I’m feeling upbeat about returning to a more normal blogging schedule. It’s part of my life and I miss it when I’m off-grid for a long time. Of course, I kept my travel journal up-to-date, so writing was still a thing.
WSJ: Goldman Sachs wants to bail on Apple Card partnership after $1B loss, in talks with Amex
Goldman Sachs is in talks with American Express about transferring its Apple partnership
Could this be the needed change for Apple Card to come to Canada? It’s a long shot but who knows… As a reminder, American Express was the very first partner to bring Apple Pay to Canada. They had a six-month exclusivity deal with Apple at that time.
I’m trying out “Weather on the way” (App Store link) for today’s road. Interesting take on weather forecasts. Carrot Weather should add this feature! We’re leaving Marrakesh one day earlier because of 🥵🥵🥵
Thought of the moment: to those who think that AI will cause human extinction, we must fight against it, is the wrong way to tackle the debate. It is borderline demagoguery.
Long Day Spent Visiting The Big Medina of Fez
Date: June 21, 2023 at 5:54:55 PM GMT+1
Weather: 29°C Mostly Clear
Location: Derb Salaj, Fes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco
What a strange, busy, surprising place. Strangely, I didn’t take as many pictures as I could. I guess I was too busy looking around me, up, down, everywhere. 🤯
Visiting this Medina was like reliving the past, like going back in 800. Our guide told us that not that many things has changed since the early years. But man, everything is so coupled with the Islamic religion. I’m not used to that.
The Medina is a city in a city. You’ll find everything from food, clothes, and fake Apple gear (a lot). Oh, and, the young generation of sellers are all tied to their smartphone, all the time. I’m not sure this helps do good business. 🤔
Oh and boy we eat too much in Morocco.
When staying at a five star hotel equipped with a slow internet, you want to… 😡 sync your stuff, share photos but it takes like fovever.. 🤬 well, never mind. I shouldn’t complain. 🤦🏻♂️ But don’t expect any photos soon. Sorry. 🤷🏻♂️
Using Day One to document my trip in Morocco is so refreshing🥰. This app is so well designed and executed. Strangely enough, I rarely use Day One other than for peeking at past memories of my publications (automatically added through IFTTT automation with RSS feeds). I rarely add to my personal journal. That might change from now on.
Leaving Rabat
Date: June 18, 2023 at 7:28:55 AM GMT+1
Weather: 22°C Mostly Cloudy
Location: Rue Jamaa Mourino, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco
Great city. Many photo opportunities. Like this wall and door. Unprocessed image.
I’m really looking forward for this trip...
Date: June 16, 2023 at 8:05:30 PM EDT
Weather: 20°C Rain
Location: Aéroport International de Montréal-Trudeau, Dorval, QC, Canada
From a photography experience perspective… My backpack 🎒 is so heavy with this camera and “only” two lenses. My hope is to use my big camera as much as my iPhone, so that I don’t think that I brought this with me for nothing. 😜
Day One creator Paul Wayne, on Apple’s foray into journaling app:
Rather than seeing this as competition, we embrace Apple’s entry into digital journaling as a testament to its growing importance. This evolution is not just beneficial for Day One, but also for our valued users. Source: Apple’s Journal App and Day One’s Evolution
I applaud the positive attitude here. There is one thing that is missing from Day One: the capability to share a journal entry as a web page.