Eshu Marneedi
@eshumarneedi.com
Technology blogger, unskilled jester, raconteur. Writer of stories long and short. Pastry connoisseur. https://eshumarneedi.com
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Alan Dye, Apple, Meta, and Taking Out the Trash
All’s well that ends well, isn’t it?
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New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
What is Zaslav up to?! www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
Warner Bros. Is Said to Begin Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
What is Zaslav up to?! www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
Why does GPT-5.1 Thinking just… not think anymore? Seriously, what is going on at OpenAI? The model often has no chain of thought.
December 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Why does GPT-5.1 Thinking just… not think anymore? Seriously, what is going on at OpenAI? The model often has no chain of thought.
you know, they could really put a bow on it all if they announced Tim Cook's retirement tomorrow
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
you know, they could really put a bow on it all if they announced Tim Cook's retirement tomorrow
New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Alan Dye, Apple, Meta, and Taking Out the Trash
All’s well that ends well, isn’t it?
eshumarneedi.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
New article: Alan Dye was bad at his job. And he certainly didn’t believe in Apple’s design ethos. A lack of technical leadership in the C-suite has directly impacted Apple software, and I’m glad his era is over.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
Here are my thoughts on this week’s Apple leadership changes.
It's really telling that I've seen that Spotify age thing like a hundred times on my timeline(s) today but barely two people have shared their Apple Music Replay, despite the two having roughly the same number of US subscribers.
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It's really telling that I've seen that Spotify age thing like a hundred times on my timeline(s) today but barely two people have shared their Apple Music Replay, despite the two having roughly the same number of US subscribers.
I promise I'll write about this Alan Dye thing soon. Today is truly an important day in the modern history of Apple.
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I promise I'll write about this Alan Dye thing soon. Today is truly an important day in the modern history of Apple.
I wrote about that Samsung Z TriFold thing and explained why I’m not entirely bullish on the foldable iPhone yet, despite my overall positivity toward foldable phones in general: eshumarneedi.com/2025/12/02/s...
Samsung Announces a Foldable Phone that Folds Thrice
Allison Johnson, reporting for The Verge: Samsung is officially announcing the Z TriFold, its much-anticipated foldable with not one, but two hinges.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I wrote about that Samsung Z TriFold thing and explained why I’m not entirely bullish on the foldable iPhone yet, despite my overall positivity toward foldable phones in general: eshumarneedi.com/2025/12/02/s...
Gemini 3 Pro is *so* good at image analysis. It blows my mind. ChatGPT doesn't even come close.
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Gemini 3 Pro is *so* good at image analysis. It blows my mind. ChatGPT doesn't even come close.
Happy December. On Thanksgiving, I wrote about the clear personality advantage Claude 4.5 Opus has over its competitors, and why Anthropic seems to have the lead in this generation of models. eshumarneedi.com/2025/11/27/c...
Claude 4.5 Opus and the State of AI Models in Late 2025
Anthropic, just before Thanksgiving: Our newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is available today. It’s intelligent, efficient, and the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Happy December. On Thanksgiving, I wrote about the clear personality advantage Claude 4.5 Opus has over its competitors, and why Anthropic seems to have the lead in this generation of models. eshumarneedi.com/2025/11/27/c...
Did Apple stop offering ERS via the Apple Support app? Seems like you have to call/chat now. No big deal, but slightly inconvenient. (Dropped my 17 Pro and maimed the frame, thanks aluminum.)
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Did Apple stop offering ERS via the Apple Support app? Seems like you have to call/chat now. No big deal, but slightly inconvenient. (Dropped my 17 Pro and maimed the frame, thanks aluminum.)
Man, Opus 4.5 thinks a *lot* longer than Sonnet 4.5.
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Man, Opus 4.5 thinks a *lot* longer than Sonnet 4.5.
I really don't understand how anyone uses Gmail's default email filtering:
- "Important" emails are unimportant half of the time
- There's no category for newsletters, but there is one for "Social" (???)
- You can't refine the filters in any relevant way
This is the same company that makes Gemini.
- "Important" emails are unimportant half of the time
- There's no category for newsletters, but there is one for "Social" (???)
- You can't refine the filters in any relevant way
This is the same company that makes Gemini.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I really don't understand how anyone uses Gmail's default email filtering:
- "Important" emails are unimportant half of the time
- There's no category for newsletters, but there is one for "Social" (???)
- You can't refine the filters in any relevant way
This is the same company that makes Gemini.
- "Important" emails are unimportant half of the time
- There's no category for newsletters, but there is one for "Social" (???)
- You can't refine the filters in any relevant way
This is the same company that makes Gemini.
Looks like Eric Migicovsky's "everything is mine" attitude extends beyond multi-trillion-dollar corporations. 512pixels.net/2025/11/throwin...
Throwing Stones - 512 Pixels
There is drama brewing in the world of Pebble, the back-from-the-dead smartwatch. To understand what’s going on now, we need start in the past. Pebble was a Kickstarter hit way back in 2012. The smartwatch was a true glimpse of the future, but the company didn’t last. In December 2016, Fitbit bought Pebble for (reportedly) […]
512pixels.net
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Looks like Eric Migicovsky's "everything is mine" attitude extends beyond multi-trillion-dollar corporations. 512pixels.net/2025/11/throwin...
I'm sure I've said this before but Yuki is proof that Max's dominance cannot be attributed to the car he's in
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I'm sure I've said this before but Yuki is proof that Max's dominance cannot be attributed to the car he's in
"Max Verstappen overtakes Lando Norris taking P1!"
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"Max Verstappen overtakes Lando Norris taking P1!"
We got Marjorie Taylor Greene retiring before GTA 6
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We got Marjorie Taylor Greene retiring before GTA 6
Absolute gold of a press conference. It is impossible to dislike this person.
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Absolute gold of a press conference. It is impossible to dislike this person.
I wrote this one fast because I have things to do that aren’t analyzing two companies fighting with each other.
This Android AirDrop thing isn’t going to last, but I thought about how it’ll end. Will it turn into a PR battle? Legal? Or will Google and Apple’s interdependence force them to fess up?
This Android AirDrop thing isn’t going to last, but I thought about how it’ll end. Will it turn into a PR battle? Legal? Or will Google and Apple’s interdependence force them to fess up?
Google Somehow Reverse-Engineers AirDrop and Adds Android Support
Allison Johnson, reporting for The Verge: Google just announced some unexpected and welcome news: Pixel 10 owners can now send and receive files with Apple devices over AirDrop.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I wrote this one fast because I have things to do that aren’t analyzing two companies fighting with each other.
This Android AirDrop thing isn’t going to last, but I thought about how it’ll end. Will it turn into a PR battle? Legal? Or will Google and Apple’s interdependence force them to fess up?
This Android AirDrop thing isn’t going to last, but I thought about how it’ll end. Will it turn into a PR battle? Legal? Or will Google and Apple’s interdependence force them to fess up?
Question: "What's the easiest way to compile C/C++ files in VS Code?" (i hate VS Code)
ChatGPT: Tells me to write some crap in tasks.json or something for every single project (???).
Gemini: "Install Code Runner, a third-party extension, if you have LLDB already on your computer :)"
agi is here
ChatGPT: Tells me to write some crap in tasks.json or something for every single project (???).
Gemini: "Install Code Runner, a third-party extension, if you have LLDB already on your computer :)"
agi is here
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Question: "What's the easiest way to compile C/C++ files in VS Code?" (i hate VS Code)
ChatGPT: Tells me to write some crap in tasks.json or something for every single project (???).
Gemini: "Install Code Runner, a third-party extension, if you have LLDB already on your computer :)"
agi is here
ChatGPT: Tells me to write some crap in tasks.json or something for every single project (???).
Gemini: "Install Code Runner, a third-party extension, if you have LLDB already on your computer :)"
agi is here
I can't believe Google hasn't marketed Gemini as "Google Search but way, way better." That's probably because it isn't, but it would be an interesting approach that would distinguish Gemini from ChatGPT.
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I can't believe Google hasn't marketed Gemini as "Google Search but way, way better." That's probably because it isn't, but it would be an interesting approach that would distinguish Gemini from ChatGPT.
I highly recommend reading this essay, regardless of if you care about college admissions or not. I don't think I agree with the overall premise entirely — I think the SAT needs to be reworked to test skill, not how good one is at the SAT — but nevertheless it is well-written. www.theargumentmag.com
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
www.theargumentmag.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I highly recommend reading this essay, regardless of if you care about college admissions or not. I don't think I agree with the overall premise entirely — I think the SAT needs to be reworked to test skill, not how good one is at the SAT — but nevertheless it is well-written. www.theargumentmag.com
Welcome to the AI Wars. You are here [Gemini is the world’s best model].
I wrote about Gemini 3 Pro, how it stacks up to its peers, and what I’m using LLMs for these days:
I wrote about Gemini 3 Pro, how it stacks up to its peers, and what I’m using LLMs for these days:
Google Launches Gemini 3, the Smartest Model for the Next 10 Weeks
Remember when GPT-5 was the smartest model?
eshumarneedi.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Welcome to the AI Wars. You are here [Gemini is the world’s best model].
I wrote about Gemini 3 Pro, how it stacks up to its peers, and what I’m using LLMs for these days:
I wrote about Gemini 3 Pro, how it stacks up to its peers, and what I’m using LLMs for these days:
Current text editors I have installed:
- IDEs: IntelliJ, Eclipse, Xcode
- Electron Slop™: Cursor, Antigravity
- Text editors: BBEdit (my beloved), TextMate, CodeEdit (beta)
I have resisted VSCode in principle for years. Now I have two copies of it installed. Great!
- IDEs: IntelliJ, Eclipse, Xcode
- Electron Slop™: Cursor, Antigravity
- Text editors: BBEdit (my beloved), TextMate, CodeEdit (beta)
I have resisted VSCode in principle for years. Now I have two copies of it installed. Great!
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Current text editors I have installed:
- IDEs: IntelliJ, Eclipse, Xcode
- Electron Slop™: Cursor, Antigravity
- Text editors: BBEdit (my beloved), TextMate, CodeEdit (beta)
I have resisted VSCode in principle for years. Now I have two copies of it installed. Great!
- IDEs: IntelliJ, Eclipse, Xcode
- Electron Slop™: Cursor, Antigravity
- Text editors: BBEdit (my beloved), TextMate, CodeEdit (beta)
I have resisted VSCode in principle for years. Now I have two copies of it installed. Great!