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On Facebook I wrote this in reply to a post by John Worthington, a former Quicktime developer at Apple. We’re both using AI to build things based on our past experiences and it’s a big difference, not without pitfalls, but we’re doing something that’s never been done before and my thought was that we should […]

On Facebook I wrote this in reply to a post by John Worthington, a former Quicktime developer at Apple. We're both using AI to build things based on our past experiences and it's a big difference, not without pitfalls, but we're doing something that's never been done before...

Phew! I made it. Though I’m a bit light on links for ya today, there’s a lot goin’ on at the moment - I’m swamped busy, just the way I like it. Jorijn Schrijvershof, the guy behind toot.community, announced on July 28th that the server “will close permanently on 28 October 20...

https://blog.terrygodier.com/2026/08/07/browsers-have-standards-the-app.html

I made $7.25 an hour at my first job back in 2015, peddling candles and soaps and other good-smelling baubles at a French boutique near Rice University. It was a good job, as far as first jobs go; I was a junior in high school, and I did my homework behind the counter. I knew […]

The post An Ode to Austin’s Unsung Proletariat appeared first on The Texas Observer.

As LaMelo Ball gets settled in with the Minnesota Timberwolves, a clip of what appears to be his Charlotte residence has been circulating, due to the interior design choices therein. When I asked the user who circulated the video where he got it from, he said he found it on ...

The City Council plans to hold an oversight hearing on the Mamdani administration’s rocky rollout of a new tax on luxury second homes, as thousands of homeowners seek exemptions from the impending charges aimed at boosting the city’s budget. “Have you recently received a letter about the new pied-à-terre tax?” says a Council flyer advertising […]

The post NYC Lawmakers Scrutinize Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout appeared first on The City Reporter.

For the first time in 35 years the Glendale, CA movie palace is showing a first-run feature. We chat with Artistic Director Miles Williams about the theater's revival.

The post The Historic ALEX Theatre Restores Its Cinematic Roots for ‘The Odyssey’ appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

Photos by Stacie Joy  We had to catch another set by EVG favorites Pop Music Fever Dream last Friday at Night Club 101 on Avenue A.  One thing we've learned: You never quite know what's going to happen. A band member might end up in the crowd. Someone might be climbing on the amps. The songs rarely let up.  PMFD — vocalist-guitarist Tim Seeberger, guitarist Nicole Harwayne, bassist Carmen Castillo and drummer Violette Grim — continues to deliver a thrilling mix of punk fury and no-wave chaos. -----------  Tim from PMFD encouraged us to arrive early for the first band — singer-songwriter Lex Walton... we're glad we did...

There are many ways to describe the Trump Era, but the executive branch’s conviction that it can simply ignore the legislative branch’s entire existence has become something close to a governing principle. From impounding funds designated by Congress to launching a war without Congress’s authority, Trump has basically decided that the legislative branch is a […]

As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

Great blog post from Terry Godier about the unpredictable nature of the App Store:

On the web, if I build something that works within the standards, it works. Whether people use it is up to them. On iOS, there is another question entirely: whether Apple decides it should exist.

Wavelength 2.0 for iOS has now been waiting for review at Apple for 6 days… I just have a feeling they are trying to figure out if they can force me to use in-app purchase somehow. Google approved it in a day.

He's bringing it back to his roots with his new release. Continue reading…