JohnDav

I started a podcast about tinkering with the world around me. open.substack.com/pub/johndav/p/…

New project -> johndav.substack.com/p/i-spent-a-ni…

@MKBHD The typical iPhone makes a human impact segment will probably cover this at their next keynote.

I also can't stop thinking about how this might be the greatest missed opportunity in marketing history if Apple doesn't have a billboard of these saying "Shot on iPhone" lol NASA astronauts have been allowed to use their phones in space, and Commander Reid Wiseman and Mission Specialist Christina Koch uploaded these photos shot on an iPhone 17 Pro Max SELFIE camera

@iamaherr @nxthompson The majority of these objects were not there in the 1950/60s as we’d just begun launching satellites into space. Now starlink alone as 10,000+ satellites. Still a lot of empty space up there but it’s getting more crowded.

@nxthompson Is this really a fair comparison? How much of this is due to better ability to observe objects in near earth orbit?

Pretty wild. The first image represents objects in Earth’s orbit at the end of the 1950s. The second is Earth’s orbit now. theguardian.com/science/ng-int…

@px_dave Yeah Reddit can be a pain. Self promotion audience building is super difficult right now. I’ve had sporadic success with TikTok but I don’t really like TikTok much so I’m not consistent there either.

@JohnDavTweets Yeah It sucks, I was thinking of going to reddit but I was banned for no reason

I think my account might have been shadow banned, although I haven't been quite active

@SnazzyLabs @iconredesign Hot take there. 😬

@iconredesign In fairness, Jeff Williams retired and Jony Ive died.

Apple product videos featuring former Apple employees who had since left the company

@saradietschy @SnazzyLabs We love this series of books they’re cute and educational. My daughter has started reading them to us now that she’s learning to read. :)

@SnazzyLabs I honestly learned a lot from it

Teach em early

My unique take on a weather app has been updated with a major design overhaul and a new personalization feature. Hope you like it!

What if the weather forecast was simplified to a score out of 10? What if you could personalize this score for you based on how you prefer the weather? 🤔

@GeraldUndone Truly impressive writing there are so many good episodes with memorable messages for both the children and adults watching.

It's pretty incredible what the show Bluey can do with just a few minutes. For example, the episode "Sleepytime" might just be the most efficient, compelling, and emotionally impactful seven minutes you can watch. Bravo!

@SnazzyLabs @neilcybart It’s a product in search of a problem. There’s just no real reason to use one over the current solutions to the problems that Vision Pro solves.

@neilcybart It’s a very impressive mostly useless piece of hardware. I speak as an owner and longtime VR enthusiast.

1) Apple Vision Pro isn’t widely accessible at $4,000 (with optical inserts). This leads to a weird “since I can’t buy it, it must not be any good” mentality that many people hold. There are very few Apple products that fit that bill. Apple Watch and AirPods are widely accessible from a pricing perspective. 2) Most people have never worn Apple Vision Pro, so they just repeat what others say. You can tell when someone has never tried Apple Vision Pro because they say things like “it’s a prototype” or “it’s a mess.” Anyone who has tried the device can attest to those descriptions being factually wrong. 3) Meta has been waging a PR war against Apple and Apple Vision Pro. Zuckerberg and Boz have been non-stop gaslighting people for the past two years, and I do think they have an audience for such gaslighting. Many Android zealots have shifted over to wanting Meta to succeed with HW.

@SawyerMerritt This is what happens when a sale ends. This market share will crater in coming quarters without the government subsidizing the sale.

Top 10 bestselling EVs in the U.S. in Q3 2025: Units sold: 1) Tesla Model Y: 114,897 (+29% YoY) 2) Tesla Model 3: 53,857 (-7.8% YoY) 3) Chevrolet Equinox EV: 25,085 (+156% YoY) 4) Hyundai Ioniq 5: 21,999: (+89% YoY) 5) Honda Prologue: 20,236 (+60% YoY) 6) Ford Mustang Mach-E: 20,177 (+50% YoY) 7) Volkswagen ID.4: 12,470 (+176% YoY) 8) Audi Q6 e-tron: 10,299 (YoY n/a) 9) Ford F-150 Lightning: 10,005 (+39% YoY) 10) Rivian R1S: 8,184 (+140% YoY) EVs accounted for a record 10.5% of total vehicle sales in the U.S. in Q3, up from a 8.6% market share in Q3 2024.

@taiomi Impressive. I’m at 5 apps but 1500 downloads 🤣

I’ve built 15 iOS apps - over 1M downloads, featured as Game of the Day and App of the Day. Now I’m helping others build their dream apps Drop your app idea below 👇 I’ll pick a few for a free consulting session, and everyone else gets a discount. Let’s make your app happen.🚀

Lots of spammers and scammers out there trying to sell their sora 2 codes. Don’t give these ppl your money folks. It ain’t that important.

@_PeterTakahashi Would love one.

@zanbuilds Sora 2 invite code

Anyone got a sora2 code for me

@OrdinaryInds Reworking a design is expensive and if this years models were past the point of no return before meaningful data was collected by apple then it is possible that keeping a under used button was the financially wise decision.

Reminder that Twitter is an echo chamber. Every time you use the button, anonymous telemetry is sent to Apple. They know exactly how often the button is used and they wouldn’t include it this year if it wasn’t financially wise. They aren’t in the business of including hardware that doesn’t get used.

@culturedcode @Betraydan Great to have to tip but that doesn’t change the fact that this is still poorly designed. 😂

@Betraydan Try yanking down in the popover and typing the date/time instead (can use natural language like “tom9” for tomorrow at 9 AM). This is much faster!

One annoyance with @culturedcode Things 3 is I often hit the clear button instead of the check top right to set a reminder. Frustrating and not sure if I’m the only one.