Computational photography raises some serious questions about the nature of reality, and how we represent it.
Phones and Tablets are killing the PC
Steve Jobs Was Right: Smartphones and Tablets Killed the P.C.:
Apple’s latest iPads are different. Not only can you get work done on them; in many ways they’re productivity dream machines. Today’s iPads are powered by custom-designed processors that are faster than the chips on some of the Macs Apple makes, and the iPad’s separately sold keyboard is better and more durable than the accursed, falling-apart mess of a keyboard that Apple is shipping on its much-maligned current line of laptops.
I know this isn’t true of everyone - but it’s true for some of us. I’ve spent the majority of the day working on my iPad, without even considering reaching for the MacBook Pro.
Some links that are worth your time - from the psychology of social media outrage, to a celebration of RSS…
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a 16” MacBook Pro - and they appear to have fixed the keyboard - by reverting to an older approach.
An interesting read for those interested in the psychology of social media:
BPS Research Digest: The Paradox Of Viral Outrage: Public Shaming Inspires Further Outrage — But Also Increases Sympathy For The Offender
I’ll be very sad if this proves to be true. I started becoming serious about photography once I had a Trip 35 as a schoolboy:
Rumor Claims Olympus will Shut Down Its Camera Division Within a Year
For those of you on devices that support it, and are in the right time zone, One Man & His Blog now supports dark mode…
Yo dawg we heard you like Moodle so we put some Moodle in your Moodle so you can Moodle while you Moodle.
How to fix your Twitter timeline using this one clever trick…
This is kind of awesome: turning old VHS cassettes into clothes…
I’ve been fiddling around with my Ghost templates, and now fixed it so that comments only show on members-only and subscribers-only posts once you are logged in. For example this post.
I love the idea of having conversations that are at least partially protected.
This is a wonderful read from a couple of years ago:
What Richard Dawkins could learn from Goldilocks and the Three Bears
As relevant as ever, I’d say.
Beautiful Remembrance service at Church of the Good Shepherd this morning. The two minutes’ silence with the waves crashing on the beach is always moving.
