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AnthonyBaker

@AnthonyBaker@mastodon.social

Principal Product Mgr, NBC News Group, building Publishing Platforms and APIs. Red Bull Enthusiast, Acknowledger of Others, Renaissance Man and Maker of Things. Wide areas of interest include #apis, #pkm, #journalism, #politics, #foreignaffairs, #typography #design, #communications, #comics, #ObsidianMD, #tft, #photography, #cycling #hiking #ai, #publishing, #writing, #scifi, #history, #music

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AnthonyBaker, to apple
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@chris @mako Speaking of Apple and privacy — you may have seen this from yesterday:

“Apple makes it really hard for users to completely stop it from collecting data"

> Apple's default apps are collecting user data even if users try disabling them, research from Aalto University claims, with it being an almost impossible task to properly accomplish.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/10/apple-makes-it-really-hard-for-users-to-completely-stop-it-from-collecting-data?utm_medium=rss

#apple #privacy

AnthonyBaker,
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@chris @mako Have to say, Apple's handing of default apps always annoys me. For any third-party apps, permissions need to be granted for notifications and other settings.

For their own? ON BY DEFAULT BABY!

AnthonyBaker,
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@chris @mako Yeah... with them I still think about the whole "you're not the product" line they have. I do think there's some measure of truth to that versus Facebook or Google.

That said, we're affording them A LOT of trust and man, there'd be hell to pay if that got broken. My hope is that they recognize that and hold it in VERY HIGH REGARD as a business.

Fingers and toes crossed.

AnthonyBaker, to random
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Having the first coffee of the day.

Picked up Blue Bottle Coffee espresso beans to give a try.

Used to live in Hayes Valley, San Francisco, years ago and they had a cafe near us that was lovely. At the time I wasn't a coffee drinker. Now I am.

mako, to random
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Anyone have any thoughts on Fastmail for email?

AnthonyBaker,
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@chris @mako Wait, iCloud supports custom domains for email? Or should? Is that a thing?

AnthonyBaker,
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@chris @mako OMG I never knew this. Cripes, this is something I'll take a look at first. I'm already paying for Apple One so might as well make use of it. Lemme see if I can get it to work…

AnthonyBaker,
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@chris @mako DEFINITELY going to give this a whirl. I mean, it puts me in bed with another big co, but I'm not leaving Apple anytime soon and of every big co, they're the one I trust the most with my data.

TodayInTwitter, to random
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X rolled out a change that automatically converts all links that have the string “twitter” anywhere in them to “X.”

For example, if someone tweets the link setwitter.com, the X client application will change that link to sex.com.

This is not a joke.

https://mashable.com/article/twitter-dot-com-posts-change-to-x-dot-com-ios

AnthonyBaker,
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@TodayInTwitter @thomasfuchs File under my ever-expanding list of “you can't make this shit up”.

Brilliantcrank, to random
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Everything about this is amazing. SNL IRL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAiE9fJbVd4&list=WL&index=21

AnthonyBaker,
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@Brilliantcrank I thought it was all fake until recently. Absolutely brilliant. Is this the “I'm mad as hell" version of the new century?

Luke, to webdev
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I am so excited to find this app by @Iconfactory (which is one of my top two app studios, @panic):

https://iconfactory.com/worldwideweb/

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@Luke @Iconfactory @panic OMG this is amazing. How long has it been out??

AnthonyBaker, to random
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I never envisioned becoming a keyboard nerd, but somewhere along the way I started down the path. To wit, I didn't need to buy the NuPhy Air75 v2 low profile mechanical keyboard, but OMG I'm so glad I did.

Is buttery-goodness a phrase applied to keyboards? If not, I take credit. Such a delight to use. Works brilliantly for the Mac. Can't rave enough.

https://nuphy.com/products/air75-v2

AnthonyBaker,
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@andypiper LOL. I'm using blue switches right now. Can't speak to travel other than I dig it. And the keys are thwoky in a lovely way. My kids were both impressed with the choice, as well. Lubricants? I'm still a relative newbie, so I’ll have to research and get back to you. 😜

AnthonyBaker,
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@greg Yeah, enjoying it a lot. Normally also go for extended keyboards. Have had zero problems with this not being one. Watched far too many YouTube reviews before getting this one. It's my third mechanical, and definitely my favorite of the bunch I've had.

My longest daily driver has always been the Apple Extended Magic Keyboard.

AnthonyBaker, to random
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Uh, I definitely like the UK cover for Cal Newport’s new book more than the US cover.

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hotdogsladies, to random
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Prof. Xavier fires Nightcrawler.

"You look like the personification of the word 'moist.'"

(with Pete Holmes and Thomas Middleditch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7qpXdbOh04

AnthonyBaker,
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@hotdogsladies Do love these, but the Batman ones are the absolute best. 😁

coreyspowell, to space
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This is the surface of a comet! Dust is swirling around the surface of Comet 67/P -- captured in 2016 by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, processing by Jacint Roger Perez.

Still one of the most remarkable scenes in space exploration.

INT. MISSION /CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO 01 jun 2016 Distance to Target: 13.5 km Camera: OSINAC Near_Ir+Orange+blue filt.

AnthonyBaker,
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@coreyspowell @Brilliantcrank Always loved this because it looks like a special effect from a 1930s Flash Gordon serial.

AnthonyBaker, to random
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Great piece of reporting from Johnathan Katz on the WHOPPING LIE that Katie Britt told on national television in her SOTU rebuttal. And folks, he did it following some basic critical thinking and web searching. Dear god I hope he wasn’t the only one who found this out or dug into the claim. And holy hell — that this was even uttered on TV shows the depths of rubbish the GOP is willing to throw on air.

https://www.tiktok.com/@katzonearth/video/7344090454985624862

flohgro, to random
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This is awesome! Never made use of the globe key on my MacBooks keyboard in the past - now it opens @raycast Emoji picker; I hope to get that into muscle memory quickly
https://nileane.fr/@nileane/112060613877974964

AnthonyBaker,
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@flohgro @raycast @nileane Oh hell that’s a great idea. I LOVE RAYCAST SO MUCH.

AnthonyBaker, to random
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Apple Podcasts downloads the most recent FIVE episodes of a podcast when you subscribe. I subscribe to a lot, and this ends up chewing through a huge amount of my phones HD. I now set to none every time. Wonder how many “downloads” shows get stem from this default…

AnthonyBaker,
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@jilleduffy I’ve used everything in the past save for Downcast. Used to live Pocket Casts for a time. Will check both. Thanks!

mako, to random
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Wow .. Wordpress now too. Glad I’m on my own Ghost implementation

https://www.404media.co/tumblr-and-wordpress-to-sell-users-data-to-train-ai-tools/

AnthonyBaker,
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@aleemshaun @mako Yikes. This distinction isn’t clearly being made in the headlines.

JonBaker, to random
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THERAPIST: Tiny Legs Michael Jackson isn’t real. He can’t hurt you

TINY LEGS MICHAEL JACKSON:

AnthonyBaker,
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@JonBaker good lord all these years and I never tried this. ALBUM VERSIONS WOULD BE AWESOME.

jonikorpi, to gamedev
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Old prototype from 2021. While my work has improved since then, I think I’ve also lost some crispness of detail. I like the underwater shading and water ripples here.

Stylized game world coastline, with the seafloor visible, detailed in messy penstrokes

AnthonyBaker,
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@jonikorpi Good lord, that's beautiful. Reminds me a wee bit of Townscaper. Love it.

gedeonm, to 80s
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And now your moment of retro, Gen X zen. #80s #Arcade

Screen capture of the retro vector arcade game Tempest.

AnthonyBaker,
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@gedeonm @Luke TEMPEST!! Loved this game.

maxleibman, (edited ) to random
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Did I accomplish everything on my list this week? No.

But did I prioritize well and make sure the few things that got done were the most important ones? Also no.

But did I at least make a solid effort I can proud of, even if I did not succeed? Again, no.

AnthonyBaker,
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@maxleibman That’s a home run

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