Generative AI is making us suspicious of everything online.
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Generative AI is making us suspicious of everything online.
Recent additions and improvements by Inoreader for podcast listeners and YouTube content consumption are game changer for me. It will take some time to process that and see how I adapt to this. Of course, AI is not far.
For those who can keep their jobs (fine print).
So, Trump is again disappointed with Putin. Let’s give him (Putin) another two weeks. Just in case. We’ll see This is how the US is becoming a province of Russia with its prime assets put in charge. What a clown. What a disaster for us all.
When all apps look pretty much the same, there is no fun, no distinctiveness. Looking at you, Apple and your stock apps with whateverOS 26.
What are the mistakes Apple, under Tim Cook’s leadership, did since 2011? I’m working on something, your input will help define what I’m working on.
I'm testing Buffer to share link posts from Inoreader to Bluesky. I used to be a long-time Buffer user, but with the rise of the fediverse, I no longer see its usefulness. 👨💻
ok, c’est Inoreader -> Buffer qui donne ce lien raccourcis. Es-tu un abonné payant de Buffer?
Mai’s est-ce que tu partage ton lien directement de Inoreader?
tu utilises Inoreader?
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-36: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-36/
Thought of the day: writing with AI is not writing, it’s something else. Eventually, there will be a word for it, but meanwhile, let’s not call this writing. Looking at you, Tiago Forte.
ooh.directory appears to be dead, already. It didn’t last long. But the guy behind it is still active.
Sometimes, I start writing a blog post on Micro.blog but then switch to Scribble.pages at the last minute to post it there. 🤷🏻♂️
📡✨ Questions: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/questions
When posting a new photo on Glass, I always look at my previous posts on my profile page to see my previous posts. I like to create a nice visual rhythm in my feeds for those who follow me.
combien de magazines par année cessent leurs activités selon toi? Il me semble que c’est incessant… c’est la fin d’une époque.
Can’t wait to see Apple Liquid Glass on a Pro Display XDR. 👀😳🫣
📡✨ Comet: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/comet
AGI isn’t happening in 2027 as predicted but AI bubble burst is what will happen. Wait for it. #ai #aibubble
Currently, I’m testing and experimenting with Inoreader’s Email Digests. I like what I’m seeing. But it’s not cheap.
With my new job, I get to use a Windows 11 laptop. It’s not a powerhouse, but it is decent—except when it’s not plugged in. As a Mac user at home, I take for granted the speed and battery life that an Apple Silicon Mac offers. It’s ... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/27/with-my-new-job-i.html
iOS 7 > Liquid Glass. There, I said it.
Ping, remember Apple ping?
The Notification Center on macOS is a mess. It’s ugly and needlessly hard to use. I don’t understand this design. If you want to clear it from all the notifications, you have to go way down the list and hit this litt... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/26/the-notification-center-on-macos.html
I began my writing project for the Apple Journal review. For this project, I will try a different approach1. I started experimenting with the Perplexity Comet browser to survey past reviews. I use genAI to create quick summ... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/25/i-began-my-writing-project.html
I’ve been using Apple Journal this summer to record my experience at a chalet by a small, beautiful lake. It’s really an inspiring place. Now that I fully experienced Apple Journal, and Apple’s vision of personal journali... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/24/ive-been-using-apple-journal.html
Interesting idea, indeed.
Here is a strange issue in Photomator: during photo editing, an .XMP file is created, which likely contains the editing steps applied to the photo. Additionally, a Photomator native file is also generated. Some of these files ... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/24/here-is-a-strange-issue.html
As a blogger and someone curious about many topics, I often feel I miss opportunities to become an expert in certain fields. Generative AI is one example. It gained public attention in the fall of 2022. At that time, when gen... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/24/as-a-blogger-and-someone.html
I’m spending a lot of time online and on my computer each week for my blogs, probably around 10 to 25 hours. I wonder how skilled I could become if I dedicated those hours to learning a new field like psychology or music.
Something Is Wrong: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/23/something-is-wrong.html
China is certainly watching…
Oh this is so sad… breaking a pipeline, this is, really sad. But who care for human life destroyed in Ukraine every fuckin day?
Invites gone.
Yes. A lot.
If only it was ambiguity. Lack of courage is another issue against Putin.
yes!
Out of curiosity, are you considering getting more RAM with your next computer to run local LLMs in the future?
If you have digital assets on GitHub, if your software dev workflows depend on GitHub, you might want to read this. Should we trust Microsoft, now?
AI as a Complementary Tool: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/19/ai-as-a-complementary-tool.html
Just got two invites for Digg. Interested? Find my email and I’ll send a code.
Fun fact: I keep a log (or a journal) of everything I do in a day at work. I’ve been doing this for decades. I always used digital tools for that but the guy who gave me the inspiration for doing this when I started my career was do... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/18/fun-fact-i-keep-a.html
I have always been torn between creating text-only quotes and image-based quotes. Text-only quotes are easier to resurface and index, while image-based quotes are more visually appealing. You’re preference?
I made a little update to my reading workflow, especially the part for newsletter. Look in the table on this page and sort by date to locate the most recent update.
Eternal Debate for Online Creators: https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/17/eternal-debate-for-online-creators.html
Important additions to my generative AI usage rules: use more than one service, try paid version to get better results, prioritize cloud-based services. More details here.
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-34: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-34/
Yes, I agree that this is the most accurate representation of our reality #UkrainianView
Et si on parlait français? iWeek?
publié par Perplexity? Mmmm
When I read about vibe coding to quickly create app mockups or even shipping an app to the App Store, I wonder if I could use genAI to vibe code a theme plugin for Micro.blog. That would allow me to use a unique visual theme inspired by my visual branding.
The Kyiv Independent’s take on the “sickening,” “shameful,” and “useless” meeting in Alaska is spot on. Mark Stoneman https://markstoneman.com/2025/08/15/editorial-that-meeting-was-sickening.html China is watching, too. And probably smiling.
The only guy to take seriously is Putin because he never backs down. Trump? All the time. Trump is a loser. No deal. He can't make a deal with Putin.
When creating backlinks in apps like Craft, if there is no automatic suggestions based on current document’s content, as the number of documents grows, it becomes mostly impossible to select related documents to potentially link to.
I began to unpublish several posts from numericcitizen.me, mainly those imported from Substack. It’s fascinating how quickly content can become irrelevant in our rapidly changing world.
Seeing Trump clapping his hands while waiting for Putin makes me want to puke. I'm speechless.
Learning to use Confluence when you already know a lot about Notion feels like a major step back. 🥴
If Liquid Glass is about unifying all Apple’s platforms, why is it so toned down on the Mac? Asking for a friend.
📡✨ Forgetting: https://blips.numericcitizen.me/post/forgetting
Do you remember the Yeti program? I think this is what it was called. Anyway, it was about providing or contributing personal computing resources to help find extraterrestrial life from background noises or signals coming fro... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/13/do-you-remember-the-yeti.html
Frankly, my data processing and reading workflows are such a mess, I cannot figure an effective way to process data, select the right tools, identify the right flow… this is baffling…
I am curious to explore other providers of generative artificial intelligence services. I am a paying subscriber to ChatGPT, but I haven’t seriously explored other alternatives yet, though I plan to do so. I fear missing thing... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/13/i-am-curious-to-explore.html
#Ukraine #UkrainianView
Listening exercise? WTF is that? Putin, he's the one who should be listening, not the other way around. Trump is bending the knees even before meeting this scumbag.
I started documenting before-and-after comparisons of different betas of Apple Liquid Glass. Search for “beforeandafter” in the document to locate those comparisons. Honestly, things are improving. That wasn’t expected.
Discovered a fun Easter egg in iPadOS 26 beta6 Preview.app. It’s documented as exhibit #50 right here.
A Strange & Frustrating Mac App Store Issue: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/12/a-strange-frustrating-mac-app.html Experiencing issues re-downloading apps from the Mac App Store after testing them through TestFlight, leading to frozen downloads and frustration.
Any possible deal between the two will mean nothing to Ukraine. They can talk and talk, but the reality is that Ukraine won't accept... and will resist until they lose the war with dignity.
Am I starting to like Liquid Glass for the good and the bad things? Like they say: with beta6, it might be growing on me.
Of course this will be a total flop… conditions aren’t there for such meeting.. not enough pressure on Putin, Ukraine may lose too much… far from ideal. What a bunch of clowns…
People are excited with generative AI and this is legitimate but this excitement overshadow a question we should ask more often about genAI (and about any new tech trends): what do we lose in return? My guess is tha... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/11/people-are-excited-with-generative.html
In my opinion, the best place for Liquid Glass is on the Apple Watch, because the overall graphic content is much more standardized and controlled. You rarely get weird backgrounds under UI elements.
Updated my “Remembering The Story Behind Every Apple Computers I Ever Owned” page with more up-to-date info.
Now on Chillidog Hosting: https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/10/now-on-chillidog-hosting.html
I’m about to move some stuff to Chillidog… advice?
Let’s ask Trump how he would feel giving up a few republican states to Mexico.
Zuck is only capable of copying.
Getting Ready for Elements CMS: https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/07/getting-ready-for-elements-cms.html
I see a big increase in subscribers to my blog on Ghost since Ghost 6 was released this week. I don’t know if that will last, but hey, I’ll take it!
This week, I had a conversation about genAI with my youngest son, who’s 21 and just completed his bachelor’s degree in communication. He shared that he was relieved to be finishing his studies at a time when students are increasingl... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/06/this-week-i-had-a.html
Looking at the latest dev diary video from The Realmac software company, Elements CMS is progressing well, in my opinion. I can’t wait to try it out on Who Is Numeric Citizen website. But before that, I’ll have some more wor... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/06/looking-at-the-latest-dev.html
Yesterday I showed my iPhone running iOS 26 to my son. I was scrolling through my notifications on the lock screen. The first thing he said was: woah… that is so… much harder to read. Not cool. Not impressed. Just harder to read. He is 21. 🤷🏻♂️
Please Apple, do me a favor, and ship beta5 today because I want to see the light but not through this Liquid Glass.
Let’s hope Apple notice, because this might put and end to my exercise: crafted.numericcitizen.me/apple-liq…
Now on Ghost 6!: https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/04/now-on-ghost.html
My Official Response To Those Sketchy Offers: https://meta.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/04/my-official-response-to-those.html
Mornings are great for these scenes.
I wrote these articles on Medium under the Numeric Citizen Journey in the last year and I wonder how different my readership would have been if I wrote these articles on Substack. Substack isn’t having a great time these days…
The Ephemeral Scrapbook — Edition 2025-30: https://numericcitizen.me/the-ephemeral-scrapbook-edition-2025-30/
Here’s the latest edition of the Ephemeral Scrapbook newsletter. About this edition: “Amid Apple Intelligence delays, Apple still makes money, a lot of it. Doomsayers will have to wait. This edition isn’t AI-news free. Sorry."
Bye Bye (Again) Medium: https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/02/bye-bye-again-medium.html
Facebook, Meta, Zuckerberg: 🤮
Lac Brome!
Some are doing vibe coding but me, I’m having a good vibe because of the view. 😬😜
Using an external display with iPadOS 26 beta4 is still very problematic, especially when invoking the Control Center, the Notifications Center and dragging windows from the iPad to the external display.
Still no clear effects of Apple Intelligence delays on Apple’s bottom line, apparently. Apple is not doomed, just yet.
Om Malik’s analysis on recent corporate memo from Zuckerberg at Meta: "There is about 25 percent genuine strategic content, the rest is aspirational marketing and corporate positioning. For instance, infrastructure commi... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/07/31/om-maliks-analysis-on-recent.html
Referring to an earlier post today, I think I know why I’m publishing less often long articles. Building each newsletter edition takes quite some time and is rather disruptive-I’m constantly on the lookout to find new and... https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/07/30/referring-to-an-earlier-post.html
Got this a few times already, is this legit?
