599: Osaka
Grumpy Old Geeks
The MTE Vans
CNN's Jarrett Bellini has been wearing jazz vans for 40 years. The old school skater vans hurt his support because there is no padding on the bottom, he says. "Vans MTE" stands for vans but they have all different styles that don't look like vans. They do make one called the skate high.
Spin the wheel of Invictus; more tech layoffs; ChatGPT's staggering daily cost; it's not your data; AI-generated political ads are here; Spotify CEO unsure about AI progress; Elon's The #26a7de Letter; SpaceX rocket goes really big boom, causing serious damage; Grimes wants to kill copyright, no, wait, hold on a second; Sean Connery on Zeist; Super Mario Bros; Succession; Ted Lasso; Ghosted; Brian Cox villains; Apple's kiss of death, journaling app, AI health coach; Farrago 2; LoopBack; SoundSource; Arc Browser; Adobe Firefly; Microsoft Designer; monitors and mics; Carl Sagan; Rain Wilson; man, I need Vans!
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IN THE NEWS
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APPS & DOODADS
When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’
Apple will launch a journaling app in iOS 17, but that’s bad news for some devs
Apple is reportedly developing an AI health coach for Apple Watch
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Rode NT1 5th Generation Condenser Microphone with SM6 Shockmount and Pop Filter - Black
AT THE LIBRARY
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
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