Thanks to RemObjects for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS this week. Oxygene for Cocoa is a new and modern programming language and development tool chain for creating Mac and iOS apps.

It is not a bridge or an abstraction layer, but full-featured language for the Objective-C runtime, giving you direct access to all the great APIs of the platform and letting you create truly native (in every sense of the word) apps.

The language is based on Object Pascal (but this is not your daddy’s Pascal!), it is well-rounded and provides many advanced language features that will change the way you look at writing code.

And as if that was not enough: if you are so included, the same great language also lets you natively target Android/Java and .NET development, as well – time-proven and well established on those platforms for many years.

Find out more at remobjects.com/oxygene.

Cheers little man.

Kristina Bjoran:

Startups are a special breed. I’ve worked with startups at varying stages of their life cycles, and I’ve become fascinated with what determines success. I’ve identified a few elements that can be controlled.

Guys don’t remember that stuff. He’s screwed.

An annual gathering of technologists passionate about creating great things.

Looks like an interesting conference that includes Black Pixel founder Daniel Pasco as a speaker.

Regina Dugan:

Dugan shows a pill that can be ingested and then battery-powered with stomach acid to produce an 18-bit internal signal. After that, the swallower’s whole body becomes a password.

But how does it show you ads?

Another great reading list from Longreads.

It’ll probably be the best movie made all year.

A Nova Scotia high school has created a curriculum where every subject — from physics to design technology to dance — centres on hockey.

This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. And we wonder why our kids are so far behind in the basic skills.

Porn could come to Google Glass as early as this week, with the first X-rated app set to be launched for those who have the £1,000 gadget.

Porn directors last week announced plans to use Google Glass eyewear for X-rated films to explore the ‘full potential’ of the technology.

I’m shocked, shocked I tell you.

ShortsHD presents THE SHORT FILMS OF MATTHEW MODINE, a collection of short movies directed by the award-winning actor of Vision Quest, Full Metal Jacket, and The Dark Knight Rises. This retrospective follows Modine’s career as a short filmmaker over the last two decades beginning with his first short, WHEN I WAS A BOY, that he co-directed with Todd Field. Also included in this collection are SMOKING (written by David Sedaris), ECCE PIRATE (filmed during the making of Cutthroat Island), TO KILL AN AMERICAN, I THINK I THOUGHT, and the award-winning JESUS WAS A COMMIE, co-directed by Terence Ziegler. Each short includes an all-new video introduction by Modine.

This is a no-brainer. The collection is only $7.99 to pre-order through iTunes and it’s available next week. I ordered it.

In Dan’s absence – Jim is joined by Myke Hurley – to discuss Tim Cook at the D11 conference and WWDC Expectations.

Special guest Myke Hurley.

Sponsored by Mailchimp and Shutterstock (use code DANSENTME5 for 30% off).

Analog Camera – the fastest and easiest way to take, process and share photos.

Nice looking app.