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I write about computers at @sixcolors.com and podcast about lots of stuff at @theincomparable.com and @relay.fm. In the words of Ken Jennings, a "strong player."

The "villain" of the piece on the Designed in California preview today is Processor Technology and the Sol, a computer I had never heard of before working on these episodes. relay.fm/upgrade/621

Anthony Stewart Head was one of the most fantastic villain characters in this scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S16... His loss is tremendous.

The Manoeuvres! A team of paramilitary men in weird hats train to overthrow an unspecified government, but what does this have to do with Magnum? Maybe it’s related to the shocking fact that Higgins has been sacked! Jason disapproves of Magnum’s dad wardrobe. Higgins is on a flag. And we consider going to Magnum Day in Detroit in August.

A new episode of Upgrade is out: In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking.

A new episode of Upgrade is out: Live from Apple Park just hours after the WWDC keynote, Jason and Myke offer their in-person reactions to Apple's announcements, including Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, platform improvements and refinements, and features for kids.

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking.

Live from Apple Park just hours after the WWDC keynote, Jason and Myke offer their in-person reactions to Apple's announcements, including Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, platform improvements and refinements, and features for kids. Upgrade+: Bear trophy!

For those who have not heard of these books, they are incredible and somehow entirely under the radar. Highly recommended for fans of SF or Fantasy!

Pretty mad that @rosemarykirstein.bsky.social’s Steerswoman series has been around for most of my life and it took until 2026 for someone to recommend them to me.

John Ternus and Tim Cook look on as Craig Federighi explains Apple’s AI strategy at WWDC 2026. I’m home after two and a half days down in the South Bay for WWDC. This year I tried to take notes at the keynote and in briefings using a traditional reporter’s notebook and a pen, which means that I’m literally emptying my notebook when I give you these first scattered impressions of what I saw. The AI stuff What struck me most about Apple’s AI announcements is how little the company’s stance on AI has changed since its fateful WWDC 2024 announcements. It’s […]