This post is about about smartwatches. Well let’s face it, it’s a post about the new watch Apple showed off the other day. For a year or so now people have wondered whether smartwatches would be the next big consumer electronic device. Now that the Apple Watch is about to be released into consumers hands […]
Continue reading →I wonder whether the lack of a “like/favorite” button in Ello might be a good thing. It kinds of forces you to actually say something if you want to interact with someone, instead of just passively registering that you enjoyed or agreed with them. On the other hand perhaps it will mainly cause people to […]
Continue reading →1. In regard to the events in Ferguson I trust the local police forces and Anonymous to the same degree, which is to say not at all. 2. Sometimes I think the mythos of the masked superhero is too engrained in our popular culture. Both the police and Anonymous both see and portray themselves as […]
Continue reading →One of the announcements at Google I/O last wednesday was Android TV, the company’s latest attempt to create a product built for the TV. At the same time Google also announced a number of new features for the Chromecast, their media streaming stick revealed the year before. A few months before this Amazon announced the Amazon […]
Continue reading →I decided to go through all my tweets from 2013. It’s an interesting exercise, turning my Twitter account into a kind of a streaming time capsule of my interests, concerns and thoughts from the previous year. Admittedly it was an incomplete picture as I generally don’t share details of my personal life on any of […]
Continue reading →I started playing Saints Row IV a few days ago and am happy to say that I’m finding it really entertaining so far. I will say that unlike the previous iteration of the series, SR IV takes a little bit of time to really get into gear. I found the first couple of levels kind […]
Continue reading →As was easily predicted, many gamers have accused Gone Home of not really being a game (it’s one of the most common opening complaints in the Metacritic user reviews of the game for instance). I personally consider myself firmly in “yes it is a game” camp, but I’ve also seen a lot of responses that […]
Continue reading →First, it is very good. I’m not quite sure I think it’s quite as great of a game as much of the twitter-verse is making it out to be but I do think it’s very much worth your time. Second, most non-gamers should find it pretty accessible as this is an exploration game, with no […]
Continue reading →The NY times recently did a piece about an interesting paradox that physicists have discovered. It’s pretty fascinating if you are interested in the subject but at several points the article frames the issue as something which shows that “This time…Einstein might really be wrong”. Additionally a couple of other news pieces I’ve seen or heard […]
Continue reading →A couple separate but somewhat relates observations: 1. A digital subscription to the Washington Post is $14.99/mo. Netfix is $7.99 (WaPo also has $9.99 price point but it isn’t comparable with their phone/tablet apps). Considering that I would say most people spend more time consuming entertainment than reading news, this price difference strikes me as […]
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