Ken Walters (via Hacker News): The bottom edge of the MacBook is very sharp. Indeed, the industrial designers at Apple chose an aluminum unibody partly for the fact that it can handle such a geometry. But, it is uncomfortable on my wrists, and I bel…
Lees meerTey Bannerman (Hacker News): A few weeks ago, I tried to explain to someone what Microsoft Copilot is. I couldn’t… because the name ‘Copilot’ now refers to at least 75 different things. Apps, features, platforms, a keyboard key, an entire category o…
Lees meerCharlie Sorrel: Apple’s MacBooks haven’t always been monolithic, barely repairable slabs of aluminum, glass, and glue. They used to be almost delightful in their repairable features, from their batteries to their Wi-Fi cards. Powerbooks, iBooks, and…
Lees meerMax Seelemann: The parameters are documented, but the optimal combination is not. Here’s what I learned:kCGImageSourceCreateThumbnailFromImageAlways: While this seems optional for correct functionality, without it there will be error logged for imag…
Lees meerCaleb Jacobs (via Hacker News): While the agricultural manufacturing giant pointed out in a statement that this is no admission of wrongdoing, it agreed to pay $99 million into a fund for farms and individuals who participated in a class action laws…
Lees meerTim Hardwick (Hacker News): Amazon and Globalstar have announced a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire the satellite operator. […] Alongside the acquisition, Amazon and Apple have signed a separate agreement for Amazon’s Leo …
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Lees meerAfter a week off for vacation, the podcast is back, and there is so much to talk about! We begin by discussing the product Apple is reportedly developing to compete with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. What may it look like, how many versions should the…
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