If you thought Lemmings was the creepiest video Apple ever made, think again. Yikes.
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On Self-Control
Paul Miller, on leaving the Internet:
I feel like I’ve only examined the internet up close. It’s been personal and pervasive in my life for over a decade, and I spend on average 12+ hours a day directly at an internet-connected terminal (laptop, iPad, Xbox), not to mention all the ambient internet my smartphone keeps me aware of.
I’m not sure what “examined the internet up close” means, but I’ve emphasized the real problem in that paragraph–instead of removing yourself from internet access entirely, how about just, you know, cutting back?
The ‘iWatch’
But I think the way Apple could most hurt Pebble is not by changing the SDK, but by releasing its own linked-to-your-iPhone wristwatch gadget. (Imagine, say, an iPod Nano with Pebble-like features and a LunaTik-style strap.)
I really don’t think the iPod-as-a-watch crowd is big enough for Apple to go after the market.
As it stands today, the iPod nano sucks as a watch. If Apple were to bake in deep intergration with iOS devices, I think the product would be much more compelling.
The MacRumors Blood Drive
MacRumors is pleased to announce the third annual MacRumors Blood Drive, for the month of May 2012. We encourage forum members and site visitors to donate blood or platelets at any hospital or blood donation center in their city. We want to increase the number of life-saving donations by our online community for the benefit of people in their real-world communities. We also ask donors to post photos or stories in our Blood Drive thread. Saving a life is its own reward but accepting recognition as a donor helps spread the message to others. Please join us in showing the spirit of our community by donating blood or platelets this month and letting us know. Details are in the MacRumors 2012 Blood Drive thread.
British Panel: Murdoch ‘Not Fit’ to Run News Corp.
‘This Isn’t a Car’
July 20 cannot come quickly enough:
RIM Shows off Blackberry 10
Is it just me, or does this look a bit like Windows Phone 7?
Drafts v1.1 Available
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The 512 Podcast: Elvis’ Watch
This week on the 512 Podcast, Myke and I discuss the iPod nano as a watch, Myke’s new iPad, and his (and Sami’s!) first trip to Memphis.
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See What I Did There?
On the Gamification of Apps and Strongly-Worded Opinions
It’s that thing where an app developer thinks it would be really neat to make parts of their non-game app into a game. I hate it, and I think it’s bullshit.
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And it makes the software developer look like a dick.
It’s time to put an end to this.
And Dave Caolo:
Ben is understandably frustrated with the practice. It’s silly at best and manipulative at worst. I don’t understand why it makes him so angry. His short, 209-word post contains “dick” twice, “hate” twice and “bullshit” once. Then it ends with what seems like a virtual call to arms.