Monthly Log: March 2022
Reading List
He, Robot | Ian Wang
“After Yang” wants to complicate familiar stories about artificial intelligence and techno-orientalism, but it stumbles in the execution.
Moment’s MagSafe cage is here to make your iPhone movies look professional
The lightweight rig can be set up quickly with your iPhone and offers a variety of mounts for lights and mics.
Automating Audio Hijack 4 with Shortcuts and JavaScript
An Audio Hijack 4 automation switches blocks on and off and starts a session. Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack 4 is here, and while it’s got a bunch of interesting new features, my favorite …
dimethyltriptamine/weechat_scripts: Perl scripts i've made for weechat
Perl scripts i've made for weechat. Contribute to dimethyltriptamine/weechat_scripts development by creating an account on GitHub.
The lesson Facebook won't learn
In a reckless, secret campaign against TikTok, the company's paranoia leads to another self-inflicted wound
Input
What comes next.
Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials
Bad actors contacted the platforms with emergency data requests.
Tot Doesn’t Work for Me - Bicycle For Your Mind
Product: Tot • Your tiny text companion Price: Free on macOS; $19.99 on iOS Tot is a scratchpad with seven pages. It is marketed as “Your tiny text
The Best Gospel Deep Cuts on Bandcamp
A guide to the rich trove of spiritual music on the site.
How to delete unplanned screenshots with Shortcuts – Matthew Cassinelli
Do you find yourself taking tons of accidental screenshots on iPhone X or your Apple Watch? Of course there’s a shortcut for that!
My Obsidian Setup, Part 8: Simplifying Thought Capture with 'On My Mind'
Being underslept and out-of-sync is a political injustice | Aeon Essays
Being on-call, out-of-sync and underslept is not just personal but a pervasive political injustice. Bold change is needed
Overcast Redesign Enhances Podcast Navigation with an Emphasis on Playlists and Recent Episodes
I’ve used a lot of different podcast apps over the years, but the one I return to most often and have used the most is Overcast by Marco Arment. The app’s customizability, Smart Speed and Voice Boost audio enhancement technologies, and Shortcuts support are unrivaled among podcast players. I also appreciate that when episodes of
Apple Expands Analytics and Other Features Available to Podcasters
Today, in a post on the Apple Podcasts for Creators webpage, Apple announced an expansion of the podcast analytics it offers, which podcasters can sign up to use at Apple Podcasts Connect. Apple is adding a new metric called Followers, the term Apple uses to describe listeners who subscribe to a free podcast. The company
Trans Week of Visibility & Action: March 25-31, 2022
Action in defense of trans lives is an essential part of all movements for justice. Join us this week and always.
What does it take to rekindle a friendship? And should you?
There are many reasons that friends drift apart. What does it take to reconnect?
MacStories Weekly: Issue 313
Programmable Notes
Fileformat
Respiring Rhythms — CJ Eller
There's a site stewarded by Austin Wade Smith called Feral Earth that revolves around ecology. A site about ecology? Not quite. A site po...
A Guide to Hiring iOS and Android Developers | HackerNoon
Hiring mobile app developers can be your first step towards building a mobile app. Read this comprehensive guide to know how to hire iOS and Android developers.
Google adds doctors’ appointment availability to search
It’s only available in English to start.
The EPA plans to sunset its online archive
Tossing out digital records is ‘disturbing’, expert warns
Apple will reportedly sell the iPhone as a subscription service
There’s not a lot of details on the program right now
Dot Dot Dot With Liz Pelly
The Decentralized Web is Here to Stay | HackerNoon
Imagine ecentralized YouTube, Facebook, Gmail. Are we there yet and what will the decentralized web for developers look like once it all finishes maturing?
The Halo show is nothing like the games, and that’s why it’s good
The Covenant is secondary to a more interesting conflict
The Bandcamp app now supports queueing!
Queueing makes it easy to listen to multiple albums and tracks in your collection without interruption. Tap shuffle if you want some variety, and tap loop if you don’t want the music to end. You ca…
Twitter might start charging for TweetDeck – TechCrunch
Twitter might start charging for TweetDeck through Twitter Blue