Android's Theming Problem Is a Design Problem
Android lets you change almost everything about how your phone looks. That freedom has quietly become a liability.
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Obsidian 1.x on Mobile Is Good Software Trapped in the Wrong Habit
Obsidian's mobile app has quietly become capable. The problem is how most people are still trying to use it.
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The USB-C Cable Lottery Is Still Happening, and Nobody Warned You
Not all USB-C cables are the same, and the ones that came in the box almost certainly aren't doing your hardware justice.
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The Reasoning Model Hype Is Hiding a Billing Problem
Reasoning models cost significantly more to run than standard models - and most products built on them haven't figured out who absorbs that.
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The Subscription Model Has Peaked, and Software Companies Are Starting to Feel It
After a decade of converting everything to monthly billing, the software industry is hitting resistance it can't simply UI-dark-pattern its way out of.
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Obsidian for iOS Is Finally Good, and That's a Problem for Notion
Obsidian's mobile app used to be an afterthought. The 2025 overhaul changed that - and it quietly reshapes the note-taking market.
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The Remarkable reMarkable Problem: Great Hardware, Trapped Software
The reMarkable Paper Pro is the best writing tablet you can buy - and the most frustrating piece of software to live with.
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Benchmark Scores Are Eating AI Development Alive
The labs are optimizing their models to ace evals instead of solving real problems, and the gap between scores and usefulness keeps widening.
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Software Subscriptions Are Repricing, and the New Numbers Don't Add Up
The era of cheap SaaS was always going to end. What's replacing it is harder to justify than anyone wants to admit.
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Anker's MagGo Qi2 Stand Is the Most Boring Thing I've Bought This Year - and I Mean That as a Compliment
The Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Qi2 charging stand does nothing interesting, and that is exactly what makes it worth recommending.
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The Sony WH-1000XM6 Proves the Headphone Wars Are Effectively Over
Sony's latest flagship doesn't reinvent noise cancellation - it just quietly makes every rival harder to recommend.
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