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I can’t imagine what it’s like when that gun goes off.

It’s not Heineken, but kudos for the ad. […]

There’s a lot of truth to this.

Instantly create beautiful etched illustrations from any photo! Experiment with eight stunning styles you can tweak to fit your image perfectly — it’s easy and fun to turn your photo into a unique work of art.

This looks cool.

I guess this is me as a muppet. […]

Mike Rose dug into this and says Mac users aren’t likely to be affected.

On this episode Myke is joined by Jim Dalrymple. They discuss Jim’s process for finding stories and posting to The Loop, his Membership scheme, what it’s like to keep secrets and the Apple vs Samsung lawsuit.

Slate:

If you’ve ever met a Swede, chances are you asked her the following question: “What do you think of [ABBA/Ikea/The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo/socialized medicine/the Swedish Chef]?”

For Swedes, it’s the last of these questions—the one about the unintelligible, shotgun-wielding, and much beloved chaos Muppet—that is especially vexing.

Remember the Fawlty Towers episode where Basil says, “don’t mention the war!” Well, apparently Swedes can be a bit touchy about being asked about The Muppet’s Swedish Chef – who knew!? Turns out, he’s probably Norwegian.

Jim Dalrymple and Dan Benjamin discuss what we’ll see at the upcoming Apple events, Twitter’s change in demographic focus, a leaked HTC tablet with curious iMac styling, the outcome of the Apple v. Samsung lawsuit, guitars, and more!

Yeah, what Gruber said.

The owner of an Indian clothing store said Wednesday that he would only change its name from “Hitler” if he was compensated for re-branding costs, amid a growing row over the new shop.The outlet, which sells Western men’s wear, opened 10 days ago in Ahmedabad city in the western state of Gujarat with “Hitler” written in big letters over the front and with a Nazi swastika as the dot on the “i”.

Wow.

A man pretending to be Bigfoot was killed when two cars ran him over.

Clearly this was built for me.

Just try and tell me that didn’t make you smile. […]

I opened up the new sponsorships for October and November today. If you want to get your iOS or Mac product in front of The Loop’s savvy, good looking and talented readers, then this is the only way to do it.

You can see what we offer on the Sponsorship page.

Sponsoring The Loop this week is Pixelmator, an app that has not only become one of my all-time favorites, but also an app that makes me more productive. There’s a lot to like about Pixelmator, but for me it’s just the fact that it’s the best at what it does without a lot of confusing menus and clutter.

Just go buy it, you won’t regret it.

Michael Lopp:

Let’s start with the most basic rule of listening: If they don’t trust you, they aren’t going to say shit.

Some great advice on how to listen and interact with people.

BB King can say more with one note on his guitar than most players can with an entire solo. […]

That service left almost all of the 40 percent of Apple owners who took their Apple devices to the Genius Bar very happy. Nearly 90 percent of consumers who used Apple’s tech service said they were extremely or very satisfied. In contrast, top 2 box satisfaction among all consumer service interactions was 78 percent. A major part of their satisfaction came from the fact that only a small percentage actually paid for their service. According to the report, 88 percent of Genius Bar consumers said their service was free compared to 78 percent of all consumers.

I would say this goes for most companies. The problem is not everyone gets the importance of customer service and how it affects future purchases.

For everyone who told us they wished they could come to the conference but couldn’t make it – this is for you. We’re making the full videos from both days of the One More Thing 2012 Conference available for download! It’s only $49, and you can come back to watch or download the videos again at any time up until the next conference. They’re all 720p, H.264 and encoded for most iOS devices.

I wasn’t at the conference, but I heard a lot of good things about it from people that were there.

Wired:

Though 12 men have walked on the moon, only one could be the first. When Neil Armstrong, who died Aug. 25, touched down in 1969 on the lunar surface, he and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin made history and photographed their landing site in detail.This fitting panoramic tribute transports you to the Apollo 11 landing site and lets you see what Armstrong saw. Stitching together photographs taken by Armstrong himself, the full 360-degree view shows the flat volcanic regolith where the Apollo Lunar Module landed.

This is another in a long line of amazing panoramas created by the brilliant Hans Nyberg.

The Verge:

According to a bizarre story reported by Chinese state newspaper The People’s Daily, a man recently turned up at an internet cafe in the country with dozens of stolen spacebars. Irritated by the noise made by players of the rhythmic game Audition Online, which involves repeated tapping of the keyboard, the disgruntled gamer had surreptitiously removed the offending keys from the establishment more than seven years previously.

But he decided to make amends in order to enjoy a fresh start following his upcoming wedding, returning the spacebars in bulk earlier this month.

Gamers are so odd.

Some cool stuff. Who knew there were so many things that could be made.

Yes it is, but that’s what you get for copying the iPhone so closely.

I don’t see any igloos. Clearly this must have been filmed in the National Hut of Government.

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has passed away at age 82.

NBC News:

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and he radioed back to Earth the historic news of “one giant leap for mankind.” He spent nearly three hours walking on the moon with fellow astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin.

Sad day.

This week, Dan and Jim discuss a potential release date for the next iPhone, Mat Honan of Wired’s hacking experience and Apple’s acquisition of AuthenTec, the company’s current host of lawsuits, vintage guitars, and more!Sponsored by Hover (use coupon DANSENTME for 10% off), Igloo Software, and Sourcebits.

Horace Dediu:

The irony is that by thinking small, Apple became the biggest company that ever was.