Christian Selig

iOS developer, creator of Apollo and Pixel Pals. Previously at . he/him. i love animals. 🌱

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2024-11-16 19:15:42

I 3D printed a cure to my M4 Mac mini fomo and I wrote about it https://buff.ly/40Pd3u8

2024-11-16 17:36:47

I will never forgive Porsche for taking the futuristic Taycan and updating it to look like the same Porsche every dentist drives
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/493/842/685/533/148/original/473838b2112f598f.jpeg

2024-10-16 17:07:32

I wanted a compact phone stand that could slip in my pocket and I couldn't find anything so I made a quick one if that's useful to you too
STL link: https://makerworld.com/en/models/708097
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2024-10-06 02:55:25

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@npub1jjq…ksgt @npub1grd…km72 @npub12h0…e7sz yay glad you liked it. :) Now we wait with popcorn for Sean and Craig

2024-10-05 22:57:25

Beware UserDefaults: a tale of hard to find bugs, and lost data https://christianselig.com/2024/10/beware-userdefaults/

2024-09-19 22:07:33

Any devs seeing some issues with Live Activities on iOS 18? Getting user reports where iOS just either refuses to launch them or shows them with a loading indicator on top
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/166/493/269/813/054/original/a1921703667f3dcf.png

2024-09-18 16:17:46

Looks like my first gen AirPods Pro case stopped wanting to charge (neither wirelessly nor Lightning). Anyone know the cost of a first gen case replacement? Hoping it's somewhat expensive so I can justify just getting a USB-C pair

2024-09-14 19:23:32

Tried to Google how much you gift for weddings in 2024 and it appears to be anywhere between $20 and $5,000

2024-08-27 16:52:50

The best part of making your own little 3D printable props is when people download them and share pictures
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2024-08-16 19:17:52

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(To be clear you still pay the provincial/federal sales tax on import to Canada, but I’d pay the same if I bought it down the road)

2024-08-16 17:12:04

Help me understand, any downside I'm not considering to buying and importing a vehicle from the US instead of just buying in Canada?
- Manufacturer's Canadian price is much higher than just CAD to USD, so good savings by exchanging to USD manually
- Transport (not that far, fun fall road trip)
- Interest rates high enough that I wouldn't want to finance it anyway
- US-made vehicle, no tariff
- Super close to Canada spec vehicle, very minor certification needed
- Warranty still valid in Canada

2024-08-13 19:36:32

Actually really dig the new Pixel phone hardware

2024-08-01 22:12:29

How common are midroll ads nowadays anyway? I've had YouTube Premium too long
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2024-08-01 17:23:02

I really wish we could remap keys on the iPad Magic Keyboard ;_;

2024-07-31 16:12:13

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@npub1sdu…w074 Irish 30 is North American 20

2024-07-31 15:53:41

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@npub1sdu…w074 ugh you zoomers and your apps

2024-07-31 14:54:49

Do you want a Fujifilm X100VI but can't get one? I have the next best thing, the neighbor kid loves playing with my camera but they're fragile so I made him a printable replica that he loves 😛 Handy if you want to play around with the form factor https://buff.ly/3YwW1jz
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2024-07-29 01:39:57

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@npub12h0…e7sz SHE'S BUSY MAKING CARBONARA

2024-07-29 01:35:20

What's a good app to write raw Markdown (and preview it), and have it sync across devices?

2024-07-27 15:51:21

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@npub1dpj…ayn4 It eventually boots?? I just unplug it and plug it back in when it gets in that state, I lost patience after 30 seconds of darkness haha. Assumed it kernel panicked to death somehow

2024-07-24 16:17:58

Random kid I've never seen before comes up to me and asks "What would happen if Mike Tyson punched a raccoon" and I was just dumbstruck

2024-07-23 21:53:56

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@npub1sy6…5dxr How do you have 1995 MS Paint just at the ready like that??

2024-07-23 21:45:49

YouTube needs something worse than a silver play button for 10K subs, like make it out of cardboard
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2024-07-23 02:37:49

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@npub1vn2…z5xw I go over it a bit in the beginning of the video! Lemme know if you want something more in depth though!

2024-07-21 17:29:03

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Channel link for those asking! I made a fun DIY keyboard video and plan to upload videos on some other fun projects I have building! ☺️ https://www.youtube.com/@cselig

2024-07-21 16:18:35

Best birthday ever. Somehow woke up to having doubled my subscribers on YouTube! 🥰🥹
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/825/382/423/407/760/original/ee0c926a766afb97.jpeg

2024-07-18 18:02:48

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@npub1yx0…hrtc Omg tell me about it, I love those so much. I just don’t think I can go back to having wires on my desk hahah

2024-07-18 17:06:03

Over the last few months, I've been building my own custom keyboard from absolute scratch. I'm calling it the Caldera, and I made a little video about it! pls check out/clap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXsD7nSfDY

2024-07-18 00:58:24

Is there any "meta" with YouTube and which video codec to upload so as to help with processing times? h264? VP9?

2024-07-12 16:19:28

Picked up a new Apple Vision Pro? For this weekend only Juno for YouTube is 10% off to celebrate the launch in new countries. 🥳 Check out the coolest way to watch YouTube and let me know what you think 🥽
juno.vision
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2024-07-08 19:38:13

My most minor quibble with the modern web is that if you go to a website and are already signed in, bring me to the actual dashboard or whatever instead of showing the homepage and making me click "Launch" or "Go" whatever

2024-07-06 22:43:23

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@npub19x6…k6ly Yeah but I'm looking for a more general purpose solution, something that would work with even more obscure hand-drawn shapes, for instance

2024-07-05 23:55:42

Can someone explain why modern vehicles have driver profiles that automatically position your seat when you get in, plus your steering wheel, your music station, your air conditioning, your side mirrors… but they don't do the rear view mirror??

2024-07-04 19:13:41

Apparently these are supposed to be hard to find??
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/729/811/673/478/645/original/03761cea7cde4cbf.jpeg

2024-07-04 13:04:34

Juno for YouTube 2.0.1 is now available on Apple Vision Pro! In addition to some bug fixes, Juno is also now localized in Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish! 🌏
(I used machine translation with context clues, let me know if any are off!)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/728/360/305/925/563/original/80d881a0ef4b63d3.png

2024-07-03 13:58:50

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@npub1dpj…ayn4 Yeah, at least with this code I can't get it to:
Button {
print("Tapped")
} label: {
Text("Tap me!")
}
.onLongPressGesture {
print("Long pressed")
}

2024-07-03 13:28:27

Is there still no way in SwiftUI to add a long press gesture to a button, while still keeping the button's interaction animation?

2024-07-02 14:34:44

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@npub1e0c…jek0 Thanks so much for the blog post Yilei! ❤️

2024-06-27 17:29:40

Juno 2.0 for visionOS is now available! 🥳
Including support for 360 and 180° video with Metal upscaling, improved UI, search, navigation, and video playback, as well as an email from Google/YouTube!
https://christianselig.com/2024/05/announcing-juno-2/

2024-06-23 20:48:51

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@npub1vtg…tlz0 I had no idea a month ago, one of those things where you just gotta dive into it and follow some projects on YouTube, it's a lot easier than you'd think!

2024-06-23 20:20:01

My first sewing project that has true utility: a little velcro camera case! 🙌 (The fabric is 100% made from recycled water bottles!)
The journey to a backpack continues!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/667/786/319/132/694/original/c0f2589304a3e69a.jpeg
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2024-06-18 19:25:22

Attempted my most challenging CAD work yet, a 3D printable cap for the glowing blue LED on my desktop speakers. No more electrical tape 🥳
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/639/260/193/125/691/original/ffa742edf2e864a8.jpeg
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2024-06-12 01:15:06

How great is WWDC this year? Cats just show up to your Airbnb it’s amazing
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2024-06-11 20:55:08

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@npub1r79…fhmz Congrats Steve, they’re lucky to have you!

2024-06-08 18:44:05

Made it to California for WWDC! If you’re in the area for the week say hi, always great meeting cool people! 😊

2024-06-07 21:26:58

Hmm, do I bring the iPad with me to WWDC? Not sure I'll have time to use it, but would be pretty curious if iPadOS 18 has some cool stuff in it

2024-06-03 18:47:51

I am dying to know what the Vision Pro does while it's off because that thing chews through standby battery life like nothing else

2024-06-03 18:44:27

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Y'all. Yes, it's 8K versus 4K, but there's no 88" 4K version, so it's your only option if you want that size, hence the comparison
I don't think 8K is worth that much of a price premium either 😛

2024-06-03 17:53:24

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@npub172s…fz7x Who uses the built in TV OS? Grab a cheap Apple TV 😛

2024-06-03 15:05:32

The price difference to go from an 83 inch OLED to an 88 inch is just bonkers
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/553/304/282/900/383/original/1d9b7bf53064252f.png

2024-06-02 21:18:47

Anyone have Mac software recommendations for an app where I could draw a rectangle or shape with specific dimensions (say, 20 inch by 20 inch), and then allow me to print that, flowing it across multiple pages if needed?

2024-06-02 14:49:11

The Ally X looks pretty dope but how are we still doing non-OLED screens? Thought the Steamdeck and Switch made that a baseline expectation at least as an option

2024-05-29 17:37:27

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Update: I have made what I can only describe as "a sort of coin purse thing with an entrance too small to be at all useful", but it was fun! It's also kinda like a really… small backpack with no straps
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/525/590/145/316/220/original/dc1c7756e3d02ce0.jpeg

2024-05-28 15:23:50

Tesla: any minute now our car will be able to drive coast to coast without a human, using only cameras
Tesla using cameras for wipers:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/519/402/415/089/442/original/333c0fd5157fac04.jpeg

2024-05-27 15:37:24

Need the EU to step in and standardize 18V power tool batteries

2024-05-25 18:54:54

Me every time I change my tires: okay next time I’m definitely just paying someone to do that
Next winter: … but I could save $50

2024-05-21 16:11:20

It's kinda wild seeing the scales tip so far that even the Tesla subreddit now hates Elon

2024-05-21 14:24:19

shit
https://mastodon.social/@christianselig/112417643959065431
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2024-05-19 20:40:11

SwiftUI noob question: I understand why my ViewModel is being initialized twice, but why is it not being *deinitialized*?
It's created, then a second later when appState.show is changed, the view is recomputed, and view, and its ViewModel, are created anew. Cool! But why is the old one not deinitialized? What's holding onto it?
Sample code: https://gist.github.com/christianselig/d88b1a4d1989b973689ae62d4691162f
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/469/685/532/237/276/original/49d716971ab537d4.png

2024-05-18 15:23:56

iPhone 15 Pro’s been my best battery performer by a mile, damn. All MagSafe charging too pretty much
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/462/779/689/556/448/original/2e38dd40fce06438.png

2024-05-17 19:32:47

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@npub172s…fz7x That was kinda my thought process too, hrm. I suppose I could superglue it to the banana

2024-05-17 19:30:05

Dumb question, but if I bought one of those "MagSafe stickers" on Amazon, that are traditionally used to give an Android phone MagSafe-like-stickiness, could I instead use it in reverse, and stick it to a non-MagSafe accessory so it would stick to my iPhone?
For instance, say I want to stick it to a banana so the banana magnets to my phone

2024-05-13 19:52:57

noooooo
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/435/525/936/226/946/original/f54f252605d3fcdc.jpeg

2024-05-12 19:41:01

The wildest bag someone recommended from this post is the TomToc Navigator. It's 40L, but only weighs 2.8 lb, has water bottle holders, compression straps, great laptop/iPad compartment, and one massive clamshell bucket for clothes. And it's only $80, which concerningly cheap
If they used X-Pac or a nicer material it could be even lighter and more durable, add in stowable straps, would be an absolute slam dunk
https://mastodon.social/@christianselig/112417643959065431

2024-05-10 16:05:16

Choosing a travel backpack is really hard, and I still haven't found one I love, so mostly for my own reference I wrote a long post with thoughts on pretty much every travel backpack out there https://christianselig.com/2024/04/choosing-a-backpack-is-hard/
If you have other recommendations gimme

2024-05-06 21:22:32

Survived my first talk 😅
https://iosdev.space/@DeepDishSwift/112395460344582814

2024-04-29 18:29:05

Nothing makes you realize you have a problem like an Apple Store survey
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/355/923/854/228/687/original/3775b0b67171309b.png

2024-04-19 23:17:50

When you can’t find your Nintendo DS charger and Amazon won’t deliver until Sunday 🥲
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2024-04-19 17:55:58

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@npub1utv…87lr Yeah and I feel alone that on my Mac is where I listen to most of my music (while working) so it's extra rough

2024-04-16 19:25:13

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@npub1kyj…e72m My only catch is I want them 10x brighter. They always look so much cooler in videos than they do in real life 😛

2024-04-16 16:43:06

As promised, here's a review of the weirdly compact Vision Pro case that Waterfield made, plus answers to the questions folks asked 🎒🥽 https://christianselig.com/2024/04/waterfield-vision-pro-case/

2024-04-08 18:05:26

The Vision Pro really needs swipe to type or something. This only took me four minutes to write

2024-04-08 16:06:51

Where I'm at I think 🎒
Larger pack: between Aer Travel Pack 3 and Minaal Carry On 3
InneEverloads PLC, Able Carry 13, and Aer Slim (trio of no external water bottle holder), and Fjallraven Kanken laptop padding situation)
Notable others are Osprey Arcane (zippers aren't water resistant), Everloads PLC, Able Carry 13, and Aer Slim (trio of no external water bottle holder), and Fjallraven Kanken
https://mastodon.social/@christianselig/112226683121189390

2024-04-06 18:15:01

I would pay top dollar for an LLM that understood Swift's newish Observation framework 😛

2024-04-05 14:26:00

Another Swift @Observable question 😛 How do I make a UIViewRepresentable receive updates when I *completely replace* the View Model? The parent view sees the change, but I can't figure out how to propagate it into the UIViewRepresentable
Example code: https://gist.github.com/christianselig/7b56623a09916faf47cd26eabc67dbb0
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/219/072/531/401/572/original/1b068e2d4fe15a08.jpeg

2024-04-03 15:02:49

Random question, but does anyone get that bug in Safari on Mac where when navigating the YouTube website, sometimes you'll navigate back a page and the page won't actually change at all despite the URL updating?

2024-04-02 20:03:00

Finished paying my taxes for the year so celebrating in the most adult way I know how: buying a cool Yugioh card

2024-04-02 15:55:31

Got my hands on Waterfield's bizarrely compact Vision Pro case and gonna do a blog review, any questions about it?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/202/437/598/931/596/original/e26b09ea53aefc5a.jpeg

2024-03-28 16:19:36

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@npub1klp…rler But then shouldn't marking iceCream within the IceCreamParlor as @Bindable make the iceCream itself Bindable too?

2024-03-28 16:12:17

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@npub1klp…rler Since it's a State variable though, why wouldn't its children be inherently bindable like it normally is? Is it because it's two layers deep?

2024-03-28 16:07:47

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@npub1klp…rler But the Binding is for a String, not an ice cream. Or am I misunderstanding you completely haha?

2024-03-28 14:55:52

Silly SwiftUI @Observable question: how do I bind to an unwrapped optional? Say I want to show a View when an optional is non-nil, and then bind to a variable it contains? Or is this not possible? I've tried sprinkling @Bindable 🤔
Code: https://gist.github.com/christianselig/4b835f6544ffe1c5c104ade74da8459e
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2024-03-27 17:16:11

While I'm complaining about Siri devices, it still blows my mind that HomePod, a product that has existed for over half a decade and is marketed as a speaker for your Mac, cannot pause audio in Apple's own apps without a 5 second delay
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/168/780/855/078/985/original/0f8d3fe9298018de.png

2024-03-27 16:58:40

omg I thought I was the only one. Siri why are you like this
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2024-03-26 15:10:17

It hath arrived! 📸
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2024-03-23 19:16:40

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@npub1xr7…m4du No, principal location on visionOS is on the left :(

2024-03-23 17:53:43

SwiftUI (and maybe visionOS specific?) question: how do you show a search bar in the middle of the navigation bar, like Apple does in a bunch of apps?
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2024-03-22 18:02:51

tfw your wiper blades start streaking so you look up how often you're supposed to change them on your six year old car and it says every six months to a year

2024-03-18 13:44:46

i'm dead 💀
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2024-03-13 14:06:27

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@npub1tmj…xsg8 @npub17pe…vcm6 My mom thought so too

2024-03-12 20:14:50

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@npub1hgr…ej70 Ooooo

2024-03-12 20:13:15

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@npub1c53…l54w I have never used CarPlay and hope to continue that so I never know what I'm missing out on :p

2024-03-12 20:12:56

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@npub1hgr…ej70 Like just a general mid cycle refresh?

2024-03-12 20:08:23

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@npub1hl0…4m56 Other setIntervals that aren't within the event listener fire/log fine

2024-03-12 20:07:18

I wonder if we'll see more details about a minor Rivian R1 refresh now that the R2 and R3 are announced. Things like a NACS progress update, V2H, and a heat pump would be awesome

2024-03-12 18:59:48

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@npub1hl0…4m56 Correct!

2024-03-12 18:59:35

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@npub10ev…8zx9 That requires compiling with Xcode though right? Not the fastest for iteration :(

2024-03-12 18:58:36

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@npub1thm…5emg Safari

2024-03-12 16:22:06

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@npub1c2g…zeqt Oooo! This looks perfect, thank you!!

2024-03-12 02:47:58

Silly question: with browser web inspectors, is there a way to automatically inject JavaScript before the page loads fully, sort of like document_start in extensions where it's as soon as the document is available? Manually executing it for testing purposes can be fraught with timing issues obviously