We need some better terms for GenAI output – “slop” is too benign – Rock Paper Shotgun

Nick Reuben: I think we can do better. “Slop” evokes a tepid…

Why I recommend against Bluesky – Niccolo Venerandi

Niccolo Venerandi breaks down some of the technical reasons behind why Bluesky…

Video essay: The alien franchise backed itself into a corner

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“After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel. The oligopoly has won”

Our system of email has been deliberately coopted by Big Tech players,…

Quick Note: My Apple Event commentary (and everything else) has moved to Mastodon

As stated in my notice about it this morning, I don’t plan…

Apple needs to give the apps that power Services to someone besides Eddie Cue

I agree with Benjamin Mayo: The Apple services experience is not good…

DuckDuckGo’s Apple-powered maps now support dark mode and more – 9to5Mac

While I am an app-first person, it’s good to see Dark Mode come to more web apps.