(I’m trying to be low-key about it, but I’m pretty geeked about one of my favorite sites linking to one of my blog posts.)
🆕📝 ChatGPT Makes a Good Teacher & Quizmaster
I've been using ChatGPT to answer all my questions about CSS and HTML, but then I thought to have it question me.
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Airlines must pay passengers back either in cash or in the original form of payment, no matter the reason they cancel their flight. Alternatively, passengers can choose to accept travel credit, other kinds of transportation, or another flight offered by the airline.
Awesome! I just went through a refund process with an airline, and it…wasn’t fun.
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The final, and maybe most important point for me is that LEGO is a great chance to simply hang out with my wife and enjoy something together. My wife likes to say that her love language is “quality time” and LEGO is a great chance to do something together that we both enjoy.
Aww ☺️
📺 Finished watching: Foundation (seasons 1 and 2) on Apple TV+
Game of Thrones meets centuries-spanning space opera. I dig it! Is it perfect? Nope. But it sure is entertaining and I’m more invested in the storylines (silly though some are) with every episode. Can’t wait to see how it evolves.
📺 Started watching: Invasion on Apple TV+
Whoa there’s a lot going on here. They’ve certainly set themselves up with a full season’s worth of questions to answer. Which, I suppose is good! Anyone else get The Leftovers vibes from the title sequence music?
My excitement for my Meta Ray-Ban glasses just shot through the roof and its not even about the new AI features. It’s cause I can also pair them to my watch for audio! It’s been my one wish. With the watch/glasses combo, I’ve got streaming audio, open-ear headphones, shades, and a camera for runs. 🤩
📺 Awwww yeah! Trying is back next month for season 4. It’s my favorite show on Apple TV+, which is saying something. Looks like we’re doing a time jump this season. Can’t wait!
All the info: www.apple.com/tv-pr/ori…
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch
🆕📝 My Favorite Alpine Draw Slings
The smooth bar tack makes all the difference, and I'm surprised other brands haven't copied it!
Been working on a new layout for heydingus.net. If you’re sleuthy, you might be able to get a sneak peek. 🧐 (If you do, let me know by replying with a sneaky screenshot — don’t give it all away! — and I’ll give you a virtual high-five. And let me know what you think! 😉)
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But I took a picture of a Blue Apron recipe I was making for dinner, told Gemini to remember it, and left my phone on the counter. As I moved around the kitchen, I asked Gemini questions I’d normally have to peek back at the recipe to answer like “How long do I roast the vegetables for?” and “How do I prep the fish?” It gave me the right answers every time.
What was more impressive is that I could ask it tangential questions. It helped me use pantry ingredients to recreate a seasoning mix I didn’t have on hand.
What a great use case!
A trio of junk mail tips, Google and Apple Watch throwbacks, a controversial review that shouldn't have been, and an app that I never knew I needed. Plus an extra throwback (to me) record and a roll-the-🎲 link.
Holy smokes, @macstories@macstories.net is 15 years old today. Been reading for almost that entire time. Federico and team have built quite the empire over there at macstories.net, and the quality has only improved over that time.
Happy 15th birthday @macstories 🎂☺️
My dream job. Here's to the next 15 years and the big ideas we're working on 💪
📷 #mbApr Day 20
Climbing ice at night. Probably not something our ancestors predicted we’d do with our free time. 😅
🔗 Does everything need to be an ad? // Joe Rosensteel // sixcolors.com
Imagine a future where Roku injects ads over the YouTube app injecting ads. Will there be a cat-and-mouse game over who gets to sell access to the screen you paused when you went to the bathroom?
🆕📝 Crashing Clockwise #550: ‘Strap In and Forget My Email’
It's been a minute, but I'm back stealing blogging fodder off the podcast cart.
Uhhh…yeah, no spoilers, but you’re gonna want to try this equinox.space thing out. Amazing what can be done in a web browser. So fun!
Herman’s got it right:
I'd rather a product not exist in the first place if their business model requires them to eventually enshittify after they've lured people in. Because, unfortunately, a subsidised product crowds out products that are more basic, yet more sustainable in the long run. Creating something that captures market share and then turns the tables actively harms their users, and the market in general.
On the other hand, I love the internet. It's a place where people come to share ideas and digitally congregate. I see it as a bunch of campfires sprinkled throughout the darkness of cyberspace.
Goodness. 😲
Multiplying all the possible sounds, fonts, quotes, icons, and themes gives you over 4 billion (not a typo) different permutations. It's unlikely that two Clear users are ever going to give Clear the same personalized touch.