I was in Los Angeles last week and hadn’t quite had a chance to pull the newsletter together before I disappeared. Thankfully, this is beta season, so I figured one week off wouldn’t hurt. No double issue or anything, just a fresh batch of thought provoking stories about
Happy Friday! This week I’ve written my own descriptions with a little analysis under each headline (and not all headlines are the originals) to try to efficiently sneak in my 2c worth without turning the newsletter into an odyssey. I’ve also chosen one dozen stories (aside from links
Thanks for the feedback last week. Super helpful - and a special thanks to those who spotted the secret signal. More did than I expected, so I appreciate how attentive my beta friends are. Lucky eight links today. I’m definitely thinking about whether I rewrite headline links to describe
Welcome, beta friends! As social media fades as a place for gathering as a positive community or to share ideas effectively as a publisher, it seemed worth exploring the idea of stepping back into a more controlled and direct environment – email! Maybe everyone’s inbox is too full. Maybe email
Technology
There’s no other word for it. The P30’s camera tech is beyond clever or smart. It’s the work of wizardry. Here’s a collection of photos directly comparing the
Culture
Few urban artists are as monumental as Christo. Not everybody has nailed the idea of wrapping buildings in fabric and rope, and now – almost 60 years after
Culture
20 years on, the film stands tall as a sci-fi epic that also encouraged viewers to explore some big philosophical questions.
Technology
The latest AI fakery is thankfully something more peaceful and calming than most. Doodle some colours on a screen and NVIDIA's GauGAN (get it?) will turn them
Culture
Sometimes a kid needs a bionic arm. But when that arm is given some cool styling like a BB-8 theme – and excellent functionality too – you might just make
Games
I've enjoyed the odd game of Catan, but I'm also a sucker for a good theme. Sheep, wool and wood just aren't all that exciting. But what about collecting
Culture
The first 3D zebra crossing in the UK has been painted on a road in north-west London – very close to one of the world's most famous zebra crossings – in an
Games
Online games and toxicity. Like flies on the proverbial, it's just something that has been deemed an inescapable part of playing online. But it really