The “Bluesky feels like early Twitter!” vibe
Bluesky has the juice right now, and while it’s slowed down a bit this week, they were adding over 1 million users a day for a bit last week. One sentiment I’m hearing a lot recently is that Bluely “feels like early Twitter,” which to be fair, I feel as well.
But you
Comfort Zone
Comfort Zone: This One Time at Bandcamp
We're releasing this week's Comfort Zone early so you can listen before all the festivities (in
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AI hype in the workplace is cooling, but usage is still on the rise
Slack: The Fall 2024 Workforce Index Shows AI Hype Is Cooling
Executives are all in on AI, with 99% planning AI investment in the coming year. And yet, for the first time since generative AI’s introduction, adoption rates are plateauing and excitement is cooling among the global workforce.
This study is a real Rorschach
🎥 Some great YouTube videos (again)
How about another dose of fun YouTube videos?
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Here we go again…is Chrome “the new IE”?
Magic Lasso’s blog: Is Chrome the New IE?
So Chrome becomes dominant – much like IE was back in its day – and web developers start focusing on building for Chrome and not open web standards.
So let me just say at the jump that corporate blogs should typically be taken very un-seriously. They’re
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Art doesn’t have to be “valuable to the market”
John Green on episode 401 of his Dear Hank & John podcast (Overcast link):
Art doesn’t have to only bring you joy, it could also bring you curiosity or interest or intrigue. But if it brings you something, whatever it beings you, that allows you to keep coming back to it and experience richness
More Birchtree is on sale this week
Just a quick post today to say that I am running what I expect to be my only sale of the year on More Birchtree. If you sign up for a year from now through Friday November 29, you can get a yearly for $35.
There is no coupon or anything, I've just
Why my movie reviews seem a little harsh
I've watched 101 movies so far this year and I reviewed them all in this thread on Mastodon (I'll be doing this on Bluesky as well starting soon). Now,m truth be told, I love movies, and I think most movies I choose to watch are a pretty good time, but
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It’s a horse! It’s a browser! It’s both?!
The one and only Niléane on MacStories: Horse Browser Tries Its Hooves at a New Take on Tabs
As you
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Ads killed the web so now we need AI. Also, we need to pay for AI, so we’re going to put ads in the AI 🙃
Matt Rosoff writing for TechCrunch: Marissa Mayer Just Laid Out a Possible Business Model for Ad-Supported AI Chatbots
In the AI era, Mayer imagines that when people ask about tickets for a specific concert, “they actually want to see exactly what seats are available, where they are in the stadium, the pricing. They want
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Digital Foundry helped me learn why some games felt “wrong” (members post)
In which I try to explain why I find Digital Foundry so compelling in a way Apple fans might appreciate.
One of the many ways modern operating systems help you
One of the things that bothers me about how many people use their computers in the modern era is in
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I’ll eat an AirPod if I get this prediction wrong
Ryan Christoffel writing for: Apple’s Hitting Its AI Stride Right as Competition Is Slowing
It happens all the time. Tech giants ship exciting new technology while Apple’s projects stay veiled in R&D, leading to the constant narrative that the company is ‘behind’ in that area.
With AI, that story may have
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This iPad line makes up half of all iPad sales (but it’s not what you think!)
Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz: Thank Goodness for iPad
iPad Pro remains the most popular model, with almost half of all iPad sales in the most recent quarter (Chart 1). This is about the same share of sales compared to the year-ago quarter.
Combine this with the fact that the iPhone model that sold
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Accessibility is for everyone (members post)
The world isn’t static, and you never know when your needs are going to change. When they do, the software you use to live your life should adapt to you, not the other way around.
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I have no use for an M4 Mac Mini, but I sure want one
Dan Moren: M4 Mac Mini Review: Phenomenal Cosmic Power, Itty-Bitty Form Factor
When it comes to desktop Macs, it’s quite possibly the best one Apple offers.
This is an amazing metric and does seem to check out. The Mac Studio and Mac Pro specced out with M2 Ultra chips still hit higher performance
The iPhone 16 camera controversy that wasn't
Have you heard about the iPhone 16 camera fault that's a massive issue and makes upwards of half
Actually “more Birchtree”?
When I launched the More Birchtree subscription back in January of this year, I made the commitment that it would mean access to more posts, not just an excuse to put existing stuff behind a paywall. With 86% of the year behind us, I wanted to check in on how I’m doing towards that
