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AMC: “Q: When we first spoke to you, way in back in 2010, you listed the rifle as your favorite post-apocalyptic weapon. Is that still your pick, or has your preferences changed since then?”

I’m a big fan of the show and I like the turn we took in season five. Our beloved crew has become a bit feral. Adjusting to a civil society is probably not something they should do, yet. That’s not because of the walkers, it’s because of the living. The living are the dangerous element in the new, dead, world.

That said. You always have to be ready to run into a pack of walkers. I think I’d keep a nice aluminum baseball bat with me at all times. They’re light and they can do damage without making a lot of noise. A samurai sword is a great choice, but I’d imagine they’re a bit difficult to come by. Any sporting goods store should be a great place to find a few baseball bats. Oh, and get the cheaper aluminum versions. I’m not sure modern carbon fiber bats could handle the punishment.

Marco Arment: “Now, Apple’s priorities have changed. Rather than make really great products that are mostly thin, they now make really thin products that are mostly great.”

This computer was made for my grandmother, not a software developer. It’s like giving a Yugo to a Formula One driver and expecting it to feel and behave like a Formula One race car. 

As a person that makes their living with these things I hope Apple continues to supply us with a Professional model. The 15in MacBook Pro is a great computer, it’s definitely not heavy, and I’m talking about my beast like 2011 model. It’s the best computer I’ve ever owned. 

Hopefully the new keyboard and trackpad don’t screw up the new models. The current crop of Apple trackpads are perfect. I have a Toshiba laptop and the trackpad is pathetic. 

I’m sure we’ll see an updated Pro lineup that’s thinner (not needed) and has the new keyboard and trackpad. I would rather have 24-hours of battery life.

M.G. Siegler [500ish Words]: “Simmons has a seemingly odd relationship with Twitter. He gets it, but he also often gets himself in trouble using it. But that’s only because his usage is genuine. And as that platform continues to evolve, he may be able to help shape it. In-line podcasts. Real-time Periscopes. The only problematic thing may be his wheelhouse: writing extremely long columns. Hard to see how you do that on Twitter without some new ultra textshotting tool.”

Textshotting is such an ugly hack. With weblogs, Tumblr, and the emergence of Medium, there is no reason to post unreadable blobs of text to Twitter as images. Just give your piece a nice photo (apparently people like Twitter posts with pictures) and provide a link to the long form piece on your site. It’s “DUH!” simple.

Anyway. Since Bill Simmons gets new media and understands Twitter it does seems a natural fit, however, how does Twitter deal with long form writing? They don’t. I can’t imagine a Tweet storm of 2000 words on a subject, people would drop that like a hot rock. No, Simmons needs a place built for long form writing. I’m thinking Medium, or even Tumblr (hey, Yahoo! has folks dedicated to sports, remember?) Either place could accommodate long form writing and handle publishing to Twitter. 

Another weird thought that popped into my head. I loved reading American McCarver. It’s gone silent. Give it to Bill Simmons, if he’d have it?

Steven Vore: “Hilary and I looked at each other, knowing that all the other theaters would be just as sold out this weekend, and didn’t even have to say anything. We just turned to the man and gave him our tickets and told the boy to have fun.”

With all the hate we see, each and every day, in this country it’s easy to lose faith in humanity. 

You’re a class act Mr. and Mrs. Vore. Thanks for giving me some hope.

John Siracusa: “Right now, I’m looking forward to my first summer in many years that won’t be dominated by stolen daytime minutes and long, sleepless nights in front of a screen with a noisy air conditioner blowing behind me. I’m content to have reviewed 10.0 through 10.10. Someone else can pick up the baton for the next 15 years.”

Here’s to the next 15 years, may they be fruitful.

I am addicted to a few television programs, three to be exact.

AMC’s The Walking Dead

I have been a dedicated fan since day one. Haven’t missed an episode and until a mishap with our DVR I had every episode recorded. The last two seasons are locked on the DVR. I don’t know why I keep them, I just do. I need to buy them from Amazon so I can watch from our Fire TV whenever I feel like it. 

A couple years back AMC and Dish Network had a little spat. Ask my wife how bummed I was about that. I bought the season on XBox Live, watched the first episode, and the AMC/Dish spat was reaolved so I could go back to watching without the need for the XBox.

My favorite season to date is season two, on the farm. Dale is still one of my favorite characters. He brought a sense of humanity to a mad, mad, world. They could use that humanity in season five. Our beloved group has become feral, unable to live in a civilized setting (with good reason, of course.)

Longmire

I think deep down inside I’d love to live a rugged life. Walt Longmire reminds me of my grandfather; J.R. Johnson, tough as nails, but fair and forgiving. The kind of man that would do anything for his friends and family. Couple his sensibilities with the dangerous beauty of Wyoming and I’m sold. 

It looks like forward thinking Netflix has picked up season four. Fantastic!

Penny Dreadful

The commercials were enough to prompt me to become a Showtime subscriber last spring. This show is chock full of powerful actors that don’t disappoint. It manages to bring together every horror story ever told in a new, cohesive, way. And that was just season one!

Season two starts soon. Not soon enough for this guy given the season finale of The Walking Dead airs tonight.

I’m Looking forward to some great summer television.

Daring Fireball: “Apple Watch Edition, Gold Link Bracelet: $17,999/$19,999“

The entire piece is worth reading. 

Now I don’t feel so bad thinking the Edition would run 20k.