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The Royal Spotlight on Apple News
When Apple News first launched with iOS 9 in 2015, I was enthusiastic about its potential to deliver a variety of high-quality news sources and stories, in contrast to the algorithmic, sensationalist tripe that is surfaced by Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Key to Apple News’s strength, supposedly, has been the focus on human…
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Rumination No. 35: Hotel Literature
For as long as I’ve been staying in hotels, I’ve been fascinated by the ubiquitous Holy Bible from The Gideons in bedside tables and cabinets. Open a drawer and you’re likely to find one sitting there, waiting to be opened. This came to mind again as I am currently away for work and staying in…
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Film Review: Carmen and Lola
Image source: IMDB Each year, Natasha and I attend the Spanish Film Festival at Palace Cinemas in Sydney. We also go to the German and Greek festivals when we can, however the Spanish festival has become our annual tradition, as we have been going since we first got together. This year, we made a point…
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macOS 10.etc.etc.
Image source: Intego On the latest episode of the The Talk Show, John Gruber and John Moltz discussed macOS’s confusing history of version numbers. Whilst it was brief, I thoroughly enjoyed it and had some thoughts to share on the branding of Apple’s beloved operating system. To frame this discussion, let’s review macOS over approximately…
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Apple Music Pings
Image source: Apple (2018) Earlier this week, Shortcuts specialist Matthew Cassinelli published a quick piece about how Apple News notifications can quickly get out of hand, particularly if you don’t interact with the app regularly and very deliberately. Matthew’s experience was certainly my consistent with my own use of Apple News. When I used the…
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Death by Brand Fusion
Image source: SOHO (ESA & NASA) Last week, M.G. Siegler wrote a fantastic, punchy article on why Apple should acquire Nintendo. He has written about this before, however the argument has come up again due to Apple’s recent announcement of Apple’s new gaming subscription service, Apple Arcade. Let’s face it: he has a great point…
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Rumination No. 34: Barista in Beta
These days, we constantly hear about the inexorable march of artificial intelligence, which is fuelling the Fourth Industrial Revolution and will make humans useless in most (if not all) jobs. Accountants, lawyers, labourers, whatever… you’ve probably heard about how positions in a range of fields will meet this fate, regardless of the required education level…
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Daily Rumination No. 33: Takeaway on a Plate
Late last year, I wrote about how café workers have the ridiculous habit of soiling your napkin by placing it between your food and the plate. Recently, I encountered an equally strange service situation. Observe the photo below. You’re looking at a salad that I ordered in a dine-in context, presented in a black takeaway…
Lounge Ruminator
by Martin Feld
Lounge Ruminator 