Links for Sunday September 2nd, 2012
Sony XBR-84X900: hands-on with 84 inches of 4K TV: This looks awesome. I hope the switch to 4K doesn't take as long as it took for America to get HD, but I'm not holding my breath.
YouTube.app: Zach Williams on the simplicity of Apple's YouTube app. I agree with Zach - YouTube has changed everything — its just that the change isn't evenly distributed yet. Kids that grow up today with YouTube are going to have very different expectations of where they get their entertainment from, when they old enough to start paying monthly fees for things. And I, for one, can't wait for that future to arrive for all. (via Jordan Kay on Twitter)
Predicting the “iPad Mini” internals: This all sounds pretty reasonable to me.
A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign: Great take-down of Paul Ryan's RNC 2012 speech:
"But Ryan’s claims weren’t even arguably true. You simply can’t say the president hasn’t released a deficit reduction plan. The plan is right ?here??. You simply can’t say the president broke his promise to keep your GM plant open. The decision to ?close the plant?? was made before he entered office — and, by the way, the guy at the top of your ticket opposed the auto bailout. You simply can’t argue that the Affordable Care Act was a government takeover of the health-care system. My doctor still works for Kaiser Permanente, a private company that the government does not own. You simply can’t say that Obama, who was willing to follow historical precedent and sign a clean debt ceiling increase, caused the S&P downgrade, when S&P clearly said it was due to congressional gridlock and even wrote that it was partly due to the GOP’s dogmatic position on taxes."
(via Jay Rosen on Twitter)Box Office Milestone: 'The Avengers' Hits $1.5 Billion Worldwide: Let this sink in — after over a decade of producing much-loved, but mostly ignored works such as Buffy and Firefly, in 2012 Joss Whedon is now credited with writing and directing the 3rd top-grossing move of all time.
Wow.
Joss Whedon Talks All Things Marvel With Vulture: I love this quote by Joss about "The Avengers":
"I don't think it's a perfect movie. I don't even think it's a great movie. I think it's a great time, and I'm proud of it, but for me, what was exciting is that people don't go to see a movie that many times unless it's pulling on something from within, unless there's a need there. That's very gratifying."
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Fri, Aug 31, 2012: For a concise, cogent summary of the 2012 Republican National Convention, check out Friday's episode of "The Daily Show". In the first segment of the show, Jon Stewart really nailed what the Republicans are all about.