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John Siracusa
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Programmer, tech writer, and co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast, Reconcilable Differences, and Robot or Not.
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nostr:npub1cuf76pf3j3ddxx64z2l7luypf7xvfvhjyq4raxvxvgh2p0dj6jksne6f4c in the UK and EU a monopoly is generally defined as having a market share of 25% or more, so Apple and Google would both fall into that category.

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The new “pet detection” feature in Photos on macOS is doing some weird stuff. It put photos of my dog into two different collections in the “People and Pets” section.

When it does this with people, I can drag one collection onto the other to merge them. But with these two collections of my pet, it doesn’t allow the merge. The drag target doesn’t even “activate” (a slight grow animation) to indicate that it can accept the drop.

As usual, no error message or explanation in the app.

nostr:npub17c22kna6prve0fffx35rh0xz725dcs7qymruz2ngh96ywsdg2k4sgv06js I was watching bad UK reality TV recently and realized that they’re to blame for the prevalence of cutesy Australian word shortenings. It’s not as severe in the UK, but it’s there.

An nostr:npub1xprjm6jw0dgy30r8sw2e4k2gh79z4lnr6k4wev475vk2s2aqd94qk3f5k0 post reminded me that David Lanham nailed what would become today’s PlayStation 5 aesthetic seventeen years ago: https://dlanham.com/ui/amora/

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nostr:npub15mlsk26z49ynfwv9m0ncuwzpkzr0nuyvjazjv7mg0l66xwjq2z2sez2w4s Strangers would ideally not be able to see my shirt size at ten paces. 😕

nostr:npub1sqvyd2p3cfnp3vyudaf83dgdstpzf5snashl856xs2hnuz04c44s2urlp0 Try emailing support@cottonbureau.com to see if there's anything they can do for you. (Failing that, maybe it'll fade in the wash…)

Starting with the what now?

nostr:npub17dp9m3rr5fsys0mt8ccjpnq4t4fcvh0mjzgwrrx5pp2pdskln42qrawwn5 I only edit the RAW if I think I can get a better result than the JPEG (e.g., recovering more shadow detail or pulling back some blown-out areas). It’s actually pretty rare. Finding and selectively importing the RAWs for the favorites only is the most tedious part.

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nostr:npub15mlsk26z49ynfwv9m0ncuwzpkzr0nuyvjazjv7mg0l66xwjq2z2sez2w4s nostr:npub1aa8ephkp2ghre9enhjqkn803d75juqrn98s9t9tszsql6yxujrssat7fw0 what software do you use to edit your RAWs? I switched to Photomator and don’t love that you have to import everything to Apple Photos to edit

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nostr:npub15mlsk26z49ynfwv9m0ncuwzpkzr0nuyvjazjv7mg0l66xwjq2z2sez2w4s That was not at all what I expected, but I very much enjoyed myself. I found it beautiful and creative in ways I'd never guess. I wasted a lot of time not knowing what to do initially but eventually got used to what to look for and finished the story in two sittings. Thanks for the recommendation. I got to be a shark!

nostr:npub1m5g5xjzruv7tfzw7er8l7qtpur47wxv352vhrqgrmexvxe23a82q7pt6vg Want another story game next, or something different?

nostr:npub1m5g5xjzruv7tfzw7er8l7qtpur47wxv352vhrqgrmexvxe23a82q7pt6vg Try What Remains of Edith Finch on your PlayStation. https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2470-PPSA06207_00-EFINCHPS5SIEA000

More of my game recommendations are here, but they’re not all suitable for beginners. Let me know how you like Edith Finch before choosing your next one. https://hypercritical.co/2019/03/01/great-games

nostr:npub1rzl02mw972l5v3qn7edqdk92vlsshhevmpd7u92qqnft7uplfykqdvl096 Our one member special each month(ish) is already behind membership! (We’re recording our next one tomorrow.)