Anthony Bourdain on the best and worst of No Reservations
This Monday marks the 140th and final episode of No Reservations to air on Travel Channel. On the one hand, I'm sad to see what is easily one of my most favorite…
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Siri vs. Google Voice Search
Gizmodo did a side-by-side comparison of Google's new Voice Search app on iPhone and Siri. Google wins every single time. I've been using Google a bit on my iPhone 5 over the…
Global satellite view of Hurricane Sandy
From space Sandy didn't look like much more than a few clouds. But, she was much more than that. /via Jason Kottke who still does not have power 4 days after Sandy…
Hueless 2.0
My favorite iPhone application for shooting black and white photos, Hueless by Curious Satellite, just got a massive update. Even though the update would be worth paying for again it is available…
iOS 6.0.1
Though iOS 6.0.1 is a .x.x release it actually has a fair number of bug fixes. Fixes a bug that prevents iPhone 5 from installing software updates wirelessly over the air Fixes…
John Gruber on the iPad mini
John Gruber on the iPad mini: It’s really light and easy to hold one-handed. The hardware design — chamfered edges, less tapered back, metal rather than plastic buttons — strikes me as…
Michael Heilemann on the Disney / Lucas deal
Heilemann, who has been writing about Star Wars for years and is a self-proclaimed Star Wars historian, jotted down his thoughts on the deal and he agrees with me: On second glance,…
Shawn Blanc on John Gruber’s iPad mini review
Turns out Shawn noticed the very same things that I did.
Shawn Blanc on the iPad mini. Nails it.
Shawn Blanc: The iPad mini is the first iOS device (iPod touch not included) that I haven’t pre-ordered or waited in line for. Partly because I’m prejudice against that non-Retina display, but…
The Brief on Sandy
Richard Dunlop-Waters of The Brief: As of yesterday, 25 percent of the nation’s cell sites were not operational, across 158 counties in 10 states. And around 25 percent are also still without…
Time-lapse video of Hurricane Sandy in New York City
This time-lapse video of Hurricane Sandy over New York City starts getting interesting around the 1:00 mark. It starts gettingdevastatingaround the 2:00 mark. Pay close attention to the water level. /via Laughing…
Why did Disney only pay $4B for Lucasfilm, ILM, and Skywalker Sound?
When I first read the news that Disney was acquiring Lucasfilm, ILM, and Skywalker Sound all in one deal I tweeted that I didn't understand how all of these companies – along…
Lucasfilm, ILM, and Skywalker Sound sold to Disney
The price? Four Instagrams. Dean J. Robinson: Lots of people I follow on twitter [sic] (pretty much all of them actually) are Star Wars fans of some description – and the general…
WordPress for bands
WordPress.com recently published a new page dedicated to showcasing how bands and musicians can use the service to its full potential. I've always been surprised that WordPress.com didn'taggressivelygo after moretargetedverticals (besides VIP…
Instabar
Speaking of Instagram… Instabar is a free app to view your Instagram feed on your Mac.
Instagram \”translates\” @mentions to Twitter
Instagram: "It can be cumbersome sharing a photo to Twitter and @mentioning someone whose Twitter username is different from their Instagram username. Today, we’ve rolled out a change that will make sharing…
Signal vs. Noise redesigns
Mig Reyes writes about the redesign of the 37signal's blog: More often than not, company blogs are littered with pitches for their product. I don’t want to throw new job opportunities at…
The new Viddler table
This is what Viddler always needed.
Why Tent.io seems more promising than App.net
Bruno Grande at App Storm: "In essence, instead of one entity having control over a medium like Twitter, a standard is made, allowing any person or company to implement the medium, which…
Microsoft begins Surface preorders… no, wait.
According to The Verge: "Microsoft listed its Surface pricingat its online Microsoft Storethis morning, indicating that pre-orders will be available shortly." And then, promptly: "Update: Microsoft's online store listing has now gone…
Picasso, Matisse and Monet paintings stolen from Dutch museum
Reuters in Amsterdam: "Thieves have stolen paintings byPablo Picasso,Henri Matisse,Claude Monetand other famous modern artists from a museum in Rotterdam, Dutch police say." My money is on Thomas Crown.
An excellent video essay about Photography from Richard Koci Hernandez
A great video from CNN? Believe it. This is an excellent video essay about photography from Richard Koci Hernandez for CNN. /via Mike Matas on Twitter.
Hipstamatic was playing the wrong game
Austin Carr in a retelling of the Hipstamatic story for FastCompany: "By March of 2011, when Hipstamatic hired its new designer, Laura Polkus, Instagramhad already rocketed to 2.2 million users, and was growing…
How gentlemen dress in the fall
We break out the wool.
Rooftop gardening in Bukchon, Seoul, South Korea
I'm totally jealous and inspired by this woman's rooftop garden in South Korea. Simple, great use of space, economical, environmental.
Slate window manager
Slate is a free, open source window manager for Mac OS X. In short, it binds key combinations to make it a bit easier to manage your application's windows. An example is:…
The ballsiest beer ever
Wynkoop to release a stout beer made with bull testicles. So, there's that. /via Laughing Squid.
What if you exploded a nuclear bomb at the bottom of the Marianas Trench?
This is what makes Randall's new series so incredibly good: In 1962, physicist Freeman Dyson wrote a memo discussing eight possible novel weapon systems, all of which looked like they’d be possible…
Winterized garden
Before, After. Oh, and that rose was nothing to mess with.
Making wine
We recently started three new batches: Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Riesling.