Ben Drawbaugh

Father, HDR snob, EV guy, mountain biker, Nole, former Engadgeteer.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

Every @Nike shirt I buy has a hole like this in it. It’s literally impossible to remove the booklet (tag) from the inside without it opening up.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

It’s embarrassing that a billion dollar business like @McDonalds has such terrible tech. Your dancing French fry isn’t fooling anyone into thinking your app isn’t slow as dial up.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

Here’s a funny one that shows where AI is. I asked Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, Siri AI (iOS 27) and Grok this question and not one of them could either answer it or get it right. Chat made up an answer that was close.

What NFL games do I get today where I live?

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

Excited to enjoy @CFB on @espn in 4k HDR this season via ESPN Unlimited. https://t.co/5w0A749rCc

[Vic Lombardi @VicLombardi]

I still believe that Rams-Niners game deserved to be played in the cities where actual Rams-Niners fans live and reside. Still don't understand the Australia thing. Not for a division rivalry game. What a terrible product tonight.

[Rich Hackenberg-RFH @richhackenberg8]

Netflix has a lot to learn about live TV. It’s almost unwatchable. #nfl

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

Trying to catch up to live on Netflix for NFL games is absolute pain 💀 Why is there no simple "Jump to Live" button? Having to manually fight the terrible scrub bar on Apple TV just to see live plays is ridiculous. Fix your UI @netflix! 🏈 #NFL #Netflix #NFLonNetflix

[JP Rosales @itsjpfl]

@robotaxi brother… no downtown, south tampa, TGH or TPA??? What is this???

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

@usacomp2k3 @Rockies @Ticketmaster @MLB Post PassKeys sync with the Passwords app, just like a password does. It sounds like you don't like email OTP, which I hate too. Email is slow and only auto-fills if you use Apple Mail.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

I forgot to save my @Rockies ticket to my Apple wallet before I got to the gate. I launch the @Ticketmaster app, login with a PassKey. It redirects me to @MLB app, it requires a email code, I wait a few minutes. Then it directs me to sign into TM again! Seriously?! Terrible tech.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

@usacomp2k3 @Rockies @Ticketmaster @MLB How are passkeys more frustrating? I find them much easier to use.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

@slateauto Love the truck, but HATE email OTP! PassKeys or Social SSO on https://t.co/1oGYmPIzAk, please!

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

@usacomp2k3 @Rockies @Ticketmaster @MLB Yeah, there are some disadvantages to security. Some password managers support sharing Passkeys.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

If AI can do all the basic cognitive work, and robots can do all labor, then the cost for basic needs will be near zero. The jobs remaining would be to create new ideas and new frameworks for the machines. Others would take jobs doing human-to-human services that machines cannot.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

During a vanity search earlier I found this quote on @daringfireball which I never even knew about. The funny part is how poorly my words held up over time. https://t.co/7q5o1XTVuk

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

I was just thinking how cool it would be if we could train robots with humans by making it a game people could play. Like window washer simulator. @elonmusk

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

AI is going to take over all our jobs, just like we had Flying cars in the 50s, Nuclear-powered everything in the 60s, Moon Bases in the 70s, Paperless offices in the 80s and VR dominance since the 90s.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

@davezatz It’s fun to read old prediction posts, then I felt compelled to account for it. No payment necessary.

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

I wrote something for the first time in a long time. About a 14 year TV prediction editorial I looked back on. Excuse the lazy formatting (literally). https://t.co/EITC2eSbLS

[Ben Drawbaugh @bjdraw]

How can @burtonsnowboard claim to care about sustainability if they don't even sell replacement liners for boots? My two year old boots are fine, the liners are shot.