One day I’m going to have to[note]I say ‘have to’ in the sense that Apple’s incessant tweaking of their product lines will once more strand the iPad Mini line far enough away from Apple’s main line of iPads that I strongly suspect I’ll find myself faced with a range of iPad Pro-branded models to choose… Continue reading iPad Borg?
Tag: Technology
A Tool Using Animal
Reading Wired’s Fans Are Better Than Tech at Organizing Information Online… At a time when we’re trying to figure out how to make the internet livable for humans, without exploiting other humans in the process, AO3 (AO3, to its friends) offers something the rest of tech could learn from. … mostly served to remind me… Continue reading A Tool Using Animal
Looking at history
Version Museum concentrates on the look of applications more than it does the story behind that redesign. Version Museum showcases the visual history of popular websites, operating systems, applications, and games that have shaped our lives. Much like walking through a real-life museum, this site focuses on the design changes of historic versions of technology,… Continue reading Looking at history
Don’t do it…
There’s no denying it: this xkcd speaks to something deep in my soul.
Casting
It’d be nice to think that we live in the timeline where the most noteworthy effect of Deepfakes will be to swap one Hollywood actor for another but somehow I doubt we’re going to be that lucky: In some parallel universe, there’s a version of Casino Royale with Hugh Jackman playing everyone’s favorite suave British… Continue reading Casting
AutoCorrect for your face
Once iOS 13 gets rolled out later this year, I think the prospect of AutoCorrect for your face is going to prompt a great deal of debate: Why should my phone decide where I should be looking? Kevin Kelly in a slightly different context, looks forward to a future where the system gets that crucial… Continue reading AutoCorrect for your face
… to the Moon
By some margin the most welcome effect of the media blitz as the Apollo 11 anniversary has come round is that HBO’s From the Earth to the Moon has been rereleased in HD: Throughout the miniseries, there are scenes where astronauts, engineers, NASA administrators, politicians, and more list all the challenges facing Kennedy’s promise to… Continue reading … to the Moon
WhosePassword?
Turns out that coming up with strong passwords is less simple than mere humans can comprehend: For too many people, moving the digits around in some variation of Patriots69Lover is their idea of a strong password. So you might expect something complicated like” “ji32k7au4a83” would be a great password. But according to the data breach… Continue reading WhosePassword?
Swimming submarines
Quoted For Truth: To ask whether computers can think is like asking whether submarines can swim. — Edsger Dijkstra [Via Memex 1.1]
Standardised
Who knew there was an official standard that laid down the methodology by which dishwashers should be tested? Hold on to your hats: down the rabbit hole we go! God bless the manual writers who really overdo it. pic.twitter.com/1OkArc81w7 — David Wohlreich (@wallrike) January 16, 2019 “> [Via Retweet from @cstross]