It's harder for people to work together if their software doesn't.#
Update on the iPhone 13 Max. It did not arrive yesterday. For a few hours last night the UPS report went back to saying there was an emergency that supposedly prevented the delivery. But this morning it's back on the truck. I posted about it on Twitter after yesterday's no-show, the fifth such day, and got a response from Apple support. I gave them the order number via DM. They wanted lots of details but what did I need to say beyond "I paid the money, I want the phone, or refund the money." For a company of Apple's size this shouldn't be hard unless it's a common occurrence. #
An interesting NBA trade -- former Knicks future-superstar Kristaps Porzingas, was traded to the Washington Wizards. There was a time when he was the hope of the future of all Knicks fans. 7' 3" and he could shoot from downtown, defend, and do layups even. He was called a unicorn. But he left town in a huff, he hated the Knicks, and we did too then, so it was hard to blame him. And then things looked good for one year, but it didn't feel right, and they let go some of the people who made it work last year and brought in a couple of people who didn't really help, and the new Bright Hope for the future isn't exactly bright. I wonder if he isn't getting tired of the Knicks spiraling-down culture by now. On the other hand the Knicks did beat the closest example of the Beatles of the NBA last night. A miracle! I didn't watch the game though. #
I heard on the Brian Lehrer podcast that the former Washington Redskins have changed their name to the Washington Commanders, a stupid name. Their name should be the Washington Americans. I explained why in 2014. It's obviously the correct name, how come their process didn't come up with it. #
Journalism, you can't have one standard for Repubs and another for Dems and have our trust. #
I'm working on tweets.opml.org today, adding two new feed types, hopefully adding some features for sharing links into structures of tweets. #
Last update: Friday February 11, 2022; 11:14 PM EST.
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