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🕹️ I strongly recommend: Resident Evil 2 (members post)
Oh buddy, what a game!
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TikTok is gone for at least a couple days, so here's some YouTube videos to stave off the boredom
I don't use TikTok so I have no idea, but presumably some people are like "what do I even watch on my phone now?"
Comfort Zone predicts tech in 2025
In this very special episode, the gang makes their "Pro" and "Pro Max" predictions for tech
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Ghost 6 is coming in 2025 and will include ActivityPub for everyone
The Ghost Blog: The Story So Far
This year we're going to ship ActivityPub to everyone, in a flagship Ghost 6.0 release.
I have nothing else to add other than I’m happy with my choice of blogging back end.
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The Vision Pro makes Touch ID more appealing
Ryan Christoffel writing on 9to5Mac: Why Vision Pro Is Apple’s Best Reason Yet to Bring Touch ID Back to iPhone
Because Face ID on iPhone does no good when Vision Pro is strapped to your face—an unfortunate detail I’m reminded of every time I use visionOS.
I’ll admit that I’m
Meta, moderation, and whose freedoms come first
A lot has been said about Meta’s recently-announced moderation changes, so I won’t add too much to your reading backlog today, but I did want to comment on it after letting it simmer in my head for a bit.
Let me just start by repeating the same thing I say every time
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First look at my next big thing (members post)
I've been working on something new, but it's not ready for prime time.
📕 I recommend: Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
Hey everyone, this post is for everyone, but it’s a part of a new series I’m doing on
This remote has me questioning everything
I recently lost my Apple TV remote (the latest model) and despite apparently being somewhere in the couch according to
It's time for some more YouTube videos just in time for the weekend
Comfort Zone: OLED Dreams and Studio Display Realities
Niléane is out, so Chris and I are left to fend on ourselves! Chris steals like an artist and I
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📕 I mildly recommend: Life as No One Knows It (members post)
A new book explaining assembly theory, a new way of thinking about the question of "what is life?"
The day Birchtree grew up
Today's a symbolically big day for Birchtree! After doing this site and its many offshoot projects since 2010,
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The best app for gaming on the Vision Pro will soon be Safari
Andrew Fear writing for the official NVIDIA blog: PC Gaming in the Cloud Goes Everywhere With New Devices and AAA Games on GeForce NOW
Get immersed in a new dimension of big-screen gaming as GeForce NOW brings AAA titles to life on Apple Vision Pro spatial computers, Meta Quest 3 and 3S and Pico
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A lot changed for LLMs in 2024
I thought this was a fascinating post by Simon Willison: Things We Learned About LLMs in 2024
This increase in efficiency and reduction in price is my single favourite trend from 2024. I want the utility of LLMs at a fraction of the energy cost and it looks like that’s what we’re getting.
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Sign up for X to see that amber alert. Yikes
Kate Knibbs writing for Wired: Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old
Earlier this week, the California Highway Patrol sent an Amber Alert push notification to phones in the Los Angeles area about a 14-year-old girl that authorities believed had been abducted. But instead of conveying
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🕹️ I strongly recommend Portal: Revolution (members post)
In this new series, I’ll be reviewing the media I experience (I don’t like saying I “consume” media) in more detail than I normally do. Don’t worry, the movie reviews are staying free and on social media ✌️
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That app could probably be a website
P. Martin Ortiz writing for Rogue Engine: Your App Should Have Been a Website
Some companies push for app installations because they gain access to more permissions than they would in the browser. Apps allow them to collect more data and track user activity, often under the pretense of a better experience.
There was great