: Thoughts on Microsoft, Arm, and Macs A few thoughts on Microsoft’s recent AI-PC and Surface announcements: It’s weird to …
: Intel’s chip making business lost $222 a second in 2023.
: I enjoy that the Verge’s AI content policy is to only include it sarcastically on Brother …
: “Instagram founders' news app acquired by Yahoo” is the most ignoble form of death.
: I continue to be impressed by 404 Media. Full text RSS is definitely a feature I’d pay for.
: I was very tempted to get this two-year lease deal on an Hyundai Ioniq 6. I’ve been wanting to …
: Extremely good vibes on the CISO Series Week in Review with Gerald Auger. He brought the Simply …
: I can buy Topo Chico hard seltzer and mixers in Cleveland, but not regular Topo Chico
: The launch of Threads is proof that Meta can keep shipping good usable products. But I often …
: Considering how easy it is to compost coffee and paper filters, I’m glad to see Keurig finally …
: It’s amazing how little space in my head is left for this social network. Saw that X is doing …
: Making Sense of Nikon Buying RED With Nikon buying the cinema camera maker RED, I was trying to research what this deal would mean. …
: Camera manuals are never not great
: The lunatics at Lomography made a new 110 camera Lomography often gets chided by some in the film photography community. The rub is usually something …
: Linux Desktop Marketshare Hits 4% Saw this report of Linux desktop marketshare hitting 4%, up 1% in less than a year. Curiously it …
: Made this as part of a game to choose which Disney princess or villain would make the best CISO. …
: So it turns out buying white label IoT devices from anonymous Chinese firms isn’t the best …
: This is the memorial that TinyLetter deserved. I never used the service as a writer. Arguably I …
: Libraries are the last video store Not that we need another example of why libraries rule, but I recently realized it’s the last …
: SBOMs for AI Models Talking a lot on the CISO Series about software bill of materials, or SBOMs, as a way to get more …
: Where Did CNET's Search Go? CNET was one of the foundational sites for me in my early interneting. It had high-volume and …
: Glad to see Samsung guaranteeing seven years of OS updates on it’s latest Galaxy flagship …
: HIPB Finds Fresh Emails Troy Hunt just added a new data breach to Have I Been Pwned that includes 33% unique email …
: Yamaha Remembers the QY-Series Glory Yamaha just announced an interesting little groovebox, the SEQTRAK. It’s billed as an OP-Z …
: The Internet Archive is always kind of amazing. Just a 50TB free upload with no notice and everyone …
: Thank you health insurance. The cost of a visit is either a bargain or on average.
: On the one hand, the external eye thing is still deeply unsettling as presented in all Apple …
: Recently I switched from TinyLetter (RIP) to WordPress Newsletters. Only regret so far is that I …
: I really though Apple would announce plans to offer in-store demos ahead of the launch to further …
: Every once in a while, I’m tempted to log into my Nextdoor account.
: Microsoft deprecates Mixed Reality It’s kind of crazy that given the VR boom Meta saw in the pandemic that Microsoft …
: Stacking the AI Turtles A lot of times when dealing with complicated systems, it’s easy to get to a “turtles all …
: Hacking with Mr. Cooper Just 14 million people with social security numbers and banking information exposed. It’s …
: So I was recently on DTNS talking about migrating away from TinyLetter. One thing I forgot to …
: Patreon showing some middle child energy here
: My small (ha) issue with Micro Blog: I want my posts on my site to have titles, but if I add one, it …
: The Yak Bak Is the Exception to 90s Nostalgia We’ve reached the point of 90s nostalgia that I’m shocked when there’s something …
: Amazon re-released a Fire TV Cube as an AWS thin client. It costs $199, while you can pick up a Fire …
: Replying to a text with a voice memo is a profound breach of the social contract
: Teenage engineering has justifiably gotten flack for creating designer audio gear that is …
: I though this would seen Altman start a new venture and then Microsoft eventually acquire it. But …
: My son got this from the school library and I hope he gets the series
: I am evidently a podcast hoarder
: I’ve been using Artifact as kind of a recreational news reader. I don’t like it for …
: I love Descript but it has no chill
: Microsoft’s Copilot Studio announcement makes how it will differentiate itself from OpenAI …
: It’s a bummer that my kid’s school PTA uses Facebook Groups for everything. Not even an …
: The class system in Beauty and the Beast is messed up because my reaction to getting turned back …
: Using Continuity Camera on macOS is a better option than a dedicated mirrorless camera. Where you …
: I’m ripping a CD to my computer for the first time in at least 7 years. Middle Cyclone by Neko …
: Just realized the Humane AI pin has strong iPhone 5 vibes.
: My kid just won a Kindle Paperwhite from our library. Last time I had one was my 2nd gen kindle. The …
: Will Spatial Video Be The Thing? The spatial video aspects of the Vision Pro have been a big question for me since Apple previewed …
: Well I’m done with Beeper for messaging. Seeing messages across services failing and not getting any …
: What Am I To Make Of The Humane AI Pin The Humane AI Pin is genuinely weird. I don’t want to diminish it because of that. In fact, …
: Always love a good Windows error screen on a ticketing kiosk
: The Instagram share sheet is weirdly the last bird site holdout
: Goodnight Sweet Final Cut? I really hope this isn’t the start of the end for Final Cut on desktop. While I’ve got editor …
: Recently I’ve seen more engagement on Threads, even though I post there way less. There may be …
: The New MacBook Is What I Wanted But Not What I Would Buy When I bought my MacBook Pro 14, I was coming off a Thinkpad. I’d used the USB-C only MacBooks …
: This edition of the Idaho Times News sounds amazing
: Having a multi-platform messaging app like Beeper is wonderful. But it’s main failing is …
: I cannot begin to tell you how much “LiveJournal Reuters” delights me. All thanks to …
: Leica adds image verification hardware Interesting new tech from Leica of all companies! Their latest M11 variant adds in dedicated …
: Do not name something you want to be successful Pebble. Pebble (watch) Pebble (social network) …
: I love the passive-aggressive move of referring to something as “laudable.” Like I could …
: Is there a list of UVC/UAC compliant mirrorless cameras? For Cyber Security Headlines’ Week in Review show, I’ve been using a prompter and my Fuji X-T30. …
: Cinestill, Trademarks, and Quality Reporting In the analog photography world, there’s been a growing rumor mill around efforts by Cinestill …
: For the CISO Series, I get to brainstorm ideas for podcast titles. I was told by David Spark in no …
: Upgraded to macOS Sonoma and my machine didn’t launch Magnet on reboot. Made me realize how …
: I’ve said I’m a single-issue phone buyer and the new Pixel’s are now viable. Seven …
: GPU Driver Exploit On Flagship Android Devices Driver exploits like this make me hesitant to move back to Android. Given, this seems like a very …
: I subscribed to get the Sunday NYT at home because I’m becoming an old man and the Plain Dealer is …
: My son discovered the movie Cars which means I am now listening to non-zero amounts of Rascal …
: Does the Raspberry Pi 5 Lose the Plot? There’s a new Raspberry Pi out! And it finally adds PCIExpress connectivity, the biggest bottleneck …
: I am a YouTube Music subscriber and generally like the service. However searching for YouTube Music …
: This visualization on the increase in Kia-Hyundai thefts is insane. Good roundup by Motherboard on …
: This is odd phrasing from Logitech: 2023 has been an exciting year for Logitech. Following its …
: For all the fun to be had poking fun at Apple calling a phone Pro, the iPhone 15 Pro does let you …
: Well due to my healthcare provider using the MoveIT MFT, both my kids have now had data leaked. So …
: I’m sorry T2, there can only be one Pebble in my heart.
: iPhone 15 Pro or a Honda Motocompacto e-scooter for a cool grand? I know I’m going cool mod scooter.
: X and the FTC Consent Decree So in 10 minutes, I read two amazing things. From this Guardian piece on X potentially violating its …
: The Surface Duo was an experimental form factor and I appreciate Microsoft taking a swing at it. But …
: Going live at 3:30pm ET with VillageMD CISO Dan Walsh for the Cyber Security Headlines Week in …
: Polaroid actually made a high-end camera again! Polaroid just announced the I-2, a high-end instant camera like they haven’t made since the …
: A Single-Issue Phone Buyer I’ve seen a little bit of Android versus iPhone talk come up lately. MKBHD recently did a …
: Microsoft is forced to unbundle Teams in the EU, just over two years after Slack was acquired by …
: Pleasantly surprised that the Beeper cross messaging app doesn’t break or punish you for switching …
: Why is the Washington Post offering an 11% discount to not subscribe annually? Their monthly special …
: The former e-bike giant VanMoof found a buyer, the private equity-owned former tech arm of McLaren. …
: One of the under appreciated joys of the Aeropress is that it’s almost more difficult to leave it …
: There’s been reporting on this before but people are being trafficked and forced to run cyber …
: I’ve really been enjoying using Micro.blog. Something about having a little bit ownership of …
: It is always funny to me that Nissan does not own nissan.com. It belongs to some kind of computer …
: What’s the oldest piece of tech you use regularly? I started thinking of this when I saw my …
: It’s amazing the coverage Bluesky gets from where it is at as a network. It saw outages and …
: So Cyber Security Headlines just turned 3! It’s really weird to think I started this deep in …
: Zoom and The Case of Overly Zealous Lawyers Zoom caused a minor internet kerfuffle with some overly broad ToS. These terms made it sound like …
: Celebrities on Social I’m speaking from total ignorance here, but how big of a factor is this with social networks? …
: We’re just naming threat groups from old Reddit usernames: Our analysis attributes the email …
: I hate that every time I go to open a Microsoft Office app, it reminds me that I don’t own the …
: AMD Isn't a PC Chip Company Anymore AMD posted it’s Q2 earnings, with revenue down everywhere except it’s embedded unit. …
: Canon even took the joy out of throwing away a printer: Canon is warning users of home, office, and …
: Dark Sun: Shattered Lands was one of the games that I spent the most time on growing up. My brother …
: As far as puns related to Peloton security bugs, I feel like we can do better: People could …
: I am a big fan of the Arc browser, so happy to see it’s no longer behind what seemed like a …
: Starting a New Job Where I’m Going So I haven’t done a great job of announcing it, but I officially started …
: A movie in its third round of reshoots being edited by screening committees, what could go wrong! …
: Forget Oppenheimer, we need a movie about Edward Teller’s dream of nuking Alaska to create a …
: Intel Finally Licenses The NUC When Intel announced it was discontinuing its diminutive NUC PCs last week, my first thought was why …
: Wow, a man working for a company that had it’s revenue slashed by an Apple privacy change …
: I’m not saying this Bustle piece is written by a LLM, but writing like this is why GPTZero …
: It’s not often you see product reviews or previews where the excitement for the product is …
: VanMoof Goes Bankrupt Well that happened quick, a court declared VanMoof bankrupt. Where does this put bike owners? It …
: VueScan and Paying For Software The recent trend to make all software a subscription is irksome. I am sympathetic to the fact that …
: Purely anecdotal but I asked my two teenage nephews about if they tried Threads. Neither had heard …
: I don’t need a phone to be exciting. I use an iPhone because it’s the Toyota Camry of …
: Twitter's Unique Ad-Rev Share Twitter rolled out ad-revenue sharing and the setup of it is unique: “This means that …
: Just installed the watchOS beta and I’m shocked how much the Snoopy watch face delights me.
: Archive.org is an amazing resource. I recently found a collection of old arcade posters. Included is …
: Just got a notice from Teenage Engineering that they restocked some of their Pocket Operator models, …
: White Hats Love Them Some Chatbots An interesting study on how generative AI tools are being used in …
: The Threads app is a week old and Meta is still on version 1.0 on iOS. Like I don’t expect …
: Broadcom-VMware Gets EU Thumbs Up Since this is a revenue diversification play for Broadcom, its in their interest to not restrict …
: I can’t tell you how much you messed up when the open source community is using Oracle as a …
: Orange Cassidy Is Why I Love Wrestling I love wrestling. I love goofy wrestling. Orange Cassidy is my favorite goofy wrestler. His whole …
: Four Black and White Album Covers Sometimes the internet can still be fun. Recently I saw a thread going around on Bluesky, people …
: Adding “Snapchat share sheet” to my list of tech tongue twisters.
: Testing Out Claude 2 Anthropic released its Claude 2 chatbot. I asked it to rewrite the US Constitution as a boy band …
: Tech forward e-bike maker VanMoof hits the breaks VanMoof tried to best the Apple of e-bikes. They …
: DNS Rank Vs Traffic Tanking or declining? This tweet from Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince is making the rounds on …
: No Dignity in Journalism I’m assuming Martin Pengelly went to a good school, studied hard, …
: Testing out micro.blog. I evidently signed up for it a while ago but never posted anything. Now I …