Make up your mind already…
https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/14/max-is-changing-its-name-again-back-to-hbo-max/

I am a luddite when we get into the details of 'decentralization', but this short article helped explain the pros/cons of both Bluesky and Mastodon a bit more.
https://camsmastodon.link/XmPR

Om mentions Kagi here… I also switched about 18 months ago. First search engine that I felt legitimately provided better results than Google.

https://om.co/2025/03/29/the-mediocrity-of-modern-google/

I admit, I missed the 'unsubscribe' link at first glance.

Email marketers throwing up every possible barrier to prevent people from cancelling their subscriptions...

#email #marketing

Quartz has been sold *again*. I attended the launch party years ago in #HongKong -- the future looked so bright. And it *was* bright in the early days, but since then it hasn't found a purpose, or an identity, in a crowded #media landscape. #journalism
https://camsmastodon.link/X5Ee

And the future is here......
https://camsmastodon.link/X5D2

I can't remember a single time when the whole country turned against such a prominent #Canadian the way it has against Wayne Gretzky. Maybe Ben Johnson?! But Johnson didn't have nearly the decades-long adoration that Gretzky once had.
https://camsmastodon.link/X54S

Something bizarre is happening to people who use #ChatGPT a lot…

https://camsmastodon.link/X0ca
https://camsmastodon.link/X0cb

Beware: 5 VPN apps in app stores have links to the Chinese military

https://camsmastodon.link/X0a-
https://camsmastodon.link/X0a-

Apple moving more iPhone production from China to India.
https://camsmastodon.link/WuJ4

Gurman is reporting it would be an overhaul to the Health app, which has a lot of useful info but is quite messy and unwieldy. So this looks promising.
https://camsmastodon.link/WuGS

Looks like a cool idea. Will check it out.

Love looking at full year travel stats… most of this is business travel. It’s by far the most kilometres flown for me ever in a single year (beating out 125k in 2018). Key takeaway? The moon is really far away…

(h/t @Flighty)

I love Mastodon and the ethos behind it, but I’m finding myself a bit more active over on Threads. So, if you’re one of the two people who care what I post (and one is my mom), you can follow me in the #Fediverse at @zhongnanhai@threads.net

@parkerortolani What’s the fastest and easiest way to do this? Thanks much for your help in advance!

First planes take off and land in sync at all 3 Hong Kong airport runways

For the #AVgeeks out there (myself included)

https://camsmastodon.link/RReL
https://camsmastodon.link/RReM

*This*. The sports clips Apple has released are truly incredible, but only highlights and way too short. I wonder how much it will cost to make a stadium Vision Pro ready.

https://camsmastodon.link/RQx1
https://camsmastodon.link/RQx1

My latest #nerd #travel hack: a cup holder that attaches to wheeled luggage. Yeah it’s not new, but it’s worth every penny. As someone who carries and spills coffee routinely while fumbling for my passport and boarding pass, this is a life saver.

There's definitely room for new, professional-grade photo library and image editing application. Pixelmator is almost universally loved already, so if Apple integrates it into its own services it will pose a real and legit threat to Adobe.
https://camsmastodon.link/RAzY

Japan funeral home offers ‘coffin-lying’ to let people reflect on life and death

https://camsmastodon.link/RAAy

https://camsmastodon.link/RAAy