I am surprised at the sheer scale of insider information that Gurman has managed to scoop. Especially so given that it is all software. That is one thing that is difficult to get out of Apple.
Information is too specific and too detailed to be just some hints floating around.
It is annoying to watch your hairline recede. It is even more annoying to be a mute spectator of the juggling act that gets payed every day over your head.
Of course, I had to write about the experience of these struggling, surviving fighters left behind.
A receding hairline poses a lot of annoyance for the owner of one. And I won’t even get into how painful it is to watch your forehead span further into your scalp with each passing day. That’s manageable. It’s the juggling act that gets played out everyday on your head that is crazy.
The remaining soldiers battling at fore-front start behaving like sore losers, running helter-skelter. But they are also wired for a sole task to cover the scalp, so they keep curling and furling all over the deserting scalp. Of course, failing terribly at their attempt to cover it to any convenient extent.
The dearth of much competition also makes every individual’s development feel brisk, the troop growing longer rather than denser. Given there remain very few of them, they get caressed more by the owner, pulling few out every time they are.
What this leaves behind is a scene akin to a movie theatre playing any recent M. Night Shyamalan movie. Very few that matter occupying the seats, scattered, with tons of empty spaces peeping all across.
🎵 A great song this - Here I dreamt I was an architect
I need to listen to more from this band - The Decemberists, for their great acoustic.
It’s difficult to maintain, support and improve legacy features. Always better to clean the slate and start fresh with a new design and current technology stack.
Unfortunately, that liberty is not accorded every time.
Alto’s back with a new adventure →
The main evolution is that Alto has learned to embrace his adventurous side: this time he is calling the shots and stepping out into the larger world on his own terms.
Exciting! 🤗
HomePod is speaker first, after all →
Siri on the HomePod doesn’t need to be terribly clever to keep up with Alexa in my house.
A great review by @jack about things that matter to a regular customer. Above statement resonated for me too — what Alexa gets asked is limited.
There is no better way to sign-off the week than enjoying a sumptuous meal with your family, sharing lots of stories & laughs and a cheery time together.
I wish there was a single place where I could see all my paid subscriptions. There is a reason at times I prefer subscribing via App Store, even if it is a buck costly.
I am not sure what the solution is, but there needs one given more services rely on a subscription model now.
Finally managed to document the journey embracing IndieWeb principles on my site built with Hugo. This has been a pretty satisfying project, especially given it has inspired me again to write more - and of course post to and from micro.blog.
I am seriously considering closing my gmail account. I am weary of dumping more and more of my data to Google data farm.
But I wonder what are the alternatives? Preferably hosted ones.
So the timeline is full of individual’s HomePod reviews. And almost everyone’s loving it. Hardly seen anyway complain about Siri yet.
I guess just the experience Apple wanted. I know, the frustrations will slowly trickle in. A good first impression nonetheless.
“Understand humility. Foster dignity. Live memorably. Endure.” →
“The night before I turned 30, I found myself so surprised to have reached an age of indisputable adult that I wrote up a set of”adult principles” that I’ve been trying to live up to.” - John Perry Barlow
RIP.
It’s mesmerising to wake up to some of the most beautiful creations of nature — a lot satisfying if it’s you who’ve nurture them.
Since the day I brought Echo in my home, I always wondered how smart the ecosystem of IOT devices really is. Kashmir Hill’s great post journaling her experience shows there’s a long way to go. I captured some of my observations.
I hate that my Kindle has great battery life — I keep running it for weeks for it doesn’t need recharged. But when I need my books the most, it throws the “battery depleted” message at me. Am just wired to charge my devices every night I guess, that must not be good.
Finally managed to catch up to the Falcon Heavy launch posts/videos. Gosh, it just was an inspiring experience to watch it, and see it being watched by thousands of eyes. More than the launch though, it was the twin landing which was breathtaking. Brilliant! 🚀
In response to a great article by Kashmir Hill on living in smart homes, I have captured some of my observations. Just reiterates, smart homes are still a lot dumb.
Feedly does not handle the posts without title well. How about the alternatives? Feedbin, Feedwrangler?
HomePod reviews should be pretty heartening for Apple. They looked focused at nailing the hardware — which is lauded unanimously. Feature parity will be achieved by improving software gradually.
Seems to follow the Watch pattern. Get the hardware correct, iterate for perfection.
🎵 A great playlist - Autumn Acoustic Pop. Keeps your mind at calm.
Nature has the ability and avidity to affect your state of mind — at times in most positive ways. And you are fortunate if your work place offers it that opportunity. So if nothing else, the nature can keep you inspired.
I think I need to clip my subscription list of podcasts. I have realised I am spending significant chunk of my day listening to varying perspectives on same set of news.
Podcasts demand attention, so can’t be productive. Denies my mind a chance to spring up thoughts of its own.
For Micro Monday, I would like to recommend @colinwalker. He writes some great posts, on his really well-designed blog with every element thought through. Been an inspiration for me to keep tinkering with mine.