A quiet log of notes about software, tools, and reading on screens.https://riphone.org/Ripul Jainhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/04/the-spec-is-the-code-nowhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/04/the-spec-is-the-code-nowJason Snell built a Mac app without writing a line of Swift. For product managers, this changes everything about what we're supposed to be doing.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:30:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/04/the-camera-that-makes-you-slow-downhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/04/the-camera-that-makes-you-slow-downThe Fujifilm X100VI isn't a phone replacement. It's a reminder that restraint is a feature.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/03/gta-6-owns-november-alreadyhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/03/gta-6-owns-november-alreadyPublishers are not scheduling around GTA 6. They are scheduling in fear of it, and September is becoming the casualty.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/03/your-badge-runs-android-nowhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/03/your-badge-runs-android-nowProject Solara pitches agents instead of apps. The hero hardware is a surveillance lanyard — and Ars says none of it works yet.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/02/the-legal-threat-is-the-producthttps://riphone.org/2026/06/02/the-legal-threat-is-the-productFlux's demand letter to Adafruit is the usual move: turn a security embarrassment into a legal intimidation campaign.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/02/gopro-ran-out-of-marginhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/02/gopro-ran-out-of-marginGoPro's going-concern warning is what happens when an action-camera icon becomes a hardware company without hardware margins.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/01/the-agent-laptop-is-an-upsell-not-a-wavehttps://riphone.org/2026/06/01/the-agent-laptop-is-an-upsell-not-a-waveRTX Spark repackages last year's DGX chip as the future of AI. The real wave is agents; NVIDIA wants the margin on your desk.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/01/the-support-bot-was-the-skeleton-keyhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/01/the-support-bot-was-the-skeleton-keyMeta’s Instagram support AI turned account recovery into the attack surface. That is not automation. It is outsourced authority.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/06/01/strava-sends-the-billhttps://riphone.org/2026/06/01/strava-sends-the-billStrava's API fee is not just developer pricing. It is the public internet learning to charge rent for AI's appetite.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://riphone.org/2026/05/31/lower-than-solohttps://riphone.org/2026/05/31/lower-than-soloSeven years away, Disney's safest Star Wars play, a holiday weekend — and the franchise still couldn't beat its own flop floor.Sun, 31 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT