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Avoid Overspending for iPhone 15 USB-C Cables and Chargers
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Glenn Fleishman: Avoid Apple’s $29 USB-C to Lightning adapter. It’s more expensive than most 2-foot-long cables with USB-C plugs on both ends rated for Thunderbolt 4/USB4 speeds of 40 Gbps and 100W.Instead, I recommend upgrading cables instead of adding adapters. Why keep using a USB Type-A to Lightning cable for charging when you could get […]
Google Changes Search Queries to Show More Ads
Megan Gray (via Jason Kottke): When you enter a query, you might expect a search engine to incorporate synonyms into the algorithm as well as text phrase pairings in natural language processing. But this overhaul went further, actually altering queries to generate more commercial results.There have long been suspicions that the search giant manipulates ad […]
Unlimited Kagi Searches
Kagi (Hacker News): We’re thrilled to announce that unlimited search is now included in our $10/month Professional plan and our Ultimate, Family, and Duo plans. […] With new search sources proving more cost-efficient, the improved efficiency of our infrastructure, and the broader market embracing Kagi, we can again offer an unlimited experience to a broader […]
Thinking in SwiftUI (2023)
Chris Eidhof and Florian Kugler: In this short book, we will help you build a mental model of how SwiftUI works. We explain the most important concepts in detail and help you build a solid foundation for understanding SwiftUI. Since SwiftUI is a large framework, the book focuses on the concepts behind the framework that […]
Control Center in macOS Always Using CPU
Frank A. Krueger (Hacker News): The Control Center icon in the Mac [menu bar] is always running and always using 1% CPU. Not a big deal, but I finally had to know wtf it was doing…Turns out it is constantly re-rendering its SwiftUI (running layout) even though there is no UI visible. 🤣 Yay for […]
Apple Adopts Tighter Chinese App Store Rules
Tim Hardwick: Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government license in order to be listed on the China App Store, as the company joins rival app stores that adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations (via Reuters). […] To get the license, developers must have a […]
Looking At Trees
Swiss Miss,
Looking At Trees, a forthcoming book, encourages us to reconnect with our natural surroundings. Ordering! (Related: I have been loving Kara Daniel’s Instagram account and where she teaches you how to communicate with threes! This is part 1.)
Minimalist Toilet Paper Storage Device
So simple. So good. Minimalist Toilet Paper Storage Device.