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Our (maybe) Metaverse Delusion
John Gruber on Meta:
I take Zuckerberg at face value that he’s more or less betting the company on
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I Don't Understand Ad Tech
The internet likes to make us all experts on anything. You see this all the time on social media where
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Google's Plan to Promote Political Spam Emails will Proceed
Makena Kelly: Gmail is now officially allowed to spam-proof politicians’ emails
Google’s plan, first reported by Axios in June,
Apple
Can We Improve the iOS 16 Battery Percentage Icon?
This tweet has been making the rounds today, and fair play to it, it's a really nice-looking mock
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Absolutely Do Not Change Your Blogging Platform (unless you have to)
The image at the top of this post shows a general timeline for this blog in terms of what blogging
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Does Hollywood Actually Make More Sequels and Super Hero Movies Than They Used To?
Yes and yes.
The Data
I used Box Office Mojo to look at the top 10 grossing movies in the
Are Vaccines Working?
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the New York Times has been collecting and sharing case and death data
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I’ll Bet You Never Heard of this $4 Billion Company
Global Payments to acquire EVO for $4 billion
Global Payments is to acquire smaller rival EVO Payments for nearly $4
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Proxy Icons are Hidden in Plain Sight
Nick Heer: The Many Capabilities of Proxy Icons
The proxy icon should not be treated as a secret, hidden feature.
newsletter
The Birchtree Newsletter, August 2022
The Birchtree Newsletter is now monthly! I've fallen off the wagon recently, and I still want to bring
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Is Your North Star Quality or Quantity?
Om Malik: The problem with Facebook
Meta’s north star doesn’t take into account value to the users, the
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The Vibe Shift I've Been Waiting For
Meg Walters: Anne Hathahate was rooted in misogyny - and a new generation aren’t standing for it
Our sudden
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Yet Another Crypto Disaster
Ed Zitron: The Consequences of Silence
There are about a hundred different letters to the judge, many of them speaking
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You Don't Have to Use Instagram
Jared Polin commenting on Instagram's shift to video:
It is what it is. Instagram needs to evolve to
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Winking at the Camera
Li Zhoh: Republicans have a nonsensical argument against the same-sex marriage bill
Many Senate Republicans, rather than confront the substance
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Spotify Discontinues Car Thing
Spotify announced the discontinuation in their earnings call this week:
“The goal of Spotify’s Car Thing exploration was to
How to Write a Good Pitch Email to YouTubers
I get a lot of of emails from companies asking me to try their product and make a video about
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Paved With Broken Dreams of "the Old Instagram"
Mia Sato: The Kardashians hate the new Instagram
“Make Instagram Instagram again,” the post says. “(Stop trying to be tiktok