Members
AI didn’t do that, I just freaking killed it 💪 (members post)
This one is members-only largely because I don't want it to get too much reach, but it's a true story of how I did great work as a seasoned pro and some folks assumed I had to have used AI features to shortcut my way to the finish line. I'm happy to say it was all me.
Politics
Pent...up...demand
Steve Peoples for the Associated Press: Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with stunning $81 million haul over 24 hours
Kamala
Links
How Puzzmo makes crosswords
Madison in the Puzzmo newsletter: 🃏 We're on the Path to a Trillion Dollars!
In this week’s newsletter,
Links
Biden is out (or, you thought you were going to get a weekend without major political news, didn’t you?)
The New York Times Editorial Board: Biden Made a Courageous Choice. Democrats Must Seize the Opportunity.
President Biden’s decision
Links
I’m glad iPhones are getting RCS
John Gruber on Daring Fireball: The AT&T Data Breach Shows Why RCS Can’t Be Trusted and the
Members
I am so back! (members post)
A few weeks ago I blew up my read-later workflow to see if I was actually using the right tool for the job. This week I’m back with a status report on where I’ve landed.
Links
College Football video games are back and they’re killing it already
Zack Zwiezen reporting on EA College Football 25 hitting over 700,000 concurrent players in its first 24 hours after
Links
Kevin Conroy’s final words as Batman
Willa Rowe on Kotaku: These Are Kevin Conroy's Final Words as Batman and They're Perfect
It’
Members
Social networks downranking links has been so destructive to the web (members post)
Why I think years and years of social networks downranking posts with links in them has done real damage to the open web.
Links
Yup, I’m a full-on eSIM fan now
Jeremy Burge: Why eSIM Is My New Best Friend
Alternative title: How and why to install an eSIM to save
Links
Warner Bros. Discovery definitely knows what they’re doing…
Warner Bros. Discovery is changing a few more upcoming shows from “Max Originals” to “HBO Originals”:
It is part of
The pit it's so easy to fall into
One of the hard parts about sharing one's opinions online like I do is that it's
Links
Where my support lies
Niléane on MacStories: LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads
I do have some sincere expectations for you
The Vision Pro needs more promoters
There's a practice very common in software companies of collecting your "net promoter score." This practice
Links
That just doesn't square with reality
I've been sitting on writing something about this video from Louis Rossmann where he lays into Marques Brownlee
Links
VR is hovering (and what does a “big” product mean anymore?)
Benedict Evans: The VR Winter Continues
it’s obvious that the devices will get better, lighter and cheaper, but much
Members
My objectively* accurate iPod tier list (members post)
Taking a page from the ATP crew, I did a tier list for fun! We'll see how this one goes, but I think it's a lot of fun and will make people go "yes!" and "this guy is nuts!" in equal measure.
Links
An appreciation for jugaad engineering
Julian Chokkattu writing for Wired: Nothing’s CMF Devices Prove Yet Again Cheap Doesn't Have to Mean Boring
