Maybe AI Won't Replace All of US After All

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Apple introduces AirPods Max 2 Apple announced AirPods Max 2, bringing even better ANC, elevated sound quality, and intelligent features to the iconic over-ear design.

This reminds me of the good old days when rumors didn’t ruin all announcements.
Apple introduces AirPods Max 2 - Apple

Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam Digg is going away again, but Kevin Rose is coming back.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to justify investing time and energy into social networks that aren’t part of the Fediverse. They shutdown without warning, do god knows what with your data, etc.

www.theverge.com/tech/8948…

Snow day! It’s been a while since we’ve had a proper blizzard.

Winter Olympics 2026: United States defeat Canada in overtime for first men’s ice hockey gold since 1980 Sunday 22 February saw the clash of the ages, as the USA and Canada battled for the title of 2026 Olympic champion, with Jack Hughes securing the gold in 2-1 overtime.

Great job, boys! Hellebuyck was a wall. Olympic Hockey is always a treat but today’s game was something else. 🇺🇸🏒

www.olympics.com/en/milano…

Lunar New Year

Lady Liberty

“The Visitor” isn’t just one of the best episodes of DS9 or even one of the best episodes of Star Trek, it’s one of the finest episodes of television ever. Masterfully written, directed, and acted. Every scene is a masterpiece.

The halftime show features the best color grading and cinematography I’ve seen at one of these events. Musically it isn’t my cup of tea, but kudos to the producers and editors for putting on a visually impressive show.

Love it or hate it, tvOS is the only OTT experience that isn’t purposely built to show you as many ads possible.

Episode 5 of Starfleet Academy is a must watch for anyone who loves DS9. It’s a love letter to the series. Even if you aren’t a fan of nu Trek, give it a watch.

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The industry came so close to eliminating or at the very least reducing piracy significantly. Instead, they opted to try to squeeze as much money out of consumers as possible, while increasingly making their services more difficu... josephakbrud.com/2026/02/05/the-industry-...

Light Lens Lab Exclusive: Mr. Zhou on Resurrecting the $50,000 Leica Lens

Light Lens Lab is by far the most interesting lens manufacturer right now. In the era of picture perfect, clinically sharp lenses, it’s refreshing to see someone like Mr. Zhou who is obsessed with resurrecting lenses that have character without compromising quality.

Watch Shrinking - Apple TV Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his pat…

Shrinking is the best show on television right now. Great writing and acting. It’s nice to have a show that can be serious but doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Trying to get used to 50mm again.

I will admit that this POSSE (Post on Your Own Site Syndicate Anywhere) has its advantages.

You know Apple’s marketing is strong when so many people refer to the 8x crop as a “lens.”

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | First Look Teaser | Paramount+ YouTube video by Paramount Plus

ADMIRAL HARRY KIM youtube.com/watch?v=VkBU... #startrek

Apple News+ while useful continues to be a mixed bag. Offering a subscription service that requires other subscriptions to view content is not a good user experience.

Amazon Ring Cashes In On Techno-Authoritarianism And Mass Surveillance Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most…

“…it is also introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices.”

I don’t care how wonky it can be, it’s not worth giving up HomeKit Secure Video for privacy abusing alternatives

www.techdirt.com/2025/07/22/a...
#privacy #surveillance

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died.

RIP to the godfather of heavy metal.

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UK May Backtrack on Controversial Demand for Backdoor to Encrypted Apple User Data The British government may be forced to drop its plans to force Apple to build a backdoor to access encrypted user data, the Financial Times reports....

This is good news and I’m glad that the administration applied the necessary pressure to make this happen.

www.macrumors.com/2025/07/20/u...

Steve Jobs - 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (Enhanced to HD/1080p) YouTube video by Steve Jobs Archive

An absolute must watch for me at this time of year. It’s important to remember a time when Silicon Valley was a lot more optimistic. That’s not to say that tech isn’t interesting anymore, but it does feel like the motivation has often changed. Jobs was truly unique.

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Same here. Was all in on Roku and now I am using AppleTV exclusively.

Roku Devices Start Showing Ads When Users Hit Pause Roku has recently launched a new type of ads that show up when users pause a movie or show.

This is so gross. tvOS is the only platform that at least somewhat respects its users and doesn't try to shove as many ads as possible in my face www.thurrott.com/smart-home/3...

Get ready to hear this a whole lot when you go shopping

Yeah but then it would look good.

Finally someone made this reference. I got my first CD player at Nobody Beats the Wiz.

Did Donald Trump Say the Sitting President Should Be Impeached If the Dow Jones Loses 1,000 Points in Two Days? We found a few reasons to be skeptical of this tweet.

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A group of people walking by an illuminated food cart that says “Halal Guys” on it.

Halal Guys