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Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution, has died at 95. Ron Bailey calls him "the man who saved more human lives than anyone else in history." In an as-yet-unpublished letter to the New York Times, Don Boudreaux reflects:
By saving millions of people from starvation, green-revolution father Norman Borlaug arguably has done more for humanity than has any other human being of the past century ("Norman Borlaug, 95, Dies; Led Green Revolution," Sept. 13). Yet unlike Sen. Kennedy's, his death will go relatively unnoticed. He'll certainly not be canonized in the popular mind.
Alas, in our world, melodramatic loud-mouths thunder to and fro in the foreground, doing little of any value while stealing most of the credit for civilization. Meanwhile, in the background, millions upon millions of decent, creative people work diligently at their specialties - welding, waiting tables, performing orthopedic surgery, designing shopping malls, researching plant genetics - each contributing to the prosperity of the rest. Some contributions are larger than others (as Dr. Borlaug's certainly was), but even a contribution as colossal as his is quickly taken for granted, any notice of it submerged beneath the self-congratulation, swagger, and bellicosity of the politicians who pretend to be prosperity's source. How wrong.
In 1992 the late Senator Kennedy said, "The ballot box is the place where all change begins in America." I wrote a few years later that he was "conveniently forgetting the market process that has brought us such changes as the train, the skyscraper, the automobile, the personal computer, and charitable or self-help endeavors from settlement houses to Alcoholics Anonymous to Comic Relief."
Some day a history book will describe Bill Clinton as "a scandal-ridden president in the age of Bill Gates." Or maybe "in the age of the Green Revolution." Either way, the biggest changes in our lives – certainly the biggest improvements – will have come from scientists, inventors, and businesses, not from politicians.
But that's not the way journalists and historians see it. Just think of the people who have gone down in history as "the Great": Alexander the Great, Catherine the Great, Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Frederick the Great, Peter the Great – despots and warmongers. Just once it would be nice to see the actual benefactors of humanity designated as "the Great": Galileo the Great, Gutenberg the Great, Samuel Morse the Great, Alan Turing the Great.
So just for tonight, drink a toast to one of the great benefactors of the poorest people in the world, Borlaug the Great.


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PASADENA >> The National Rifle Association, anti-war protestors, human rights activists — controversial participants and viewers aren't anything new at the Rose Parade. But Wednesday's parade could prove to be one of the most contentious in the event's 125-year history.
A float featuring a wedding between two men has sparked a boycott by opponents of gay marriage. Animal rights advocates will protest a float by SeaWorld, alleging the company abuses the animals in its captivity. And hundreds of members of the Occupy movement are expected to trail the parade for the third year, protesting bank foreclosures, fracking and the Trans Pacific Partnership — a proposed trade agreement between a dozen countries of Asia and the Americas.
"This is the perfect venue. On the one hand, we are showing the world what America stands for — it has been controlled by corporations and that is who has sponsored the floats. On the other hand, we'll be there showing the world that in America, people have the right to express their sentiments and opinions, the freedom of speech," Occupy LA member Carlos Marroquin said.
With hundreds of thousands of people watching live, and tens of millions more viewing on TVs all over the globe, the parade offers the perfect opportunity to share a message, Marroquin added.
He expects about 200 people to participate in the Occupy protest — a far cry from the approximately 3,000 Occupy protesters who marched in 2012, at the height of the Occupy movement. They will trail the official Rose Parade with their own floats — one featuring a Bank of America logo that turns into a monster, another featuring a 20-foot piñata of the banker from the board game Monopoly standing on top of a foreclosed home and a third of an oil rig symbolizing the problems of fracking.
Opponents of gay marriage are taking the opposite approach. The organization SaveCalifornia.com is calling for a boycott of the parade in objection to a float by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation featuring two men getting married atop a giant wedding cake as it rolls down Colorado Boulevard.
"Many parents and grandparents are appalled that the Rose Parade is being turned from a family-friendly parade into an offensive political stunt forced upon children who are watching," SaveCalifornia.com president Randy Thomasson said in a statement.
The nonprofit organization is also calling on its supporters to boycott the parade's sponsors and, if they do attend, boo the float and carry signs in opposition.
The couple getting married and officials from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has participated in the parade for three years, said they never intended for their float to make a political statement. With the theme Love is the Best Protection, it is meant to celebrate communities that now have the right to get married in California thanks to a Supreme Court ruling in June.
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"We definitely expected a backlash, but the fact of the matter is, it is legal. This is the new emerging family," he said. "It is an opportunity for us to send a message that love is love and it comes in a myriad of forms. The more we engage in this conversation, the more we will find common ground."
The Tournament of Rose's Facebook page has been inundated with hundreds of comments in support and in opposition to the wedding.
"By allowing this blatant disregard and outward display against the sacredness of marriage — I believe the Rose Bowl (sic) is demonstrating that it no longer respects families, children or the sanctity of natural marriage," writes India Figurelli, who said she won't watch the parade.
But many others wrote that they would be watching the parade for the first time to see the wedding.
Like all floats, Tournament officials approved the float's design. Asked if they have any concerns about the protests or boycott, Tournament officials responded in a written statement: "The Rose Parade is all about bringing people together to share the hope and joy of a New Year … And each year, we can count on participants, sponsors, float designers, musicians, equestrians, parade-goers and fans from across the world to engage in ways that expand the allure and excitement of one of the year's most anticipated entertainment events."
The float by SeaWorld is also sparking controversy. It depicts a boy diving into a sea of ocean life, including a family of killer whales.
"It is extremely deceptive," Katie Arth, campaigns manager for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said of the float.
Instead, animals at SeaWorld are trapped in tiny spaces and babies are torn from their mothers in the name of profit, Arth said.
A new film that aired on CNN earlier this year, "Blackfish," shares this portrayal. It depicts the physical and emotional toll on killer whales at SeaWorld, sometimes resulting in their violent backlash against their trainers.
Opposition against SeaWorld has been growing since the film's airing, and PETA expects at least 100 people to protest the float along the parade route, including 12-year-old Rose McCoy, who gained fame after she jumped the barricade at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade to protest the SeaWorld float there.
"The public outcry against SeaWorld is louder than ever," Arth said.
SeaWorld has responded with newspaper ads denying that its animals are mistreated and has called PETA's activity publicity stunts.
While Occupy has led the parade's activist activity movement the last few years, the 2008 parade drew several protests as well. A handful of Tibetan, Falun Gong, Burmese and human rights demonstrators protested a float touting the then-forthcoming Beijing Olympics. The protesters, critical of China's human rights record, carried signs blasting the Chinese government and encouraged onlookers to turn their backs as the float passed by, though few did.
Later, when the parade finished, more than 100 people protesting the Iraq war, led by "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan, marched down the parade route.
Despite the protest lineup, Pasadena police Lt. Tracey Ibarra said the Police Department doesn't anticipate any problems. Both PETA and the Occupy movement have been in contact with the department about their plans.
"They say they have no intention of disrupting the parade. They just want to exercise their freedom of speech. They have every right to verbalize a disagreement with a float or an activity related to a float. We absolutely support that constitutional right. But what they don't have the right to do is disrupt the parade," Ibarra said.
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Posted 05 March 2010 - 11:45 PM
I was so sure we did have this thread already... But unless I'm really blind, it appears to have been lost in the last board crash. WHICH WAS OVER A YEAR AGO. Make of it what you will that it was not re-created until now.
I finished reading The Snail on the Slope by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky today. Yes, that's the guys who brought us the original novel behind the Stalker franchise (if it's even appropriate to call it that). The Snail is apparently regarded as their best. It sure did a great job at confusing the hell out of me. But the more I think of it the more this largely oneiric ride makes sense and the more the two apparently independent storylines appear deeply connected with each other. I highly recommend it - it's a unique, short, although a pretty heavy read. Russian SF has a very specific flavour, and this novel is full of it. I wonder if anyone else had read it? What was your impression then?
Funny bit, some people claim that James Cameron ripped off of the novel (or rather the universe it's a part of) a lot in Avatar. There certainly are many similarities, mainly in the descriptions of the fauna and the prominent Forest. I swear I didn't know that when I picked the book up from a second-hand book shop late December.
I couldn't find any good review online, but this seems to be the complete book for your reading pleasure.
Posted 06 March 2010 - 12:39 AM
The Physics of Superheroes second edition
The recent re-edit of Battle Royale
The first book of the Star Wars: The Fate of the Jedi series
The newly translated Azumanga Daioh Omnibus (after a new company got the license) which is quite an improvement on some areas, but pretty crappy in others (Yes, we know Osaka has a Kansai accent, but you don't need to write it as her talking like a Southern hick)
Haggopian and Other Stories, Brian Lumley's second collection of Cthulhu Mythos stories
Posted 06 March 2010 - 01:30 AM
Anyway, I'm currently mostly focusing on Michael Moorcock's Elric saga, which is quite entertaining. Based on what else I've read by Moorcock, it is probably trying to turn me into an anarchist, but these teachings are unnoticeable so far. It is good fantasy.
Taking a break from The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe, which is interesting, but extremely demanding post-post-post-apocalyptic sci-fi, I think. It will supposedly try to turn me into a Catholic or possibly a torturer.
Finally, Looking For Jake by China Mieville. It's a collection of short horror/urban fantasy stories that will supposedly try to turn me into a Socialist.
Posted 06 March 2010 - 02:41 AM
In between the Lords and Kings and blahblhablha I'm rereading American Psycho. The opening monologue in the movie is basically the style of the entire book. It's a tiring read sometimes, but after awhile I get in the rhythm of it and it goes smoothly. For some reason reading graphic descriptions disturb me more than seeing them.
I usually read more than that but I haven't read as heavily as I used to lately. I'll grab whatever comic book/graphic novel that interests me to take a break sometimes though. Light quick reads are a ton easier to digest at times.
Posted 06 March 2010 - 04:43 PM
Posted 06 March 2010 - 05:56 PM
Currently, I'm reading a LOT but that is because I'm still in school probably. My favorite new read is Uno Chiyo's Confessions of Love.
Posted 06 March 2010 - 09:43 PM
I love this series and agree wholeheartedly with that this guy needs to stop worrying about whether Obama is left wing enough for him and just finish the fucking series already. (Is he still blogging about politics and moving away from America? I stopped reading his blog on account of it being insufferable.)
I'm reading "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin. I barely started it, even though I don't like reading epic series until they're complete, but boredom lead me to finally try it. I like it; it's more of a medieval political saga than a fantasy story. There's bits and pieces of fantasy (namely the end of book 1) but it's mostly grounded in reality. I worry when I reach the last book and I have to wait for Ser Heartattackwaitingtohappenlayoffthedoritosdude to poop out the next book. I remember there's a trilogy I read when I was a girl, or rather, almost trilogy. It's been more than 10 years and the third book isn't out. The author will probably die before finishing it hahaha.
Anyway, I'm currently reading a biography of Peanuts author Charles M. Schulz. Very informative and interesting, it's quite amazing just how much of his life is reflected in his comics. On the fiction front I recently finished Rant, by Chuck Palahniuk, the author of Fight Club (haven't read that though). Parts of the book are amazing (notably the first half, set in a rural area of America where nothing much happens, and where one boy causes a huge stir with various actions), and parts of it really did annoy me quite a bit. There are a lot of pretty obvious plotholes, plus he added some things that felt kinda like he was just throwing them in because he's the author of Fight Club and it's expected of him (there's a "club" of people that drive cars into accidents on purpose for fun). Overall, it is a haphazard book, and I wouldn't quite recommend it, but at the same time I really enjoyed a large part of it.
Also, I read Superfreakonomics recently. Awesome.
Posted 22 September 2010 - 03:26 PM
Hey eri, I have a kindle now too. Like, almost a year after you asked. XD
So...now that I can go hogwild with books without worrying where I'm going to put them, anybody have any recommendations? I read anything. Except books about mice. I hate books about mice.
Posted 22 September 2010 - 05:20 PM
I was thinking about searching for this for months now, thanks for the bump.
I've read quite a few things lately, mostly books by Haruki Murakami.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of ihe World was an amazing book. The idea, the presentation, everything. This is a book how I would have made it.
Wild Sheep Chase was 200 pages of nothing happening and the last 100 pages were absolutely amazing and I was barely able to get up at 4 am to go to the toilet because I was so scared. (I read the last 100 pages in one night)
Kafka on the Shore was disappointing and it made no sense. It is a book that has no value for me and it is by far the one I like the least. (actually, I don't like it at all)
South of the Border, West of the Sun was an interesting book with some very intense (erotic) scenes. However, it lacked that certain something to make it really special. This was the most "normal" story I read of him so far.
My love for him started when I read Norwegian Wood. It became my favourite book and it made me realize there actually are a few novels that are worth reading. (I've pretty much only read specialized, non-fiction books before)
I was able to sympathize with all of his main characters so far (except for Kafka on the Shore). They seem like a part of me in the way they act and think.
It's as if Murakami is a part of my psyche that writes all these books.
Also, I've developed this habit of reading the very last sentence before starting a book.
Posted 22 September 2010 - 05:43 PM
My god, Haruki Murakami is one of my absolute favourite authors. Have you read Sputnik Sweetheart? I personally thought it was his best book. Also, despite the fact that his novels are what made him famous, his short stories are often just as if not more impressive, so I'd recommend The Elephant Vanishes as well if you've not checked it out already.
So far, the only books I haven't read from Murakami are Hard-Boiled Wonderland, Dance Dance Dance, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running and Kafka on the Shore. I've been wary of KOTS, though, because The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle didn't quite work for me and if Kafka on the Shore was the same deal, it might be a disappointment. The problem with interpretative, surreal, post-modern lit like this is that sometimes, if you make it too long, it starts to drag. I always find his shorter works tend to be better.
Ahem. Anyway, I haven't been reading a lot of novels lately. That's not to say I'm not reading, though. Currently, I'm reading Niall Ferguson's Empire, a book about the British Empire and its impact. He's a bit of a neocon twat and sometimes way too much of an apologist for imperialism, but it's a good book nonetheless.
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Posted 22 September 2010 - 08:36 PM
Will I "out" myself if I revealed what I did re: Murakami....?
I don't understand that sentence, so I am not sure if anything is going to happen to you. lol
@DarkRidley; I've read the ones mentioned in my post and I am reading Wind-Up Bird Chronicle right now. (somewhere between page 150 and 200)
It's nothing like Kafka on the Shore imho. Hard-Boiled Wonderland is more like Kafka on the Shore, since it also has two storylines. But it actually ends on a high note and everything makes sense. (at least in the realm of "a little bit of fantasy/scifi mixed into a realistic world" that Murakami's stories always are set in)
I do plan to continue reading the rest of his books and stories, since he is the only author that I like.
Posted 22 September 2010 - 08:55 PM
Posted 22 September 2010 - 08:59 PM
Anyway! I read Catcher in the Rye, a supposed classic book, and I really enjoyed it. I've missed a lot of classic literature since I (like Ap2000) generally never read anything except non-fiction. This was definitely worthwhile to read, engaging in a way that a lot of supposedly must-read literature is absolutely not (mandatory reading of bullshit books in school is what put me off reading fiction in the first place). I can understand how this book is seen as one of the early examples of the 60s "rebel without a cause"-way of thinking. It's also short and the story more or less plays out in real time, following one person. I really like that as a setup, especially if the character is interesting, which he definitely was.
Posted 22 September 2010 - 09:07 PM
I'm having trouble understanding your meaning too, actually, so I'm going to assume that you don't know much about him and you're asking for information because (a) I can't think of anything else you could be trying to say and ( I'll take any excuse to ramble about Murakami. If that is the case, I'd recommend Sputnik Sweetheart or Norwegian Wood, although the latter isn't exactly the most typical Murakami book. It's his most famous, but I'm not sure if it's a good starting point for everyone. Most of his stuff is relentlessly bleak and very surreal, and Norwegian Wood only fits the first criterion. Murakami also tends to write very hip, modern stories, with a tonne of nods to (mostly Western) pop culture. If you're looking for a point of reference, the usual comparison made by critics for Murakami is Kafka.
Will I "out" myself if I revealed what I did re: Murakami....?
My biggest criticism of Murakami would probably be that a lot of his work follows very familiar themes of isolation and purposelessness, and his protagonists (whether male or female) tend to be quite similar to one another as well, to a degree that becomes increasingly clear as you read more of his work. After a while, it might not work for you.
I myself, by pure accident, actually started with his short stories, which probably isn't a bad idea either. As I've already said, they're very good, and I found many of them more worthwhile than the weeks I spent ploughing through The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
Right, thanks. I might check it out, seeing as I'm a fan. It's odd, because I've seen KotS praised incessantly by critics and yet I've never actually met anyone who liked it.
@DarkRidley; I've read the ones mentioned in my post and I am reading Wind-Up Bird Chronicle right now. (somewhere between page 150 and 200)
It's nothing like Kafka on the Shore imho. Hard-Boiled Wonderland is more like Kafka on the Shore, since it also has two storylines. But it actually ends on a high note and everything makes sense. (at least in the realm of "a little bit of fantasy/scifi mixed into a realistic world" that Murakami's stories always are set in)
I do plan to continue reading the rest of his books and stories, since he is the only author that I like.
Posted 22 September 2010 - 09:24 PM
Right, thanks. I might check it out, seeing as I'm a fan. It's odd, because I've seen KotS praised incessantly by critics and yet I've never actually met anyone who liked it.
I know somebody who really likes it, maybe it's his favourite Murakami book even, I don't remember exactly.
Other than that, I don't really know anybody who read any of his books. (or at least we haven't talked about him)
I dislike stories that make no sense and have absolutely no resolution. I can absolutely live with vague/not everything explained endings like LOST though, if the ride until there was phenomenal.
Kafka on the Shore was interesting, but it ended nowhere, at least for me. Maybe I'm "not good at reading books", because I don't search for metaphors in every little detail.
(I also saw a discussion of 4 people where they talked about South of the Border, West of the Sun and they said something that never occured to me, but sounds like an interesting idea, the woman who is 'visiting' him is the godess of death)
Posted 22 September 2010 - 10:52 PM
I hate his sentimental works (like NW) and find his sexism to be distracting. However, he is probably one of my favorite writers.
Posted 22 September 2010 - 11:15 PM
As for Murakami, Hardboiled Wonderland at the End of the World is one of the several books I'm alternating between reading right now. The first chapter inspired my blog's title.
Eri, have you ever tried reading his work untranslated? If yes, are there differences worth mentioning?
Posted 23 September 2010 - 10:35 AM
I reckoned that there is a misogynistic aspect to Murakami, but I generally manage to overlook it. I was initially inclined to call sexism when I first encountered him a couple years ago because his female characters are pretty much always these caricatures that are unusual and out-there enough to make them appear independent and yet vulnerable enough to make a male reader's "protective" instincts go off. I spoke to the Head of English at my school about it, but she wasn't entirely convinced. I've tried to avoid the subject ever since.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 12:52 PM
Often the women have control over the men in his books to some degree and he also shows love as something very emotional, sensual and, at times, furious. (this is especially the case in South of the Border)
If you say the women are portrayed as one-sided and fragile, then you should also say the male characters are portrayed as alcoholic, antisocial and easy to manipulate. Murakami likes to use this literary, somewhat unrealistic kind of characters. They do have a surreal atmosphere surrounding them at times, but you kind find them in the real world.
And I think it's no secret that nearly every (main- and side-)character in his stories has psychological problems, so he can't even let them act completely normal most of the time and that is perfectly fine with me.
What I recently realized are the similarities in his books. He seems to like Jazz, crows and has a faible for limping people. hah
Posted 23 September 2010 - 01:56 PM
Don't take this as me ragging on your opinion, though, it's just how I read it, and my view is coloured by my being a total leftie-socialist-pro-feminist wussy. I've caused enough drama about this stuff RL, being a pretentious Murakami-loving white kid amongst other pretentious Murakami-loving white kids who don't happen to share my views. He's still one of my favourite writers, so don't think I'm trying to really disparage his name.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 04:24 PM
It's a hard question... I started with Neuromancer and loved it, but I think it's not necessarily all that good, looking back. I'd suggest Pattern Recognition. It's the beginning of the trilogy he's just finished.
I haven't read any William Gibson. I know I should, but I just haven't. Seeing as it's his most famous book, is Neuromancer the best place to start?
Posted 23 September 2010 - 06:56 PM
I reckoned that there is a misogynistic aspect to Murakami, but I generally manage to overlook it. I was initially inclined to call sexism when I first encountered him a couple years ago because his female characters are pretty much always these caricatures that are unusual and out-there enough to make them appear independent and yet vulnerable enough to make a male reader's "protective" instincts go off. I spoke to the Head of English at my school about it, but she wasn't entirely convinced. I've tried to avoid the subject ever since.
It isn't misogyny perse. I think this is the "trigger" word that sets many fans off, eager to be protective of MH. His female characters are just underwritten and they usually only serve as ciphers to develop the male lead. Although this happens to the peripheral male characters too, it is only the women that slink lazily into very stock "female" types along virgin/whore dichotomies. Very dull. Norwegian Wood was the worst on this point but his other works --esp short stories -- do not suffer as much.
In my observations, many many young male readers do not pick this problem up because they THEMSELVES have not come to terms with the social patterning of female identity. I don't mean this as an attack on you Ap -- it is just a point that became clear when I taught that book. A majority of my female students were pissed and hated MH after reading NW.
Yes - the works translated by Birnbaum have substantial differences. There are some stylistic decisions that do not translate over -- like having a set of names in Katakana vs Kanji in Norwegian Wood -- and some stylistic decisions that are entirely chosen by Birnbaum --like the sheepman's idiosyncrasies. Most infamously, the Western version of Wind-up Bird is a pretty butchered, truncated version of the original. This is exacerbated because Germany (and perhaps Italy) actually translated from the English translation, and not the original Japanese.
Eri, have you ever tried reading his work untranslated? If yes, are there differences worth mentioning?
Posted 23 September 2010 - 07:20 PM
Maybe I should read something else by him though. eri, since you also hate Norwegian Wood, what is your favorite book by him?
Posted 23 September 2010 - 07:26 PM
I've seen the idea that Watanabe was a self-insertion floating around elsewhere. It didn't really occur to me when I read it, but I can see the point with hindsight. Either way, I really don't feel qualified to comment.
I wonder if I'd enjoy Wind-Up Bird more if I could read Japanese. As it stands, the English version was just too much for me after a while. With Murakami, the shorter the better.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 08:02 PM
I don't see anything pornographic about it either, but I'm always open to erotic stuff, so I don't have a problem with that.
I tried to find stuff on google about Norwegian Wood misogyny and similar search terms (also in German), but didn't really find anything.
Does somebody of you have a well-written article (English or German) that talks about why Norwegian Wood should be considered misogynistic ?
Since it's my favourite book, I'm interested in why people think this way.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 08:47 PM
Posted 23 September 2010 - 09:30 PM
I'm finding it very difficult to find professional articles that offer a proper feminist critique of NW (although you can find some blog comments, forum topics, etc. that say largely what's been said here), but I think most of the arguments have been outlined in this thread. I think the main point is that the female characters tend to conform to fantasy ideals of the male protagonists and lack real development, which is then coupled with the male characters affirming their masculine bonds through their heterosexual desire.
Also, I'm re-reading Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'urbervilles for something like the 5th time. I adore that book so much.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 11:07 PM
I'm finding it very difficult to find professional articles that offer a proper feminist critique of NW (although you can find some blog comments, forum topics, etc. that say largely what's been said here), but I think most of the arguments have been outlined in this thread. I think the main point is that the female characters tend to conform to fantasy ideals of the male protagonists and lack real development, which is then coupled with the male characters affirming their masculine bonds through their heterosexual desire.
Yes, this.
Academics have been slow to look at MH beyond postmodernism so there isn't much published on him, much less from a gender-aware perspective.
The easiest point of critique is the virgin/whore stereotype. NW might be a novel about the uncertainty and meaningless of youths growing up in the student protest mvmt, but it is incredibly traditional in its portrayal of women. You can be idealized as a nostalgic, inaccessible, dependent, and re-virginized woman like Naoko or Hatsumi. Or, you can be idealized as a modern, aggressive, and sexualized woman like Midori. What are their motivations? Why are they attached to Watanabe?? Why do they put up with his bs??? Doesn't really matter - only Watanabe's suffering and his penis matter and the ladies are just there to affirm his subjectivity. Plus, the love triangle is resolved with a death and closure is attained, again, via Watanabe's penis. Zzzzzzz.
When Reiko sleeps with him - which makes no fucking sense and is a lazy portrayal of the complexities of mental illness and recovery from rape -- I threw the book against the wall. As an extension of MH's gender issues, his portrayal of a transgender character in Kafka made me want to smash some plates.
Another thing that you can't tell in translation is the way the women are written. Their speech is VERY feminized - almost exaggeratedly so. I know my Japanese is not that great but I've never ever ever ever met any woman who spoke like that. So in the very way he portrays his female characters in NW, he really sets them apart as Other to Watanabe. Totally obnoxious.
But, all in all, I love Murakami. Wind-up is my favorite novel but I've got a whole list of favorite short stories.
PS. One would be careful to note that Japanese Lit is quite different than any Western lit. "Author insert porn" is the cornerstone of high Japanese modern literature (confessions, or I-novels).
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I didn't know that, but then I don't know much about Japanese literature. Murakami is somewhat of an outlier alongside my other favourite authors, who all seem to be British or (strangely) Russian. It's an interesting tidbit, too. I have to wonder how a practice like that became high art.
PS. One would be careful to note that Japanese Lit is quite different than any Western lit. "Author insert porn" is the cornerstone of high Japanese modern literature (confessions, or I-novels).


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Boffins to unveil gesture-controlled 3D TV
Never worry about losing the remote again
A 3D TV with incorporated gesture-based controls is set to be unveiled in Germany next month.
The iPoint: boasts a 3D display with gesture controls
The futuristic iPoint 3D TV allows people to interact with the display through simple non-contact gestures. They don't have to wear those silly specs either, according to maker the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications.
A recognition device containing two Firewire-connected cameras for detecting hand and finger movements in real time comes with the set. The cameras sit in a unit not much larger than a keyboard, which is then either suspended from the ceiling above the screen or integrated into a coffee table in front of it.
The Institute claimed that, aside from its obvious entertainment appeal, the 3D TV might also be useful in offices and hospital operating rooms – where physically touching a screen presents problems.
The Institute also said that the screen could be used as a way of controlling other devices. For example, a housewife kneading pastry could turn down a pan of boiling potatoes or turn the lights up without leaving floury handprints all over the kitchen.
Researchers will showcase the iPoint 3D TV at the CeBit tech fair in Hanover, Germany next week. ®
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There's an old joke about two guys camping in the woods, when suddenly they see a hungry bear charging over a hill in their direction. One of the guys starts lacing up his sneakers and his friend says, "What are you doing? You can't outrun a bear." The other guys says, I don't have to outrun the bear, I just need to outrun you."
That's reasonably amusing, but it also provides some insight into national competitiveness. In the battle for jobs and investments, nations can change policy to impact their attractiveness, but they also can gain ground or lose ground because of what happens in other nations.
The corporate tax rate in the United States hasn't been changed in decades, for instance, but the United States has fallen further and further behind the rest of the world because other nations have lowered their rates.
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First, just a reminder that tonight, Sunday, October 31st, 2010, is our monthly exercise in folly, Savoy Cocktail Book Night at Alembic Bar. If any of the cocktails on this blog have captured your fancy, stop by after 6 and allow the skilled bartenders (and me) to make them for you. It is always a fun time.
As a special celebration of the evening, I am bringing along the following fall inspired variation on my Bernal Heights Milk Punch.
Great Pumpkin Punch
1 Bottle Weller 12 Year Bourbon.
1 Bottle Landy Cognac.
1/2 Bottle Batavia Arrack.
4 Small-ish Sweet Potatoes, washed and roasted.
4 Oranges, Zested.
4 Lemons, Zested.
4 Cloves.
2 Sticks Cassia Cinnamon.
16 oz Water.
1/2 Pound Piloncillo.
1/4 Pound Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds), crushed.
1 quart Straus Family Creamery Whole Milk.
Zest citrus and add zest to Brandy, Bourbon, and Arrack. Juice Oranges and 2 Lemons, strain, and add to aforementioned liquid. Slice Roasted Sweet Potatoes and add to aforementioned liquid. Add Cinnamon and Cloves. Allow to infuse for at least 48 hours.
Heat water and add Piloncillo and Pepitas. Simmer below a boil for 10 minutes and refrigerate over night.
Carefully strain peels, Potatoes, and Spices out of Liquid, trying not to crush potatoes. Juice other two lemons and add to Flavored Booze Mixture. Heat milk to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Add to Flavored Booze Mixture. Allow to stand undisturbed for 30 minutes and filter through cheesecloth, removing milk solids. Filter Pumpkin Seeds out of Syrup, pressing to remove as much liquid as possible, and combine with Flavored Booze Mixture. Cool and allow to stand for a couple days. Rack liquid off of any accumulated sediment into clean bottles and chill well before serving. Makes about 3 quarts.
I will note that at this point, even though some solids have dropped out, this Milk Punch hasn't cleared up as much as other I have made. I think some of the oils from the pumpkin seeds are in suspension, leaving a louche, like when you add water to orgeat (almond syrup).
I was a bit worried that this would be a horrible mistake, and I would have to throw the whole batch away as a failed experiment. Even some early tastes of the infusion left me worried. However, having tasted the final product, all I'll say is I couldn't stop laughing. Totally nailed pumpkin pie in punch form.
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Interestingly, once I moved this punch to the refrigerator, the solids began to drop out of the liquid much more rapidly. It would appear chilling aids the "milk fining" process to work more effectively, something I hadn't really been aware of before.


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A New Jersey pastor who has had a long friendship with Bruce Springsteen held a workshop a few weeks back examining the "musical legacy and faith" of the singer-songwriter, according to a story by correspondent Christina Leslie in this issue of The Monitor, newspaper of the Diocese of Trenton, N.J. A crowd of about 150 — including Bruce's mother, Adele — gathered for the session held by Father Kevin J. Keelen, pastor of St. Barnabas Parish in Bayville.
"Every indigenous tribe has music. It's part of being human," the Augustinian friar said. "Tonight's about Bruce and us. He evangelizes in a different way." Citing lyrics from Springsteen's "Hungry Heart," the priest quoted St. Augustine: "Our hearts are restless until they rest in you, God."
With anecdotes drawn on his friendship with "The Boss," Father Keelen "wove a picture of a deeply spiritual musician whose faith is reflected in his extensive music portfolio," writes Leslie.


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Roanuz Cricket Recent Matches API - SDKs
This REST API allows you to get a list of all world wide recent matches. It also provides recent matches for a specific season. Roanuz Cricket API's provide real time data on stats and other metrics for various leagues including; International (ICC), Indian Premier League (IPL T20), Big Bash League and more. Roanuz is a software company specializing in AI, web and mobile apps.


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Education is one of three key components of Vision 2020, which is the San Francisco SPCA's plan to end animal abandonment in San Francisco by the year 2020. The SF SPCA is imbedded in the community to be a resource of information, support and to encourage advocacy. Our Advocacy Department takes us a step closer to Vision 2020 by identifying and impacting animal welfare issues in San Francisco, the state of California, and beyond.
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DarthNerdist wrote:Here's a suggestion.... Have some goddamn respect [...] It just makes you look shallow [...]
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Here's a suggestion - when someone does you a favour and moves your post to the most viewed (and correct) forum, you might say thank you instead of throwing dirt.
You wouldn't want to look shallow or disrespectful now, would you?


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Rock Stars on Reality Pawn TV
Reality pawn/find/picker type shows are becoming the latest rage of reality television. Getting rock stars to pawn or buy their stuff adds more enticement to watch.
Recently, Jack White appeared on The History Channel show 'American Pickers' (two dudes travel America picking through people's junk rooms for valuable things). White's appearance was not even promoted. Wonder how many viewers fell off their couches when the pickers are wondering who the heck would buy a stuffed elephant head? They seem to be huge fans of White when they learn he wants to check it out. He ends up trading a jukebox and the photobooth used for the Dead Weather album for a taxidermied elephant head.
So, once again, in reality pawn tv, rock star to appear, but this time to sell something. Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry drops by the Sons of Guns shop to show them an antique black-powder Lyle cannon to rrepair and restore. The Louisiana based show will air on the Discovery channel Sept. 19, 8pm.


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Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay capitalised on slack defending to score in the final 15 minutes in the Gunners' first home defeat in the group stage for nine years. Angry supporters left in their droves once Afellay had put the result beyond doubt and the few that remained booed at the final whistle.
"We've lost at home and of course they're frustrated. We are as well," Bould said. "We don't like losing football games, but we have to pick ourselves up and start again. We haven't played anything like we can - that was the big disappointment."
He added: "We haven't performed and we lacked confidence, for whatever reason.
"It's a tough competition and Schalke are a good side who beat Dortmund at the weekend.
"They're doing really well and a 0-0 would have delighted us. We looked like we were going to get away with it for a long time.
"We looked jaded - I don't why that is. Since coming off the international break we haven't performed. We were very sharp against West Ham but since returning from the internationals we've been jaded."
Arsenal were restricted to just one shot at goal in the entire match and had to wait until stoppage time for that, with substitute Serge Gnabry producing a late attempt.
But their failings in their own area were more damaging with both goals - just reward for Schalke's second-half dominance - exposing a fragile defence.
"The lack of chances isn't worrying, but it's not what we want or are accustomed to," Bould said. "We normally create chances and now we're not, so we need to correct that."
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In the amount of time it takes me to drive from my house to my office, I could drive in the opposite direction and end my drive in Tahoe. We live in the sticks of Northern California because we have to. We have five children. We have to put them all somewhere.
When my boys were little, we lived in a crappy little basement apartment (which I loved so very much) in the middle of Denver. We hardly had enough space for us, let alone a bunch of kid stuff. For this one tiny little sliver of my life, I was Über-organized. I rotated toys in and out of circulation so they frequently felt they had a fresh supply of things to play with. I did the same with their clothes.
They had one toybox which they could keep full of all the action figures and Legos and Hot Wheels and Nerf guns and puzzles and dinosaurs and Dora the Explorer toys they wanted (because gender roles are for sissies, and Dora was *awesome*), but it wasn't to overflow. All their toys had to fit inside that one toybox (which really was just a big Rubbermaid crate with a bunch of stickers and shit on it) and if they didn't, some would have to be donated to charity. Not just any toys had to go, good ones were donated, ones a child who maybe didn't have enough money to buy new toys would be happy to find at the local thrift shop.
Same went for Christmas and birthdays. Each year at the beginning of December, we brought out all the toys, all the games, all the Erector/construction sets, and we started making tough choices, because if Santa was going to leave presents, we had to make room for them. Each year I explained to them that not every family is lucky enough to be able to buy their children Christmas gifts, and that we could help make those kids' Christmas' a wonderful time by giving our best toys, the ones we have cared for and kept together and played with delicately, to the local thrift shop so a family who needed to find wonderful gifts for their kids at the thrift shop, would.
My children (and really, every child ever) were delighted at this prospect. Yes, giving up toys they loved sucked for them, but they loved the idea of giving another kid a good Christmas, and I loved them for their kind little hearts.
Of course, those little boys are not little anymore, and they don't really play with toys anymore. We don't have toyboxes, we have cable bins. We don't rotate stuffies, we rotate game systems. We have a great big house a million miles from no where that can store you won't believe how many crates of Legos and Airsoft guns and vintage handheld game systems. There are no more gently used toys to pass on to a new family, but the ritual of it is still important. These men-and-women-in-training need to have it instilled in them that thinking of others, that giving while they're busy receiving, is as much a part of this holiday craziness as turkey and trees and 33% off sales with free shipping.
Wanting to give isn't nearly as easy as wanting to get, until you learn how freaking amazing giving feels.
The first Tuesday in December is #GivingTuesday. After school, we are heading out to the mall, where each kid is going to pick one gift that they want to get under their own Christmas tree this year. They're going to bring it home and wrap it gorgeously. We're going to take it our of our family budget for Christmas gifts, and count it as one of their personal Christmas gifts, and then we are going to give it away to someone else.
Maybe it will go to a local foster child, maybe to a family who's having a rough time getting by or rebounding financially. It won't be worth a ton monetarily, because we don't have a ton to give, but it will be something. It will make a child's Christmas brighter, and it will give my children the greatest gifts I can think to give them - humility and humanity.
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|Vodka Slush, a refreshing adult drink made from a mixture of frozen lemonade, orange juice and limeade and vodka, or rum if you like. After freezing the mixture is combined with 7-up or Sprite to make a slush.
Vodka SlushThis one's for you Deb, because and it was you and Trish that inspired me to seek out this slushy drink after having a taste of Trish's freezer slush many, many years ago! (Hey, and send me your recipe would ya?)
This will certainly help keep you and your other over-21 friends cooled off during all the festivities, while the kids sip on their koolaide, fruit drinks and lemonade. Like a grown up slushie really.
Have a safe and fun holiday y'all, and remember, drink responsibly and don't drink and drive!
Recipe: Vodka Slush©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Inactive time: 24 hours | Yield: About 8 to 10 servings
- 1 (12 ounce) can of frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 1 (6 ounce) can of frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 (10 to 12 ounce) can of limeade concentrate, or frozen margarita mix, thawed
- 3-1/2 cups of water
- 2 cups of vodka
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 2 liter bottle of 7 up or Sprite, chilled
Mix the thawed lemonade, orange juice, and limeade into a large freezer safe container. Add the water, vodka and sugar, mix well and freeze overnight.
When ready to mix drinks, remove the frozen mixture from the freezer and scoop into glasses, or let sit for 5 to 10 minutes on the counter to soften, if desired. Fill glasses 1/2 to 3/4 full with the slush mixture, then top it off with the 7up or Sprite. Stir and serve immediately. Tiny umbrellas or mini flags totally optional but highly recommended. Enjoy!
Variation: Substitute rum for the vodka.
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On this week's Geared Up, I go over my Samsung Galaxy Note 10 review impressions after spending a week with the device. I also talk with Todd Bishop about wanting to switch away from the iPhone after 10 years to give Samsung's new flagship Galaxy Note 10+ a shot. Which features are luring him away from iOS and towards Samsung and Android? We also talk about the latest iPhone 11 & iPhone Pro rumors and what to expect from Apple's next smartphone release, scheduled to be announced on September 10th!
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On this week's Geared Up, we talk about the two new Nintendo Switch consoles that were announced this past week - the Nintendo Switch Lite and the Nintendo Switch with refreshed battery. In the case of the Switch Lite, we are getting a new handheld-only portable console with a cheaper price and some caveats. Over on the standard Switch front, we were expecting a pro version of the Switch as well, but instead got the same hardware with increased battery life.
Apple has significantly changed its laptop computer lineup with the release of a cheaper MacBook Air and the addition of premium features on the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro while simultaneously killing the 12-inch MacBook and the older entry-level MacBook Air. We go over why this actually provides clarity for anyone looking to buy an Apple laptop.
Samsung will be announcing the Galaxy Note 10 at an event on August 7th at the Barclays Center, and rumors and dropping left and right about the new flagship devices in the weeks leading up to the reveal. The latest focuses on a very unique feature for the Note 10 battery that may make charging anxiety a thing of the past!
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Best Amazon Prime Day 2019 Deals!
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It's Amazon Prime Day across the world, and as promised, here are some of the best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals you can get! I will update this list throughout the day:
- Ecobee SmartThermostat $200 (save $50)
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- Braun Series 7 Smart Shaver $140 (save $60)
- SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSD card $44.99 (save $20.83)
- Microsoft Surface Headphones $189.99 (save $160)
- Oculus Go VR Headset $159 (save $40)
- $250 off the latest iPad Pros
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- iPad Mini $15
- iPad Pros 2017 $480 off
- Apple Watch Series 4 - $75 off
- Apple AirPods with wireless charging for $179
- Newly-released MacBook Air $200 off
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On this week's Geared Up, we talk about the upcoming Amazon Prime Day, celebrating Amazon's 25th anniversary. I bring you my tips on finding the best Prime Day deals, while naming a couple of my favorite Prime Day launch deals (which you can find right now - the Anker PowerPort Atom III and the Jabra Elite 85h headphones!) This year Amazon is extending Prime Day to be a two-day shopping event, which means competing retailers are also preparing their own deals to steal away some attention.
High-quality video game streaming is nearly here, with early launches of both Microsoft Project xCloud (an Xbox streaming service,) and Google Stadia both taking place in the fall of 2019. A listener asked if the fact that people will be able to stream their games to any device - from web browser, to smartphone to smart TV and more - spells the end of the Xbox and PlayStation dedicated video game consoles as we know them. I weigh in with my thoughts, along with my impressions of using Project xCloud (which you can see in the video embedded below!)
Samsung sent out invites for its Galaxy Unpacked event, which takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on August 7th. This will be where the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 will make its debut, and we should likely hear news of updated launch plans for the Samsung Galaxy Fold as well. I discuss the expected features and specs for the new Samsung flagship smartphone.
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TCL celebrates Cut the Cord Day with huge Roku TV giveaway!
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TCL, America's fastest-growing TV brand, is celebrating National Cut the Cord Day by giving away 7 huge prize packages - all featuring its fantastic line of smart 4K Roku TVs. Each day, between July 1st and 6th 7, there will be seven winners chosen to win each days prize package - and each day the prizes get more and more elaborate. On July 7th, one grand prize winner will be chosen to talk away with a 75-inch TCL 6-Series, TCL Alto 7+ sound bar, Mohu Blade Premium OTA antenna, Tablo Dual Lite OTA DVR, along with gift cards for YouTube TV, Showtime, and FandangoNow.
Why does TCL celebrate National Cut the Cord Day? Well, the company is always about providing great calue to their customers, and doing away with a monthly cable bill without having to give up access to your favorite shows is absolutely a good move. TCL TVs feature Roku's smart TV platform built-in, right out of the box, so you can instantly access all your favorite streaming TV apps like Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and many more. In fact, Roku has over 5,000 streaming apps and thousands upon thousands of pieces of content to watch. Additionally, TCL TVs pack in a TV tuner, so all you need to do is connect an OTA antenna to access your local channels at no cost.
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This week on Geared Up, we talk about the latest rumors say that Microsoft is working on a new secret new foldable Surface tablet device that will be able to run Android apps and iCloud services, with a stripped down Windows Core OS - this will likely be more of a mobile device than a laptop, with LTE and 5G options available. This reminds me of the Microsoft Courier project from back in 2009 - take a look at the embedded video below!
Nintendo is ready to release two new updates to the Nintendo Switch lineup. First, a new miniature version of the popular Switch console that will likely be the successor to the Nintendo 3DS. In addition, there will be a more powerful Nintendo Switch "Pro" that will be 4K-capable when docked, with an upgrade to a 1080p display on the Switch unit itself.
Apple and Spotify's battle intensifies in court, with the two companies going back-and-forth in a public battle.
Finally, we also talk about the death of YouTube creator, Etika, and the state of mental health of content creators in this day and age.
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The Insane Apple Mac Pro, 8K Xbox, and xCloud Game Streaming!
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E3 2019 is in the books, and Microsoft Xbox came out swinging! In this episode of Geared Up, we talk about all the big announcements coming out of the Xbox E3 keynote.
First up, Project Scarlett - the all-new next-generation Xbox console that will be launching toward the end of 2020. Microsoft says Project Scarlett will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X (currently, the most powerful game console on the market.) Additionally, the company announced and demo'd Project Xcloud. Xcloud goes into beta in October and allows gamers to play their Xbox games anywhere they have WiFi or cell connectivity.
In addition to all the Xbox news, we pick up where we left off in the last episode to talk in depth about the upcoming Apple Mac Pro.
I also mentioned the new Ecobee Smart Thermostat that I've been testing - here's the video if you want to check it out:
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Geared Up: Apple's new iOS 13, macOS Catalina, iPadOS, and Apple Watch updates!
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Software, Videos,
It was a huge news week in the world of Apple, as the company took the stage at WWDC 2019 to show the world what's coming next for all of its major software platforms. In this episode of Geared Up, we talk about all the big announcments coming out of WWDC. These include:
- The new iOS 13 features (including the long-awaited Dark Mode!)
- The future of macOS Catalina with iPad apps running on the Mac
- How the iPad is becoming more of more of a laptop replacement with the dedicated iPadOS
- How the Apple Watch will continue to help you become healthier in watchOS 6
In addition, we answer listener-submitted questions as well. If you're looking for news and commentary on the new Mac Pro, we'll be covering that on next week's show!
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Apple announces dedicated iPadOS: The iPad Finally Grows Up
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Apple, Corporate News, Software,
The iPad now gets its own dedicated version of iOS, which Apple is calling iPadOS - here are some of the highlight iPadOS features, announced during WWDC 2019:
- You can now pin widgets to the home screen
- Slide-over now gets a card interface for multitaking, similar to what you get on an iPhone
- Split-View now allows for multi-window capability. So you can have two instances of the same app side-by-side. Examples shown were apps like Pages, Notes, and Microsoft Word. You can have multiple apps side by side within multitasking as well.
- The Files app now supports folder sharing,SMB network shares, and thumb drive, external hard drive, and SD card support.
- Safari on iPad is now a desktop browser rather than mobile browser, so you get the full desktop-class experience on the iPad. This includes 30 keyboard shortcuts, a download manager, and more.
- Fonts management
- Text editing is improved. Use the scroll indicator to drag directly to an area in a document. Text selection now works with a tap and drag. Three-finger pinch for copy, and three-finger expand for paste, with three-finger swipe to undo.
- Apple Pencil latency has been improved from 20ms down to 9ms, making it even more responsive. Drag your pencil up from the corner of the screen to immediately go into markup mode no matter where you are.
iOS 13 Announced: Dark Mode, New Reminders app, Enhanced Privacy, and more
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Apple, Corporate News, Handhelds, Software,
During today's WWDC 2019 keynote, Apple announced iOS 13, the next major release of its major mobile operating system platform.
- iOS 13 is even faster and performance has been tuned across the board. This results in 50% smaller app downloads, 60% smaller app updates, and 2x faster app launching than in iOS 12.
- Dark Mode was announced for iOS 13, a feature that users have been asking for for years. We saw Notes, Messages, News, Music, Photos, and other Apple apps in dark mode.
- Swipe gesture support is added to the keyboard
- New share sheet will offer suggestions when it finds people in photos, and offer people you typically share with.
- Apple Music now supports time-synced lyrics
- New apps - Notes gets a gallery view and shared folders, Safari, Mail
- New Reminders app will recognize what you type, keep smart lists, allows for tagging people, and more
- Maps are being rebuilt from the ground-up, completely rolled out in the US by the end of 2019. Collections allows you to save a bunch of locations in a folder. New Look Around feature brings Street View functionality to Apple Maps. You'll be able to share an up-to-date ETA with friends going forward.
- Privacy: You can now grant apps access to your location just once. Wi-Fi & Bluetooth backdoor tracking is shut off. New Sign In with Apple allows you to sign into Web sites without being tracked the way you are with Facebook and Google sign ins - you can choose what info you provide to an app. If you give them email access, Apple will give them a fake email that forwards to your real email.
- HomeKit: Apple announces HomeKit Secure Video - videos are analyzed in your home instead of in the cloud, using iPad, Apple TV, HomePod, and more.
- Messages: You can share your name and photo in Messages, which lets you control who sees your name and picture.
- New Memoji options let you add eye shadow, lipstick, piercings, teeth, earrings, hair, hats, glasses, AirPods, and more. Memoji Stickers will take your Memoji and add a bunch of expressions that can be used on any device with an A9 processor or later.
- Camera: New High Key Mono portrait lighting effect. You can also move the lights closer or further away from your subject when in Portrait Lighting mode.
- Photos: New photo editing tools in Photos allow you to adjust your pictures in new ways. Apple also says these same effects can be used with videos as well - filters and effects are supported. Browsing large photo libraries is now easier as Apple intelligently hides duplicates, receipts, whiteboards, etc. You can still get to them, but they won't show up right in the main library. Apple will also let you sort by year, month, days, and All Photos, making it really easy to browse the greatest hits of your photo library.
- AirPods: Siri can instantly read you your new messages as they arrive, and you can respond with your voice right away. New Audio Sharing feature allows you to share audio with a friend.
- HomePod: Apple brings Handoff to HomePod. Bring your phone near a HomePod to have it continue your music, phone call, podcast, etc. right where you left off. HomePod will also recognize who's talking and personalize its response, giving it multi-user support, including for apps like Music, Notes, Messages, Reminders, and more.
- CarPlay: Siri will work with third-party apps like Pandora and Waze in the car.
- Siri now sounds a lot more natural with cadence and emphasis, using Neural TTS. The voice is now completely generated in software rather than using clips from a voice actor.
- You'll also be able to sent calls from unknown callers directly to voicemail.
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