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Calvin’s Dad Explains the Pre-Color World
Given that Calvin and Hobbes is almost certainly the best (and almost more certainly, the most beloved) comic strip ever, it’s devilishly hard to pick a favorite. But this might be mine. I thought about it often as I raised my own son.
Update: I sent this one to my son, and he sent me this one back. My boy gets me.
Internet Archive Hacked, Data Breach Impacts 31 Million Users
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Humane, Not Dead Yet, Ships CosmOS 1.2 Update for AI Pin
x.com/bella_bongiorno/status/1843705512808067296?s=12&t=75cuNzpkeCQ9C7aB0JjsEg
Bethany Bongiorno, on X:
- insane battery life (17 hours with profiled usage)
- calendar recall
- speak in over 50 languages — in your own voice
- vision gesture for quick multi-modal questions
- playlist support
- timers, alarms, world clock
- touchcode gesture unlock
- pinpoint — locate your pin!
Sometimes all you can do is put your nose to the grindstone and keep plugging. But man, I don’t even hear jokes about the AI Pin any more. (Full change log.)
Link: x.com/bella_bongiorno/status/1843705512808067296?s=12&t…
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Alarmo — A New $100 Alarm Clock From Nintendo
Kind of crazy to create an alarm clock in this era of bedside phones, but like just about everything from Nintendo, it does seem fun. (Would seem a bit more appealing if it could serve as a Bluetooth audio speaker.)
Link: theverge.com/24266272/nintendo-alarmo-sound-clock-hands-on
Dan Riccio, Longtime Apple Hardware Executive, Is Retiring
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On Monday, Dave Winer’s Scripting News turned 30 years old. Dave is...
On Monday, Dave Winer’s Scripting News turned 30 years old. Dave is still one of the purest of the pure bloggers.
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Green Day “demastered” their 1994 album Dookie into 15 “obscure, obsolete, and...
Green Day “demastered” their 1994 album Dookie into 15 “obscure, obsolete, and inconvenient” formats, like wax cylinder, Fisher Price record, Teddy Ruxpin, and player piano roll. This is amazing.