2023-07-30T15:06:06Z https://yabu.me johnphilpin https://yabu.me/npub1yuckd9cjw2hxgezqzp87q0cftulfa480n8hfj9xazeqrsna7cpmq75rlu2 https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_5bf1472ebbda30d34362df56f545f6666356b3001ed20100d6565afb61412e45.jpg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_5bf1472ebbda30d34362df56f545f6666356b3001ed20100d6565afb61412e45.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszq0nek8sc67egtjhnkh9vl2ke7sn8p0erlz9skv384tmtv0tfycqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vhvfjyn 🔗 The end of the content shortage<br/><br/>&#34;The ennui of infinite content is reversing our spiraling desire for more of it.&#34;<br/><br/>💬 Seth Godin <br/>Here’s willing it to be so. <a href="https://seths.blog/2026/03/the-end-of-the-content-shortage/">https://seths.blog/2026/03/the-end-of-the-content-shortage/</a> 2026-03-27T00:55:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83dm6crrgxfqau6eyrvtjvuvrwx3p5lh5ggctanv2v06sw9lgmsszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v3slm5r 🔗 Brad Enslen<br/><br/>&#34;Headlines: ICE is starting to check ID’s in airport security lines. Be warned.&#34; <a href="https://ramblinggit.com/2026/03/26/good-morning-i-went-to.html">https://ramblinggit.com/2026/03/26/good-morning-i-went-to.html</a> 2026-03-27T00:54:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2t47yldardz8man6re588th7am53yt95w6ylfjsgfel5p5tz4seszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v9ajdd7 Wet. Wet. Very very wet. 2026-03-26T03:06:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszu6tqrm0336eljr9z8t3pcrsdatnq6zn05arvx68mcezkj0e8c2szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vlh8p29 🔗 Daring Fireball: iOS 26.4<br/><br/>&#34;I like reading release notes from developers who take the time to document changes, and I also like reading “Bug fixes and performance improvements” over and over and over again from developers who do not.&#34;<br/><br/>😂 <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/24/ios-264">https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/24/ios-264</a> 2026-03-25T20:14:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxxujv7jw87chtehk9muhks0an9frutnssewrj8a6lt37ceykwqgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v8wl9rp 🔗 Daring Fireball: Claude Can Now Take Control of Your Mac<br/><br/>&#34;The Claude Mac client itself remains a lazy Electron clunker. If Claude Code is so good I don’t get why they don’t prove it by using it to make an even halfway decent native Mac app.&#34; <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/24/claude-control-mac">https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/24/claude-control-mac</a> 2026-03-25T20:14:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4m660v5enx5qf63e5lr99lqjjc620ww8hf34rgwkt5lplqnsnnczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vxpnpxx 🔗 Too complicated for people to understand.<br/><br/>&#34;Our first job is to do work that matters for people who care. It helps to follow that up with the scaffolding needed to cause cultural change, so the idea spreads.<br/>But don’t dumb it down to reach people who don’t want to be reached in the first place.&#34; <a href="https://seths.blog/2026/03/too-complicated-for-people-to-understand/">https://seths.blog/2026/03/too-complicated-for-people-to-understand/</a> 2026-03-25T20:13:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0503elfq4kgqy9tl3frauux6gg2rdrwjm8k8e3a57ca9rrh0hczczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vkfx7q7 It&#39;s Fractal <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/25/its-fractal.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/25/its-fractal.html</a> 2026-03-25T03:13:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxt9a2kn0num48af89lu78x9jdn9vv378ug59jkxr6mmknds99jgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vgs5jwf Claude - please rewrite {my copy} in the style of {choose author} - gets {output}.<br/><br/>Chat GPT - please read {output} and tell me who the author is likely to be.<br/><br/>Output = variations of;<br/><br/>&#34;‘this seems to be your voice and tone’&#34; 2026-03-23T23:28:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2t6treu7ydxaa47s55447pucvzpsm4vdjfp7vmhtn79q9k6hxahgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vpwn0tc Sad that I would believe Iran before POTUS on this topic. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/9e3841a264.jpg"> 2026-03-23T23:28:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80q9e6jqx4nf529wyn73yr270tr3nwsddj9x8ajhtxmmvm2rjydszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v6pq744 Inspired by @derekpeden I recently started to rate movies, shows and books on a consistent scale - with real rules and bit by bit visiting the archives and updating accordingly.<br/>Posted my 🎬🖇️ Peaky Blinders review this morning and even I was shocked how low it came out - in the old days it would have hit 3... john.philpin.com <a href="https://micro.blog/derekpeden">https://micro.blog/derekpeden</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/23/peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/23/peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man.html</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/23/inspired-by-derekpeden-i-recently.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/23/inspired-by-derekpeden-i-recently.html</a> 2026-03-22T22:24:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqwtej6detfgcu39sds80ex9pea74l9jagu3564ek9pkgxcav3vgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vtsj7rz I think AUT Marketing need to think things through more … <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/1a33016e31.jpg"> 2026-03-22T22:05:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6rjua5n98kv40lklv0sgqsxus4p4q3zt49nsufsvyeuezvpyy3gzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vyu4kr9 Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 2026 - ★★★ <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/23/peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/23/peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man.html</a> 2026-03-22T20:34:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxl0926kwpqzpqx0znjxulk63hfmmd9kgqg0xyalr7tx8vjlncy5qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vl8tlak 🪦 97 is a hell of a run Len. You can stop now. 2026-03-22T19:22:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswj55y3mzlsvcn0pqyte449hjmwdc04fvtzka9t7kwu5c2a9ynf5qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v9m499x 🎵 Angine de Poitrine<br/><br/>.. right then. 2026-03-22T07:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqgr0aw6j87sh4479qddwna0hctslfuac3mluxr5pqejq7v5htxszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vruxweq Days End <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/202d17e68f.jpg"> 2026-03-22T06:45:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wzp03zh2hjx4erp7huj0x3zd3lzn075wnjhnswl94d6gvq2xyrczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vlypagp 🔗 Mike Johnson: Trust us, this war totally had to happen.<br/><br/>Trust you Mike? Are you serious? <a href="https://boingboing.net/2026/03/17/mike-johnson-trust-us-this-war-totally-had-to-happen.html">https://boingboing.net/2026/03/17/mike-johnson-trust-us-this-war-totally-had-to-happen.html</a> 2026-03-21T22:07:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg84gdusm87hkfyvpu5ycwusuktzeffugk2nlv4ffdeum9mgra6ugzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v3pazxm 🔗 Your AI Remembers Everything. You Own None of It. – Regionally Famous<br/><br/>&#34;Your AI Remembers Everything. You Own None of It.&#34;<br/><br/>It’s worse than that … it might remember everything for them … but have you noticed that it never seems to remember everything for you❓ <a href="https://regionallyfamous.com/your-ai-remembers-everything-you-own-none-of-it/">https://regionallyfamous.com/your-ai-remembers-everything-you-own-none-of-it/</a> 2026-03-21T21:53:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw36wmsg32lr4f0dzv2l0x3d54t7hdvjfl0n3s5tx5mg6uhm4293gzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vj3luah 🔗 Conventional Comments<br/><br/>I get what he’s trying to do … but we seem to be a long way from this working. I think we also are missing a couple or more.<br/><br/>Joke … Rhetorical … Sarcasm … Irony … all spring to mind as concepts that too many people miss as they attempt to ‘finish the internet’. <a href="https://weidok.al/2026/03/20/conventional-comments.html">https://weidok.al/2026/03/20/conventional-comments.html</a> 2026-03-21T18:17:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfy7t5l2kfatupn7jzvv2jxrl42y26nke2l8yqrrtk7wx846rvedszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v4fmgku 🪦 Any regrets Chuck❓ 2026-03-21T18:06:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrnwwm2hj968m7tax858j90d0w0smez2lsvc2jr2hdgcfx5uf4cgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vxhrz7e ➕<br/><br/><br/>➕ <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/9352f686ef.png"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/0f55a76579.png"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/2aa0cf13f0.png"> 2026-03-21T18:03:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsflg2afz8quu5uy94xyrcw6p257t394x8ezam7hup8www72v4tzyszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vmkpegt … as Doug wrote … <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/161adbc2eb.png"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/888fb5cc8b.png"> 2026-03-21T18:03:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsfvutdvhtq4znn4e35zdqexn5l25ptyf6sfeetfjsd2y6sejxcczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v0xmh5n [@Adactio: These assholes www.openui.com did not do any due diligence before choosing a name.](<a href="https://adactio.com/notes/22476">https://adactio.com/notes/22476</a>)<br/><br/>.. or maybe they did and are just doubling down on their ‘ass-hole-ness’❓ <a href="https://www.openui.com/">https://www.openui.com/</a> <a href="https://adactio.com/notes/22476">https://adactio.com/notes/22476</a> 2026-03-19T22:03:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0w7gw4g3ae7neynancy6kjlxzsdsrz5uxx2wtv6zjc9z9g72g9fgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vg56qfa 🔗 Pejac Transforms Basic Graph Paper into Detailed, Trompe-L’œil Tableaux<br/><br/>Had to share just one of them …<br/><br/><br/>Forever amazed how someone can pick up something like an empty ‘graph book’ and turn it into stunning art. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/bd5b3e3e07.jpg"> <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/pejac-graph-paper-graphite-drawings/">https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/pejac-graph-paper-graphite-drawings/</a> 2026-03-19T22:03:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvmufvfafxl8vvjhg7meedjv8sp495vkk79x8ydp9qudzqgj9anqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vh7y67p 🔗 Adobe Pays Early Termination Fee, or ‘Settlement’, in U.S. Lawsuit Over Hidden Fees.<br/><br/>I am about to attempt to extract myself from one of Adobe’s products. I wasn’t looking forward to it before I read this. Now? <a href="https://pxlnv.com/linklog/adobe-ftc-settlement/">https://pxlnv.com/linklog/adobe-ftc-settlement/</a> 2026-03-19T22:03:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfh68cn2cfppeksunvjkhe26jvszutqq4zvsff5uqf70jw4wfdwpqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vavqvsg 🔗 Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection<br/><br/>… Joan - not just about introspection. <a href="https://www.joanwestenberg.com/marc-andreessen-is-wrong-about-introspection/">https://www.joanwestenberg.com/marc-andreessen-is-wrong-about-introspection/</a> 2026-03-19T22:03:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzsju5dpjhjexr2rfj9xf6fgnhe770p9ptu5aad9jn6p2hvfaz8qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vzfwfsx 🔗 Nostalgia and Decay Meet Theatricality in Andrew Moore’s Dramatic Photos<br/><br/>Eclipsed by neglect. Beautiful in their fading obscurity.<br/><br/>Bernie and Elton came to mind - though they weren’t talking buildings ….<br/><br/>&#34;It’s sad, so sad, it’s a sad, sad situation<br/>And it’s getting more and more absurd&#34; <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/andrew-moore-theater-architecture-nostalgia-photographs/">https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/andrew-moore-theater-architecture-nostalgia-photographs/</a> 2026-03-19T22:01:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyywa04caxya8vu6m3xpvgpq0h0zjnwsxsrk7r3acj0zdenr3hy7czyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v5hhq8u 📸 <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/4dc50438b8.jpg"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/946d752081.jpg"> 2026-03-19T03:15:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsznjnzsctsqvva9m7j29f24dpxta7dszwlqa3m0gx04v7fgldvxeqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vsltmzq 📸 <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/068b92fd2b.jpg"> 2026-03-19T02:58:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnn5laptmm4ctvnaegk3jev9tnvq8kd7rne90hlmmd2s8n6ld32szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vvx4k0q delete the entire public directory from the web - and upload this new directory - hell … why not❓ 2026-03-18T02:39:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs277yxey6gkqmj6yzvn76cz5xn5ycj7pkxuwjwvgdhzm266dd9p9qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v2fx4u4 📸 What Victoria Market was before it was Victoria Market - where that 🖇️ Indian Restaurant is. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/b4498ecf83.jpg"> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/just-parked-outside-one-of.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/just-parked-outside-one-of.html</a> 2026-03-17T23:31:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4s3cc7l99hjy5fgn6e6nk5ev3z74t8d2ulkq633qqm75ze9f6tqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vdy9rmt 📸 Aerial view of Herne Bay - exactly 100 years ago. The big white buildings in the middle? The Tram Barns. Long gone. To give you a clue of how long ago that is - a number of the buildings built after the barns were demolished are of the Art Deco persuasion and are now ‘listed’ buildings. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/124d94dba2.jpg"> 2026-03-17T23:30:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfsv5zdx0zurvtxa4wcy6edr3xw486urx0x0fnqkyl2ahsqnfegfczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vv2dlvn 📸 Just parked outside one of the better Indian Restaurants in Auckland … <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/c7c0f0cc00.jpg"> 2026-03-17T23:21:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0zyq75jhcjfxk6gptxe3aqgty6ykz77ue705235r6taresvqqxgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vv78tsv 🖇️ When I wrote this earlier today - i hadn’t received my daily Readwise … that somehow seems to connect …. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3157.png"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3158.png"> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/steve-blank-your-startup-is.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/steve-blank-your-startup-is.html</a> 2026-03-17T23:20:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hwqrt2ee2gj6ek36rups0022kjf868tsl9tjmege87p06h2x8xczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vhds559 🔗 Ranked: Americans&#39; Favorite News Sites<br/> Key Takeaways <br/><br/>BBC News has the highest approval rating among Americans at 51%.<br/>No other news website reaches 50% positive opinion among respondents.<br/>Yahoo News (48%) ranks second and is the top U.S.-based brand<br/><br/>My key takeaway is actually not called out …<br/><br/>ESPN...<br/> john.philpin.com <a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-americans-favorite-news-sites/">https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-americans-favorite-news-sites/</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/ranked-americans-favorite-news-sites.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/ranked-americans-favorite-news-sites.html</a> 2026-03-17T23:16:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxx0jm9nn5s9jp0zg42wuy7zf8vule4ksz4x953efsa8gdqhdvxszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vjv3atq Brilliant and Lovely all at the same time.<br/><br/>“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold<br/><br/>&#34;The kid who tries to run Blender on a Chromebook doesn’t learn that his machine can’t handle it. He learns that Google decided he’s not allowed to. Those are completely different lessons.&#34;<br/><br/>➕<br/><br/>&#34;The reviews can tell you what a computer is for. They have very little interest in what you might become because of one.&#34; <a href="https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260312-this-is-not-the-computer-for-you/?ref=birchtree.me">https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260312-this-is-not-the-computer-for-you/?ref=birchtree.me</a> 2026-03-17T23:12:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswuqayvn7skrdrnqujzdsp76qs0xkltd6mqrcc62hu6sl2q6yuhjqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vzp3r6u 🔗 Daring Fireball: PC Makers Are Not Ready for the MacBook Neo<br/><br/>&#34;This idea that because it’s “an iPhone chip” the Neo is not capable of, say, editing 4K video is utterly ignorant. You know what computers are fully capable of editing 4K video? iPhones.&#34; <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/14/pc-makers-are-not-ready-for-the-macbook-neo">https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/14/pc-makers-are-not-ready-for-the-macbook-neo</a> 2026-03-17T22:53:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5qsw3c5mlmnww4345xyp9z8m56u0wjefr9u0ygphqxdcpnnsclgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vhjayyq 🔗😂🤓 One of the best Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal’s ‘EVA’ <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3159.png"> <a href="https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/philosophy-5">https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/philosophy-5</a> 2026-03-17T22:48:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9ank0qfyqmlc9p3yzqtp7s0y4fk9aty3fmhqz2sm0g9pgpdsdeszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vzjevet 🔗 Steve Blank - Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival<br/><br/>&#34;If you started a company more than two years ago, it’s likely that many of your assumptions are no longer true.&#34;<br/><br/>➕<br/><br/>&#34;The bottleneck is no longer engineering. It’s moving up the stack to judgment, customer insight for desired outcomes and distribution.&#34;<br/><br/>Both true - and in the apps we are building there is heavy reliance on AI to do the ‘heavy’ lifting - I mean - we humans aren’t designed to lift heavy things (speaking from personal experience some 30 years ago) - BUT we are awfully good at being human - which our apps definitely lean into.<br/><br/>And... john.philpin.com <a href="https://steveblank.com/2026/03/17/your-startup-is-probably-dead-on-arrival/">https://steveblank.com/2026/03/17/your-startup-is-probably-dead-on-arrival/</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/steve-blank-your-startup-is.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/18/steve-blank-your-startup-is.html</a> 2026-03-17T22:45:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4se79dx9ym6zwppawj3yfsrdxqsm2wc2gq6t3vmnz7y6tmju9lszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vdy24er 🔗 Apple’s real intelligence? Winning the waiting game | The Macalope<br/><br/>&#34;We’ve gone from “AI does everything so we can now lay off all our staff!” to “We have to lay off all our staff because AI is sucking all our resources.” It’s almost as if AI is being as an excuse for layoffs.&#34;<br/><br/>➕<br/><br/>&#34;Ha-ha! That would be silly! Because, in reality, we know that there really is no problem that cannot be solved by laying off vast swaths of the people who have devoted their careers to you. It’s just math.&#34; <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3090472/apples-not-exactly-missing-it.html">https://www.macworld.com/article/3090472/apples-not-exactly-missing-it.html</a> 2026-03-17T22:35:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2f7xtjjnr0xfpss5c2vwnkhrwp2ryut0q0qm8zqucgwcppm4qekczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v82vava 🔗📸 Waffle Shop 1950 From Shorpy<br/><br/>Just a wonderful image from the folks at Shorpy. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/6dedc548aa.jpg"> <a href="https://www.shorpy.com/node/80">https://www.shorpy.com/node/80</a> 2026-03-17T22:20:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ae7a9gwrna23mwckketff8x4wuqay6aeztdl0kcgj4qzwcet83szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vj94w3p 🔗📼 Makes sense even today <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0SM3pLcl_c_">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0SM3pLcl_c_</a> 2026-03-17T21:56:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswff297fumyglkh56sua863kqksq234h8ftunh8l59exysfkkfs5czyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v6r3xr0 🔗 The Last Quiet Thing | Terry Godier<br/><br/>Absolutely wonderful opening … superb and engaging layout .. do kept going .. and have to say the end was just as great … but there is a middle bit … quite a large middle bit - that is stuff I’ve read before .. we all (should) know .. that I found uninteresting and... john.philpin.com <a href="https://www.terrygodier.com/the-last-quiet-thing">https://www.terrygodier.com/the-last-quiet-thing</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/17/the-last-quiet-thing-terry.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/17/the-last-quiet-thing-terry.html</a> 2026-03-16T18:10:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6l0qlv80r4ugzs6yg36lj7jh6na4smlfk5lzqwp7rxu4hkdjn7szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v6z98u6 🔗 Reuters tries to out Banksy: … | Alan Jacobs<br/><br/>.. what Alan said. <a href="https://social.ayjay.org/2026/03/16/reuters-tries-to-out-banksy.html">https://social.ayjay.org/2026/03/16/reuters-tries-to-out-banksy.html</a> 2026-03-16T18:02:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsty56mrlauazlc0jx4lwt47z9s530a2nd5tmq0mnm6q00sf39fnmszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vgyej7e #I F 2026-03-15T20:21:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgc73zymvuqyh670x0ekdnfxc6thxakrrkun4z8j95kw029544whszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v5kwygq 🔗Paperwork - Futility Closet<br/><br/>&#34;Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views, which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries when they wrote these books.&#34;<br/><br/>💬 Ralph Waldo Emerson <a href="https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/03/11/paperwork-6/">https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/03/11/paperwork-6/</a> 2026-03-15T08:36:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsywzfx2t8qw6e70qnlpymxq84da23k9czgnee46djaltuhhjadh3szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vgqu7q0 🔗 Apple Music launches AI transparency tags — but only if labels and distributors declare them.<br/><br/>.. and thats the rub. <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apple-music-launches-ai-transparency-tags-but-only-if-labels-and-distributors-choose-to-declare-them">https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apple-music-launches-ai-transparency-tags-but-only-if-labels-and-distributors-choose-to-declare-them</a> 2026-03-15T08:18:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrkt8eyhj94q3sepceuxy0yvk8j0yknzuq2avdyuhefz7avz5u6qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vafyvdj Just discovered Brockmire and love it - but cannot shake out of my head that he’s a non PC precursor to Ted Lasso. 2026-03-15T05:40:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdm30kglc022ec0n6jk5ss7qwqfupy7hcuc8edjf5stw24mc2sm2qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vvz3ver 🔗 The Return of Travis Kalanick: Fact &amp; Fluff!<br/><br/>&#34;I’ll be damned if I am not interested. And I’ll be damned if I don’t want to see what he does next. That doesn’t mean I need to gulp his MBA-speak as wisdom. I will call the game as I see it being played.&#34;<br/><br/>💬 Om <a href="https://om.co/2026/03/14/the-fact-fluff-of-return-of-travis-kalanick/">https://om.co/2026/03/14/the-fact-fluff-of-return-of-travis-kalanick/</a> 2026-03-15T02:02:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9elz2s6d5nemccek397h7vd344amh29x6g7q8zvq9q40w84ye7wgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vwr6kjc 🔗🎵😂 Africa by Toto with the lyrics switched out for the countries. <a href="https://flowingdata.com/2026/03/13/africa-by-toto-with-the-lyrics-switched-out-for-the-countries/">https://flowingdata.com/2026/03/13/africa-by-toto-with-the-lyrics-switched-out-for-the-countries/</a> 2026-03-13T23:06:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvec47jc9n96ac3dewrkwqp3la79ph5cj0nvcx03ppv20wsn25ugzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v5zqgj2 📺 Godless ★★★ <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/godless.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/godless.html</a> 2026-03-13T02:07:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0zakpkffpk2qylywyp4426lk5s9e5gq4ud8awthl2qnpn45t4k8qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vl8wcmy 📺 His &amp; Hers ★★ <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/his-hers.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/his-hers.html</a> 2026-03-13T01:53:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryzqefz0nynpganwt3kcafk0vysf5w3s7u80fyv5syg4cnt920nczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v9plrfv 📺 The Wives ★★ <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/the-wives.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/the-wives.html</a> 2026-03-13T00:55:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvv90lrw90d2plc7xxa4u89pg7un5r4538ys7h5wzmgmzmsa4w4dqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vsytyf3 🔗 WordPress Everywhere | Matt Mullenweg<br/><br/>… still not sure I understand this - but added to the ‘explore more’ list. <a href="https://ma.tt/2026/03/wordpress-everywhere/">https://ma.tt/2026/03/wordpress-everywhere/</a> 2026-03-12T22:58:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxck93sqgq8dp3wg406hg3fdkxxs62cdytxwv6r7hhstwu2xz60kgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v4hpy80 🔗 ROOTS - Return Old Online Things to your own site.<br/><br/>I like this. It is what I have been doing as I consolidate all the various properties I have got in too many places.<br/>Which reminds me - time to get back on the Instagram import - which is currently a #FAIL - because the import seems to be pulling all the... john.philpin.com <a href="https://macwright.com/2026/03/12/roots.html">https://macwright.com/2026/03/12/roots.html</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/roots-return-old-online-things.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/13/roots-return-old-online-things.html</a> 2026-03-12T22:58:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrgykklr5t4p2tutf8pgwpvzx0th4dm9ad0x0yrechvtkqraqvaszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vhatq8j 🔗 Historic Architecture Emerges from Stone in Matthew Simmonds Ethereal Sculptures<br/><br/>.. oh my … gorgeous - and the detail! <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/matthew-simmonds-architecture-marble-stone-carving-sculptures/">https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/matthew-simmonds-architecture-marble-stone-carving-sculptures/</a> 2026-03-12T22:57:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgckesugnt7a2xhfyc5mq7ck73w0q5qgzjcc28wjsen50u8msnh5szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vk8wrpk 💬 Lettres Décoratives: Is a Celebration of Fin de Siècle Sign Painters and Vibrant Letterforms<br/><br/>I have gotten through the last 15 years or so not even coming across the expression ‘Fin de Siècle’ - much less using it in anger - and now three times in less than a week!<br/><br/>I blame @mitchwagner <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/lettres-decoratives-book-french-sign-painting/">https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/lettres-decoratives-book-french-sign-painting/</a> <a href="https://micro.blog/mitchwagner">https://micro.blog/mitchwagner</a> 2026-03-12T01:02:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxg29m6dvrds4mqaav5j4j6csmvvpcmlx3vxut6fnj9lm4dzaz5dgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vwhjxjr 💬 Stewart Brand on Musk, Bezos and his extraordinary life: ‘We don’t need to passively accept our fate’. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/25/tech-legend-stewart-brand-on-musk-bezos-and-his-extraordinary-life-we-dont-need-to-passively-accept-our-fate">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/25/tech-legend-stewart-brand-on-musk-bezos-and-his-extraordinary-life-we-dont-need-to-passively-accept-our-fate</a> 2026-03-12T00:56:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2eteghkq0y92wqt4vcvay9fu809pruqd0us0tr2xmn62vdl8e0gzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v8fnp9t 🔗 Fleeting<br/><br/>&#34;I think everything we do is fleeting, which is not a reason to give up on it all, but sometimes the sheer scope of what fleets away gives me pause.&#34; <a href="http://williamgallagher.com/selfdistract/2026/03/06/fleeting/">http://williamgallagher.com/selfdistract/2026/03/06/fleeting/</a> 2026-03-12T00:55:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5zp8cvk02la3xnhejlj9e2hqc2ds3f3ew966k50xnnnxxjy7a5czyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vmc0gff 🔗 Scripting News: ChatGPT-the-Movie … I must have missed this on Bluesky when @dave first posted it 9 months ago - and no idea how it now got resurfaced. 🤷🏻‍♂️ <a href="http://scripting.com/2025/07/14/115101.html">http://scripting.com/2025/07/14/115101.html</a> <a href="https://micro.blog/dave">https://micro.blog/dave</a> 2026-03-12T00:43:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy60773wtkmqlfp8q45m6tvg3argw0wtkfqrdlwdsnrhwdskmxepgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vddrnk4 💬 The Essence of a Machine - Om<br/><br/>&#34;I can’t remember when I used the words “cute” and “want” about a computer in the same breath.&#34; <a href="https://om.co/2026/03/10/the-essence-of-a-machine/">https://om.co/2026/03/10/the-essence-of-a-machine/</a> 2026-03-12T00:37:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9apqa6z03dv6kj7sk6uh9kmp4vxuljpmpdvv7myy309fqux90z7szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vtgymu0 💬 <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/wisdom-3.png"> 2026-03-12T00:35:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2d90u5sd2waxevhwssjswzrctlyh0v6a7vxfp60nfeqw29spcadqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vsz4tls 💬 <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/wisdom-4.png"> 2026-03-12T00:35:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyc7jvmxgd2u8n49fylfhtcxfl44qvnfaul5ptxrukpd06362andqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vmfpte8 💬 Experian and TransUnion Are Leaving More Mistakes on Credit Reports<br/><br/>I will never understand how these companies became so powerful. Yes - I have read explanations. No - I don’t understand how they were allowed. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion">https://www.propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion</a> 2026-03-12T00:35:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs24gdxa4j60y6thpxzd4qpzftw4jk884yj08a9d8w6dvq5vuxgdeczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vcsz604 💬 <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/wisdom-2.png"> 2026-03-12T00:31:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz75s5z9vp9vaccy2tc25d3ell9tmzp6ys7v42q9fhse0j898rragzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v064ytp 🔗 Dave Winer on Manton’s Inkwell<br/><br/>&#34;I could import my feeds into Inkwell, it supports OPML import, but the subs would not stay in sync. Something for Manton to worry about in a few months.&#34;<br/><br/>IMHO - something for the world of RSS to think about. Like mail clients - there is not even a ‘one size fits one’ - thats why I have multiple apps - but as more recently appeared importing and exporting OPML is very tedious.<br/><br/>And don’t even get me started on where I put new discoveries. <a href="http://scripting.com/2026/03/09/222320.html">http://scripting.com/2026/03/09/222320.html</a> 2026-03-11T01:17:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx064jetvy8dw242087ff20ysrqqtkf4k2wnzhmmlmmql02xx7zwgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vp3xg5p 🔗 Don’t worry, Apple isn’t going all practical.<br/><br/>&#34;For years, Apple was told it absolutely had to make a netbook, and the company looked at netbooks and said, “Ew, David,”, which is weird because “Schitt’s Creek” would not come out for like six more years.&#34;<br/><br/>The Macalope does have a way with words. <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3083225/apples-not-cheapening-out.html">https://www.macworld.com/article/3083225/apples-not-cheapening-out.html</a> 2026-03-11T01:16:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrnaas89la3ha2kwhz8u9dhatl8ecv30rhg9czs3rum3ag9d4fjqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vwp5xzu 🔗 The most brilliant move in corporate history? – Asymco<br/><br/>&#34;Apple didn’t miss the AI revolution. It just bet that the winners won’t be the ones who build the infrastructure. They’ll be the ones who own the customer and no one else on Earth owns the best customers.&#34;<br/><br/>And to keep it all balanced …<br/><br/>🔗 Apple is Writing Product Checks That Siri Can’t Cash - Siegler<br/><br/>&#34;Because Apple so badly bungled their AI strategy in 2023 and 2024, they’re missing shipping targets for actual products in 2025 and 2026.&#34; <a href="https://asymco.com/2026/03/10/the-most-brilliant-move-in-corporate-history/">https://asymco.com/2026/03/10/the-most-brilliant-move-in-corporate-history/</a> <a href="https://spyglass.org/apple-homepad-delay-siri/">https://spyglass.org/apple-homepad-delay-siri/</a> 2026-03-11T01:10:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9m3d0mlkxdtpyjcyv5evh67jekufvmuea649e5suluf4x2p8y0rgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vwr9nat Seth: 🔗 Small changes to big systems<br/><br/>&#34;What doesn’t scale? Trust, attention and belonging.&#34;<br/><br/>➕<br/><br/>&#34;AI is making relatively small changes to very big systems, everywhere we look. But if those systems are built on the desires of humans, we will need to earn trust, attention and belonging more than ever before.&#34; <a href="https://seths.blog/2026/03/small-changes-to-big-systems/">https://seths.blog/2026/03/small-changes-to-big-systems/</a> 2026-03-11T01:07:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvjskyzqcu8waqwm05dcjx0dqjl8fz3yegpu6k5n5x03y2h393stszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vvpxa2e Text Expander unilaterally cancelled my account after god knows how many years. <br/>I wrote and asked why. No reply. <br/>I went to SetApp and found Rocket Typist - a Text Expander replacement.<br/>So far so good (iOS aside) - but for the 4 shortcuts I use there, it shouldn’t be hard. 2026-03-10T21:13:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8nw95ddhdf77wv0p0g75ltpu6swa8eyg404cq0cyvq5smfruhnrszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vequqwa You seek to effect regime change by kidnapping the President of the country - turns out there’s a new leader - but the regime is still in place.<br/><br/>You seek to effect regime change by bombing the shit out of a country and assassinating the leader - turns out there’s a new leader - but the regime is still in... john.philpin.com <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/10/you-seek-to-effect-regime.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/10/you-seek-to-effect-regime.html</a> 2026-03-09T21:22:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstn435sm8kqezr9vkh3scrnujzcnqf29mn8famklgdxlxrzeur36gzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vuedsmv Uou know that thing that Dario had about Claude not being allowed to control bombs and stuff?<br/><br/>I agree. This morning has been a total waste due to ‘Claude farts’ - it is definitely not ready for bombs. Had I known I would have modified the CSS myself! 2026-03-09T00:27:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg99xmlfz5q80cf3299pwjmvxgt4t8jvtvl9w290tdren308rgusqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vps2dks I think Claude got ‘upgraded’ over the weekend 2026-03-08T21:45:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvdmhjw3ws9cdedm94njekq929kk8ef9ctcxcz03tqnstkz0v29vgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vhyy9gc Seriously - ‘compacting’ again - twice in as many minutes❗️ 2026-03-08T19:52:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9aynaau4huqlwm92f9ek93m63yqr24h0qswvqmjpn7nmlgkf5dgszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v00htw8 &#34;You’re right to call me out.&#34;<br/><br/>💬 Claude<br/><br/>… too right buster❗️ 2026-03-07T23:05:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmjufx5fj7fmvjgwskw6pag99fazqs5wnvg209n4tu64h9eeu6fczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vgt3wqr &#34;“Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s principled stance in favour of an immediate ​cessation of hostilities, the rejection of force ​as a method to solve any issues surrounding Iran or ‌arising ⁠in the Middle East, and a swift return to the path of diplomatic resolution,&#34; the Kremlin said.&#34;<br/><br/>… got it. 2026-03-07T19:38:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ssnzhvjqp8fqnqwhzjfa5dnn5sn9t2u0apjz242fq57asj0wy5gzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vhq3fma ‘They’ (there ‘they’ are again) always say that “we should look for the things that we have in common” …. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/6ba12babd3.jpg"> 2026-03-07T00:51:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytlv4qpx05cuauxva0sh63c7w2saphq26pcx4jud05qsv6fst5yszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vysdxdv 📸 <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/04a49632ec.jpg"> 2026-03-07T00:49:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswyletssmsd9awdfh77kn3m94al9pedr9ae4ysmamr4wdqh3hnzeszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v6z9zcx 🔗 Just in from Scott Brinker<br/><br/>&#34;I’ve been hypothesizing that the next iteration of great SaaS platforms could evolve toward context-as-a-service (CaaS)&#34;<br/><br/>… on this we differ<br/><br/>Meanwhile - one of my ‘graphics under development’ .. this one talking about ‘forgetting’ the 4Ps and start thinking 4Es - that I most recently talked about 🖇️ here.<br/><br/>Bottom line - we keep talking about change - radical change - and yet for some reason - our thinking is not radical - witness that we keep building ‘systems of experience’ on ‘systems of record’ infrastructure.<br/><br/>… and we wonder why it’s not working? <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/the-loyalty-loop-1200px.png"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/750fd6fa2a.jpg"> <a href="https://newsletter.chiefmartec.com/p/could-loyalty-systems-be-killer-context-as-a-service-caas-platforms">https://newsletter.chiefmartec.com/p/could-loyalty-systems-be-killer-context-as-a-service-caas-platforms</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/02/07/i-agree-with-the-call.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/02/07/i-agree-with-the-call.html</a> <a href="https://substack.philpin.com/p/marketing-in-2025">https://substack.philpin.com/p/marketing-in-2025</a> 2026-03-06T23:45:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyr3unkjlqw97h0afn3lterfthveqlmsy95mugzxx2fu4xfnn4xsqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vlj9pms Do Nazis and White Supremacists use MS Word?<br/><br/>Asking for a friend. (Who is wondering if it is ok to continue to use Word … even if they are.) 2026-03-06T19:04:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspl48ltpl3s099ypzkae85wcdlnmypm5q7s7wnusdyzw27lrtyhdqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8ve8qnqv My Wiki is Really Coming Together <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/06/my-wiki-is-really-coming.html">https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/06/my-wiki-is-really-coming.html</a> 2026-03-06T04:19:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstka2hyexzx9trttskqxzzn4skdhzkdeqlundclfhdr25xfclqc0szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vz9g9a8 🔗 How far back in time can you understand English?<br/><br/>F A S C I A T I N G <a href="https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english">https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english</a> 2026-03-05T22:32:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9q3nzlsnmkk2d235q2dp94af8nx7yq09rvwlnmq7mycyqu63u5hgzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vqezh35 🔗 Nicholas Carr: What is it … | Alan Jacobs<br/><br/>&#34;What fills the pattern at any given instant –what we call content– is fungible and disposable. It’s not important. It’s the pattern, the form the content fits and replicates, that’s important.&#34;<br/><br/>“fungible and disposable” - 🖇️ been writing about this for years - eventually the term will disappear - once all the juice has been extracted. <a href="https://social.ayjay.org/2026/03/05/nicholas-carr-what-is-it.html">https://social.ayjay.org/2026/03/05/nicholas-carr-what-is-it.html</a> <a href="https://john.philpin.com/2019/07/27/friends-dont-let.html">https://john.philpin.com/2019/07/27/friends-dont-let.html</a> 2026-03-05T22:30:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdqldcseqvfhtahu88yk0juy7km3rcg8jxpmslfqyv49lr65w387qzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vzfjykq 🔗 Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica<br/><br/>… another public service. <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/">https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/</a> 2026-03-05T22:30:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyj8ep2p5myawgduxduzhjajdz5aj9rdy6y4lprj6vgkt2kzwpx7gzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vt0av03 🔗 Apple’s strategy is actually genius if you think about it … <br/><br/>Horace replays a post from 3 years ago.<br/><br/>One question - intentional or accidental? <a href="https://asymco.com/2026/03/05/apples-strategy-is-actually-genius-if-you-think-about-it/">https://asymco.com/2026/03/05/apples-strategy-is-actually-genius-if-you-think-about-it/</a> 2026-03-05T22:27:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswm3lqws9nt0enztrf99zzr2hhnvah7ev00pjmeku47e7saur5lygzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vd0xnc0 🔗 MacBook Neo: Apple Makes A Bacon, Egg And Cheese Sandwich<br/><br/>&#34;To explain it in breakfast terms: Apple can’t get itself excited about making and selling a $6 takeout bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on an English muffin. But it’ll apply an almost terrifying amount of institutional energy towards the development of a $60 hotel restaurant breakfast.&#34;<br/><br/>💬 Andy Ihnatko<br/><br/>In amongst the endless posts about Apple this week - quite simply the best post and even includees the Apple video - which is the only other standout piece of media this week. <a href="https://ihnatko.com/macbook-neo-apple-makes-a-bacon-egg-and-cheese-sandwich/">https://ihnatko.com/macbook-neo-apple-makes-a-bacon-egg-and-cheese-sandwich/</a> 2026-03-05T22:22:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspds6vlxp8578kx6hcsqrkvsrgzd05hw7ke6ws5dz8sl8f0cwtf5gzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vetus6m Just leaving this here .. noting that if the US was buying at the same per capita rate as New Zealand they’d be up around the Israel level .. a country that the The Tяump Аппаратчик most self identifies with .. so would seem more appropriate❓ <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/b2835c44f3.png"> 2026-03-05T21:14:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylxdga5yn8vmg66ygyf7v3l8gumfx2ztz3nynyym8nw0e37xrf2szyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v32qstn So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye<br/><br/>So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu<br/><br/>So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night<br/><br/>I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye - goodbye!<br/><br/>Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu<br/><br/>Take your pick and good riddance 2026-03-05T21:01:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnt5qrh4cpp2t5glkg9wt8jpmgaj0lpcqk2x4qrfu0dd85pqjlwczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v4qkzal 🔗 Ryan Barrett<br/><br/>&#34;It’s VCs’ job to predict the future in all sorts of directions, and be extremely confident about those predictions, and also be wrong 9 out of 10 times. Remember that next time you hear a VC say…anything.&#34;<br/><br/>Not choosing any particular VC over any other - but you know who I am talking about. Right❓ <a href="https://snarfed.org/2026-03-02_56650">https://snarfed.org/2026-03-02_56650</a> 2026-03-04T01:46:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswvjn2k4ca4uxw5tnpwufw7fckw2rpc2p4nyp4mcwn77hhdp4a8pszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vgc0n6k 🔗 I’ve never had the experience of parenting a 6-year-old child. But I’ve dealt with MacOS system.<br/><br/>Tpjust choose one from the post …<br/><br/>Oh, your USB devices stopped working? Huh. Isn’t that strange? Seeing as your Mac is under-performing – for some odd reason that Software Update has no knowledge of, honestly – perhaps this period of limited productivity would be a good time to install that System Software Update that’s been loitering in the Notifications tray, like an untipped bellhop?<br/><br/>💬 Andy Ihnatko <a href="https://ihnatko.com/ive-never-had-the-experience-of-parenting-a-6-year-old-child-but-ive-dealt-with-macos-system-updates/">https://ihnatko.com/ive-never-had-the-experience-of-parenting-a-6-year-old-child-but-ive-dealt-with-macos-system-updates/</a> 2026-03-04T01:46:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zyalcsqshukzalh8v5vglsa2kvuzvgu3qzed488yanuyunrgktszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vgukdet Day Two<br/><br/>Reuters Headline speaks to the chaos in The Middle East<br/><br/>&#34;Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American F-15E fighter jets&#34; 2026-03-02T17:12:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnurjx6wsv4425qrkf09m9p0r6qtz7yutk2k9c4yzez3uzjzmznqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8v6jrx7u Behind the firewall - so not read - but beyond the headline - what else do you need❓ <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/paste-e6bcd927.png"> 2026-03-01T23:17:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2up55wph8rmedq9uw578xpex4hwtudw0njyxayqr6quk0vl973cszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vvzlqds 🔗 Terry Godier on his new … | Alan Jacobs<br/><br/>&#34;(and I have that disabled in NetNewsWire anyway). &#34;<br/><br/>Thank you. I get complaints about bad tech - valid.<br/><br/>It is also time to start complaining about how bad people are in even understanding the tech that they spend so much money on. Notifications is one - but the list could be pretty endless …<br/><br/>One that keeps pushing through on my feeds …<br/><br/>&#34;On ’Notion’ it was easy - why can’t Craft ….&#34;<br/><br/>… because this is Craft - not Notion. Pretty simple really. <a href="https://social.ayjay.org/2026/03/01/terry-godier-on-his-new.html">https://social.ayjay.org/2026/03/01/terry-godier-on-his-new.html</a> 2026-03-01T23:09:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8a7gsmhsuu44qjjye8v8wkyscd3xvn2jd3wavalyuhs9adtaxfszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vt6p6nq Which ‘claw’ should I install? 2026-03-01T20:36:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfefq8c89kryr6wsqmtrvjcn6pc77re8nvngup3lgtyg0yl8vzzgszyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vdw3pkk He might be right - no idea - but certainly not taking his word for it. 2026-02-28T23:42:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfflv6gtzfzhywrgqh0jetqkkrz5rel7qng0kzcvnzswarapxg6dczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vvkpax6 I will share the links tomorrow - but in the meantime you can do no worse than jumping on your podcast player of choice looking up the latest release of Ed Zitron and Douglas Rushkoff. Totally seperate - not connected - other than I loved them both. Go. See you tomorrow. 2026-02-27T08:10:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8cdnd6ayenk5cga4wc6wytf6h5xyhusk03l86x9kxnjn0qf7aq4czyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vpuk3dt 🔗 LLMs Generate Predictable Passwords - Schneier on Security<br/><br/>&#34;Password generation seems precisely the thing that LLMs shouldn’t be good at. But if AI agents are doing things autonomously, they will be creating accounts. So this is a problem.&#34;<br/><br/>We’re screwed aren’t we? <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/llms-generate-predictable-passwords.html">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/llms-generate-predictable-passwords.html</a> 2026-02-27T04:50:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2kp7833p3mhrchxt7qy4jsx4xstu3k7arkjvftfh84wmq94ta8wqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vz6m7de &#34;This is the end, beautiful friend <br/>This is the end, my only friend, the end&#34; <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/b4de0b5159.jpg"> 2026-02-26T20:20:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8zgpxxjty3a22na7mxyku4rp47l2eauhxu7valpxferxurmwlhuqzyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vkk3lc9 Spring is sprung<br/>The grass is Riz <br/>I wonder where the boidies iz<br/><br/>Some say the boid is on da wing<br/>But that’s absoid<br/>It’s clear - the wing is on the boid<br/><br/>.. a little dirty my dad used to recite when I was a lad .. came to mind this morning as I saw comments that ‘spring is springin’. 2026-02-26T20:12:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqskyw9nerrpqj8agd8ramn8xhrvzalvmn6r2j0y4eejjjgwfmkuczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vhn8ljv I like current … but I get annoyed that it doesn’t share its repository with my other reader … s (it’s a sickness) … I think I might have to split my rss sources into two. 2026-02-26T19:51:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrrp9vhwvkewj0neq4c33t2nkvkrhlnxsyfhv0zvr9s6wklkl5ppczyqnnze5hzfe2uerygqgylcplp90na8k5a7v7axg5m5tyqwz0hmq8vg99w8u I think Veroni ar doubl counting … isn’t X and Pornhub the same thing❓ <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/77d41d73f1.jpg"> 2026-02-26T19:49:56Z