Mind, blown. Turns out that there are real reason to cast doubt on the idea that the universe is probably teeming with intelligent life. Sure, maybe it has loads and loads of microbes, but human-like species? We may well be the first, and almost certainly the only one in our galaxy. The argument comes from the observation […]
“Intelligent life has just gotten started”
Posted by amorris on June 29, 2014
https://mistermorris.com/blog/intelligent-life-has-just-gotten-started/
Swift. Changes. Everything.
I signed up as an Apple Developer, because I had heard some really amazing things coming out of WWDC 2014. Apparently, and I’ll let readers find out for themselves, that conference pretty much ushered in The New Apple. The amount of stuff they unleashed to the world is just so comprehensive, and so futurist-looking, that […]
Posted by amorris on June 14, 2014
https://mistermorris.com/blog/swift-changes-everything/
The internet has some ‘super pillars’
I never heard of MetaFilter, but reading about their imminent demise makes for interesting reflection. Think about it, entire ecosystems depend entirely on two Google services: Search Ads And those services are: Closed Proprietary Opaque The other week a colleague was ruminating on the fact that they are starting to avoid Facebook because, well, it was […]
Posted by amorris on May 24, 2014
https://mistermorris.com/blog/the-internet-has-some-super-pillars/
My password has finally been cracked
In college I remember going to the computer lab and firing up the message forums and email and having to log in with my username and password, which were provided to me by West Chester University. It wasn’t the beginning of my online connective-ness, but it is a fond memory because that signifies the time that I […]
Posted by amorris on May 17, 2014
https://mistermorris.com/blog/my-password-has-finally-been-cracked/
Setting the default printer with a script with Mac OS X
After looking around the internet, I couldn’t find the answer in a single place, but I figured it out and so I might as well publish it here. If what you want is to make a script so that all the user has to do is double-click something or run a script and their computer […]
Posted by amorris on April 7, 2014
https://mistermorris.com/blog/setting-the-default-printer-with-a-script-with-mac-os-x/
A bunch of journalists really wish…
…they could cover a mind-boggling once-in-a-lifetime story like the iPhone launch. That’s why so many of them are crapping so often on the “lack of innovation” that’s supposedly not happening these days, despite the fact the clear evidence (as given by the many who disagree with that premise) is that in fact innovation is streaming along quite nicely. […]
Posted by amorris on December 29, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/a-bunch-of-journalists-really-wish/
Blogger of the Year
I often say this too, especially on short flights: “Why can’t I read my Kindle during take-off and landing?” All hail Nick Bolton.
Posted by amorris on December 29, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/blogger-of-the-year/
My Kindle 6″ Review
My parents got me a Kindle 6″. I’m a previous sometimes user of the original first-generation Kindle, and I found it to be a great purchase. First of all, I bought the cheapest, simplest Kindle, and wasn’t at all interested in the Fire or anything fancy. I already have an iPad and use that for […]
Posted by amorris on December 26, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/my-kindle-6-review/
The single most interesting thing about Microsoft…
… is that right now it’s really interesting to watch. It’s becoming clear that big companies don’t fail, they melt, and the suggestion that they are probably going to have to divide itself into two or three companies is probably the right one. I think the main problem facing Microsoft right now is that they […]
Posted by amorris on December 18, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/the-single-most-interesting-thing-about-microsoft/
I swear I haven’t changed a thing
So I maintain an internal site used by teachers and students all the time. So I also hear a lot of complaints. I can’t blame them, I certainly have my own complaints as well. One of the fascinating things about the development process is that under-the-hood you do need to constantly iterate; you know, tweak […]
Posted by amorris on November 22, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/i-swear-i-havent-changed-a-thing/