Parker Ortolani
@parkerortolani.com
product development @ Penske Media | prev @theverge.com & @polygon.com, @9to5mac.com, and @buzzfeed.com | opinions are my own
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“Ever wonder what this pocket’s for?”: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/11/15/ever-wonder-what-this-pockets.html
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Ever wonder what this pocket’s for?”: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/11/15/ever-wonder-what-this-pockets.html
can't get over how perfect that snl cold open was
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
can't get over how perfect that snl cold open was
“God will be declared by a panel of experts” shirt wen @davidpierce.xyz
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“God will be declared by a panel of experts” shirt wen @davidpierce.xyz
Better 12 years late never
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Better 12 years late never
10 Qualities the 8th CEO of Apple Should Have
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October 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
10 Qualities the 8th CEO of Apple Should Have
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The iPhone Air is the One Steve Would Use: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/10/09/the-iphone-air-is-the.html
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The iPhone Air is the One Steve Would Use: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/10/09/the-iphone-air-is-the.html
I love this thing. So much.
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I love this thing. So much.
My First 24 Hours with Meta's Incredible New Glasses & Muscle-Reading Wristband
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My First 24 Hours with Meta's Incredible New Glasses & Muscle-Reading Wristband
Let’s just start out with this, Meta is onto something. …
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October 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My First 24 Hours with Meta's Incredible New Glasses & Muscle-Reading Wristband
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Scenes From Anthropic’s Activation at Graydon Carter’s Chic West Village Shop: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/10/03/scenes-from-anthropics-activation-at.html
October 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Scenes From Anthropic’s Activation at Graydon Carter’s Chic West Village Shop: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/10/03/scenes-from-anthropics-activation-at.html
The Paradoxical iPhone Arrives: Launch Day Thoughts on Apple's 2025 Lineup: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/09/19/the-paradoxical-iphone-arrives-launch.html
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Paradoxical iPhone Arrives: Launch Day Thoughts on Apple's 2025 Lineup: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/09/19/the-paradoxical-iphone-arrives-launch.html
omg Clarus the dog cow makes a cameo on the new Hermès Apple Watch face x.com/ultimateez/status/19677...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
omg Clarus the dog cow makes a cameo on the new Hermès Apple Watch face x.com/ultimateez/status/19677...
Orangeness Beats Thinness: Thoughts on Yesterday’s Event: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/09/10/orangeness-beats-thinness-thoughts-on.html
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Orangeness Beats Thinness: Thoughts on Yesterday’s Event: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/09/10/orangeness-beats-thinness-thoughts-on.html
OpenAI Could End Google’s Gemini Moat with One Acquisition: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/24/openai-could-end-googles-gemini.html
August 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
OpenAI Could End Google’s Gemini Moat with One Acquisition: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/24/openai-could-end-googles-gemini.html
Keynotes are Bad Because Products Can’t Speak for Themselves Anymore: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/21/keynotes-are-bad-because-products.html
August 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Keynotes are Bad Because Products Can’t Speak for Themselves Anymore: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/21/keynotes-are-bad-because-products.html
should be real concerning that people are rejecting better models because of their emotional attachments to previous ones imo
August 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
should be real concerning that people are rejecting better models because of their emotional attachments to previous ones imo
GPT-5 Pushes Vibe Coding Beyond My Wildest Dreams: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/10/gpt-pushes-vibe-coding-beyond.html
August 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GPT-5 Pushes Vibe Coding Beyond My Wildest Dreams: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/10/gpt-pushes-vibe-coding-beyond.html
Cuomo’s social strategy is so hilariously awful I can’t believe it’s even real
August 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cuomo’s social strategy is so hilariously awful I can’t believe it’s even real
Weapons is absolutely BONKERS
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Weapons is absolutely BONKERS
successfully gotten my browser's local chat to grab the context of the open webpage, really coming along nicely and crazy quickly at that… also added reasoning model support and lots of UI updates!
August 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
successfully gotten my browser's local chat to grab the context of the open webpage, really coming along nicely and crazy quickly at that… also added reasoning model support and lots of UI updates!
Instead of asking, I just did it. Building a webkit browser for macOS that integrates with Ollama local models. So far uses gpt-oss, has vertical tabs, iMessage-like chat, responsive resizing… Just getting started.
August 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Instead of asking, I just did it. Building a webkit browser for macOS that integrates with Ollama local models. So far uses gpt-oss, has vertical tabs, iMessage-like chat, responsive resizing… Just getting started.
finally getting myself back into making concepts which also means I am messing around with liquid glass and it's so much fun
August 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
finally getting myself back into making concepts which also means I am messing around with liquid glass and it's so much fun
Tinted Liquid Glass Should be the Future of User Interfaces on Apple Platforms: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/04/tinted-liquid-glass-should-be.html
August 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Tinted Liquid Glass Should be the Future of User Interfaces on Apple Platforms: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/04/tinted-liquid-glass-should-be.html
just hanging out with Miranda Priestly at the fake Met Gala #devilwearsprada2
August 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
just hanging out with Miranda Priestly at the fake Met Gala #devilwearsprada2
Devil Wears Prada 2 filming at the Natural History Museum, clearly set up to look like Runway's version of the Met Gala
August 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Devil Wears Prada 2 filming at the Natural History Museum, clearly set up to look like Runway's version of the Met Gala
Ollama's New App Makes Running Local Models Even Easier: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/07/30/ollamas-new-app-makes-running.html
July 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Ollama's New App Makes Running Local Models Even Easier: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/07/30/ollamas-new-app-makes-running.html