Annual Android Antics
Android Then: Why not add a splash of color and personality to the status bar?
Android Now: I see a red door and I want it painted black. / No colors anymore, I want them to turn black...
Some people have to go to the doctor for a heart stress test. I just upgrade Android apps when Google forces me to. Today was supposed to be a simple exercise in bumping the target framework up to 36 / Android 16. Instead the status bar disappeared.
Google often deprecates things and this time for me it's setting the status bar color. Not the end of the world, but for my app the helpful default is white icons and text on a white background. Apparently if you really, really want to you can fuck around with something called the WindowInsets API but life is too short. I added a version dependent tweak to the status bar and moved on.
Catfood Earth and Fortune for Android are both rolling out over Google Play right now. They have a slightly worse look and feel and zero additional functionality but at least, for now, I'm still allowed to use some international orange in my part of the window. I'm pretty sure the next iteration of Material Design will involve the National Guard somehow.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Annual Android Antics #code #earth #fortune #maui #android Handling the deprecation of status bar color in Android 16 for Catfood Earth and Android. )
ORD SFO
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/550s ISO21
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Updated 2025-08-23 23:58:
Time lapse of taxi, takeoff and landing. Great Bay Area views on the way in.
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SFO ORD
Google Pixel 8 Pro 18mm f2.8 1/140s ISO16
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Homer
Timelapse of sunset, moonrise and sunrise from Homer in Alaska.
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Grewingk Glacier
Hike to the Grewingk Glacier in Kachemak Bay State Park. Inaccessible by car, so it's a boat ride from Homer to across the trail and pick you up at the other end. Lots of varied forest and then the glacier is incredible.
Hike starts at: 59.612729, -151.190267. View in Google Earth.
Updated 2025-08-02 18:53:
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Savage Alpine Trail
One way four mile trail from Savage Campground to Savage River in Denali National Park. There is a free shuttle bus back (and to the entrance area if no parking deeper in the park). This direction is 1,500 fet up and then 1,700 down with the descent in just a mile and a half. Fantastic variety of terrain and scenery.
Hike starts at: 63.715504, -149.254807. View in Google Earth.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Savage Alpine Trail #hike #denali #map Savage Alpine Trail )
East Fork Toklat River
Four mile out and back hike along the Toklat River in Denali National Park. No trails in this part of the park, just pick a direction and go. Until a bridge is repaired this is the last stop on the park road bus route.
Hike starts at: 63.558897, -149.794342. View in Google Earth.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: East Fork Toklat River #hike #denali #map East Fork Toklat River )
SEA FAI
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/800s ISO21
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SFO SEA
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/1,500s ISO21
AS591
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Get an email when a new OpenAI model is available via the API
Here's a simple Google Apps Script to monitor for new OpenAI models:
To get this running, paste into a new Apps Script project and enable the Gmail API under services. Add your email address and OpenAI API Key at the top. Run a couple of times and you should get an email with all the current models and then nothing the second time unless you get lucky. On Triggers set a scheduled execution with whatever frequency feels good (I use daily) and you're all set.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Get an email when a new OpenAI model is available via the API #code #software #appsscript #google #gmail #openai #ai Get an email when a new OpenAI model is available via the API )
