I’ve been enjoying working on improving some of the finer details on Electric Sheep. The most recent improvement was made to the post toolbar.
This is the before:
And this is the after:
It’s much cleaner and compact and I also think it’s also much clearer which items are clickable and which are informational now.
Jason Snell:
The MacBook Neo is apparently a big hit. So big that Apple is reportedly ramping up production. Now the bad news: Since the MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro chip from 2024’s iPhone 16 Pro, a product that’s been discontinued, there is likely a finite number of chips available for MacBook Neo production.
Jason goes on to posit that the most likely solution is for Apple to release an updated Macbook Neo in the next 6 to 9 months that uses the A19 Pro chip. I would like this to be true because I’d love to buy a Neo with the 12GB of RAM that the A19 Pro SoC has. But if they moved to using the bined A19 Pro chips there’s only going to be a finite number of those too. If demand outpaces supply of bined chips there needs to be a sustainable plan.
If you look at iPad pricing you can get an iPad Air with an M4 chip for $599 and the iPad Mini with the A17 Pro is $499. So while using the bined A18 Pro is great for Apple’s bottom line, and is also great for reducing waste, I also think they could produce an A series chip specifically for the Neo and keep prices the same.
Since using bined chips means maximum profit I’d tend to agree that they may move to the A19 Pro and exhaust that supply before producing dedicated Neo chips though.
In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said it has zero tolerance for fraudulent or malicious apps, pointing to its App Review Guidelines, which prohibit apps that try to scam users, include hidden or undocumented features, or rely on bait-and-switch tactics. The company confirmed that, in addition to removing the Ledger Live app from the App Store, the developer account associated with it was terminated.
In the case of the Ledger Live app it has been reported by Coindesk that over $9.5 million has been stolen from dozens of people.
The Mac App Store has never reached the popularity of the iOS App Store. Primarily because another method of getting your software exists and for the most part people are happy with it. The promise remains the same though, software downloaded from the App Store is vetted and goes through Apple’s approval process. Therefore you can expect it to be a safer option. In this case it certainly wasn’t and people have lost a lot of money.
I created a new RSS feed reader. It’s called Electric Sheep and you can try it at electricsheep.news
No algorithms.
No recommendations.
No ads.
No tracking.
There’s a few different tools to add feeds. You can add them from a URL, Import OPML, use the bookmarklet, or browse and choose from a curated list to get started.
If you give it a try and have any feedback you can email me at richard@richfish.net
The British street artist’s identity has been debated, and closely guarded, for decades. A quest to solve the riddle took Reuters from a bombed-out Ukrainian village to London and downtown Manhattan — and uncovered much more than a name.
A great tale and an enjoyable read. A little surprising that the two most long time rumoured Banksy candidates were both involved in the Ukrainian paintings.
Robin Banks. I’ll say no more. It’s well worth the read.
One Battle After Another is both terrible and amazing. Or rather it narrowly avoids being terrible while trying its hardest to stink. The script is absurd, the subject matter is clique and it’s far too literal to be traditionally good. Somehow though it’s very very good.
It’s almost made better by the fact that it is constantly pushing at the edge of being bad. I could easily see it being a B grade cult classic if it had a smaller budget or less skilled actors.
Instead it’s nominated for best picture and manages to pull off a death defying tight rope act.
⭐⭐⭐⭐