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Bye, bye, Face ID

There are some new potential leaks about the upcoming folding iPhone, and this bit stood out to me: The leaker

15 Dec

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Why hasn't the desktop UI evolved in years?

I really enjoyed this talk by Scott Jenson, who did UX at Apple and Google, and now works with Mastodon.

15 Dec

My crazy 2026 prediction (it involves Linux)

I'm not saying 2026 will be "the year of Linux on the desktop," but it will

12 Dec

My pet peeve with traditional publishing

Founded in 2011, The Verge is an exceptionally modern publisher in the grand scheme of things, but its writing style

11 Dec

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+ What is easy is boring

Once something becomes easy for anyone to do, it stops being interesting.

11 Dec

More on Spotify metrics

Based on the best data I can find, last year Spotify had 602 million active users as of early 2025,

10 Dec

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It's just technology

Richard Stallman in Reasons not to use ChatGPT I call it a "bullshit generator" because it generates output

10 Dec