Across my twitter stream recently came the following casual missive: Facebook almost seem to make a point of making their app worse & worse with each “update”. – curlydena Just a regular user of Facebook (I assume) making a very relevant observation. I don’t follow curlydena (but i think i’d like to drink with her); … Read more
I was listing to one of my regular podcasts on Saturday: 60-Second Science from Scientific American. [iTunes] This particular snippet of science in the news was titled Box Jellyfish Eyes Aim at the Trees. It seems that box jellyfish have 24 eyes, and four of them point above the water’s surface. They use those four … Read more
I was working outside at 3622 Main this week, on a ladder, painting the trim on the windows I’ve been putting in. I caught something out of the corner of my eye, a stalk on top of a car. I initially suspected it was an art car, so glanced that way to see which one. … Read more
The New York Times was a bullet point in the iPad introduction. The application they had already developed looked quite nice from a cursory glance, particularly with its lack of advertising. The Apple Gazette recently discussed the pricing conundrum they are having at NYT. There have also been rumors that most of the Times’ content … Read more
Vizzini (played by PC World): Inconceivable. Inigo Montoya (played by Apple Insider): You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means. When some people (like PC World) come up with lists of “What iPhone OS 4.0 Needs” they often lists items that are not thought about from a … Read more
Dwight Silverman recently provided a large number of “improvements” he feels are necessary for the next version of the iPhone. Here are my opinions on his thoughts: A better camera: A 3 megapixel to 5 upgraded seems a minimal upgrade that should be expected. If it does include a better camera, it should also provide … Read more