# week episode (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover week episode. Page: Feed: --- ## [In the News](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/in-the-news842.html) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ Creating reminders in Apple’s Reminders app is easy: just tell Siri, something like “Hey Siri, remind me at 5pm on Tuesday to pick up my dry cleaning” or “Hey Siri, remind me to buy more milk.” But the Reminders app is not the best at actually reminding you. If you dismiss a notification by accident, ... Read more ## [China's Stranglehold On Metals Sees U.S. Companies Scrambling For Chinese Technology](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/chinas-stranglehold-on-metals-sees) _2026-08-20 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ Paul and Ken assess yet another example of how China is creating a further stranglehold over critical resources which are having a huge impact on critical sectors and companies in the U.S. ## [U.S. Desperate Measures In The U.S. Bond Markets To Prevent Collapse](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/us-desperate-measures-in-the-us-bond) _2026-08-19 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ Paul and Ken assess recent US Treasury Market developments and provide 20 fundamental reasons why there are now desperate measures to prevent market collapse and the implementation of QE to infinity. ## [Submit your questions for The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast](https://www.detroitbadboys.com/detroit-pistons-podcasts/50958/submit-your-questions-for-the-pindown-a-detroit-pistons-podcast) _2026-08-19 · Robbie Bettelon · Detroit Bad Boys_ Send in your questions now for this week’s episode of The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast to discuss everything Pistons. Submit your question in the comments section here or on Twitter to @TheRealWesD3 and/or @RobbieBettelon. If you’re on BlueSky, you can also send to @RobbieBettelon.bksy.social. Join us live on Thursday night as Wes and Robbie go through some thought experiments \[…\] ## [On The Sidelines S2E28: Takeaways from first Seahawks preseason game](https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-x2kuq5jt3dphu4lg) _2026-08-18 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_ Ethan, D Jack, and Chris breakdown the Seahawks' first preseason game, including Tyrice Knight standing out with more wanted from Jalen Milroe and George Holani. The guys also discuss the Sounders and Mariners both looking urgently for turnaround in their seasons. ## [Kate Lee: Can AI Replace Editors Like Me?](https://ftrain.com/aboard-podcast-kate-lee-can-ai-replace-editors-like-me) _2026-08-18 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ What would you do if your boss said he wanted your help to automate away your job? On this week’s episode, Paul and Rich are joined by Kate Lee, the editor in chief of the AI-related publication Every. Kate’s boss, Dan Shipper, has proposed just that: For the past few years, they’ve been building software to try to reliably automate major parts of the editorial process. At Every, writers and… ## [China Welcomes Europe Into Its Alternative Financial Architecture](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/china-welcomes-europe-into-its-alternative) _2026-08-17 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ Paul and Ken assess a recent financial development involving China and Europe which signals far more than meets the eye. ## [Review: Snap Grip Stand by ohsnap!](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/review-snap-grip-stand-by-ohsnap.html) _2026-08-17 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ It is always delightful to try a product and realize it is much better than you expected. That’s been my experience over the last few weeks as I have tried the Snap Grip Stand, a new $40 product from ohsnap! This small device attaches magnetically to the back of an iPhone and provides a grip ... Read more ## [The Pindown: Hangin’ with the Order of the Blazing Horse](https://www.detroitbadboys.com/detroit-pistons-podcasts/50948/the-pindown-hangin-with-the-order-of-the-blazing-horse) _2026-08-16 · Wes Davenport · Detroit Bad Boys_ Hey, who said that? And about who!? The guys are joined by Harry and Mickey from the Order of the Blazing Horse Podcast, and Robbie has a brand new game (that we may have stolen from our guests) for the group to play. It’s Who he talkin’ ‘bout? DBB Edition. In a fun bit of \[…\] ## [Why Are Southern Colleges So Popular?, The High School Class Profile, and The Role Of Test Scores In College Merit Aid](https://tatrweekly.substack.com/p/why-are-southern-colleges-so-popular) _2026-08-16 · Amy Seeley · Tests and the Rest Weekly_ Hello listeners! Listen to this week's episode and learn more about how interest in Southern colleges is on the rise. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9qIj0AXRmBDN) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Why The UK Made An Unexpected Decision With Respect To Ukraine War](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/why-the-uk-made-an-unexpected-decision) _2026-08-15 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ Paul and Ken assess recent surprising statements made by the UK and what the implications of these are in the context of the Ukraine war and the broader geopolitical context ## [Podcast episode 256: An Ultra Visible Crease 📂 A (Potential) Slow Roll on the 18, and A Useful Double-Tap Gesture 🤌](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/podcast-256.html) _2026-08-15 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ We are less than a month out from Apple s September product announcements, so Brett and I start this week s episode by talking about what could be announced. A foldable iPhone seems likely, and people are saying it will be called the iPhone Ultra. An iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max seem likely, but perhaps ... Read more ## [“Contentbeheerder” is much better job title than “Content Manager.” Once again the Dutch have beat u...](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3mt2wawhivs22) _2026-08-14 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ “Contentbeheerder” is much better job title than “Content Manager.” Once again the Dutch have beat us at words. To anglophone ears it's got a mix of: Herding things; buzzing bees; and comically-mispronounced beheading (“if you miss your deadline I will beherd you”) which makes it accurate. ## [I’m at work emailing people who downloaded a white paper, in order to introduce our company. I’m wor...](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3mt2vhvfxhs2f) _2026-08-14 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ I'm at work emailing people who downloaded a white paper, in order to introduce our company. I'm working through a tranche of publishers so I keep going to their websites and then end up buying books. I'm basically doing marketing backwards. ## [China Makes Major Announcement To Reshape Global Finance](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/china-makes-major-announcement-to) _2026-08-14 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ Paul and Ken assess recent announcements by both the Beijing government and the PBoC which have never been made so explicitly in the context of the ongoing global financial paradigm shift which is now upon us. ## [Week 32: Episode 2523](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/week-32-episode-2523) _2026-08-14 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ CHINA AND THE YUAN ## [Week 32: Episodes 2521 & 2522](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/week-32-episodes-2521-and-2522) _2026-08-14 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ AI INVESTIGATION ## [Week 32: Episodes 2519 & 2520](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/week-32-episodes-2519-and-2520) _2026-08-14 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ DEUTSCHE BANK AND CHINA ## [In the News](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/in-the-news841.html) _2026-08-14 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ Horace Dediu of Asymco wrote this week that one of the biggest innovations of the Apple Watch was user-replaceable watch bands. Do you ever change the band on your Apple Watch to dress it up (or down)? In a Wirecutter article, Haley Perry of the New York Times recommends five elegant Apple Watch bands that ... Read more ## [Pistons 2026-2027 Schedule Released](https://www.detroitbadboys.com/pistons-news/50943/pistons-2026-2027-schedule-released) _2026-08-13 · Justin Lambregtse · Detroit Bad Boys_ After a relatively quiet offseason for the Pistons and a pretty large Jalen Duren-sized elephant in the room yet to work itself out, it is time to generate some excitement with the release of the 2026-2027 schedule. We are now a couple months away from the return of NBA basketball! The biggest takeaway is that \[…\] ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FpfzXj4KJ7nu) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Northwest Weather Podcast S1E53: Western WA clogged with wildfire smoke](https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-ntt38bxp1vk1oiec) _2026-08-13 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_ On this week's episode of the Northwest Weather Podcast, FOX 13 meteorologists Brian MacMillan and Adam Gehrke talk about the lingering wildfire smoke that's polluting the air quality in Western Washington. They also discuss wildfires burning across Central and Eastern Washington, which are finally started to be contained. ## [Saudi Aramco Delivers Hammer Blow Statement With Regards To Oil Markets](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/saudi-aramco-delivers-hammer-blow) _2026-08-13 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ Paul and Ken assess a recent statement by Saudi Aramco on a conference call which presents a very different assessment of global oil markets than claims made by the U.S. ## [Procrastination: Skills to Overcome Fear of Failure and Anxiety](https://pdcn.co/e/http://www.toginet.com/podcasts/harvestinghappiness/HarvestingHappinessLIVE_2026-8-12.mp3?type=podpage) _2026-08-13 · Harvesting Happiness Podcasts_ Do you have a chronic procrastinator in your life that just can’t seem to finish their task list? It’s easy to write it off as pure laziness or a lack of drive, but procrastination isn’t a time-management problem. At its core, the fear of failure and discomfort triggers a deep sense of shame, causing people to hit the brakes before they even start. To move past the cycle, we have to understand… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/http://www.toginet.com/podcasts/harvestinghappiness/HarvestingHappinessLIVE_2026-8-12.mp3?type=podpage) ## [Wrote meta about Meta in the Aboard newsletter aboard.com/the-shapeshi...](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3msw3l52ahk2n) _2026-08-12 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ Wrote meta about Meta in the Aboard newsletter aboard.com/the-shapeshi... ## [Three Jalen Duren sign-and-trade possibilities](https://www.detroitbadboys.com/detroit-pistons-analysis/50935/three-jalen-duren-sign-and-trade-possibilities) _2026-08-12 · Robbie Bettelon · Detroit Bad Boys_ While we probably still have another month (at least) until we hear that Jalen Duren has signed a new contract with the Detroit Pistons, let’s entertain the idea of what a JD sign-and-trade could look like this late in the summer. A couple of caveats, first: Let us begin. Option #1 DET gets: Ryan Rollins \[…\] ## [On The Sidelines S2E27: Rock bottom for the Mariners?](https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-ipvm52ow0nhcowtu) _2026-08-11 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_ Ethan, Dante, and Chris breakdown the current state of the Mariners and recap the anniversary celebration weekend. They also preview the Seahawks preseason opener, discuss the team hosting Terrion Arnold for a visit, and re-evaluate their concern over Nick Emmanwori after he passed his physical Tuesday morning. ## [Takeaways from Why Are Southern Colleges So Popular?](https://tatrweekly.substack.com/p/takeaways-from-why-are-southern-colleges) _2026-08-11 · Mike Bergin · Tests and the Rest Weekly_ "Go west, young man," is out of fashion. ## [NBA Opening Night begins with a Detroit Pistons afternoon game](https://www.detroitbadboys.com/pistons-news/50921/nba-opening-night-begins-with-a-detroit-pistons-afternoon-game) _2026-08-11 · Sean Corp · Detroit Bad Boys_ NBA scheduling details are starting to trickle out, and it looks like the Detroit Pistons will be kicking off the season in a big way — by playing in the first game of the season league-wide as part of an opening night triple-header. Detroit is set to face off against the Boston Celtics in an \[…\] ## [Why Is It So Hard To Ship With AI?](https://ftrain.com/aboard-podcast-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ship-with-ai) _2026-08-11 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ AI has radically changed the way software is built—so why aren’t we seeing a glut of cool new products as a result? On this week’s episode, Paul and Rich browse recent app-related headlines and product announcements, searching for anything that isn’t AI-infrastructure related: What are people actually building on top of LLMs these days? (Spoiler: Not much.) They then attempt to diagnose what’s… ## [How To Define a Dream School, A Scientific Approach To Test Taking, and Should I Apply Early Decision Or Early Action?](https://tatrweekly.substack.com/p/how-to-define-a-dream-school-a-scientific) _2026-08-09 · Amy Seeley · Tests and the Rest Weekly_ Hello listeners! Listen to this week's episode and learn more about how students and families need to reevaluate how they determine what a dream school is. ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QcpE2onrKKrt) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [worst chili peppers album ever](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3mslqv3qnt225) _2026-08-08 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ worst chili peppers album ever Alt Text: A small gas station named “Mobilubrication” ## [Podcast episode 255: Apple BoatPlay ⛵️ Border Patrol Passwords and Lasso’ing the Moon🌛](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/podcast-255.html) _2026-08-08 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ We are now just one month away from 9/9, the date when I predict Apple will debut the 2026 version of the iPhone, and Brett and I start this week s episode of the podcast by discussing why I predicted that date for this year, as well as my predictions for the next few years. We ... Read more ## [Week 31: Episode 2518](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/week-31-episode-2518) _2026-08-07 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ SAUDI, PAKISTAN AND TURKEY ## [U.S. Is Now Terrified That China Is Becoming The Hegemonic Power](https://thesiriusreport.substack.com/p/us-is-now-terrified-that-china-is) _2026-08-07 · The Sirius Report · The Sirius Report_ The US is now suffering from the proverbial sleepless nights as it sees developments in China with regards to their domestic and international financial markets undermine its hegemony to the point of ending it, in relatively short order. ## [The Pindown: “If, Then” with Sean Murphy](https://www.detroitbadboys.com/detroit-pistons-podcasts/50904/the-pindown-if-then-with-sean-murphy) _2026-08-07 · Robbie Bettelon · Detroit Bad Boys_ The guys bring on Sean Murphy from the From Half Court podcast, and they play “If, Then” with different predicted scenarios by the end of the season. Play along by leaving your suggestions in the comments! We’ve got you covered for all this and more in this week’s episode! You can watch the entire episode \[…\] ## [In the News](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/in-the-news840.html) _2026-08-07 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ Are you ready for a new iPhone? Two years ago, I predicted that Apple would announce the 2026 iPhone on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. My prediction was based on Apple s pattern for selecting the date for iPhone announcements since 2013. This week, Andrew Orr of AppleInsider reported that, based on an internal memo seen by ... Read more ## [Person inventing the bread slicer: “This is superb. This is the best thing since...I actually can’t ...](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3msggvrttrs2t) _2026-08-06 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ Person inventing the bread slicer: “This is superb. This is the best thing since...I actually can't think of anything else.” Toaster creator: “You absolute AMATEUR.” ## [LGBTQ+ Kids: Gender Identity and Well-Being](https://pdcn.co/e/http://www.toginet.com/podcasts/harvestinghappiness/HarvestingHappinessLIVE_2026-8-05.mp3?type=podpage) _2026-08-06 · Harvesting Happiness Podcasts_ \*This episode explores human sexuality and is intended for mature listeners. As the percentage of young people openly identifying as LGBTQ+ continues to rise, social media has become a vital catalyst for empowering youth who previously did not feel safe expressing who they are. Still, being seen is only the first step toward true acceptance. How can society shift the narrative from bullying to… [Listen](https://pdcn.co/e/http://www.toginet.com/podcasts/harvestinghappiness/HarvestingHappinessLIVE_2026-8-05.mp3?type=podpage) ## [In our workplace newsletter I was permitted to write about how the new AI, LLM, might be a trojan ho...](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3mseilewsfs2i) _2026-08-05 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ In our workplace newsletter I was permitted to write about how the new AI, LLM, might be a trojan horse filled with the old AI, RDF triplestores. aboard.com/triple-threat/ Triple Threat: Has the new AI made the old AI relevant again? Semantic Web friends, we did it. ## [Museum/library/metadata peeps—we’re doing an “AI Comes to the Museum” event at our office in NYC Aug...](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3mseg5ws5cs2c) _2026-08-05 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ Museum/library/metadata peeps—we're doing an “AI Comes to the Museum” event at our office in NYC August 18—nice folks and snacks, all talking about: The cultural commons, approaching things carefully, projects that work, things to watch out for, subjects of that nature. luma.com/aboard-77hq ## [Northwest Weather Podcast S1E52: Where there's smoke, there's fire!](https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-ohm8b193wabjuki6) _2026-08-05 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_ On this week's episode of the Northwest Weather Podcast, FOX 13 meteorologists Brian MacMillan and Adam Gehrke talk about the wildfires raging in Central and Eastern Washington this week, which have destroyed homes and forced thousands to evacuate. Smoke from these fires has also covered the entire state, choking up the air as far west as Seattle. ## [Detroit Pistons: A failed offseason by design](https://www.detroitbadboys.com/detroit-pistons-analysis/50893/detroit-pistons-a-failed-offseason-by-design) _2026-08-05 · Sean Corp · Detroit Bad Boys_ In my head and my heart are three fundamental truths about the Detroit Pistons’ offseason. One, they made a series of good moves and are likely a better team than the one that won 60 games a season ago. The second truth is that the offseason was a failure. The final truth is that failure \[…\] ## [On the Sidelines S2E26: Mariners' trade deadline review](https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-qgzlcih379vygr2s) _2026-08-04 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_ Ethan and D Jack are joined by Chief Meteorologist Brian MacMillan to breakdown the Mariners' trade deadline moves and preview the Seahawks' 2026 season. ## [Takeaways from How To Define a Dream School](https://tatrweekly.substack.com/p/takeaways-from-how-to-define-a-dream) _2026-08-04 · Mike Bergin · Tests and the Rest Weekly_ The dream is in the details ## [Tricia Wang: Verification and Trust in the AI Era](https://ftrain.com/aboard-podcast-tricia-wang-verification-and-trust-in-the-ai-era) _2026-08-04 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ “Verification cannot belong to the verified.” On this week’s episode, Paul is solo in the host chair as he sits down with longtime tech researcher Tricia Wang, the co-founder and CEO of the Advanced AI Society. Verifying AI, she explains, is far more complicated than simply dealing with hallucinations; in a world where AI is operating at a massive scale, how can we trust the outputs—or the people… ## [Does the 1Password Travel Mode feature violate federal law?](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/1password-travel-mode-federal-law.html) _2026-08-04 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ I ve previously discussed the difficult situation that you can face when you cross the border into the United States with an iPhone or other electronic device, especially if you are an attorney. A recent news item in the New York Times has me thinking about this again. Adeel Hassan of the New York Times reports ... Read more ## [oh gas town didn’t work you say yegge.ai/essays/the-s...](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3ms72wb7sgc2y) _2026-08-03 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ oh gas town didn't work you say yegge.ai/essays/the-s... ## [Apple 2026 fiscal third quarter — the iPhone and iPad angle](https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/apple-2026-q3.html) _2026-08-03 · Jeff Richardson · iPhone J.D._ A few days ago, Apple released the results for its 2026 fiscal third quarter (which ran from March 29, 2026, to June 27, 2026) and held a call with analysts to discuss the results. Apple s fiscal third quarter is usually a less interesting quarter for Apple—it s not like we often see interesting new products released ... Read more ## [I kicked over a hornet’s nest today and can confirm that expression is spot on.](https://ftrain.com/bsky-3ms5fvs3ssc22) _2026-08-03 · ford@ftrain.com (Paul Ford) · Ftrain.com_ I kicked over a hornet’s nest today and can confirm that expression is spot on. ## [Why College Flash Isn’t Fit, EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: July 2026, and ACT Score Review and Validation](https://tatrweekly.substack.com/p/why-college-flash-isnt-fit-extemp) _2026-08-02 · Amy Seeley · Tests and the Rest Weekly_ Hello listeners! Listen to this week's episode and learn more about how students need to manage finding the perfect "partner" in the college admissions process.