Links

• What Will We Do With Our Free Power? In 2023, the world installed 444 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity, according to BloombergNEF. While that figure can be complex for normie brains to process, it represents a staggering step forward: nearly an 80 percent year-on-year jump and more than was cumulatively installed between the invention of the solar cell in 1954 and 2017. Although solar power still provides just under 6 percent of global electricity, its share has nearly quadrupled since 2018, an exponential curve that is expected to continue for some time.
• Jony made a button is an article on Om Malik’s website about Jony Ive designing a new button for the high-fashion brand Moncler.
• Apple Shortcuts for Micro.blog has an excellent overview by @jarrod@micro.blog of iOS shortcuts available today for interaction with the micro.blog platform.
• Songlink is a platform for sharing links to songs or albums independent of your streaming service. Their website offers a few iOS shortcuts that make sharing from within the Spotify and Apple Music apps easy.
• The reMarkable Paper Pro is out. I ordered the device during launch week because it’s the reMarkable upgrade I’ve been waiting for for quite some time.
• Just like every year, the MacStories reviews of watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia, and iOS and iPadOS worth your time.

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• Following Mastodon hashtags through RSS is a neat way to follow Mastodon topics without visiting the platform itself.
• The True Size Of…. I love this website and use it regularly to see how big US states or other countries are compared to Europe. The Mercator Projection inflates the size of objects on the globe, and as a result, we often have no clue how countries compare to each other.
• Sonos’ app fail is leading to hardware delays and profit warnings and will cost up to $30M.
• A Braun design inspired iPhone stand that you can 3D print yourself.
• Basic Apple Guy is writing about Apple’s Snow Leopard OS, which is over 15 years old by now.

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• I find this technical insanity so fun to read. I appreciate all the engineering effort put into this free Wi-Fi on an airplane.
• Athlytic.app is an excellent app that I started using to improve my running. I’m using the app to track my progress towards an 18-week running plan that I’m currently following.
• The power of online community is an article by Lou Plummer that captures the essence of communities: Connections based on genuine interest.
• Radio Kootwijk is an article (in Dutch) on ‘Radio Kootwijk.’ It’s worth a read if you are Dutch and appreciate history.
• Blueprint is a beautifully designed wallpaper initially created in 2010.
• Om Malik has a good post on social media fasting. I noticed that in my little bubble on the internet, more and more people want to go on such diets.

Earlier link dumps can be found here:

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• Linkverzameling #001