CNN:
The deaths of two Western journalists Wednesday in Syria — where at least three other journalists have been killed in covering the uprising — highlight the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones.
Marie Colvin, a longtime American foreign correspondent for London’s The Sunday Times, and prize-winning war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in the city of Homs, the besieged center of resistance to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Brian Vastag at The Washington Post:
Among the facilities available: A space shuttle launchpad, slightly used; a giant crawler for moving rockets, still servicable; two enormous mobile launch platforms; two space shuttle maintenance hangars; a 15,000-foot concrete runway, one of the world’s longest; and the blocky, 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building, with four soaring rocket assembly bays — and no waiting.
America’s spaceport turns 50 this year, and a wrenching middle-age transition is under way.
Here’s a link to the ABC video from last night.
It’s sorta stunning to think about the company’s openness when it comes to this. I think other computer companies need to follow Apple’s lead on these issues.
I’m happy to announce a new project today: the 512 Podcast.
Produced in conjunction with 70Decibels, and co-hosted by my pal Myke Hurley, the weekly show will cover roughly the same things I do here on the site — Apple, journalism and design.
Episode 01 “Genesis” is available for download now. On it, Myke and I talked about the start 512 Pixels (RIP, Forkbombr), having a voice, goals for the show, blog comments and more.
The company told the NYT that the story was “based on inaccurate rumors and speculation. We have no further comment.”
Office for iPad is exactly what Microsoft should be doing, though. Ridiculous.
With talk of the Things beta today, I decided not to spend much time with it, and instead re-work my OmniFocus theme. I’m pretty happy with how it came out:
(Click on the image to see a larger version.)
It’s all set in Helvetica Neue, and uses burgundy and brown for due and “due soon” items. You can download it here.
There’s no question that the iPro Lens takes better pictures, and its handle gives it a leg up on videos, too. The Olloclip, on the other hand, comes in a much smaller, more convenient package that outshined the iPro when I was on the go. But that doesn’t tell the whole story.
What was your first job growing up?
My first job was cutting grass for people in the neighborhood. I made enough money when I was 15 to buy a car with cash when I turned 16. I learned about being responsible, taking care of my belongings and how to be respectful to customers.
Also, I learned that if you hit a frog with an edger by accident it’s messy as hell.
I can confirm that this works.
It’s here. Not sure what else to say.
Apple promised complete access, no dog-and-pony, no Potemkin Village, but they denied my repeated requests to interview Apple CEO Tim Cook or the senior vice president of industrial design, Jony Ive.
In a three-golf-cart convoy, both Apple and Foxconn reps took us around to a half dozen production lines in Shenzhen and Chengdu, and there were always five to six people with us as we toured the factories and dorms. But aside from suggesting a visit to the counseling center or canteen, they never steered us to interviews and never interrupted.