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Why I Use Analytics on this Site
Michael Rockwell responding to a post about person site analytics:
It also doesn’t show a complete picture. Some number
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No, I Will Not
If you ever wonder why people like me are so fed up when talking to people about Covid.
It'
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Sway Interview Highlights with Dr. Ashish Jha and Emily Oster
This is an experiment with a new series where I pull out some good quotes from podcast episodes I think
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What Will Apple’s HomePod with a Screen Look Like?
Parker Ortolani has this cool concept on 9to5Mac:
Rumors have been floated about Apple making a HomePod with a display
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When is a Product Delayed?
John Gruber on a Bloomberg article stating Apple "pushed back" their VR headset to 2023:
It’s a
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Social Media Safe Spaces
Elaine Godfrey writing for The Atlantic:
In Arizona this weekend, 51-year-old Tammy Shutts put it this way to me: “100
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Google Pixel 6 First Impressions
I've found my way into a Google Pixel 6 (non-pro) and after using it for a week-ish, and
Nine Nine! (Newsletter #99)
Happy Friday, everyone!
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* Must…play: WaPo has a mini-golf game created using gerrymandered districts around the US.
* Absurdle
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That's Not a Monopoly
Mike Fahey writing for Kotaku:
While the merging of Microsoft and Activision feels like far too much power being consolidated
My Worst Take Ever
I was looking through a few posts and found this doozy from 2015:
With this week’s news that Apple
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The Unbelievable Power of Keyboard Maestro
David Sparks:
I’ve had a lot of questions about the relationship between Keyboard Maestro and Shortcuts for Mac. Specifically,
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WordleBot Gets More Accessible
Federico Viticci updated his WordleBot shortcut based on user feedback:
Although well-intentioned, my original approach was misguided: even with line-based
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The Unifying Case for Getting Covid Under Control? Probably not, but It Should Be.
The National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund put out their 2021 End-Of-Year Preliminary Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report (PDF) and it
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When the Assholes Show Up
Doodled Dragons takes at least $30,000 after tweeting "our charity will instead now be... my bank account"
How Do You Like Them Wordles? (Newsletter #98)
Happy Friday! Not the biggest week ever, but I'm actually in love with every single item linked below,
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Programming Should Not Be an Elite Practice
I wasn't going to link this this, but then I got to the last paragraph:
The entry barrier
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When You Don't Show Up to Your Own Product Announcement
Samsung no-showed on its major Exynos 2200 launch and won’t say why | Ars Technica
Samsung pulled a no-call no-show
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How Dead is RSS? I Looked Into it and Things Seem…Good, Actually
I Miss RSS, by Billy Wilcosky:
RSS is still around but I’m saying I miss it because it’s