inessential: Tough Season in the Apple Fields

We had pretty good Mac UI, but Apple took the bad parts of it — the translucency and blurriness already there — and dialed it way up and called it content-centric. But it seems to me the opposite. Liquid Glass is Liquid-Glass-centric.


Currently reading: The Modern Family in Japan by Chizuko Ueno 📚

Actually no, not this particular book. I’m fascinated by the fact that Chizuko Ueno’s work has been so prominent in mainland China, almost everyone points to her in feminism discussions - Japanese, but more so Chinese.


Oh. Damn it. We’re compromised.


“I remember being in the studio and thinking, ‘this is beautiful, the visuals are extraordinary’, They’ve come a long way since Mario 64, which is probably the last computer game I played.”

Charlie Cox has a good taste on gaming, after all!


The New Yorker, David Denby: Can Dave Hurwitz Save Classical Recording?


Even Nintendo is working on improving the eShop. The current situation of Mac App Store is miserable.

mjtsai.com/blog/2025…


Thoughts: I relied on Telegram too much over the past few years. Chatting with friends, posting on my channels, engaging with public groups. Yet I failed to realize that Telegram is designed to be closed. Very closed. I might make a new account, but Telegram is now a sunk ship for me.


News in: my Telegram account just got suspended for absolutely no reason. For good, probably.


It’s nice to get back.