"Can we still love Apple? Should we ever have?" asks another Apple-focussed web site. There's a real feeling of betrayal from opinion-formers previously hugely loyal to Apple. Because they are fleecing developers, lying to judges, and don't care if they break the web if they can continue to rake in monopolistic profits. "From Tim Cook down, executives—Schiller excepted—have proven themselves unworthy of our trust. As shepherds of the company, they have revealed themselves. I may still love the concept of Apple, but certainly the company no more."

Six Colors

Can we still love Apple? Should we ever have?

In October 2011, Apple fans wrote messages of love and loss on a black wall in front of the Apple Store in Seattle, remembering and celebrating Ste...

"Microsoft Chairman Brad Smith has told the European Commission his company will abide by European rules regardless of whether it agrees with them or not" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/eus-ribera-microsoft-chairman-says-his-company-will-abide-by-eu-rules-2025-05-05/ - which is, I've always believed, the actual point of "rules".

If you have a Windows 10 PC and don't feel like scrapping it, or are unwilling to spend hundreds on a new PC full of Microsoft AI, dark patterns and bloat, I installed ZorinOS on an old Dell machine that was £85 on eBay, added Zoom and LibreOffice from Zorin's software centre, and my 80yo mum is very happy with it - it feels familiarly Windowsy. (Other Linux flavours -distros, I believe the cool kids say- are available).

Zorin

Zorin OS - Make your computer better.

Discover the alternative to Windows and macOS designed to make your computer faster, more powerful, secure, and privacy-respecting.

Moby releases hundreds of pieces of music "to provide free instrumental music for creators. any creators. all creators". License: "there are only 2 things you can't do with the music here; use it to advertise right wing politics or causes, or use it to promote meat, dairy, or other animal products."

mobygratis - Free Moby music to empower your creative projects

Free music resource designed to empower creative projects by students, non-profits, indie filmmakers, musicians and more.

Who could possibly have predicted that the TERFs "celebrating" the Supreme Court ruling are now campaigning against immigration? It's almost as if fascists will never run out of hatred.

My own brother and our oldest mate tried to kill me last night, by drinking 6 bottles of wine and making me laugh until 4 am.

I had a cheeky day off to visit my country crashpad and fire a few footmen.

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?

A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominat...

Once again, opening devtools to find the URL of a podcast's actual audio, to point MacWhisper at to generate a transcript, because the podcast people didn't make one, and their JS audio player doesn't have a download option.

"I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre"

the Guardian

I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre

Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal a...

"She is advising anyone planning to travel to the US not to go. ‘First, because of the danger of what could happen to you. And, secondly, do you really want to give your money to this country right now?’"