There was something to be said about not always being online.
The report is that Apple is about to announce its first smart home hub with a screen, powered by Siri. Meh. One of the reasons I switched to Android wholesale was because of Siri. If the software is not great on an older device, what makes you think it's going to work better on faster hardware? Then let's rewind to 1985, back when a Commodore 64 woke up speaking BASIC and saving 36K to tape took about 18 minutes, and ask what your computer was doing all day. Well, first, you probably didn't have one. I also wrote about the Inquirer's Scrape, Tippett Studio's old discs, and Doom running in SQL. There was something to be said about not always being online. I can't believe I just admitted that. Follow Chris on almost every social media platform, play his free apps at arcade.pirillo.com, and support him on Patreon, PayPal or Substack. All links are at the bottom. 00:00 Intro, links and plugs 01:13 Try the new Siri before Apple's hub 08:01 The Inquirer's AI tool for local news 09:54 What your computer did all day in 1985 16:50 A fan saved Tippett Studio's discs 18:44 The original Doom, ported to SQL 20:31 Coming up at ctrl+alt+create live New this week at arcade.pirillo.com, free, no signup: - Autumn Forest | Free Walking Simulator Online: https://arcade.pirillo.com/autumn-forest.html - Goldfish: https://arcade.pirillo.com/goldfish.html - Gnome Hoard: https://arcade.pirillo.com/gnome-hoard.html Coming up at ctrl+alt+create live: - Builder Night, Monday, October 19, 6 PM, Issaquah: https://luma.com/8mnipl2p - Builder Day, Saturday, October 31, 12 PM, Seattle: https://luma.com/1w85i3kn Watch the originals: - I'd Try the New Siri FIRST Before Buying Apple's Smart Home Hub It's the Software: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uawOWrm7nP4 - What Did Your Computer Do All Day in 1985? (Life BEFORE the Internet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnI-e_S4ZNw Follow Chris: - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisPirillo - Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ChrisPirillo - Instagram: https://instagram.com/ChrisPirillo - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrispirillo - X: https://x.com/ChrisPirillo - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chrispirillo.bsky.social - Threads: https://threads.net/@ChrisPirillo - Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@ChrisPirillo - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispirillo/ - GitHub: https://github.com/chrispirillo - Discord: https://discord.gg/nEM8Ycy5vJ - Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/chrispirillo - Tumblr: https://chrispirillo.tumblr.com/ - Everything in one place: https://chris.pirillo.com/ Free apps: https://arcade.pirillo.com/ Support Chris: - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chrispirillo - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UMWCDWGVXVHZU - Substack: https://chrispirillo.substack.com/
