- “Secure Custom Fields” is not Advanced Custom Fields (Piccalilli)
- Cabel Sasser, Panic – XOXO Festival (2024) (YouTube) — This video has been showing up in all my social feeds, and it did not disappoint.
- Moom 4 Is Excellent, But Not Available in the Mac App Store (Daring Fireball) — I’ve been trying Moom this week, and I like it so far. I have been needing to find a replacement for Divvy, which looks to now be abandoned.
- The Secretive Dynasty That Controls the Boar’s Head Brand – the New York Times (Daring Fireball)
- Things Are Not Going Well at Automattic (Daring Fireball)
- DHH Argues Against Passkeys (Daring Fireball)
- Apple Passwords’ Generated Strong Password Format (Daring Fireball)
- Therapy is now horrible (The Oatmeal)
- Floor Maps of Iconic NYC Fast Food Joints (kottke.org)
- Charles Schulz on Being a Good Citizen (kottke.org)
- A Bonkers Japanese Skateboarding Show (kottke.org)
- Artfully Arranged Junkyard Objects (kottke.org)
- Tinkerers Are Taking Old Redbox Kiosks Home and Reverse Engineering Them (kottke.org)
- Strolls with stops use more energy than continuous walking, scientists show (kottke.org)
- Finders Keepers: Halloween (Louie Mantia)
- Super Mario Bros. (Louie Mantia)
- 2004 was the first year of the future — It’s 2004 week at The Verge.
- Say Hello to Croissant (Aaron Vegh) — “a super-fun, super-easy way to cross-post your social media posts to Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon”
- My solar-powered and self-hosted website (Dries Buytaert)
News
- The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks
- The Internet Archive hackers still have access to its internal emailing tools
- Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begun
- AMD and Intel are teaming up to fend off ARM chips
- The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist
- A24’s The Legend of Ochi looks like an adorable fantasy adventure in first trailer
- Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 launches next year for $249
- Govee AI Sync Box 2 review: pricey yet accurate smart TV backlights
- Google Flights makes it easier to find the cheapest airfare
- Malkin scores 500th goal, Crosby hits 1,600 points for Penguins
- Crosby and Malkin have milestone nights in Sabres win
- The Innocn 27-inch OLED gaming monitor is a great deal at $429.99
- Password manager makers want to let you securely transfer passkeys
- Universal Orlando will open new Harry Potter and Nintendo worlds in May
- Automattic offered workers another chance to quit over WordPress drama
- WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources
- People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes
- Nintendo’s Alarmo review: cute and cozy, but still just an alarm clock
- FCC says all smartphones must be hearing aid compatible
- Cuba’s massive power outage extends into the weekend
- Turning an iMac G4 into an external monitor with the DockLite G4 mod
- Alien: Romulus will get a limited-edition VHS release