Highlights

 

eInk on the Cusp? 📃

05/16/2022 • #200

If you haven’t been watching what’s been happening in the eInk space of late, you’re potentially missing out on some interesting innovations.

Odds are, you probably haven’t been keeping too close an eye on the electronic ink space of late, but one gets the feeling, in looking at what’s out there that it could be turning into something pretty awesome to watch in short order. As a… Read More

05/12/2022

Pale Green Ghost 🟢 : 

NVIDIA—finally—embraces open-sourcing its drivers for Linux, a long-lingering source of tension within the open-source community. And it may not be because of gamers or desktop users, either.

#199

05/10/2022

A User’s Guide to MidRange 📝 : 

As I’ve been doing a bit of site-moving of late, I wanted to honor some of MidRange’s best, most unusual pieces. Hope you agree.

#198

05/09/2022

Shout-Out to Todd Rundgren 🎸 : 

Discussing the sun-kissed violence around what is arguably Ozark’s best scene, one soundtracked by a Laura Nyro fanatic.

#197

05/05/2022

Pound of Flesh, Returned 💸 : 

The Intuit TurboTax settlement reflects a high-profile example of what happens when a company weasels out out something it agreed to do … at least for a while.

#196

05/03/2022

Resistance Through Inconvenience 😣 : 

If there’s something that you don’t want to do, the most effective way to prevent people from doing it is to make it so challenging and frustrating that no person will want to.

#195

05/02/2022

Free Speech Disconnect 💬 : 

A common explanation for how free speech works on the internet doesn’t seem to be connecting with the public. Perhaps we need to use a Tim Robinson sketch to make our case instead.

#194

04/28/2022

Dude, You’re Getting a CAMM 💻 : 

Pondering the unusual new kind of memory Dell randomly foisted onto the world this month. Despite rumors of its proprietary nature, it’s actually a smart idea.

#193

The Internet of Jerks 🤬

04/26/2022 • #192

When it comes down to it, the thing that makes a lot of people nervous about Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter is that it seems like he favors the jerks—which isn’t fun for those who prefer a jerk-light internet.

OK, first off, I know we have to talk about this, but I did a thing last night in direct response to yesterday’s news. I built a simple template for MidRange which I am now publishing on EmailOctopus directly, as a temporary solution until I can… Read More

04/25/2022

The Path to Ridiculousness 📺 : 

Netflix is built around content that aims broad, rather than the more narrowly tailored stuff that builds passion but perhaps starts out with smaller audience bases. It needs to make the niche work in its favor—by making it good enough to pay a little extra for.

#191

04/21/2022

Lightning Sputters ⚡️ : 

Apple’s long-in-the-tooth approach to ports and charging cables is feeling pressure on all sides these days, including from a Brazilian judge.

#190

04/19/2022

New Slang 💬 : 

Taking a quick look at the world’s greatest FOIA request, an 83-page document listing the FBI’s attempt at capturing the internet’s slang.

#189

04/18/2022

A Belated Modern Embrace 🕹 : 

For decades, I wasn’t really much of a modern gamer at all. But now, I’m dipping my toes into a new area. Stress will do that to you.

#188

04/14/2022

Should Elon Musk Buy Twitter? 🪺 : 

Taking on the question that’s been on every Twitter user’s mind this morning.

#187

04/12/2022

Bad Subliminal Work 🍨 : 

The new Baskin-Robbins logo falls into the trap of trying to aim for a new demographic while not properly integrating visual elements that made their old look iconic.

#186

04/11/2022

The Room to Speak Up 💬 : 

Lost in our recent debates on free speech is the context around what created the circumstances for you to speak up. As long as that context is missing, the discussion will always remain hollow.

#185

04/07/2022

The Cult of Corporatism 👔 : 

Two hit shows on Apple TV+ have a hell of a lot to say about corporate culture right now, and it feels like just the right time to hear it … even if the source of said commentary is interesting.

#184

04/05/2022

Your Way Or The Highway 🍔️ : 

You might have heard Burger King is getting sued over the size of its burger patties. If you’re at all offended by this, do you think you would get absolutely anything from that class-action suit?

#183

04/04/2022

The Centralizer’s Lament 😥️ : 

The guy who helped created Twitter, Jack Dorsey, seems to be regretting his work around that these days. Is this an opportunity for the open internet to get back into the conversation?

#182

03/31/2022

Mark One Off ✅ : 

No, it’s not the world’s biggest deal that Google Docs now supports Markdown. But it certainly feels like a friendly nod to the numerous writers that use it.

#181