Companies
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Finding IKEA
I went to IKEA today, looking for a specific product. According to the IKEA app, it was “available.” On the floor, I couldn’t find a single employee – just touchscreens labeled “Product Finder.” Perfect, I thought. Only… all they did was tell me how many items were in stock and which…
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Socials x Music
Spotify has social features, but they suck. I wonder why don’t they improve those. Being able to send songs to another person’s Play Queue, repost songs, chat with your friends, share photos and moments with music (à la Instagram stories), etc. Instagram has music features, but they suck. I can’t…
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Moving from an iPhone SE to an iPhone 16
Why does moving from an iPhone SE 2nd Gen to an iPhone 16 not feel exciting? Honestly, I could still be using my old phone with a new battery, and there’s nothing the new one lets me do that really changes anything. I originally wanted to buy a Google Pixel…
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A batch of Thoughts on Technology
A unified OS I wrote about unifying app experiences on mobile a few years ago and called it Othara. Back then, I thought of it as “forcing developers to use the unified layouts of the OS,” just like I can quickly set up a SwiftUI application that will absolutely feel…