Covered this week; Tom Petty dead at 66… Why there’s no ‘hope’ with mass shootings… Apple or Google maps, which is better? The dry runs of a mass killer… More Uber mischief… The United States of Guns… The world’s largest open-air graveyard…
October 2, 2017
Tom Petty, a songwriter who melded California rock with a deep, stubborn Southern heritage, died on Monday after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 66 and had lived in Los Angeles.
October 3, 2017
“Hope is not an idle feeling. One hopes for something and here, presumably, one hopes for action to end the violence—for a country where we can inhabit public space without the specter of mass killing. A country where children don’t need to learn the phrase “active shooter,” and where we can walk into theaters, classrooms, and places of worship without making mental note of exits, should the all too thinkable happen.”
October 4, 2017
“I’ve been using Google Maps for years, since before Apple released its own map apps. When Apple Maps was first released, I found it very hard to read; there wasn’t enough contrast between roads and backgrounds, and texts were tiny. That’s improved a bit since the initial release, but not much.” A comparison between Apple and Google maps…
October 5, 2017
The dry runs of a mass killer… the lesson in all this seems to be that we all have to consider closely the possibilities when we contemplate attending an event that will be a large gathering of people… it’s unfortunate but it’s the reality… guns, or many of the fools that use them won’t be going away anytime soon.
October 6, 2017
“Although the entitlement isn’t intended for this, the worry is that Uber—or a hacker who managed to break into Uber’s network—could silently monitor activity on an iPhone user’s screen, harvesting passwords and other personal information.” More foul play from Uber, they need to stop with all this clandestine shit.
October 7, 2017
“America is a stuck in a Groundhog Day loop of gun violence. We’ll keep waking up, stuck in the same reality of oppression, carnage, and ruined lives until we can figure out how to effect meaningful change.” A list of links from Jason Kottke.
October 8, 2017
“Mount Everest holds the impressive title of ‘tallest mountain in the world,’ but many people don’t know about its other, more gruesome title — the world’s largest open-air graveyard. Since 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay scaled the summit for the first time, over 4,000 people have followed in their footsteps, braving the harsh climate and dangerous terrain for a few moments of glory. Some of them, however, never left the mountain.”
