Review
Love it
The Framework Laptop 16 is almost the machine I've wanted for a decade
The hinge is too loose. The speakers are thin. The idea is still the best one in the industry.
Issue 047 · Spring 2026 live
Feature · No. 47
The Alienware Area 51 review: dude, I got a Dell
Pre-built. Five grand. Worth every dollar — and here's what's wrong with it.
Product photography · The Alienware Area 51 review: dude · Matt
Essay
The quiet renaissance of local-first software
A generation of developers is rebuilding the cloud apps we use every day — smaller, faster, and on your own machine.
Opinion
Mixed bag
Notion is getting slower, and nobody at Notion wants to say it
Seven years in, the tool that promised to be your 'all-in-one workspace' is starting to feel like four apps in a trenchcoat.
Field Notes
Skip it
I bought a smart ring for the vibes. It ruined my sleep.
A week with the Oura Ring 4 taught me more about placebo effects than it did about my own body.
Deep Read
Mixed bag
Why Apple's Vision Pro is a brilliant prototype for a product nobody asked for
A year in, the most interesting thing about Apple's headset isn't the hardware. It's what Apple is learning from us wearing it.
Interview
"The best software feels like a tool, not an app": a conversation
We sat down with a software engineer who's shipped at Apple, Adobe, and three startups you haven't heard of.
MATT →
All serif, all business. Very on-brand for you, bro. Flip the switch up top ↖
cover tag · pc verdict · love confidence 0.89 auto-indexed 14m
The Alienware Area 51 review: dude, I got a Dell
Pre-built. Five grand. Worth every dollar — and here's what's wrong with it.
author
matt
read
4 min
published
Apr 23
verdict
LOVE
MICHAEL →
Matt, I don't know what "ctx 87%" means and I'm not going to ask.
Review
sig.0.72 · cat.matt
Love it
The Framework Laptop 16 is almost the machine I've wanted for a decade
The hinge is too loose. The speakers are thin. The idea is still the best one in the industry.
Essay
sig.0.75 · cat.michael
The quiet renaissance of local-first software
A generation of developers is rebuilding the cloud apps we use every day — smaller, faster, and on your own machine.
Opinion
sig.0.78 · cat.matt
Mixed bag
Notion is getting slower, and nobody at Notion wants to say it
Seven years in, the tool that promised to be your 'all-in-one workspace' is starting to feel like four apps in a trenchcoat.
Field Notes
sig.0.81 · cat.michael
Skip it
I bought a smart ring for the vibes. It ruined my sleep.
A week with the Oura Ring 4 taught me more about placebo effects than it did about my own body.
Deep Read
sig.0.84 · cat.matt
Mixed bag
Why Apple's Vision Pro is a brilliant prototype for a product nobody asked for
A year in, the most interesting thing about Apple's headset isn't the hardware. It's what Apple is learning from us wearing it.
Interview
sig.0.87 · cat.michael
"The best software feels like a tool, not an app": a conversation
We sat down with a software engineer who's shipped at Apple, Adobe, and three startups you haven't heard of.
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