The past 7 days have seen Satya Nadella admit 45% of Azure backlog is OpenAI, Jensen Huang claim he never promised to invest $100B in OpenAI, and Elon Musk hide xAI underneath SpaceX. We've officially reached the "negatively amortizing mortgages" phase of this fiasco.
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The past 7 days have seen Satya Nadella admit 45% of Azure backlog is OpenAI, Jensen Huang claim he never promised to invest $100B in OpenAI, and Elon Musk hide xAI underneath SpaceX. We've officially reached the "negatively amortizing mortgages" phase of this fiasco.
They’re trolling Ponce de Leon
January 22, 2026 at 9:46 PM
They’re trolling Ponce de Leon
Ever since my wife and one son developed #gluten sensitivity, I’ve struggled with how to bake a proper cake for them. One that you wouldn’t just stamp “York” or “Weider” on the side of and use for bench press. Red velvet was the worst. Until today…
January 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Ever since my wife and one son developed #gluten sensitivity, I’ve struggled with how to bake a proper cake for them. One that you wouldn’t just stamp “York” or “Weider” on the side of and use for bench press. Red velvet was the worst. Until today…
First #Microsoft and now #Amazon shoving #AI into all the places you don’t want it.
www.theverge.com/news/860581/...
www.theverge.com/news/860581/...
Amazon has started automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus
Upgrading is not optional.
www.theverge.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
First #Microsoft and now #Amazon shoving #AI into all the places you don’t want it.
www.theverge.com/news/860581/...
www.theverge.com/news/860581/...
I would like to see one CEO whose company sells product to xAI say, “This is not how we want our products used, so we’re suspending all deliveries to xAI until they resolve the problem of their platform generating unauthorized and underage sexual material.” Anyone?
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I would like to see one CEO whose company sells product to xAI say, “This is not how we want our products used, so we’re suspending all deliveries to xAI until they resolve the problem of their platform generating unauthorized and underage sexual material.” Anyone?
Standards are a good thing!
www.theverge.com/news/854091/...
www.theverge.com/news/854091/...
Aliro arrives – the smart lock standard is set to launch this year
smarter locks
www.theverge.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Standards are a good thing!
www.theverge.com/news/854091/...
www.theverge.com/news/854091/...
@reckless.bsky.social Which were the Amazon smart shades that you compared to SmartWings again?
December 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@reckless.bsky.social Which were the Amazon smart shades that you compared to SmartWings again?
Today’s holiday baking experience includes cream cheese that expired in 2023 and coconut yogurt that expired in…checks notes…2015!
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today’s holiday baking experience includes cream cheese that expired in 2023 and coconut yogurt that expired in…checks notes…2015!
Who at #Apple had the genius idea of forcibly enabling Song Transitions and Auto-Mix in the Music app? FFS Apple, and everyone else, leave my music alone!
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Who at #Apple had the genius idea of forcibly enabling Song Transitions and Auto-Mix in the Music app? FFS Apple, and everyone else, leave my music alone!
A 🧵 about a weird experience with #Ebay this week... It started on Saturday
when a #Gmail address I once had associated with Ebay received a handful of
messages telling me "I was in" and that my listing had posted, and Ebay had
suggestions for how I could improve my sale price...
when a #Gmail address I once had associated with Ebay received a handful of
messages telling me "I was in" and that my listing had posted, and Ebay had
suggestions for how I could improve my sale price...
December 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
There are 4 clocks in this picture, and each one shows a different time. In a world with GPS and NTP, this drives me completely insane.
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There are 4 clocks in this picture, and each one shows a different time. In a world with GPS and NTP, this drives me completely insane.
Someone care to show me where the Copilot Tab is in the Excel settings?
(see screenshot)
(see screenshot)
December 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Someone care to show me where the Copilot Tab is in the Excel settings?
(see screenshot)
(see screenshot)
I asked #GoogleGemini how to simulate turkey drippings with butter and chicken broth. It’s response began with a comment on how clever I was. FFS, I don’t need value judgement from a tool. I need to know whether the idea is practical, and if so, how to properly execute on it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I asked #GoogleGemini how to simulate turkey drippings with butter and chicken broth. It’s response began with a comment on how clever I was. FFS, I don’t need value judgement from a tool. I need to know whether the idea is practical, and if so, how to properly execute on it.
Prepping the roasting pan like Charles Xavier…
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Prepping the roasting pan like Charles Xavier…
Why is it that, at so many hotels, I can‘t rinse away the soap when I wash my hands or take shower? Is there a reason some (but not all) hotels crank the water softener up to 11?
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Why is it that, at so many hotels, I can‘t rinse away the soap when I wash my hands or take shower? Is there a reason some (but not all) hotels crank the water softener up to 11?
So after playing Gate Roulette with us for the last hour, American finally admits at BOARDING TIME that our inbound plan is an hour away.
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
So after playing Gate Roulette with us for the last hour, American finally admits at BOARDING TIME that our inbound plan is an hour away.
I don't know when humanity will create a Dyson sphere, but when we do, I'm confident of two things:
1. It will be cordless.
2. It will pick up pet hair as well as any corded sphere.
1. It will be cordless.
2. It will pick up pet hair as well as any corded sphere.
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I don't know when humanity will create a Dyson sphere, but when we do, I'm confident of two things:
1. It will be cordless.
2. It will pick up pet hair as well as any corded sphere.
1. It will be cordless.
2. It will pick up pet hair as well as any corded sphere.
You (should) know you're dealing with too much tech debt when every engineering meeting feels like this...
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
You (should) know you're dealing with too much tech debt when every engineering meeting feels like this...
TIL that the company I buy my protein powder and shakes from will do “Subscribe & Save” directly from their website. So does the company that I use for HVAC filters. And so does the one I use for fridge water filters. This is how you #DumpAmazon
October 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
TIL that the company I buy my protein powder and shakes from will do “Subscribe & Save” directly from their website. So does the company that I use for HVAC filters. And so does the one I use for fridge water filters. This is how you #DumpAmazon
If you’re wondering if I have ever regretted ditching my Ring doorbell for an alternative where the vendor isn’t excited to share my data with anyone and everyone, I can say — without hesitation or doubt — absolutely not.
www.theverge.com/news/801856/...
www.theverge.com/news/801856/...
Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock
The partnership allows police agencies who use Flock software to request footage from Ring users in the Neighbors app.
www.theverge.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you’re wondering if I have ever regretted ditching my Ring doorbell for an alternative where the vendor isn’t excited to share my data with anyone and everyone, I can say — without hesitation or doubt — absolutely not.
www.theverge.com/news/801856/...
www.theverge.com/news/801856/...
The irony of this reality is that, in most kitchens with a dishwasher, there’s a big heat-y thing less than 10‘ (or is that 3m?) away that runs on 230V and has a 50A breaker! We could have solved this problem!
*and my typical asterisk for international post-readers, this is only the case for those of us in North America. 230V countries have much more power to play with and their dishwashers usually fill with cold water.
October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The irony of this reality is that, in most kitchens with a dishwasher, there’s a big heat-y thing less than 10‘ (or is that 3m?) away that runs on 230V and has a 50A breaker! We could have solved this problem!
RIP Ace Frehley…
October 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
RIP Ace Frehley…
We’ve reached that point again when I can’t watch the local news because the #Virginia political ads are so terribly negative. It’s clear no one running in VA has any ideas on how to make the state a better place. It’s all fear mongering and othering, and it’s pathetic.
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We’ve reached that point again when I can’t watch the local news because the #Virginia political ads are so terribly negative. It’s clear no one running in VA has any ideas on how to make the state a better place. It’s all fear mongering and othering, and it’s pathetic.