I signed up to call some Florida voters tomorrow.

Today is the first day of in-person early voting in my city. I voted.

This debate format is a huge improvement.

Pod Save America has a new interview with Barack Obama.

CocoaHeads Boston will meet online Thursday at 7:00 PM Boston time. @mitch will present “A few minutes with sysdiagnose”. New participants always welcome. Proximity to Boston not required.

For video conference details check the mailing list, Slack, or Meetup. Or get in touch.

I hope today’s news results in the other debates taking place with the candidates at different physical locations.

“So much winning, you’ll be tired of winning.”

This has been such a long year.

What do you mean it was only 90 minutes?

Sticky Widgets Brings Simple Sticky Notes to Your Home Screen — MacStories

This is brilliant.

Congratulations to Nikhil Nigade (@dezinezync) on the release of Elytra 2.0 for iOS and iPadOS. The new version adds widgets, sidebar support on iPad, and much more. App Store link

Congratulations to Rob Fahrni (@fahrni) on the release of Stream, an RSS reader for iOS. Stream features a unified timeline and does not require a feed service. Stream is completely free. App Store link

Barack Obama:

Four and a half years ago, when Republicans refused to hold a hearing or an up-or-down vote on Merrick Garland, they invented the principle that the Senate shouldn’t fill an open seat on the Supreme Court before a new president was sworn in.

A basic principle of the law — and of everyday fairness — is that we apply rules with consistency, and not based on what’s convenient or advantageous in the moment. The rule of law, the legitimacy of our courts, the fundamental workings of our democracy all depend on that basic principle. As votes are already being cast in this election, Republican Senators are now called to apply that standard. The questions before the Court now and in the coming years — with decisions that will determine whether or not our economy is fair, our society is just, women are treated equally, our planet survives, and our democracy endures — are too consequential to future generations for courts to be filled through anything less than an unimpeachable process.

Rest in peace, Justice Ginsburg.

Oh no.

I released Unread 2.3. This update adds home screen widgets on devices running iOS 14.

Perfect episode title from Upgrade: Why Tomorrow?

Pending Apple Release.

CocoaHeads Boston will meet online tomorrow evening. I have a presentation for the group on iOS 14 home screen widgets.

For video conference details, join via Meetup or ask me for them. New participants and out-of-town participants are always welcome.

I just merged a pull request with over two months of work. Bring on iOS 14.

USA Today: To stop Trump, we need to vote in person, even if you have to crawl through broken glass

I enjoyed working at the polls yesterday. I will do so again on November 3. I highly recommend it to others who are looking for a way to help ensure that the November election takes place safely.

We have a primary here in Massachusetts tomorrow. I will be a poll worker for the first time in one of my city’s polling locations. Should be fun.

Zac Wood:

Submitted a minor update for @AtticsApp after nearly two years on the App Store and @Apple has decided out of nowhere that I have been engaging in “a pattern of manipulative or misleading behavior” and has permanently terminated my account. No evidence or specific reasons given.

The issue was resolved, but these stories have become more common over just the past few weeks.

via Michael Tsai

I find it interesting that Google pays Mozilla, Apple, and other companies to be the default search engine. If Google did not pay I think they would still be the default search engine.

Context: Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products

CNN: Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s running mate

I hoped that Kamala Harris would win the nomination, so I am delighted that she is on the ticket. She will wipe the floor with Pence in a debate.

The agenda for this week’s online CocoaHeads Boston meeting includes:

• Marc Prud’hommeaux presenting μmemo – micro-memoization with Swift value types
• @mitch presenting A few minutes with sysdiagnose

New participants always welcome, as are participants who are not local.