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xAI covers their cost of N-1 datacenter while running their own models in N and building out N+1.

I’d like to see less focus on Playwright and more focus on giving the agent more than just an MCP to browser automation. Make it multi-modal, figure out how to optimize when to send screenshots to which model, etc… current coding harnesses are awful at any UI automation because they’re just automating DevTools and occasionally screenshotting. It’s obviously robotic, it’s slow, it’s ineffective and makes it difficult for the agent to validate success of code changes.

Generalized computer use is what will ultimately solve this, but I think there’s real intermediate value in optimizing browser workflows specifically, as a medley of remote browser automation and multi-modal browser use.

Luckily for Apple, their primary competitor has managed to make their OS even worse. Windows becomes more unusable with every update, and on top of that, continues shoving telemetry and advertising into the OS. I installed windows on a laptop as an experiment and was shocked to see ads in the start menu. Who wants that?!

The best OS is probably something between Ubuntu and macOS. But nothing beats macOS on default, works out of the box, secure and usable and integrated with ecosystems of daily life.

Try messing with the settings more. Grayscale (or whatever it’s called) makes the transparency much more tolerable, or even _nice_, than with multi-color.

It’s also more palatable on iOS because you only have one window open at a time. Many of the complaints around Liquid Glass on macOS are focused on window management and issues that only occur with multiple windows on screen simultaneously.

I’m not sure they need novelty or moat. AI compute resources are so scarce that inference providers will buy whatever is available. SpaceX sells inference hardware in bulk, with a proven track record of running inference and training workloads at scale.

Grok does seem to have the best searching capabilities, and not just for twitter. I wonder what search engine they’re using on the backend.

Datacenter operators who rent space are selling electricity. SpaceX is selling a fully built datacenter with compute designed for a specific purpose. They’re operating at a higher level of the value chain and can charge accordingly.

Also weird how it’s all or nothing. Feels like it should just be a theme you choose for your OS.

When I download a new app on iOS, I immediately disable searching it and disable background updates. I hate the search feature and only use it as an app launcher when I’m accidentally not on the App Library screen.

On macOS, I also disable spotlight for everything because the indexing process has been the single biggest culprit of CPU spikes when it’s doing something insane like indexing a git repo. Again, I only use Spotlight as an app launcher.

I wish it were easier to opt into this “App Launcher only” mode. I had to really tinker with the settings to exclude everything except applications. And I’m sure I’m going to need to do it all over again after this update.

Liquid Glass is fine for me since I put it in grayscale. I actually like it.

I’m just talking about iOS though. Haven’t updated to Liquid (Gl)ass on macOS yet.

An open mind to not having a knee jerk reaction to “this is vibe coded therefore it’s not production-ready.” The delta between the prototype and production is likely far lower than you think, and many engineers are sneering at the prototype without actually looking at it or attempting to spend a few weeks applying engineering discipline to bring it up to scratch.

> business people don't understand why you can't just put their app in production

I’d flip that around and say that engineers don’t understand that sometimes you _can_ just put their app into production. It might take some cleanup, and some clever ways of deploying it in isolation, but some of these “vibe coded prototypes” — many made by technical business people (they do exist) – are much closer to production-ready than you might initially assume.

I’d encourage you to challenge your assumptions before dismissing the possibility. I’ve personally seen this workflow produce real production code, used by customers, in an extremely rapid feedback loop. Now is the time to adapt, not push back. Keep an open mind or you’ll be left behind.

Yeah but you’re not supposed to say it out loud. The bigger part of this story is Nadella saying (paraphrased) that he has no clue who wrote the document and that guy should look for a new job.

You don’t raise money because you’re short on capital. You raise when you’re in a position of power and capital is cheap.

This hits close to home. I really need to stop bringing my phone to brush my teeth…

Note the article has been updated today (June 1) with a statement from United and reporting from the New York Post which clarified the device in question was a FitBit.

> This article was updated on Monday, June 1, 2026, to include an official statement from United Airlines and additional context on the incident. It was originally published on Sunday, May 31, 2026.

> …

> It has now been reported by various outlets, including the New York Post [0], that the device responsible for the threatening Bluetooth name was a Fitbit. This is a wearable smartwatch and fitness tracker that comes with Bluetooth capability to sync with other devices, such as phones or computers. The 16-year-old owner and the device were not deemed a threat by authorities.

[0] https://nypost.com/2026/05/31/us-news/united-airlines-flight...

It didn’t mention anything about Fitbit when I read it yesterday. Looks like it was updated:

> This article was updated on Monday, June 1, 2026, to include an official statement from United Airlines and additional context on the incident. It was originally published on Sunday, May 31, 2026.

> …

> It has now been reported by various outlets, including the New York Post [0], that the device responsible for the threatening Bluetooth name was a Fitbit. This is a wearable smartwatch and fitness tracker that comes with Bluetooth capability to sync with other devices, such as phones or computers. The 16-year-old owner and the device were not deemed a threat by authorities.

[0] https://nypost.com/2026/05/31/us-news/united-airlines-flight...

I definitely miss some aspects of instagram. It was the reels that killed me. Not worth the mental cost. But I have no idea what my friends from college are up to these days because I don’t have that background knowledge informed from the 1% of posts in my feed that were actually personally relevant.

Overall I definitely feel mentally healthier without that app though.

For me it’s shorts and opening new tabs from the recommended videos on the one I’m currently watching… I usually never get to them though. Luckily I don’t have tab hoarding addiction and aggressively close all tabs whenever I realize I’ve got 20+ of them open.

I use YouTube in browser, partially because that already makes it worse… but still doesn’t stop the doom scrolling :)

There is a great habit-breaking app called “One Sec.” You configure it with your addicting apps or websites and it uses iOS shortcuts to interrupt you when you open them, and make you wait for some time — optionally with the selfie camera open — and confirm you really want to open it. It’s extremely effective and I highly recommend it. I don’t have it anymore since it led me to eventually delete Instagram and I never looked back. Although I should reinstall it and apply it to YouTube shorts…

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/one-sec-screen-time-focus/id15...

I’ve seen multiple comments referencing this was the default device name… did I miss something in the article or is that sourced from elsewhere?

I would pay $10k for a robot that wakes up when I leave for work, does all the household chores, then goes to sleep before I return home to a house with dishes cleaned and put away, clothes washed and folded, clutter organized, surfaces cleaned, floors vacuumed and climate exactly how I want it…

I absolutely hate doing these chores to the point I rarely do them and go through cycles of two weeks of gradually disorganized living space until I finally crack and spend two hours gritting my teeth to poorly execute the chores.

I should hire a cleaner to come every two weeks, but that’s a chore too. I’d rather order a robot from Amazon, take it out of the box and have my problems solved.

Teslas have killed probably hundreds of people at this point and the only changes to self-driving laws have been to allow more of it.

These bots are going to arrive suddenly and in huge volume. I’m not sure when it will happen, but when it does, it will be extremely fast. The software is basically ready, and the hardware isn’t too far off. The processing latency will be problematic but with local inference improving quickly, this will all come together into the perfect storm for the arrival of the bot army. I don’t think any of us are prepared for it.

If you have Claude at work and are willing to point it to your emails, ask it to “read all my sent emails and create a skill to draft an email in my voice.” Even if you don’t want to use the skill, it’s fun to read the skill file it creates. It’s a bizarre feeling, asking Claude “who am I?”

I haven’t tried it with Slack messages because I’m a little scared to read what it says, haha. But the same concept surely applies.

There are a few people at work who are aggressively using Claude to write Slack messages. It’s easy for me to tell because one day they’re writing barely coherent English in multiple messages, and the next they’re sending perfectly coherent prose in a single message.

Is it fragmenting? The FBI has always been in charge of investigating other agencies. The article even notes that this particular investigation was initiated when the CIA director made a referral to the FBI.

Yeah, it’s nothing, and it’s also not the cost that enterprises are paying. As the article states, the price is $20 per seat per month, PLUS per-token API usage. Enterprises are paying consumption billing, not fixed rate oversubscribed “all you can eat per seat.”

iMessage has official business accounts. Although I’m not clear if that’s what this company is using.

That just means the sanctioned company was selling to sanctioned entities, not that it was only selling to them.