Thursday, Aug 15

1. Pixel 9 and corner radii

   I can’t stop staring at the back of the Pixel 9 series. It looks like Google ignored conventional design wisdom on how to nest rounded shapes within one another. The back of a 9 Pro for reference: Take a close look at the relationship…

   • #design
   • #google
   • #musing
   • #tech

   9:06AM

Sunday, Jun 2

1. Siri, Use My Phone For Me

   A “simple” request, a Mark Gurman leak, and an Apple research paper

   • #apple
   • #siri
   • #tech

   11:11PM

Saturday, Mar 23

1. A Practical Guide to Consuming a Backlog

   So much content, so little time

   • #random

   6:53PM

Sunday, Feb 25

1. I watched The Holdovers

   A mediation on loneliness told from the perspectives of three people who are forced to spend time with one another. Each of them is burdened by their past in a way that makes their present harder to navigate. Through their time together the…

   • #impressions
   • #movie

   9:39PM

Thursday, Feb 22

1. Hello Again, Night City

   A Cyberpunk 2077 retrospective after a second play through

   • #games

   10:49PM

Monday, Feb 19

1. I watched American Fiction

   A dark comedy about the commodification of blackness in America that also features a compelling family drama that borders on tragedy. It’s not subtle in its satire but it does avoid getting too overt with its delicately balanced humor; it’s…

   • #movie

   10:10PM

Saturday, Feb 17

1. I watched Past Lives

   A slow burn love story that feels more genuine than what tends to be featured in Hollywood films. The overarching theme is the concept of “inyeon”—a Korean word that defines a kind of fate in relationships. It’s a beautifu…

   • #impressions
   • #movie

   8:41PM

Thursday, Feb 15

1. OpenAI’s Sora is insane

   Today, OpenAI announced Sora, a text-to-video model. In OpenAI’s own words: Sora is able to generate complex scenes with multiple characters, specific types of motion, and accurate details of the subject and background. The model unde…

   • #ai
   • #musing
   • #tech

   10:58PM

Monday, Feb 12

1. If I were in charge of Xbox’s multi-platform strategy…

   I would focus the rumored change on Game Pass and would not offer any first party Microsoft game as a stand alone physical or digital purchase outside of the existing ecosystem. If you have a PS5 and you want to play Starfield, your only wa…

   • #games
   • #musing

   1:54PM

Sunday, Feb 11

1. I watched Poor Things

   An unusual film from subject matter to direction but it fits with what the Academy would nominate for Best Picture. The settings, wardrobe, and cinematography—especially shot composition and framing—are strong, obvious standouts. Everything…

   • #impressions
   • #movie

   6:51PM