Why Login Failures Matter(fusionauth.io) When you care about providing great authentication experiences, like us (the few, the proud), there is nothing better than this chart - undeniable proof that our users are successfully logging in.
After borking my Pixel 4a battery, Google borks me, too(arstechnica.com) It is an immutable law of nature that when you receive a corporate email with a subject line like "Changes coming to your Pixel 4a," the changes won't be the sort you like. Indeed, a more honest subject line would usually be: "You're about to get hosed."
Ask HN: Do programmers generally enjoy some amount of complexity?(ycombinator.com) Occured to me that sometimes, simple enough is not good enough for us programmers. It seems that sometimes we might actually enjoy grappling with complex, even byzantine systems. Can anyone relate? I'm not saying this is a thing, not even for myself...but I suspect it might be, possible.
Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some(theverge.com) Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using Google’s cloud backups is out of luck.
The iPad's "Sweet Solution"(macstories.net) In working with my iPad Pro over the past few months, I’ve realized something that might have seemed absurd just a few years ago: some of the best apps I’m using – the ones with truly desktop-class layouts and experiences – aren’t native iPad apps.
A Synchronization Engine for Everyone(greenvitriol.com) I love storing user data on the client. It helps with privacy, data ownership (which prevents enshittification), and allows users to run mundane computations (like indexing) on their devices instead of sharing a sliver of a server's CPU time. Also, if the backend fails, UX degrades like an escalator, not an elevator: users temporarily lose the ability to run server-side computations on their data but still retain access. This is the basis of local-first software, as defined by Ink & Switch.
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Notification Summary Miscues(onefoottsunami.com) Since they were first enabled last year, I have frequently found Apple Intelligence’s notification summaries for emails to be something less than helpful.
27 points by nicola_alessi 16 days ago | 35 comments
"Awful": Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen(arstechnica.com) Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen. Now, Roku is testing what it might look like if it took things a step further and forced people to watch a video ad play before getting to the Roku OS home screen.
A Review of Helix after 1.5 Years(felix-knorr.net) I've been using Helix for roughly 1.5 years now, and for the latest release (25.01) I decided to summarized the thoughts I've been collecting until now.