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Fairly priced and too expensive
User cantrip in a comment on The Verge:
The Steam Machine is both fairly-priced and too expensive. It's priced at cost, it's just that not many people are going to be willing to pay it.
This is such a simple way to put it, and it's true. Looking
More on Tangerine Neue
Earlier today, I released Tangerine Neue, my fork of the beloved Tangerine UI Mastodon theme originally created by Niléane. I initially put it together just for myself, but I figured I might as well share it with the world in case anyone else wanted to use this version. To say the response has been overwhelming
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AI coding is creating a new generation of makers
Ben Thompson: My Vibe Coding Adventure, The App and the Experience, Ten Takeaways
There are, to be clear, a ton of home inventory apps. A lot of them, however, are made for a single person or are way too complicated or don’t use obvious AI affordances; the new breed of AI-centric apps, meanwhile,
Tangerine Neue for Mastodon
In 2023, Niléane created Tangerine UI, and it is 100% the best UI for Mastodon out there, and honestly, I
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Xbox will keep chopping off heads until morale improves
Jason Schreier: Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures
Several studios in Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox gaming division, including Montreal-based Compulsion Games and San Francisco-based Double Fine, are in active negotiations to spin off as they try to thwart closure, according to people familiar with the company’s plans.
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MonoLisa, my favorite monospaced font ever, released v3
From the MonoLisa blog: MonoLisa - MonoLisa version 3 – now with MonoLisa Text family
Now with version 3, the family grows with a new member besides MonoLisa Code, the original typeface. The new font family called MonoLisa Text covers the other half of common usage where a monospaced typeface reaches its limits. In other words, MonoLisa
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Advanced Dictation is off by default in iOS 27. Here's how to enable it
Hartley Charlton: Advanced AI Dictation Not Enabled by Default in iOS 27 Beta
Apple's next-generation AI dictation feature for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air is not turned on by default in the first developer beta of iOS 27.
I assumed this would have been on by default, so I was
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Steam Machine is the first $1,400+ console
Valve: Steam Machine launches today!
Steam Machine 2TB + Steam Controller: $1,428 USD
I'm quoting this part because this is the number that matters. There is also a 512GB model for $1,128, but 512GB is pretty paltry for a PC (80% of Steam players have a PC with over 500GB), especially for
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"The lowest price in months"
MacStories Deals posted this last week (emphasis mine):
Samsung's 990 PRO SSD 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4
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+ I've stopped using Things (I know!)
To be clear, I still love it!
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Tim Cook announces price increases coming soon(ish)
Juli Clover: Tim Cook Says Apple Price Increases Are 'Unavoidable' Due to Memory Costs
Apple is raising its prices to offset the high cost of memory and storage, CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal. Apple is no longer able to absorb the increased prices and will need to pass some of
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Keychron Thunderbolt 5 Dock: a good dock at a good price that is probably overkill for most people
Today, famed keyboard maker Keychron has released their first Thunderbolt dock, the Keychron Thunderbolt 5 Dock (14-in-1).
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A hateful "gift to Americans"
Last night had a UFC fight on the White House lawn, which is…a thing…
"But Matt, why can't you liberals just enjoy this? Trump has said it's a "gift to Americans" to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday. Why can't you love America?"
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The MacBook Neo is a great second computer
Before I go further let me just be clear. If the MacBook Neo is the Mac you can afford then it's a nice computer. You can build apps, edit video, and do effectively whatever you want on it. It's a Mac and that makes it immensely powerful no matter what processor
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Xbox embraces exclusives again (and why Nintendo may have played the long game brilliantly)
Joe Skrebels: XBOX Games Showcase 2026 Recap: The Return of Exclusives, World Premieres, and Anniversary Hardware
As part of our focus on the return of XBOX, we also announced that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be XBOX console exclusives. These are not timed exclusives. Games already announced for multiplatform releases will
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US government forces Anthropic to kill Fable and Mythos (for now)
Anthropic: Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.
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Google's new icons are good, actually
Devin Coldewey: Google's new logos are bad
Google really whiffed with the new logos for its “reimagination” of
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+ Underwater
If I'm being honest, I have been completely underwater for the past few weeks. Work is always busy, but recently it has ramped up to an entirely new level. Without getting too into the details, the gist of it is that I have been working on a new project for the past few
