It’s not for me but the June Oven is quite the marvel of technology.1 I feel like we are living a parallel to the 1950’s when every day brings a new amazing technology into our lives. Ovens with overhead cameras, image recognition and Instagram posting? I feel super old today.
By way of Twitter
I like kitchen equipment that has as few electronic controls as possible. ↩︎
I have a problem with keyboards. This week Jeff and I talked about our love of a good keyboard but also talked about our hoard of clacky peripherals. We also talk about a Gubna by Oskar Blues.
Here’s an outline of my notes for the show:
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2Do is really interesting and well designed. The iOS version is free for one week only and the Mac version is on sale too.
I’ve always enjoyed Steven Pinker’s books and essays. He’s a truly thoughtful scientist. This question and answer piece on parlio is a great example of his clear and logical thinking. Even when the questions veer toward unimaginative or ignorant, his responses are still thought provoking and to the point. There’s too many good ideas to quote them all so I’ll leave the core principle here as bait.
That the human condition is improving.
This week Nerds on Draft brings you lots of weird geeky talk about home brewing. Not the computer-y kind, but the beer kind. If you like to build stuff, we also talked about building versus buying and when work can actually be more fun.
Wired has a lengthy interview article about the history of ILM. While I found the format awkward to read, the content was worth it. The images are also great (I zoomed in on that Death Star construction image for a long time).
A wonderful heartbreaking essay By Robin Marantz Henig:
When Sandy went back to the waiting room to meet Daryl, she was weeping uncontrollably. Between sobs, she explained the diagnosis and the inevitable decline on the horizon. She felt terror at the prospect of becoming a hollowed-out person with no memory, mind or sense of identity, as well as fury that she was powerless to do anything but endure it. With Alzheimer’s disease, she would write, it is “extraordinarily difficult for one’s body to die in tandem with the death of one’s self.
From the 1Password blog (which is totally worth subscribing to):
It all came to a head when we were on a business trip and in a meeting with a handful of individuals whose opinions we really respect. With our usual gusto we showed off 1Password for Apple Watch and…it fell flat. Out of the five people in the room with us, only one person was genuinely excited about. They say two outta three ain’t bad.
This essay by Benjamin Hart on the Awl is already a classic for me. It’s so close to being an actual Verge article that I almost didn’t bother reading it. I’m so glad I did. The opening paragraph is pure gold but it’s chock full of little treasures like this:
And Zgliewzki, the Polish diner everyone loved (though nobody I know had ever been there) shuttered to make way for Polski, a modern take on Slavic cuisine featuring a forty-two-dollar ramen kielbasa stuffed with sustainably farmed foie gras.
Stu Maschwitz:
If you’re still having a hard time seeing my distinction between reactions and opinions, here’s a helpful rule of thumb. Your reaction doesn’t require anyone else to be wrong.
This link was from a timely tweet by the author himself. It’s a good boundary condition to consider. The internet seems to have forgotten the meaning of “opinion.” I still regard them as similar to a certain popular orifice.
