In case you like the new Apple TV+ show “Foundation” (after Isaac Asimov’s books), you should listen to the accompanying podcast, as well. The executive producer of the show, David S. Goyer, participates in all episodes and he goes pretty deep into the decisions they made that were different from the books.
An entertaining 30-40 minutes per episode, if you enjoyed the show.
Here is the link: Foundation: The Official Podcast
In case you want to know what’s new in iOS 15. I didn’t follow too much this year’s release, so this short article is quite good: it gets me up to date without the need to read a lot :)
This year’s update is also a bit different because you don’t have to update to iOS 15. If you’re fine with iOS 14, Apple won’t force you to make the jump to iOS 15. You’ll still receive security patches. Some people will simply dismiss iOS 15 altogether.
It seems like a small change, but it actually says a lot about the current state of iOS. Apple considers iOS as a mature platform. Just like you don’t have to update your Mac to the latest version of macOS if you don’t want to, you can now update at your own pace.
From here: iOS 15 adds all the little features that were missing | TechCrunch.
I really, really, really want this. I tried to get in earlier, but Q1 2022 was the earlier I could get in, after 30 minutes of trying.
Anyway, I love the idea of playing anywhere, anytime, almost all my Steam games. I have the Switch, as well, but I don’t really like most of the games they have on offer (I own Witcher 3, Zelda, Assassin’s Creed, Skyrim, Mario Odyssey, among others). I love the handheld form, I would really love to be able to play the PC games I want (especially older ones, since for the new ones I kinda have the PS5).
Here’s a video of Linus from Linus Tech Tips using the Deck, as well:
I use lots of SD cards (well, micro SD) to install different OS-es on the Raspberry Pi. The problem is that a lot of the times I can’t use the SD card on another computer anymore because I can’t format it for my Mac, let’s say.
Well, I found SD Card Formatter, a free app from the SD Card Association that solves this issue. And here it is, just so I don’t forget about it, because it’s not the first time I “discover” it.
I didn’t know this existed, but it’s so true: bullshit asymmetry principle.
Brandolini’s law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle, is an internet adage that emphasizes the difficulty of debunking false, facetious, or otherwise misleading information: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude larger than to produce it.”
I have some people that I “talk” to a lot via Whatsapp, iMessage, Messenger and the likes.
And it kinda annoys me when they say “hi!” every f’in time we restart the discussion.
I think the reason for this is that I see it as a continuous discussion, with bigger breaks, while they see it as different chats/discussions every time.
Well… it’s not like a phone call, ok? :)
It is also the only ocean not being defined by the continents around it, but by a specific current: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC).
The Earth has finally attained popular recognition for its fifth ocean, with a decision by the National Geographic Society to add the Southern Ocean around Antarctica to the four it recognizes already: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans.
Although the designation of the frigid waters around the icy southern continent as a separate ocean has kicked around for almost 100 years and is widely used by scientists, until now it has not had popular backing.
But on June 8 — World Oceans Day — the society announced it would henceforth be labeling the Southern Ocean as the fifth ocean on its maps of our planet.
From here: Earth’s fifth ocean just confirmed | Space.
Of course, the people that can’t really move their jobs and that can’t really work from anywhere are the people most impacted in a negative way.
Winners? High income men in their 30s and 40s.
Losers: Entry-level workers in less established positions
If the pre-pandemic office was like a fine-dining experience—a large group enters, sits down together, and leaves several hours later—the post-pandemic office may be more like a neighborhood café. People will come and go, you’ll recognize some of them but feel estranged from others, and the office might convey a sense of both vague belonging and day-to-day transience. That’s not an ideal environment for new workers to feel welcomed into a community of peers. “Deprived of desk neighbors, impromptu coffees, and any real way to, for a lack of a better term, read everyone’s vibe,” my colleague Amanda Mull wrote last year, “new hires and young people who work remotely risk remaining unknown quantities.”
From here: Winners and Losers of the Work-From-Home Revolution – The Atlantic.
Q is coming back to Star Trek in Picard, season 2! Here’s a link to the teaser (I can’t find it on YouTube, unfortunately):
From here: Star Trek: Picard Season 2, First Look | Star Trek.
I aws pretty excited when I first heard about Playdate. Not because of the amazing games, necessarily, but because of the type of new games it could generate. And also because it looks quirky.
After about 2-3 years since they first announced it, here’s an update including their first accessory and a non-game app: Poolsuite FM.