Linked List: May 22, 2014

Thursday, 22 May 2014

Ted Rall, writing for Pando Daily:

The kerfuffle (← word that must be used in pieces about this sort of thing) over game-show host Pat Sajak’s climate-denialist tweet proves that enough is enough. It is time for a Tweet Manifesto, a definitive, universally agreed-upon declaration that restores the tweet’s rightful, inherent status as a free-fire zone for stupid thoughts for which no one may be held responsible, much less, say, fired over.

The Talk Show: ‘Bring Back Jerry Yang’, With John Moltz ★

Finally, the first episode of The Talk Show hosted here at Daring Fireball. Who else but John Moltz — my go-to guest for “first episodes” — joins me to discuss Apple’s still-only-rumored acquisition of Beats, WWDC rumors, the ringer switch on the iPhone, the ZTE Open C Firefox OS phone (spoiler: it’s a turd), and the electrifying stage presence of former Cingular CEO Stan Sigman.

Engadget: ‘Samsung Is Making a VR Headset for Its Phones and Tablets’ ★

Ben Gilbert, writing for Engadget:

We’re told by sources close to Samsung that a virtual reality headset is not only in the works at the company’s mobile division, but it’s set to be announced this year. The urgency is said to be a measure of beating Facebook’s Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus to market.

Sounds like Samsung — wait for someone to innovate, then copy it and rush some crap out the door to beat them to market.

Core Animation Creator John Harper Joining Facebook ★

Facebook’s roster of ex-Apple talent continues to grow.

(The original version of this post implied that Harper was leaving Apple for Facebook; I was unaware that he’d left Apple a year ago.)