Dan Bricklin @danb@qoto.org
One of the VisiCalc guys, CTO Alpha Software, DBDemo, Trellix, blogger, podcaster, SocialCalc, iPad app: Note Taker HD, president of Software Garden, Inc.
Joined Nov 2022
@manton Thanks! The raw feed link worked. Looking forward to the interview.
@manton How do I add your podcast series to my Podcast app (@marcoarment 's Overcast on iOS)? Does the RSS have all the right tags?
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Springsteen releases new anti-Trump EP escalating feud with Trump -- Trump posts video depicting him hitting Springsteen with golf ball
@harrymccracken Harry: I still have, and periodically use, some of the Raccoon PC Connection swag - knit hat and scarf.
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Old age alert! FoxTrot debuted in newspapers 37 years ago today. Thanks to everyone who has supported my work and let me do this for so long!
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Hey everyone, @glennf has a reissued his marvel "Six Centuries of Type". Now's the time!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glennf/six-centuries-of-type-and-printing?ref=thanks-copy
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French civil engineer Charles Joseph Minard was born #OTD in 1781. He was known for his contributions to information graphics, including his famous map of the losses suffered by Napoleon during the 1812 Russian campaign.
Writing about Minard's map, Edward Tufte said “It may well be the best statistical graphic ever drawn.”
Image: Charles Minard / Public domain
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Given how long I've worked with GPS data it is amazing to me just how often I still need to reference this xkcd.
After watching the new Metallica VisionPro video, I checked out some reviews, including on the ATP podcast (https://atp.fm/631). What I saw and noted while watching, everybody seems to agree is a great moment - not just for this video but in general. It's short, starting at about 12:15. It shows an interaction with a fan, and the aftermath (including friends' reactions), that is wonderful, and so much more so in spatial video. Listen w/AirPods to get the best sound (it matters here).
A great podcast series is @shanselman 's Hanselminutes. The latest is an inspiring interview with Mary Lou Jepson about her work including non-invasive diagnostics and treatments for brain cancer & clots and more. https://www.hanselminutes.com/988/saving-lives-with-light-with-dr-mary-lou-jepsen-acm-bytecast
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Watching the Immersive Metallica concert got me thinking about how much affection is born out of depth. How the pieces of media I have the most affection for are those which I’ve had the opportunity to really dive deeply into.
I think about the LOTR trilogy DVD extras, which probably exceed the runtime of the movies. Watching them is what built my affection. Why doesn't this concert have an “extra" of fixed views you can watch through uncut, it is hard to build affection without any depth.
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Another thing I settled on while walking in the wilderness last week was a determination to cultivate a posture of optimism in the midst of all the current complexity and challenge. I don't have as much enthusiasm right now as I have in the past, but that doesn't mean I should stop being optimistic and find the positive perspectives on any situation. Optimism isn’t enthusiasm.
First example of this was thinking through the positive affects of a possible iOS 19 re-design: https://www.david-smith.org/blog/2025/03/17/optimism/
@johnbrayton @hyperjeff And on phones the toll people don’t know.
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You Didn't Notice MP3 Is Now Free
Link: https://idiallo.com/blog/listen-mp3-is-free
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42957517
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I wrote about how doctors are embracing Apple Vision Pro—to a degree that surprised even Apple, developer honcho Susan Prescott told me. https://www.fastcompany.com/91269127/apple-vision-pro-healthcare
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Today we have the final episode of Core Intuition. 16 years. 626 episodes. Thanks for listening and thanks @danielpunkass for recording the show with me!
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This may surprise you as much as it surprised us to make the decision: today's episode of Core Intuition, the podcast that @manton and I have run for more than 16 years (!), is the final episode. Enjoy, and thanks to all our listeners, members, and sponsors who have supported us for so many years. https://coreint.org/2025/01/episode-626-something-has-to-change/
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Happy 40th birthday to the computer that changed everything—the Apple LaserWriter
I was interviewed by Melissa Forziat for her podcast/Youtube channel about the Halt and Catch Fire cable TV series. For 45 min we talked about Comdex, especially 1983: https://youtu.be/1f6hEtAm26g
This stems from me posting non-fictional video from that time (http://www.bricklin.com/comdex83.htm) and blog posts (http://www.bricklin.com/albums/comdex99/ , http://www.bricklin.com/albums/comdex2000/), and Comdex being important to the TV series.
Great for computer industry history buffs, and people who like the TV series. Enjoy!
@harrymccracken Wow! A Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III. A wonderful form factor.
One of the VisiCalc guys, CTO Alpha Software, DBDemo, Trellix, blogger, podcaster, SocialCalc, iPad app: Note Taker HD, president of Software Garden, Inc.
Joined Nov 2022
