The problem with articles that state “Apple is moving forward with its project to develop a tabletop robotic device…” but then bury that it’s a rumor further down is the rest of the internet talks about it as if Apple had a press conference announcing it.
4 years ago my favorite tv series came out and almost nobody watched it for months. I didn’t try it until September, 2020. Then suddenly everyone was watching it.
Happy birthday to Ted Lasso. 💙
Turns out I shouldn’t have been ignoring those “we need you to update your banking information for some affiliate payouts” emails—$160USD is like $800CAD (not quite). Definitely helps pay for a coffee or tooth repair.
Tally from supper: two umbrellas broken, three fingers with a hot dog stick sized burn mark, and 9 hot dogs consumed.
All things considered I’d call that a win. 🏆
I agree with Gruber: Patreon should call Apple’s bluff.
I know for a fact that you can have a fun, engaging public persona AND be a kind person running a business. I’ve experienced kindness so often with clients I have the opportunity to work with that the odd time someone lacks empathy and is a jerk in private, it actually shocks me deeply.
Currently reading: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy 📚
The Most Important Thing To Know About Your Podcast
From Tom Webster’s new book, “The Audience is Listening.”
I bet the first person to try opening a watermelon was super pumped to realize they weren’t just good for holding things down in the wind.
Yesterday I saw a hot air balloon up close as it floated by on the river in our city. It felt really close and low, but nobody on the balloon seemed worried so I guess it was all cool.
“Did you unsubscribe by accident? Click here to resubscribe!”
In the history of the world, how many people have ever unsubscribed from an email newsletter by accident? It’s gotta be less than 10 right?
Me thinking I’ll have a nice chill Friday catching up from a couple days off.
CRA leaving a voicemail asking about my 2022 income tax return says the heck you will. 🤦♂️
This permissions update to macOS Sequoia is borderline insane for anyone who uses screen recording / screenshot apps with any regularity.
Tell me the lawyers have infiltrated your software engineer team without telling me…
Tim Sweeney (Fortnite / Epic CEO guy) with the weirdest take on Apple’s Find My. It’s remarkably easy to turn it off on a device you own or have bought off someone. Defending the privacy of thieves is such a weird angle to take.
What does luck have to do with your career? (this is focused on tech, but I think it applies more universally)