Pixel EnvyThe Window Chrome of Our Discontent https://pxlnv.com/blog/window-chrome-of-our-discontent/
Joakim Sorthe
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Molecular biologist at Fürst Medical Laboratory. Craft beer, photography and technology enthusiast.
Studio Display til en veldig god pris https://www.multicom.no/apple-studio-display-686-cm/cat-p/c/p1002565840
Ben EvansThis is incredible: Pre-writing an obituary for your enemy, who you pre-decease by nearly 5 years, and then having the outlet run the obit when the MF finally dies: https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/james-watson-remembrance-from-dna-pioneer-to-pariah/
David SmithI'm a big fan of James Hoffmann for all things coffee. He just made a video about "What Great Coffee tastes like" and it's a real delight. May I commend this as a lovely way to wrap up your week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkssYHTSpH4
Happy Friday!
What Does A Great Cup Of Coffee Taste Like?
Steve Troughton-SmithHere’s your AI astonishment/nightmare fuel for today:
"TL;DR: single portrait photo + speech audio = hyper-realistic talking face video with precise lip-audio sync, lifelike facial behavior, and naturalistic head movements, generated in real time.”
The FOMO is real
Followgraph for Mastodon is very useful for finding more interesting people to follow. https://followgraph.vercel.app/
Ben SandofskyA tiny fraction of Twitter users use third-party apps. So put yourself in the shoes of a bean counter…
"We can't serve ads. We can't sell a subscription. The API costs money. If we kill the clients we lose a few users, but some will stick around."
It makes sense on a spreadsheet, but misses the users' value. They produce the content that brings you to Twitter.
Killing clients is exactly what you expect from people who just don't get social networks, and too arrogant to listen to those who do.