Google Announces Support for Nation’s Largest Solar Farm, Located in Arkansas: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Google is building an AI data center in West Memphis, Arkansas, across the Mississippi River from Memphis. (I know, it’s a very original city name.) Google joins SpaceXAI and others in the Mid-South for cheap land and abundant water, but it faces the same core challenges — mainly, how to feed its …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/google-solar-arkansas/","date_published":"2026-07-15T13:02:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-15 13:02","date_timestamp":1784120520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94069115","content_html":"Gas Turbine Company For Powering Data Centers Purchased by Elon Musk: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Alexandria Mansfield, writing for the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union, via Yahoo Finance:\nElon Musk has acquired Jacksonville-based APR Energy, according to a Federal Trade Commission filing that surfaced the deal weeks after it closed with no public statement from either side.\nThe FTC’s …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/spacaexai-apr-energy-purchase/","date_published":"2026-07-15T01:20:51+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-15 01:20","date_timestamp":1784078451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94069114","content_html":"OpenAI Rumored to be Making a Smart Speaker: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Mark Gurman, writing at Bloomberg:\nOpenAI’s much-anticipated push into consumer devices is slated to begin with a mobile, screen-free smart speaker designed to be a new type of home computer for the AI era, according to people familiar with the matter.\nThe product — still under development — is …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/openai-speaker-gurman/","date_published":"2026-07-14T22:34:41+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 22:34","date_timestamp":1784068481,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93947524","content_html":"It’s Public Beta Time: 512pixels.net
","summary":"macOS Golden Gate and iOS/iPadOS/watchOS 27 are out in Public Beta. Jason Snell and Dan Moren have more over on Six Colors.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/OS-27-public-beta/","date_published":"2026-07-13T20:58:38+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 20:58","date_timestamp":1783976318,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93729207","content_html":"Connected 611: My Skin is Not Good for That; His Skin Seems to Want It: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the podcast:\nFederico is at the beach, Myke questions his iPhone’s future, and Stephen wears watches. Then: a whole stack of Q&A items.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/connected-611/","date_published":"2026-07-09T19:23:37+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 19:23","date_timestamp":1783625017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93665522","content_html":"macOS 28 Will Remove Support for Encrypted HFS+ Volumes: 512pixels.net
","summary":"🛎","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/macos-28-will-remove-support-for/","date_published":"2026-07-08T16:23:07+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 16:23","date_timestamp":1783527787,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93603469","content_html":"Golden Gate Bridge Wallpaper Added to macOS 27 Developer Beta 3: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Finally!","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/golden-gate-bridge-wallpaper/","date_published":"2026-07-06T19:12:51+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 19:12","date_timestamp":1783365171,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93543128","content_html":"ArtfulType, a Markdown Editor for 68k Macs: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Sean Malseed over at Action Retro has shipped something pretty cool: a Markdown editor for 68k Macs named ArtfulType:\nA distraction-free Markdown writing app for classic 68k Macintosh computers (System 6/7), built to run from a BlueSCSI device on a Mac Plus or similar compact Mac.\nHe has a video …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/artfultype-68k/","date_published":"2026-07-06T18:25:20+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 18:25","date_timestamp":1783362320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93386579","content_html":"Managing an Xserve Cluster: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Jeff Geerling is living the dream:","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/managing-an-xserve-cluster/","date_published":"2026-07-03T15:24:34+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 15:24","date_timestamp":1783092274,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93386578","content_html":"Connected 610: The Only Way to Deal with John: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the podcast:\nThe Apple Watch is rumored to undergo some big changes, Safari is gaining MCP support, and the Rickies may have accidentally created a black hole.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/connected-610/","date_published":"2026-07-02T21:00:13+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 21:00","date_timestamp":1783026013,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93386577","content_html":"An Update to My Apple History Calendar: 512pixels.net
","summary":"We are so back.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/apple-history-calendar-update/","date_published":"2026-07-02T14:24:18+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 14:24","date_timestamp":1783002258,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93327169","content_html":"EveryMac Turns 30: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Anyone who dabbles in Apple history probably has EveryMac.com bookmarked, and today it celebrates a milestone:\nOn July 2, 1996, EveryMac.com launched.\nThirty years is a long time – and a great deal has changed since then – but what has not changed is that EveryMac.com has been there to …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/07/everymac-turns-30/","date_published":"2026-07-02T13:29:59+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 13:29","date_timestamp":1782998999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92967962","content_html":"The Honda Element Set to Return: 512pixels.net
","summary":"TOASTERS ARE BACK BABY","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/the-honda-element-set-to-return/","date_published":"2026-06-26T14:27:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-26 14:27","date_timestamp":1782484020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92924750","content_html":"Om Malik, 1966-2026: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Om Malik’s family:\nOm Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends.\nI’ve read Om’s writing since before starting this site over 17 years ago. It is hard to believe he won’t be lighting up my RSS reader …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/om-malik-1966-2026/","date_published":"2026-06-25T22:22:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 22:22","date_timestamp":1782426120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92915275","content_html":"Connected 609: You Gotta Be Gud: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Winners Only™","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/connected-609/","date_published":"2026-06-25T20:19:21+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 20:19","date_timestamp":1782418761,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92891369","content_html":"Apple Has Increased Prices Across Mac and iPad Models: 512pixels.net
","summary":"The best day to buy a laptop was yesterday.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/apple-has-increased-prices/","date_published":"2026-06-25T13:13:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 13:13","date_timestamp":1782393180,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92756401","content_html":"On Apple’s Pending Price Increases: 512pixels.net
","summary":"John Gruber, writing about Apple’s pending price increases:\nI won a steak dinner from my Dithering cohost Ben Thompson, betting that Apple would not raise the prices on RAM when they introduced the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros in March, largely on the basis that Apple considers the pricing part of...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/apple-pending-price-increases/","date_published":"2026-06-23T17:35:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-23 17:35","date_timestamp":1782236100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92741710","content_html":"SpaceX Recommits to Memphis Water Treatment Plant: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Memphis Mayor Paul Young:\nHad a productive meeting with SpaceXAI President Michael Nicolls on Monday.\nIn the meeting they committed to resuming construction on the recycled wastewater treatment facility no later than Q1 2027.\nThis facility will offset water usage from both SpaceXAI and TVA. Our …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/spacex-recommits-to-memphis-water-treatment-plant/","date_published":"2026-06-23T13:38:31+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-23 13:38","date_timestamp":1782221911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92465804","content_html":"Connected 608: Here’s How to Fix a Sink: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the podcast:\nMyke questions Stephen about his home network, then discusses the ups and downs of having an LLM power Siri. Also: a love letter to the iPhone Air and questions about Snap’s new AR glasses.\nOn Connected Pro, I trained Myke to be a technology historian. That’s the …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/connected-608/","date_published":"2026-06-18T21:23:33+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 21:23","date_timestamp":1781817813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92465803","content_html":"TimeCapsuleSMB: 512pixels.net
","summary":"After yesterday’s post about the end of the Time Capsule, several people pointed me to James Chang’s project on GitHub to keep them running:\nApple AirPort Time Capsules only support AFP and SMB1. Apple removed AFP support in macOS 27 (and removed SMB1 support from macOS a long time ago). This is a …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/timecapsulesmb/","date_published":"2026-06-18T14:04:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 14:04","date_timestamp":1781791440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92394208","content_html":"Goodbye, Time Capsule: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Hartley Charlton at MacRumors:\nmacOS 27 Golden Gate removes AFP support, ending Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule after nearly two decades, but a community project from a Microsoft engineer offers a potential workaround for owners not yet ready to move on.\nThe original Time Capsule was …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/rip-time-capsule/","date_published":"2026-06-17T18:36:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 18:36","date_timestamp":1781721360,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92292994","content_html":"DOJ Lobbies for Dropping SpaceX Lawsuit, Citing National Security and Grok’s Role in Iran War: 512pixels.net
","summary":"SpaceX and the NAACP are in a legal battle over the use of turbines in Southaven, Mississippi for powering the Colossus II data center in Memphis. This week, the Department of Justice got involved, as reported by Molly Taft at Wired:\nIn a filing, the agency sided with Elon Musk’s company, saying …","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/grok-used-in-iran-war/","date_published":"2026-06-16T13:20:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 13:20","date_timestamp":1781616000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92233677","content_html":"An Updated Look at My Home Network: 512pixels.net
","summary":"No one *needs* this.","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/updated-home-network/","date_published":"2026-06-15T16:12:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 16:12","date_timestamp":1781539920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92070292","content_html":"Connected 607: You’re on Speaker Phone with Connected: 512pixels.net
","summary":"This week on the show:\n\n\"WWDC26 has come and gone, and the guys have scores to pick, topics to discuss, and Liquid Glass sliders to adjust.\"","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/connected-607/","date_published":"2026-06-12T20:54:16+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 20:54","date_timestamp":1781297656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91987510","content_html":"A Look at the Lisa’s Menu System: 512pixels.net
","summary":"Marcin Wichary at Unsung:\n\n\"I’ve been emulating the Apple Lisa recently, and I was struck by how many of its UI strings were slightly or wholly different than what we’re used to.\n\nIt makes sense. Lisa came out in 1983 as Mac’s predecessor and really the first GUI that is directly linked to what we’r...","url":"https://512pixels.net/2026/06/lisa-menus/","date_published":"2026-06-11T14:05:00+00:00","author":{"name":"512 Pixels","url":"http://512pixels.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2F512px%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"512px"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 14:05","date_timestamp":1781186700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}