Notices by Jared Newman (newmy@writing.exchange)

The best time to start breaking up pay TV bundles was a few years ago. The second-best time is now. https://www.techhive.com/article/2455264/tv-industry-response-to-cord-cutting-has-finally-backfired.html

@killyourfm @corbin My memory's a bit fuzzy but I think so? It was worse on rechargeable batteries through (which you'd inevitably have to start using after chewing through a dozen AAs within a few days)

All these non-Steam Deck PC gaming handhelds are like 1080p! 144Hz! Ultra-bright display! Octa-core CPU! Discrete GPU! *cough20minutebatterylifecough*

@corbin I had a Game Gear and remember being pissed that it died after like 4-5 hours. I'd kill for a Steam Deck-like with that kind of battery life!

Back to using Vivaldi. Here's a theme that looks like Netscape Navigator.

The free version of Alexa has all of these things already.

My father-in-law had a never-opened, 48-year-old GE radio in his garage. No pairing, no logins, no setup. It just works.

Finally decided to revive these from my bin of old LCD handhelds. Just needed new batteries, and have replacement watch bands on the way. According to eBay they are now the most expensive watches I own.

(To my wife's dismay, I'm planning to wear them.)

@ampressman The news filter is like the only thing that Google is still useful for.

This is really hard to put a finger on but does anyone else feel like they've been reading more AI-written passages on Wikipedia lately?

went to go pour my coffee and took out a bowl, how's your morning going

If only there were some alternative where this was not the case 🤔

One nice thing about Mastodon is if you see something interesting just as you're refreshing your timeline and it pops out of view, you can just scroll back to it instead of it vanishing into the algorithmic ether forever.

Apple: Our Apple Watch sleep tracking system is so sophisticated, you'll never want to go to bed without it.

Also Apple: Go to bed without it or we'll never update your WatchOS software again.

@killyourfm Never too late to learn a new instrument! And electronic drum kits rule.