A Strange Week for Space
A personal reflection on Neil Armstrong's death this week, set against Curiosity's first test drive on Mars and a nephew who didn't know who "the moon guy" was.
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Rereading First Man This Weekend
Neil Armstrong died Saturday, and instead of watching the news I ended up digging an old paperback biography out of a garage box and rereading it.
One Giant Leap, One Billion-Dollar Verdict
A week that had both the billion-dollar Apple v. Samsung verdict and Neil Armstrong's death got me thinking about what we actually mean when we call something innovation.
The Login Wall Between Me and the Closing Ceremony
A rundown of watching the London Olympics closing ceremony through NBC's cable-login streaming wall, and why NASA's free Curiosity landing stream from a week earlier still beats it.
Two Screens, One Sunday Night
Watching the London Olympics closing ceremony and the first grainy photos from Curiosity roll in at the same time, plus a complaint about NBCs cable login requirement.
Up at 1am for a Robot Landing on Mars
A sleep-deprived recap of staying up until 1:32am to watch Curiosity land on Mars, the JPL control room going nuts, and how Mohawk Guy became the internet's new favorite NASA engineer.
The Web Just Opened the Olympics
Tim Berners-Lee appeared during the London Olympics opening ceremony. For a tech blog, that moment meant something pretty weird and wonderful.
The Galaxy S III is Stupid Fast and I Hate That I Want It
The Galaxy S III hit stores a week ago and it's annoyingly good. My year-old phone suddenly feels ancient, which is exactly the trick these companies are best at.
Hanging Back from Mountain Lion (For Now)
OS X Mountain Lion launches next week. I'm not rushing to upgrade, and I'm okay admitting that's partly about caution and partly about stubbornness.
Seven Inches Isn't Enough
Google's new Nexus 7 tablet is finally shipping today at $199, and everyone's acting like it's the iPad killer. It's not. Here's why.
Nobody Knows What Windows 8 Actually Is
Microsoft released Windows 8's Release Preview last month and I still can't figure out what they're actually trying to do. Is it for tablets? Desktops? Both? Neither?
Maps, Ego, and Why Apple Probably Shouldn't Have Done This
Apple's decision to replace Google Maps with their own mapping service in iOS 6 is ambitious, but nobody can stop thinking about how much this could go wrong.