The Ping of Dial-ups Past

You know you’re in a cheap hotel when the “free wireless internet” has ping times measured in seconds:

Montreal to Apple: “Non”

Planning to open one of their sleek superstores at 1321 Ste. Catherine St. W., Apple Inc. is investing heavily, as always, in design. It would be a nice touch, the company thought, to simplify the look of the shop by getting rid of the three parking meters out front.
So Apple made Ville-Marie borough an offer: [...]

Is Simplicity Really That Simple?

I’ve been working on my pet side project, Ticklists, for a few months now and every single day I’m reminded by myself and my code that, as counter-intuitive as it seems (especially to non-programmers and non-writers), making something simple is much, much harder than making something complicated.
Experienced developers will be nodding their heads right now, [...]

The Next Good Action Movie

I’d totally pay to see this movie.