I’ve started rewatching The Rings of Power in preparation for the second season, and just 2 episodes in I’m reminded how wonderful it is. I also can’t forget how deranged the discourse over this show was when it came out, Here’s famously level-headed Elon Musk said
Epic Games in a press release today: Epic's New Game Strategy for Mobile Stores In exciting news, we are announcing that our mobile games will come to AltStore on iOS in the EU, and we expect to announce support for at least two other third-party stores soon. That’
James Mangold, director of films like Logan, Ford v Ferrari, and Walk the Line, on the MCU-ification of most of big cinema in an interview with Rolling Stone: It’s weird that I’ve even worked in the world of IP entertainment because I don’t like multi-movie universe-building. I
Brendon Bigley on his Wavelengths blog: EarPods Rule I’m not about to wax poetic about all of the ways using wired headphones in 2024 “changes everything” like a clickbaity YouTube video, but I will say that the proliferation of USB-C on pretty much every device is slowly returning the
Lucas Shaw for Bloomberg: Apple Tries to Rein In Hollywood Spending After Years of Losses All told, the cost of[Severance] ballooned to more than $20 million an episode, making it one of the most expensive projects on TV. Severance costing way more per episode than the famously expensive final
This one is members-only largely because I don't want it to get too much reach, but it's a true story of how I did great work as a seasoned pro and some folks assumed I had to have used AI features to shortcut my way to the finish line. I'm happy to say it was all me.
Steve Peoples for the Associated Press: Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with stunning $81 million haul over 24 hours Kamala Harris is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party’s donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s
Madison in the Puzzmo newsletter: 🃏 We're on the Path to a Trillion Dollars! In this week’s newsletter, I will cover another step in the Puzzmo Cross|word publishing process: incorporation of feedback from test solvers and fact checkers. This was a fascinating read as someone who enjoys
The New York Times Editorial Board: Biden Made a Courageous Choice. Democrats Must Seize the Opportunity. President Biden’s decision to exit the 2024 presidential election is a fitting coda for a man whose life has been devoted to public service. Mr. Biden has served the nation well as its
John Gruber on Daring Fireball: The AT&T Data Breach Shows Why RCS Can’t Be Trusted and the Downside of Apple Adding Support for It in iOS 18 Ihnatko is right, but only if you believe that carrier-based message should remain the baseline. I do not. And it’
A few weeks ago I blew up my read-later workflow to see if I was actually using the right tool for the job. This week I’m back with a status report on where I’ve landed.
Zack Zwiezen reporting on EA College Football 25 hitting over 700,000 concurrent players in its first 24 hours after release: To put that number in perspective, it handily beats out Helldivers 2, which hit a player count of around 485,000 shortly after launch. It’s also more than
Willa Rowe on Kotaku: These Are Kevin Conroy's Final Words as Batman and They're Perfect It’s an undeniably badass line, and it’s made even more poignant by the fact that this is Conroy’s last performance in the role. Click through the link to
Why I think years and years of social networks downranking posts with links in them has done real damage to the open web.
Jeremy Burge: Why eSIM Is My New Best Friend Alternative title: How and why to install an eSIM to save money on data roaming fees when overseas. Especially useful if you have an iPhone 14 with no SIM Tray. I was skeptical about eSIM when it was debuted, but I