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Facebook plans an app store

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Om Malik:

Facebook says it is launching an app store that will allow people to get access to social apps on the network, without much heavy lifting. The company made the announcement in a blog post today. The company is hoping that the new app store will make it easy for apps to be discovered on the platform.

Oh great, just what we need.

James Bond shot at 4,662 in his movies

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However, by my reckoning, in the 22 Bond films to date, there have been at least 4662 shots fired at our hero. A static well-aimed shot would almost certainly have proved lethal, but assuming all 4662 were “on the run”, the probability of a single fatal shot is about 5 per cent.

The Beard Rocks WWDC — IT’S A PARTY!

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While at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference this year, I’ll be reporting on what’s happening with all things Apple, but I’ll also be hosting The Loop’s first ever party. […]

BBEdit 10 [Sponsor]

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BBEdit 10 from Bare Bones Software — The leading professional HTML and text editor for the Mac just keeps getting better, with more than one hundred new features. Download the demo and see for yourself!

I’ve been using BBEdit for almost 20 years and it has never let me down.

The frequent fliers who flew too much

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Ken Bensinger for the Los Angeles Times But all the miles they and 64 other unlimited AAirpass holders racked up went far beyond what American had expected. As its finances began deteriorating a few years ago, the carrier took a … Continued

Earblowing Space Shuttle launch

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Gizmodo:

If you never attended a shuttle launch, you must watch this perfect video. Watch it with good and big headphones. Or better yet, with an amazing sound system. In fact, this is the perfect video to test your audio setup with gigantic subwoofer.

But beware. It’s loud. Deliciously loud and crispy.

Bookshelf porn

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A photo blog collection of all the best bookshelf photos from around the world for people who *heart* bookshelves.

Some amazing pics in here.

The beard according to Darth

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If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you’re probably aware of Darth on Twitter. He takes photos of me and Photoshops them in funny and weird scenarios. Here is a page of some of the most recent ones.

Which music subscription service should you use?

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TechHive:

You’re well aware that you can purchase music directly over the Internet—from Apple’s iTunes Store, Amazon MP3, Google Music, and a host of other sites. And these are perfectly fine options if you want to own your music. But, for those who like to listen to—but not necessary collect—a vast library of music there’s an alternative: Music subscription services.Cough up $5 or $10 a month and you can listen to any of millions of tracks in a wide variety of genres, whenever and (within reason) wherever you want. I took a look at the major subscription services—Mog, Rdio, Rhapsody, Slacker, and Spotify—to see how they shake out and which might be the best fit for you.

Eight Track Stereo for iPad

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When the best in portable music players of today just isn’t quite good enough, just add in a little bit of rich mahogany, shag carpeting and tacky wallpaper, it doesn’t get much better than this!

This looks cool.

Court bans Microsoft’s Xbox, Windows 7 from Germany

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Reuters:

A court in Mannheim ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility’s patents and ordered Microsoft to remove its popular Xbox 360 gaming consoles and Windows 7 operating system software from the German market.

This is getting ugly.

Amplified: The Beard App

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Jim and Dan talk about making friends in Ireland, the Ull conference, WWDC, Google Drive vs. Dropox vs. iCloud, Sprint and unlimited plans, Malware, Pawn Shop guitars and amps, and Dan’s new Greta.Sponsored by Sourcebits and Squarespace.

Tennessee passes ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’ Bill

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Erica Ho for Time:

At the heart of the matter, most of the controversy stems from the “gateway sexual activity” line, which remains vague and was not clearly defined before the bill went to vote. Some detractors argue that it could unreasonably punish teachers for allowing students to cuddle, hold hands or even hug, whether in the halls between classes or at a school dance.

Burying your head in the sand doesn’t make things go away.

Uncage the Soul’s “Finding Portland”

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[caption id="attachment_23296" align="alignnone" width="470" caption=""Finding Portland" video"][/caption] Uncage the Soul:

“Finding Portland” was produced, shot, and edited in 51 days during March and April.Comprised of 308,829 photographs taken from over 50 unique locations, “Finding Portland” tells the story of the city and its many faces.It took an average of 3.8 hours to make each second of this film.

I think this shooting technique can make even the ugliest city look magical.

At 92, movie bootlegger is soldiers’ hero

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New York Times:

Hyman Strachman, a 92-year-old, 5-foot-5 World War II veteran trying to stay busy after the death of his wife. And he has sent every one of his copied DVDs, almost 4,000 boxes of them to date, free to American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.“It’s not the right thing to do, but I did it,” Mr. Strachman said, acknowledging that his actions violated copyright law.

Go ahead, Hollywood. Just try to sue this guy.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise over New York City

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BuzzFeed:

The Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747, flew over NYC today. The shuttle will eventually be put on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Unsurprisingly, a space shuttle on top of an airplane is a really cool thing to see.