Last week Vipps was the first app to launch tap-to-pay support on the iPhone since Apple opened up the necessary APIs with iOS 18.1. Last month Jesse Pollak, DRI for Coinbase Wallet and Base, shared that iOS tap-to-pay support is slated for a 2025 rollout.

She weaved the hulking black 4Runner through traffic like a pro. The city lights reflected off the windscreen an they roared onto Cap Hill from the farry terminal. Her outfit matched the truck. A black cotton crop top and matching skirt, topping black 18-eye Dr. Martens. Long strands of bleached blonde hair framed her face. Her eyes glittered behind black-rimmed glasses. she reached behind her for five pounds of Vanson leather as she climbed out and into the warm, wet night.

hey babe. how was your summer? I took some time and went home. It was good to get grounded: put a lot of time into taking pictures; put a lot of energy into my physical health; put a lot of love into the special people in my life. It was delightful.

Seven weeks ago I got to visit some very dear friends. As these are babes who live far from me, the moments shared felt more precious to me...

When I was a kid we called it tweeting. No one knows what to call it now. In some ways very little has changed. in other ways everything has.

a moment from San Francisco, circa 2049

My dude makes art. When we go to the neighborhood open mic on Thorsdays, they pass the time drawing on the iPad.

The most important noun to understand is token. In this place there are few terms more common or fundamental than this.

I've been here about a month now. My key takeaway is that I'm not too late. A big part of me thought, or rather felt, it was over.

I've wanted to write a piece of fiction for a while. There's a set of drafts on my disk. It's nearly ten thousand words.