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What Happened to Apple's Legendary Attention to Detail? - Fragments & Reflections
October 24, 2025 at 7:50:38 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -In my mind, "Apple" as a brand used to be synonymous with "attention to detail" but sadly, over the course of the last 8 - 10 years, their choices have become anything but detail oriented.
This year, things have gotten so bad that I'm starting to think they've stopped caring about user experience, accessibility, and detailed QA tests altogether.
- https://blog.johnozbay.com/what-happened-to-apples-attention-to-detail.html
In my mind "Apple" as a brand used to be synonymous with "attention detail" but sadly over the course of last 8 10 years their choices have become anything detail oriented. This year things gotten so bad that I'm starting think they've stopped caring about user experience accessibility and detailed QA tests altogether. -
Shrinkflation bites as boxes of Quality Street and Celebrations lose weight | Food & drink industry | The Guardian
September 8, 2025 at 8:32:47 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Shrinkflation bites
- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/08/shrinkflation-bites-as-boxes-of-quality-street-and-celebrations-lose-weight
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1910: The Year the Modern World Lost Its Mind
August 11, 2025 at 10:00:25 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -1910: The Year the Modern World Lost Its Mind
- https://www.derekthompson.org/p/1910-the-year-the-modern-world-lost
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The US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history | Semafor
July 9, 2025 at 6:39:01 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -The US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history
- https://www.semafor.com/article/07/03/2025/the-us-dollar-is-on-track-for-its-worst-year-in-modern-history
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Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds | The super-rich | The Guardian
January 20, 2025 at 7:57:47 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds
Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jan/20/wealth-of-worlds-billionaires-grew-by-2tn-in-2024-report-finds
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Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 | Climate crisis | The Guardian
January 10, 2025 at 8:14:07 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -R.I.P. Pariser Klimaabkommen
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/10/world-temperature-in-2024-exceeded-15c-for-first-time
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Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record | Climate crisis | The Guardian
December 9, 2024 at 6:56:12 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
Average global temperature in November was 1.62C above preindustrial levels, bringing average for the year to 1.60C
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/09/climate-crisis-deepens-with-2024-certain-to-be-hottest-year-on-record
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‘Brain rot’: Oxford word of the year 2024 reflects ‘trivial’ use of social media | Social media | The Guardian
December 2, 2024 at 8:09:30 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -“Brain rot” has been announced as the Oxford word of the year for 2024, amid concerns over endless social media scrolling and mind-numbing content
- https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/02/brain-rot-oxford-word-of-the-year-2024
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This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29 | Cop29 | The Guardian
November 13, 2024 at 6:36:25 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/year-masterclass-in-human-destruction-un-chief-tells-cop29
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‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds | Christmas | The Guardian
October 28, 2024 at 8:15:13 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds
Data supports belief that Christmas-themed merchandise, songs and decorations are appearing ahead of season
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/28/christmas-creep-real-festivities-start-earlier-every-year-analysis-finds
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Subscribers in Germany pay an average of EUR 684 per year for streaming | heise online
June 15, 2024 at 9:04:52 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Incredible. Was ich an Strom zahle für meine eigene Wohnung, zahlen die hierzulande alleine für Unterhaltung durch Streaming. WTF.
- https://www.heise.de/en/news/Subscribers-in-Germany-pay-an-average-of-EUR-684-per-year-for-streaming-9759428.html
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Social media traffic to top news sites craters
October 4, 2023 at 6:40:25 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -Traffic referrals to the top global news sites from Meta's Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, has collapsed over the past year, according to data from Similarweb
- https://www.axios.com/2023/10/03/social-media-traffic-news-sites-decrease
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Invasive Species Cost Humans $423 Billion Each Year and Threaten World's Diversity - Slashdot
September 5, 2023 at 3:12:41 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -Invasive Species Cost Humans $423 Billion Each Year and Threaten World's Diversity
- https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/04/1610205/invasive-species-cost-humans-423-billion-each-year-and-threaten-worlds-diversity
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Fossil fuel firms owe climate reparations of $281bn a year, says study | Climate crisis | The Guardian
May 19, 2023 at 5:22:30 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -Wenn es bloß so wäre: Fossil fuel firms owe climate reparations of $281bn a year, says study
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/19/fossil-fuel-firms-owe-climate-reparations-of-281bn-a-year-says-study
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Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time - BBC News
May 18, 2023 at 4:58:50 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -According to the World Meteorological Organization, the global temperature will temporarily pass the threshold of 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels, with a likelihood of 66%, by the year 2027, due to a combination of climate change and El Niño
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602293
