The key experiential question of Google Glass isn’t what it’s like to wear them, it’s what it’s like to be around someone else who’s wearing them.
It is interesting to see that there is almost no press regarding the incredible implications Google Glass has on privacy. Coupling cameras and audio recorders everywhere with the power of Google’s infrastructure and capabilities is rapidly approaching a scary future.
Some of the most influential ideas for me in the past few years.
In fact, most geeks have this inclination to some degree, even if it’s just nitpicking logical or scientific flaws in a favorite TV show or movie. This is actually a skill worth developing. Have you ever met someone who holds strong opinions but is completely incapable of explaining them? “I really hated that book.” “Why?” “I don’t know, I just didn’t like it.” Who wants to be that guy? That’s no way to live.
The Hypercritical podcast just came to an end, and I think I should thank it and John Siracusa for helping me expand, nurture, and appreciate my own critical tendencies. I will deeply miss listening to interesting new episodes every week, and I will continue to look forward to other works produced by Siracusa (Oh, those lengthy OS X reviews…). Both this piece and the podcast has helped me realize that recognizing faults and mistakes is a very valuable skill, and sadly, often vilified or under-appreciated.
Innovation is not born out out of a committee; innovation is a fight. It’s messy, people die, but when the battle is over, something unimaginably significant has been achieved.
Very thorough review of the Surface. It is interesting to see how the hardware is very well constructed and mostly well thought through, while the software needs a lot more polish. Especially interesting considering this is something coming from Microsoft.
Will be fun to see how the Surface evolves going into the future.
Facebook is like a chair because…
Hang on. Facebook isn’t like a chair.
While the ad may make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, if you stop and think about the analogies it uses, it makes no sense at all. How exactly is Facebook like a doorbell, or the universe?
“Let’s try and come up with the most convoluted analogies possible! And then if we add dramatic music and narration coupled with beautiful video footage that makes people feel warm and fuzzy inside, we can get away with them as long as they don’t think too hard!”
This is how you properly advertise a camera.
The Textastic app is fantastic. Who says the iPad is just for consumption?
I, too, am afflicted with NADD.
As a first impression, I really liked the new Microsoft logo. But this analysis does present some curious evidence…
But over time, they may send some consumers into a downward spiral, locking them into a world of digital disadvantage.
This stuff really scares me.
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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Tornado Survivor If She ‘Thanked The Lord’
Never assume, people!
The wristwatches of The Fantastic Mr. Fox.
