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Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash, in Flash. Big improvement.

(Better: Adobe Flash CS4 crashed twice while I threw this together.)

# Steve Jobs on Paul Rand, in 1993.

Instant classic. How have I never seen this before? It’s a bit surprising that Steve didn’t know Rand – they’re both iconoclastic visionaries, and have come to define their fields. (via Kottke)

Microsoft Songsmith

• Token:  Microsoft, huh? So it's pretty easy to use?
• Dad [on Macbook Pro]:  My daughter showed me how just this morning.
• Token:  So you just sing into it and it creates music, like any song will work?
• Dad:  Just like that!
• Token:  That's cool! [interlude] Songsmith, huh? Well, my band has said my songs have been a little stale lately. Maybe this is just what I need...

Gary Hustwit - the man behind Helvetica - is now smitten with design and getting ready to release Objectified, a film on industrial design. This is all old news, but now there’s a trailer.  (via kottke)

UI pr0n from the Macworld keynote →

A crazy-thorough roundup of iLife ‘09, from some Dutchmen.

The Joy of Boredom →

From NPR’s (fantastic and soon to be late lamented) Day to Day, Carolyn Johnson delivers this line so straight, you’re not sure the guest host knows what’s happening:

When you’re in a state of complete restlessness you’re driven to… contemplate a larger problem, you might think of a loved one or feel some universal human feelings like homesickness, uncertainty… and it might also drive you to create something new that you couldn’t find on your cellphone or iPod just out of the pure drudgery of the moment.

"You’ll see us defend the PC. We’re going to talk about why — look, PCs are better than Macs. That is not something that can be debated. 32 out of every 33 times, somebody buys a PC instead of a Mac. I’m not saying that there are not some things that people like about Macs, apparently there are."

— Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the Mac. This is old by now, but it’s so fantastic.

Criterion trying to strike balances in bringing 35mm into HD →

This is a fascinating topic. Check out the first comment to see what a flaming pile of poo Gizmodo is, though.

Vivendi Universal balks on contract talks with Apple. The music industry never ceases to amaze me in their drive for profit at the cost of any semblance of concern for consumers. →

Gruber on Safari on iPhone on Gruber. (via gruber)