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It’s usually a good sign when you agree with Siracusa
John Siracusa: Spatial Computing
The fact that I’m able to write the phrase “grab it and drag it to
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What is a compu…review?
I just read two “reviews” of the upcoming Apple Vision Pro, one from John Gruber and another from Nilay Patel.
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Project Tapestry from The Iconfactory
Project Tapestry is a new Kickstarter from The Iconfactory. Here’s how they describe it:
What if you had one
A couple improvements to More Birchtree
A week ago I launched More Birchtree, a way to subscribe to this site to get more of it (shocker!
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One of us is wildly out of touch
Ian Bogost: We’ve Forgotten How to Use Computers
Remember (if you can) the classic drag-and-drop: You’d mouse over
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The joy of tech that's uniquely yours (members post)
Today's member post looks at a part of computer tech that I can still make my own, a writer who always keeps me guessing, a weather app that’s not CARROT, and more!
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Oscar nominations matter, but they’re not everything
Rebecca Sun argues the Barbie Oscar snubs aren’t as bad as some people think in BarbieGate: Why All Oscars
Some quick thoughts on Apple’s new iOS rules for the EU
Yesterday Apple announced some pretty big changes that they’ll be making in iOS 17.4 coming in March. This
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Until his dying day
Bastian Allgeier: My Grandpa Was a Nazi
I wondered for many years, how all of this could have happened. How
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Here’s to another 40 🎂
Dan Moren: After 40 Years, the Mac Is Immortal
Forty years. In the world of technology, where many devices seem
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Concept: a new Mastodon UX for asking questions
So you know how sometimes you can't figure something out so you ask a question on social media
How I built my Ghost membership and what it costs to operate
This isn't going to be a full tutorial, but yesterday I started a paid tier for Birchtree (sign
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I’d like to return your product, it reminds me too much of a xenomorph
Andy Nicolaides: If VR Is the Future, I’m Screwed
Using a Quest 3, for me, is liking shipping in
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Boys and girls and video games (members post)
This inaugural More Birchtree post delves into what we want to get out of video game representation, a shout out to my favorite current writer, one of my all-time favorite apps, and a few cool goodies like the Wii Shop music on Amazon.
Introducing More Birchtree
More details below, but brass tacks, More Birchtree is a way to get more Birchtree writing, ad-free browsing, and the
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I need the meat and potatoes
At the end of 2023 I wrote this about what I expected to see from Apple before they announced the
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Vision Pro and the adoption curve
Above is a deranged version of the innovation curve that is often brought out when thinking about products (often tech
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In which I get loud about Avatar out of nowhere
Robin Rendle: Be Loud About the Things You Love
A writing tip for myself in the future, if I may