Notices by Aaron Vegh (aaronvegh@mastodon.social)

The year is 2026. I do not understand how you can treat posts on X as if it is a cool and normal thing to do.

We had a bit of an incident at Starbucks today. My MacBook Pro drank a bunch of tea and now it doesn’t turn on.

Today while troubleshooting the use of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I learned these are called Kaomoji: Japanese emoticons made out of combinations of characters to represent facial expressions. Neat! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaomoji

Next: Apple reaches into the aftermarket and forces all private sellers to jack up their prices. https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-raises-refurbished-mac-ipad-prices/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

30 hours ago, I asked for an expedited review of Indigo for macOS. 29 hours ago it went into review. It remains in review. We have scuttled our Thursday launch plan, and are hoping for next Tuesday. Thanks Tim Apple!

I can’t help but be struck by the utility of AI being to help navigate the lives of conspicuously wealthy consumers. Sure, it’s all flights and vacations, package deliveries and concerts. Some of us are *struggling*, damn you.

https://www.omarknows.ai/p/meet-lobster-my-personal-ai-assistant

I’ve been having thoughts about the state of the world lately, and wondering what me, of all people, can do.

I can blog. https://aaron.vegh.ca/2026/01/a-modest-proposal

This seems… super fucking important?

https://mastodon.social/@eunews/115803106567133469

Where do I get one of these

https://mastodon.nl/@Edwin085/115541244182539006

Terrible, awful news! Sending my best wishes to the Tapbots guys. Family is bigger than any app.
https://tapbots.social/@ivory/115214684887572772

This piece reflects my own feelings very well. (Gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/opinion/canada-america-allies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ek8.hhcO.NF85H_HrvisF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

@WarnerCrocker Thank you!

Whoops, I blogged! About how little hope I have for Apple as we approach WWDC... but here's what they could do to change my mind. https://aaron.vegh.ca/2025/05/theyre-not-going-to-change

Canadians are, en masse, staying the hell away from the US right now. There's gonna be more stories like this for a while, I expect: https://www.wired.com/story/canadian-devs-are-backing-out-of-gdc

Today, I'm announcing the launch of Croissant, an iPhone app for buttery-smooth cross-posting to Mastodon, Threads and Bluesky.

This is actually one of two announcements I'm making today. The other is about the future of PupperPost — and it's really exciting news.

https://aaron.vegh.ca/2024/10/say-hello-to-croissant