đź“š Nexus is a fun and fast paced nano-tech thriller with a lot of interesting ideas.
đź“šHackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution is a thoroughly enjoyable history of the late 20th century computer revolution and the unique individuals that made it all happen. Took me a while to work through, but it was worth it.
đź“šJust finished, Warriors of the Storm, another solid entry in the Saxon Stories series. Uhtred continues to be a fun character as he's evolved into an old battle-scarred warlord still struggling to balance his personal ambitions and political obligations.
đź“šFinally read the classic running novel, Once a Runner and really liked it. It absolutely captured the singleminded focus, dedication, and sacrifice the sport requires at the highest levels.
In a somewhat surprising turn of events Glenn Fleishman just bought The Magazine from Marco "The Golden Goose" Arment.
Thus Mr. Arment, in effect, built and incubated the publication, and your faithful editor — as of June 1, editor and publisher — is the beneficiary of that work, which I shall cherish and shepherd. Marco will be an advisor, and I will listen to him, as we all might. Marco has made a variety of interesting decisions in his life that have given him both personal fulfillment and personal success. He’s not telling me yet what he’s working on next, and I can’t wait to see it unveiled before Marissa Mayer buys it and removes its vowels.1
Can't wait to see where Glenn takes The Magazine and what Marco comes up with next.
Marco Arment’s perspective on the Tumblr to Yahoo deal.](http://www.marco.org/2013/05/20/one-person-product)
I've been looking forward to Marco's take on things since the Tumblr to Yahoo acquisition news came out and I was not disappointed. A great candid and humble look back on his time at Tumblr. Now hopefully John and Casey can get him to discuss things a little further on this week's Accidental Tech Podcast too.
Commander Chris Hadfield's Space Oddity video is awesome and it's arguably nowhere near the most expensive music video ever made.
The Force Will Be Strong In Toledo Tomorrow Evening
The Class AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers will wear special edition Chewbacca-inspired jerseys on Saturday and Sunday (i.e. “Revenge of the Fifth”), with the uniforms to be made available via an in-game silent auction for charity. The team will also serve Yoda Soda and give 3,000 kazoos away for the fans to perform a post-game Star Wars-themed concert.
Luke Wroblewski – Thoughts After a Week with Google Glass
Google Glass today is an imperfect prototype of the future where value does not yet outweigh pain.
Good breakdown of where Google Glass is now and its potential for the future.
Flying Meat Software releases Acorn 4
Looks like a great update to an already excellent image editing tool from indie mac developer Gus Mueller. I'm going to have track down my previous serial number and get upgraded.