Drew Ingebretsen

Software Engineer. Siri @ Apple. I take star photos that only sometimes turn out.

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

Stoked to be part of delivering Siri AI at #WWDC this year, bringing the experience to CarPlay users everywhere.

[Kenny Friedman @futurekennysf]

My team and I have been working on Siri AI, an entirely new version of Siri.

It’s been a big team effort! I hope you like it.

[Alex Widua @alexwidua]

Feels incredible to share the work we’ve done this year, excited to have been a big part in bringing to life a more powerful and personal Siri.

[Mac Tyler @mactyler]

What an amazing year, excited to have brought to life the new Siri alongside so many incredibly hard working people.

[Max Weinbach @mweinbach]

First impressions are new Siri is way more impressive than most think

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

My greatest claim to chess fame is that I was able to stalemate @KatieKormanik once in a chess game. Of course she handily beat me every other time we played. In any case big congrats on the new book!

[Katie Kormanik @KatieKormanik]

In 2010, I was one of the top 100 women chess players in the US. This chapter was one of the most defining in my life. So, I wanted to share my coming-of-age story, both on and off the board. https://t.co/FHBEAhHOog
#indieauthor
#womenchessplayers
#comingofagememoir
#chessmemoir

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

@georgeing Stop Georgeing around over there!

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

@AJamesMcCarthy @martianmigrant What is the advantage to slowing the lens to f/4 given it can go so much faster?

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

A week ago almost the whole world was treated to a once in a lifetime geomagnetic event. Here are the photos I captured of the storm.

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

Here is my photo of the great American total solar eclipse from last month.

Everyone should make a point to see a total solar eclipse at least once in their life. #Eclipse2024

[Andy Howell @d_a_howell]

Breaking my Twitter moratorium to make sure astronomers are aware there is a new supernova in M101 at 7 Mpc. It is a core collapse supernova caught very young, at 14.9 mag. Supernovae this close only come around once a decade, so get on it! https://t.co/s3a6CuxLMd

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

These are two photos I took

The 1st one I took on Thursday

The 2nd one I took on Friday

In the lower right corner of the galaxy you will see a little star that gets brighter.

That's a super nova! The star is getting brighter is because it exploded in between the two photos

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

I just found out that in reality if you put a frog in boiling water he burns to death before he can jump out. And if you turn up the heat slowly he eventually gets uncomfortable and jumps out.

Everything I know is a lie.

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

When an airplane ticket costs INT32_MAX

[Shaun Walker @sbwalker]

I was looking for alternatives to change an American Airlines flight today… and was presented with these options!

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

@NintendoAmerica release a sequel to Mario Teaches Typing you coward

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

This is the first star photo I ever took, taken at the base of Mt. Everest. You can see the famous mountain in the background

No tripod. I didn’t know what I was doing. I just put my camera on the background and hit the button and got lucky.

This still is one of my best photos

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

Anyways, next time you are looking at the stars under a dark clear night, find Orion and look for his sword hanging from his belt. Know that you will be staring at one of the brightest, and in my opinion, most beautiful objects in the sky.

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[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

My picture of M42: The Orion Nebula

Have you ever noticed how fuzzy Orion's sword is? The stars there aren't clear and bright like the rest of Orion

That's because Orion's sword is actually a huge nebula... a nebula that also happens to be really unique for pictures: 🧵

[Drew Ingebretsen @drewying]

Side note, The Orion Nebula actually is one of the few deep space things you can see in a telescope which actually looks like the pictures... it's not just a fuzzy smudge like most of deep space. With the right telescope and a clear night you'll even see color!