freitag.de gibt seinen Nutzern ab sofort die Möglichkeit, die Werbung temporär auszublenden. Eine exzellente Idee.
June 5, 2013#
June 5, 2013#
Oh, the irony
Yesterday Apple released Mac OS 10.8.4 including Safari 6.0.5 “which improves stability for some websites with chat features and games”. The funny part: it actually worsens stability “for some websites with chat features and games” (Facebook).
Try chatting to someone in your Facebook newsfeed. While typing and more specifically while making a break (shift+enter), the whole page scrolls down. It might be possible that this only occurs in the new Facebook Newsfeed which I am using. I already filed a bug through Apples incredible modern Bug Reporter. We’ll see if it will get any attention.
April 10, 2013#
Start From Scratch
Yesterday I received a replacement iPhone 5 due to battery failure. Instead of restoring my old backup, I started from scratch.
As you can see, there’s really not much I need. Apart from the obvious ones, I got Dropbox mainly for syncing photographs, a banking app and car2go to book electrified smarts.
On the second page, there’s only Newsstand with Marco Arments’ ‘The Magazine’ and a folder containing the remaining Apple apps. Very calm.
Wallpaper by Timothy J. Reynolds. I use a different one from him on each of my Apple devices.
March 11, 2013#
Why I’m Switching (Back) to Firefox
Inspired me to switch back from Chrome, too. At least for a test.
February 28, 2013#
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says Google, Apple have made music ‘worthless’
“They have to keep commodifying things to keep the share price up,” Yorke said. “But in doing so they have made all content, including music and newspapers, worthless in order to make their billions. And this is what we want? I still think it will be undermined in some way.”
February 19, 2013#
Good sleep, good learning, good life
Massive article on how important sleep is. Particularly interesting:
do not wake up kids for school; if they cannot wake up in time, let them skip a class or two, or consider homeschooling
As well as:
exercise, learning, and sleep are your best tools for brain growth!
I notice this the most playing the piano. When learning a new song, major progress is done overnight. I always play better the next day.
February 19, 2013#
Stuttgart, 2023
Seit gestern bin ich Mitglied bei car2go und denke jetzt schon darüber nach, mein eigenes Auto zu verkaufen.
Auf die erste Fahrt mit dem elektro Smart habe ich mich tierisch gefreut. Zurecht. Die Autos sind optimal motorisiert, man kommt sehr schnell vom Fleck; der fast geräuschlose, angenehm turbinenartig klingende Antrieb überzeugt. Das ist die Zukunft. Zurücksteigen in eine Verbrennungskraftmaschine offenbart, wie veraltet diese Technologie ist.
Ich habe ein bisschen darüber nachgedacht, wie eine schöne und sinnvolle urbane Zukunft aussehen könnte. Angenommen, Fahrzeuge mit herkömmlichen Verbrennungsmotoren dürften in Städte nicht einfahren, sondern nur öffentliche, mietbare, elektrisierte Vehikel, die jedem zur Verfügung stehen. Jeder teilt mit jedem. Kein Besitztum. Kein Neid. Das wäre was.
Ich bin überzeugt, dass wir uns auf dem Weg dorthin befinden.
February 16, 2013#
Josef has arrived
Josef is the adorable robot from the game Machinarium. He’s now available as a plush toy. I’m already in love with him.
February 12, 2013#
MeteoEarth for iPad has to be the most fascinating weather app ever. Incredibly detailed and thoughtful design. Go download it and subscribe for the premium pack to support MeteoGroup and their awesome work.
Once more I’m astonished by the impact and the possibilities of the iPad.
February 12, 2013#
What is wrong with you, Mac App Store?
I’m not sure what is worse: the header part or the font color choice. I have no idea why someone with eyes would approve this.
