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@jonhicks@mastodon.social wrote about Albums, the Apple Music player app and I’m digging it thus far. I’m using the free features for now to see how I get along, but a lot of these album-centric players are interesting. For the most part, serendipity + perusal are the two things missing the most from streaming apps. A way to be at a virtual record store or as if you were picking something off your own shelf. Less surprise, more intention.

https://hicks.design/journal/albums-app

A more public version of @aphera@mastodon.social's site is now live with an About, Docs, and Now: our blog and changelog.

We did this to support beta 9, which was a massive update, and brings about a deep dive into “How We Redesigned Culling.” There are so many ways photo apps allow you to "rate" and we feel we found an elegant solution.

https://aphera.co/now/how-we-redesigned-culling/

The Nine Inch Nails Peel It Back Tour is phenomenal. NIN always have a great visual and light show, but this tour with two stage set-ups going back and forth over four acts was something else altogether.

Chase Center, SF, 03.15.2026.
Photos shot with an iPhone 14 Pro, 3x lens, RAW DNGs edited with @aphera@mastodon.social.

#photography #NineInchNails

RE: @rcarver@mastodon.social

Let’s give back to the community. Undo is a core feature in @aphera@mastodon.social and Ryan worked a ton on this!

I’ve been seeing a few articles being passed around lately, and noticed the tell-tale signs of AI editing. Some are heavier-handed than others, but it’s clear that people are increasingly using LLMs to help them write. The heavy-handed ones are almost impossible to continue reading once you identify it. It’s not necessarily the typical slop as there’s intention in it, but it can to hard to parse where the line is if you’re not already familiar with the author.

Just another regular morning where @rcarver@mastodon.social and I are sweating every little detail in @aphera@mastodon.social. A lot of keyboard shortcuts today, and what modifiers to use, etc.

Interesting to note too the recent posts from @mwichary@mastodon.online and @gruber@mastodon.social.

https://nazhamid.com/journal/everybody-needs-a-rock/

Finally got the ol’ website and worry stone into an updated place. Mostly a new homepage, re-did the footer, and there’s been a bunch of small improvements and layout tweaks across everything.

https://nazhamid.com/