The more I use AI tools, such as Cursor and Perplexity, it becomes even more incredible to me how terrible Siri is.
A younger version of myself would laugh at what I'm about to say. But if there's one thing that I can take from last year, it's that becoming a parent is the greatest thing a human being can do. Who would have thought?
If using a ThinkPad on holiday has taught me one thing, it's that my next "main" laptop will have some form of a matte display. Whether it's some form of Linux laptop, or a MacBook with the new coating, being able to use a laptop with zero issues in the sun feels like a revelation after all the years using a Mac with a glossy screen.
Every single I see this advert, I'm amazed at how brilliant just a single bit of conversation is. It's probably my favourite bit of marketing ever.
Person 1: *spots Head and Shoulders*
Person 1: "I didn't know you had dandruff?"
Person 2: "I don't."
Is it weird that I find that absolutely brilliant? If you have dandruff (luckily I don't), then what better way could you have a product marketed to you?
Definitely looking forwarding to watching Gladiator II after watching the trailer. Although I must admit I didn't expect to hear a song like "No Church in the Wild" by Jay-Z and Kanye West. That threw me a bit.
I just watched Perfect Days (2023). I haven't yet fully understood the effect it's had on me. But I think it's one of the best films I've ever seen.
If I ever switch away from using an iPhone, it would cause a massive cascading effect on nearly every part of my digital (and some physical) life.
Simply because, if I could ever bring myself to break out of Apple's walled garden, I would want to steer clear of anything similar. I wouldn't want to just replace everything Apple with everything Google, for example.
And yet, as much as I can imagine this would be hard work, I wouldn't say it's a major part in why I still use an iPhone. And if I'm honest, the list of reasons is slowly getting smaller and smaller.
Last year I decided to upgrade to the big iPhone 15 Pro Max, after two years of the iPhone 13 Pro. And while there are definitely benefits of a larger phone, (and I've definitely enjoyed having it at times) there have been quite a few times where I've been frustrated that it's not really usable with a single hand.
Not sure what that means for my next phone though. Because at times, I thought the 13 Pro was too small for me.
It's been just shy of 2 weeks since I started watching The Walking Dead[1], and I've just finished off the third season. Which puts me around 20% of the way through all 11 seasons (177 episodes).
I've definitely missed out having only just started the show recently, but at least I'm now able to binge it non-stop. I'm watching it at night, in my lunch break, on my commutes, I literally fill any free time with it right now.
One thing's for sure, the next time a show like this comes out, I'm not waiting over 13 years to give it a try.
It's a bit funny that my last post was me getting excited about starting the fourth episode, and right now I'm about to start the fourth series. ↩︎