I saw this on the interwebs, and thought of Caroline.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/03/spiders-are-scary-its-okay-to-be-afraid.html
I saw this on the interwebs, and thought of Caroline.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/03/spiders-are-scary-its-okay-to-be-afraid.html
I was sad to read this letter from Luma Labs today. They say one of their competitors has had a patent approved for their camera strap’s sliding connection between the sling and camera. As soon as I read this, I feared it might be my camera strap that is the competitor. Looks like it is; here’s the patent. Luma Labs claim there’s plenty of prior art, such as the US 1885 Carbine sling.
Whether or not the patent is justified, it’s sad to see patents, rather than innovation, used to stifle competition. Luma Labs have discontinued their camera sling, the Luma Loop, for fear of litigation, but have new camera strap designs in the works. I’m looking forward to seeing what they come up with in December, and hopefully will be able to replace the camera strap that I’m now going to feel dirty wearing.
I’ve just read my first comic book, and quite enjoyed it.
I’ve always been kind of intrigued by comics, but never gotten in to any. The only super hero I like is Batman, so I did some research and found a good summary of where to start.
Ben Brooks succinctly sums up how the Mac Pro goes against Apple’s hardware ethos. On the future of the Mac Pro, he has this to say.
The MacBook Air and the Mac Pro are polar opposites: one a marvel of engineering — the other a marvel of brute strength.
I don’t think the Mac Pro is going anywhere, but I also don’t think it is something that Jony Ive’s team has spent much time thinking about.
via Shawn Blanc
via Daring Fireball
The market for powerful computers, like the Mac Pro is now, isn’t going away any time soon, but the question is whether Apple will leave that market behind (for others to take). I don’t believe that’s what we’re seeing, although that also wouldn’t surprise me.
I believe that in the same way the iPad will increasingly replace our MacBooks, the MacBook Pro and iMac are replacing our Mac Pros. The more portable, less expensive computers are stepping up to the demands traditionally made of their big brothers.
Following up from my post about the Mac Pro’s future, this article highlights lots of people that think they couldn’t live without Mac Pro. See the comments, in particular.
Wow! What an extraordinary experiment.
Lots of useful vim tips.