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Even if you're a decent designer (or believe yourself to be), it's liberating not to have a say in the matter. Constraints are sometimes freeing. daringfireball.net/2026/10/p…

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Even if you’re a decent designer (or believe yourself to be), it’s liberating not to have a say in the matter. Constraints are sometimes freeing.

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Joanna Stern
@JoannaSternOct 26
Have loved opening up @techmeme today to see this headline. Thanks, @gruber! daringfireball.net/thetalksh…
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When the NFL schedule came out, ABC must have been licking their chops for Dallas at Philly on MNF in week 7. I mean it's not Dolphins-Jets, but it's pretty bad.
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Anyway, I bet both those games: gruber.micro.blog/2026/10/25…
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Ian Fleming
@TheIanFlemingOct 23
Today is World Champagne Day, and we're reminded of this quote from Casino Royale.​ Whilst Bond is famous for his martinis, both he and Ian Fleming were partial to a glass of fizz. 007 actually drinks more Champagne in the books than he does martinis. We’ll raise a glass of ‘cheerful wine’ to that!​ #WorldChampagneDay #JamesBond #IanFleming #CasinoRoyale
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Austin Mann@austinmannOct 21
My first look at iPhone Duo is live!
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Patrick McGee
@PatrickMcGee_Oct 22
Lots of fun reading this iPhone Duo review.
John Gruber
@gruberOct 21
It's been a lot of fun trying the Duo out for a week, but it feels like I've gotten to use an extraordinarily polished prototype — not a finished product that I'd want to buy and carry. daringfireball.net/2026/10/t…

The iPhone Duo

It’s been a lot of fun trying the Duo out for a week, but it feels like I’ve gotten to use an extraordinarily polished prototype — not a finished product that I’d want to buy and carry.

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It's been a lot of fun trying the Duo out for a week, but it feels like I've gotten to use an extraordinarily polished prototype — not a finished product that I'd want to buy and carry. daringfireball.net/2026/10/t…

The iPhone Duo

It’s been a lot of fun trying the Duo out for a week, but it feels like I’ve gotten to use an extraordinarily polished prototype — not a finished product that I’d want to buy and carry.

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Cowboys have the Packers right where they want them.
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Clearly out.
This Day In Sports Clips
@TDISportsClipsOct 18
October 17, 1999: In the bottom of the 8th of ALCS game 4, Yankees’ 2B Chuck Knoblauch “tags” Red Sox Jose Offerman as part of an inning-ending double play, preserving a 3-2 lead. Yankees would score 6 in the top of the 9th and win the game 9-2.
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Poll, only for people who have pre-ordered a Duo. When is your delivery/pickup date?
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10%December
18%January
1,382 votes • Final results
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There’s a “Why do we need this?” question here and Apple’s video doesn’t answer it. You need to think you want it if you’re going to buy it. And even if you already had a HomeView set up, I’m not sure how often you’d use it instead of your phone, or just talking to it like a screenless HomePod. daringfireball.net/2026/10/h…

HomeView Thoughts and Observations

There’s a real “*Why do we need this?*” question here and I don’t think Apple’s video answers it, at all. You need to think you want it if you’re going to buy it. And even if you already had a...

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At the old pre-June prices, you could buy a 128 GB Apple TV and a pair of HomePod Minis for $350 ($150 + $100 + $100). Four short months later, with today's new models, that combination would cost $600 ($300 + $150 + $150). daringfireball.net/2026/10/t…

Initial Thoughts on This Week’s New Apple TV 4K (4th Generation) and HomePod Mini 2

At the old pre-June prices, you could buy a 128 GB Apple TV and a pair of HomePod Minis for $350 ($150 + $100 + $100). Four short months later, with today’s new models, that combination would cost...

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John Smoltz talks about the Brewers like they had 84 wins. They had the best record in baseball.
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I’m sure this one won’t make anyone angry. (But probably not here.) daringfireball.net/2026/10/x…

X Once Again Marks the Spot

If you returned from exile on a desert island and took a look at X today for first time in a year, you might reasonably guess that Elon Musk got bored and sold it while you were away.

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Mina Kimes
@minakimesOct 11
The NFC East winning 0 games on a week in which two teams played each other feels like a pretty good encapsulation of the division at the moment
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Dallas has the Bucs right where they want them.
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I’ve never seen Trump using his phone to snap a photo before.
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AppZapper 3000 daringfireball.net/2026/09/a…

AppZapper 3000

Is it absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary to make an uninstall utility with an exquisitely detailed 3D laser gun as its UI? Fuckin’-A right it is.

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The iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ Press Conference Q&A — Finally daringfireball.net/2026/09/i…

The iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ Press Conference Q&A — Finally

I don’t know what truck this video fell off the back of, why it took 16 years, or how it came into the hands of “Sir Mix-A-Lot Rare Music”, but I’m sure glad it did.

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