From MacRumors:
Costing just under 20 Swiss francs, the optional remote was reportedly developed in close collaboration with Apple, after a sizable section of Salt TV’s customer base apparently complained about the poor usability of the Apple Remote that comes with every Apple TV 4K.
I’d love for Apple to release a version of the Siri Remote that doesn’t have that awful touchpad on it. Easily the worst part of the Apple TV experience.
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan for Fast Company:
Though its official sunsetting in 2017 inspired many nostalgic blogs about the chat service, it’s safe to say AIM’s legacy is still very much alive in the apps we use every day—and in the contours of the internet at large.
A great recap of the rise and fall of AIM, AOL’s instant messaging service that changed the web forever.
I have so many great memories of AIM. It came up during time time in high school and into college so this was the way my friends and I stayed in touch pre-social networks. There are still some ongoing disputes about who holds the record for longest AIM uptime…
Something I promised and failed to do earlier this year was to write more often. I stand before you again, making a similar promise. The key difference his time is that I’m smack in the middle of a posting streak. I committed to make one post a day for the month of December, no matter how big or small. By creating a much more measurable goal and writing it down in my Things to do list as a daily reminder, I’ve been much more consistent thus far.
I’m not going to post daily forever. But I’m going to come up with a more measurable commitment and hold myself to that once January rolls around.
FSU isn’t great at coaching searches. This is their 4th coach in nearly 40 years! A lot of times after a coach is fired, their replacement is essentially the polar opposite of the person who was just let go. I think the administration did a good job of getting someone who had the best qualities that Taggart embodied while also correcting for his unorganized, players-coach style.
An intro press conference doesn’t tell you a lot other than how good of a salesman the new coach is, but he said all of the things you’d want him to say.
I’m really excited to see what sort of staff Norvell puts together and what the next few years look like. 2020 is gonna be rough, but after that I anticipate a turnaround.
Take a look back at your year online. What you find might surprise you.
This cracked me up. Also shows how much of a cultural phenomenon the Spotify Wrapped feature is.
A great overview of what you should be worried about on the web when it comes to your data and what folks can do with it. If you really want to dive in on this, the linked article from the EFF really expands on the ideas. As the author states above, I’m also not opposed to advertising in principle. What I’m opposed to is the massive amount of personalized data companies gather about me to deliver mediocre ads that are not any better than those you might get in a non-targeted way.
Source: How Ring Went From ‘Shark Tank’ Reject to America’s Scariest Surveillance Company – VICE
Amazon’s Ring started from humble roots as a smart doorbell company called “DoorBot.” Now it’s surveilling the suburbs and partnering with police.
I’m definitely more interested in what HomeKit Secure Video will look like …. from iMore:
When you have security cameras in your home, the footage captured by these cameras will be highly personal and sensitive. You wouldn’t want these recordings to fall into the wrong hands. With HomeKit Secure Video enabled, all of your security camera footage gets end-to-end encryption before it is securely uploaded and stored in iCloud.
From Facebook Gives Workers a Chatbot to Appease That Prying Uncle:
What if Mom or Dad accused the social network of destroying democracy? Or what if they said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, was collecting their online data at the expense of privacy?
If you’re having to create a chatbot to handle this sort of thing, you might need to look at the underlying cause, not creating a PR answer bot.
I became an engineering manager a few years ago now and have since moved into a role where I’m responsible for both direct ICs who report to me but also for other managers and the direction of an entire department. Titles are always funny as they’re so dependent on where you work – but one thing that is fairly universal is how difficult transitioning to a leadership role can be when you’ve been writing code all of your professional life.
I came across this post a while ago about engineering management lessons learned, and a lot of them resonated with me. The biggest takeaways for me: