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Why Newsletters? Some Answers
Numeric Citizen in response to my request for insight into the newsletter hype:
Link posts can be done in newsletters and they won’t go viral for sure. But, I’m not really looking for this kind of fame to be honest.
It’s definitely worth noting that maximizing readers is not always the goal.
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Hey and Widgets are a Match Made in Heaven
The Dent - Hey, It’s Not All Bad
The introduction of widgets have, for me, made a world of difference to the way I use Hey, and the value I get out of it.
I’m glad Andy is also enjoying Hey more now, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who
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Hello, Beats Flex
Beats Flex review: wireless earbud basics done right - The Verge
The Beats Flex are a well thought-out product with
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Or Apple is Doing the Right Thing
Charging Bricks and Headphones Now Sold Separately — Pixel Envy
The problem I see with this is that many people will add one to their order “just in case”. It is like when a fast food place puts a napkin dispenser out in the open and people take a whole stack back to their table. If,
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Apple Should Have Gone Further for the Environment (and here's how)
Jon Porter writing for The Verge:
Apple’s core argument for taking the charger out of the box is that
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An Appreciation for the iPhone 11 Camera
I tweeted this yesterday, tongue-in-cheek complaining about how bad the old iPhone camera is and that I must
🕺🏻 Birch Bark Issue 36
This is another preview of my weekly newsletter, which you can subscribe to here, and get this sort of content every Friday morning.
Art
Did you know: you can tap on any piece of art below to see the source.
Videos
The Most Deadly Job in America
Accurate E3 Demos
VFX artists react to Casper
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The Origins of the “Masks Don’t Work” Narrative
The False Idea That Masks Make You Sicker - The Atlantic
In fact, the earliest instance of a “masks make you sicker” claim I could find was in a February 27 news article published on a Utah radio station’s website. (Its author did not return a request for comment.) Though the article has since been
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Nest Audio Review (before the HomePod Mini)
Note: This review was written and recorded almost immediately after Apple announced the $99 HomePod Mini, this speaker's
Apple
That Sure is a Lot of iPhones (Apple October Event Reactions)
Apple had their annual iPhone announcement event today, and it was a tight 70-ish minutes of updates from the company. We only got new iPhones and a smaller HomePod, but there's still a bunch to talk about, so let's cover it all quickly.
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Brick and Mortar Isn’t Dead, It Just Needs to Adapt
As a consumer, this should be good for me as each of these worlds battling to get my money should lead to better products, better prices, and better options for everyone.
The Doctors Decoding COVID-19
The Coronavirus Unveiled: Microscopic Images of SARS-CoV-2 - The New York Times
While the past few months have delivered
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Don’t Stress Too Much About Sorting Your Emails
Still filing your emails? Science says it's a waste of time | Email | The Guardian
The traumatic revelation is that all my vain attempts to keep my inbox under control by filing emails in folders are actively making me less productive. It apparently takes up 10% of the time spent on emails (ie, 10%
Politics
Remember Today
Vote today, remember tomorrow.
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4 Reasons Apple May Not Allow Third Party Watch Faces
David Shayer writing for TidBITS:
While I don’t have any inside information about current versions of watchOS and Apple
