Games
Some thoughts on the Switch 2
Nintendo finally rolled out the red carpet for the Switch 2 yesterday, and I'll be honest, I'm super excited for it.
The hardware
The hardware for the new Switch is everything I ever wanted, minus one thing. The performance looks pretty darn good, and it appears from these trailers that the
Introducing Quick Stuff
Today I'm introducing the most side of side projects I've done in a long time, and
Apple
The post you knew was coming about the Switch 2 display
Nintendo gave the Switch 2 it's grand unveiling today, and I think it looks great. $449 is a steep starting price, but considering the features and the fact we live in a world of inflation and significant tariffs on many goods coming into the US, it's not insane in my book.
Apple
Benchmarks from M2 Pro to M4 Pro
Long story short, I picked up a new MacBook Pro this week. I got the M4 Pro version with the higher core count and 1TB of internal storage. It's the exact same model in the lineup as the M2 Pro I've been using for the last 2.5 years (14 core
“Retina” is not a static PPI
I’m just going to keep posting about this every few months because people keep getting “retina” wrong. According to this YouTube video that was recommended to me today, retina on desktop monitors is exactly 218ppi (pixels per inch). Now of course the iPhone 4, which was the first product with a display that got
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You have got to be kidding me
Mia Sato writing for The Verge: Elon Musk’s $1 Million Handout Winners Are Connected to Republican Causes
On Sunday, a few thousand people in Green Bay, Wisconsin, gathered to hear Elon Musk speak — and give away two giant cardboard checks for $1 million. Attendance at the event was limited to people who had added
Blogging
I've moved to Ghost Pro
Here's hoping this post is short and sweet…
Back in 2019 I moved my blog off of WordPress
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Settings > Default Apps > Voice Assistant
Parker Ortolani writing Gemini, Siri, and Default Assistants on iOS, arguing that Apple should allow you to set a different default voice assistant:
it would do two things: it would mitigate some of the damage with customer relations while they wait for the new Siri and it sets a new bar for the Siri team
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Yesterday's 'golden age' turns into today's mess
Nick Timiraos for the Wall Street Journal: Corporate America’s Euphoria Over Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Is Giving Way to Distress
Investors were caught flat-footed by Trump’s animus toward Canada, which wasn’t a part of last year’s election campaign. Global markets were then roiled by the fallout from the Oval Office
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I keep telling people Google TV is better than you think
Jason Snell: Who’s the Laggard? Comparing TV Streamer Boxes
In short: Google TV is tasteful, well done, supports live streaming decently if not perfectly, and is a great extension of the Google ecosystem. As someone who does use YouTube TV and YouTube Premium, if I had to stop using my Apple TV tomorrow I’
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Before you burn it down…
I enjoyed this quote from Casey Newton on today's Hard Fork podcast:
Even as somebody who generally likes technology, I think some of these tech oligarchs have this extremely know-it-all attitude that "our tech is better than your tech, yours sucks," and they sort of bluster in and they
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The Snow Leopard we've built up in our heads
Nick Heer: linking to Jeff Johnson's The myth and reality of Mac OS X Snow Leopard
I read
Comfort Zone
Should we do a Conclave?
Niléane insists she's not bringing another task manager, Chris has a new e-ink toy he loves, and
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Balatro continues to bring a smile
Jay Peters for The Verge: Why Balatro’s Developer Stays Anonymous
It’s an arrangement that the Playstack team figured out with LocalThunk ahead of other ceremonies like The Game Awards, where Balatro won three awards and was nominated for Game of the Year. LocalThunk didn’t want to be public, but he also didn’
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My job doesn't need to exist?
Rands: The Product Engineer
You don’t need Product Managers. There. I said it.
As someone who just moved into a product management role, you had best believe this line caught my eye. 👀
The post makes some reasonable arguments, although I think a lot of it is an argument against having bad product managers. I&
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+ Why don't I post mock ups anymore?
Hey, where did the design concepts go?
