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A still from a recreation of Apple’s 1984 ad in the style of Fortnite featuring a call to action against Apple’s App Store policy

Apple

Epic Games Never Cared About You

It was always about the money

By Sam Clemente 04 May 2025
A screenshot of the Arc browser

Apps

A Eulogy for Arc

I’ve finally hit the acceptance stage of grief following the end of Arc’s journey

By Sam Clemente 27 Apr 2025
Two iPads, one portrait (right) featuring Math Notes and the other landscape (left) featuring freeform Home Screen personalization

Apple

The Case for Good iPad Apps

I think iPad is a great little device, but I think people need to make better apps for it (myself included)

By Sam Clemente 19 Apr 2025
A canyon with an obelisk featuring Robinhood's logo, overlaid over the image is the text: "Robinhood Presents: The Lost City of Gold"

Finance

Robinhood Just Made the Banking Product Apple Should Have

Just this week Robinhood announced a comprehensive set of banking products as Apple struggles to keep its credit card alive

By Sam Clemente 30 Mar 2025
A stack of old leather-bound books in front of a bookshelf of similarly-styled books

Social Issues

Know Thy Enemy

It’s important to understand the systems you are trying to dismantle so that you can do it without unintended consequences

By Sam Clemente 24 Mar 2025
A 16" MacBook Pro slightly open with a white and orange glow on a black background

Apple

On: Apple Intelligence

If I’m being honest, I’m not really concerned about Apple’s ability to make this happen

By Sam Clemente 22 Mar 2025
A Mac Studio with a Studio Display running 3D design software, including Maya and Substance 3D Designer, showing a node-based material workflow and high-resolution textures.

Apple

Who Is All This Power For?

As Apple’s silicon has evolved over the past few years people are asking “who can use this power” well, here’s who

By Sam Clemente 13 Mar 2025
A 3d OpenAI logo with a 3D matrix in the shape of a brain

Artificial Intelligence

On: The State of Artificial Intelligence

There’s a lot of shit going on with AI, let’s talk a little bit about it

By Sam Clemente 04 Mar 2025
The Arc Browser logo surrounded by Notion, Bluesky, Mastodon, GitHub, and Ghost logos

Technology

My Home on the Internet

Basically this is my digital fort.

By Sam Clemente 16 Feb 2025
A photo of me playing the Marimba with the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps

Music

Music Blog Challenge

Here’s my attempt at the music blog challenge—I don’t know how but I think this is more chaotic than the tech one

By Sam Clemente 07 Feb 2025
A picture of the TouchBar on a 2016 13" MacBook Pro

Technology

Technology Blog Challenge

Here's my sleep-deprived attempt at the technology blog challenge going around—I'm sorry (no I'm not)

By Sam Clemente 06 Feb 2025
The word "Hopeless" with the 'less' part crossed out on a pink/purple background

Social Issues

On: Choosing How You React

Sometimes people like to conflate “choose how you react” with “ignore the problem” but that’s just not it

By Sam Clemente 02 Feb 2025
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The Digital Renaissance

Exploring the New Intersection Between Technology and Liberal Arts

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Exploring the New Intersection Between Technology and Liberal Arts