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since I forgot to prime the TestFlight pump with a dummy release after... 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 and forces those apps to be... 
 @76c3a708 Less strict than App Review. They can’t reject for content, only privacy, security, performance, etc 
 In order to distribute apps via the web, you need to have had over 1,000,000 installs over the past year, but… 

The Core Technology fee applies to apps with over 1,000,000 active installs.

That seems a little disingenuous.

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 Gimme an iPad with no ports, no cameras, and 3 hours of battery life. I will take that trade-off ... 
 @686436c1 a real dream device is an iPad mini, but the entire back is an e-ink display 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 hmmm, seems like a lot of m... 
 @229a3f69 it’s a lot of mayo but only on a small number of chips. There’s a strategy in working out how to balance the heavily covered vs lightly covered chips 😅 
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 @229a3f69 “spicy mayo” beyond that, who knows 
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 Haven’t shared on of these in a while, but I was too satisfied with it not to

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 anyway does anyone have an ipad stand they like for sidecar / universal control purposes 
 @6a42e2f1 I have the 12South HoverBar Duo, and it’s pretty solid, but getting the iPad in and out is a whole ordeal. 

In hindsight I wish I’d gotten some sort of magnetic mount, like this: https://zelal.pro/ 
 my brother, visiting from the philippines, brought back the most bitter burnt coffee i have ever ... 
 @13766354 Use it for some sort of coffee based desert! 
 @78725532 Thank you! I'm staying near Vondelpark so a couple of those might be a little far out, but I'm not opposed to walking for good coffee 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 the Moco Museum was fantast... 
 @49aced51 I feel like that's still a compelling recommendation 😅 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 Go to the Rijksmuseum and s... 
 @1e8752f1 I’ve been to the Rijksmuseum a couple of times so it’s not high on my list of priorities

If the weather is bad I might spend an afternoon there though 
 I need recommendations for Amsterdam!

Where are your favourite places for food, coffee, cocktails, etc?

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 Anyone else’s HomePods randomly cutting out half way through a song and just jumping to the nex... 
 @56be07f5 haven’t been playing music but they’ve been behaving terribly with the AppleTV 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 i've noticed the same thing... 
 @64e60262 feels like it could be some sort of palm rejection type thing of it’s only happening at the edges 
 I’m noticing taps of the ‘a’ key are being missed a lot on the 15 Pro Max

Just me? 
 [whispering to date while watching The Jam perform live] That’s Entertainment 
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 @cfcf7cd7 I saw an amazing fan theory the other day that his character in Tenet is Elizabeth Debicki’s son from the future. 

Pattinson’s character is named Neil. 

The kid’s name is Max. Which could be short for Maximillien 

And the last four letters of Maximillien backwards? 
 @91bd1589 *returning to the table 20 minutes later with a sloshing pail of mustard* 
 tvOS 17.0 has made our “use two lil HomePod minis as speakers” incredibly flaky - sound cutti... 
 @eec23d6d same here. Mostly when pausing and resuming 
 Someone brought a whole ass iMac to the coffee shop I'm at. I thought this only happened in memes. 
 @f86ece79 I did this once, but only because I was selling it to a stranger and he wanted to make sure it turned on okay 
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 @af37707a @5f05efe7 I think they have such a similar design philosophy it would be hard to like one and not the other 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 this upsets me greatly. 
 @ae06f428 it’s all just such an unforced error. Go buy an island somewhere and just enjoy being the richest guy in the world?? 
 When you think humanity’s only hope for long term survival is to get on a ship and head to Mars, maybe don’t criticise refugees doing the exact same thing?

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-immigration-migrants-germany-far-right-extremism-twitter-x-2023-9 
 After procrastinating for a few months, I finally watched The Departed last night. What a fantast... 
 @b7c22b79 strong contender for my favourite film. So many lines of dialogue are just burned into my mind 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 is the natural staying natu... 
 @5ae2fb5d sadly no. I’ve been using a case since the iPhone 6 and have no confidence in my ability to keep a phone intact without one

Plus it’s cheaper than Apple Care 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 are you running timers by a... 
 @348da499 nope! Though I did update from 10.0.1 to 10.0.2 after posting that so hopefully that helps 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 is Apple care your case? 
 @70af20ed god no, I’ve never bought apple care for anything. I mostly use Apple’s silicone cases and I’ve never smashed or cracked anything ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 that floor tile shot is gre... 
 @70af20ed the 5× is definitely challenging indoors compared to the 3×, but it does feel like it unlocks something new. 

Cameras aside, I love how it feels in the hand 
 Since setting upy new 15 Pro I now cannot sign in to any X/Twitter accounts. All report “not fo... 
 @4150e09e same here, can’t say I’m that mad about it 
 It would be great to have double- or triple-tap actions for the action button but it would also be neat if you could press it and the sleep/wake button together to start a screen recording 
 nostr:npub1sdunjhskgvp3aghxsz8gds5acts5a5pkwa5gk5kff3dt6lzwfe6qvvw074 Mine isn’t even Preparing... 
 @9c01cb3c mine was supposed to arrive next week but got moved up, so fingers crossed for you 
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 @b9635aad I regret to inform you that I don't eat eggs 😜 but thank you! 
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 @a6ff0b2b I’m glad it’s a $50m valuation and not in the billions. It seems like Letterboxd could make that kind of money without doing anything too gross and everyone comes away happy 
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 @11c8dd64 Fabel Friet?