2024-04-19 18:53
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Husband to @HariniSaladi, moving web media forward, a musician, a gadget-freak, a committed geek, an artist, a babbler, a cook, a Tbird, Dark Knight on call. I have moved to Renganathan Ramamoorthy
2024-04-18 12:00
Jon Porter and Thomas Ricker write:
After we recently tested it in beta, the third-party iOS app store AltStore PAL is now live in the European Union thanks to Apple&rsquo&hell…Read More
2024-04-18 03:39
AI is the current thing. While there are still some core questions about it up in the air, the industry is swiftly navigating itself to leverage this platform shift.
This swiftness i… Read More
2024-04-17 20:52
As a parent, this hit deep. The post Felt love first appeared on @gurupanguji Read More
2024-04-15 14:36
Kev Quirk triggered an interesting thought sharing experiment asking the question:
Have you ever thought about blogging anonymously? I blog under my real name, but wonder if that could… Read More
2024-04-14 12:00
We are in a unique period where not only are desktop chips and laptops back at the frontier of computing, there are also new operating systems.
China’s Huawei Technologies on Thur… Read More
2024-04-14 00:37
Unwinding in the Seattle spring
A relaxing week filled with swimming, strolling and enjoying the sprouting spring in Seattle. Today’s Mega Heracross raid was a huge success for O an… Read More
2024-04-12 12:00
And for RAM fiends out there, Gurman also reports that Apple is considering a new memory ceiling of 512GB, up from the current high-end maximum of 192GB.
Gurman: Forget the M3, the M4 is on… Read More
2024-04-11 14:09
Written words if that’s your jam, like me.
There are all the signs of a first generation product. However, I must admit that the industrial design is appealing for a gadget. The s… Read More
2024-04-03 12:00
It’s the annual mobile (and desktop) operating system refresh time with I/O and WWDC coming in May and June respectively.
Matt Birchler from Birchtree writes:
It’s not th… Read More
2024-04-01 12:00
I’ve seen many blogs I really like refer to 11ty as the one static site generator to rule them all. The intro video seems like it’s dead simple and the setup feels a lot like o… Read More
2024-03-31 12:00
Post by @benedictevans View on Threads
Social media really does highlight that even brilliant minds can be so tiny at times. The post Do what I say, not what I do… first appeare… Read More
2024-03-30 13:31
My brain and body are still adjusting to the changes.
After being on since 2005, it’s not found a way to adjust to this reality. The quietness of waking up to no email, chat messag… Read More
2024-03-30 12:00
Neovim in 100sBeen meaning to try out neovim for a while after using macvim forever. lazyvim is what started me down this direction.The post neovim first appeared on @gurupanguji Read More
2024-03-29 12:00
I miss Tom’s videos and I chanced on one of my all time favorites today. Highly recommended watch.
The post ▶️ The code was never the important part first appeared o… Read More
2024-03-28 12:00
The drift to normal
The drift to normal can only be countered by persistent effort, usually at the cost of some element of short-term scale.
I am in the process of writing down my thou… Read More
2024-03-27 20:25
On Wednesday, Canva and Affinity published a joint pledge promising to keep Affinity software “fair, transparent, and affordable,” including “the perpetual licenses th… Read More
2024-03-27 12:00
Jeremy writes about the introduction of a new web vital metric:
The big news in the web performance community this month is the arrival of a new initialism. INP sounds like one of… Read More
2024-03-26 18:30
To be fair, co-founder Kevin Systrom seems to think it’s still probably going to die. But he told TechCrunch that he and Mike Krieger are “exploring all possible routes for it… Read More
2024-03-26 14:19
David Pierce with a report-style blog on comparing different search engines and how Google still mostly wins on speed.
David writes:
But the thing you have to understand about a sear… Read More
2024-03-24 22:06
The arrival of Contact Posters in iOS 17 might seem like a small feature, but I believe it marks&nbs&hell…Read More
2024-03-23 17:59
MicroLED displays were supposed to bring together the benefits of OLEDs for its contrast ratio while improving the brightness compared to OLEDs.
Maybe the improvements in quantum dot / b… Read More
2024-03-23 15:53
Over on /scribbles, I continue my GP predictions and line up. The post 🏎️ Australia GP predictions first appeared on @gurupanguji Read More
2024-03-21 12:00
Besides the weird capitalization of Ai, I think this is the best video that highlights why someone would use the device. I still don’t think this is something for me. However, I really… Read More
2024-03-20 12:00
I set it up and it’s got an adium vibe that I dig. I especially like that I no longer have to be beholden to the chat bubbles. Although, it was the chat bubble that really got me into… Read More
2024-03-16 12:00
A video from OxfordSparks explaining why walking backwards or walking forwards with a claw grip spills less coffee. The usual example physics teachers share about the power of resonance is… Read More
2024-03-15 14:35
Ed’s got a long post about the internet dying. Paraphrasing:
A small section of people have profited off the value generated by billions of humans. These humans were originally fe… Read More
2024-03-15 12:00
H and I finalized some choices for the next chapter in our life. I am very excited to take the first extended break I’ve taken since 2005.
My son was sick through the week. We stil… Read More
2024-03-14 12:00
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And really, who cares about the browser?
The post Saving for posterity…. first appeared on @gurupanguji Read More
2024-03-13 12:00
Marius is someone I followed back when he was focused on his reviews, especially of photography gear. He’s back to writing again.
Marius has a very resonant post today about introv… Read More
2024-03-12 12:00
Ritika writes:
Here’s what I’ve learned: the thing that pays the bills does not have to be the thing that you enjoy doing. And the thing that you enjoy does not have to be th… Read More
2024-03-11 12:00
Manuel:
At the same time, there’s another type of garden on the web, not a walled one, but a digital one. Personal websites come in many shapes and sizes and the digital garden is… Read More
2024-03-10 12:00
Monospace fonts are delightful. While used a lot in code editors, monospace fonts are preferred by some writers with an OCD for character spacing and people that are generally fascinated by… Read More
2024-03-10 03:57
I traveled back to the Bay Area in the beginning of the week to celebrate a chapter ending at work. I am excited for the future.
We received our approvals for a US green card to become… Read More
2024-03-09 13:00
Here’s another reason why browser extensions can be incredible and why the browser continues to remain the last bastion of control for the user: Reddit comment replacer.
It replace… Read More
2024-03-08 16:16
I play Fantasy F1 with a group of much better real life gear heads and I’ve won the last 2 years. My previous years’ strategy was to bet on money movement in the early days as mu… Read More
2024-03-07 15:31
I know a lot of people hate anti-ad-block popups, but to me they are perfect.
In presenting those popups, those websites demonstrate that they realize the lack of control they have. They… Read More
2024-03-04 13:00
I really wanted to like it (who wouldn’t? ya weirdos), but I admit my brain really wanted to reject it for the first few episodes. It’s different in so many ways. A big one is t… Read More
2024-03-01 14:00
The 2024 F1 season is already off to a crazier start than a hamster on Red Bull.
First up, Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari?! Talk about a plot twist that would make M. Night Shyamalan jealou… Read More
2024-03-01 13:00
If you are looking for a new “read-it-later” app, I highly recommend Omnivore. It’s cross platform with a web client, an iOS app and an Android app (in early access). It&rs&hell…Read More
2024-02-29 13:00
This makes sense to me. However, any such change is always hard for a huge chunk of people. Good luck.
The rebrand from Apple ID to Apple Account is expected to occur later… Read More
2024-02-27 13:00
Maggie Appleton’s site is a special place and the work that resonates most with me is the post on The Digital Garden. I chanced across Maggie’s site following Alex Komoroske&rsqu&hell…Read More
2024-02-26 13:00
In the world of information overload, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds allow you to stay updated with your favorite websites and content creators without getting lost in the noise of so… Read More
2024-02-25 19:36
So. Good.
Post by @cerebralclown View on Threads
The post This is the most I’ve laughed in a really long time first appeared on @gurupanguji • Ramblings of an Eccentric… Read More
2024-02-24 23:47
I am trying out a replacement for Little Snitch. For those unaware, Little Snitch is a network sniffer that detects the internet comms used by apps running in your Mac and well – snitc… Read More
2024-02-24 15:00
Handle CloudKit throttles
CloudKit throttles are implemented to balance the use of CloudKit resources and achieve the best overall user experience of the service. When an app hits thrott… Read More
2024-02-21 13:00
As a fellow typography enthusiast, I enjoyed Rubens question if it’s time to like Times and Times New Roman again now that it’s no longer the default, especially given it lends i… Read More
2024-02-20 13:00
Confession: I may have had a fling with the iPad, but let’s just say Taskpaper holds a special place in my productivity heart. Yeah, the one that makes to-do lists feel like a breeze?… Read More
2024-02-19 13:00
Two paths are available if you want to compete with someone who is doing the numbers:Care less than they do. Much less.Care more than they do. An unreasonable amount.
The illusion of concer… Read More
2024-02-18 13:00
In case you don’t use this, I highly recommend turning Chrome’s energy saver mode on. My scrolling feels less smooth, and looks like there are reduced animations and background a… Read More
2024-02-17 13:00
Found this excellent bookmarklet – Obsidian Clipper – Obsidian Clipper is the digital chisel, shaping and smoothing the rough edges of web content into beautifully formatted… Read More
2024-02-16 13:00
Missing from 2024’s list is Google which has dropped to 26th from eigth place in 2023. By doing so: no Big Tech company features in the top 15 best places to work for the first time i… Read More
2024-02-15 13:00
Behind HAL: Apple’s last Super Bowl ad
Fun as it was to have a spot run on the Super Bowl, to me the lesson of HAL is less about the event and more about the advertising process… Read More
2024-02-14 13:00
Ever since the end of last year, we’ve canceled a bunch of video related subscriptions as the price kept increasing. The hardest was YouTube Premium.
YouTube sans ads is nice and h… Read More
2024-02-13 13:00
Terminal is one of my favorite applications in the Mac and I’ve been getting familiar with zsh. This post is a living post where I will keep updating what I learn on the commandline… Read More
2024-02-12 13:00
Thomas Steele pens an essay that tickled my font-nerdery. The opening paragraph starts:
Playing the first chords of Smoke on the Water at a guitar shop; the Reliant Robin; Croc… Read More
2024-02-11 13:00
If you care about Mac window management, you’re likely to use one of these tools to make it happen. This is a great post comparing the three.
Today, I learned that “snapping… Read More
2024-02-10 13:00
I wonder what Tim Cook thinks of this Disney investment:
Disney’s investment: Disney put $1.5 billion into Epic Games, showing they believe in Epic’s ideas.
https://data… Read More
2024-02-09 13:00
We don’t often think about the infrastructure that’s built to ensure that people can go about living their lives as normally as possible. This was a reminder that there are peopl… Read More
2024-02-09 04:00
Google seems to be making a statement about its future. If we take it at face value, this is a big deal. Till date, Google’s not let any other name be a peer-brand in its family. You&r&hell…Read More
2024-02-09 01:00
This absolutely gorgeous picture was made by Arun: https://arun.is/blog/apple-watch-ultra-fixed-apple-watch-edition/
Apple Watch Edition was an attempt to create something exclusive again, t… Read More
2024-02-06 13:41
Ben Thompson with an insight I agree with:
iOS utility feels like it’s inversely correlated to screen size. The bigger a screen gets, the more frustrating iOS gets. https://pca.st/e… Read More
2024-02-06 13:00
While this is part of his post talking about why NetNewsWire is not present for the Vision Pro yet…
PS Why don’t I have a Vision Pro? I’m sure it’s an incredible… Read More
2024-02-05 15:03
While I wrote about how I moved back to the Mac and feel this is the ground I feel most comfortable in, Ben Brooks wrote an opus about how the iPad is the perfect computing device for him. I… Read More
2024-02-05 01:00
I used to call these kinds of glitches—in which neural network-based systems do things that are utterly baffling—errors of discomprehension. It is perhaps time to revive that te… Read More
2024-02-03 01:00
“NASA will work with our long-term partner, DARPA, to develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear thermal propulsion technology as soon as 2027. With the help of this new technology, ast… Read More
2024-01-31 03:00
Conclusion:
As the foundational layer of language models is becoming increasingly difficult to improve with more data, the quality of the data that these models are trained on become… Read More
2024-01-29 16:00
In my humble opinion, Figma kills with user interface design. Their dev mode is just
Post by @figma View on Threads Read More
2024-01-28 17:05
I love the Mac and I’ve had an iPhone since the first one. I’ve enjoyed a Mac since I used a Mac to layout my first yearbook in 1998 using Adobe Pagemaker.
I wanted the smart… Read More
2024-01-27 15:00
https://mstdn.ca/@ned/111806790705699883 Read More
2024-01-26 16:00
Out of this will spring a cornucopia of component libraries, adapters, intermediary services, and consultancies that trade on the false promise of ‘one implementation, many stores, ze… Read More
2024-01-26 12:00
Netflix highlighting they are not available on Vision Pro Read More
2024-01-25 18:57
With iOS 17.4, Apple is making a number of huge changes to the way its mobile operating system works in order to comply with new regulations in the EU. One of them is an important… Read More
2024-01-25 17:00
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-halts-boeing-max-production-expansion-improve-quality-control-also-lays-out-extensive
Looks like airlines should be good to go after a rigorous inspection… Read More
2024-01-25 17:00
And if you find yourself with a big audience in your live chat, it can be hard to hold on to that audience and bring them back for the next one. This is why most large streamers use the mes… Read More
2024-01-25 12:00
Visa Cash App RB will reveal its new look for the 2024 season at a launch event in Las Vegas on Feb. 8 alongside drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda, promising a “newly designed… Read More
2024-01-24 15:00
@kanevato The future of racing is going to be truly amazing with Apple vision Pro (design by John LePore on twitter) #apple #visionpro #f1 #formula1 ♬ Confidence (sped up version) … Read More
2024-01-23 15:00
So what happens now? Ingenuity has survived a lot on Mars, including communication issues, dust storms, long winters, and more. Expect the program’s scientists and engineers to take t… Read More
2024-01-22 16:00
Some advice if you’re starting a blog for the first time (or it’s been awhile):
Share your thoughts on whatever. You’re a blogger, not an opinion columnist in the washi… Read More
2024-01-21 19:48
How I Modded My iPad Pro with a Screen Protector, iPhone Holder, and Magnetic Stereo Speakers
Federico is someone whom I admire who’s stuck with the iPad Pro lifestyle (although he do… Read More
2024-01-20 16:03
In the days ahead of the Vision Pro’s launch, Apple has heavily promoted some of the apps destined for its spatial computing headset. Download Disney Plus and watch movies from T… Read More
2024-01-20 00:32
After 13 years with an iPad, I finally gave up my dream of a non laptop form factor portable machine. I switched to a refurbished 13″ Macbook Air to replace my 11″ iPad Pro… Read More
2023-10-12 17:21
Hello fediverse. This is a first test post from WordPress connecting to the fediverse Read More
2023-03-10 00:59
Chris Harris test drives the Adrian Newey designed Aston Martin Valkyrie around Bahrain track. Weird driving position and that sound is… loud. Newey started working on this car back… Read More
2023-03-07 02:25
Say, somehow, the web is dealt some massive blow, and native apps have all the momentum. What does it look like for the web to lose? As in, for native apps to somehow become the d… Read More
2023-03-01 00:00
Hackers claim they breached TMobile more than 100 Times in 2022
LastPass: DevOps engineer hacked to steal password vault data in 2022 breach Read More
2023-02-24 04:00
Here are the relevant articles to read to catch up on the Day 1 Testing.
Red Bull Racing finally unveiled their car and Gary Anderson gives it a one over. They are the favorites this year… Read More
2023-02-24 03:00
A great post from Alex Russell about the bevy of new features that landed in Safari 16.4 Read More
2023-02-24 01:00
What is your favorite drink?Americano in the morning
English Breakfast tea in afternoon
And for one of those days where I need a little extra pick-me-up, an espresso shot + peach iced… Read More
2022-04-03 23:59
Who should read this?
You shouldn’t think about this if you don’t want to. Most people don’t. However, if you are someone who appreciates and can notice fast, performant… Read More
2022-04-02 00:38
Microsoft purchasing Activision after the purchase of Zenimax / Bethesda is a clear indication that it believes its future is in its streaming bundle.
Let’s consider the Fallo… Read More
2020-01-08 00:00
Pork is the most consumed meat on the planet, accounting for 36 percent of global meat intake. If Impossible Foods can get us to eat and enjoy a meatless version of it instead, it could help… Read More
2020-01-08 00:00
Pork is the most consumed meat on the planet, accounting for 36 percent of global meat intake. If Impossible Foods can get us to eat and enjoy a meatless version of it instead, it could help… Read More
2020-01-06 00:00
Star Wars has always been dear to me. It’s the fantasy side of Star Wars that appealed to me, growing up. The epitome of the hero’s journey of the original trilogy. The much hate… Read More
2019-07-01 16:01
With both iOS and Android supporting dark mode, some interesting analyses on energy consumption savings of dark mode is now available.
Personally, the most interesting takeaway is that d… Read More
2019-06-02 00:00
Been (re)using my Ricoh GR after a while. I’d forgotten how good its high contrast shots can be Read More
2019-06-01 00:00
Mesmerizing Read More
2019-05-29 00:00
The end in “end-to-end” sort of hides the fact there are several layers that exist before the data is fully encrypted, in a way that makes it invisible to the transport… Read More
2019-05-28 00:00
Mexican Grinds in Kauai Read More
2019-05-15 04:00
There’s simply no way around it — actually watching video using Apple’s native TV app is just an appalling user experience. Here’s how it works: if you’re watch… Read More
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