<![CDATA[Patrick Reads]]>https://patrickreads.org/https://patrickreads.org/favicon.pngPatrick Readshttps://patrickreads.org/Ghost 5.95Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:51:37 GMT60<![CDATA[The Vergecast: The beginning and end of the iPad]]>The Vergecast: The beginning and end of the iPad

I really appreciate the way Nilay has pulled apart the macro and micro concerns about the newest iPad commercial. This clip in particular:

In a month, Apple is going to announce AI features across its operating systems – huge sweeping AI
]]>https://patrickreads.org/the-vergecast-the-be/6704bfad85df6200079bb44dMon, 13 May 2024 03:04:36 GMTThe Vergecast: The beginning and end of the iPad

I really appreciate the way Nilay has pulled apart the macro and micro concerns about the newest iPad commercial. This clip in particular:

In a month, Apple is going to announce AI features across its operating systems – huge sweeping AI features from the reports we've read. [...] They want to add generative AI capabilities to the products directly. And I think what they just learned is even a hint of breaking creative stuff is bad for them. [...] It's just an ad, it's a very expensive ad, but it's not born out of a love of those things because if you truly loved those things, you would not smash them. Maybe it's just a metaphor, maybe it's silly, maybe it's just a misfire. But a month from now they're gonna launch a bunch of AI features that are trained on a bunch of creative work and they're gonna have to answer a bunch of questions about whether or not they paid for that training data and whether artists are gonna compensated for it. And when you type into GarageBand "Make me a beat in the style of... whoever" – that person gets money. And like, are you ready for this? Because the reaction to this ad suggests that you are not.
]]><![CDATA[The Media's Shameful Coverage of the College Antiwar Protests]]>The Media's Shameful Coverage of the College Antiwar Protests

]]>https://patrickreads.org/the-medias-shameful-coverage-of-the-college-antiwar-protests/6704bfad85df6200079bb44cWed, 01 May 2024 01:12:40 GMTThe Media's Shameful Coverage of the College Antiwar Protests

]]><![CDATA[A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why.]]>A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why.

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]]><![CDATA[So you think you know C?]]>So you think you know C?

A great little quiz, with an important post-script.

]]>https://patrickreads.org/so-you-think-you-know-c/6704bfad85df6200079bb44aWed, 24 Jan 2024 19:04:19 GMTSo you think you know C?

A great little quiz, with an important post-script.

]]><![CDATA[Investigating Apple’s Clean Grid Forecast]]>Investigating Apple's Clean Grid Forecast

]]>https://patrickreads.org/investigating-apples-clean-grid-forecast/6704bfad85df6200079bb449Sun, 21 Jan 2024 06:50:19 GMTInvestigating Apple's Clean Grid Forecast

]]><![CDATA[Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change]]>

Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change

]]>https://patrickreads.org/rebecca-solnit-slow-change-can-be-radical-change/6704bfad85df6200079bb3f5Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:18:10 GMT

Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change

]]><![CDATA[Google DeepMind's AI Dreamed Up 380,000 New Materials. The Next Challenge Is Making Them]]>

Google DeepMind’s AI Dreamed Up 380,000 New Materials. The Next Challenge Is Making Them

]]>https://patrickreads.org/google-deepminds-ai-dreamed-up-380000-new/6704bfad85df6200079bb3f6Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:20:14 GMT

Google DeepMind’s AI Dreamed Up 380,000 New Materials. The Next Challenge Is Making Them

]]><![CDATA[LK-99 isn't a superconductor -- how science sleuths solved the mystery]]>

LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery

]]>https://patrickreads.org/lk-99-isnt-a-superconductor-how-science-sleuths/6704bfad85df6200079bb3f7Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:05:21 GMT

LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery

]]><![CDATA[The Age of Chat]]>

The Age of Chat

]]>https://patrickreads.org/the-age-of-chat/6704bfad85df6200079bb3f8Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:22:41 GMT

The Age of Chat

]]><![CDATA[Why this successful climate writer quit to become an electrician]]>

Why this successful climate writer quit to become an electrician

]]>https://patrickreads.org/why-this-successful-climate-writer-quit-to-become/6704bfad85df6200079bb3f9Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:24:45 GMT

Why this successful climate writer quit to become an electrician

]]><![CDATA[Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?]]> Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?

[Banging on clipboard] Ted Ted Ted Ted

]]>https://patrickreads.org/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey/6704bfad85df6200079bb3faThu, 04 May 2023 22:05:38 GMT Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?

[Banging on clipboard] Ted Ted Ted Ted

]]><![CDATA[Dril Is Everyone. More Specifically, He's a Guy Named Paul.]]>Dril Is Everyone. More Specifically, He’s a Guy Named Paul.

]]>https://patrickreads.org/dril-is-everyone-more-specifically-hes-a-guy/6704bfad85df6200079bb3fbSat, 15 Apr 2023 20:49:48 GMTDril Is Everyone. More Specifically, He’s a Guy Named Paul.

]]><![CDATA[What Is the Most Innately Millennial Album Ever Made?]]>

What Is the Most Innately Millennial Album Ever Made?

]]>https://patrickreads.org/what-is-the-most-innately-millennial-album-ever/6704bfad85df6200079bb3fcWed, 12 Apr 2023 00:52:00 GMT

What Is the Most Innately Millennial Album Ever Made?

]]><![CDATA[San Francisco to LA | A Bikepacking Journey Along the Coast]]>San Francisco to LA | A Bikepacking Journey Along the Coast

Incredibly nice. The California coast is truly majestic.

]]>https://patrickreads.org/san-francisco-to-la-a-bikepacking-journey-along/6704bfad85df6200079bb3fdFri, 17 Mar 2023 04:18:15 GMTSan Francisco to LA | A Bikepacking Journey Along the Coast

Incredibly nice. The California coast is truly majestic.

]]><![CDATA[What happened with Silicon Valley Bank?]]>What happened with Silicon Valley Bank?

]]>https://patrickreads.org/what-happened-with-silicon-valley-bank/6704bfad85df6200079bb3feSat, 11 Mar 2023 17:18:28 GMTWhat happened with Silicon Valley Bank?

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