Confessions of an avid book reader
Funny, entertaining, thought-provoking article by Joe Queenan.
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‘We are indeed less willing to agree on what constitutes truth’
Clay Shirky on digital ethics. Great reading and food for thought, as usual.
Managing files — so what?
In his review of the iPod nano, Nilay Patel basically states that today managing files locally, through a wired connection between the device and the computer, "feels clunky and archaic". For me it's not that big a deal.
Online, offline, and the ‘need’ to share
Nathan Jurgenson's essay The IRL Fetish is a great analysis of the current online/offline dimension created by the 'deep infiltration of digital information into our lives', but I don't entirely agree with it.
Let me rant about iOS 6 Maps a little
iOS 6 Maps is a far worse application than the previous, Google-based Maps. It's a serious issue that mustn't be downplayed. People don't care about silly wars among multi-billion companies, they want their devices to work.