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Remember when the Switch 2 was *only* going to cost $449?
Nintendo Life: Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders in the US Amidst New Trump Tariffs
Nintendo has delayed pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the US while it evaluates the potential impact of new tariffs from The Trump Administration.
And A $2,300 Apple iPhone? Trump tariffs could make that happen.
The cheapest iPhone
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Let's move on from post-credits scenes
Director James Mangold: talking about whether he'd want to put a post-credit scenes in one of this movies back in 2018
The idea of making a movie that would fucking embarrass me, that's part of the anesthetizing of this country or the world. That's further confirming what they
Games
How Nintendo's "game-key cards" actually work
I've seen a remarkable amount of misunderstanding out there on how Nintendo's game-key cards work.
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People’s passion for art made by humans persists
M.G. Siegler: A Spirited Debate Around AI
This isn’t the end of art. It may indeed be the dawn of a new age for art. And that may not devalue the human-created art as is the clear fear right now. In fact, it may even *elevate* it. Perhaps that sounds naive, but
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Peanut butter toast
You never know what moments have staying power until they hit you.
Games
Some thoughts on the Switch 2
Nintendo finally rolled out the red carpet for the Switch 2 yesterday, and I'll be honest, I'm super excited for it.
The hardware
The hardware for the new Switch is everything I ever wanted, minus one thing. The performance looks pretty darn good, and it appears from these trailers that the
Introducing Quick Stuff
Today I'm introducing the most side of side projects I've done in a long time, and
Apple
The post you knew was coming about the Switch 2 display
Nintendo gave the Switch 2 it's grand unveiling today, and I think it looks great. $449 is a steep starting price, but considering the features and the fact we live in a world of inflation and significant tariffs on many goods coming into the US, it's not insane in my book.
Apple
Benchmarks from M2 Pro to M4 Pro
Long story short, I picked up a new MacBook Pro this week. I got the M4 Pro version with the higher core count and 1TB of internal storage. It's the exact same model in the lineup as the M2 Pro I've been using for the last 2.5 years (14 core
“Retina” is not a static PPI
I’m just going to keep posting about this every few months because people keep getting “retina” wrong. According to this YouTube video that was recommended to me today, retina on desktop monitors is exactly 218ppi (pixels per inch). Now of course the iPhone 4, which was the first product with a display that got
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You have got to be kidding me
Mia Sato writing for The Verge: Elon Musk’s $1 Million Handout Winners Are Connected to Republican Causes
On Sunday, a few thousand people in Green Bay, Wisconsin, gathered to hear Elon Musk speak — and give away two giant cardboard checks for $1 million. Attendance at the event was limited to people who had added
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I've moved to Ghost Pro
Here's hoping this post is short and sweet…
Back in 2019 I moved my blog off of WordPress
