Shinchy

I was literally just talking about this the other day—every app on my Mac that gives me trouble is from Apple (Music, Podcasts, Keynote). And don’t even get me started on the declining UX quality in iOS. It feels like the cracks are really starting to show now. I know Apple’s developer quality has been on a downward trend for a while, but at this point, it’s impossible to ignore.

For me blogging acts as a function to learn about something. If I want to understand a particular subject (albeit a small one), I’ll write about it. Do some research on the matter, think over what I am trying to answer, and at the end I always feel more knowledgeable about that particular subject point. Another factor is that it improves my writing, which in turns helps expression which too is very valuable. Sure not many people read it, but honestly putting on some music and just tapping away on something interesting is quite therapeutic.

'"every line a hard-fought battle" style that really makes you understand why and how something works'

I totally agree with this and I really like that way of wording it.

I agree and it's a real shame, we used to spearhead some of the most initiative companies in technology (Acorn, Arm, Sinclair, Sage, Deepmind). Now it's just a shadow, while places like Silicon Valley or Stockholm have jetted ahead the UK just sort of stagnated - it's kind of embarrassing.

That's truly amazing! I knew you could do a lot with PDF but that not to this extent.

Here is the UK it is very common, I must get 4-5 a week and I am also very cautious about who I give my number to.

This is the exact thing I keep telling people. It's all well and good saying human made content will still be around, but it will be covered in a tidal wave of cheaply generated AI hogwash.

Wow, oddly enough that kind of sounds quite fun.

I'm not sure what others are saying, I re-watched Ghost in the Shell again recently and I had forgotten just how brilliant it is. There is something pure about it that you just don't find in modern anime, something that really resonated.

That's a great analogy, I'm now going to have to read this book.

This is a great analogy.

That's a great picture, it reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy XV.

That is so cool!

He's an extremely smart guy, so I'm not that surprised.

Not seen it on groceries, but I know Uniqlo use this same method and it's fantastic.

Not sure about at the time, but I have had the opportunity to record onto one of the tape machines they used (they had multiple) and the studio had paid around £30,000 for it.

This is really awesome, I love the way you integrated the live camera feeds.

Absolutely agree, I've seen far too many companies spend far too much time working out the infrastructural relationships of microservices. Spending very little time working on the actual applications needs itself.

Just from my own perspective and in speaking with recruiters (UK), I've never seen the job market this bad before. I have 20+ years’ experience, Harvard, senior leadership positions, and long tenures at reputable places. Yet I don't hear anything back from applications I put out (and these are senior positions).

I think one huge factor at play is the move to remote work, before you would compete with the people in your area who had to physically be able to turn up to a location to interview. What has happened is the opening of the gates to anyone in the world being able to apply to that same job, so you now have 500+ applications for roles that would have previously gotten 20. There’s only so much headspace one can give to that quantity of applicants so I suspect the first 25 get a look in and the others go in the bin.

I couldn't agree more.

I'm kinda worried AI will get a scam/shitty product connotation

I think we're already there. A legion of AI based startups seem to be coming out daily (https://www.futuretools.io/) that offer little more than gimmicks.

Love it! Questions of ethics aside, I think it's a fascinating idea (one that may be completely unachievable) and would have a profound impact on history if achieved.

Having worked for a company that had a monorepo approach and seeing what happens when it hits its apex of issues I don't think I would ever advocate for one again. I'm sure it works for some companies, but when it goes wrong it can literally destroy an entire company.

I would suggest to start by taking a pen and paper and just brain dumping onto the page. It doesn't have to be structured in any way, just your general thoughts on the project and what needs doing. After this it shifts the brain a little towards the project at hand.

I think you're thinking too narrowly about general chit chat content. E-commerce for example is still very much in the function of using your own website. As I would say is documentation, e-learning, saas, company information, etc. It's a more purposeful web.

What is dead though is the general blog like content and community platforms of old, the era of Wordpress blogs, forums and hobbyist websites is certainly gone.

I bought his (Liam Wong's) coffee table book and I have to say the photography in it is fantastic.

This channel is fantastic, some of the interviews they do are incredibly fascinating. Saying that, Gummo's accounts of his wealth always struck me as maybe a little on the far-fetched side.

I recently spent a month offline (with the exception of where my job required). Internet addiction is something I have become much more conscious of in recent years and I found that the first few days are very much in alignment with the article. The problem is that after the initial buzz wears off there is still that innate tendency to dwindle time away and distract yourself just with other means.

Was I more focussed and aware, yes I would say so - but it's not as if I suddenly become super productive with this new focus all of a sudden and would pursue every project or idea I ever dreamed up in my head. What I found was that initially I become productive but it was more from the excitement of moving away from the internet. What happened after is that my mind found other ways to distract, some better than others; for example I read a lot more books than usual however I would also just spend time doing nothing at all or watching pointless TV. It was enjoyable to sit and actually concentrate on something for once. I spent more time outside and that initial anxiety of not know what was going on (FOMO) slowly started to fade as I realised the insignificance of it upon my life. I think the biggest difference though is that I felt happier without the internet in my life.

The return is an almighty crash, that proved the addictive nature upon me. My screen time shot through the roof, I tried to check up on everything I had missed, I felt shame at just how strong the grip was and how little control I had over it. It tapered off after a couple of days and I am better than I was before, more aware of the strong hold that looms over me. I try to use leave my phone away in the evenings to avoid that spontaneous reach for the next dopamine hit. It works, but I think I will do another detox for a longer period of time soon.

It's a funny thing, I think the internet has done wonderful things for me, it's certainly given me a fantastic career that I would otherwise never have had. It's given me a wealth of knowledge and entertainment over the years - but like most things in its nature it came with a hefty price.

I still love the way OSX Tiger looks, even after all these years.

Like many here I started programming on the origin ZX Spectrum, typing out code and hitting record on a cassette tape machine. The pure joy of buying a magazine and copying the code inside to create your own game. Tinkering with it to make it your own and passing on your recorded creation on to friends at school.