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Month: September 2017

  • Fragility of Free, a Redux

    Six years ago, I didn’t even imagine the worst part about free systems, because back then it was unthinkable.

    Published September 30, 2017
  • Frankly Inadequate

    Tony Romm for RECODE: In some cases, though, congressional aides appeared disappointed with the information Twitter provided. Some on the Senate Intelligence Committee, for example, fretted Twitter had not done more, and sooner, to patrol its website for Russian misinformation, according to a source familiar with its work. Afterwards, the panel’s top Democrat, Sen. Mark […]

    Published September 29, 2017
  • Change is hard, even in Silicon Valley

    Om Malik: This brouhaha around Twitter’s 280-character mini-experiment is actually a good encapsulation of how despite often touting disruption, change and innovation, the Valley (aka technology establishment) is often resistant to change, dismissive of change and behaving much like the world it wants to disrupt. See also: iPhone X, MacBook 12”, Outlier Clothing, Headphone Jacks.

    Published September 28, 2017
  • Flowfold Optimist Limited 10L Mini Backpack

    The most stripped down, bare essentials backpack you can buy to hold your gear when you are out and about.

    Published September 27, 2017
  • Wool T-Shirt Review

    Evan Davis has a great run down of your Merino t-shirt options, as he has tested a wide variety of them. I was actually privy to his thoughts before he published, and it has guided my own buying. I love the Wool & Prince that he loves, but personally like the fit of Oultier’s Ultrafine […]

    Published September 27, 2017
  • iOS Default File Associations

    I mentioned in my iPad Productivity Report this week, that Google Drive is a pain in the ass on iOS. This explains why: they did it to be devious it sounds like. Bastards.

    Published September 26, 2017
  • Apple is looking for terrible web sites

    Brian Heater on a new tool Apple us using to find shitty web development/design/marketing/revenue models: This form of data collection is the first of its kind for Safari, aimed at identifying sites that use excessive power and crash the browser by monopolizing too much memory. Apple is also documenting the popularity of these problematic domains, […]

    Published September 26, 2017
  • Benchmade Griptilian

    A fantastic backup knife, once you make a few tweaks to it.

    Published September 26, 2017
  • Science confirmed: text replacements do not sync

    Brian Stucki proves that text replacement syncing on iOS is fundamentally a pile of shit (my words), but its made even more odd because: From my own experience, syncing of all other data via iCloud has really improved. Notes, Calendar, address book, reminders, photos, etc all sync almost instantly across all devices. I can echo […]

    Published September 26, 2017
  • iPad Productivity Report — 9/25/17

    Taking a look at the annoyances Files.app brings with iOS 11, and no it’s not all bad.

    Published September 25, 2017
  • Mystery Ranch Urban Assault Review

    Good review on the Urban Assault (I reviewed it here). One thing which cracked me up is his score, I’ll not comment on the craziness of his scoring system overall, but this bit is amazing: The score is a bit deceptive.  This is a pack that I would easily count as one of the best […]

    Published September 23, 2017
  • Facebook, Elections & the Spin

    This is a really good question from Om Malik

    Published September 22, 2017
  • iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review: India

    If that’s how good the iPhone 8 Plus camera is, then with the iPhone X… Well does anyone want an X100T?

    Published September 22, 2017
  • Triple Aught Design SERE Pouch

    I finally found an EDC organizer worth carrying.

    Published September 21, 2017
  • Arcade Belt

    A great belt for active wear.

    Published September 20, 2017
  • Review: The iPhone 8 is a look into the augmented future of photography

    Good review. I suspect the iPhone 8 will be, in many ways, a better upgrade for most than the iPhone X.

    Published September 19, 2017
  • Keyboard Maestro 8.0: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X

    I miss this app so much (because I don’t use a Mac any more). And I’m so happy to see it still being updated with amazing new features.

    Published September 19, 2017
  • What Is Trump Worth to Twitter? One Analyst Estimates $2 Billion

    Title says it all. So next time you think about when/if Twitter will act on all the user complaints about stuff, well remember the above.

    Published September 18, 2017
  • iPad Productivity Report — 9/18/17

    Let’s talk about document collaboration tools.

    Published September 18, 2017
  • Advertisers are Super Mad

    Marty Swant reporting on advertising groups being super sad about coming privacy standards in Safari: In an open letter expected to be published this afternoon, the groups describe the new standards as “opaque and arbitrary,” warning that the changes could affect the “infrastructure of the modern internet,” which largely relies on consistent standards across websites. […]

    Published September 15, 2017
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