This is chilling to read; but, thankfully, the plan never had to be used.
Year: 2012
Disable OS X’s Nagging About Downloaded Applications →
This is one of those commands that just makes life a little bit easier for the power user.
Expired Assault Weapons Ban Would Have Covered Rifle Used In Colorado Shooting →
Zack Beauchamp:
One of the principal weapons used by James Eagan Holmes in the horrific Dark Knight Rises shooting would have been subject to a series of sharp restrictions under the now-expired federal Assault Weapons ban. The AR–15 rife carried by Holmes, a civilian semi-automatic version of the military M–16, would have been defined as a “semiautomatic assault weapon” under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. If the law was still in force, semiautomatic assault weapons would have been outright banned.
‘Unbearably Savage’ →
The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher Nolan, on the shooting in Aurora.
SeaMonkey 2.11 Released →
If you’re running a PowerPC Mac and are getting sad about your browser choices, add this to the list.
Fact-Checking ‘Breaking Bad’ →
If there’s one thing constantly running through the heads of nerds watching Breaking Bad, it’s that Walter White might be the most badass chemist of all time.
Most of the badass part comes from the skills of Bryan Cranston, who plays the chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-cooker, but the chemist part comes from the diligent work of researchers Gordon Smith and Jenn Carroll, who make sure every molecular formula that comes out of the character’s mouth is perfect.
Seems Like Magic →
Canon’s EOS M has leaked, and appears to be mirrorless.
Updated: Sparrow Acquired by Google →
Good for them; maybe not so awesome for the rest of us.
Updated: From Sparrow’s email to users:
We will continue to make available our existing products, and we will provide support and critical updates to our users. However, as we’ll be busy with new projects at Google, we do not plan to release new features for the Sparrow apps.
It’s been an honor and a pleasure to build products for all of our wonderful users who have supported us over the years. We can’t thank you enough.
We look forward to working on some new and exciting projects at Google!
Sigh.
The Future of the iPhone 4 →
Gruber:
The big thing to remember about the iPhone 4 is that it’s the first CDMA iPhone. No way it’s going to disappear from the lineup, because now Apple could offer a “free” iPhone on Verizon and Sprint, too.
The iPhone 4 would be one heck of a free (on contract) device.
On a related note, I’m shocked at how many people go in to AT&T and still come out with a 3GS in 2012.
Microsoft Posts First Ever Quarterly Loss →
The company blamed its under-performing online ad business for its first loss in 26 years of public trading.
‘Where is the Magic?” →
Shawn Blanc, on the Nexus 7:
For me, when it comes down to it, software will always trump hardware. When I’m using a device like the Nexus 7 I want to know where the details are. Where is the magic? The fun? The incredible 3rd-party apps? It is because of these elements that the iPad is more than the sum of its parts while its bottom-shelf competition continues to remains less than.
On the iMac G4 →
Benj Edwards:
With its innovative form factor, advanced operating system, and a then-unparalleled suite of integrated software, the iMac G4 led a new generation of consumer-grade Apple desktops that brought continued financial security to Apple during a time of transition—just as its iPod line began to heat up.
I still kick myself when I think about the day I sold mine.