Apple advertising used to be about creative empowerment. Their stance was that you could do anything you dreamed of by way of using Apple’s products.

Now, it’s about how you can fool others into thinking you’re doing work or being a thoughtful person. The story now is how you can offload your responsibilities, your social interactions, and your decision-making to a large language model. I don’t like it.

My computer is a tool for me to use, not a stand-in for me when I can’t be bothered.

LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads https://www.macstories.net/stories/lgbt-and-marginalized-voices-are-not-welcome-on-threads/

Here’s a story that I wish I didn’t have to write. But it’s high time that we make this a central point anytime, anywhere Threads is pictured as a decent alternative to Twitter and Mastodon. It is only that if you’re a straight, white male.

@macstories

this is how i would like to be able to see the weather.

temp at now + high and low over the next 16 hours with their times and temps marked

Huge yikes.

Kagi is now partnering with Brave to power its search results — and they seem to be dismissing their users’ concerns regarding this partnership with a company that’s notorious for being led by a proud anti gay rights supporter.

Just as I’ve consistently advised against using Brave’s products, I now advise against using Kagi as long as it contributes to a homophobic business.

There can be no neutral politics when it comes to people’s rights and lives.

https://kagifeedback.org/d/2808-reconsider-your-partnership-with-brave