Daring Fireball

Bezos can still be a hero in this story. But his only move is to sell.

Zack Rosenblatt, Dianna Russini, and Michael Silver have written a devastating profile of the most dysfunctional franchise in all of U.S. pro sports, the New York Jets, whose dysfunction has a clear and obvious root cause: meddling idiot owner Woody Johnson…

Joe Otterson, reporting for Variety:…

One last item on Acorn 8. Whether you are a longtime Acorn user (like me), or a would-be new user, you should set aside some time to actually read Acorn’s documentation. It’s a full user manual, and it not only describes, in detail, what every feature in…

Dan Moren, writing at Six Colors:…

Dave Nanian, writing on the Shirt Pocket blog:…

Gus Mueller:…

Blackmagic Design:…

With over 75 shows that aired this past season alone, keeping up with and discovering new anime can be hard, especially across several streaming services. Jiiiii makes that simple by giving you a single schedule to stare at1 as you await your favorite’s…

Paul Kafasis, on the Rogue Amoeba blog:…

A few weeks ago, in a post primarily complaining about Google’s disingenuous claims about their Messages app’s support for encryption (they suggest, heavily, that it encrypts every message or most messages, but in fact only supports encryption for RCS…

Excellent five-minute short video from the ever-insightful Kirby Ferguson for The New York Times, exploring why everything looks the same, sounds the same, and seemingly is the same in today’s pop culture. The short answer: that sameness is only pervasive…

Update: The store is now closed. My sincere thanks to everyone who’s bought one (or in many cases, more than one).…

Another week with another outstanding indie developer whom I’m delighted to thank for sponsoring DF. This week, it’s Sophiestication Software promoting the return of CoverSutra — a previous hit from the “delicious” era of Mac apps that is now…

After being sold out for months, the upcoming sponsorship schedule at DF is wide open at the moment — including the final week of the year. I know sponsors are sometimes hesitant to book weeks around major holidays, but, well, Daring Fireball is never…

This is why it’s more than vanity to put your name on your work, whatever your work is — it shows you take responsibility for its validity.

Joe Rossignol, MacRumors:…

Nifty new convert-to-Markdown library from a small indie development shop named Microsoft:…

Ryan Christoffel, also at 9to5Mac:…

Chance Miller has a good rundown for 9to5Mac:…

Like Viticci, I remain largely skeptical and uncomfortable with AI for purposes of generating original new stuff — writing, imagery, whatever. But as an assistive agent, it’s quite remarkable today and improving at a fast clip.

Katie Robinson, reporting for The New York Times:…

Ev Williams, writing the backstory of, and raison d’être for, Mozi:…

New app, spearheaded by Ev Williams:…

One last Letterman link: a new half-hour interview about interviewing with Zach Baron for GQ. I watched the first minute and I’m saving the rest for tonight:…

The New York Times:…

In addition to two choices for t-shirts, the new DF Paraphernalia store also has the above hoodies, which are pretty nice, I have to say. I particularly like the drawstrings, which are much more substantial, almost rope-like, than the shoelace-like strings on…

Reporting from The Information suggests that an M-series tier above Ultra might remain years away.

Erik Hayden, reporting for The Hollywood Reporter:…

Juli Clover at MacRumors:…