Concepts
Concept: a new Mastodon UX for asking questions
So you know how sometimes you can't figure something out so you ask a question on social media
Matt Birchler
How I built my Ghost membership and what it costs to operate
This isn't going to be a full tutorial, but yesterday I started a paid tier for Birchtree (sign
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I’d like to return your product, it reminds me too much of a xenomorph
Andy Nicolaides: If VR Is the Future, I’m Screwed
Using a Quest 3, for me, is liking shipping in
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Boys and girls and video games (members post)
This inaugural More Birchtree post delves into what we want to get out of video game representation, a shout out to my favorite current writer, one of my all-time favorite apps, and a few cool goodies like the Wii Shop music on Amazon.
Introducing More Birchtree
More details below, but brass tacks, More Birchtree is a way to get more Birchtree writing, ad-free browsing, and the
Apple
I need the meat and potatoes
At the end of 2023 I wrote this about what I expected to see from Apple before they announced the
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Vision Pro and the adoption curve
Above is a deranged version of the innovation curve that is often brought out when thinking about products (often tech
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In which I get loud about Avatar out of nowhere
Robin Rendle: Be Loud About the Things You Love
A writing tip for myself in the future, if I may
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Apple will let US merchants link to payments on the web, but Apple will still take their cut
You should read Chance Miller’s whole article on 9to5Mac, but I wanted to share my immediate thoughts after seeing
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News app Artifact is shutting down next month
Kevin Systrom: Shutting Down Artifact
We have built something that a core group of users love, but we have concluded
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Probably my last Substack post for a while (Platformer joins the Ghost club)
Casey Newton: Why Platformer Is Leaving Substack
After much consideration, we have decided to move Platformer off of Substack. Over
Getting in my own way
It felt really good to post 2 videos this week on A Better Computer. The first was a planned video
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I don’t have strong opinions about a product I haven’t used
Joe Rossignol for MacRumors: iPhone Was Missing These 10 Essential Features When Unveiled in 2007
Today marks the 17th anniversary
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Who’s ready for Walmart to decide what food you buy?
David Pierce for The Verge: Walmart’s AI Search Makes Shopping Faster, and Its AI Delivery Makes It Invisible
The
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Substack wants to have its cake and eat it too
Casey Newton: Substack Says It Will Remove Nazi Publications From the Platform
over the past couple years Substack has come
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How we can maybe explain the rumored upcoming very expensive iPads
Tim Hardwick: OLED iPad Pro Prices to Start From $1,500, Rising to as Much as $2,000
Apple'
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The (likely) demise of Quick BIN Lookup
Back in 2016 I was working in a support role at a payments company and found myself regularly using a
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When am I going to retire Birchtree?
Here’s an uncomfortable question: when do I stop blogging?
I’ve been doing this site since October 2010, which