I don’t know a damn thing about design but listening to Dieter Rams talk about it is still fascinating.
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Hear Prince’s personal playlist of party music
You can’t go wrong letting Prince pick your party music.
1990s Captain Marvel website
This. is. awful. If any of you young folks want to know what the World Wide Web looked like in the 1990s, look upon this site and despair for your elders and what we had to endure.
The Dalrymple Report: Apple Retail and a tinfoil hat with Dave Mark
Dave and I talked about the recent changes in Apple’s retail executives and whether or not you should put tape over the camera on your computer.
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Woman finally gets ‘the smoking hot body’ she’s always wanted, in her obituary
Even if I wrote my own obituary, I still wouldn’t be as cool as this woman.
Defining the topical brilliance of Merriam-Webster’s dictionary on Twitter
There are few things quietly funnier than a Merriam-Webster subtweet.
TV resolution confusion: 1080p, 2K, UHD, 4K, 8K, and what they all mean
We’re in the market for a new set so this was helpful in explaining to my non-techy wife why we need a 75″ TV. Please don’t tell her we don’t.
MIT robot learns how to play Jenga
First chess, then Go and now Jenga? Is no game safe from computers and robots!?
Apple’s “Depth Control” spot
Post-shot Depth Control is a lovely feature.
Apple to compensate teenager who found Group FaceTime eavesdrop bug
Good to hear that Apple has stepped up and done the right thing by this kid.
How to compress video with Handbrake
I love Handbrake and use it several times a week.
Apple fixing FaceTime eavesdropping bug in iOS 12.1.4 update coming today
If you use or want to use Group FaceTime, update as soon as you can.
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds call a truce in their feud
Can you name two guys who are having more fun being themselves than these two?
Ryan Reynolds’ rainforest rapture: Hollywood star excited to tell IMAX story that hits close to home
The Great Bear Rainforest is relatively near where I live.
#DeathToAutoPlay – no more audio and video that plays automatically!
Is there anyone outside of advertisers and corporations that actually wants video or audio to autoplay?
How to buy the best SD card for your camera, phone, tablet
It used to be easy – just buy an SD card. But nowadays, between various cameras, drones and other devices, along with the specs constantly being updated, you need to buy the right card for the right device.
Buy a toque, give a damn
I’m a big fan of this organization and the work they do. Toques can be considered uniquely Canadian but even if you’re not from the Great White North, buy one and give a damn.
New “Guinness Clear”
For those of you who find regular Guinness too strong, the company has developed “Guinness Clear”. Apparently, it has a flavor reminiscent of Heineken.
The oral history of Office Space: Behind the scenes of the cult classic
I generally hate “workplace comedies” but I saw this in theaters when my date and I were late getting to the movie we actually wanted to see. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard in a movie theater.
In the era of spellcheck and auto-correct, does it matter that my son can’t spell?
I think this is a fascinating question. My wife and I disagree on whether or not spelling should matter to our 13-year-old. What do you think?
Target begins Apple Pay rollout at select locations
This is one of the last shovelfuls of dirt thrown onto the coffin of the ill-fated CurrentC platform.
Warby Parker launches Virtual Try-On for glasses with ARKit and TrueDepth on iPhone X and later
I haven’t tried the app yet but, as someone who went glasses shopping a few months ago for the first time, I can appreciate the idea behind the app and the relief from some of the tedium and frustration of trying to find the “right” pair of glasses.
I bought a load of cheap iPhone Lightning cables, and all but one were awful
It’s frustrating that Apple charges so much for a “simple” cable but trying to save money may actually do more harm in the long run. Stick to “name brand” cables.
Why CAPTCHAS have gotten so difficult
Sadly, CAPTCHA’s seem like a necessary evil of today’s internet.
This gory medical case shows why you should never, ever swallow a toothpick
I love these medial mystery stories but fair warning, don’t look at the photos unless you’ve got a strong stomach.
‘A badass pilot’: Capt. Rosemary Mariner, first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet, dies
What an incredible woman and I hope there’s video posted of this flyover tribute.
The family business that put Nashville Hot Chicken on the map
I had never even heard of, let alone tasted “Hot Chicken” until I moved to Nashville in the early 2000s.
2019’s deepest, funniest and weirdest Super Bowl commercials
As usual, half the fun of watching the Super Bowl is watching the ads. But, in the internet age, we no longer even have to watch the game to see the ads.
There is a reason apps make it so fun to track your health
This tracking is exactly why I don’t use any of the apps mentioned to track whatever fitness goals I may have.
The Dalrymple Report: FaceTime, Google, Facebook with Dave Mark
It was a busy week in the Apple world. Dave and I talk about Apple’s FaceTime bug and how Google and Facebook handled their problems with Apple differently.
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