This is one of those “I’ll believe it when I see it” stories but if it is true, it will be an amazing leap in functionality for many Photoshoppers who want to use their iPads to edit.
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Tim Hortons’ “The Away Game”
Everyone knows how important hockey is to Canada and Canadians.
Nikon’s photomicrography competition
Incredible photography. I had a blast playing, “Guess What It Is?” with my son this morning. Thanks to Dave Mark for the link.
The Dalrymple Report: Apple TV content, a rocket, and Ozzy with Dave Mark
Dave Mark and I explore the latest rumors surrounding Apple’s foray into video content, and talk about a failed rocket launch and Ozzy cancelling his concert.
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Rick Stein’s obituary
May we all live a life that deserves an obituary like this.
MRI disabled every iOS device in facility
What a crazy story.
Transform the way you read with a redesigned Pocket and an enhanced listen feature
It does make reading easier and the UI is better, in my opinion.
A map of every building in America
This is a remarkable visualization of this data.
Copycat art collector shreds £40,000 Banksy print themselves, reducing value to £1
There are some people in this world who are just stupid beyond belief.
Apple Watch Series 4 Fall Detection tested by a Hollywood stunt double
[VIDEO] This is a fun video (embedded in the main Loop post) from the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern. Came out last week, but got lost in my every growing review queue.
Here ya go.
Celebrating a decade of discovery on Spotify
Spotify: It’s been 10 years since Spotify officially launched for fans—and new music and artist discovery has never been the same. We built our Swedish company to create a legal, better alternative to piracy—one that helps to fairly compensate artists … Continued
About a fifth of Android phone owners plan to switch to an iPhone
I know someone will point out the Apple stat of “90% customer satisfaction” but that is different from “Intent to Buy”. Still, I would have guessed Apple was higher than the 70% shown here. Regardless, this is where Apple has a huge advantage and where they still have plenty of room to grow by taking share away from various Android manufacturers.
Inside Wayback Machine, the internet’s time capsule
I can’t count how many times I’ve used the Wayback Machine. It’s an invaluable resource for research and curiosity.
The story behind the surreal photograph of Salvador Dalí and three flying cats
I still remember the first time I ever saw this image as a kid and thinking, “This is stupid.” It took me many years and a level of maturity before I began to understand both the art of Dali and the photographic achievements of Halsman.
From clockworks to computers on our wrists
I don’t know if you can definitely say Apple has beaten “Swiss watchmakers at their own game”, but they definitely saw a niche in the watch market no one else was serving. The Apple Watch fascinates me if only for the fact it has gotten so many non-watch people to start wearing a watch and the reasons for wearing one are wide and varied – which is good news for Apple.
Woman panics over close encounter with whales
This is simultaneously funny and sad. FYI, no these humpbacks are not “going to kill us!” and there’s no need to call 911 to report there’s a whale under your boat. Finally, for God’s sake, don’t start your damn engines when whales are that close to you.
My bodyguard, my self
I have some relatives in the “protection industry” and I’m always fascinated by the people who do this kind of work.
Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks and Def Leppard nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
I love when these nominations come out because it provokes huge arguments between myself and The Publisher of The Loop on the Your Mac Life show.
Why this watch costs over $450,000
This level of watch and their valuation always fascinates me. Not just for the incredible workmanship of the watches but because, generally, I find the individual watches to be butt ugly. But that may just mean I’m uncultured.
DHS says no reason to doubt firms’ China hack denials
This story just keeps getting stranger and stranger.
Butter tart recipe
I had no idea butter tarts were a Canadian thing until I moved to the US. I just assumed everyone enjoyed these yummy little desserts. It is definitely a delicious holiday tradition for many of us in Canada and, even better, fairly easy to make.
Silver man secret revealed London street performer, floating and levitating trick
I used this video to blow my kid’s mind this morning.
Apple’s secret repair kill switch hasn’t been activated—yet
As is often the case, the furor that arose from this earlier in the week is tempered with time. It doesn’t mean that Apple won’t turn this “feature” on in the future though.
Banksy Painting Self-Destructs After Fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s
This is a fascinating story. Did Sotheby’s know it was going to happen? Is the art destroyed? Has it become more valuable? What a great stunt.
Apple hires police to stand guard at stores amid rash of robberies
I suspected Apple would do this eventually in some locations. There were just too many of these kinds of smash and grab robberies happening. Obviously, this won’t prevent all of them but it will deter some.
What Businessweek got wrong about Apple
We quoted pieces of this strongly worded rebuttal/denial in our story this morning but here is the full text of what Apple sent to Bloomberg regarding the Businessweek story.
I’m a paramedic: here’s how the Apple Watch Series 4 will and won’t save lives
Rich Mogull is not only my go-to Mac Security guy, but he’s also been a licensed paramedic for many years. His perspective on this particular feature is very interesting.
Apple CEO Tim Cook joins stellar line-up for 2018 International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
This is not (just) marketing fluff. This is a concerted effort by Apple to signal their intentions regarding customer data protection and security.
National Theater in London offers glasses with live subtitles
I went to an opera once and they had subtitles above the stage. While I really appreciated it, it was a bit distracting. The audience would “get the joke” before the singers had actually sung the lyric. While these glasses may be targeted at those with hearing difficulties, I can see it being a boon to a lot of different people attending productions.
The Apple Watch faces its toughest challenge yet: grandma and grandpa
I don’t know how representative the review group was but it was definitely interesting to read about the Watch from the point of view of seniors – a demographic many say they will be buying a Series 4 Watch for.