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 Fastest Jury in Tech
A jury handed Apple a $1.05 billion win over Samsung in under three days flat, and what's bugging me isn't the number, its how fast they got through 700-plus questions.
Curiosity Drove 15 Feet and I Watched the Whole Thing
Curiosity took its first short drive on Mars yesterday, and I spent way too long staring at the tire tracks in the Hazcam photos.
Twitter Just Told Its Developers Where They Stand
Twitter's new API rules cap how big third-party clients like Tweetbot and Twitterrific can grow, and after years of using nothing else, I'm not thrilled about where this is headed.
The Same Afternoon Apple Set a Record and Facebook Hit a New Low
Apple closed today as the most valuable company in history while Facebook's stock keeps sliding toward half its IPO price. Some thoughts on why one company's boring strategy is beating the other's exciting one.
Three Days In With the Windows 8 RTM
MSDN subscribers got the Windows 8 RTM build (9200) on August 15th, and Ive had it running on my main desktop since Thursday night. Some thoughts before the honeymoon period wears off.
Living Inside Windows 8 RTM for a Weekend
I grabbed the Windows 8 RTM download the day MSDN put it up and spent the weekend living in it on a regular ThinkPad, no touchscreen. Here's what three days in actually felt like.
A Software Update From 154 Million Miles Away
NASA's been quietly swapping Curiosity's software from landing mode to surface mode, one fourteen-minute-lag command at a time, and it's got me thinking about my own router's firmware update.
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.
Mohawk Guy Was the Real Star of the Mars Landing
The Curiosity landing was the big story last week, but the internet latched onto something smaller: a NASA flight director's mohawk. Some thoughts on Mohawk Guy, the rover's first wheel photo, and why the small stuff sometimes sells the mission better than the science does.