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ark4n

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ark4n··on Apple Business
Feels like yet another distraction. I personally believe Apple would benefit from a renewed focus. Product lines are growing, software too, software qualify is not doing well... this is the same pattern that got Apple into a mess before Jobs returned. Sure, things are not exactly the same but it feels like time is echoing here.

I am sure "BUT BUSINESS AND MONEY" is the answer but that feels like a cop out in this case.

ark4n··on Don't become an engineering manager
There will always be a place for EMs and ICs. This goes back generations, there have always been labourers and managers of labourers.

Perhaps the balance may tip one way or the others due to AI but something else will come along and tip it back again.

Do what you enjoy and are the most effective at.

ark4n··on Claude Code Remote Control
News flash...now you can continue to work whilst brewing a coffee, walking the dog or taking a shit.

jfc no

ark4n··on A beginner's guide to split keyboards
I really love my moonlander, the added benefit of being able to customise it specifically to my own taste has been a total game changer.

It is hilarious when others try type on it, if they can manage to get their head around the split they still have no idea how to 'use' it due to my custom layers and bindings.

ark4n··on Steam Machine
One more nail in the coffin of the xbox hardware business. Ouch.
ark4n··on Steam Frame
That mini pc... one more nail in the coffin of the xbox hardware business. Ouch.
ark4n··on How to post when no one is reading
It is sad and interesting that the thousands (millions?) of blogs with few/zero readers will ultimately end up as a dot inside an LLM. Serving a wide audience just not in the original form, and without success/credit for the original author.
ark4n··on Is My Blue Your Blue?
This seems kinda flawed, I did the test a few times and got very different results, from 80% blue to 80% green.
ark4n··on Rabbit: LLM-First Mobile Phone
Most people won't want to carry multiple devices, and I doubt people will sacrifice their existing phone.

When Apple implement something remotely similar to this into iOS (WWDC this year, anyone?), it will likely render products like this obsolete.

Honourable mention, Teenage Engineering crushing it with the hardware, as usual.