Linked List: November 21, 2015

Saturday, 21 November 2015

The Talk Show: ‘Fully Charged Pencil’ ★

Special guest Jason Snell joins the show to talk about iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, how iOS still feels like iPhone OS at a fundamental level. Also: Don Norman and Bruce Tognazzini’s Fast Company article, “How Apple Is Giving Design a Bad Name”.

Brought to you by these terrific sponsors:

Harry’s: High-quality shaving products. Use the promo code “talkshow” to save $5 off your first purchase.
Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, classically crafted eyewear at a revolutionary price point.
Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use promo code “GRUBER” and save 10 percent.
Braintree: Easy online payments. If you’re building a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree.

Man Wields Samurai Sword at Fifth Avenue Apple Store ★

DNAinfo:

A man was taken into custody after whipping out a samurai sword at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store on Friday afternoon and terrifying shoppers, police and witnesses said. […]

An Apple Store employee, who wished to remain anonymous, said that at one point the deranged man yelled “I just want an iPhone!” as he swung the sword on a staircase landing.