Rich Stroffolino


Revisiting “Turning Back the Clock” by Umberto Eco. Reflections on Italy experiencing the return of a populist leader seems timely.

Lunch break jam setup

Very minor Apple Intelligence fail but this info is so far from what I’d want in an email notification. I know less about this message than just showing the subject line.

Been using Anthropic’s Claude a lot more and generally liking the output, but on the free tier access to it seems so tenuous. It constantly shifts which version you have access to based on capacity, and just now, it’s unavailable under load. Is the free ChatGPT the same? Use a paid account for work

For as small as the new Mac Mini is, Intel and Asus have been making significantly smaller NUCs for years. There’s even one that looks a little like a Mac Mini now! Will it be louder and less powerful than the new Mac Mini? Assuredly! But the power button is easier to reach?

Forget OpenAI, we live in the Monster energy drink bubble

Is there a way to use the Apple Intelligence writing features in Google Docs? Google’s menu takes over the native macOS menus, so I don’t see how I can launch it. There’s no keyboard shortcut in their documentation so I have to do a right-click every time…

The whole Apple Intelligence rollout is infuriating. I keep seeing ads on Apple’s website about features I can’t use. I do not understand why you rollout the new Siri UI with virtually no new capabilities

Picked up a Bell Labs classic. Does your book have a display technology flow chart? #design

So does macOS Sequoia 15.1 come with Apple Intelligence features or do I still need to join the waitlist? Did the update but not seeing the proofreading tools. I kind of hate what Grammarly does to my system and would like another option.

Still living in the future

Very weird that the base M4 iMac has less core count than the iPad Pro. Maybe runs at a faster clock speeds, but it is weird that the desktop gets the most binned version of the chip.

“Consistency beats intensity every time.” Heard this quote from Shawn Bowen and it is a perfect distillation.

Perhaps the album I’ve enjoyed the most from 2004. Low-fi pop perfection from Mario Hernandez eeniemeenie.bandcamp.com/album/not…

The bear gets it

So I love looking up the judges on my ballot. This year I couldn’t find info on one candidate, their website was literally a static image with no links, no social media presence for the campaign. Local media was also befuddled.

Nice to be reminded how incredibly expensive this thing still is after the price cut. www.theverge.com/2024/10/2…

One interesting use case I’ve come across with ChatGPT is for comparing changes in EULAs, privacy policies, and other things you agree to but never read. At least makes it possible to see what’s changing and get a sense for what’s in the documents.

I came across Tokyo Olympiad on TCM right before the open ceremonies in Paris this year. I didn’t realize it was an iconic documentary, but it immediately touched me. Came across the film looking at the Criterion sale. If you’ve never seen it’s worth it www.youtube.com/watch

Excited for this camera. Only way to get a good lens for Instax wide was the Mint RF or the @cameradactyl Rex, both amazing but pricey options (albeit with full manual control) www.theverge.com/2024/10/2…

“My qualifications include being dead inside”

I want to open the Raising Cane’s of coffee shops. Like we just have one coffee on the menu and all the items are effectively just variations on quantity.

Beautiful day for football yesterday, shame about the Browns being there.

The lobbying discussion is getting all the attention but the best part is clearly @reckless1280@threads.net laughing at Intuit buying its biggest free filing competitor and selling it off as signs of competition in the market @verge@mastodon.social

Deshaun Watson getting injured every year after objectively terrible performance only to be replaced by an unwanted veteran qb who performs competently is like a Greek mythology punishment.