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Mac Power Users with Austin Evans (podcast notes)
Listen here.
It's really remarkable to me the number of geeks I know that started with some form
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On Contactless Payments Being Niche in the U.S.
I got a number of responses to my piece on Apple adding a "tap to pay" feature to
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Markets, Growth, and the Arts (The New Bazaare)
Listen to the episode here
Guest Tyler Cowen on the U.S. right’s opinion of popular culture today:
They
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⭐ It's Been a Hard Wordle Day (Newsletter #100)
Welcome to the 100th main issue of the newsletter! I don't really know how to celebrate, so let&
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Tap to Pay Comes to the iPhone
Apple (AAPL) to Let IPhones Accept Credit Cards Without Extra Hardware - Bloomberg
It’s unclear whether the payment acceptance
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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