Nintendo Switch 2 first impressions
Well, I managed to get my hands on a Switch 2 on launch day. I've played it for
The Talk Show vs Formula 1
Last week I wrote about how for the first time in a decade, Apple would not be sending any executives
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+ Incomplete thought: why Google gets all the blame for killing the web in 2025
Why it might be unfair for Google to be getting all the blame for "killed the web" right now.
My summer movie challenge ✅
Last week I posed a challenge to Birchtree readers:
this summer, watch 2 movies you skipped previously.
Pretty simple, right?
The universe has a real sense of humor
6 months ago, I signed up for Surf Social, which was doing a slow roll out. I'd kind
The next generation of automation
Here's a relatively un-flashy video, but stick with me here because I think this is really exciting stuff.
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It's still a cell phone
Casey Newton writing for his Platformer newsletter: The AI Browser Wars Are About to Begin
Here, I think we begin
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The iPhone 16 is back on top, the Pro line remains dominant, and the 16e is a sleeper hit
Counterpoint Research: iPhone 16 Leads Global Smartphone Sales in Q1 2025
Apple’s iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone in
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🕹️ I strongly recommend Doom The Dark Ages
My review of the latest Doom game, which absolutely rocks.
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Apple execs are to be seen on video, but never in person
John Gruber announced The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2025 with one notable adendum:
in recent years the guests have
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I loved Arc. Is Dia my next browser?
Today we're going hands-on with Dia, the upcoming browser from the aptly-named The Browser Company. Maybe this will
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+ More on why I'm stepping back from social media for now
Yeah, it's time for a step back
Back when I was still using Twitter, I would develop a serious fatigue of social media every year or so
NVIDIA officially brings GeForce Now to Steam Deck, and I'm so happy about it
NVIDIA just released an official version of their (only one good enough to be worth you money IMO) game streaming
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One of my favorite one hit wonders
I genuinely think Wheatus’s Teenage Dirtbag is one of the best one hit wonders from my teen years and
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NVIDIA's growth is insane (duh, but still)
NVIDIA just reported their financials for Q1 of fiscal year 2026, and it's all big numbers. The reported
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Apple copies Samsung 😉
MacRumors reporting on Mark Gurman's report that Apple is changing their naming format for operating systems:
We'
CleanShot has a nice update out today
CleanShot 4.8 is out now and it has some nice new features, including a bespoke color picker that I