Joe Rosensteel 🏳️‍🌈

VFX artist, and nerd. VFX reel: artofjoe.com Personal blog: joe-steel.com Podcasts: defocused.co unhelpful-suggestions.com he/him

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2024-10-30 23:07:51

It’s a little cool out so I ordered my matcha hot.
Now I just need to wait five years for it to cool down enough for me to be able to drink it.

2024-09-03 14:33:49

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@npub1y9z…3ykm I guess no one at work notices all the small things

2024-08-19 05:12:05

The blue silicone case I bought for my iPhone 13 Pro lasted 2 years before it fell apart like this (same disintegration around the edges as it flaked away in chunks) and my current one is at 9 months, without any signs of disintegration. I wonder what causes this variable durability with the silicone cases?
https://mastodon.social/@blankbaby/112985290039781191

2024-08-08 21:05:30

It’ll be fun when the cable tension scoots these things around on the desk. I know they stopped shipping Apple stickers in the box but maybe they can provide some Command Strips. https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/112927115667010777

2024-08-06 17:36:43

Well… at least they aren’t using the 68LC040…
https://cdn.masto.host/duckhaus/media_attachments/files/112/916/286/642/069/515/original/be68dc888731c288.jpeg

2024-08-01 19:12:31

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And yes, there is a whole Wikipedia page dedicated to the “nut rage incident” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_rage_incident

2024-08-01 19:11:41

I was eating some trail mix with macadamia nuts in it and decided to pop on over to the ol’ Wikipedia. The timeline in “modern history” is something. Starts with the first European to see it, that it was named after some guy’s friend, “observed a boy eating the kernel without ill effect, becoming the first nonindigenous person recorded to eat macadamia nuts”. Then pivots to American colonialism before landing on the 2014 Korean Air “nut rage incident”. Normal nut stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadamia

2024-07-24 20:39:39

And not a moment too soon
https://mastodon.social/@verge/112843338576592112

2024-07-04 13:50:29

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@npub1sdu…w074 You’ve never seen one???????

2024-07-04 13:39:32

The real question is when was the chicken cesar salad wrap in a green “spinach” tortilla invented?

2024-06-30 23:06:12

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@npub1xxt…f2tp That’s downright homophobic

2024-06-30 22:47:42

I was driving and asked Siri to play a “Pride 2024 playlist” assuming that there had to be at least one. Siri responded promptly with, “Now playing ‘Pride Party 2024 White Flag Rainbow’”
I don’t know why I expected Siri to say “Pride flag” instead of literally reading the Unicode emoji that get joined. That’s not ally behavior, Siri.

2024-06-29 23:17:57

Blogged about files that don't behave like files and the systems that have been put in place to try to manage the non-files for us.
https://joe-steel.com/2024-06-29-Old-Man-Yells-at-iCloud.html

2024-06-29 03:15:38

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@npub1gkr…lcp0 Do you sell prints, Chris?

2024-06-28 19:06:03

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@npub1xxt…f2tp The biggest crime of all is being low energy

2024-06-22 16:57:01

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@npub1y9z…3ykm what’s the first pizza of the season?

2024-06-22 00:13:43

Pride month thought:
Is a gay web developer who does front-end, and back-end work vers?

2024-06-18 07:27:49

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@npub1sdu…w074 I thought you were flying back

2024-06-17 21:15:25

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@npub1y9z…3ykm the wisest choice of all

2024-06-17 21:13:33

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@npub1y9z…3ykm what smart home platform are your fridge and freezer on

2024-06-16 03:37:03

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 Yeah, the style of the presentations is … ugh, but that’s not their fault at all. They both seem perfectly nice!

2024-06-16 00:10:06

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@npub1sdu…w074 take me with you. I promise to complain at least 5% less.

2024-06-16 00:03:01

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@npub1xxt…f2tp are you sure you're not seeing the same Cybertruck 23 times? Are they following you?

2024-06-13 00:42:16

“Geeze people won’t shut up about Apple scraping data. Everyone is doing it.”
Literally the same presentation talks about protecting your privacy from unscrupulous internet companies. Your data is isolated by a whole auditable cloud solution and will never be used for modeling. BUT if that same Apple customer posted anything on the open web then it’s fair game for Apple to use regardless of copyright, licenses, or expectations. Doing it before anyone could ever object is all the more damning.

2024-06-10 18:11:23

Jesus Christ.
If any of you send me a Happy Birthday generative AI image I will block you.

2024-06-05 19:28:01

I posted last year about getting off of Google Analytics for something simple, and not creepy. I got that but now I’m looking for another alternative again. $5/mo-ish. Let me know what you use.

2024-06-05 01:51:12

Blog: Not a WWDC Wish List
tl;dr: All the stuff I always say, but more of it.
https://joe-steel.com/2024-06-04-Not-a-WWDC-Wish-List.html

2024-06-03 19:43:14

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 No I don’t remember that but it sounds like something that totally would have happened

2024-06-03 19:11:13

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 “And that’s why I’m buying one of his paintbrushes”

2024-06-03 19:00:58

Disappointed The Verge, and Sean Hollister are platforming Palmer Luckey. Maybe the CEO of Raytheon will have a Game Gear emulator they’d like to hawk, or maybe another fascist weirdo will have a sick titanium Atari Lynx.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24170572/modretro-chromatic-game-boy-color-palmer-luckey-price-release-date

2024-05-30 16:46:21

Blog Post: I'm bored with all the AI stuff so it's time for fan fiction. I try to make the case for an Apple Camera (and Apple Camera Pro).
https://joe-steel.com/2024-05-30-Apple-Camera.html

2024-05-30 01:00:09

Blog post: YouTube Stops Screen Stealing On Apple TV
It's been more than 24 hours so no take-backs. Thanks to @npub1hvd…9sq9, again, for noticing the change.
https://joe-steel.com/2024-05-29-YouTube-Stops-Screen-Stealing-On-Apple-TV.html

2024-05-27 22:56:41

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@npub1xxt…f2tp I’m sorry, Greg but the button says this is OK.

2024-05-22 20:53:06

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@npub1xxt…f2tp “I bought you this present to the tell the world how much I own —I mean love! How much I love you!”

2024-05-21 20:45:29

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@npub1sdu…w074 that is one hell of a temple/forehead vein

2024-05-20 23:03:56

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@npub1xxt…f2tp You would deny him exactly what he wants no matter the consequences? So selfish of you, Greg.

2024-05-20 21:20:02

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@npub1y9z…3ykm I do like watching all of you new dads in my socials constantly oscillating between “baby is so cute omg" and “I'll never have another moment's rest omg"

2024-05-13 16:49:47

Huh
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/13/permira-is-taking-squarespace-private-in-6-6-billion-deal/

2024-05-13 15:35:44

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@npub1xxt…f2tp John Doe has the upper hand

2024-05-12 17:01:30

High tech gadgets coverage from CBS 8 in San Diego https://youtu.be/nwZadMzQIks

2024-05-12 06:09:36

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@npub1y9z…3ykm but … but that’s what the bad Python script that makes my site is named after … https://github.com/JoeIsHere/yakbarber

2024-04-29 17:58:11

Bazinga.
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2024-04-24 07:14:59

(Walks into the sea)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/why-you-cant-get-a-restaurant-reservation
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2024-04-23 23:42:37

I don't know if this is a thing here on Mastodon for non-dev-jobs, but I'm looking for remote #VFX work. I have a bajillion years of compositing experience in film and TV.
Most recent experience includes compositing supervision for HBO's “Julia” season 2 (check out episode 5), Broken Lizard's "Quasi" for Spotlight/Hulu, and compositing artist for “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" #getFediHired
https://artofjoe.com

2024-04-17 03:42:59

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 did you hear about the two-minute screensaver trick?

2024-04-12 21:52:23

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@npub1y9z…3ykm You don't want to stare at the thumbnail of a kid's entertainment video endlessly looping?

2024-04-12 21:48:12

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@npub1y9z…3ykm It's total bullshit! I went into the settings to the feedback reporting QR code thing. I'm sure that's not connected to anything.

2024-04-12 21:37:23

Quick lunch time post about YouTube's screen stealer:
https://joe-steel.com/2024-04-12-YouTubes-Screen-Stealer.html

2024-04-10 15:46:47

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@npub1y9z…3ykm I know this isn't the point of the post, but that counter is lovely.

2024-04-08 15:45:51

I wrote 5500 words about my trip to Japan. Mostly it's complaints about using Apple Maps abroad. Go figure.
https://joe-steel.com/2024-04-08-From-LA-to-Tokyo.html

2024-04-06 04:33:38

Yeah, the real problem with “Duke Cannon” bath products scented with Buffalo Trace bourbon was that they weren’t high viscosity. You need that THICK booze body wash. You know, for manly men who have zero issues in their lives other than viscosity.
https://cdn.masto.host/duckhaus/media_attachments/files/112/222/405/479/683/849/original/3e688066598da5a6.jpeg

2024-04-01 13:30:17

It can mean a lot to see yourself represented in the world.
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2024-03-28 14:50:46

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 Just call me Carmen Sandiegjoe

2024-03-28 14:36:57

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2024-03-21 23:33:09

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@npub1sdu…w074 it was infrared but that’s impossible to make a pun with

2024-03-21 23:27:59

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@npub1sdu…w074 UV’ve outdone yourself.

2024-03-20 17:00:50

It’s time for a new AirPort – Six Colors
New post for members and non-members alike! No longer will you have to scrounge around for a penny for my thoughts. (You should still subscribe to Six Colors for the other stuff.)
https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/03/its-time-for-a-new-airport/

2024-03-16 01:19:33

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2024-03-09 00:07:55

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@npub1pfe…e2dm Photography helps me get out and do something. I've been shooting a bunch of neon signs recently. No particular reason, but it helps me, like you said.
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2024-03-07 18:28:40

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@npub1y9z…3ykm
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2024-02-28 18:47:32

I made the best kind of Shortcut today —it runs a shell script.

2024-02-27 18:57:32

I’ve been looking forward to the launch of the “How Comics Were Made: a Visual History of Printing Cartoons” Kickstarter. Today’s the day! Check out what @npub1hvd…9sq9 has been working on. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glennf/how-comics-were-made

2024-02-21 22:25:45

I doubt it's worth much, but I wrote about my Apple Vision Pro demo experience this morning. Weekday mornings 2+ weeks after launch are a great time to go check out futuristic face computers.
https://joe-steel.com/2024-02-21-My-Apple-Vision-Pro-Demo-Experience.html

2024-02-20 18:43:44

Apple Music Replay Updated with Monthly Listening Statistics - MacStories
I’m glad the team working on this took the feedback that it was showing meaningless surface level counts of things in a bad web site instead of the Apple Music app and ignored it so they could do this more often. https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-music-replay-updated-with-monthly-listening-statistics/

2024-02-20 14:58:13

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@npub1y9z…3ykm what the fuck are these
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2024-02-13 15:26:12

Robb Knight says this feature is handy for adding context. https://social.lol/@robb/111924854702685716

2024-02-03 16:16:13

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@npub1y9z…3ykm do you want Daddy’s loaded fries?

2024-01-26 20:17:33

OK, look, this is not a devil's advocate situation, because this fucking devil has plenty of advocates, but I did write up some preliminary concerns I have how multiple app stores might not be completely helpful from a customer experience perspective.
https://joe-steel.com/2024-01-26-Pick-Your-Poisonous-App-Store.html

2024-01-22 06:06:57

I don’t think RottenTomatoes is all that useful. People interpret the percentage as a grade, and it’s too easy to game things — the list goes on — but if you’re going to put it on everyone else’s movies then you have to play fair.
https://mastodon.social/@ryanashcraft/111796965962300651

2024-01-21 00:08:43

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@npub1y9z…3ykm surprisingly accurate descriptions

2024-01-18 14:36:04

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@npub1y9z…3ykm Robb

2024-01-15 17:53:45

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@npub1y9z…3ykm wait, you’re a web developer????

2024-01-09 18:36:29

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@npub1y9z…3ykm
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2024-01-08 23:50:17

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@npub1y9z…3ykm I use the black triangle from the Geometric Shapes unicode block. I thought "oh yeah it's like a play button, like media" and now it's just embarrassing https://joe-steel.com/2023-10-20-Downstream-55-Its-Netflix-2013-again.html

2024-01-01 18:08:58

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@npub1sdu…w074 are you going to do any of the weird James Hoffman hacks?

2024-01-01 12:57:19

Let’s start the new year off with some inspiration from this vacation rental.
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2023-12-28 00:05:45

🌕
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2023-12-16 00:22:02

Can someone do me a solid and print out the source code to Shortcuts so I can hurl it into the sea? Thank you.

2023-12-04 16:10:47

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@npub1sdu…w074 Ben you should try to buy the latest phone instead of using that old and dusty iPhone 15 Pro Max.

2023-12-03 19:07:25

Some travel tech thoughts from my recent trip. https://joe-steel.com/2023-12-03-Travel-Tech-2023.html

2023-11-27 18:22:13

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@npub1sdu…w074 But you get your choice of topping

2023-11-27 17:23:14

The Echo Pop is also cursed. https://mastodon.social/@verge/111483381412845322

2023-11-25 08:10:53

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@npub1y9z…3ykm I just want to look at your pretty pages, Robb.

2023-11-25 07:56:23

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@npub1y9z…3ykm where’s the sausage roll?

2023-11-24 05:06:39

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 I liked the munster a lot, but Jason preferred the traditional.
Oh, and I passed through Place Gutenberg on the way, which made me think of you.
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2023-11-24 04:42:15

Le tarte flamée traditionnelle et le tarte flambée au munster.
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2023-11-21 22:18:08

Bonne nuit
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2023-11-21 15:28:50

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@npub1sdu…w074 RAW Turkey

2023-11-02 17:57:41

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@npub1sdu…w074 A raw file from my camera has the non-destructive crop info saved in the file from the camera if I use a 16:9 or 1:1 crop. The jpeg preview is destructively cropped. Obscura doesn’t save any data on the raw file, it only generates a cropped jpeg
https://cdn.masto.host/duckhaus/media_attachments/files/111/342/246/690/196/131/original/be7657bcfe096d0a.mp4

2023-11-02 17:04:41

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@npub1sdu…w074 the aspect ratio doesn’t save the crop in the raw file

2023-11-02 16:56:25

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@npub1sdu…w074 this doesn’t look like the stereo camera app I asked for

2023-10-31 00:32:29

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 The scariest thing are the cameras and base storage. oooOOOOOOoooOOOOOOoooo 👻

2023-10-12 15:03:51

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@npub1sdu…w074 RIP your mentions when the New Yorkers see this. Bunch of weirdos.

2023-10-05 11:22:06

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@npub1sdu…w074 Go to the Rijksmuseum and see my favorite piece of Dutch art: The Threatened Swan. The Rijks restaurant was actually pretty good as well, but looks like it’s under renovation until Nov. 25.

2023-09-27 02:52:33

More pay, streaming bonuses, AI limits: Four takeaways from the WGA deal to end the writers’ strike https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-09-26/writers-strike-deal-wga-amptp-takeways-ai-pay-residuals

2023-09-26 14:01:39

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@npub1sdu…w074
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2023-09-26 13:57:04

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@npub1sdu…w074 oh… what is that? To be honest I’ve never pulled down on that, and always used the crown, or drag-up. The weird part is when it dismisses and flashes that Smart Stack for 1 second

2023-09-17 12:23:48

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@npub1sdu…w074
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2023-09-13 18:18:56

Personally, I wouldn’t have been overthrown during construction of the Temple of Apollo, but that’s just my opinion.
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2023-09-13 14:42:18

4 bars of 3G: Wow, I can’t believe I can load real web pages.
4 bars of LTE: Waaaay faster. I can’t believe I can just watch any streaming video I want to.
4 bars of 5G: Why is the Safari progress bar slowly filling up? Is anything loading? This app has text but images are gray boxes … am I on the internet?