Ben Hinc @BenHinc@theapex.social

They have to make deals with smart TV device companies? What happened to just developing an app and making it available?

Roku's reported reasoning is especially egregious: advertising dollars. I'm glad I use Pi-Hole on my home network to block all of it, including Roku devices.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Monetary_Theory

I'm glad I got Roku out of my living room. I'm not glad about still reading this site. "It's" versus "its" is really, really basic.
https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/roku-has-a-new-ad-platform-to-reach-its-40-million-users/

Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus appears to be more contagious than original https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coronavirus-has-emerged-more-contagious-than-original

Shame on me for missing the unofficial announcement.
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/03/25/tokyo-olympics

Based on initial testing, it looks like Assistive Touch must be on in order to use the button customization feature.

Once again, I missed the unofficial announcement. Is there some unofficial Apple announcements mailing list I'm not on?
https://www.macstories.net/news/the-new-ipad-pro-and-magic-keyboard-with-trackpad-the-macstories-overview/

The toilet paper thing is real. #COVID19 #Costco

If your line of work is reliant on a single point of failure, my suggestion is to find a new line of work. Or, better yet, modify your workflow.
https://petapixel.com/2020/02/04/adobe-this-is-why-photographers-are-hating-on-you/

I must have missed the unofficial signing of the agreement. For everyone's sake, "officially" needs to be banished.
https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/too-early-to-say-if-hypercar-will-be-eligible-in-imsa/

This MacRumors article is over a week old yet I've just been struck by something that I'm feeling compelled to write about. I don't think the character limit of a tweet is going to cut it so I'm off to craft something longer.
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/01/15/microsoft-edge-browser-for-mac-launches/

The audience Apple is after with Apple TV+ isn't the same audience that would be swayed by "free," especially since "free with ads" isn't free at all. Apple's audience is after an ecosystem that works. Adding Apple TV+ to the ecosystem makes it stronger.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/apple-tv-can-it-be-saved-before-everyones-free-trials-run-out/

Unstable preview builds must constitute an unofficial launch. I really feel like I'm starting to get a handle on this whole "officially" thing.

"Officially" because, as everyone knows, Roger Penske unofficially owned IMS and the series prior to the sale's close.

On a serious note, "officially" is a plague.
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/01/07/penske-indy-takeover/

I must've missed the unofficial launch of the program.
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/12/20/apple-launches-public-bug-bounty-program/

Prof: Thanksgiving centered around 'myth,' should be 'Day of Mourning' https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14041

This is written by someone who's wholly unfamiliar with the Macintosh.
https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/the-pluto-tv-app-is-now-available-macs-catalina-os/

Sadly, some of the worst writing I've ever read. Sadly, it's not just this article. Sadly, the site actually takes itself seriously.
https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/why-you-may-want-to-keep-playstation-vue-until-it-shuts-down-in-january/

This is where Snowden's naïveté loses me. He actually believes there are academic institutions and public interest organizations working for the common good? They're bought and paid for like everything else. There is no keeping profit lust out.
https://variety.com/2019/digital/festivals/idfa-edward-snowden-1203416674/

"Finally" and "officially" in the same sentence. Does it get much better?
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/17/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-revealed-la-auto-show/