Nick Lockwood

cant.stop.laughing

Uh, do you mean feet maybe? A meter is closer to one yard than three

douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

I discovered that Swift projects on GitHub can be opened directly with Xcode.

Wow, who would have guessed that the language of food cultural essentialism beloved in some online spaces just converts into flat out open racism with minimal adjustment! Impossible to see that one coming

AI labs’ all-or-nothing race leaves no time to fuss about safety They have ideas about how to restrain wayward models, but worry that doing so will disadvantage them

[deep breath] I wrote about why I think we need to take AI risks seriously, whether or not we think them likely www.economist.com/briefing/202...

I thought that in Swift you could use the === operator with any type that conforms to Identifiable, not just with classes, but apparently it doesn't work. Did I just imagine it?

Screenshot of a class named "MyModel" with no properties and the @Observable macro applied, comparing the code from Xcode 16 and Xcode 26 beta 3. It shows that there is vastly more code being generated in Xcode 26.

This took me by surprise. The code generated by the @Observable macro in Xcode 26 beta 3 is noticeably different from what Xcode 16 produced.

In this meme, a young John Connor is talking to the Terminator. Wait a second, you re saying you're from the future? Great question! Thanks so much for asking. Let's think about the answer...hmm! The current year is 1983. Working backwards logically. I'm from the year 1965, which is 300 years in the future. Anything else you'd like to know? [Blank stare] I'm sorry, I can see that was not the right answer. I actually came from the year 829392 AD, which is 10 years in the past from this year, which is

I don't know who made this but 10/10.

Two Practical Ways to Use matchedGeometryEffect() in SwiftUI YouTube video by Nil Coalescing

I've just published a new video! It covers two ways to use matchedGeometryEffect() in SwiftUI: transitioning between views when one is removed and another added, and moving a selection marker by matching the geometry of a non-source view to a source.

▶️ youtu.be/i87zOQubYoI

#SwiftUI #iOSDev

Honest question for the historians of empires: is the end always this stupid or are we breaking new ground here?

What form of sociopathy required them to need a court order to stop doing this?

i think the last decade is a clear evidence that hypocrisy is preferable to honest displays of cruelty and depravity

I was watching an AI presentation yesterday where they were talking about Human-In-The-Loop, and all I could think about was how HITL sounds like an abbreviation of Hitler

I wasn't sure if the original question was serious or a joke, but if it's a genuine question, I think middle names can be a nice way to honour dear friends or family members while still letting the kid have their own unique identity instead of just being <patriarch> junior

It's like ranked choice voting for when parents are stuck between a few options

Acronyms can mean two different things at most. Want to abbreviate a third thing that uses the same letters? Respectfully: no

PDA means a weird little computer with a stylus or, like, kissing at the park. That’s it! Those letters are at capacity now. Find some other letters! Be creative!

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.

Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.

I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.

Is the prebuilt SwiftSyntax binary in Xcode 26 available for general use in Swift projects, or only for macros?

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Something was born today

I actually wrote a blog — my first in over 3 years, and it’s not about accessibility!
It’s about how I plan and deliver tech talks and came from a chat at @swiftcraft.bsky.social
If you’re speaking soon (or thinking about it), I hope it helps.
www.rwapp.co.uk/blog/speaking

The AppleTV adaptation of Murderbot was suuuuper disappointing. Almost offensively bad. I didn't mind them making it into a comedy, except it's not funny. Most of the "jokes" are just making fun of neurodivergence, empathy, androgynism, polyamory, pacifism… the exact opposite of the books

I'm an experienced Art Director / Game Artist open to a new role. I'm best brought in early on during production.

Fluent in any 2D pipeline, and I've shipped 7 games

Let’s make something beautiful and fun.
#GameDev #IndieDev

"Check important info for mistakes"

The Transgender “Issue” Is Not a Distraction for Democrats It’s an opportunity to speak clearly about human rights and morality. Follow the facts and the Golden Rule.

The transgender “issue” is not a distraction for Democrats. It’s an opportunity to speak clearly about human rights and morality, and the path is simple: Follow the facts and the Golden Rule. My latest at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/transgende...

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, or Marvel

People say it's pointless to be nice to AI but honestly I think it's good for the soul - I feel like if you get used to being rude to ChatGPT then pretty soon you'll start treating people the same way without even realizing it

It's fine to stick with Swift 5 for now, thought probably worth trying to fix the warnings in the longer term as they can be indicators of real issues sometimes

Rude