A friend of mine has created a fun iOS game that’s a clever take on the swipe-to-match genre. I’ve been playing it for a number of weeks now and it’s become my go-to game when I “have a minute to myself”, if you know what I mean.

You’re the character on the left, your enemies come in from the right. Swipe to match different tiles to cast different spells that damage, knock back or otherwise stop your enemies from murdering you dead. When you accumulate enough points you can get new casters who throw different kinds of spells. I suggest getting the Necromancer first.

The game is free to download with in-app purchases but they’re not in your face. Yes, the owner of Anomaly Labs is a friend of mine so I’m up to my ass in free steaks (actually, I think it was just the one) and that gin he bought me for my birthday. Also, my wife is taking care of their cats. It’s quid pro quo all over the place here. Regardless, it’s a fun game that’s held my attention for a while now so I honestly recommend it.

Which is a relief, really. I don’t know what I would have done if he’d made a piece of crap.

Wired‘s David Pierce reports on Google’s new OnHub WiFi router:

“We’re actually really proud of the work we’ve done around making sure OnHub is a trustworthy and secure member of your family,” [Google product manager Trond Wuellner] says. “We’ve drawn a very strong, hard and fast line around inspecting any information or websites about the content you’re looking at in your home.” There are settings in the app, too, that users can toggle on and off to determine what data is being shared.

Oh, there are settings that control what data is shared with Google. Well, then, that…

Wait, why would any data be shared with the maker of your router? Is that a thing we’re doing now? If so, let’s not do that particular thing anymore.

(Via Six Colors.)

On this week’s episode of The Rebound,  I plan the perfect crime: One that uses Dan’s thumb. First, I just have to get him to convert to an HTC phone.

This week on America’s most stoned dadcast, we talk about druuuuuugs.

Benedict Evans, talking about Apple Watch sales figures,  touches on the duality of the Apple Watch:

Reading the Watch’s launch reviews, I sometimes got the sense that the tech press was writing about it as though the luxury goods industry didn’t exist and that the luxury press was writing as though technology didn’t exist: no-one spends money on things because they’re just nice and no-one buys things that don’t last forever.

Some people do not like the Apple Watch. But a lot of people do. It isn’t selling as well as analysts predicted it would. But it’s selling better than the iPod, iPhone and iPad did at this point in their lifecycle and far better than other smartwatches. It’s a bit of a Rorschach’s cat.

Jared Newman, writing for Macworld:

CurrentC, the mobile payments solution backed by big retailers such as Target, Walmart, and Best Buy, might not launch this year after all, and some member stores are now throwing their support behind Apple Pay.

Hang on, gotta find an article saying CurrentC would beat Apple P-HERE YOU GO.

And another.

Then there’s this one.

Writing for MacStories, Graham Spencer uses the historical pattern to try to predict what Apple’s new iPhone lineup will look like this year. He thinks a 4-inch 6c is unlikely and, sadly, I agree.

At the same time, if the new top-of-the-line iPhones have taptic screens, I’m probably less likely to buy a 4-inch model with last year’s internals than I’ve been saying I am anyway.

The Verge:

In a blog post today,

They picked Alphabet because Weyland Yutani was already taken.

The BBC:

Four experts from security company FireEye found the HTC One Max stored fingerprint data in an image file that was simple to decode.

I may not be a security expert but…

We got free podcasting underwear. And it is awesome.

We also talk about fatherhood or something.