It feels good, for some reason, to know that my phone beats out @siracusa@mastodon.social’s 2019 Mac Pro from just six years ago.
Such a fun weekend watching dear friends pledge their love to one another. I love weddings! 💍 Congrats to @tyler_schlesier.1 and @lauren_schlesier! And thanks for the tip about the balloon festival; it was so cool! 🎈
Ooh I should have looked at @robb@social.lol’s Donation Treats page before donating to St. Jude. So many people are offering neat little rewards to accelerate the cause. Check it out!
Hey y’all, cancer sucks so for the next 24 hours, I’m matching donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, up to $250.
Even $1 helps. I hope you’ll join me, and our little tech community, in the fight against children’s cancer. 💪
We 🧡 doing all the outdoor things and are so fortunate to be somewhere where they’re all so accessible! Come adventure with us!
7 pitches, 800 vertical ft, 4 long rappels, 10 miles of hiking, 12.5 hours car-to-car. Just getting all the way out to Wallface — NY’s biggest backcountry wall — is an adventure. Revisiting The Diagonal (5.8) made for an awesome #Sendtember Monday. It’s hard to beat that wilderness exposure. ⛰️
Big thanks to Casey for joining me on this scouting mission. It was fun dialing in those systems! 🧗♀️
Wanna get up something big? Book a guided climb at the link in our bio. 🤘
Zack Beauchamp: ‘Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel’
What just happened, in short, shows how far down the authoritarian road the United States has traveled in just eight months. […]
Kimmel’s aside – in a monologue mostly focused on mocking President Donald Trump – did not justify what came next. During a Wednesday podcast appearance, FCC head Brendan Carr threatened to revoke the broadcasting licenses of any stations that continued to air Kimmel’s content. […]
Carr’s threat should have been toothless. The FCC is prohibited by law from employing “the power of censorship” or interfering “with the right of free speech.”
The jig is up. If you were fooled that Conservatives cared about “free speech”, hopefully you’ve seen the light. If you haven’t, I don’t think you can’t be helped.
Getting a new iPhone tomorrow? Cases at my store are 50% off with code Sweet17. Enjoy!
Couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to go up Saddleback for Tom’s 29th high peak! We made such good time that we paid an extra visit to Gothics via the cable route just for the fun of it. Fall colors are certainly coming in!
@lakeplacidadk @saranaclake @tupperlakeny @adirondack46ers_ @hike.adk @mountaineerbandana @newyorkoutdoorguides #Adirondacks #PerfectDayADK #HireAGuide
🔗 Michael Burkhardt, 9to5mac.com: ‘Seven iPhone Air details you might’ve missed during yesterday’s keynote’
I hadn’t realized about the uncentered USB-C port, the further in-cut Dynamic Island, the single speaker in the earpiece, or all the extra camera features you lose when you only have one lens.
Looks like @imyke@myke.social and @matt_birchler@mastodon.social were having a brainwave this morning.
Devon Dundee: ‘Apple Introduces AirPods Pro 3’ macstories.net
The other Apple Intelligence feature coming to AirPods Pro 3 (as well as AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with ANC) is Live Translation. When the user is having a conversation with someone speaking a supported language other than their own, AirPods will play real-time audio translations of the phrases being spoken while using ANC to lower the volume of the speaker so the translation is clear.
I didn’t realize this was coming to my AirPods 4 too! Gonna have to find someone to test this with…
Another awesome evening on the ropes with Brian. I had the pleasure of showing him around Pitchoff for his first time on the cliff, and we got a send on the three-pitch uber classic, Pete’s Farewell (5.7). Loving these beautiful fall climbing days!!
Dan Moren was wondering about satellite connectivity today:
I found myself thinking about satellite connectivity during today’s Apple event, during which the company announced that the Apple Watch Ultra 3 would include the feature. Back when the feature debuted on the iPhone 14 line, Apple said it would remain free for two years. When that period was up, Apple extended free coverage for another year. Which brings us to this year! Will people have to finally start paying?
The short answer? No, not yet.
When Apple said the Ultra 3 watch came with free satellite connectivity but didn’t mention for how long, I wondered if it meant they gave up on the idea that the feature might eventually require a subscription. But, alas, a footnote in the Newsroom post tells us it’s free for two years, just like the iPhone. I wonder how long this two years will last!
Anil Dash: ‘How Tim Cook sold out Steve Jobs’
The son of an immigrant, a child of the counterculture, a man offering an unmistakable fuck-you to Big Brother, and a person who, above all, would never kiss the ass of someone who had absolutely awful taste. This was Steve Jobs.
Solid reading to go along with my post from earlier today.
🆕📝 Post-Apple Event Gadget Waffling
Thinking through what's going in the shopping cart this time.
Oh wow, the Air is lighter than my current 16. That orange color and amazing cameras are tempting, but I don’t know if I want the drastically heavier phone of a Pro.
Weights:
iPhone 13 Mini: 141g
iPhone Air: 165g
iPhone 16: 170g
iPhone 16 Pro: 199g
iPhone 17 Pro: 206g
🆕📝 Live Thoughts on Apple’s September Event
Refresh the page to follow along! Or don't. Up to you. 😉
🆕📝 Rapid-Fire Pre-iPhone Event Thoughts
Can I publish this in the 4 minutes before the keynote starts??
🆕📝 On Tim Cook, Cowardice, and Leadership
This will probably get lost in the hubbub of today's iPhone event, but I had to get it off my chest before participating in the excitement of new gadget season.
Amit Gawande has come to embrace imperfection in blogging — something I’m still trying to learn:
I have a bad habit while blogging – my posts need to have a structure. Context first. Lead to the main point next. Follow that with as many supporting points as I can think of. And then I finally hit the whole point of writing the post.
This is foolish. I am not writing perfect prose. I am not writing to meet a particular word count. I often write to convey a thought. One thought. I should write just that one thought.
It doesn’t matter if it takes 10 words. Or 500.
Jules has attended summer camp in Old Forge the past few summers and got bit by the #46er bug. He and his dad booked us for a 2-day backpacking trip in which we knocked out three more peaks: Big Slide and the Wolfjaws, with Yard Mountain tossed in for good measure. It was so cool to help them dial in their hiking and camping skills, and we shared so many stories, riddles, and brain teasers on the trail. These two aspiring 46ers are well on their way!