Apple threw a temper tantrum over its store design being rejected repeatedly by Stockholm city, so the closest store is an hour away. https://www.thelocal.se/20190212/apple-furious-after-stockholm-rejects-plan-for-flagship-store-kungstradgarden
Do you help run a federated or decentralised service in Europe -- or know someone who does? Please pass this link on. It's the application to meet politicians to discuss how the EU's copyright filters (Article 13/17) will be implemented. I worry about a backroom deal struck between Facebook/Google that excludes the next generation of open Net services: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/organisation-stakeholder-dialogue-application-article-17-directive-copyright-digital-single .. Please speak up!
The only pragmatic option for any hopeful contender challenging the Android—iOS duopoly is to bet on the Web.
You might say, “I don’t need official apps. Those services have public APIs and I can build a Linux client.” Except for Twitter, I haven’t used a third-party app better than the official app. And many companies—like Fitbit—explicitly prohibit recreation of primary experiences.
I love what Purism is doing with its Librem phone, but I do not believe native Linux apps are a viable strategy. If Microsoft could not convince major app makers to support Windows Phone with its incredible UWP developer experience, I do not have hope for native Linux apps.
The Hamilton Instrumentals album is an excellent way to enjoy Hamilton while having to write words or code. https://songwhip.com/album/original-broadway-cast-of-hamilton/the-hamilton-instrumentals
People like to complain about Google AMP for good reasons, but have you tried simply not using Google for search? DuckDuckGo answers 95% of my searches effectively these days—and no AMP! #AMP
If you must use gears to represent settings or a developer platform, at least use mechanically correct gears.
Excellent tool for generating them: https://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/index.html #design #UI
Analog clock faces on screen-based watches are skeuomorphic. Analog clock faces take more mental effort and time to read. We will look back and laugh about this clinging to nostalgia.
Apple has every competitive advantage in the world. Why is it being abusively anticompetitive by manipulating its app store search results? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/09/technology/apple-app-store-competition.html
The art from Burning Man this year looked amazing. https://www.thislifeoftravel.com/usa-west-coast/burning-man-photos-art-2019
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