Here's a neat site launch: app.itize.us is a "painstakingly curated presentation of the best produced and designed iPhone applications that are available for download via the App Store." Nice simple UI, and nice app selections, mostly indie stuff I hadn't heard of. The guy behind app.itize.us is @fasonista, former Snap.com product evangelist. I think he has good taste.
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Kevin Kelly rereads his big weird book from 1994 and mostly stands by it
Kevin Kelly wrote Out of Control in 1994, a sprawling study of emergence, hive minds, and bottom-up systems that arrived before the web and got mostly ignored in the US.… READ THE REST
A reader built a breed-aware app for hot-pavement dog safety
After we posted about Pawmometer, the free site that reads live weather to flag pavement hot enough to burn a dog's paws, reader Chris Fiegel wrote in to say he'd… READ THE REST
Anthropic's most powerful model comes with a kill switch aimed at you
Anthropic released its most capable model yet today, and it ships with a downgrade switch pointed at the user. Claude Fable 5 is "state-of-the-art on nearly all tested benchmarks," but… READ THE REST
Before you replace that computer, try Windows 11 Pro for $13
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: A lifetime license for Windows 11 Pro is on sale for $12.97 (reg. $199), bringing updated security,… READ THE REST
This AI tool turns your ideas into slide decks for $28
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: PowerPresent AI creates complete presentations from prompts, documents, notes, and links, with customizable templates, editable PowerPoint exports,… READ THE REST
Bring all your book ideas to life with this $40 tool
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