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I've been writing online at various sites since 2003, mostly about a wide variety of topics including web development, tech, food and whatever else I feel like writing and sharing.

2023-06-10

The Vision Pro’s biggest advantage isn’t Apple’s hardware

Apple used the Vision Pro’s $3,499 price tag to give the headset every advantage over the competition. It has dual 4K displays, runs one of the best laptop chips in the business, and comes with sophisticated eye- and hand-tracking technologies. But it also has one advantage money can’t buy: Apple’s developer ecosystem. Perhaps the headset’s single biggest advantage will be the ability for iPhone and iPad developers to easily plug their existing apps into the device’s operating system using familiar tools and frameworks.

2023-06-08

What Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro

Mark Zuckerberg dismissed Apple's Vision Pro as lacking major technological breakthroughs and criticized its vision for usage in a meeting with Meta employees. He highlighted Meta's upcoming Quest 3 headset, priced at $499 compared to the Vision Pro's $3,499, as a more affordable option for a wider user base.

2023-06-08

John Gruber: “First Impressions of the Vision Pro and VisonOS”

“I got to spend about 30 minutes Monday afternoon using a Vision Pro and VisionOS at Apple Park, in a temporary “field house” building Apple constructed specifically for this experience. This was a one-on-one guided tour with someone from the Vision product marketing team, with the ground rules that I’m allowed to talk about everything I experienced, but photos and videos were not permitted.”

2023-06-04

How to use variables for better filtering in Directus Insights

Directus' Insights panels are a handy feature of the data studio, creating charts to see your data when you want to, but adding filters such as `daterange` and `groupBy` make it even more flexible.

2023-05-28

WordPress Turns 20

Today is the 20th anniversary of the first release of WordPress. None of us knew what we were getting into when it started, but we had a shared conviction that the four freedoms of the GPL combined with a mission to democratize publishing was something worth spending our time on.

2023-05-24

Skillet Bibimbap

While traditionally made in a stone pot, this is a take on Bibimbap that is cooked in a skillet.

2023-05-23

The Verge: The 5 biggest announcements from Microsoft Build 2023

Hint: It was all AI related.

2023-05-09

Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky is having a moment

Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized social network, isn’t publicly available yet but it’s already become one of the buzziest Twitter alternatives. Scoring an invite to the service, which has been in a closed beta for barely two months, has become a sought-after status symbol with invite codes selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay.

2023-05-04

The Downfall of Brydge

Brydge, a once thriving startup making popular keyboard accessories for iPad, Mac, and Microsoft Surface products, is ceasing operations.

2023-04-26

Amazon shuts down Halo division and discontinues all devices

The Halo Band, Halo View, and Halo Rise are no longer available on Amazon.

2023-04-25

CNBC: “Apple declares resounding victory after decision reached in Epic Games appeal”

An appeals court on Monday mostly sided with Apple over its App Store rules in a suit with Epic Games. The decision signals that Apple’s control over the App Store and the fees it charges likely won’t significantly change as a result of an ongoing legal challenge by Epic Games.

2023-04-20

The end of the BuzzFeed era in news

Buzzfeed News, which began in 2012 announced they're shutting down as part of company-wide layoffs.

2023-04-18

"How to continue making kerosene lamps on the eve of electricity"

The recent and rapid advance of AI has rightfully giving many in software real doubts about the future of their profession. I'd probably still wager that the fears are overstated – that we also got prematurely euphoric about the imminent prospects of self-driving cars – and that AI generating code is different from it evolving existing systems. But I wouldn't want to bet the house on it. This might just be The Big One.

2023-04-16

The End of Computer Magazines in America

The April issues of Maximum PC and MacLife are currently on sale at a newsstand near you—assuming there is a newsstand near you. They’re the last print issues of these two venerable computer magazines, both of which date to 1996 (and were originally known, respectively, as Boot and MacAddict). Starting with their next editions, both publications will be available in digital form only.

2023-04-03

Apple’s Tim Cook says AR and VR are for "connection" and "communication"

At some point in the near future, Apple’s going to launch a mixed reality headset. That seems all but certain. The exact when and what and how much? All very up in the air. But one thing hasn’t changed: Tim Cook’s vision for AR and VR. For almost a decade, Apple’s CEO has been banging the drum that AR is more important than VR and that AR is fundamentally about bringing people together. And he’s still at it.

2023-04-02

GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

General Motors plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle’s infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles.

2023-03-26

Some Apple Employees Seriously Concerned About Mixed-Reality Headset as Announcement Draws Closer

The first-generation headset is purportedly seen as a bridge to future products that require technological breakthroughs, but many employees are said to have worries about the device's $3,000 price point, utility, and unproven market. Skeptics have questioned if the device is "a solution in search of a problem," unlike the iPod and iPhone. The headset has apparently not been "driven by the same clarity" as Apple's other products.

2023-03-21

The End of Front-End Development?

Over the past few months, I've spoken with lots of early-career devs who are getting more and more anxious about AI. They've seen the increasingly-impressive demos from tools like GPT-4, and they worry that by the time they're fluent in HTML/CSS/JS, there won't be any jobs left for them.

2023-03-20

Shazam! 2’s opening weekend is DC’s biggest box office flop

Shazam! Fury of the Gods has arrived in theaters, and the event was marked by a resounding thud at the box office.

2023-03-17

Playing with AI models

AI models are fascinating, I've been building a few sites as well as extensions, etc that use chatGPT, Dall-e, and others to accomplish various tasks.

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