John Siracusa
Person on 4 sites
John Siracusa is an American technology writer, software developer and podcaster.
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4 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Ars Technica: Mac OS X reviews, from 1999 to 2014 (10.0 to 10.10 Yosemite) (opens wiqqi.app)
- Podcasts: Hypercritical (2011 to 2012); Accidental Tech Podcast (from 2013); Reconcilable Differences (from 2015); Robot or Not? (opens wiqqi.app)
- Apps: Front and Center (January 2020); SwitchGlass (2020) (opens wiqqi.app)
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5 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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Podcast: Accidental Tech Podcast (opens atp.fm)
“715: Diner Lobster”
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Mastodon: @siracusa@mastodon.social (opens mastodon.social)
“Our @atpfm Holiday 2026 sale includes Pride and Trans Pride variants of our logo shirt. We are donating 100% of the profits from these products to two charities: Trans Lifeline and Transgender Law Center.…”
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Bluesky: hypercritical.co (opens bsky.app)
“EV Stupidity Checklist:”
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Podcast: Accidental Tech Podcast (opens atp.fm)
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17 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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A steering column stalk is a better control for turn signals than steering-wheel-mounted buttons. (opens korrents.com)
“a stalk on the steering column is still the best overall choice for activating (and de-activating) turn signals.”
- Screen technology cannot yet match the dynamic range and contrast of the real world. (opens korrents.com)
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Flush door handles provide only negligible aerodynamic range benefit in EVs. (opens korrents.com)
“the extra range provided by flush door handles is negligible, even at sustained highway speeds (and near zero at slower speeds).”
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A steering column stalk is a better control for turn signals than steering-wheel-mounted buttons. (opens korrents.com)
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16 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Mac Pro (opens rcmnd.app)
“My main machine is a 2x2.8 GHz Mac Pro (Early 2008) with 8 GB of RAM, dual optical drives, an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card, and 3.5 TB of disk space spread over four internal drives”
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Logitech MX300 (opens rcmnd.app)
“I use the Apple aluminum keyboard that came with the Mac Pro and a Logitech MX300 mouse. (I haven't used an Apple mouse since the one that came with my Performa 6110CD.)”
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AirPort Extreme (opens rcmnd.app)
“The Mac is connected through a D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet switch to an 802.11n AirPort Extreme base station.”
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Mac Pro (opens rcmnd.app)