Daily observations and commentary on all of it.
October 26, 2024
Saturday
¶We voted early today. The process was simple and fast, and everyone we interacted with was friendly and helpful. You could tell the workers were happy to be doing their work, even proud. I told the worker that got me situated that I appreciated everything they did and she smiled at that.
¶Now I just wish the political mail and commercials would stop.
Vision Pro Bites Dog (daringfireball.net)
¶A headline like, say, “Vision Pro Sales Are Exactly in Line With Expectations” is not going to hit people as a big story, but “Apple Sharply Scales Back Production of Vision Pro” does. It’s the same reason the classic “Man Bites Dog” grabs attention but “Dog Bites Man” does not.
¶Gruber’s critique of recent reporting on Vision Pro sales reminds us that “enrage to engage” is nothing new. Headlines have to draw people into the story, whether it’s in print or online, and whether its subject is politics or…tech financial data. I try to never forget that.
¶On the Vision Pro itself, I’m still intrigued and I hope Gruber is right that estimated sales figures are in line with Apple’s internal expectations because that would likely maintain momentum on the project. I did the in-store demo once and I was immediately enthralled. I left the store with my mind on fire about potential uses…and without a headset. I just can’t justify the price tag.
¶But, if Apple continues to move it forward, and the price comes down as a result, I can see myself buying one in the future.
US Copyright Office Grants DMCA Exemption for Ice Cream Machines (extremetech.com)
¶…restaurant owners and independent repair professionals will be able to bypass the software locks that keep kitchen machinery offline until the “right” repair services get involved. This should lower prices and speed up repairs in such situations.
¶Your move, McDonald’s. If downtime on ice cream machines doesn’t drop drastically as a result of this exemption, it will likely melt away in three years when the Library of Congress considers its renewal.
¶Well, Game 1 of the World Series did not disappoint. Renee and I watched late into the night as the game headed into old school extra innings — the kind that don’t start with a runner on second base. I was surprised, really, that it wrapped in ten. Runs did not come easy in the game, and when the Yankees scored in the top of the 10th, I thought there was a real possibility it was over.
¶And when Ohtani fouled out with runners on the bags in the bottom of the 10th, well, yeah, I thought for sure it was over.
¶But then Aaron Boone made a decision that will be second-guessed for years to come. With two outs and runners on second and third, a base hit ties the game while any hit for extra bases wins it. Mookie Betts was up, with Freddie Freeman on deck. Boone decided to intentionally walk Betts, effectively betting on the matchup between his pitcher — Nestor Cortes — and Freeman over the Cortes/Betts matchup.
¶Boone’s bet was an immediate bust. Freeman wasted no time in his at bat, putting the first pitch from Cortes over the wall in right for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
¶Incredible.
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