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The Trump administration barred an AP reporter from an event because the...
The Trump administration barred an AP reporter from an event because the AP won’t refer to the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”. Something something free speech something something protects but does not bind, etc. etc. lolololsob
Security expert Bruce Schneier & digital ethicist Davi Ottenheimer: “The U.S. government...
Security expert Bruce Schneier & digital ethicist Davi Ottenheimer: “The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history.” And: “This is beyond politics — this is a matter of national security.”
iTools, Apple’s Original ‘Internet Strategy’, From January 2000
apple.com/newsroom/2000/01/05Apple-Unveils-Internet-Strategy/
From the Apple Newsroom archive, dateline “Macworld Expo, San Francisco — January 5, 2000”:
Apple today took the wraps off its highly anticipated Internet
strategy, introducing a new category of Internet services called
iTools; a completely redesigned Apple.com web site ...
Josh Marshall: “This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as...
Josh Marshall: “This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government.” And: “I genuinely don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government.”
Apple Completes Pixelmator Acquisition
macrumors.com/2025/02/11/apple-completes-pixelmator-acquisition/
Juli Clover, reporting for MacRumors:
Pixelmator last year announced that it was being acquired by Apple, and today the company confirmed that the acquisition has been completed after Apple received regulatory approval. The Pixelmator for iOS, Pixelmator Pro, and Photomator apps were today updated with a new splash screen announcing the deal.
Previously: “Pixelmator Acquired by Apple; Future of Their Apps Uncertain”. Apple being Apple, they still haven’t dropped a clue what they’re going to do with Pixelmator (the namesake app) or Photomator.
Apple Support: ‘About Migrating Apple Account Purchases Between Accounts’
New Apple support document dropped today:
You can choose to migrate apps, music, and other content you’ve
purchased from Apple on a secondary Apple Account to a primary
Apple Account. The secondary Apple Account might be an account
that’s used only for purchases. You’ll ...
Law professors are a staid bunch. But: “We are in the midst...
‘The Wild True Story Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show’
wired.com/story/true-story-behind-kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-show/
Angela Watercutter, with a great behind-the-scenes look at the Apple-Music-sponsored halftime show by Kendrick Lamar:
While “making it work” means one thing when you’re putting on a
Madonna concert or the Democratic National Convention, it means
something different when ...
Pitching a Big Tent in an Emergency
On her newly launched site, Meditations in an Emergency, Rebecca Solnit talks about the importance of coming together with “people who are not exactly like each of us individually” in times of crisis.
In this emergency, I think it likely that we are going to need to pitch a...
A federal judge has ordered the HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore...
A federal judge has ordered the HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore their websites and datasets to how they were on Jan 30th by 11:59pm tonight. Resistance is not futile, but we’ll see how much Trump wants to push/piss off the judiciary.
The Trump administration is defying federal court orders and maintaining the funding...
The Trump administration is defying federal court orders and maintaining the funding freeze on issuing grant funding at the National Institutes of Health.
I loved Russell Shorto’s The Island at the Center of the World...
I loved Russell Shorto’s The Island at the Center of the World so I am looking forward to reading his upcoming Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America.
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies. “Washington created the modern civil service...
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies. “Washington created the modern civil service to make the government efficient in the first place, ending a patronage system wracked with graft and incompetence.”
Unsurprising: a recent study of 32M tweets from politicians from 27 countries...
Unsurprising: a recent study of 32M tweets from politicians from 27 countries shows that “far-right populists [are] much more likely than the left to spread fake news” and “amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy”.
Is Social Media Doing You Dirty? Apply the CUE Test.
In a recent episode of the Uncanny Valley podcast about quitting social media, Lauren Goode talked about a framework she applies to see if the time she’s spending on social media is serving her well. From the transcript:
I have been toying with this idea of a framework for ...
‘The Blues Brothers’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and they’re wearing sunglasses as they rewatch the 1980 classic ‘The Blues Brothers,’ starring Jon Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Watch this episode on the Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Jack Sanders and Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
★ Fox’s New Scorebug Graphic Design, and Our Innate Resistance to Change
A scorebug is industry jargon for the sub-genre of chyron (itself jargon) that shows ever-present information about a televised sporting event while you’re watching. These graphics display the teams, the score, the time remaining, and other metadata pertaining to the current...
★ Nike’s ‘So Win’ Won the Super Bowl
Well, the Philadelphia Eagles, of course, won the actual Super Bowl, winning in a romp so one-sided that they would have embarrassed the Chiefs less if they had pantsed Patrick Mahomes at the 50-yard line. But the second contest is for best commercial. And my vote goes to Ni...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? Sherrilyn Ifill has a list...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? Sherrilyn Ifill has a list of what people are doing to counter the coup and more importantly, what you can do. I’m working on this one: “Make sure you have and can share good information”.