Rob Swift

Product builder. Currently building

[Rob Swift @RobSwish]

How it feels sending your app to be reviewed.

vs

How it feels when they reject it.

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Mac apps can create Live Activities now. Fun! https://t.co/w4SNduZvjK

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@chrisfree Oh this is such a good point.

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@mweinbach Does the standard glass have much better anti-reflection now? Im wondering if thats the best option vs full nano texture given this beautiful new display.

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@paulostergaard @PaulSolt @fromjrtosr I had a lot of success with this, I cam to comment the same!

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@nmdias_pt @Apple Yeah! Thimble! Been trying to get App Store approval since September for it 🥲. After that I intend to try for Mac App Store approval too!

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Out of all of the reasons Apple rejects apps, this is the worst. My app allows people to manage their Android apps. It makes no sense to blanket block apps just for mentioning Android or Google Play.

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I thought I would never use a touch screen Mac, but I am compelled by the speed buff it could give me.

I'm a big power user of keyboard shortcuts but for those times I'd need to reach for a trackpad, I can now reach to the screen.

I feel like that may actually be faster.

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@FloWritesCode Running the iOS simulator with touch though… maybe the only thing I’d actually touch the screen for but I think possibly very useful.

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@JMcMurdockMP

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@mmhornbacher That’s exactly what I said to them in my reply ha. It’s like they think a user will read the work Android and suddenly sell their iPhone and switch.

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@Betraydan It did go but I’m sure people said it was back. cc @SebJVidal

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My feed is absolutely spammed with bad video content. Algorithm is the worst it's been in a long time for me.

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@EthanLipnik Vibes.

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@theo I feel like you’re underestimating how easy it is to make software vs hardware, especially now with AI.

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Incredible.

[Firefox @firefox]

How is the internet less private than in 2006, when the whole family shared one computer?

Back then, the internet was weird, personal, and all of ours.

So, we got your favorite meme legends back together to say it louder: What happened to the internet? 1/3

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Simple and powerful way to craft a high performing team and culture.

[Ruben @rdominguezibar]

Nik Storonsky sorts Revolut employees into 4 tiers

▫️ brilliant: they find the goal and reach it alone. "self-guided missiles"
▫️ good: give them the goal and they hit it
▫️ average: weekly iterations to get there
▫️ below average: most likely miss it anyway

his rule: minimize management time per person. Asked if he fires the average ones: "I do, yes"

Winning first. Empathy second.
via @rheacts

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@raffichill It, unfortunately, does feel that way. Oh and meanwhile I’ve had a different app sitting in awaiting review for 2 weeks.

[Rob Swift @RobSwish]

So my app seemed stuck earlier this week. I’d had a couple versions approved within 24 hours, then suddenly stuck.

I called, was on hold for 50 minutes. Eventually I got through and they said all I could do was wait.

Less than 1 hour later it was approved and I’ve had 2 versions since approved within 24 hours again.

Not sure what to think. The versions since were much bigger changes, the version that got stuck was a single broken navigation fix.

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Elon talks about how funding for AI data centres etc is drying up.

AI leaders call to slow down the frontier, almost as if they want to milk it more whilst they can.

Anthropic is way ahead of ChatGPT just as they file for IPO, almost as if Astra was purposely nerfed during this time.

So naturally, once Anthropic IPO and people make a lot of money from that, it will swing back to OpenAI being the front runner again.

Almost as if they all know each other, and talk about these things, and have optimized for maximum value extraction for all.

Taking the tin foil hat off now.

[Rob Swift @RobSwish]

@No_Wham @azizfirat And, to be clear, Filtru looks great too. But both in their own way. No need for salty coffee.

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@No_Wham @azizfirat Your app is beautiful my guy, why are you acting like these are anything alike?