I’ve decided it’s not loyalty points that companies offer, it’s urgency. When you have “points” that “expire,” that’s not loyalty. That’s a trick. Shame on me for trusting you.
Challenges to installing the most recent Apple public OS beta release 3. Watch took a reset before it would get past an error message. A laptop today took four checks before it noticed there was an update. Homepods didn’t notice a beta was available last night. Phones, iPad were mixed.
Coming face-to-face with the idea that I am the same age as old people. AC/DC in the foreground, Kinks in the background.
Groove for your Friday:
“The Way You Dream” by 1 Giant Leap
I’m one of those people who opted to follow all the accounts on Threads that I follow on Instagram. It’s not a small number. Notifications of those accounts coming online is becoming much more frequent.
Not saying. Just saying.
Groove for your Thursday:
“I Am You” from Nightmares on Wax
I just learned that Sinéad has died. It took me a long time to understand all of the things she was trying to accomplish and what she was fighting against. I have long admired her courage.
Screenwriter’s Blues lyrics hit a little different this year, though maybe not if you’re actually from Los Angeles:
It is 5 am
And the sun has charred
The other side of
The world and come
Back to us
And painted the smoke
Over our heads
An imperial violet
It’s still my favorite Soul Coughing song
When your family gives you feedback, and they’re not wrong, it’s time to do better.
Internet says I am not the first person to wonder if Elon’s going to be found infringing on the X Windows trademark.
For the last few weeks I have been listening to music used in the Hulu series Letterkenny. I noticed as I have been working through watching the series that I like a lot of the music. I started using Shazam, but then wondered if anyone had assembled a playlist. They have. Spotify and Apple Music.
Just discovered a musician named Anthony Vincent tonight, because TikTok. Video was of Enter Sandman done in the style of David Bowie. It’s beautifully done—it is released as Enter Starman.
If you’re okay with that, he also has a track called Down with the Sickness Tears, which is also very 80s.
I didn’t really want Watch OS to be changed. Been rocking a Series 4 since it was new. But I’m coming around to the changes in Watch OS 10. Won’t lie, some of the changes were maddening at first, but I’m noticing the polish now and I’m happy. The Snoopy watch face has to be seen to be believed.
I opted to follow all the same accounts on Threads as Instagram. Unintended consequence: Lots of notifications of accepting follow requests and even a few follow-backs.
The quiet purgatory of the exam room.
Just visiting. Quartely check-up.
I use a 4K panel and a 2K panel at work and I’m amazed by the amount of screen real estate applications think they are entitled to. There is nothing that I want in a window that consumes either display, and I would love applications that remember this.
I am working hard to increase my step count. This makes me grateful for the Tylenol in the desk drawer.
Today, just a few weeks shy of my 55th year on this planet, I learned you can aggressively deploy tin foil, pre-emptively, to protect your stove from the spatter of things you may be cooking. That had not occurred to us, Dude.
Not sure how I feel about the Evernote purchase and layoff of most staff. I looked at the website of Bending Spoons, including their manifesto, and I can’t reconcile that idealism with their actions. I’m hoping it will make sense. I’m hoping the product is improved. But I’m ready to export to Notes.
Cynical prediction: Twitter becomes profitable only as a patent troll, then ultimately their IP will be sold to a consortium—long after litigation forces services that have vague similarities to Twitter to do algorithmic contortions.
At least they are consistent. No iPad specific Threads client at this time.
To be sure, logic matters. It can make a pretty big difference in your Smart Playlist choosing the rule “Artist is” or choosing the rule “Artist includes.” Inclusion or exclusion can provide unexpected results.
My day started with disappointment in myself. I got a lot of sleep, but in doing so, I slept through plans I had for the cooler part of the day. No harm, no foul, but I still want to do all the things.
Siri understands “Lumos” and “Nox.”
We are still dependent on others to maintain safe spaces and store our digital things. It will be a long time before we can help each other build and maintain such things on our own. Today, we recommend products and services that are affordable, but we remain faceless consumers.