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130: Pictures Not Exhibited
Lex is away this week so Jon and Moltz discuss some iOS 10 Photos features. Jon also uses Google Photos. Moltz probably needs to upgrade his iCloud storage. Tacoma’s Stadium High School is pretty cool looking. Our thanks this week to Tweed Wolf, where it takes just...
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End of the Summer
The moment you realize that there soon will be lunches to make and hurried exits to school. I’m very fortunate to have had the time to take this scene in and love the waning hours of summer.
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129: Back to School Follow-up
We geek out for a bit about iOS 10. Moltz has some questions about iOS Family Sharing. Kids should not be subjected to Teen Wolf Too. We reference a classic episode of Turning This Car Around: Weights On The Unit. Our thanks to Harry’s. Harry’s sells...
read moreLink: Why Silicon Valley is all wrong about Apple’s AirPods
Why Silicon Valley is all wrong about Apple’s AirPods Ten years later, building on the dripping sex and rock and roll of the iPod (touched with a Bono ? no less!), Jobs revealed the iPhone and changed computing forever. Last week, Apple did it again, but for some...
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Link: The Mac Pro hasn’t been updated in 1,000 days
The Mac Pro hasn’t been updated in 1,000 days September 13th, 2016 is coming to a close. There will never be another. Pour one out and reflect on this, as well as the somewhat improbable fact that the date marks 1,000 (one thousand) days since Apple released the...
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128: iPhone 7! For Kids!
Jon heard the most recent episode of The Rebound and needs to talk some Apple stuff. And kids. The jet black iPhone 7 probably scuffs but is apparently the grippiest of the iPhones. Moltz is excited for the AirPods although they might be easy to some people to lose....
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Link: iPhone 7 Plus Photos from the Titans-Vikings Game
Two words: Whoa.
read moreLink: 9/11 tapes reveal raw and emotional Hillary Clinton
9/11 tapes reveal raw and emotional Hillary Clinton We partnered with WNYC to look back at Clinton’s time at Ground Zero – a far cry from the controlled figure now a step away from the presidency It was 26 August 2003, almost two years since 9/11, and the sickening...
read moreLink: ‘Courage’
‘Courage’ We’re trying to make great products for people, and we have at least the courage of our convictions to say we don’t think this is part of what makes a great product, we’re going to leave it out. ...
read moreLink: Hillary Clinton Gets Gored
Hillary Clinton Gets Gored Americans of a certain age who follow politics and policy closely still have vivid memories of the 2000 election — bad memories, and not just because the man who lost the popular vote somehow ended up in office. For the campaign leading up...
read moreLink: Utah Is 2016’s Strangest Swing State
Utah Is 2016’s Strangest Swing State A deep-red state has become coveted territory for Hillary Clinton and a source of shame for Donald Trump. How did Mormons become the redeemers of a disgust-filled campaign? Here’s some unlikely math: Say every state in the...
read moreLink: How Fox News Women Took Down Roger Ailes
How Fox News Women Took Down Roger Ailes It took 15 days to end the mighty 20-year reign of Roger Ailes at Fox News, one of the most storied runs in media and political history....
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127: Navigational & Marital Aids
This week, it’s dads and directions. Jon uses Apple Maps, Google Maps and Waze, just to be on the safe side. Lex’s family paid another visit to Diggerland. Lex has some praise for the Make-A-Wish organization. Taking the Tappan Zee Bridge is almost always...
read moreLink: Every Episode of Star Wars, Ranked
Every Episode of Star Wars, Ranked Following the recent release of Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Star Wars junkies have been raving with excitement, and a new swarm of Star Wars fans have been ushered into the fandom....
read moreLink: OS 9 emulator issues: prefs don’t save, updates
OS 9 emulator issues: prefs don’t save, updates Two readers sent reports about the open source SheepShaver/Chubby Bunny Mac OS 9 emulation bundle for OS X. One reader has a problem saving preferences, and another has a question about replacing the core emulation...
read moreLink: Government Hackers Caught Using Unprecedented iPhone Spy Tool
Update your iPhone. RIGHT NOW.
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Reading: Rogue One Trailer (feat. Beastie Boys)
Rogue One Trailer (feat. Beastie Boys)...
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Rey (and other works)
Amazing art inspired by Star Wars: the Force Awakens: by Christopher Clark Source: Rey This is kind of freaky. I chose a couple of these as my favorite shots from one of the trailers back in October of...
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Trump’s 2nd Amendment comment wasn’t a joke. It was “stochastic terrorism.” – Vox
The history of anti-abortion violence shows us what those “Second Amendment” and “Crooked Hillary” remarks can lead to. Source: Trump’s 2nd Amendment comment wasn’t a joke. It was “stochastic terrorism.” –...
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Reading: Stochastic Terrorism
Stochastic Terrorism Stochastic terrorism is the use of mass communications to incite random actors to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable. In short, remote-control murder by lone wolf. ...
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