IT'S HAPPENING
David Pierce
@davidpierce
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Editor-at-large at The Verge. Wearer of sweatpants. Drinker of coffee.
A few months ago I saw a picture of this weird computer made of wood. I went to LA to meet the guy who made it, and found a new vision for how we build and use gadgets. And, of course, to play with the wood computer! https://www.theverge.com/23841276/mythic-computer-keegan-mcnamara-pc-builder
Mythic Computer is trying to change the PC world one wood computer at a time
Computers used to be made out of wood, endlessly customizable, and totally personal. Now, from Apple to Dell to HP, they’re all metal rectangles. Keegan McNamara and his company Mythic Computer are trying to bring the old ways back.
Okay, for real this time: I’m launching a newsletter! My pitch was “what if we just found all the cool apps/videos/TikToks/gadgets/everything, and told people about them every week.” That’s Installer! Launching this weekend, sign up now: https://www.theverge.com/pages/newsletters
Really enjoyed this interview with Sundar Pichai, especially the bit about the fight between apps and the web - and why the web keeps screwing it up so badly https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/12/23720731/google-io-2023-exclusive-sundar-pichai-search-generative-experience-ai-microsoft-bing-chatgpt
Welp I tried to move my account to a new Mastodon server, and... broke everything so bad please pray for my computer
