Apple
The Culmination of Years of Arguments
For years people have been telling me that SD cards are a legacy feature, they’re just for a niche
Matt Birchler
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Microsoft's Walk Back on 3D Emoji is Just More of the Same (marketing assets vs the actual UI)
Microsoft backed away from giving us the most fun emoji yet:
Microsoft originally promised new 3D emoji for Windows 11
meta
Judging My Apple Predictions for 2021
On January 4, 2021 I made this video making a bunch of predictions and hopes for what Apple would announce
meta
What I’ve Learned Blogging for 11 Years
Today this site turns 11 years old! I never quite know how to celebrate these anniversaries other than to share
meta
There Are Gonna Be Some Changes Around Here!
Another 6 months means another iteration on the design of Birchtree! This is 100% a meta post, but I’ll
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People Can’t Stop Talking About the Metaverse
Metaverse! Metaverse? Metaverse!! — Benedict Evans
But VR today seems to be at risk of stalling out as no more than
Links
The Return of Style in Software
Why We Crave Software With Style Over "Branding" - Molly Mielke
Style matters to our economy, our society,
Links
We Actually Can Handle the Truth
Michael Bang Petersen writing for Nature:
During a pandemic, rapid behavioural change is crucial, so people cannot be asked to
Links
Delightful iPhone Ringtones and Notifications
Josh Ginter:
Cleartones are awesome. They’re simple notification tones and ringtones made with simple instruments. To me, these are
Links
I've Never Seen Cheating on a Test Like This
This is nuts!
"The slippers had a sim card and the candidates had a tiny Bluetooth bug implanted in
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Live to Work? Ehhhhhh…maybe.
Who Gets To Have Fun At Work? - Charlie Warzel
So why do people in Armstrong’s position take this
Links
Going Into the Office to Zoom with Colleagues
Anne Helen Petersen:
On college campuses across the United States, staff are back in the office. More specifically, they’re
video
1Password Psst! makes it stupid easy to share passwords more securely
1Password rolled out a pretty cool new feature today called Psst! that lets you share a link to a specific
Apple
How I'd Redesign Alarm and Timer Notifications on iOS
Apologies for the iPhone 13 screenshots on an iPhone 12 body, my mock ups haven't been updated for
Links
Give Me More $20 Games I Can Beat in a Weekend
PS5 Boss Wants Future Games To Be As Popular As Music
“Right now, we are narrowing ourselves down into genres
Links
Facebook’s PR Landslide
Why Facebook is spiraling - by Casey Newton - Platformer
And so once again, even when the details are wrong,
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What Happens to All this Rage?
What Do We Do With All This Rage? - Charlie Warzel
When I walk around public spaces now — no matter
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It’s All About Storytelling
Life by anecdote | Seth's Blog
“What evidence would you need to see to change your mind?”
The honest