Interesting take from CNN. Apple is far from perfect, but I for one am cheering them on for "falling behind" the other tech behemoths. "The changes come as critics say Apple, once a tech leader, is behind in the next big wave: artificial intelligence." https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/tech/apple-tim-cook-leadership-changes

via Hackernews. It really is comical the lengths to which companies will go to avoid being contacted by their customers. What the fuck is a ‘fuck off contact page?’ "A “fuck off contact page” is what a company throws together when they actually don’t want anyone to contact them at all. They are usually found on the websites of million or billion dollar companies, likely Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies that are trying to reduce the amount of money they spend on support by carefully hiding the real support channels behind login walls. These companies tend to offer multiple tiers of support, with enterprise customers having a customer success manager who they can call on this ancient device we call phones, whereas the lower-paying customers may have to wrangle various in-app ticket mechanisms. If you solve your own problem by reading the knowledge base, then this is a win for the company. They don’t want to hear from you, they want you to fuck off."

The f*** off contact page - Nic Chan

How to get people to NOT contact you

How did I hit the German wall so quickly today in my feed? Get posting, y'all!

Ah, that's a shame. Can't wait to learn more about this. Probably worth pointing out that a lot of high-end sports cars can be similarly bricked (think Lambos) if cut off from anti-theft systems. https://www.autoblog.com/news/all-of-russias-porsches-were-bricked-by-a-mysterious-satellite-outage

The CEO of The Onion set the publication's goal for 2026 to have more subscribers than The Washington Post. At the rate the latter is going, that won't take long. "For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important." "Look, we're an independent company, we don't use AI to write headlines and make art, and we're one of roughly three publications who are up for the fight. Unlike other places, The Onion is quadrupling down on being a pain in the ass, politically. Are you?

It's been a big year for us at The Onion, but as media collapse accelerates, it is unfortunately going to be a fucking great year for us next year. So I sent an email to our members with our goal… | Ben Collins | 90 comments

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