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I don't whinge this much in real life. Insta @samuelmillett has lots more photos (and some art!)

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New @Procreate brushes are amazing. Makes you proud to be Australian!

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@astrojuanchi @neilcybart Don’t try man, lotta people on X have a hard-on for hating the Verge - despite it being *clearly* one of the best and most principled tech sites for a long time. I think it’s a US politics thing for some? Dunno.

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@neilcybart Dude I *love* my Duo, but I also rate Nilay’s review. It’s a review for *everyone* - and ‘messy, expensive good time’ is a very accurate take. I don’t have to agree with everything a publication puts out, or find it 100% aligned with my experience, to appreciate its value.

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@nicksainato @stalman Moreover, it’s almost impossible to really know

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@stalman Nothing about our information environment for the last 15 years leads me to be surprised in any way that people online have adopted simplistic, all-or-nothing stances on AI 😑

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@Procreate hey, could you please implement a Pencil-only toggle for Duo in the Pocket app?

I get why finger is a better default on iPhone, but this thing is secretly an iPad (shhhhh!)

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@andymadrick @NotionCoach It also… feels like old Twitter is back?

Like, I know, I know - but you know what I mean?Twitter was never a well run company, and always a hive of villainy in parts. But being back on here with a weird mix of tech and design people, being excited about a new iPhone…

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@andymadrick @NotionCoach Between this and the explosion in custom firmwares on a bunch of my weird little computers, it’s an amazing time

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@NotionCoach You are so right about the Star Trek vibes - same in tent mode actually.

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@film_girl Yet to see one in the wild in WA (Australia)

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@viticci @macstoriesnet @ApplePodcasts I hate that video is turning some podcasts from radio shows into TV shows… but I want video to be a thing my favourite radio shows can show me sometimes. I feel like the Podcasts app HLS option perfectly supports this - happy to see it spreading.

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@reckless I was annoyed when you called it out for Karen vibes, but I now concede you are right.

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iPhone Duo is a better tablet with the folio case - but a worse phone. Discuss.

+ instant everywhere full size stand
+ set down on protected screen for laptop mode

- doubles thickness folded back
- requires +5 prestidigitation to use camera properly
- kinda Karen-lookin’ 👀

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iPhone Duo is to iPad as iPhone Camera is to Mirrorless Camera.

The best iPad is the one you have with you.

@viticci bait set. Now I wait.

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@samuelrdt I remain interested but I have to say, there is a renaissance in VNC Mac apps happening and Duo is at the vanguard. My Mac Mini might as well not have a screen now, the Yosei app in beta has impressed me a lot. On the list to try one of the 3-4 others too.

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@viticci why are systemwide keyboard shortcuts so non-existent on Duo 😔 I can’t move to beta on the device for work reasons… tell me there is good news coming.

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@viticci Enjoying the idea of someone accusing Federico of not spending enough money on Nintendo games

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@jtaby I basically realised it’s two of my absolute favourite things at the same time:
- an iPhone
- a weird little computer

Previously it was iPad that felt a bit like this. Did a decade or more of that with @viticci and gang. Ultimately (mostly) moved on. Now it’s back… and it’s FUN

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@jtaby It’s just so wild to go through ‘I have to think about how to use my iPhone again’ - it creates stress in, like, the ‘sacred core’ of the information environment for a lot of people. I had the same reaction.

…but as you discover what that ‘core’ can *become*…

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@usedarkroom Full disclosure: Darkroom sponsored my post by providing a GOATed app for like ten years, then nailing the Duo on day one, and only charging me a small amount of money for it.

Shameless. Do your own research. By downloading the app.