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Twitch Twitch is an interactive livestreaming service for content spanning gaming, entertainment, sports, music, and more.

If the phrase “Let’s go!” were erased from the universe, there would be 40% less things said on YouTube and Twitch.tv.

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Tim Cook did -- what we call in the biz -- "a good job."

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Title for the latest chapter for the next book: It’s July, You’re Fucked (Someone might be behind schedule and projecting)

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If you keep thinking, “There is just not enough time in the day,” then you’re probably screwing up as a leader. 😬

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The MacBook Neo Guide You can read all the reviews you want about new hardware, but if it's hardware you touch, there is one test that can only be performed in person, and it's impor

The MacBook Neo Guide — first edition.

In 2008, Jobs said Apple couldn't make a $500 computer that wasn't junk. In 2026, they made a $599 one out of iPhone parts, binned chips, and recycled aluminum. It's not cheap. It's reuse.

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Short Attention Span Theater Back in 2013, Alex King and I redesigned the Rands in Repose. Thirteen years — still happy with the design. It's readable, clean, and prominently features typog

Figuring out what sticks to the Internet: randsinrepose.com/archives/sho...

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You'd think the robots would be better at detecting outages:

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You want to make the piece better? Write it again.

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And, yes, I can't login this morning -- again.

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Claude Status Welcome to Claude's home for real-time and historical data on system performance.

Claude uptime is bad and getting worse: status.claude.com

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Attacking civilian infrastructure is barred by the Geneva Conventions, but Trump said he was “not at all” concerned about committing war crimes.

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The Apple Charging Situation — Built by Grumbles

Updated the Apple Charging Guide for March 2026: randsinrepose.com/guides/apple...

- iPhone 17e, MacBook Neo, M5 Airs/Pros, iPad Air M4
- Air now ships 40W (was 30-35W) -- better, not fast
- Neo ships 20W on a 30W device -- new worst gap
- Tahoe 26.4 adds "Slow Charger" warning -- Apple admits it

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I didn't claim that ICE and TSA weren't communicating.

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In related news, SFO contracts with a private firm and isn't impacted by the TSA funding fight. ICE is being sent to 14 airports with the highest TSA call-out rates — neither SFO nor Oakland is on the list. The ICE video you've seen is real and is a deportation arrest, unrelated to the deployment.

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How odd that ICE isn't wearing masks to conceal their identity at airports. Nothing says "we're the good guys" like suddenly discovering transparency now.

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So are eggs cheap yet?

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Trump to deploy ICE agents to airports Monday ICE agents aren't trained for security screenings.

Untrained humans will be making screening decisions at airports. That makes a lot of sense: www.axios.com/2026/03/22/t...

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Better, Faster, and (Even) More I've never built more interesting, random, and useless scripts, tools, and services than I have in the last six months. The cost to go from "Random Thought" to

All my favorite Claude Code hacks in one spot: randsinrepose.com/archives/bet...

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Too many to fit, but regulars I use a lot, or cycle through regularly ADHD-wise: Github Monaspace (e.g. Argon, Neon, Xenon); Julia Mono; Lilex; Commit Mono; Reddit Mono; Red Hat Mono; Twilio Sans Mono; SF Mono; Roboto Mono; Liberation Mono.
hon. mention Source Code Pro, Luxi Mono, Verily Serif Mono

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I am intrigued.

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This is quite good -- already evaluating.

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I am, once again, evaluating fixed-width typefaces for Terminal/Ghostty — please tell me your favorite.

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Furiously getting Claude to slap together a script to analyze my Wi-Fi connectivity before the plane takes off. #robotproblems

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The narrative for this war is worse than the last season of Game of Thrones.

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Hey, uh, Claude. Just FYI -- your lock-in is not strong enough for me to start wandering during two hours of downtime. BTW.

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Growing teams are world class at inventing new ways to poorly communicate.

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Sure, but we can agree -- "bad planning"?

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Google gives in to users' complaints over AI-powered 'Ask Photos' search feature | TechCrunch The option appears on the Google Photos Search screen and lets users pick which experience they want.

This means you have a bad design and are now making it worse: techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/g...

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Getting calendar spam? Fix: Google Calendar → Settings → Event settings → "Add invitations to my calendar" → change to "When I respond to the invitation in email." Legit invites still work — they just wait in your email until you accept. Ten seconds. Do it now.

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