Making them work with matter/thread makes it simpler for them to work with HomeKit.

I think matter is awesome and I also think HomeKit is fantastic.

But I also think Apple should set up its own subsidiary to sell reliable, privacy-respecting home accessories that work with matter, rather than “partnering” with other companies.

And I think the home hub/HomeView will flop. It’s a product with a very niche audience. Most people are just going to use their phone, or their iPad, or their watch, rather than marching into a specific room to control their home or facetime someone. I do wonder how many home pods Apple has sold, because I’d be looking at those numbers before coming out with this new hub thingy. I think if anything, it’ll just cannibalize sales of the pods rather than bring in any new customers.

I also worry that these half hearted efforts from Apple this week will do more to damage HomeKit than make it thrive.

Yep. It’s too much. Not sure what they are thinking with this price hike.

Costs too much now. Should have either kept the same price or gone down in price with this update.

You too, can watch oligarchs portrayed as heroes who didn’t shoot and kill striking laborers, but instead negotiated with them! Next up on the Ellison network!

https://collider.com/the-gilded-age-season-2-strike-true-story/

I don’t understand the audience for this product. Feels like a niche of a niche. Will be interesting to see of they abandon it in a year or two.

Too small to ask for a government bailout.

Texas has a budget surplus. There’s no need to cut this program.

https://comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/certification-revenue-estimate/2026-27/

There’s also a state “rainy day fund” that has around $30 billion in it.

https://thetexan.news/elections/2026/heres-a-look-at-texas-rainy-day-fund-and-how-democrats-are-campaigning-to-spend/article_0cf97395-be9a-4995-868d-22e03c33374a.html

https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/government/2025/esf-info/

The original 1970s Carrie adaptation with Sissy Spacek. Captures an era perfectly, and all the female leading actresses are so good.

The 1970s mini series of Salems Lot. Great cast. Super creepy thanks to Tobe Hooper’s direction.

Tim didn’t really resign/retire. They promoted him to Chairman.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/11/tim-cook-visits-china-for-the-third-time-in-2026

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In the states, I’m surprised that we haven’t installed combo parking meter/chargers along the curbs. Seems like they’d pay for themselves pretty quickly, and you could incentivize EVs by charging a fee only for filling up while parked.

Robots can work well in warehouses. Amazon’s have been a success, for example. This just sounds like whomever WalMart hired to design this didn’t know what they were doing and Walmart got screwed. Maybe they tried to automate the wrong tasks, or leaned too heavily on the sales pitch of “AI magic” rather than understanding what they were buying.

The article also mentions Kroger’s failed dive into automation. From what I can find online, the automation worked, but it was a flop because it was expensive and underutilized — it wasn’t worth the money spent because it was focused on filling online orders that dried up.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-warehouse-robots-automation-942b814

https://retailboss.substack.com/p/krogers-350-million-lesson-why-big

https://macrohint.com/krogers-2-6-billion-warehouse-meltdown-the-untold-story-behind-the-biggest-automation-failure-in-modern-grocery/

Sounds like a waste of money.

Haven’t ridden in one yet. But I’ve had one pass me on the right using the emergency lane.

Thanks. I couldn’t find anything when I searched. I doubt this is the only chemical they could use for that. It’s always about money — like what’s cheapest, or what’s subsidized. Sad sad sad.

Why would you need to use perchlorate in a grain bag?

It’s all a grift. This is just another way to funnel government money to his pals and supporters.

I read it. I’m not convinced. There’s a whole section about trucks needing diesel while completely ignoring how delivery vans are being electrified. Companies like Amazon, WalMart, and Frito Lay are replacing their delivery vehicles, freeing up diesel elsewhere.

There was also this: “Since passenger vehicles are in use for 15+ years, there is still a massive fleet of gas-guzzlers out there—and will be for a long time to come” This seems to completely ignore the used EV vehicle market. Evidently only combustion vehicles last? Also most passenger vehicles don’t use diesel, so what does this have to do with the thesis about electrification setting up a ”feedback loop” in the diesel market?

The whole piece is a bizarre construct with some whining about how if people don’t continue to buy diesel in large quantities, the refineries will somehow get completely confused and go belly up.

Windows 11 certainly can’t be helping.