog for the WebKit Github repo. Why? Because I spend a chunk of my professional life working with webviews inside mobile apps and I like…

interesting that apple added their own css property to use liquid glass in webviews, only in their own apps

alastair.is/apple-has-a-...

Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content I have an incredibly boring summer hobby: looking at the changelog for the WebKit Github repo. Why? Because I spend a chunk of my professional life working with webviews inside mobile apps and I like ...

It's iOS 26 release day today! To mark the occasion I did a lil' miniblog about a secret CSS property Apple made for themselves to use Liquid Glass effects on web content: alastair.is/apple-has-a-...

Comparison of window control buttons across Mac apps. There are 4 apps: Finder, WhatsApp, Discord, and LINE. Overlapping app windows show the position of the red, yellow, and green traffic-light buttons. Red vertical guide lines highlight that Finder, WhatsApp, and Discord align consistently, while LINE’s buttons are misaligned, spaced too tightly compared to others.

maybe line's mac app team has never used a mac before 🥀

free idea: a website comparing what apps look like before and after liquid glass

the new safari in ios 26 isn’t too bad once you get used to it - it’s an extra tap for some actions but if you already know the swipe up from the address bar gesture to see all tabs, it’s pretty manageable

Screenshot of the "Screen Capture" settings page on iOS 26. Under "Format," the "HDR" option is selected, while "SDR (Most Compatible)" is unselected.

also worth mentioning you can take HDR screenshots now

just realised how ios 26 manages to add specular highlights to icons that are already white - they're using HDR so it can actually go beyond regular white

A directional pillar sign in a Japanese subway station showing directions to the Mita Line and Yurakucho Line, with yellow exit information text that appears to be overflowing and wrapping around the cylindrical column.

CSS is awesome mug

lowkey the same thing

this whole experience reminded me that “newer” doesn’t automatically mean “better for your specific needs.” sometimes the older, more foundational tool gives you the freedom you need

💭 my takeaway: pick the tool based on what you need, not just what's new or familiar.

🧩 SwiftUI is more like building with only a React component library AND you have no way to see or edit its source - okay until you need something the authors didn’t anticipate, then you’re stuck, or need some elaborate workarounds

an analogy from my experience so far:

🛠️ UIKit feels like building with vanilla HTML/CSS/JS - almost complete control over positioning, styling, and behaviour. you can push design boundaries without fighting the framework, but you need to define them yourself

UIKit & SwiftUI logos

in an unexpected plot twist, i actually prefer UIKit over SwiftUI 🤯

i’ve been prototyping an iOS app to explore apple’s liquid glass. got started with SwiftUI cuz i thought as it’s declarative it’d be easier (from my web background). after hitting some walls, tried UIKit & was surprised i prefer it

A Fast.com speed test result showing an internet download speed of 4.4 Gbps, with latency measurements of 1ms unloaded and 21ms loaded, and an upload speed of 2.6 Gbps. The test was conducted from Hong Kong to a Kowloon server location.

upgraded my home's fibre internet ⚡

The home indicator black bar at the bottom of the iOS 18 Reminders app, indicating the home gesture, is absent in iOS 26.

did no one notice they removed the home indicator bar on ios 26?

safari settings in macOS sequoia with "compact" or "separate" tabs option

for reference, this is the option in sequoia

safari settings window in macOS tahoe, without the "compact" tabs option

rip safari compact tabs 😔

beloved products will be discontinued until morale improves

> see a typeface i want to buy
> multiple weights
> not variable
> close tab
> cry

finally

i really tried to like tapestry, but i can’t stand the background colours on every item 🥲

we also have half height doors for some stations

tidied up my cables drawer, feels good to put lightning cables together with micro usb in the obsolete bag ☺︎

Ok quick reminder for the people new here. Even posting videos:

Please use some text and / or alt text in your post.

Words let individuals mute posts with key words they don’t personally want to see.

hong kong

any cool ios 18 control center widgets i should check out? 🧐