Nathan Edwards

Protestors from the group Just Stop Oil threw tomato soup on a Van Gogh painting in London today. In related news, here’s a Dutch guy explaining how to pronounce “Vincent Van Gogh.”

The Pixel Watch uses a proprietary strap system, but this photo of the leather strap, from Vee Song’s hands-on, makes me wonder if there are standard spring bars holding the band to the lugs. And if not, why not?

I can’t get my light bulbs working with my door lock, and if your reaction reading that is “well why not?!” as opposed to “why would you want that?” then check out Jen Tuohy’s article about Matter, which finally has an official spec, certification, and (gasp) a launch date.

In my article about Apple dropping the physical SIM on the iPhone 14, I said it was “probably fine” for people on major US carriers. I also mentioned that my iPhone 11 had a physical Verizon SIM and an eSIM from a carrier in the Netherlands. This weekend I upgraded to an iPhone 14 Pro. The Verizon SIM transferred without a hitch. The other one? Not so much. Guess it’s time to admit to myself that I’m never moving back to Amsterdam.