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  O joy! Claude approves of my choice of vacation bed-and-breakfast. “Good choice.”

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  All career choices are open to us! https://allovertheplace.ca/@mcourcel/116825359993702901

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  Attending my first NFB convention. Really appreciate y’all coming to my town for the festivities. #NFB28

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  Very uncool #a11y news from Microsoft. H/T to @jamesthomson for the link: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-layoffs-hit-accessibility-leadership-calling-into-question-microsofts-continued-commitment-to-accessibility-initiatives/

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  The age verification cops have come for me on Bluesky because I live in Texas. Sharing vitals with another server on the Internet. Thumbs down.

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  My strategic disabling and enabling accounts on my phone to manage clutter is going to get broken badly with iOS 27. If I plan to use Siri AI effectively, I'll need to keep the bin I use for transactions, the work email, the personal email and the podcast forwards all on there, all the time.

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  My friend the AI alligator has me editing Audition session files' XML. Nice alligator!

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  I’m cautiously optimistic about accessibility fixes in the Plex streaming app. Submenus read correctly, and the Shuffle button is no longer labeled Sleep. More. If I find it.

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  I’ve been very pleased with ‘project separate’, wherein I keep my personal computing life on separate devices from my work life. Then I left my iPhone at home, and I’m grumpy because the phone is the bridge between the two.

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  Three iPhone 16 variants live in this house. I guess we’re in for some lawsuit money.

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  I deployed my first little Claude-aided 🐊Web app for family. Apparently, AI code can still have bugs in it! Who knew? 😳

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  Time again to take up read-it-later/soeak-it-later workflows. Off to download some new apps.

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  I do not have space in my news brain today for an Apple CEO. I have DOJ sctuff to follow!

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  My new favorite accessibility setting can be found in the Mona app. “Remove emoji characters from usernames.” ❤️

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  Let’s give the acclaim to those who MADE the shows, not the funder/distributor. https://appleworld.today/2026/04/two-apple-tv-productions-win-peabody-awards/

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  It’s sad that I’m so surprised that a command I’ve thought up for Siri actually works. I’m now reminding myself of a meeting awhile before it happens by saying “Siri, turn on Meeting Time at 11:29.” It activates my camera lights, which reminds me to hop on Zoom, just in time for the 11:30 convo.

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  Breakfast thievery

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  Another fun #a11y option for mitigating Liquid Glass badness. I’ll try to put this through its paces today and share my thoughts. But the iOS 7.1 (you get a toggle, and you get a toggle…) vibes are strong. https://osxdaily.com/2026/04/28/use-reduce-bright-effects-ios-26-iphone-ipad-liquid-glass/

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  Thing I learned today: there is a Google Play Books app for iOS. I did not want to learn this, but I have.

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  I’m vaguely ashamed to admit that I asked Claude a fashion question. Apparently, I'm over the shame enough to admit it here. Answer: acceptable and believable.

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  I wanted to aim higher with my brand-new journalism degree, but most starting-out reporter jobs in those days would have sent me to small towns where you needed a car to do your job. So I pivoted to non-profits, local politics and a newsletter called The MacBulletin. Once I settled in, I learned to make myself indispensable by building databases and managing mailing lists on an IBM AT, and later, the Mac Plus.

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  Here's a thread of "behind the music" stuff I left out of the story for brevity. I've told versions of this on podcasts, but without the slap upside the head from my journalism professor. It feels weird to send the written version into the world though, mostly because it screams "you old!"

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  New post: https://www.brisbin.net/2026/04/05/pulling-more-apple-at-50-accessibility-threads/

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  Sometimes I'm in the kitchen, having a cocktail while listening to a podcast, and I ask Siri things I'm not sure it will be able to answer satisfactorily. Me: Siri, whats the average livespan of an alligator in captivity? Siri: The average…. Is 70 years. For medical advice, please consult a physician. CC: @jsnell @dmoren

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  Now, my buddy Claude is organizing lists of transactions into a pretty spreadsheet for the taxes. No, Claude, those Criterion Blu-rays and contributions to public radio are NOT business expenses. But thanks for trying.

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  I believe that waffles and bacon for dinner will set you free.

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  Neo is the “ultra” of 2026. https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/15/world-premiere-of-the-id-3-neo-new-name-new-design-new-interior-and-new-technologies/

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  Fascinating. https://fosstodon.org/@codemonkeymike/116410748307966231

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  My friend Josh de Lioncourt is facing serious medical issues because of a rare condition called MDS. Josh is blogging about his journey, and the stem cell transplat he needs. Now, there's a GoFundMe to help with increasing medical costs. I've known Josh for 20 years. He's contributed so much to the Apple #a11y community as a podcaster and a developer. And he's a really good guy, too! If you can help Josh, please contribute. https://goodjourney.blog https://w...

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  Some news about my book. https://zeppelin.flights/@iosaccessbook/116184377398121155