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Instagram switches to a feed based on an algorithm, to make sure you see more when using the service. From their blog post, which doesn’t contain a lot:
The order of photos and videos in your feed will be based on the likelihood you’ll be interested in the content, your relationship with the person posting and the timeliness of the post. As we begin, we’re focusing on optimizing the order — all the posts will still be there, just in a different order.
Prepare for a public outcry, folks.
De senaste frilansposterna från undertecknad handlade om Razer Wildcat, Xbox One- och PC-handkontrollen som vill utmana Microsofts egna Elite-handkontroll, samt test av Unmonday-högtalarna. De senare är eventuellt de snyggaste högtalare jag sett i verkliga livet, och passar sådär larvigt bra på mitt kontor. Synd att de skickas tillbaka nu i veckan.
För övrigt vill jag även påminna om att Appmagasinet är tillbaka. Det fyrtionionde numret kommer på fredag, så se till att du prenumererar – det är gratis, förstås.
This is not about miracle diets or losing weight. Just saying.
When the iPhone 6 launched, I bought both models. To me, the iPhone 5 models where close to being too big to live in my pocket already, and I feared that the 6 and 6 Plus would feel ridiculously big and clumsy. As usual, Apple knew what they were doing, and although I found both the 6 and the 6 Plus to be slightly too big, neither were clumsy. My reasoning was that if the phone’s gonna be big, it might as well be too big proper.
The reason why the Apple vs. FBI encryption case is so important:
“Anybody can make a StingRay with parts from the Internet,” Rigmaiden tells me, citing a long litany of experiments over the years in which researchers have done just that. “The service provider is never going to know. There’s never any disruption. It’s basically completely stealth.” In the coming age of democratized surveillance, the person hacking into your cell phone might not be the police or the FBI. It could be your next-door neighbor.
This from this Bloomberg piece, which you should read this weekend. Someone, anyone, could be listening. Your data needs to be encrypted and secure, because it’s your data. It’s as simple as that.
It should come as no surprise that I enjoy Federico Viticci’s updates on his iPad usage. The latest one, being the first after the introduction of iPad Pro, is no exception. Here are so many things to quote from this beast, so I’ll just point you to it. Brew a cup, and settle in for an interesting read.
Goda nyheter för appnördar, för Appmagasinet gjorde comeback i dag, bara ett halvår senare än planerat.
Så här skriver jag i introduktionen till det nya numret:
Vet ni, det känns kul att vara tillbaka! Den ursprungliga planen var att Appmagasinet skulle ta en paus över sommaren 2015, och följaktligen vara tillbaka hösten därpå, men så blev inte fallet. Det här är något av ett experiment, och det tog ett tag att lista ut vad som var nästa steg. Nu finns det någon form av roadmap för vart Appmagasinet är på väg, och därför känns det naturligt att ta vid där vi slutade, med något skruvat upplägg. Förhoppningsvis ska det falla er alla i smaken. Appmagasinet handlar förstås fortfarande om iOS och appar till iPhone och iPad, med ett stäng av Apple Watch och Apple TV.
Om du prenumererar har du redan Appmagasinet #46 i din inkorg, annars dyker det upp i arkivet vad det lider. Vill du teckna en prenumeration så gör du det här.
Cthulhu Lies Dreaming är en antologi smockfull av härligt skruvade noveller med någon form av anknytning till andan i Cthulhu-mytoset. Läs mer på TDH.me, köp direkt på Amazon, samt spana in omslaget är nedan:
I’ve previously mentioned that I’m featured in an anthology called Cthulhu Lies Dreaming. Well, it’s out now, and you should go buy it right away. It’s a lovely work of the weird, not only because my short story Puddles, but also the stories from my fellow talented authors.
The amazing tales lovingly collected in Cthulhu Lies Dreaming are fragments of that truth. Treat them with the caution that they deserve. Each will offer you glimpses behind the skin of the world, leading you closer and closer to the edge of the abyss. Knowledge may bring wisdom, but it also offers far darker gifts to the curious.
The truth is indeed out there – and it hungers.
And just look at that cover! It’s gorgeous, don’t you think? That Gábor Csigás fellow sure know what he’s doing. He also made the cover for my novella, Ashen Sky, in case you missed it.
Cthulhu Lies Dreaming is available from Amazon, and other fine retailers too, I’m sure. I hope you’ll enjoy it.
For the sake of things, there’s also a book page about Cthulhu Lies Dreaming, although it only contains the cover and a link to Ghostwoods Books.
Wired is taking an aggressive approach to ad blockers come February 16. Either you turn off your ad blocker, or you pay to see the site sans ads. From Bloomberg’s piece on the matter:
Wired plans to charge $3.99 for four weeks of ad-free access to its website. In many places where ads appear, the site will simply feature more articles, said Mark McClusky, the magazine’s head of operations. The portion of his readership that uses ad blockers are likely to be receptive to a discussion about their responsibility to support the businesses they rely on for information online, McClusky said.
Jag är förbenat dålig på att länka till mina frilanstexter. Nåja, här är i alla fall två stycken som kanske kan intressera prylnördarna där ute.
Just a quick notice that RE:THORD, my irregular newsletter, is back again this Sunday. If you’re not a subscriber and don’t want to miss out, make sure you sign up here post-haste.
Netflix, telling the world that you can’t circumvent regional programming for much longer:
Some members use proxies or “unblockers” to access titles available outside their territory. To address this, we employ the same or similar measures other firms do. This technology continues to evolve and we are evolving with it. That means in coming weeks, those using proxies and unblockers will only be able to access the service in the country where they currently are. We are confident this change won’t impact members not using proxies.
Region locking of all kinds is utterly stupid and should be ended. Alas, the licensing world doesn’t work that way. Too much money in play, and no real incentive, at least not until global streaming services have power enough to push back.
Stop googling, let’s talk, published late September last year:
Studies of conversation both in the laboratory and in natural settings show that when two people are talking, the mere presence of a phone on a table between them or in the periphery of their vision changes both what they talk about and the degree of connection they feel. People keep the conversation on topics where they won’t mind being interrupted. They don’t feel as invested in each other. Even a silent phone disconnects us.
I think this is true. If there’s a TV in the room, my eyes will be drawn to it. That, however, doesn’t mean that there’s no room for phones, or any screen really, in everyday life. Moderation is key, as with so many things.