When I launched the More Birchtree subscription back in January of this year, I made the commitment that it would mean access to more posts, not just an excuse to put existing stuff behind a paywall. With 86% of the year behind us, I wanted to check in on how
John Gruber: How It Went But he’s an optimist at heart. You’d like him. I, of course, don’t know who you are, dear reader, but I know you’d like my dad, Bob Gruber, because everyone likes Bob Gruber. It’s exceptionally rare for me to tear
A hard look at the numbers and why it seems like such a challenge to change the narrative about gaming on Macs.
The word “pro” gets appended to a lot of products, and that tends to simply mean some combination of more features and better build quality. But I think there are (at least) 3 aspects to products, both hardware and software, that make them good professional tools. 1. Reliability 2. Predictability
John Gruber: The Brutal Clarity of This Result I realized this year — or perhaps over the last four years — that for me, belief in the merits of democracy is quasi-religious. It’s more than a philosophy. It’s a fundamental belief. I have faith in democracy, and part of that
Jeremy Markovich: Tony Hawk Wanted to Track Down a Mysterious Skateboarder From 1979. We Found Her. Folks, we love two things around here: Tony Hawk and decades-old mysteries. On a shitty day, it’s nice to have something pleasant to link to.
I despise Donald Trump. I think he’s a lying, racist, fear mongering, transphobic, sexual abusing, convicted felon, incompetent, and dangerous person who is driven by hate and resentment. Yes, I think Trump is a bad person, but he’s not what I’m most riled up about. What bothers
Sarah Perez for TechCrunch: Substack Is Giving Out Free Subscriptions to Boost App Installs Publishing platform Substack is now pushing users to install its mobile app by offering gifted subscriptions. While Substack itself is available across platforms, including the web, those who want to take advantage of the free subscription
Tomorrow is the US Presidential election, and no one knows what's going to happen. Maybe Kamala Harris will win, maybe Donald Trump will. It's a toss up, just like it is every election cycle. Sometimes I think that we could have Jesus Christ himself running against
I used to share some YouTube videos every week in my newsletter, but that turned into feeling like work, so I stopped. Buuuut, it is fun to share some joy with others, so here's a few videos I've watched in the last week or so that
What does Call of Duty's massive success (and horrendous user interface) mean about the importance of design?
Pixelmator Team: A new home for Pixelmator Today we have some important news to share: the Pixelmator Team plans to join Apple. This is huge for this company, and it’s well-deserved. Pixelmator has long-been a prime example of what a great Apple developer looks like, and I’ve used
John O'Nolan: Democratising Publishing Having seen how things worked on the inside for several years, the conclusion I personally came to was that WordPress and Automattic were not truly about democratising publishing, after all. At the same time, I felt the product was becoming slow and bloated. WordPress
Maddie Bender for The New York Times: Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis? Mr. Green has emerged as an unlikely spokesman in the global effort to fight the disease. His latest project, a book called “Everything Is Tuberculosis,” interweaves the social and scientific histories of tuberculosis with the
Jennifer Maas writing for Variety: 'Dinner Plan' Short Film at Nebula Casts Griffin Newman, Zach Cherry Nebula has set the cast for its upcoming short film from “Night of the Coconut” director and popular video essayist Patrick Willems, “The Dinner Plan.” A dark comedy about a guy with