Notices by Dave Mark (davemark@mastodon.social), page 2

The "glue on pizza" issue is a whack-a-mole for Google.

Last night, I googled:

how much glue to add to pizza

I got the same answer as highlighted in the story below.

Tried it again this morning. the recommend was gone. Again.

Once the AI sucks it in, it lives forever. Whack-a-mole cleanups can clean up the results, but it's still in there somewhere.
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Hoping Apple Intelligence finds a way to avoid this problem.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/11/24176490/mm-delicious-glue
#Apple #AI #Google

"Apple's AI Strategy in a Nutshell"

Interesting read, bullish on Apple's on-device AI approach and Apple Silicon (non-NVDIA) data centers...

https://nextword.substack.com/p/apples-ai-strategy-in-a-nutshell
#Apple #AI

Absolutely loved this bit of back-story on the "upside down" Apple logo that used to be on every Mac laptop, but got flipped (right side up?) by Steve Jobs.

Great, short read, shared by @gruber a few days ago.

http://blog.joemoreno.com/2012/05/upside-down-apple-logo.html
#Apple #Mac #Design

"Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it"

This is a pretty riveting read. Especially the vivid death threats at the end.
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https://gothamist.com/news/things-the-guys-who-stole-my-phone-have-texted-me-to-try-to-get-me-to-unlock-it
#Apple #iPhone

10 minute email gives you a fake email that will work for 10 minutes.

- It's free
- Emails sent to the fake email appear on the page
- Reply/forward from the page

Use it for those times you need to provide an email, but don't want to give up yours. An alternative to Apple's "hide my email".

https://10minutemail.com
#Privacy

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"Samsung requires independent repair shops to give Samsung the name, contact information, phone identifier, and customer complaint details of everyone who gets their phone repaired at these shops"

And:

"it also requires these nominally independent shops to “immediately disassemble” any phones that customers have brought them that have been previously repaired with aftermarket or third-party parts"

Crazy.

https://www.404media.co/samsung-requires-independent-repair-shops-to-share-customer-data-snitch-on-people-who-use-aftermarket-parts-leaked-contract-shows/
#Samsung #RightToRepair

"A judge blocks the foreclosure sale of Elvis' Graceland, after his heir alleges fraud"

A fascinating story, but what got me was the bit about Graceland being valued at $400 million. For 14 acres. That's about $28M per acre. That's approaching mid-town-Manhattan prices.

This how much Elvis was revered? Still an amazing draw? Can't think of any other person whose home has so much value.

https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/05/22/judge-blocks-the-foreclosure-sale-of-elvis-graceland-after-his-heir-alleges-fraud
#Tennessee #Elvis #RealEstate

From 14 years ago, here's the original Siri demo.

This is aspirational, not a show of features, but still, there's a tantalizing promise there that we never reached.

But watch that GPT 4o demo I posted earlier with this video in mind. To me, feels like we are much closer to that original dream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpjpVAB06O4
#AI #Siri #GPT4o #Apple #WWDC #OpenAI

FANTASTIC bit of video: 🍿🔥

- An homage to the Montblanc pen

BUT WAIT:

- It's done by Wes Anderson and friends
- Filled with Anderson's amazing style and movie making technique
- Clever as hell

Wonderful...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUSRyAha37w
#Movies #Pen #Film #Photography

The bundles are coming:

- Disney+, Hulu, Max mash up their original content with content from ABC, Fox, TNT, TBS, CNN, Discovery Channel, Food Network, & more

- ESPN, Fox Sports, Discovery are combining forces for a sports channel bundle

So we went from cable bundles, to cord cutting, to paying for internet and more bundles.

This does not feel like a win for consumers. More like a shuffling of the deck.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/disney-warner-bros-discovery-bundle-streaming-services.html
#Streaming #Sports

Does anyone know about compatibility with older magic keyboards and the new iPad Pro?
https://mastodon.social/@mgetzski/112400458325768700

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Eurovision starts today.

For US folks, you can watch live on Peacock, if you subscribe.

EU / UK folks, this still a big deal? Worth watching?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/voting-schedules-favotires-everything-need-know-eurovision-rcna150616
#Eurovision

Wave of people getting locked out of their Apple ID.

Seems like a combination of being forced to change your password, and a delay imposed on people with "Stolen Device Protection" enabled.

Hoping this is something Apple can fix quickly.

Collection of reports here:

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/04/26/janky-apple-id-security/
#Apple #Security #AppleID

Of the 58,000+ books published per year:

- 90% will sell less than 2,000 copies
- 50% will sell LESS THAN A DOZEN COPIES

Great, very readable piece on book publishing and how it's very much like being a VC...

https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books
#Books #Writing #Publishing

"I deleted keys generated by our TV for 5 straight minutes. 5 Minutes of like 200BPM clicking. I restarted. Everything worked again. I laughed so hard I cried. I felt like I'd solved a murder."

Tech people, THIS IS A GREAT FANTASIC READ!!!

The title is, "DO NOT BUY HISENSE TV'S"

https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t
#Tech #Android #TV #Debug

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Apple TV+ rolls out "Fly Me to the Moon" trailer.

- Star studded cast, including Scarlet Johansson and Channing Tatum
- Focused on the race to the moon

Can't help but think this will fuel a LOT of conspiracy theories for folks who already think the moon landing was faked. 🙄

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW7enw6mFxs
#NASA #Space #Rocket #Apple #AppleTV #AppleTVPlus

@WarnerCrocker Same. I find myself abandoning posts on blue sky because I just can’t make it fit and say what I wanna say.

I am a fan of BlueSky, in general, but the low character limit stops me from posting stuff I've written for Mastodon and Threads.

Mastodon's limit is 500 characters. That's PLENTY. Threads is close to that.

BlueSky's limit is 300 characters. That's too low, compared to the freedom of the other two.

Any chance this changes?
#Mastodon #Threads #BlueSky

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Smart contact lenses demonstrated that generate power from light, tears, and blinking.

A health monitoring holy grail, smart contact lenses will (hopefully):

- monitor health metrics like glucose levels
- deliver drugs related to eye diseases
- assist with augmented reality

The power problem was a major stumbling block, so this is a big step forward.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/power-smart-contact-lenses
#Science #Health

Apple cares about the environment, yeah?

So how about adopting a standard form factor so that my iPhone 15 Pro case fits my iPhone 16 Pro.

Less waste, yeah? I know you'll lose all that case revenue, but you care about the environment, no?

🤔

#Apple #iPhone #Environment