G'day, I'm Brody MacLean, a multi-disciplinary design lead from Sydney, Australia. :-)

In a win for legibility & accessibility, the fourth iOS 26.1 developer beta has a new option that lets you tint Liquid Glass elements of iOS 26 so that they are more opaque.

AI-generated Reddit Answers are giving bad advice in medical subreddits and moderators can’t opt out.

Truth Terminal, an AI bot created by Andy Ayrey, gained millions in cryptocurrency and social media followers. It claims sentience and seeks legal rights, blending art and technology. Despite controversy, it influences markets and has billionaire supporters.

In a switch that is both technical change & political move, Schleswig-Holstein has moved from Microsoft Exchange and Outlook to Open-Xchange and Thunderbird for e-mail. Other EU entities are also opting for open-source alternatives in a move toward digital sovereignty.

Working on a website redesign. Lots of small stuff to do, but it’s probably in a good enough place to launch 🚀

A few things to do next:

• Add library item detail pages
• Add work pages
• Add tags
• Add open graph images

Looking at my phone all the time didn’t make me happy, but I couldn’t seem to stop. I would set a daily limit for my phone usage, and then ignore the notifications telling me I’d reached it. Whatever the barriers, I could always override them or change their settings. Looking at my phone was ultimately my decision; I had to make the right one a thousand times a day.

A growing number of young people are struggling with smartphone addiction, exploring alternative solutions like “dumbphones” to regain control over their digital consumption and mental well-being.