Did no-one, neither from tech nor sci-fi, predict the now ubiquitous smartphone form factor? There was Dynabook, Knowledge Navigator, Minority Report, Holodeck, Ubicomp… but I can't think of wireless computers being popularly envisioned as touch-input handheld rectangles.

“Carbon Copy” (as in email CC:) is way more anachronistic than the floppy disk icon for “Save”.

.Right to Repair Europe This seems to have flown under the radar. The Swedish Riksdag recently approved a VAT reduction on certain repairs from 12% to 6%, starting July 2022. "More people should be encouraged to repair and change already manufactured goods." riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-la…

"We are getting a demo of windows being moved around a desktop in 2022" —nilay patel

Our kids are going to think of USB as a power charging standard. And SMS as a two-factor authentication standard.

"If a law enforcement officer asks your permission to do something, you have a right to say no. However, if you say no and the officer says they are going to do it anyway, you do not have a right to interfere with their actions." 🤨

Are there any remixes of SAS hold music? Asking for a friend.

Any tips for a Web Summit first-timer, including getting a discounted ticket? Asking for Åsa Moum

0 days since I learned about desktop stacks (View menu > Use Stacks). Apparently it's been there since 2018.

The state of Apple design. @ Apple Park Visitor Center

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Today's observation: pouring coffee beans into a bowl (for coffee scale) sounds similar to pouring dry dog food into a bowl.

The web and iOS are among the most successful software platforms of all time. Neither was originally intended to be a software platform.

Apple Studio Display 21 - 77 lb AppleVision 850AV - 77 lb LaserWriter Plus - 77 lb Any heavier Apple product?

Booking a US rental through hertz.se is WAAAY cheaper than hertz.com/us/en/ for some reason. Each in a separate, fresh incognito window, same query, same time, no discount/CDP code attached.

So now it's the Republicans that are clamoring for radical change and the Democrats that are standing for protecting and preserving institutional norms? I missed this memo.

Bye, Twitter. (I will still call you Twitter.) I'll be on Mastodon and Bluesky. 🤷‍♂️