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Jacob Kastrenakes

Jacob Kastrenakes

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    Jacob Kastrenakes
    How does Helen Mirren pronounce Helen Mirren?

    Are we all saying Rihanna wrong? It’s “Louie” not “Lewis” in Julia Louis-Dreyfus, right?

    I’m deeply grateful for this single-purpose YouTube channel, which is filled with hundreds of roughly four-second-long clips of celebrities saying their own names.

    You will not be surprised to learn that the channel’s number one video, with 3.9 million views, is a clip of Cillian Murphy saying “Cillian.”

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Fstoppers goes full conspiracy string board on printer ink.

    Live readout of my thoughts while watching this video:

    • Why would a printer do that?

    • Why would a printer do that?

    • WHY IS IT DOING THAT?

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Are your AirPods Max randomly getting wet?

    Condensation inside the earcups has apparently been breaking units and driving owners nuts.

    404 Media investigated and suggests this isn’t a problem unique to Apple — or big enough, yet, that repair shops are jumping in to offer a fix.

    For that, there’s a lawsuit:

    Crucially, Apple’s lawyers also do not attempt to argue that condensation doesn’t end up inside of AirPods earcups; instead, they argue it’s simply “more noticeable” than it is in other brands of over-the-ear headphones.

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    (I guess you can skip this ad, if you really want to?)

    YouTube is testing a new “skip ads” button that makes it just a bit harder to see that you’re able to skip ahead. A spokesperson confirmed the test to Search Engine Land.

    YouTube’s new “Skip ads” button is now in testing.
    YouTube’s new “Skip ads” button is now in testing.
    Image: Search Engine Land
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    A first look at Android’s eSIM transfer tool.

    9to5Google got access to a not-yet-functional version of the feature, which uses QR codes to move an eSIM from one device to another.

    This is a must-have for Android if the ecosystem is eventually going to drop the physical SIM card. Apple is already taking iPhones in that direction. What are the chances an eSIM transfer will ever work this easily across the two platforms?

    A screenshot of a page with a QR scanner.
    Android’s eSIM transfer tool.
    Image: 9to5Google