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- The Invention That Accidentally Made McMansions (kottke.org)
- Markwhen — “A markdown-like journal language for plainly writing logs, gantt charts, blogs, feeds, notes, journals, diaries, todos, timelines, calendars or anything that happens over time.”
- Authors Together — A semi-official directory to help find A Book Apart books in their new homes.
- Our Christmas Films List (Remy Sharp) — “Each year, since 2006, Julie and I have planned a Christmas movie day, where we watch a day of Christmas spirited films whilst eating various Christmas type food.”
- Looking for a new opportunity (Jeff Bridgforth)
- Of Books and Conferences Past (Jeffrey Zeldman)
- Festivitas — Holiday Lights for Your Mac Menu Bar and Dock (Daring Fireball)
- Mozi (Daring Fireball) — “Mozi is a private social network for seeing your people more, IRL. Add your plans, check who’s in town, and know when you overlap.”
- ‘Making “Social” Social Again’ — Ev Williams Explains Mozi (Daring Fireball)
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Apple iPhone 16 event
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- Polyfill supply chain attack hits 100K+ sites
- Reinstatement of net neutrality rules temporarily halted by appeals court
- Disney’s Tiana series is coming — and the new Disney ride tees it up
- The new Disney princess board game is just as fun as I dreamed
- Disney Pixel RPG puts Mickey, Stitch, Baymax, Ariel, and more together
- Puerto Rico files $1 billion suit against fossil fuel companies
- iOS 18 might help you rescue photos you thought were gone forever
- Phone mirroring on the Mac: a great way to use your iPhone, but it’s still very much in beta
- Apple partners with leading chumbox provider to sell ads in Apple News
- J.D. Vance likes Lina Khan and crypto, hates ‘Big Tech’
- Larian Studios teases all the new features coming in the next Baldur’s Gate 3 patch
- Xbox’s Deadpool & Wolverine special edition controller has a butt
- A custom sticker printer infuriated clients with a pro-Trump mass text message
- Dyson unmasks its super customizable OnTrac headphones
- Voicemod Key brings voice changing and soundboards to Xbox and PlayStation
- Review: EA Sports College Football 25 is the long-awaited payoff
- Fiio’s DM13 brings welcome upgrades to Sony’s classic Discman
- The FCC wants to force carriers to unlock phones within 60 days
- Major Windows BSOD issue hits banks, airlines, and TV broadcasters
- Google’s shortened links will stop working next year — Also on Daring Fireball
- AMD claims its top-tier Ryzen AI chip is faster than Apple’s M3 Pro
- OpenAI’s latest model will block the ‘ignore all previous instructions’ loophole
- Bethesda Game Studios workers have unionized
- Joe Biden drops out, endorses Kamala Harris — Also on Daring Fireball. With Biden out, it should now be Trump’s age and mental decline on full display.
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- Looking for the best small phone? I have bad news
- Matter 1.2 brings robot vacuums, fridges, smoke alarms, and more
- Amazon’s Fallout TV series will start streaming in 2024
- Samsung TVs had Steam Link, but now the game streaming app is going away
- Nvidia and AMD plan to launch Arm PC chips as soon as 2025, Reuters reports
- Automattic acquires Texts, a universal messaging app
- Lego reveals Dune set, and a cast of incredible minifigs — Longbaron is looooooooong
- The $40 Wyze Video Doorbell v2 offers 2K video and 24/7 local recording
- Google is ready to fill its AI searches with ads
- Slack gets rid of its X integration
- Apple is planning to improve the Apple TV app with rentals, purchases, and more
- Microsoft now thirstily injects a poll when you download Google Chrome
- Intel’s new 14th Gen CPUs get a boost to gaming performance with APO feature
- Apple TV Plus is getting a price hike — and other Apple subscriptions are, too — Also Daring Fireball’s take
- Artists can use a data poisoning tool to confuse DALL-E and corrupt AI scraping
- iOS 17.1 arrives with updates to AirDrop, Apple Music, and more
- X is officially rolling out audio and video calls
- Meta’s Threads app has almost 100 million users, says Mark Zuckerberg
- Valve officially releases SteamVR 2.0
- Google Maps is becoming more like Search — thanks to AI
- Ticketmaster’s still hiding ticket fees, senator says
- The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law
- Threads is adding polls and GIFs as it continues to chase X
- Penguins snap Avalanche’s record 15-game road win streak
- Disney Dreamlight Valley won’t be free-to-play at launch
- Google paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search for Apple, Firefox, and more
- Ex-NHL player Adam Johnson dies after being slashed by skate — Incredibly sad.