Nice review of the MacBook that takes it for what it is intended. It’s nicely written and designed, too.
The MacBook is nothing more than what it claims to be. There are no adornments, no complications. There is only clarity and focus, each piece of the puzzle offering up its best self within the confines of the concept.
I just hate using it.
I hate typing on it, I hate the trackpad, it’s slower than I expected, the screen is noticeably blurry from non-native scaling to get reasonable screen space, and I don’t even find it very comfortable to use in my lap because it’s too small.
As a listener of Marco’s podcast, ATP, it doesn’t surprise me that he dislikes—no, that’s too soft a word for Marco’s style—hates the new Macbook. I can’t believe he bought it unless he really wanted to write this article to troll for page views, which doesn’t really seem like his style either. He’s clearly one who wants screen space and resolution, which this machine was never going to provide. It’s a confusing article, in my opinion.
Fuck GM. Why anyone buys their products is beyond me. They ship shitty, broken shit for years, and then we have to bail them out, and now this. (Oh, and they put Camaro tail lights on the new Corvette.)
If this had been out when we bought our truck (a Tundra), we’d have an F-150 now. The newest F-150 looks killer.
Ford has a new feature for the 2016 F-150 that makes backing a trailer as easy as turning a knob.
Man, I wanted to see this over the weekend, but couldn’t get to it. This review makes me want to play hooky to go see it. Sadly, I’ll have to wait longer still.
Calling this a “trailer” does it a disservice; it’s essentially a six minute intro episode. It looks great too, which is both a surprise and a relief. I watched it last night with Ainsley and Val, and they both thought it was great too. I hope it’s more than just a good trailer!
“In the winter of 1949, King played at a dance hall in Twist, Arkansas. In order to heat the hall, a barrel half-filled with kerosene was lit, a fairly common practice at the time. During a performance, two men began to fight, knocking over the burning barrel and sending burning fuel across the floor. The hall burst into flames, and the building was evacuated. Once outside, King realized that he had left his guitar inside so he went back into the burning building to retrieve his beloved $30 Gibson guitar. Two men died in the fire, and King learned the next day that they had been fighting over a woman named Lucille. King subsequently named that first guitar Lucille, as well as every guitar he has owned since, as a reminder never again to do something as stupid as run into a burning building or fight over women.”
Definitely worth the time. RIP.
This bug could be the best thing that has ever happened for users of Facebook.
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Can’t wait. I agree with the review, though: 10 episodes a season is a real limiting factor with such a complex set of characters and stories.
More tantalizingly tangled webs are in store as ‘Game of Thrones’ looks to fill the empty Iron Throne with one leader for the Seven Kingdoms.
Orphan Black comes back soon, and I’m looking forward to it. It’s a total ripoff that Maslany hasn’t gotten a nomination for an Emmy. I know that a BBC America produced show isn’t exactly an obvious platform for Emmy recognition, but great performances on TV should be recognized regardless of their home, IMO.
In portraying a horde of clones on ‘Orphan Black,’ the actress has created TV’s strangest — and most sophisticated — meditation on femininity.
Man, I loved that show when I was a kid, and Roscoe was a big part of the reason.
