Weeknotes #336

Apple dramatically increased their prices (John Gruber has a nice table). There haven’t been increases yet on iPhones but given new Pro models are set to be announced in September, you’d have to assume they’ll be price increases then, too. I was still debating internally whether I would upgrade to the new models or wait for a refurbished orange iPhone 17 Pro in February of next year. Depending on that price hike (and assuming it doesn’t apply to refurbished models), February is looking increasingly likely. …and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. On Tuesday evening I played basketball for the first time in… look, it’s literally been so long that I no longer remember. I have a vague recollection of going once or twice to somewhere in Kita-ku after we moved to Tokyo. I think it would have been while we were still living in Bunkyō-ku so let’s say that it’s been at least 10 years. I am pleased to report that, despite my fears, I did not tear any…