Nilay Patel just broke my brain.
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It’s Love, Not Addiction⇢
Martin Lindstrom:
But should we really characterize the intense consumer devotion to the iPhone as an addiction? A recent experiment that I carried out using neuroimaging technology suggests that drug-related terms like “addiction” and “fix” aren’t as scientifically accurate as a word we use to describe our most cherished personal relationships. That word is “love.”
via Patrick Rhone
On Bathroom Computing⇢
Mike Snider, USA TODAY:
Nearly one-third (32%) of the heaviest adopters of social networks — those ages 18 to 24— connect with sites such as Facebook and Twitter in the bathroom. The new data, from NM Incite, offer a glimpse into the growing devotion that Americans have to social networks.
Time spent on social networks increased 37% over 12 months ago, according to the new report out today.
To be honest, I really miss having an iPhone when I go to the bathroom.
On the 20th Anniversary Mac
At Macworld San Francisco in January of 1997, Apple announced the 20th Anniversary Macintosh. Built to celebrate the company’s birthday which had occurred the previous year, the machine was constructed with gold-colored plastics, fabric and leather. It shipped on March 20, 1997 and a retail price of US$7,499.
(Don’t miss the company’s product video for the machine.)
Apple manufactured only 12,000 TAMs, with a release run of 11,601. The remaining 399 were kept by Apple for use as spare parts. The machine was only for sale in the US and UK, as well as Japan, France, Germany.
The Verge Looks at Alfred⇢
Alfred is so ingrained in my workflow, that a Mac without it feels broken.
‘The Daily’ Folds⇢
Rupert Murdoch, in a News Corp press release:
From its launch, The Daily was a bold experiment in digital publishing and an amazing vehicle for innovation. Unfortunately, our experience was that we could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term. Therefore we will take the very best of what we have learned at The Daily and apply it to all our properties. Under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Col Allan and the business and digital leadership of Jesse, I know The New York Post will continue to grow and become stronger on the web, on mobile, and not least, the paper itself. I want to thank all of the journalists, digital and business professionals for the hard work they put into The Daily.
On the Marathon⇢
Thomas Brand:
Will I come back next year? You bet, but with two other full marathons planned for 2013, maybe I should run the half instead. The St. Jude is an amazing race that I encourage every long distance runner to experience. Memphis may not be the most exciting marathon course, but the feeling you get encouraging all of those kids to grow up, and run big, more than makes up for it. It was an honor running for St. Jude, and I want to thank everyone once again for letting me experience it.
iMac mini⇢
This is an impressive hardware mod.
Inside the new iMac⇢
I’ve taken every single generation of iMac apart, and I can tell you, this thing is a very different beast inside.
Using glue to hold the LCD in place is lame, and I worry about how iMacs that have been taken apart several times will fare. That said, with just one fan (instead of the previous machine’s 3) and so many SSD options, the new machines have far fewer moving parts, which are always more prone to failure. That said, Apple’s choice to use laptop hard drives makes me sad.
Apple’s TV Ads⇢
This YouTube playlist includes all of the 485 ads Apple has aired on television.
On David Karp And His iPad mini⇢
In an interview with Om Malik:
I am over laptops and the posture that comes with them. I am coding a lot less, so I use my computers a lot less. I still want to simplify even further and carry just one device. So, I want to try the iPad Mini with cellular antenna as my only device and as a phone replacement, and use Skype and/or Google Voice instead.
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