What the "can't do real work on an iPad" narrative is really about
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…a Mac user wants to use an iPad but they can’
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Tech products are usually a temporary relationship (members post)
What makes a product last forever? What tech products do you own that you'll never have to replace?
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What if Google just didn’t pay Apple?
David McCabe writing for the New York Times: Google Violated Antitrust Laws in Online Search, Judge Rules
The government argued that by paying billions of dollars to be the automatic search engine on consumer devices, Google had denied its competitors the opportunity to build the scale required to compete with its search engine. Instead, Google
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The M1 MacBook Air still rips
Kev Quirk: Three Years With My M1 MacBook Air
Question is, will I upgrade? Well, no. Not any time soon anyway. The M1 Air still does everything I need it to extremely well. So why upgrade? Why drop another £1,000 or so on the latest version of the Air? Because it looks a little
Shout out to the best way to make a cup of coffee
This is a simple appreciation post for the AeroPress coffee maker. If I want to make a single cup of
The Rings of Power comes back next month, and yes, it’s been good all the time
I’ve started rewatching The Rings of Power in preparation for the second season, and just 2 episodes in I’
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Fortnite is coming soon to AltStore
Epic Games in a press release today: Epic's New Game Strategy for Mobile Stores
In exciting news, we are announcing that our mobile games will come to AltStore on iOS in the EU, and we expect to announce support for at least two other third-party stores soon.
That’s a genuinely massive
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A good story doesn’t require homework
James Mangold, director of films like Logan, Ford v Ferrari, and Walk the Line, on the MCU-ification of most of big cinema in an interview with Rolling Stone:
It’s weird that I’ve even worked in the world of IP entertainment because I don’t like multi-movie universe-building. I think it’
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The one way wired earbuds still beat AirPods
Brendon Bigley on his Wavelengths blog: EarPods Rule
I’m not about to wax poetic about all of the ways using wired headphones in 2024 “changes everything” like a clickbaity YouTube video, but I will say that the proliferation of USB-C on pretty much every device is slowly returning the EarPods to their once-
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Severance was more expensive to produce than Game of Thrones
Lucas Shaw for Bloomberg: Apple Tries to Rein In Hollywood Spending After Years of Losses
All told, the cost of[Severance] ballooned to more than $20 million an episode, making it one of the most expensive projects on TV.
Severance costing way more per episode than the famously expensive final season of Game of Thrones
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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.
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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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