Recently, I started noticing that every time I rebooted my Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, I’d get stuck with the dreaded beachball. It wasn’t just a one-off. The issue persisted—even when I booted into Safe Mode.
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Steve—my neighbor and longtime friend—and I have occasionally swapped notes on our energy use. We’ve turned our solar production and energy usage into a daily, automated solar showdown between our homes.
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After setting up a fresh Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, I decided to take a more intentional approach this time—no Rosetta 2. To get my now-sunset Apogee Symphony I/O MKI working without relying on the official installer, I built an unofficial installation script.
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For the past few months, I’ve been using Sweetpad, a macOS extension designed for VS Code-based editors like Cursor. It’s made Apple app development significantly more pleasant by enabling me to build native iOS, watchOS, and macOS apps directly in Cursor—without always having to use Xcode.
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In high school, I experimented with making music with an Akai sampler. I was fascinated by the endless ways to tweak audio and it felt revolutionary—much like AI does to me today. While I find AI exhilarating, I recognize that playing with it isn't as fun sounding to everyone.
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