The screenshots look so much better without Aero; I like the flat look. A lot. I still think the ribbon interface is overwhelming, but Microsoft seems to be making a lot of really smart decisions regarding the design of Windows 8.
Anderson’s Scientology(ish) movie. One of the best trailers I’ve seen in a long time. I could just watch it over and over.
“…the public does not own the movies they buy on DVDs. They own the license to play it on a DVD.”
Jesus, I hate the fucking MPAA.
A trick best attempted before drinking.
What a fantastic way to put it. I think this hints at a key idea that blocks religious people from understanding atheists: many religious people suspect that without a god the universe would be banal and boring. But for an atheist, the absence of a god makes our world infinitely more interesting and special.
Funny, they can track and store all of your movements across the web, but can’t recall tweets more than a few months old.
via Daring Fireball
I think Lipton really nails the laughter problem. It feels like the fake laughs do more harm than good if you can’t pull them off. The stress of trying to remember what he’s supposed to believe at any given moment and trying not to contradict himself has wound him impossibly tightly. Part of the consequence of being a moderately smart guy is that he’s self-aware of the gymnastics he’s trying to do to make himself palatable to the parts of the Republican base he feels will be essential to winning the election.
Remember this next time you go to the polls.
Really great perspective from Andrew Sullivan. Lots of work left to be done, but this is progress.
Glenn A. Britt, the company’s chief executive, said in a group interview on Friday that the challenge for digital video was that there was no simple way to get Internet-based video onto the television screen. He wasn’t familiar with AirPlay. “I’m not sure I know what AirPlay is,” he said, though he noted that he was an enthusiastic Apple customer. “Today we want to be on every screen. Today it’s a little bit clunky to get programming from the Internet onto the TV — not so hard to get it on your iPad. What’s hard is the plumbing, what wires do you connect, what device do you use. So the current Apple TV, the little thing, the hockey puck, really doesn’t do anything to help enable you to get Internet material on your TV.”I wish this was surprising. via Daring Fireball
[…] and the best way to wish someone happy birthday without feeling like an exclamatory fool!So true. I tried hard not to post it, but, well, here it is.
So cool. Shaq, if I ever see you out somewhere, you’re getting a big hug.
I feel like some strange force has worked over the last couple weeks to endear Stephen King to me. Will he go for the trifecta?
In all seriousness, though, I frequently find myself making a very similar argument (though not from the same place of notable wealth). I think everyone should feel obliged to ensure that at least the fundamental opportunity they received is extended to all Americans.
Adam Davidson goes long reporting in the New York Times on Edward Conard.
Fabulous work, and in particular a far-too-infrequent example of honest, strong reporting. It’s not perfect, but he manages to dispense with so much of the customary phoney balance while still demonstrating that he can treat his subject quite fairly in its absence. It’s writing that respects its reader.
Was aware of some of this, but this is far more extensive than I had suspected. The handwritten note from Kubrick is a great find!
