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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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Members
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
Concepts
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
Members
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
Apple
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
Apple
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
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Apple will let US merchants link to payments on the web, but Apple will still take their cut
You should read Chance Miller’s whole article on 9to5Mac, but I wanted to share my immediate thoughts after seeing
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News app Artifact is shutting down next month
Kevin Systrom: Shutting Down Artifact
We have built something that a core group of users love, but we have concluded
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Probably my last Substack post for a while (Platformer joins the Ghost club)
Casey Newton: Why Platformer Is Leaving Substack
After much consideration, we have decided to move Platformer off of Substack. Over
Getting in my own way
It felt really good to post 2 videos this week on A Better Computer. The first was a planned video