Jared

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The benefits of this transition were clear to us, but at what cost?

Jason argues it was high.

I tend to agree, but the pendulum is starting to swing in the other direction.

Quote, new paradigms are emerging for the first time since mobile.

VR is no longer experimental.

Early AR is starting to reach consumers.

Meta shipped a wearable that normal people use thanks to a clever Ray-Ban partnership and associated equity stake.

3D printers have become real household products.

Wearables are diversifying.

Smart rings, over-the-counter glucose monitors, connected beds, end quote.

Jason says he acquired more new devices in 2025 than in the previous five years combined, and 2026 is off to a hot start too.

Quote, we'll never truly recreate the late 80s or mid 90s.

SaaS, subscription pricing, and centralized platforms are here to stay.

But this feels like the beginning of another golden era, one defined less by consolidation and more by variety, personality, and choice.

Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored hackers.

Notepad++ author Don Ho shares some bad news.

Quote, following the security disclosure published in the version 8.8.9 announcement, the investigation has continued in collaboration with external experts and with the full involvement of my now former shared hosting provider.

According to the analysis provided by the security experts, the attack involved infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad++.org.

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