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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 Harris is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party’s donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to step aside.
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How Puzzmo makes crosswords
Madison in the Puzzmo newsletter: 🃏 We're on the Path to a Trillion Dollars!
In this week’s newsletter,
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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 to exit the 2024 presidential election is a fitting coda for a man whose life has been devoted to public service. Mr. Biden has served the nation well as its president. By agreeing to step
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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 Downside of Apple Adding Support for It in iOS 18
Ihnatko is right, but only if you believe that carrier-based message should remain the baseline. I do not. And it’s also a U.
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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.
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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
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Kevin Conroy’s final words as Batman
Willa Rowe on Kotaku: These Are Kevin Conroy's Final Words as Batman and They're Perfect
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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.
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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 money on data roaming fees when overseas. Especially useful if you have an iPhone 14 with no SIM Tray.
I was skeptical about eSIM when it was debuted, but I started to come around on
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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 a strategy to rebrand its highest profile titles into HBO Originals, giving them a linear airing on the premium cable network as well as a streaming bow. When the move was originally unveiled in June,
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 very easy to fall into the trap of mostly complaining about things. Do you like tech? Careful, lest you post mostly about what tech you hate. Do you like movies and TV? It will be
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Where my support lies
Niléane on MacStories: LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads
I do have some sincere expectations for you all who are reading this. I expect tech journalists to more systematically report on everything that fits into this pattern. I expect tech podcasters to acknowledge that Threads is only a great alternative to Twitter
The Vision Pro needs more promoters
There's a practice very common in software companies of collecting your "net promoter score." This practice is pretty simple, you ask your users how likely they would be to recommend your product to someone else. They give you a score from zero to ten where zero is no way you would
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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 for his admittedly pretty softball interview with Apple about repairability. I found Louis's video pretty absurd, and was really annoyed by it. He spends upwards of 10 minutes ripping Marques for not bringing
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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 less obvious whether that’s enough. How many people will care? We should be careful of saying ‘no-one will do that’ - we all do things every day that ‘no-one would ever do.’ But
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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.
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An appreciation for jugaad engineering
Julian Chokkattu writing for Wired: Nothing’s CMF Devices Prove Yet Again Cheap Doesn't Have to Mean Boring
What's most remarkable about these devices is the price. I have tested cheap and flagship smartphones for nearly a decade, and after setting up the CMF Phone 1, I was pretty surprised to
