Covered this week; Images from Mars Curiosity… Neal Peart turns 64… Dropbox shenanigans… the synth world loses the great Don Buchla… the last day of hot metal typesetting at the New York Times… a look at new features in iOS 10… Macalope defends Apple bullying… Game of Thrones wins some Emmy’s…
September 12, 2016
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover captured stunning images last week of layered rock formations on the red planet’s surface. The photos, taken on Sept. 8 in the Murray Buttes Region, were captured by the rover’s MastCam.
Neil Peart turns 64 today… one of thousands of great solos… this one closed out drum week on the David Letterman show back in June of 2011…
September 13, 2016
If you have Dropbox installed… this is a bit troubling…
September 14, 2016
Don Buchla believed in the humanity of wires. The modular synth pioneer created an instrument like none other, one that relied on intuition, learning and, most importantly, human touch. He died September 14 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 79. Some nice remembrances from Suzanne Ciani and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith…
September 15, 2016
A fascinating film about the last day of hot metal typesetting at the New York Times…
September 16, 2016
Apple has opened up additional aspects of iOS to developers, turning Siri, Phone, Messages and Maps into extensible software platforms in their own right. It also fixes a number of pain points, makes expanded use of 3D Touch and haptic feedback and completes Apple’s overhaul of iOS that began with iOS 7 with its refined look and subtle design changes.
September 17, 2016
“In our Earth’s reality, however, Apple has crushed big and little companies alike in its path to the top. That’s how you get to the top. That’s the way that works…” The Macalope takes on the bullies yelling bully.
September 18, 2016
6 reasons ‘Game of Thrones’ deserved that best-drama Emmy… Somewhere in Westeros, Queen Cersei is slugging back a huge goblet of Arbor Gold. And it’s well-deserved. “Game of Thrones” picked up the best-drama Emmy Award for the second straight year on Sunday, and the dragon-powered HBO hit won’t even let a lack of new books slow it down.
