Notices by Corbin Davenport (corbin@toot.community), page 2

The real search results in Google are getting pushed down farther, and farther, and farther…

https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/google-lens-ai-overviews-ads-marketers/

It might be the nostalgia talking, but old iTunes is pretty nice. I don't know why Apple did vertical window controls or weird custom scrollbars, but I think I like this more than the current Apple Music app. Cover Flow goes hard.

It probably helps that I'm running this on a maxed-out Intel Mac Mini. iTunes was pretty slow on the PowerPC Macs I had at the time. #mac #apple

I think Apple should throw us a curveball at the event today. New Macs with FireWire ports? Maybe bring back the iPod Hi-Fi?

@Newmy We learned nothing from the Sega Nomad

It seems like Mastodon ran out of chances to be the mass-appeal Twitter alternative. Brazil is (probably) about to ban Twitter, and Bluesky is seeing record-level signups: https://bsky.app/profile/pfrazee.com/post/3l2xupwbsfy2f

Meanwhile, there’s no real change in the rate of new Mastodon accounts. #fediverse #mastodon https://mastodon.social/@mastodonusercount/113053453865082420

The Barbie Phone is better than modern smartphones because it has a microSD card slot, FM radio, user-removable battery, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

https://www.hmd.com/en_int/press/your-barbie-dream-phone-is-now-a-reality-press-release

My blog and newsletter @thespacebar is now one year old! I wrote about how it has grown, what I've learned starting it from scratch, and where it's going next.

https://www.spacebar.news/the-spacebar-year-one/

@neurocturnal @josh

Y'all, this isn't Twitter, you don't have to share news in posts that start with "BREAKING:” and have no source links.

This might not be the best timing, Mozilla. #firefox

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mozilla-expands-partnership-with-admarketplace-on-the-journey-to-protect-consumer-privacy-while-delivering-value-to-advertisers-302197269.html

Wow, it looks like Qualcomm actually pulled it off. The Snapdragon X Elite gets similar performance as an M3 MacBook or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, long battery life, and minimal fan noise.

I would probably get one of these if I wanted a PC laptop right now. No Linux support right now, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSx0WZfDbE0

It must be great to be a VPN company right now when state Republicans keep handing you new potential customers.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-signs-100201423.html

It costs nothing to be kind.

Opera has been ramping up its marketing budget over the past few months, I’m seeing a lot of YouTube sponsor spots for it. Remember not to use Opera's stuff and spread the word!

https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-opera-browser/

Google Search has told people to use gasoline in spaghetti, drink urine, and eat rocks. It said President James Madison graduated from college 21 times, and that there's no country in Africa that starts with the letter K.

This is *one week* after Google executives and engineers spent almost two hours on stage evangelizing about the power of AI at Google I/O. I really don't know if I've seen another product failure this bad in recent history.

https://www.howtogeek.com/google-search-ai-overview-responses/

New iPad Pro looks neat! I still can't do my job or most of my hobbies from an iPad but it seems good for the people who can do that. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-unveils-stunning-new-ipad-pro-with-m4-chip-and-apple-pencil-pro/

I'm also on Bluesky! Still not sure about the best way to use it but it does seem more lively these days. https://bsky.app/profile/corbindav.bsky.social

I think this is the first time in my entire life I’ve bought CDs. I usually just buy digital but I needed some for guides I’m writing at work!

Happy Ubuntu release day! Really wish Canonical would cut it out with the Snap packages.

https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat

Barnes & Noble gave me a discount on the Nook GlowLight 4e, because my incredibly old Nook is losing online services, so I got one. Maybe I’ll review it on @thespacebar? 🤔