Category Archives: Technology

Spam at Google

As a programmer, who maintained his own email server, directly on the internet, from his home, for many years, I understand the problem of spam better than a lot of other people. It’s tricky. I get that. But, come on, … Continue reading

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Apple Introduces New MacBook Upgrade Program for Business Partners

  Source: Apple Introduces New MacBook Upgrade Program for Business Partners I called this, but I can’t find the post where I did. The comments are wondering if Apple will make this available for end-users. They will. I guarantee it. … Continue reading

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When the traffic firehose is pointed at you – by Ryan Broderick – Garbage Day

The one mystery we weren’t able to figure out is why any sane person working at Facebook would feel comfortable publishing a content report that admitted that the most viral publisher on its platform this year was a barely active … Continue reading

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Ping. Ding. Chirp. Notifications Are Driving Us Crazy.

With workplace tools multiplying and personal messages creeping in, it can be hard to get anything done. Source: Ping. Ding. Chirp. Notifications Are Driving Us Crazy. Ha ha. No. I am ruthless about silencing all notifications from almost all applications, … Continue reading

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Apple’s $64 billion-a-year App Store isn’t catching the most egregious scams – The Verge

While it’s impossible for us to tell how many of the horoscope app’s 32,000 star-only ratings are fake, Eleftheriou says Apple should have no problem with that. “When you consider refund request rates, app usage, and other associated info that … Continue reading

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M1 Max Chip May Have More Raw GPU Performance Than a PlayStation 5

Source: M1 Max Chip May Have More Raw GPU Performance Than a PlayStation 5 So what? Back in 2019, I was starting to think about an upgrade to my 2014 MBP, which is a darn-near perfect machine. (My son has … Continue reading

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David Sacks Says Facebook Isn’t the Bad Guy Here

Craft Ventures general partner and former PayPal COO David Sacks tells Emily Chang that, for all the bad rep Facebook has been getting, Facebook should not be uniquely to blame – and that the media, Hollywood, and the fashion industry … Continue reading

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A Computer Company | tyler.io

Things I want a computer company to be Hardware manufacturer Operating system vendor Model for how to build the best software for their platform Good corporate citizen Inspiration Things I don’t want a computer company to be Music store Music … Continue reading

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Ubiquiti and Networking Nirvana

For years, I’ve struggled with getting good networking at my house. We had our previous house custom built, and I had it wired thoroughly with CAT5 and RG-6. In my current house, there are coax drops in every room, but … Continue reading

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The Pixar Story (2007)

Source: The Pixar Story (2007) I just watched this documentary, and it was terrific, as a movie, and a biopic. A couple of things stuck out to me during the viewing. The first was how Steve Jobs funded Pixar, to … Continue reading

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