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End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell

By Jay Torres

Ryan Smith of Anandtech:

It is with great sadness that I find myself penning the hardest news post I’ve ever needed to write here at AnandTech. After over 27 years of covering the wide – and wild – world of computing hardware, today is AnandTech’s final day of publication.

I haven’t read Anandtech regularly in years but I wouldn’t be into tech today if it weren’t for Anandtech. It is hard to believe now, but I was a PC guy back in the late 1900’s/turn of the century. I read the site for CPU, GPU, and other PC hardware component reviews.

Luckily, all of the site’s content will remain online even after the site winds down.

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In Living Color Halftime Show

By Jay Torres

From the NFL.com website, 100 greatest game changers.

In 1992, FOX decided to air a live episode of “In Living Color,” its hit comedy sketch show starring Jim Carrey and the Wayans Brothers (among others) to compete with halftime programming on CBS, which was airing the game. The “In Living Color” episode drew over 20 million viewers, and sparked changes to the Super Bowl halftime show moving forward. The following year, for Super Bowl XXVII, Michael Jackson gave an epic concert performance – and the halftime show has been a cultural phenomenon and mass media extravaganza ever since.

I had NO idea In Living Color forced the NFL to step up its Super Bowl halftime show.

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OAK flyers are mistakenly going to SFO

By Jay Torres

Earlier this year, Oakland International Airport renamed itself to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. Now people are showing up to SFO thinking they are at OAK.

“I fail to see the confusion. …. It clarifies to the world that OAK is on the San Francisco Bay. It does not confuse and leads to more nonstop option choices at the airport,” he said during a Port of Oakland public meeting. “This is not about San Francisco. We’re not trying to confuse or copy them.”

I saw this coming from a mile away. I love the Bay Area and have flown out of all three major airports. Oakland did not need to do this.

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Meet Marques Brownlee, internet tech reviewer and elite ultimate frisbee player

By Jay Torres

Brownlee, 30, who will compete for Team USA at this week’s World Ultimate Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, is arguably the biggest, most influential reviewer of technology products in the world. He has 19.4 million YouTube subscribers, 5 million Instagram followers and 2.1 million TikTok followers who depend on his thoughts before they buy the latest computers, headphones, phones, virtual reality headsets and more.

I mean how cool is it to be in the top 1% at both your day job and your hobby?

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Your Gen-Z Employee Isn’t Fooled by Your Compliment Sandwich

By Jay Torres

David Yeager in the Wall Street Journal (Apple News link):

Alex was trapped by what’s known as the mentor’s dilemma: the fact that constructive criticism, which we hope will push young people to do better, can crush their confidence and sap their motivation. Leaders end up feeling like they are stuck between two bad choices: put up with poor performance (but be nice) or demand better (and be cruel). Both mentors and mentees often leave these interactions frustrated or offended.

I have never felt more seen.

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Looking back: Night of the Panther

By Jay Torres

Michael Steeber on his Substack newsletter:

Back in the days when software could be weighed and measured, the release of a new operating system was as big of a deal as any other hardware release. But let’s not forget: updates weren’t free. Mac OS X Panther, released on October 24, 2003 at 8:00 p.m., cost $129.

This was shortly after I left Apple Retail, but looking at the pictures from this era brings me back to that time.

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