John Siracusa
Apple Technology Specialist, ars technica
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A new extension of the old adage that physical access trumps all computer security: "electrical access" http://bit.ly/8Z63bf (PDF)
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Spanish-speaking people in distress vs. national health vs. cute animals. No contest.
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"Visual eff—oh, fuck it. Avatar."
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Recognized Geoffrey Canada's voice from NPR before his name appeared in the ad. Love the way he talks (in addition to what he says)
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I think I'd rather be watching this Governor's Award thing.
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Only text in the iPad ad besides the product name and release date: "Apps from App Store."
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The iPad TV ad: http://bit.ly/bLbpw9
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I feel like I could have put together a better John Hughes tribute montage. (Then again, maybe my childhood skews a bit nerd.)
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In other news, the iPad plays well on film. Scary well.
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I didn't know you could quickly tap multiple email messages to open them all at once. #ipadad
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Failing #587 of TiVo's software: "event" programs like the Super Bowl and Oscars should have dead-simple shortcuts to record them.
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Man, F this! http://bit.ly/9kTuzt I encourage all NY/LIers to write their representatives (my opinion as a MA resident probably won't sway…)
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Man, F this! http://bit.ly/9kTuzt
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Ug, I forgot about the mandatory iPhone OS passcode imposed by my VPN/Exchange account.
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OMG, my iPod and my Mac can connect to my work VPN with no additional software. We truly are living in the future.
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The difference between Portal and Ico is that Ico was not followed by Ico 2.
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I saw my first Washington, DC license plate today. And NH thinks it's all tough with its slogan… http://bit.ly/bx8oaC
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To summarize @wilshipley 's latest tweets, "I like Valve games and can imagine various ways they could be released for the Mac!"
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r @rascalking The Series4 actually looks fine. I'm just pissed they've been shipping "HD" DVRs for years with a stretched SD interface.
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How did the infamous Strawberry Shortcake image make it into the new PA book, but it still can't be shown on the website?
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Car&Driver's old design had problems, but the new one is worse. Awkward, lacking the character of the old design, and sometimes just ugly.
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Just to be clear, Macmillian's idea to have ebooks track hardcover/paperback prices is not new. http://bit.ly/a2wnQv (last section)
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To me, the Apple patent suit smells like nothing more than a manifestation of Jobs's own sense of injustice.
