I will always have a love for the early days of the internet. It’s where I learned how to code and how first got exposed to design. There is honestly something unique and genuine about that time; individual people creating pages for whatever passion project they wanted to share.
Enter wiby.me.
Just hitting that “Surprise Me” link sparks way more joy then I thought it would.
Took way too long for me to get my head back into the SVG headspace but I can successfully report that the color variables and automatic light/dark mode switch based on device settings now works!
About five or so years ago, the condenser for half our AC system had its fan motor burn out. I was fortunate enough to find a decent used replacement for a good price and all was well.
That was back then.
The same motor burned out dealing with the current bout of 100+ degree weather Houston has been under for the last month. Same motor, same condenser, twice the price. Didn’t help that the capacitors on the unit got fried in the process.
I learned a few things in the time between when it broke and when it was fixed.
You can now add up to 5 links in your Instagram bio. Probably one of the most requested features we’ve had.
Mark Zuckerberg in a screenshot by Casey Newton
That this is even remotely touted as some amazing feature is simply sad. That is how low the bar is for most websites and apps; five whole links. Geezus.
I’ll admit to being a tad lazy at times with updating my own website mostly as its just for me but I did finally get around to removing the webfonts I had hooked up before.
Going to look a little different on different devices and operating systems but I would rather have this site load just that much faster and respect viewers privacy. No need for you to alert the webfont host which websites you’re viewing and when. 😉
Xiaomi declined to say why this is a prototype right now when the tech seems to work so well. If I have to guess, I’d suspect it could be battery life or cost. During our 30-minute demo session the glasses ran out of juice and had to be charged. Maybe there’s no way to put a large enough battery without drastically increasing weight or bulk. The other theory could be that Xiaomi wants to wait until these glasses can be manufactured at a lower cost before releasing.
https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-ar-smart-glass-hands-on/
How anyone who was working on this product didn’t see this obvious half-closed dead-eyed vacant expression only shows that no one with decision authority has any taste.
*photo credit: XDA
Meta is letting Trump back on to Facebook and Instagram after a two year suspension because apparently trying to overthrow the US government doesn’t deserve a permanent ban. Yeah go figure.
We know that any decision we make on this issue will be fiercely criticized. Reasonable people will disagree over whether it is the right decision. But a decision had to be made, so we have tried to make it as best we can in a way that is consistent with our values and the process we established in response to the Oversight Board’s guidance.
https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/trump-facebook-instagram-account-suspension/
Saying “reasonable people” is such a weaselly way of dismissing valid opinions. It’s incredibly easy to say, “Look how unreasonable they are being!” if the person disagreeing with you happens to be emotional or vocal about their displeasure. It’s right up there with “Debate me” as being inherently disingenuous about your true intentions.
I continue to look forward to Meta burning itself to the ground.
Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes plans to overhaul a unit created by her predecessor to investigate unsubstantiated claims of election fraud into a task force focused on reinforcing voting rights instead.
The newly elected Democrat hopes the unit will “reprioritize the mission and resources” it has into “protecting voting access and combating voter suppression,” she told the Guardian on Saturday.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-arizona-ag-to-flip-predecessors-sham-election-fraud-unit-into-voting-rights-task-force
Yes. More of this please.
Despite a $22 billion deal with the US military, Microsoft lacks any faith in its augmented reality (AR) goggles, and this has apparently translated into a virtually unusable product. It’s no surprise, then, that Microsoft—supposedly beholden to thousands of layoffs if it wants to survive—would ditch the goggles given the first opportunity.
https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/342480-microsoft-lays-off-all-of-its-vr-mixed-reality-and-hololens-employees
I can’t think of a more complete way for a company to say “Yeah, we got nothing.”
It is an utterly staggering amount of money for one person to lose and still have far more wealth than the vast majority of humanity will ever know.
The largest loss of personal fortune is that of Elon Musk (South Africa), estimated by Forbes to be roughly $165 billion (£135B / €155B) as of December 2022.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/94151-largest-loss-of-personal-fortune