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

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? 🤔

Internet service providers in the US don't have an answer to 5G home internet, so they're locking people into exclusive agreements through deals with apartment buildings. I’m now affected by one of these deals, and they should be illegal. (please boost for visibility!)

https://www.spacebar.news/5g-home-internet-cable-competition/

Did everyone forget you can hold phones to your ear to talk? Why is holding the phone a few inches away on speaker mode now the default behavior?

bUt tHe aPP sToRe iS thE oNLy wAY to kEep uSers sAfe https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/08/fake-lastpass-app-in-apple-app-store/

Spotlight on Mac is so great, especially with the ability to search for text inside documents (even text in Excel worksheets and other stuff). It’s one of those things macOS figured out years ago and Windows still hasn’t matched.

I wrote about everything wrong with Opera Browser and Opera GX, and why you should never use anything made by current-day Opera. (please boost for visibility!)

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

I've been meaning to write this for a long time: if you don't know if you need a VPN, you don't need a VPN. It’s not a magical fix for your online security and privacy.

https://www.spacebar.news/you-dont-need-a-vpn/ #tech #privacy