Hi,
friends!
Welcome
to
Installer
No.
27,
your
guide
to
the
best
and
Verge-iest
stuff
in
the
world.
(If
you’re
new
here,
hello,
you’re
awesome,
and
also,
you
can
read
all
the
old
editions
at
the
Installer
homepage.
Oh,
and
send
me
some
recommendations!
The
more
the
merrier!)
This
week,
I’ve
been
playing
Assassin’s
Creed
Nexus
on
the
Quest
3,
reading
about
obsessive
ramen
makers
and
Noah
Kahan’s
journey
to
TikTok
superstardom,
finally
watching
Dune
so
I
can
be
ready
to
see
the
sequel,
also
finally
watching
Patriot,
and
trying
desperately
to
learn
to
make
crispy
Brussels
sprouts.
I
also
have
for
you
a
mega-viral
new
camera,
a
better
way
to
manage
your
smart
home,
a
new
book
about
Twitter,
and
a
whole
bunch
of
awesome
games
to
play
this
weekend.
And
I
have
a
question.
What’s
your
favorite
food-related
stuff
on
the
internet?
I’m
talking
recipe
apps,
cooking
blogs,
creators
you
like,
shows
you
can’t
get
enough
of,
those
silly
people
who
exclusively
cook
rage-baitingly
bad
stuff,
anything.
We’re
going
to
do
a
whole
food-internet
issue
here
in
the
next
few
weeks,
and
I
want
to
know
everything
you
like.
(Thanks
to
Michael
for
suggesting
this,
too.
This’ll
be
super
fun!)
(As
always,
the
best
part
of
Installer
is
your
ideas
and
tips.
What
are
you
reading,
playing,
watching,
charging,
transmogrifying,
or
building
right
now?
Tell
me
everything:
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A
weekly
newsletter
by
David
Pierce
designed
to
tell
you
everything
you
need
to
download,
watch,
read,
listen
to,
and
explore
that
fits
in
The
Verge’s
universe.
The
Drop
Balatro.
Roughly
two-thirds
of
the
internet
appears
to
be
into
this
game
right
now:
a
poker
roguelike
game
in
which
you
use
special
cards
to
upgrade
your
hands
and
build
your
deck
to
solve
puzzles.
It’s
complex
and
delightful.
(This
was
by
far
the
most
popular
recommendation
this
week
—
thanks
to
everyone
who
sent
it
in!)
The
Fujifilm
X100VI.
The
sequel
to
the
internet’s
favorite
camera
is
here,
and
it
is
gorgeous.
(Obviously.)
The
big
news
this
year
seems
to
be
that
you
might
actually
be
able
to
get
your
hands
on
one
— and
the
early
reviews
seem
to
say
it’s
as
good
and
fun
as
ever.
Elle
Cordova.
I
have
sent
Cordova’s
“
Inventions
hanging
out”
video
to
approximately
half
the
people
I
know
this
week.
You
might
have
seen
their
“
Fonts
hanging
out”
series,
too.
This
is
my
kind
of
comedy.
The
Amazon
Echo
Hub.
It’s
so
telling
to
me
that
this
even
needs
to
exist:
a
$180
dedicated
device
for
controlling
all
the
stuff
in
your
smart
home
that
doesn’t
require
you
to
constantly
unlock
your
phone
or
yell
at
a
voice
assistant.
Buttons!
Single-purpose
devices!
You
love
to
see
it!
ButterDocs.
I
am
so
into
this:
a
Google
Docs-like
collaborative
writing
app
that
also
has
a
bunch
of
really
useful
outlining
and
notes-app-style
features
like
backlinking?
Yes
please.
$100
per
user
per
year
is…
a
lot,
but
there
are
some
really
cool
ideas
in
this
app.
Formula
1:
Drive
to
Survive
season
6.
If
you
like
racing,
you
already
watch
this
show.
But
even
if
you
don’t
care
about
F1
or
cars
or
racing,
the
sheer
human
drama
here
is
just
spectacular
(and
at
least…
mostly
real).
And
if
you
watch
it
and
get
super
into
F1
like
I
did,
hit
me
up.
Let’s
talk
McLaren.
Battle
for
the
Bird.
More
Twitter
books!
This
one
is
a
great
companion
to
Zoë
Schiffer’s
Extremely
Hardcore.
Kurt
Wagner
has
tons
of
Elon
Musk
drama,
of
course,
but
also
spends
a
lot
of
time
on
the
pre-Musk
era
at
Twitter,
particularly
Jack
Dorsey’s
deeply
weird
leadership
style
and
legacy.
There’s
some
overlap
between
the
two
books,
but
I’ve
been
enjoying
both.
Share
Spatial
Everything.
A
crowdsourced
database
of
spatial
video
and
panoramas
to
give
Vision
Pro
and
Quest
3
users
cool
stuff
to
watch
and
look
at.
It’s
like
scrolling
through
a
travel-heavy
Instagram
feed,
but
all
the
pictures
are
humongous.
Sonos
co-founder
John
MacFarlane
on
How
I
Built
This.
Sonos
is
such
a
weird
company
—
it’s
based
in
a
beachy
town
in
California,
has
resisted
so
many
of
the
normal
trappings
of
tech
companies,
and
just
kept
chugging
along.
But
there’s
still
a
ton
of
drama,
a
lot
of
it
unresolved,
in
this
story.
(I’m
also
digging
HIBT’s
new
AI
series
so
far.)
Signal
usernames.
Signal
is
trying
to
move
past
the
phone
number,
because
phone
numbers
are
both
incredibly
useful
and
incredibly
problematic
things
to
use
as
usernames.
You
have
to
download
the
beta
to
get
a
username
for
now,
but
you
should!
And
hit
me
up:
I’m
davidpierce.11.
Screen
share
Francesco
D’Alessio
might
be
the
only
person
on
the
planet
who
has
used
more
productivity
apps
than
I
have.
He
has
a
website,
Tool
Finder,
dedicated
to
the
best
of
them
and
is
perpetually
reviewing
new
stuff
on
the
Keep
Productive
YouTube
channel
as
well.
I
asked
Francesco
to
share
his
homescreen
because,
in
part,
I
wanted
to
see
if
he
uses
a
nutty
number
of
to-do
list
apps.
(Alas.)
I
also
wanted
to
see
what
had
actually
stuck
for
him;
when
you’re
using
new
stuff
all
the
time,
it’s
a
big
deal
when
something
actually
manages
to
become
a
part
of
your
life
and
routine.
So
anything
on
Francesco’s
homescreen
had
to
really
earn
its
slot.
Here’s
Francesco’s
homescreen,
plus
some
info
on
the
apps
he
uses
and
why:
The
phone:
iPhone
15
Pro.
The
wallpaper:
A
picture
of
my
wife
and
little
ones,
blurred,
as
I
review
a
lot
of
productivity
apps.
The
apps:
Spotify,
Camera,
Amazon,
Apple
Health,
Huckleberry,
Whoop,
Messages,
Todoist.
People
expect
me
to
have
every
single
productivity
app.
I’ve
reviewed
over
750
in
the
last
10
years.
I
use
very
little.
I
think
people
think
the
car
salesman
sometimes
drives
all
the
cars.
I
do,
but
I
keep
to
a
basic
few.
That’s
really
the
key
to
productivity
apps.
Huckleberry
is
a
genius
app
my
wife
and
I
use
to
manage
our
6-month-old
— we
used
it
with
our
now
four-year-old
to
manage
sleep,
nap
predictions,
feeding
patterns.
As
new
parents,
we
were
tired
and
shared
the
load,
so
it
was
nice
not
having
to
wake
each
other
up
each
time
we
do
feeds,
etc.
and
seeing
it
all
in
one
spot.
This
is
as
hacky
as
I
get
as
a
parent.
Lifesaver.
I
used
Whoop
for
two
years,
then
had
a
one-year
break,
and
now
am
back
on
again
using
it.
The
impact
it
has
when
you
know
how
your
body
is
working
in
the
background
is
insane.
I
use
it
daily
to
really
pinpoint
how
to
improve
routines,
sleep
quality,
and
track
new
habits.
This
is
my
ultimate
productivity
app.
Todoist:
I’ve
been
using
it
for
10-plus
years
now.
Ideas,
thoughts,
links
get
saved
here
into
one
base.
Just
a
special
place
for
me
to
constantly
manage
workload.
I
also
asked
Francesco
to
share
a
few
things
he’s
into
right
now.
Here’s
what
he
sent
back:
The
Money
Lab.
Love
this
podcast.
Matt
[Giovanisci]
is
back
with
talking
about
his
business
and
the
business
of
marketing.
Very
interesting.
Models
of
Ferraris.
I
started
a
collection
of
model
Ferrari
F1
cars
from
over
the
years,
some
from
the
1950s
to
1980s.
I’ve
started
to
get
a
nice
collection.
Weight
training.
My
co-founder
at
Tool
Finder
taught
me
how
to
lift
weights,
and
ever
since,
I
actually
do
this
routinely
two
to
three
times
a
week,
so
great
to
see
progress.
Sleep.
I
enjoy
this
a
lot.
Just
getting
used
to
it
with
two
little
ones
now.
Crowdsourced
Here’s
what
the
Installer
community
is
into
this
week.
I
want
to
know
what
you’re
into
right
now
as
well!
Email
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message
+1
203-570-8663
with
your
recommendations
for
anything
and
everything,
and
we’ll
feature
some
of
our
favorites
here
every
week.
“Pocket
Card
Jockey
on
the
Nintendo
Switch
is
one
of
the
best
versions
of
solitaire.”
– Steve
“99%
Invisible
has
a
deep
dive
podcast
on
The
Power
Broker
with
a
new
episode
out
each
month.
It’s
a
biography
on
Robert
Moses,
‘the
man
who
built
New
York,’
doubling
as
an
interesting
look
into
why
the
city
is
as
it
is.
The
intro
episode
features
Conan
O’Brien.”
– David
“I
am
coming
up
on
my
600th
consecutive
day
where
I
play
a
round
or
two
of
It’s
Literally
Just
Mowing.
Yes,
I
am
in
my
50s.”
–
Jeff
“Street
Fighter
6
is
on
sale,
and
I
bought
it
because
it
has
a
new
control
scheme
that
feels
more
like
Smash
Bros.
with
standardized
movesets
so
you
don’t
have
to
learn
individual
combos.
I
don’t
think
you
can
use
every
special
move
this
way,
but
it’s
a
way
easier
on-ramp
since
I
haven’t
played
since
SF
II.”
– Ian
“That
Borderlands
trailer…”
–
Matt
“Been
going
old
school
lately
with
Fruit
Ninja.
The
difference
between
the
free
version
on
my
kid’s
Fire
tablet
and
the
Classic
Plus
version
in
Apple
Arcade
is
amazingly
stark.
No
ads,
no
pushing
in-game
currency,
nothing
but
PLAYING
THE
GAME.
REVOLUTIONARY.”
– Martin
“This
week
on
the
pod,
you
made
a
comment
about
smart
watches
only
ever
being
a
giant
computer
on
your
wrist
— which
I
completely
agree
with.
Although
Garmin
has
one
(the
Vivomove
Trend)
in
their
current
lineup
that
looks
really
nice!
I
really
like
how
they
integrate
the
LCD
with
the
watch.”
– Daniel
“A
new
season
of
a
UK
quiz
show
called
The
1%
Club
started
up,
and
it
tests
your
logic
skills
with
puzzles
and
abstract
thinking.
Really
fun
show!”
– Bob
“Everyone
has
a
week
to
play
(or
replay)
the
Final
Fantasy
VII
remake
before
the
new
one
comes
out.”
–
Andrew
Signing
off
Apple
launched
a
new
app,
Apple
Sports,
this
week,
which
I
find
completely
fascinating.
It’s
either
a
simple
thing
with
a
good
idea
—
just
tell
me
the
score
of
the
game
and
let
me
move
on
with
my
life
—
or
a
signal
that
Apple
is
ready
to
get
really
deep
into
the
sports
world.
And
maybe
the
betting
world.
But
we’ll
see
where
it
goes.
Right
now,
though,
Apple
Sports
is
missing
a
lot
of
stuff.
Which
gives
me
a
good
excuse
to
tell
you
about
my
favorite
“just
tell
me
the
score”
thing:
Plain
Text
Sports.
It
is
ultra-simple,
blisteringly
fast,
shows
scores
and
stats
from
all
over,
and
leaves
you
alone.
I
have
it
bookmarked
on
every
device
everywhere
(always
in
dark
mode),
and
I
can’t
recommend
it
enough.
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