Wolfram Language.
The "goto fail" SSL bug and the chances that it was nefariously introduced by an NSA effort, possibly as part of their $250 million annual budget for such operations.
Apple's warrant canary.
Casey's and Marco's hard-to-find bugs and language misfeatures...
Follow-up on why Flappy Bird was successful.
Kieran Healy's excellent article with science.
John Gruber and Merlin Mann at SXSW '09.
Goofball Jones' anonymous criticism of John's "shtick", and John's defense including many links:
An explanation of John's "schtick"
Some p...
Facebook Paper's gesture usability, in-app tutorial videos, and the design challenge of gestural interface.
RootMetrics testing real-world wireless speeds.
Despite constant effort to improve usability, what if computers just aren't for everyone? (There's a similar long-sta...
The FiOS net-neutrality non-story and last summer's YouTube-throttling story.
More FU on iPads going pro, giant-tablet-desk ergonomics, trying to understand John's theory again, and a train analogy from Casey.
New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Bill Gates' new wildcard role,...
Follow-up on why an iPad "Pro" needs to be larger and why iOS is "better for people".
Can iOS add more power-user functionality without harming its simplicity or usability?
Whether Macs should ship with ARM CPUs, how such a transition would be challenging today, and whether...
Follow-up: Genius Bar employee reports of how most people deal with iCloud backups, photo backups, and storage limits, iExplorer for exporting iMessages.
iOS' storage model is a leaky abstraction.
Google may have wanted Nest for its smart-home project as well as the more ob...
Follow-up: whether iMessage problems are widespread, reasons behind flattening the Mac Mini, and HDR TVs.
The storage costs of Casey's emoji.
Google buying Nest for $3.2 billion.
Ben Thompson on Google's business model.
Nest has over 200 employees, including many ex-Apple...
Follow-up: IBM AS/400 (aka System i) and single-level store.
Marco's Retina theory.
PS4 and Xbone sales.
Trying to care about CES.
Who "needs" the Mac Pro? Justifying toys and improving quality of life with smart purchases.
Panasonic’s new LCD TVs compared to great TVs o...
What if the new USB connector is too similar to Lightning? (John Gruber on Lightning)
Potential for 5120-wide Retina displays to overcome Thunderbolt bandwidth limits by using "dual-input displays"?
John's "quick" tips for TV calibration. (THX TV-calibration app)
"Rate Th...
Accidental Fountain Screenplay: The Case of Liss by Joe Steel. (And Bionic.)
Desktop 4K/Retina resolutions hitting bandwidth limitations of Thunderbolt 2 and DisplayPort 1.2, and the Sharp/Apple non-news.
John's Squarespace-reseller idea already exists.
Why aren't iOS App ...
FU on PrimeSense.
Apple's acquisition of Topsy and speculation on why.
Apple's possible difficulty in getting and keeping enough engineering talent, and how they might make bigger strides in web services.
Which group wears the pants in a company?
Marco's embarrassing FiOS s...
Follow-up on Cisco VPNs on Mavericks and [photo backups] to SkyDrive on Windows Mobile Phone Series Metro Not-Metro Phone Windows.
Why enterprise software is so hard, and the barriers to entry for small companies targeting the enterprise market.
Game-console sales by gener...
Some light Mac Pro waffling and the red one.
iOS 7.0.3's new crossfade animations in "Reduce Motion" mode.
Little tidbits and windows into the life of John Siracusa buried in his OS X Mavericks review.
Noodling John with random questions.
Dragon Drop and Cocoapods don't su...
Siri expectations and unreliability in popular culture.
Can Apple ever dramatically improve their web services, and how much pressure do they feel to do so?
The sorry state of online payment processing before Stripe, and improving the current sorry state of money transfers (especially in the U.S.) with services such as Dwolla and Square Cash.
When we expected the Mavericks GM (recorded two hours before this).
Apparent new E5-1680 Mac Pro in Geekbench and what CPU tradeoffs to expect in the new Mac Pro.
Speculating on the new Mac Pro's fan noise, rotating cable management, and intended desk location.
FU on John'...
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