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A screenshot of the new iPad version of Instagram on a gradient background

Apps

Finally: Instagram Released an iPad App

I can’t believe we waited 15 years for this app and it sucks. Maybe Threads will be next to suffer the same fate?

By Sam Clemente 08 Sep 2025
The Atlassian and The Browser Company of New York's logos on a blue background

Apps

The Startups’ Death Knell: My Thoughts on The Browser Company’s Acquisition

We all know that getting acquired by an enterprise software company isn’t exactly good news

By Sam Clemente 07 Sep 2025
A Space Black 14" MacBook Pro sitting on a desk surrounded by other black items featuring the desktop in Liquid Glass

Apple

Don’t Make Yourself Think: A Sarcastic Rant on UI Design

Y’all: I literally never think about Liquid Glass and I really think that that's the whole point

By Sam Clemente 06 Sep 2025
Ugmonk's Analog card system on a sunlit table with a plant in the background

Technology

A Digital Native On: Ugmonk's Analog

I’m a digital-first Gen-Z-er and I am basically swimming in technology, but here’s a few thoughts on some of the low tech gear in my life

By Sam Clemente 29 Jul 2025
An AI generated image that looks like some sea creatures from the time of the Cambrian Explosion

Artificial Intelligence

AI's Cambrian Explosion

AI is everywhere, but that’s not forever. We’ve seen this kind of thing happen many times and when the dust clears, I believe that good products will emerge.

By Sam Clemente 24 Jul 2025
An iPad Pro 11" attached to a Studio Display on a white background

Apple

iPadOS 26 is Really Great—And It’s Confusing as Hell

iPadOS feels more like a laptop replacement with the latest updates to multitasking—but as iPad blurs the line between it and a Mac, how I use the two has become more confusing

By Sam Clemente 19 Jun 2025
An iPhone, a MacBook Pro, and an iPad Pro on a white background showing off some of Apple’s new AI features

Apple

Let the AI Assistant Die—Kill It if You Have To

The future of AI is probably not going to be in a bespoke assistant

By Sam Clemente 17 Jun 2025
The Arc logo centered on a black background

Technology

Arc, Dia, and the Web

Dia is starting to get into more people’s hands and, honestly I’m really not that impressed right now

By Sam Clemente 01 Jun 2025
A masonry layout of purple tinted screens from Google's Material 3 Expressive design system

Technology

On: Material 3 Expressive

Google must have read my last blog post because this is the kind of attention to detail that I'm talking about

By Sam Clemente 27 May 2025
A person using a MacBook Pro in a field

Technology

On: Objects

Many people claim that technology has brought us out of touch with the physical world, but we can't forget that technology exists within it

By Sam Clemente 17 May 2025
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
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