M. G. Siegler recently posted his thoughts on Arrogance Peaks in Silicon Valley. I found this belief of his fascinating.

The nerds have taken over the world.

Oh, the Irony. Nope, they haven’t – head back to your original premise.

When @bradyharan first referenced his new podcast, about all the podcasts that aren’t made, on one of the episodes of Hello Internet, I wasn’t sure the premise would be fun. But man, The Unmade Podcast is a must listen — go subscribe now, it’s full of fun ideas.

I keep hearing that there are parts of the world where using Facebook is a necessity. I wonder what are these places? And what’s the reason? I am not being snarky here, I am genuinely curious. Are there any real anecdotes?

Amongst the mountains, facing the green valleys. A calmness eventually sweeps in.

I am surprised there exists another social network that I did not hear about earlier (it’s launched in 2016) - hello network. And given that it has existed before the kerfuffle around Facebook, there is no reference to privacy of data. Difficult to sell in today’s world.

I’m surprised that cause and medications for an ailment as simple as headache is still not known. Reason? Well, there are multiple types of headaches with varying symptoms and ongoing research 🤕

And of course the one I typically get (Cluster) is still an solved mystery.

The more I think and hear from the voices (a lot smarter than I) talk about the rumoured Apple’s transition to its in-house chips for Macs, I realise this is going to be way tricker than I initially thought. There are too many variables I failed to think about initially.

The latest ATP episode covers few of them really well. I had to put down my thoughts to appreciate how big a deal this is.

1. Transitioning the developers for the Mac is not going to be easy as-is. The lack of earnings from the macOS platform is already a cause of concern for the developers and Apple. Supporting a new chip architecture would be an overhead, irrespective of how easy Apple makes it.
2. Macs are used for developing the software targeted at beyond the Apple platforms. A different chip design just adds another variable to the test-support cycle.
3. It's easier to say Apple will only move the non-pro macs to in-house chips (most probably based on ARM architecture) than to make an OS, already loaded with bugs, to simultaneously support two chip architectures.
4. In a scenario (worst case) of Apple failing to keep up with competitors on performance, will they be ready for another transition? Or are they in this for a long haul, irrespective of what the competition delivers?
5. There is a possibility of the chip design team running low on bandwidth if they are to support two platforms. This can, of course, mean that there won't be deserved attention to the iOS platform — the money-earner, hence the more important platform for Apple. Eventually, Mac will get ignored (again!). Another possibility, of course, is Apple just doesn't see two platforms existing simultaneously in its future. And hence the next point.
6. I do not think it is just a coincidence that this rumour is going hand in hand with another rumour around Project Marzipan. I believe there is some close relationship between the two - either as a strategy or as an enabler.

Whatever the truth behind the rumours be, upcoming WWDC promises to be an exciting event. Even if they do not chalk out the whole strategy, would be interesting if we do see any early signs.

As I look at the hundreds of links bookmarked over the years of browsing, I am stunned how can this be useful to anyone. It’s a mess - broken links, links relevant only for that time, useless user guides, pointless references. There’s hardly anything useful in here.

I simply love the podcast The Truth. Every episode has a unique fiction to narrate, with an intriguing presentation.

Short audio fiction is difficult to nail, these guys do so every time. Recommended.

I am almost on the verge of deleting the YouTube app from my phone. The algorithmic overloads have wasted hours of my last few days by keeping the recommended feed fresh with things that would interest me.

And I hate the fact that I fell for it every time.