The Looming Demise of the iPhone mini - MacSparky: The part that gets me is that they really shouldn’t be forced to make a decision. Isn’t Apple selling enough iPhones that they could afford to sell small, medium, and large versions of the pro and non-pro phones? You’d think they could make that work, but, for whatever reason, they are choosing not to. David Sparks take the customer-centric Apple question, but the answer is business-centric.
I finished the game Disco Elysium tonight. More akin to reading a book than playing a game, it tackled interesting concepts from politics to economics and the meaning of life.
If, like me, you’ve been searching for the ultimate OmniFocus “Complete and Await Reply” automation script, we may have finally hit gold with Autocar.
Lip sync is bad, fade to black transitions and an incredibly well-resourced High School. What’s not to love?
Finished reading: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 📚. A short story that initiated self-reflection of how my own childhood experience resulted in the life I have today.
Well that’s just great. COVID-19 has entered our household. 🦠
It was a lot of fun to host another Hemispheric Views live event this morning. This time, Jason was unboxing an official AppleTV+ Severance gift box he had acquired. The event featured Severance talk, Severance sound clips and music from the show - even some Defiant Jazz. There were many amazing goodies in the box. You can see some photos of the items at the Hemispheric Views photo album.
This article was originally written for the November 2021 edition of Hemispheric News, delivered as part of the Hemispheric Views podcast member bonus program, One Prime Plus Since it’s Nostalgic November, I figured I should write something that fits the theme for the November issue of Hemispheric News. What is nostalgia, however? According to Apple’s dictionary, nostalgia is defined as: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.
Riccardo Mori really nailed it with his latest post, Raw power alone is not enough where he talks about how Apple has left its software to wither, while it has been busy beefing up its hardware offering. The article is full of juicy content, but I’ve pulled out the parts that resonated with me: Without innovation in software, all we’re doing with these new powerful machines is essentially the same we were doing 20 years ago on PowerPC G4 and G5 computers, but faster and more conveniently.
Jim Carrey is fun for the adults and the characters are fun for the kids. I was disappointed with the soundtrack after really enjoying that of the first movie.
Hannah Gadsby on her autism diagnosis: ‘I’ve always been plagued by a sense that I was a little out of whack’ | The Guardian I leave crowded spaces. I switch off discordant music. I wear headphones at restaurants. I openly express my hatred of the saxophone and electric guitar solos. I don’t allow important emotional conversations to take place in cafes with polished concrete floors. My son has an autism diagnosis.
I’ve bought Disco Elysium - The Final Cut because it was on sale on the Steam Store. Friends tell me it’s good. 🕹
Wow, this was boring. An hour in felt like 2 hours. Not even the Ryan Reynolds charm could save this script.
I’ve got a new domain: canion.au
I’ve re-upped my subscription to TextExpander. While my self-built Keyboard Maestro system was okay, it was rickety enough to create annoyances. @burk will approve.
Kings Park calm.
I can’t figure out why Flickr has two different types of Pro badge. One is black with a square surrounding the word Pro, and the other is blue with a pink underline.
I’ve been exploring Flickr again. I’m still a Pro, so I should try to get my money’s worth.
Finished reading: Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 📚 An enjoyable read that is let down by its extreme US-centricity.
Today @burk, @martinfeld and I hosted a @hemisphericviews Members Trivia Event. Hosted on Zoom with a quiz platform provided by Crowdpurr, it was a great way to spend an hour with people who dedicate time to listen and support our podcast.