Maybe I’m just a geek, but Destin always finds cool shit to talk about, even in the simplest places.
Link Paul Krugman: 1937
Doing it all over again.
Link rentzsch.tumblr.com: Mac App Store vs Buying Direct
Since the launch of the Mac App Store, a common question potential customers ask developers is “Should I buy your app directly or through the Mac App Store?”
Developers have been remarkably cagey, mostly replying with the non-answer “choose whichever is better for you”.
Great post from Wolf, but I think he’s underestimating what Apple will do to expand the capabilities of the sandbox, and depending on the success of Gatekeeper, if they will eventually re-allow non-sandboxed apps in the store. Either Shipley struck a chord or got very lucky with his post about Apple improving the distribution process for developers. Either way, it shows that Apple isn’t done with changing the system to fit the needs of it’s user base and developer base yet.
After Years Of Flirting, Facebook And Apple Set To Achieve Relationship Status In iOS 6
A welcome addition for many, a sign of defeat or a source of mistrust and angst for others. Personally I’m indifferent. I will take advantage of it because it’s convenient, but I would have been fine with a better inter-app communication system to streamline the existing login “hacks”.
Link Chris Foresman: Apple may be hiring engineers to redesign 30-pin dock connector
Apple is currently looking for a new ‘connector design engineer’ to work at its Cupertino headquarters. Why does anyone care? The job postings lend credence to recent rumors that the next iPhone may include a revised, smaller connector to replace the ubiquitous 30-pin dock connector which first made its debut on the third-generation iPod in 2003.
The dock connector has been included on every Apple mobile device since that time, including iPods, iPhones, and iPads. The 30-pin connector originally made it possible to connect iPods to both FireWire-based Macs and USB-based Windows PCs. It can supply a small amount of power to attached accessories, as well as output digital audio and video data. It also facilitates two-way communication between attached accessories like speaker docks, data interfaces, and more.
Not quite, but good effort.
However, recent part leaks have suggested that the next-generation iPhone, commonly referred to as ‘iPhone 5,’ will include a much smaller connector standard. The change is said to save precious internal space inside the device, though it risks making a whole cottage industry of ‘Made for iPhone/iPod’ accessories obsolete overnight.
(Via Ars ∞.)
Just so we’re clear on what Chris is reporting: Apple has posted a job in June, for somebody to design a connector rumored to already be designed, for a phone that is going to be announced and shipped in September/October (3-4 months). Yeah. I’m gonna call bullshit here.
I have no doubt that Apple is designing new connectors, for the iPhone, iPad, iPod, and probably for devices we can’t imagine yet. But I don’t think them hiring somebody now provides any indication of plans for a revised connector on the iPhone 5.
Link Justin Williams: More Affordable International Data
Before I boarded my flight to Australia, I pulled the SIM out of my iPhone 4S so that AT&T couldn’t even consider saying I was using international data. My 4S is locked to its carrier so I had little hope that I could buy a prepaid plan when I arrived in the country. My plan, instead, was to just use my iPhone in WiFi mode whenever I could find a hotspot, and just survive without ubiquitous access until I returned from my trip.
That was, until I discovered the Gevey SIM unlocker, which our hosts gave us on arrival. The Gevey is a small electronics board that sits between the SIM and the iPhone itself. The Gevey does some sort of black magic to “trick” the iPhone into thinking it is unlocked and capable of working on any network.
Didn’t know such little widgets existed. Nice post Justin.
Really looking forward to this one. They’re trying to transition the Bourne franchise beyond Matt Damon, and it looks like they might pull it off (by moving on from Jason Bourne). If they can, the Bourne films could become the American equivalent of the James Bond franchise.
Agreed. And what about Jeremy Renner? SWAT, The Hurt Locker, MI:4, Thor, Avengers, all of which he was terrific in. Now Bourne, a series that helped Matt Damon secure his place as an action star. Renner is getting a larger and larger profile, its awesome that he finally gets a leading role in a franchise with such potential.
Link Romney wants to arm Syria's opposition
Meanwhile, the usual suspects (Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Joe Lieberman) are calling for airstrikes.
Are we ever going to learn that arming one side of a revolution or civil war never works out well? Its a short term solution with long term repercussions; usually repercussions that come back and bite us in the ass in 10, 20, or 50 years.
Bombing a country to the stone age or giving the lesser of two evils guns and bombs are both retarded ideas that we have proven time and time again do nothing to solve the long term problems. If we’re going to get serious about world peace, lets get serious about world peace. Otherwise lets stop pontificating.
Alex Koppelman (via squashed)
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