Ah yes, the annual tradition of weighing the pros and cons of installing the wildly unstable iOS beta on my daily driver only to inevitably “just give it a shot” and regret it 10 minutes later.

Joe Quesada leaving Marvel Comics after 20+ years

It’s been one hell of a ride, and I’m proud to have been a part of
Marvel’s rags to riches story and satisfied that I accomplished the job I
was hired to do twenty-two years ago (seriously, where did the time
go?).

Joe Quesada on Twitter

I have a bit of a sentimental attachment to Quesada’s work since he was running things at Marvel when I got back into comics in 2005.

While I wasn’t a fan of all his ideas, I appreciated many things he did during his tenure like launching the Ultimate line, green-lighting events like Civil War, Secret Invasion, and Siege to name a few, and reverting long-running books to legacy numbering.

Best of luck, Joe.

“New information is an invitation to question old opinions. The faster you are to recognize your mistakes, the less wrong you become.”

Adam Grant

RIP George Pérez

Scarlet Witch by George Pérez

I had the pleasure of meeting George Pérez at our local comic convention back in 2012. George was one of the friendliest, most professional people I’ve ever met at a show, and he loved the opportunity to revisit the Scarlet Witch in a sketch for my wife. We have this drawing hanging on our living room wall today.

Rest In Peace, George. You will be missed.

My old black Apple keyboard has served me well but the high-traffic keys aren’t holding up anymore. Weighing my options and considering how much use it gets, I decided to switch to the Keychron K2, which arrives today.

“Ship when it’s useful, not when it’s done.”

Shawn Blanc

I really enjoyed the first issue of Bolero, which came out this week from Image. The setup reminds of Infinite Vacation, another great book from Image, and I’m interested to see where they go with it.

Livestreaming is a job

It’s understandable that these streamers aren’t particularly mad—with rough subscriber counts easily accessible and most viewers already being aware of their wealth, there’s not exactly much for them to be angry about.

Mollie Taylor, PC Gamer

I haven’t heard of many creators upset about this news but some viewers seem to have taken issue with finding out how much their favourite creators make, despite estimates of these amounts being available for years via sub counts.

While many think of content creators as people just having fun, playing games on stream, the reality is that they do this to make a living and pay the bills. They’re essentially businesses, with mod teams, designers, editors, etc that we support by watching, subscribing to, donating to, etc.

It seems a little backwards to be upset when we find out we’ve helped make them financially successful, no?

If the pandemic has taught us anything about work, it’s that employees should be able to do their jobs wherever they feel most productive, including at home. Remote jobs are here to stay. Companies that aren’t willing to face that, even in a hybrid capacity, are setting themselves up for longterm failure.

The M1 Macs

I chatted with one Apple employee who’d been using this hardware for months, and after it was unveiled, his daughter texted him to ask if the new MacBooks were faster than hers. “Much” was his one-word response. Then he texted again: “Much much.”

John Gruber, Daring Fireball