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How I fell in love with LEGO (members post)
Today we dive into why LEGO has unexpectedly become my go-to hobby over the past couple years.
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Digital wallets on iOS already exist and here’s how they compete today
I see more people than I’d expect suggesting that enabling digital wallets for payments on the iPhone is massively
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Incomplete thought: I looked at ChatGPT’s energy use and it doesn’t seem that bad…
I looked at how much electricity ChatGPT is supposed to use and compared it to some other items. From that perspective, it doesn't seem that crazy.
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Emulators aren’t new; here’s the great ones on the Mac
The first few emulators hit the App Store this week and while two of them were promptly removed (for different
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A quick bit on what the iPhone’s market really is
I was recently doing some research on a post that never quite came together in a cohesive thought. However, I
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MKBHD’s real responsibility
Ben Thompson on Stratechery: MKBHDs for Everything
Surely the responsibility for the Humane AI Pin lies with Humane; the people
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You used to need 1,000 true fans. In the social media age you need at least 1 million randos (members post)
How the world of social media made it so you could reach more people than ever, but that 1,000 true fans concept hasn't really changed.
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Apple clarifies its stance on retro game emulators on iOS
Joe Rossignol for MacRumors: Apple Further Explains Why Game Boy Emulator iGBA Was Removed From App Store
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What if password managers were never allowed on iOS?
I have found myself writing about myths and what I find to be unfounded fears about allowing companies to compete
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An app that’s good enough for most people still benefits from competition
Francesco on his blog: Wishing for a Better Apple Notes
It’s fair to say that Notes has received substantial
Just Some Tips Anyone Can Use to Level Up Their Design Game
Below is a cleaned up transcript of a talk I recently gave at work to an audience of mostly developers.
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X-Men ’97 is an absolute stunner
Alex Abad-Santos for Vox: What if an Animated X-Men Series Is the X-Men’s Best Future?
The stuff in between
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Apple opens up more iPhone repair options, which raises an interesting question
Jason Koebler for 404 Media: Apple Announces Half Measure to Make iPhones More Repairable Immediately After Law Banned Its Repair
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It was 23 years from Macintosh to iPhone. It’s been 17 years since the iPhone.
Jason Snell for MacWorld: Call Apple Vision Pro a flop at your own risk
Today, we are so tech-savvy as
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Incomplete thought: the problem with the Humane AI Pin (members post)
In this new series, I’m working out thoughts before I’ve figured out what I really think. Today is about the fundamental issue holding back the Humane Pin (despite the AI silliness).
Being the wallet is isn't cool. You know what's cool? Being the card people use in a ton of wallets.
Forgive the lengthy quotes in this post. These are from a podcast, and people are more verbose when speaking than
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A trifecta of Elon Musk garbage
What a day! We’ve got 3 links I’m pushing through as an omnibus post.
Benj Edwards for ArsTechnica:
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How to effectively design a user modal (members post)
Today we're diving into how to design an effective modal interface, why button text really matters, and a few cool links with data that might surprise you.