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rwc··on Paramount Skydance has completed its $111B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
The "credit" for that move actually belongs to WarnerBros Discovery
rwc··on New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra
Astropad Workbench
rwc··on Saying No
* to spite your face
rwc··on Safari Technology Preview 248 Released
(bonus: this is not exclusively a Safari feature, this is a macOS feature)
rwc··on You only need the frontier model for one single edit
Just specify that the more efficient model should only be used if the cost of doing the task would be less than using the higher horsepower model. Fable has no problem routing based on that instruction.
rwc··on Loom doubles prices, offers no export functionality
"Starting on your first billing date after the integration, your price will change from $10/user/month → $18/user/month"
rwc··on Statement on US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
The timing (after 5pm ET on a Friday) is telling. Build a KYC module over the weekend and we’ll be back on Fable after uploading our ID Monday morning.
rwc··on Native Instant Space Switching on macOS
Just installed and I have to say, works exactly as promised. This is a huge quality of life upgrade, thank you for sharing it Paul.
rwc··on Native Instant Space Switching on macOS
Now do it 100x every day and see if it gets old :)
rwc··on Ask HN: How do systems (or people) detect when a text is written by an LLM
Contrastive negation continues to be a dead giveaway.
rwc··on AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
The unrelenting human belief that one is special, unique, and capable of things no one else is.
rwc··on The window chrome of our discontent
"None of the siblings got it right."

Perfectly proving my point. It's a meaningless argument built on vibes that every reader interprets differently.

rwc··on The window chrome of our discontent
"shareholder-enforced enshittification" what on earth could this possibly mean?
rwc··on Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)
I mean, I don’t know what I was expecting but I clicked anyway…
rwc··on Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Early audience response suggested the message struggled to land. According to an iSpot survey of 500 viewers, the ad’s likeability score placed it in the bottom 3% compared with Super Bowl ads over the past five years. Its top-two-box purchase intent scored 24% below Super Bowl norms and 19% below ads in its category that aired over the last 90 days. Viewers most commonly described their reaction as “WTF,” signaling confusion around both the message and the execution.

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/super-bowl-revealed-a...

rwc··on Film students who can no longer sit through films
"Many students are resisting the idea of in-person screenings altogether. Given the ease of streaming assignments from their dorm rooms, they see gathering in a campus theater as an imposition."

Students telegraphing to the film world that a coming generation of consumers simply won't be going to the theatre. The article is framed as a tragedy about the students, but it's actually a tragedy about the professors and institution of moviegoing.

rwc··on Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k
There's a nonzero chance his AI bot was just talking to their AI bot to reach this happy conclusion.
rwc··on How to Firefox
Yes. If you say you’re compatible with Windows software and games, my expectation as a user is that everything “just works”.
rwc··on Grammarly acquires Superhuman
Mimestream on Mac implements GMail's keyboard shortcuts so there was no learning curve for me and I'm able to enjoy a desktop app experience.
rwc··on More on Apple's Trust-Eroding 'F1 the Movie' Wallet Ad
I think you've got your timeline mixed up. App Store search ads debuted in 2016, prior to your entire narrative.
rwc··on Rents fall in most U.S. metros since 2023, demand struggles to match supply
Source: https://www.redfin.com/news/rental-tracker-may-2025/
rwc··on Apple M4 MacBook Air review: I have no notes
When I owned an M1 Air the keys felt "thin" and "hollow" when bottoming out, versus the Pros which have always felt slightly softer without losing responsiveness. You can hear the difference between the keyboards at full speed typing. The M1 Air sounded cheaper to me. Can't speak to M4 Air.
rwc··on Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 6 for Business and Surface Pro 10
They do not
rwc··on Apple Is in Talks to Let Google's Gemini Power iPhone Generative AI Features
This is such a dramatic turnaround from the way Apple has positioned itself in the last few years you have to really wonder about their confidence level for in-house AI efforts.

An alternative read is that AI in its current form can produce such unpredictable results they're content for now to use Google as a scapegoat for any oddities.

rwc··on Apple exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones
This is such a dramatic turnaround from the way Apple has positioned itself in the last few years you have to really wonder about their confidence level for in-house AI efforts.

An alternative read is that AI in its current form can produce such unpredictable results they're content for now to use Google as a scapegoat for any oddities.

rwc··on I'll take it slow today
It isn't my responsibility to adapt to your slow day. Keep it to yourself, be a professional. This "trend" seems little more than just immaturity.
rwc··on Apple Watch no longer sold with blood oxygen monitoring after patent battle loss
Because the O2 sensor was a COVID-era feature that nobody cares about now and moves zero units. Soon Apple will have definitive confirmation in the form of Watch sales data.
rwc··on Google lays off hundreds working on its voice-activated assistant
Things don't seem to be going well at Humane, either: https://www.fastcompany.com/91008117/ai-pin-humane-layoffs
rwc··on "Nightmare Tenant" Story Amplified by Seattle Times Crumbles Under Scrutiny
Related: https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2023-10-1....
rwc··on Walk and Talk
there's beauty in the limitation, though. if you've never experienced a "single conversation dinner" I highly recommend it as a way to get fascinating, deeper insights on a particular topic.

find it works best when the conversation is less outward ("how would you solve healthcare in America?") and more inward ("how do you stay motivated when it feels like everything is working against you?") where each person's personal experience and sharing doesn't have to be directly relevant to you, but you can interpret your own thoughts/feelings/experiences through a different lens.

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