How Frederick Douglass Harnessed the Power of Portraiture to Reframe Blackness in America – If you’ve missed some of our latest national embarrassments, check out The Root‘s coverage of the Trump -Frederick Douglass snafu before reading the above essay on Douglass and 19th C U.S. portraiture. At least it’s an opportunity to ... more >
Actively exploited iOS flaws that hijack iPhones patched by Apple – The bottom line: run a software update on your iPhones and iPads ASAP. Pegasus spyware is an extremely “sophisticated attack” on these devices, taking over multiple functions, apps, and data sources: After the exploits surreptitiously jailbreak a target’s iPhone, Pegasus ... more >
Brexit: what next? – Neill Denny’s pro and con consideration of Brexit’s likely effect on the book industry. Some of his pros are a little dicey (the ‘we’re masters of the English-speaking world’ angle, for example), but certainly it’s true that disruption makes room for change, both positive and negative. Still, ... more >
Adonit JotScript Stylus www.adonit.net iOS only This is a stylus for iOS with several models available. Here’s the thing. I must not be the right person for this product. I was excited about the Livescribe pen. I’ve continued to use it a lot. I should be excited about this one, ... more >
Facebook says it tracked people who didn’t use Facebook because of ‘a bug’ – Oh, look, Facebook may be violating your privacy again, even if you don’t USE Facebook. I know people think Amazon is taking over the world, but really, Facebook may already have it locked down. The report, ... more >
A friend of mine noticed it the other day and said “is that a non Apple device in your hands?” I said yes. That’s how well my Apple Fan Girl status is known both online and offline but I’ve bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and I’m not going back. ... more >