Linked List: November 8, 2016

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

New York Times Election Front Pages, 1852–2012 ★

Interesting just to watch the graphic design evolve over the years. In the mid-1800s they didn’t even use large type for the headlines.

Four-Year-Old Reddit Thread on the Then-New MacBook Pros ★

More déjà vu: they’re way too expensive, graphic cards are weak, maximum RAM configuration isn’t high enough, and they’re clearly not designed for pros.

Twitter Still Might Save Vine by Selling It ★

Josh Constine, reporting for TechCrunch:

Vine may survive after all. Twitter is currently vetting multiple term sheets from companies offering to buy Vine, and hopes to make a deal soon, multiple sources tell TechCrunch. After announcing its plan to shut down Vine last month, Twitter received a large number of bids, including several from Asia. It’s now working to decide who should run the short-form video app.

While TechCrunch couldn’t confirm the names of any of the companies interested in Vine, a rumored bidder was Japanese messaging and gaming company Line.

Would be kind of funny for Line to buy Vine.

I was in the media area waiting for Apple to open the doors to their MacBook Pro event last month when the news broke that Twitter was going to shut down Vine. As word spread through the room, every conversation was exactly the same:

“Hey, did you hear Twitter is going to shut down Vine?”

“Wow. Why don’t they sell it instead?”

“No idea.”