Aspen Dental. Never, ever sit in one of their chairs. If they don’t try to take your teeth, they will fleece you in other ways.

I have one that does this, too.

It usually doesn’t last super long; I get too hot with him near my chest, and he gets antsy if I’m not perfectly still. 🤷‍♂️

Apple urges developers to not use DeviceCheck for anything beyond basic device verification, and if you’re a developer that’s also misusing it, then you should definitely cease that—there are probably more reliable ways to check whether it’s the same user trying to access an account from a device or not.

I don’t think I care about not being able to erase the device ID. It seems useful to have this, actually, for back-tracing if need be.

Snapchat probs shouldn’t use the DeviceCheck services improperly. But hey, that’s just like my opinion, man.

More, not very interesting, info on DeviceCheck services here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicecheck

Maybe the content reached its peak, but I’d argue we are in a better place now UX-wise.

Full disclosure: I type this from a network running pihole. Flashing banner ads to other people’s blogs were definitely better than todays adverts — and I’m looking at you, most recipe sites.

Not until Gen Z gets old enough and numerous enough to start pushing workplaces to adopt Apple, and that’s an even worse direction.

Elder millennial here. This was said of us, too. I remember main framers sometimes noting this direction and poking fun.

Yet here I am and the world keeps chugging along in similar ways.

I worked for a major (medical) company that would skip .0 releases, precisely to combat stigma and folks skipping it.

We did have one particularly bad release that we ended up telling folks to delay taking.

IMO, the real secret to most critical upgrades, and at the heart of skipping .0 releases, is to test in non-production, talk with super users and peers, and patch intentionally and quickly. If you have the resources.

Adorable. She looks so young still with that short mane.

We have a couple Norwegian forest cats, and they are super active. 14 years old, and they love to sing at the top of their lungs still!

While they have other not-friendly practices, Apple does well on the software side. The iPhone 8, going on 6 years old this September, is still running the latest version of iOS.

I’ve been away from Android for a while now. Is it still the case that there is a lot of fragmentation and updates end prematurely? Or is there another OS / software you’re thinking about?

That was a good read, with some good philosophy of disagreements in there.

If anybody in an argument is operating on a low level, the entire argument is now on that low level. First, because people will feel compelled to refute the low-level point before continuing.

I’d add that it doesn’t always sit at a low level. It also results in one party leaving the conversation. The Keanu Reeves quote stands out – even if you say 1+1=5, you’re right. Have fun.

First, because if you do it right you’ll end up respecting the other person. Going through all the motions might not produce agreement, but it should produce the feeling that the other person came to their belief honestly, isn’t just stupid and evil, and can be reasoned with on other subjects.

I’ve lived in a very rural, red area, and a very socially-aware, blue area. In both, people are quick to write off others if they disagree. The methods of disagreement in this article may not help all cases of folks finding common ground in respect, it seems intrinsic to part of better-functioning world.

Morning. Noon. Night. Should have named our girl Callas and the boy Pavarotti.

Honestly though it can be both super cute and awesome having conversations with them, and it can also be super rough trying to deal with 3am conversations.

Electric toothbrush.

Invest in your teeth. Trust me.