Category: Technology
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Zuck about Vision Pro
Remember Meta? They approach AR/VR fundamentally different from Apple, are solving a different problem. Will be interesting to watch! Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro Apple finally announced their headset, so I want to talk about that for a second. I was really curious to see what they were gonna ship. And…
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Production & Consumption
Ben Thompson can ask and answer this about Apple Vision Pro much better than I, go read it! What exactly is this useful for? Who has room for another device in their life, particularly one that costs $3,499? Apple Vision Stratechery
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AI thought experiment
So that “AI powered drone turns on its operator” was total nonsense – the Colonel who described it as a simulation now says it was just “a thought experiment”. AI doomers cannot have it bad enough! Highlights from the RAeS
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Amateur Infrastructure
“Decentralized applications”… rely frequently on people and web 2.0 infrastructure to operate. And are operated by amateurs who don’t understand the basics e.g. BCM Multichain team says it can’t contact CEO amid protocol problems
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Motorola Razr 40 Ultra
I might fold for this foldable, looks gorgeous! Motorola introduced the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra yesterday.
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Umbrel Home
There’s a new contender for the best home server on the market: Umbrel just released their first hardware. Good for everyone who wants control of their data but doesn’t want to deal with Linux or assembling a server. Available for preorder now. Umbrel — The ultimate home server and OS for self-hosting
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Scaling Lightning
Great new initiative to test and improve how the Lightning Network and its applications will react to shocks in transaction volume, channels, nodes, gossip messages, etc. A Testing Toolkit for the Lightning Network
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Phone Privacy
Looking for a hardened phone OS where Apple Google don’t know everything you do, including your financial transactions? GrapheneOS and CalyxOS work great on Pixel devices. Should You Use GrapheneOS or CalyxOS? Though – beware that some banking apps won’t run on these custom firmwares. You might need two phones if you need both.
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Storing User Data
A wake-up call for everyone storing user data to make sure they store as little as possible for as little time as possible. PyPI was subpoenaed – The Python Package Index
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