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NFL+ Ain’t for Me, and I’m Not Sure Who It’s For
The NFL launched NFL+ today, and I went from excited to completely uninterested pretty quickly. I live in Illinois, but
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Take (way) More Screenshots
Alex Chan: You should take more screenshots
Digital files exist in a context: they rely on particular hardware and software
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Google Walks Back a Crazy Change
Ron Amadeo: After public outcry, Google will reinstate Play Store app permissions list
The app permissions list is a factual,
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Martin Shkreli Wants to Help Me Save Money on Medicine? It's a Web3 Project?! How Could Anyone Be Skeptical?
Molly White: After five years in prison for a Ponzi scheme and a lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry, Martin
Apple
macOS Ventura Makes macOS's Contrast Problem Worse
Last month I complained about the Safari download window being hard to read with the default settings. Today I'
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On "the Best Laptop"
John Gruber: Wirecutter’s ‘Best’ Laptop
My longstanding complaint about The Wirecutter is that they institutionally fetishize price over quality.
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In Praise of Ghost's Native Search Feature
I've been waiting years for Ghost to add search as a tool I can use on my site,
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Epidemic Sound Sues Meta for Massive Copyright Infringement
Meta Hit With Massive Piracy Lawsuit Over Epidemic Sound Royalty-Free Music
“Epidemic knows of over 950 of its music tracks
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Rage Against the Standards
Gruber snarking on consortiums working on open standards:
The good news is, Bluetooth is an open industry standard, governed by
Twitter Break = Leaning Into a Few New (and old) Hobbies
I took nearly a month off Twitter, and although I've come back, I'm spending far less
Politics
The Respect for Marriage Act
From the press release announcing the proposed act:
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Congressional
Apple
Font Book Gets Updated in Ventura
I just noticed that Apple updated the Font Book app in macOS Ventura, and while I don't know
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What Counts as Broadband Could be Changing
Jon Brodkin for ArsTechnica:
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is aiming to increase the agency's broadband speed
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A Gerenational Change
Pew has polling out showing a pretty remarkable difference in how young and old Republicans see climate policy in the
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Portrait Modes Have Improved a Ton
Here's a side-by-side comparison of a photo taken with my iPhone 13 Pro Max and then with my
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The Glorious Decimation of Smoking
I enjoyed this thread on things what were normal in the '90s but are non-existent now, and the thing
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Eventually You Need to Upgrade
Nintendo Life: XEL - Promising Zelda-Style Sci-Fi Adventuring That Falls Short On Switch
Sections of the map will slowly spawn
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Renewables Accounted for Nearly 1/3 of U.S. Energy Usage in April
Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY: 'A 'Wow' moment': US renewable energy hit record 28% in April. What&