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Philip Elmer-DeWitt compiled a list, with links to the supporting documents, of those in favor of Apple or the FBI in the iPhone encryption case. It’s pretty one-sided.

Apple isn’t leaving this in the hands of the courts or Congress. They are also fighting in the court of public opinion. They are serious about winning this fight.

I’m kind of ambivalent about this, to be honest. I’d rather see Apple do something else for Apple TV than to stream NFL games that are already available to watch elsewhere.

Carruthers isn’t messing around when he says he’s done a lot of concert movies—the director, who spoke with us from his home in the United Kingdom, has more than 60 credits to his name and has worked with acts as varied as Led Zeppelin and Usher. It’s fair to assume he knows a well-done live performance when he sees one.

The folks at Dolby interviewed Carruthers about the new film and posted it, and a 30 second trailer, to their site.

I find these things fascinating and a bit scary.

These are cool, although I’m not sure if I would use them or not. Merlin Mann and I have talked about these products quite a bit on The Dalrymple Report Podcast, and he loves them.

Apple posted these to its Web site.

Kaye — who is responsible for monitoring free speech issues around the world, including the speech rights of individuals, vulnerable communities, journalists, and political dissidents — highlighted the benefits of encryption from a human rights perspective.

The support for Apple keeps coming.

I have this camera and love it. Click on the “What’s New” link on the page to see the newest features.

The American Civil Liberties Union, Access Now and the Wickr Foundation laid out arguments in amicus briefs released on Wednesday ahead of a March 22 hearing in which Judge Sheri Pym will review Apple’s appeal of a court order demanding it help unlock a phone used by Rizwan Farook.

Certainly not a surprise considering what’s at stake, but it’s important that these groups stand up and be heard.

The Pentagon is turning to Silicon Valley. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced plans to create a new “innovation advisory board” for the bellicose department and appointed Alphabet chairman and Google CEO emeritus Eric Schmidt to lead it.

So now the screens on the M1 Abrams tank will have ads on them?

This is utterly insane. I love the unpolished nature of this thing. Almost as if you could make it yourself using scrap would and nuts and bolts from your garage. But trust me, there’s no way you could. Just watch and appreciate not only the music being made but the wonderful Rube Goldbergness of the machine itself.

As a motorcyclist, I still prefer a dedicated GPS but, whenever I’ve used one of the Maps apps, I’ve always found Apple Maps to be the more “pleasing” of the

I just love Zakk.

Google said in a statement on Monday that “we clearly bear some responsibility, because if our car hadn’t moved, there wouldn’t have been a collision. That said, our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that.”

Certainly not a major issue and a reasonable explanation from Google.

I’m not a huge fan or creator of GIFs but GIF Brewery 3 is available free for a limited time (until March 12, 2016) and is fairly easy to use.

Jim and Merlin talk about how automated technology can benefit or harm daily life, the Apple v. FBI case, and a slew of great #HeyTDR. .

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This is very cool.

BIAS Head represents an entirely new concept in guitar sound. Its engine has the most authentic tube modeling. Seamlessly integrated with desktop and mobile apps, BIAS Head makes it possible for guitar players to edit more deeply to create the tones that before they could only have imagined. Amp Match Technology allows users to capture their golden tube amplifier, then share that amp and download other amp models on ToneCloud.

I’m a fan of Positive Grid’s guitar products. I haven’t used this, but it’s intriguing.

Thinking about dipping your toes in the water, picking up a VR headset? Or just interested in learning more? This is a good survey article.

This isn’t the Apple vs FBI case that has garnered so much attention but it is interesting, if not precedent setting, that the judge in this particular case ruled against the government and its use of the All Writs Act, the same law the FBI is trying to use against Apple.

Absolutely mind blowing. I am unable to envision “drawing” like this on such a scale, let alone imagine the physical effort of 40,000 steps in the snow and cold. Be sure to check out the links to Beck’s other murals, all equally incredible.

All the buzz from this interview is about the effort to get the iPod/iTunes on the PC. It’s an good interview regardless, going through Fadell’s illustrious career. What I find really interesting has been the lack of comment from Walt Mossberg regarding his involvement.

Pixelmator is a powerful and easy-to-use image editor for Mac. It lets you enhance your photos, create advanced image compositions with layers, shapes and text, or even draw vector grapchics, and a lot more. Pixelmator is built from the ground … Continued

As usual, lots of good info here from Wirecutter. I’m lucky that I don’t have many issues with battery life but lots of folks struggle to get through a whole day without a top up. Hopefully, some of these tips will help. Pay attention to the “Myths” section for info on what doesn’t work.

I love (and own a bunch of) the stuff at the Apple Campus Store and it’s always confused me why, when Apple knows how much merchandise they sell at that location, Apple doesn’t sell similar items in their retail locations or even online. I once asked Steve Jobs about it and he said, “We don’t sell t-shirts online because it devalues the brand….”

It’s a relatively easy thing to check to ensure compatibility and, if not, to fix.

Sources in position to know tell BuzzFeed News Apple has settled on March 21st as the day it will show off a handful of new products…

This sounds right to me.

Really well written examination of how the government is trying to use this law to compel Apple to do its bidding.

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