Holy crap these two people are stupid and I have zero sympathy for them.
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Steve Jobs pitches iPad on Dragons’ Den
This is an old video from 2010. I’ve never actually watched this program but this is funny. Looks like a BBC editor got bored at work.
Health Canada says contact Apple for Apple Watch ECG app release date
C’mon, Apple.
Apple revives classic Texas Hold’em iOS game to mark 10 years of the App Store
Hold’em is my favourite card game and it’s great to see this “classic” back on my phone.
The surprising story behind the Apple Watch’s ECG ability
Apple is just scratching the surface of its health care efforts.
Behold, the most (intentionally) poorly designed website ever created
This is nuts. I couldn’t go past the first page for fear of being driven insane.
Mad magazine to effectively shutter after 67 years
Many magazines have shut down in the past 10-20 years but this one is especially poignant to those of us who grew up in the magazine’s heyday.
Amazon can be held liable for third-party seller products: U.S. appeals court
This is potentially good news for those of us who have been taken advantage of by third-party resellers.
Banff ditches big-bang Canada Day fireworks to protect wildlife
Fireworks were banned in my little town this year, partially for noise reasons but also because of a fire hazard concern (our town is surrounded by extremely dry forests). Tomorrow is the Fourth of July in the US – will you or your community use the “low-noise fireworks” (which I had never heard of before)?
Apple to reveal Q3 2019 earnings on July 30
As usual, Apple will announce billions of dollars of revenue and millions of devices sold.
Doug’s “Check For All Updates” v1.0
If you are a user of Doug’s excellent scripts written for iTunes, download and run this.
NASA sold an original moon landing video to an intern in the 1970s and now it’s for sale again
Well, that’s embarrassing.
Apple moves Mac Pro production to China
Not a huge surprise. Apple is weighing the tradeoffs of potential further tariffs against the cost of shipping components to the US for assembly.
The oral history of the Super Soaker
In honour of the Canada Day Long Weekend, I post this story about the greatest backyard toy ever invented.
Here are Jony Ive’s most important — and indulgent — Apple product videos
I loved some of these videos.
The Dalrymple Report: Apple batteries, Apple TV remote and Amazon counterfeits
Dave and I talked about some fun topics today including battery life in Apple products and counterfeit products at Amazon, but we went off topic a lot and just had a blast talking about everything.
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New Apple spot — “Bounce”
This is a fun ad that made me smile.
Jony Ive, iPhone designer, announces Apple departure
This is VERY bad news.
Apple hires ARM’s lead CPU architect amid rumors of ARM-based Macs as early as 2020
Look for more news like this as Apple tries to snap up even more talent for its ARM-based Mac efforts.
Ever plugged a USB in wrong? Of course you have. Here’s why.
Obviously, it’s a design decision but it’s still frustrating.
How William Gibson’s long-lost Alien 3 script became 2019’s most intriguing audio drama
I definitely would have preferred this version to the one that became Alien 3.
Public betas of macOS Catalina, iPad OS, iOS 13 now available
As always, if you are participating in this beta, make sure you have a recent, verified backup of your data.
The new service wars are here to empty your wallet
As more and more companies use subscription services, we’ll have to be vigilant to make sure we keep an eye on them. Those $5-$10/month services can really add up.
Driverless cars are coming. We’ll miss the thrill of the ride.
This is an overly romanticized view of driving. The vast majority of people generally hate it and will be more than happy to become passengers in autonomous vehicles.
Inside Apple’s team that greenlights iPhone apps for the App Store
We knew Apple had some kind of review process but the details in this story are quite interesting.
In Living Color stars recall Fox censors, Spike Lee’s disdain in dishy oral history
Homey the Clown, “Men on Films,” Fire Marshall Bill. Still some of the funniest, edgiest stuff ever seen on TV.
The Dalrymple Report: Siri and Wolfram, and product strategy
Dave had a nice little surprise today as he explained about using Siri with Wolfram to get better answers. We also talked about Apple gaming and the overall companies product strategy.
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What it’s actually like to be on House Hunters—twice
I used to really like this show until a few years ago when I found out it was completely fabricated.
Apple says Trump tariffs would ’tilt the playing field’ in favor of competitors
This letter will likely have no effect on the administration’s decision to impose these tariffs.
15-inch MacBook Pro battery recall program
The page details how to check if your MacBook Pro is affected and what to do next.