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“This Is Not The Computer For You”: Sam Henri-Gold on the MacBook Neo and how beginners get creative, pushing imperfect machines past their limits https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260312-this-is-not-the-computer-for-you/

“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold

Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software.

John McKay Mar 13

MacStories Mar 13

“This Is Not The Computer For You” https://www.macstories.net/linked/this-is-not-the-computer-for-you/

“This Is Not The Computer For You”

I loved this essay by Sam Henri Gold on the MacBook Neo but, really, about where the "wrong" computer in your life can take you: There is a certain kind of computer review that is really a permission slip. It tells you what you’re allowed to want. It locates you in a taxonomy — student,

John McKay Dec 31

Morgan Fairchild Dec 31

https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/russias-hardliners-are-rewriting-the-meaning-of-victory/

John McKay Oct 28

Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)Oct 28

John McKay Oct 22

elle Oct 22

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

John McKay Oct 19

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John McKay Aug 29, 2025

Daily Octordle #1312
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John McKay Aug 27, 2025

@jsnell Since college football season is starting I wanted to point out the parallels between my team, the UNC Tarheels, hiring Bill Belichick and OpenAI acquiring Jonny Ive and his startup. Two undisputed GOATs given tons of money despite not doing much of late and also not having their respective GOAT collaborators by their sides with whom they achieved their greatest glories. Will be interesting to watch, though I wish I wasn’t so personally invested (in the football one)

John McKay Aug 26, 2025

Daily Octordle #1309
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John McKay Jul 12, 2025