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The Vision Pro one year later: this product just ain’t for me
If you enjoy your Vision Pro, don't let this post imply that i think you're wrong
This is why people see attacks on DEI as thinly veiled racism
The tragedy in Washington D.C. this week was horrible, and a shocking incident. There should and will be an investigation into what went wrong here, but every politician and official who spoke at the White House today explicitly blamed DEI programs for this crash. The message may as well have been, "we'
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Incomplete thought: using data to tell a story (members post)
A year ago I tried to understand how much power ChatGPT was using and if I should be outraged by it. Today I try it again.
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The LLM bubble might be about to burst (but not for the reason you think)
Ben Turner: Chinese Researchers Just Built an Open-Source Rival to ChatGPT in 2 Months. Silicon Valley Is Freaked Out.
Now, R1 has also surpassed ChatGPT's latest o1 model in many of the same tests. This impressive performance at a fraction of the cost of other models, its semi-open-source nature, and
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Show “nobody wanted” was the second-most-watched show on Disney+
Katie Campione writing for Deadline with a very long headline: Broadcast Was “Surprisingly Resilient” in 2024 Amid Production Declines, but Streaming Still Leads the Pack; ‘Fool Me Once’ Led TV Last Year, Luminate Says
big IP franchises were still the best performing series on Disney+, and the solution becomes unclear. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
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I think OpenAI’s next app is a web browser
Casey Newton: Hands on With Operator — A Promising but Frustrating New Frontier for Artificial Intelligence
The experience revealed to me one of Operator’s key deficiencies: it can use a web browser, but it cannot use your web browser. This matters a lot, because your browser is already set up for you to use the
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A certain individual who owns a certain social media site spoke at a certain President's inauguration earlier this week and at one point gave a very distinctive salute. Now look, I'm not calling this billionaire a Nazi, and I'm not telling you whether I think he is or not,
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Web tech rocks
John Siracusa is making a new Mac app and he’s been talking about the development process on ATP for the last few weeks. I got a kick out of his frustrations with using a payment system that delivered a confusing user experience he had no control over, and as a fan of and major
Quick Reviews for iOS is coming soon
I teased this last week for More Birchtree subscribers, and today I'm excited to announce my new app,
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📕 I strongly recommend: Nexus (members post)
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🕹️ I strongly recommend: Resident Evil 2 (members post)
Oh buddy, what a game!
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.