AirPods Max 2 is a real disappointment. The biggest issues with the original were its weight and price and that hasn't changed. It becomes uncomfortable during long use and they also haven’t introduced a more affordable version either.
There’s still a long way before AI coding agents become the default. The limitation isn’t capability anymore, it’s usage limits. I’m burning through a full month’s quota of tokens or requests in a single day. That’s not sustainable, which shows how far we still have to go.
My Fastmail subscription is up for renewal and this time I decided to not extend.
I have moved my email to iCloud+ with Custom Domain. I’m am very interested to see how it performs. I already have iCloud+ so this comes for free.
In my previous deep dive, I explored Authentication.
This time I look at the other half of system security, Authorization.
From simple role checks to OAuth based delegation, this post walks through how modern systems enforce Authorization.
https://www.bytefork.dev/how-authorization-works/
How Authorization Works
Authentication verifies identity. But identity alone does not secure your system. Authorization is the other half that controls what each user can actually do once they're inside.
If Open Claw is like Arch Linux, Cowork is like macOS.
Umbrel Pro is really interesting. I want to try it but NVMe SSDs are so expensive now.
May be in the future.
Notion on the other hand has built a very solid and clear productivity suite that has very good appeal to a broad audience.
Superhuman has agreed to acquire Rows.
They previously acquired Grammarly and Coda.
They’re assembling an interesting productivity suite, but it’s unclear what the product actually is, or where it’s headed.
In my first deep dive, I explore the evolution of authentication from basic login to sessions and tokens, federated identity, and single sign on, along with the architectural patterns that power modern identity systems.
https://www.bytefork.dev/how-authentication-works/
How Authentication Works
Exploring the evolution of authentication from basic login to sessions and tokens, federated identity, and single sign on, along with the architectural patterns that power modern identity systems.
Tifo’s Ring for Analysis podcast series is outstanding. The concept and the analysis is top tier, and as usual Joe Devine’s narration is exceptional.
