Tag: Japan

• “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