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+ Cyberpunk 2077 for the Mac is actually pretty decent
So I installed Cyberpunk 2077 on my 2024 M4 Pro MacBook Pro (at no extra cost, since I've
I haven’t given it a shot and I already think it sucks
I was watching this video about a developer who was skeptical about LLM-assisted coding, but gave it a real shot over a month. He doesn’t plan on completely giving into the “vibes” or anything, but his opinion of how this sort of development works and what it can and can’t do have
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Apple TV+ cleans up in the Emmy noms
Jordan Moreau: Emmy Nominations 2025: ‘Severance’ Leads All Shows With 27 Nods, ‘The Penguin,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘White Lotus’ Close Behind
“Severance,” which scored 27 noms, and “The Studio,” which landed 23 noms, were undeniable. In particular, “The Studio” has now earned the most comedy nominations in a single year, ever — tying Season 3 of
My robot vacuum is everything I want in a computer
I don’t usually take part in Amazon Prime Day, in no small part because I don’t tend to buy things unless I have a good reason to, and a sale isn’t a good enough reason on its own. But I have been eyeing a piece of tech for a few months now
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Cyberpunk 2077 hits the Mac in 2 days
John Voorhees writing for MacStories: Cyberpunk 2077 for Mac Arrives Thursday
“For This Mac” graphics presets that are optimized for the Apple silicon hardware running the game, which promises to take the guess work out of configuring graphics settings
The game has been a long time coming, and I hope that the version we get
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What even is "the web"?
Manuel “Manu” Moreale: The Web != the Web via Curtis McHale
when tech reporters say “the web” they don’t mean the web. When these people talk about the web they’re talking about the web they’re part of: they talk about the web that is powered by advertising and by tracking, the web that
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Superman fights for truth, justice, and the American way
Jacob Bryant: Fox News Rips ‘Superman’ for Embracing Pro-Immigrant Themes, Jokes Hero Has MS-13 on His Cape | Video
“We don’t go to the movie theater to be lectured to and to have somebody throw their ideology onto us,” Conway said. “I wonder if it will be successful.”
The “ideology” being that Superman
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Design feedback for free?
Louie Mantia: I’ve Got Better Things To Do Than This, and Yet
But my gosh, this is a multi-trillion dollar company that’s getting free design critique from people who love and rely on these platforms the most. For free. Absolutely nothing in return. It’s almost as if we’re all posting
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Nintendo is trying to keep video game budgets in check (but Mario Kart World is still $80)
Andrew Webster for The Verge: Nintendo wants to keep ‘traditional approach’ to development as costs skyrocket
In response to a question during a recent shareholders meeting about the increased costs of making games for its new console, Nintendo president Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa admitted that “recent game software development has become larger in scale and
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It's just a slice
Jay Van Bavel: Are a Few People Ruining the Internet for the Rest of Us?
In a paper I recently published with Claire Robertson and Kareena del Rosario, we found extensive evidence that social media is less like a neutral reflection of society and more like a funhouse mirror. It amplifies the loudest and most
Fake frames?
At the top of this post there is a screenshot I took from Doom The Dark Ages, which I played
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How iPadOS can win me over
Apple's iPadOS 26 update was undoubtedly a significant upgrade for iPad power users. I've heard from a few people surprised that this update wasn't enough to get me to fully embrace the iPad again. Similarly, Federico Viticci’s interview with Craig Federighi have led some to believe the touch-
+ Quick Reviews 2.0 is coming along
Version 2 is ready for testing! More Birchtree subscribers get early access.
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You stay away from my F1 TV!
Dominic-Madori Davis writing for TechCrunch:
Formula 1 could have a new U.S. streaming service home soon. Apple is in talks to purchase the rights as it looks to further invest in live sports
As long as I don't lose access to F1 TV, which is far and away the best sports
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Liquid glass, now with frosted tips
As many now have commented on, today's OS 26 betas tone down the liquid glass effect quite a bit on many elements in the operating system, and I've collected a few that stand out to me.
Ignore any subtle size differences. The beta 2 screenshots are from an iPhone 16 Pro
My F1 movie review
Three of my main entertainment categories are Formula 1 racing, movies, and Apple, and the new F1 movie happen to
macOS still isn't as small as you think
2 years ago I wrote a piece about how the macOS UI isn't as small as you think
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Social media amplifies unpopular opinions
A couple weeks ago I linked to a conversation that discussed how social media services can make us think that everything is a 50/50 issue. It also gives us the impression that the angriest, mots extreme voices represent everyone on either side of every issue. This week, Hank Green talked about a graph that
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