Random Musings

Well, It's Official — Apple Prices Are Going Up
It’s kind of a bummer that price increases are coming for everything — desktops, laptops, tablets, phones. No one is getting out of this one. I was curious about my own — the 15-inch MacBook Air M5 I grabbed on launch day in March. It’s now $1,699. That’s a $200 jump from what I paid. The short …
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The Android Feature That Leaves "Close All Tabs" Guides in the Dust
There are guides out there covering how to close all your tabs at once — like this one. Solid tips, all of them. Closing all tabs at once beats going one by one through the tab switcher any day. I get why people need it. But not one of them mentions that Android already closes certain tabs for you …
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Espresso Without the Heat
I make a latte every single day. It's become a whole ritual — pull the shot, pour it over ice and almond milk, done. I even get my beans shipped monthly from Atlas Coffee Club. I love my espresso machine, even if I've been eyeing an upgrade lately. So this research out of UNSW caught my attention. …
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Hamilton Saw This Coming
Hamilton clearly predicted Donald Trump in a 1792 letter to George Washington: “When a man unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents … despotic in his ordinary demeanour — known to have scoffed in private at the principles of …
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One King, One Table, Five Centuries
I used to be pretty good at pool. Through my 30s, I’d hit the bars around Dupont Circle with friends and we’d spend hours at the table just playing for fun. I loved it. By my 40s, I wasn’t playing much anymore—I was traveling more and bar nights got fewer and far between—and even now that I’m back …
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American Sign Language (ASL) is beautiful, and I have been watching this video over and over again; it features the song “Love Is an Open Door” from Frozen.

I would love to see a creaseless display on a foldable phone in the US. I know rumors say the Oppo Find N7 may have it. Will Samsung implement that in their next foldables, like the Z Fold 8 Ultra or Z Fold 8 Wide? I certainly hope so. It isn’t something that deeply bothers me, but it shouldn’t be there anyway. We will find out.

As expected, WWDC focused heavily on AI, with no major iOS or iPadOS features beyond performance tuning.

Truly helpful AI must be centered on our users’ needs, deeply integrated into the products they rely on every day, grounded in personal context, and built with privacy at every step. That is our vision for Apple Intelligence.

Can’t wait to test Siri AI & Apple Intelligence on my M1 M2 Mac Mini, M1 iPad Pro, and M5 MacBook Air. The hurdle? It needs 7 GB of local storage. My 256 GB Mac Mini might be in for a tight fit!

Public beta drops in July-I’ll be trying it on my M1 devices first.

It’s incredible how far we can go to observe what they look like. The universe offers so much to explore. Additionally, it’s hard to believe we’re the only ones out there.

Yikes!

The United States confirmed a case of New World screwworm in Texas, marking the first detection in the state in decades and raising concerns for the livestock industry reut.rs