Political Science
Why the hell do I have to keep updating apps on my iPhone all the time?
Significant upgrades
Yahoo is expected to announce significant upgrades to [Flickr] on Monday as well, and one source who has seen the new version of Flickr described it as “stunning.”
Now this I'm excited about. (via ReadWrite)
Update: Hell, yes!
Yumblr
I can only speculate, but from what I’ve read elsewhere, Tumblr would’ve run out of funding money soon, so at some point, the cat-lovers and cutters would have had to grin and bear it or take their business elsewhere either way.
Rumor has it that running a service (especially one used by millions) costs money, and since I first joined Tumblr a few years ago, I’ve paid precisely fuck all, which is what I assume everyone else paid too.
Fear of change is natural, and sure, Flickr has definitely been mismanaged until fairly recently, but still – take heart, kink lovers: there’s loads of skeevy porn still to be found there, Yahoo! takeover or not.
Furthermore, provided these (so far, entirely) unsubstantiated rumors are true, Yahoo! has agreed to mostly leave Karp to his own devices for the next 3 or 4 years, at which point there’s a good chance Google will own and run everything everywhere anyway.
Update: It’s official!
Glass
Google got the design ethos exactly right. It’s a device that is designed for everyday use, but also an adornment that is designed to look good when worn as an accessory. [...] I think it looks good in the same way a merino wool Zegna sweater looks good. That in itself is a key narrative: Google has taken the ultimate in geekery and made it feel cool.
Yeah … not really.
Reasons to Love Helen Mirren
Not much shocks you on the gay scene, but seeing Helen Mirren dressed as the queen cussing and swearing and making you stop your parade — that’s a new one.
That certainly would’ve been something to see.