Month: August 2017

I can’t imagine why anyone would publish on Medium after reading this. My take aways from the interview: They are still not sure how to pay writers. They don’t believe all writers should be paid. They will keep changing their minds until something works. The risk here is: what if you want to be paid, […]

Andy Rubin, explaining how exposing customer emails to other customers is really hard for him to personally face and own up to: Being a founder in an intensely competitive business means you occasionally have to eat crow. It’s humiliating, it doesn’t taste good, and often, it’s a humbling experience. As Essential’s founder and CEO, I’m […]

I took some time this morning to run through Shawn’s new Learn Ulysses course and it’s really well done. This gives you a great foundation for starting to use the only writing app you’ll ever need.

A quick note to let you know I’ve changed the way memberships on the site work ever so slightly. The changes are: There is no more monthly plan option. All plans come with a 7 day free trial. When you sign up you still need to enter a credit card, but you will not be […]

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A smattering of iOS annoyances.

Alison Coil: Given the enormous amount of data to support these findings, and given the field in question, one might think male scientists would use these outcomes to create a more level playing field. But a recent paper showed that in fact, male STEM faculty assessed the quality of real research that demonstrated bias against women […]

The todo app for real people.

John Gruber: The accusation comes from Will Strafech, a respected security researcher who discovered the “actual information” by observing network traffic. He saw the AccuWeather iOS app sending his router’s name and MAC address to Reveal Mobile. This isn’t speculation. They were caught red-handed — go ahead and read Strafech’s original report. AccuWeather is not […]

I am very confident this is the best bike you can buy a kid learning to ride a bike.

A really fun, portable hammock like thing, that will have you cursing when you try to inflate it.

Looking at Files.app for iOS, and an update on my password app search.

Some thoughts on subscriptions, stability, money, and scalability of the problem.

Louis Rossetto, in an interview with Om Malik: I don’t mean, in a Silicon Valley sense, “making a better world” as part of a business plan. If people believed and acted like the relationships they have and the actions they do can directly make things better, the world would get better. I truly believe that. […]

Fantastic app.

David Hewson: For some reason the internet has encouraged us to place little value on the things we use, even the ones we rely on heavily day to day. It’s not just software. Books have been discounted and devalued in many places to the point where the people who write them get a pittance in […]

One of my favorite jackets for cool, not cold, weather.

Matt Gemmell: The important point is that, if you’re able to readily switch to a different app when your current one changes its payment model, then… do it. Just vote with your wallet, and don’t worry about it. To write a pissy review of an app you liked yesterday, in an attempt to vengefully damage […]

EDC, Backup, and something to draw less attention — what more could you need?