John Siracusa’s OS X reviews
Today John Siracusa announced that he won’t be making more OS X reviews. Typically journalists or reviewers don’t announce that they stop doing something. They just stop doing it, and maybe explain it after someone asks them. But John’s reviews were something truly special, and a lot of people on the tech world has lamented the announcement. I think that the Mac community has always been quite vibrant and passionate, allowing detailed discussion. Crossing the line of obsession sometimes. In other tech worlds, the discussion is more cold and rational, even aseptic…. Read More
These are the times of miracle and wonder
My first computer was a second hand ZX Spectrum+ This says a lot about my age, I guess. I got it from my uncle, who bought himself a more powerful computer. I really loved that computer, and used it for quite a long time. It seemed so magical that you could play a tape, which sounded weird, and load a game. There was also the possibility of program from the command line, which I tried, but I never “got” exactly how to get from very basic stuff to anywhere. A few years… Read More
Wrong Side of Memphis 