How much of the Greenland obsession can we attribute to the Mercator projection?

One of the coolest things happening in tech right now, which isn't talked about enough, is how much better open source speech-to-text is now. www.wired.com/story/handy-fre...

It is weird to be a Canadian living in the US right now. I'm feeling a lot of homesickness lately, but I've also built a real life for myself here in Oregon that I can't just abandon. I'm privileged in many ways, but the complicated set of feelings weigh on me all the same.

Here are a couple websites that get kids to shut up a little bit lifehacker.com/tech/websites-...

I wrote about buried treasure for PopSci, which was a fun change of pace: www.popsci.com/science/saddle...

Who has a good running playlist? I'd like something human curated…

Someone built a working MTV simulator—pick a decade, lean back, and watch. https://theintelligence.com/41860/classic-mtv-experience/

In which I start to unravel a mystery: why AI sucks at making clocks. https://www.popsci.com/technology/ai-making-clocks/

Scammers are exploiting America's political divides in increasingly sophisticated ways: fredbenenson.com/blog/2026/01...

Neat commentary on an old, but good song. buttondown.com/justinpot/ar... #folk #music #art #christmas @jhpot.bsky.social

I don't even know what to say. Literally. https://justinpot.com/whats-worth-saying-right-now/

If I ran Disney I would not invest a billion dollars into a money losing plagiarism machine but I guess that's why I'm not a business genius.

switching to a shittier font to own the libs www.reuters.com/world/us/rubi...

i made a scatterbrained playlist of songs i liked this year if anyone is interested open.spotify.com/playlist/75k...

oh wow Meta managed to poach the genius behind Liquid Glass a universally loved design system that isn't ugly and has no accessibility issues whatsoever

I know there's like five Android/Mac users but if you're one of them this app is worth checking out: https://lifehacker.com/tech/airsync-app-mac-and-android

Apple's Shortcuts is a rare instance of AI making something actually better. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-shortcuts-just-got-a-lot-better/

Bring back Launchpad (sort of) https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-bring-back-launchpad-in-macos/

Bring back Launchpad (sort of) https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-bring-back-launchpad-in-macos/

good morning, friends www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSQK...

Coffee doesn't sober you up, and other booze myths to keep in mind for the holidays: https://www.popsci.com/health/alcohol-myths/

My house is now very loud. https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-play-macos-audio-through-multiple-speakers

An interesting thing to think about is what kind of actually useful things we can use all of these AI server farms for after the crash. There could be a lot of surplus capability out there in a few year.

In case any of you need to know what time it is: clocks.brianmoore.com

Apple killed Launchpad; indie devs are bringing it back. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-bring-back-launchpad-in-macos/

Microsoft made a Ninite alternative (you can't replace Edge with it because Microsoft) https://lifehacker.com/tech/microsoft-sort-of-made-a-ninite-alternative

There are companies doing legitimately interesting, non-scammy things with AI, believe it or not. https://www.wired.com/story/ai-features-in-omnifocus/

Plex messed up their user interface. Here's a replacement. https://lifehacker.com/tech/best-free-alternative-plex-client

Friends don't copy-and-paste AI output (and neither do decent co-workers). My latest for WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/dont-copy-and-paste-answers-from-a-chatbot/

I don't think offering your software for free, but charging for AI, is going to work out long term for companies. "Completely free except for the bullshit you didn't want anyway" just doesn't seem like a great strategy to me.

I'm emerging from a bit of COVID brainfog crossed with depression. How does writing work again?

A buried feature in the iPhone settings means I can read on the go without feeling sick. https://www.popsci.com/diy/vehicle-motion-cues-iphone-carsickness/

Wait did Slack really just add a permanently bold item to the sidebar for a silly Halloween feature? That can't be unbolded? And I just have to feel permanently on edge about my un-cleared notifications until November 1?

Put this on your second monitor and leave it there. www.halloweenclock.com

Cat myths, debunked: https://www.popsci.com/environment/cat-myths-debunked/

I was just searching for Product Hunt replacements, mostly because I miss the days when I could browse that site and find actually useful tools. All the results were written from the perspective of a marketers trying to promote products, not users, which is a good summary of the modern web.

I am desperately asking people to stop fawning over CEOs in general, even when they make things you like. If this tech ecosystem should show you anything, it's that these companies build products. They have no interest in communities, safety, or justice in any sense. *They do not have values.*

You almost certainly don't need hot water to clean your clothes. https://www.popsci.com/diy/wash-your-clothes-with-cold-water/

Bacon is considered a breakfast food because of a specific marketing campaign in the early 1900s: https://www.popsci.com/health/the-science-behind-what-we-eat-for-breakfast/

Hate Liquid Glass? There's a fix (kind of). https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-mostly-get-rid-of-liquid-glass/

Call a spade a spade. https://justinpot.com/mark-zuckerberg-is-a-digital-narcotics-dealer/

Here's how to use automation to make your phone less distracting at home: https://www.wired.com/story/set-your-iphone-to-gray-scale-when-youre-home-shortcuts/

Here's how to use automation to make your phone less distracting at home: https://www.wired.com/story/set-your-iphone-to-gray-scale-when-youre-home-shortcuts/

I for one can’t wait to see the creative ways in which Atlassian enshitifies Arc.

I don't want to be more productive. I want to be more whimsical. I want to be more delighted. I want the things I do to mean something, not to do more things.

Kobo lost its best feature when Pocket shut down, but it's back up and running thanks to Instapaper: https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-read-instapaper-articles-on-your-kobo

Shocking news: Microsoft is doing user hostile stuff and branding it as a huge positive for everyone. https://lifehacker.com/tech/word-automatic-cloud-save-setting

I still use a Kobo Touch, an ereader that came out in 2011, and this morning I got an update that replaced the now-dead Pocket integration with an Instapaper one. A decade and a half old product still getting new features shouldn’t feel extraordinary but it really really does.

Disable notifications on your Mac whenever the microphone is active: https://lifehacker.com/tech/on-air-mode-app-for-mac-turns-on-do-not-disturb

Safari users: browsing doesn't have to suck anymore. https://lifehacker.com/tech/ublock-origin-now-works-on-safari