I often saw mock-ups of unreleased or pure fantasy devices when I worked at Apple in Cupertino.
Usually, they were simple wood (or minimal function) boxes. Few were as polished as these designs by Rex Sowards.
https://www.designboom.com/design/what-if-apple-had-developed-pocket-macintosh-rex-sowards-05-05-2022/
The water I was heating for pasta refused to boil, and if my 12-year-old son was right, I wasn’t helping by constantly checking on it. “It’s like that old saying,” he said. “ ‘A watched website never loads.’ ” Helen Russ, Medford, Oregon
Jordan Mechner found the source code disks for his classic game "Prince of Persia", then his problems started.
The disk and drives were ancient, covered in dust, and fading media. Was recovery possible?
https://www.wired.com/2012/04/prince-of-persia-source-code/
LinkedIn editorial on a new EU hit against Apple, claiming their Apple Wallet has an unfair advantage.
Take a look at some of the views on this issue; it is interesting how people come at it differently.
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/eu-hits-apple-with-antitrust-charge-5846634/
Original Announcement: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_2764
Personal Opinion: EU has consistently attacked any dominant tech company. This is another in a long list of bad rulings that will in the end, be bad for creativity. Please look at the EU ruling that forced Ireland, against their wishes, to remove tax breaks for tech companies like Apple from manufacturing in Ireland. For this ruling, the EU seems to think the Apple iPhone platform is not a commercial product but a public utility. Apple pioneered the use of NFC for wallets on their hardware. It took a lot of time and energy to design and manufacture. It is up to Apple to decide its uses.
Sorry, no Star Wars posting today. Instead, how about some detailed hardware information regarding M1 Core usage?
Interesting info on how GCD Tasks are allocated between two different types of cores (high performance vs energy efficiency).
https://eclecticlight.co/2022/04/25/how-macos-manages-m1-cpu-cores/
If the software is old, unpopular, and not been updated, you better update your App soon.
While I think it was a bit abrupt, I can understand Apple’s desire to remove obsolete software that clutters the current stores.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/29/23049576/apple-outdated-apps-removal-extension-90-days
Next month, the VR/AR Association will have a free virtual forum on VR in Education.
The list of talks, speakers, and sponsors is impressive.
https://www.thevrara.com/events/2022/5/19/vrara-education-forum
Registration: https://hopin.com/events/vrara-education-forum-2022/registration
