I have long used the double back tap to run a shortcut to set the media volume to 0 and switched it to the action button. I work in video production which involves long hours of sitting around and moments where absolute silence is crucial. This was I confirm a video isn’t going to loudly announce itself in the middle of a take. It’s also just generally useful in public.

I’m one of those monsters that upgrades every year. Have for many generations now. My 14 pro is at 95%. This is the first time I’ve had a phone go below 100% in years. I was honestly thinking of not upgrading to the 15 but the battery has been noticeably worse.

They knew it would happen. The engineering here is well established and has been for decades. Musk even tweeted that not having a flame diverter “might be a mistake”. Willful negligence.

I’m a cinematographer and editor so I spend a lot of time working with tech but very specific stuff. I’m still on reddit for now. At least until Narwhal becomes prohibitive to use. Fuck Twitter and Threads.

Ooo I like Orbit!

The wording in this article is incredibly vague as to who is going to benefit from this and by how much. It feels like the last sentence is the only mention of how it will actually work.

My mother is a teacher at a private middle/high school. She has noticed, and her colleagues agree, that the new class of freshmen this year were noticeably less well behaved compared to previous years. She said they are also way less able to pick up on social cues. Keep in mind this is an expensive private school with kids that had every advantage and ability to mitigate the effects of remote schooling.

Agree!

When I first started cooking I was a big fan of 2 chicken and rice dishes my mom would make me as a kid. Both use very few ingredients that all last a while:

Chicken Provincial 2 chicken breasts (I usually cut them lengthwise, parallel to the cutting board so they’re thinner and make 4 portions, you could also pound them, too thick and they dry out and don’t get the flavor of the sauce ) ¼ cup butter ¼ lb mushrooms 1 tbsp dried onion flakes 1 bay leaf 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 tsp thyme ⅓ cup orange juice 1 cup white rice salt pepper

Make white rice per package instructions (I use an instant pot with equal parts rice/water)

Brown the chicken on both sides in the butter, remove the chicken and cook mushrooms, onions, and thyme. Add orange juice and tomato sauce and stir until homogeneous. Add chicken and cook until 165 inside (if you don’t have a digital meat thermometer I highly recommend them, thermapen is best but there are plenty of cheaper ones on Amazon)

Plate the rice, add the chicken on top and pour the sauce over. I usually serve with an Israeli salad. Skip the mushrooms if you’re not into them.

Honey chicken ½ cup honey ¼ cup mu. stard (grey poupon) 1 tsp curry powder ¼ cup butter 2 chicken breasts cut lengthwise into 4 portions pinch salt 1 cup white rice

Cook rice per package

Melt butter in a large high-walled baking pan in the oven at 350° (I use a 13x9 glass baking dish)

Add honey, mustard, salt, and curry powder to the butter and stir to combine. Add chicken and spoon sauce over until totally covered.

Bake for 15-25 minutes depending upon chicken thickness

Serve over rice. Again goes well with Israeli salad or any cool vegetables.

It took me a long time to warm up to avocado. My biggest complaint was that it had very little flavor. I love it now, but I still think it’s quite subtle. It’s more a creamy vehicle for other flavors than anything.

Fuck, I hate this

So glad to see his channel still going, though I do wonder what happened to his larger project that hasn’t seemed to have gone anywhere.