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The Loop, Pulling No Punches
The New York Times shaming of a crying reporter is shameful
Hey Jack, here’s a piece of advice for you. Before you call people down for, you know, being compassionate human beings (and bloggers), maybe you should take a look in the mirror and decide how you can be less of a complete total
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Micahel Tsai on Apple’s Odd Response to Project Zero’s Disclosure
Michael “blogs” 😉
Most people would consider “fewer than a dozen” to be “a small collection.” But in Apple-speak, there were “a small number” of corrupt App Store binaries causing crashes, and “a small number” of MacBook Pro users experiencing butterfly keyboard problems, not to be confused with the “very small number” of iPhones that
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Podcast #195: Micro.blog, the Open Web, and Good Vibes
I can only really say nice things about Micro.blog and it felt like it was time to have an episode about only good stuff. Here's Manton's post that got me thinking about Micro.blog again this morning.
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What’s Great about Micro.blog
Manton Reece - Tumblr and… App.net
Micro.blog is also designed around blogs because it gives immediate value to the platform, insulating it against the network effect that drives the success or failure of most other social networks: not all your friends are there yet. Unlike ad-supported platforms, Micro.blog aligns its business model
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Only Two Types of People in the World
Safwan AhmedMia (aka SuperSaf) on Twitter
There are 2 types of people in this world. Those who absolutely have to have a headphone jack and those who don't care.
I'm in the latter group, but I think this is largely because I also own AirPods. I'd be curious to
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Can People Actually Notice the Difference between 60 and 90Hz Displays? (Yes)
From Reddit, this guy got my dad a OnePlus 7 Pro, which runs at 90Hz. His dad used it for a month and the son flipped the phone down to 60Hz (aka what basically every phone on the market runs at) to see if he would notice. Long story short, he did and asked why
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Apple Card and a "New" Apple Inc.
Apple Card is the product that finally killed the Apple fan in me - TNW
Well, it’s happened. Apple is no longer a creator of attractive goods and services you want in your life, now it’s officially a financial institution following profit at all costs, wooo!
Join me in giving a round of applause
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How to Start Blogging (the answer is not “figure out your SEO”)
Focussing on the Wrong Things When Starting a Blog – Chris Hannah
I think that, especially when you are starting to write a blog, nearly everything that I see being suggested is detrimental.
Everyone’s telling you to start worrying about SEO, prioritise getting your website linked to from popular websites, working out monetisation, creating a
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A Celebration of Fast Software
Gruber linked to this, so you've probably seen it before, but this article by Craig Mod is great.
But why is slow bad? Fast software is not always good software, but slow software is rarely able to rise to greatness. Fast software gives the user a chance to “meld” with its toolset. That
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J.J. Abrams on His Projects, and Coincidentally My Feelings About the Galaxy Fold
Your Robot Overlord - Fast Company (Apple News+ link)
“This entire enterprise has been a response to the question, ‘What if?’ ” Abrams says. “The great stories, the ones I love, all seem to come from a ‘what if?’ ”
This sums up my favorite media as well, but in a weird way, it also kind of sums
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A Galaxy of Confusion
Apple Watch Series 4 vs. Galaxy Watch Active: What's the best smartwatch? - CNET
For the price, it's hard to go past the Galaxy Watch Active, especially considering compatibility across Android and iOS. It offers a great range of fitness features, a comfortable fit for smaller wrists especially and a strong showing
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The Fall of Apple?
From Macintosh to Granny Smith: The rise and fall of Apple - VentureBeat
Operators like Tim Cook focus the whole org on the “Big to Bigger” picture. That is, how do we take an existing business and scale it?
Instead, Cook should focus the company on discovering new customer problems and new businesses. For that, he
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Holy Apple Rumor Bomb, Batman!
Legendary(?) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo dropped a bomb overnight with some of the juiciest rumors we’ve had in a while. Let’s take a look at each one on the “Birchler Scale of Excitement,” which is the only scale I’m an expert in.
AirPower
1/10 excites
Holy shit it might actually
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All the Black Friday Deals You Could Imagine
The best Black Friday sales on apps, movies, and more on MDMDeals
I’ve looked through over 3,000 apps and movies on sale to bring you just the best deals worth your time and money. You’re welcome.
There are some great deals on this is list for iOS and macOS (and even a
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Do They Even Know Excel Script? Hmmmmm?
Jason Ward writing for Windows Central:
Despite rivals' success, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella isn't chasing an Apple- or Google-esque definition of cool. His mission for Microsoft is to make its brand a pervasive, intricate, and in many regards, a behind the scenes presence that helps make others cool.
I was going