tech, humor, and nuance by David Chartier—tech distiller, freelance writer, Macworld contributor, wrangler of Finer Things in Tech var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "http://engine.carbonads.com/z/12878/azcarbon_2_1_0_VERT"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s);Tumblr (3.0; @chartier)http://blog.davidchartier.com/<p>Congrats Tumblr!</p> <p>Don&#8217;t screw this up Yahoo.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50835328505http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50835328505Sun, 19 May 2013 12:54:21 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb0e668305ca927fb3a39ad1c91b8910/tumblr_mn1yzhgdmA1qz4si8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flora Borsi asks: <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-real-life-models/8519303" target="_blank">what if abstract models were real people?</a></p> <p>via <a href="http://petapixel.com/2013/05/17/photographer-imagines-what-the-subjects-in-abstract-paintings-would-look-like-irl/" target="_blank">PetaPixel</a></p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50826655730http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50826655730Sun, 19 May 2013 10:57:17 -0500artabstract modelsPhotoshop<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/469b3652918ecfbebfd9ab615a868b84/tumblr_mn1v4dYKGx1qz4si8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I love the web’s promise of “write once, run everywhere” standards because it’s 2013 and it totally came true c’mon everyone it’s really fun here.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50821198930http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50821198930Sun, 19 May 2013 09:33:00 -0500bullshitGoogle Mapsfeaturedtechwebtards<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5c56bddbdbf6d7135a4166b2f92ccd4/tumblr_mn0opxauWS1qz4si8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Every restaurant needs this option. Even breakfast joints.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50766639228http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50766639228Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:56 -0500KitCambaconphotos<p><ul><li><a href="http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1345104#bmb=1" target="_blank">Tennessee man allegedly field stripping his Glock pistols shoots his 13-month-old daughter in the chest </a></li> <li><a href="http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/05/07/cops-man-accidentally-shot-brother-with-2-year-old-in-the-room/" target="_blank">Cops: Man Accidentally Shot Brother, With 2-Year-Old In The Room</a></li> <li><a href="http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/boy-5-shoots-brother-7-bath-article-1.1339064" target="_blank">Texas boy, 5, shoots his brother, 7, with rifle as they play in the bath</a></li> <li><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&amp;id=9093503" target="_blank">FBCSO: Teen accidentally shot by brother</a></li> <li><a href="http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-drops-purse-starbucks-shoots-friend-article-1.1343236" target="_blank">Woman drops purse in Starbucks, accidentally shoots friend with handgun </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/touch/story.html?id=8400425" target="_blank">Officer accidentally shot herself at Gatineau bush party: police</a></li> <li><a href="http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1347438" target="_blank">Colorado woman, 22, accidentally shot dead after trying to show off recently purchased assault rifle </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23231391/santa-rosa-police-arrest-man-who-accidentally-shot" target="_blank">Santa Rosa: Police arrest man who accidentally shot his brother outside bar</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_23261123/farmington-police-say-felon-accidentally-shot-his-friend" target="_blank">San Juan County Sheriff&#8217;s Office says felon accidentally shot his friend</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/posted-toronto/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/14/toronto-man-who-accidentally-shot-himself-in-the-leg-claims-he-was-victim-of-drive-by" target="_blank">Toronto man faces 21 charges after accidentally shooting himself in the leg and claiming he was victim of drive-by</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting" target="_blank">5-year-old fatally shoots 2-year-old sister</a></li> <li><a href="http://m.digitaljournal.com/article/350217" target="_blank">Florida boy, 11, dies after being accidentally shot by 4-year-old</a></li> <li><a href="http://gawker.com/5981962/three+year+old-boy-accidentally-shot-in-the-head-while-playing-with-pink-gun-he-thought-was-a-toy" target="_blank">Three-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shot In The Head While Playing with Pink Gun He Thought Was a Toy</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-springs-man-accidentally-shot-in-hand-leg-after-cleaning-soda-off-handgun-police-say" target="_blank">Colorado Springs man accidentally shot self in hand, leg after cleaning soda off handgun, police say</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wkrn.com/story/21908416/woman-accidently-shot-killed-by-child" target="_blank">Woman accidentally shot, killed by 4-year-old</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/04/new_orleans_man_dies_after_acc.html" target="_blank">New Orleans man dies after accidentally shooting himself while repairing his gun, coroner says</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wkrn.com/story/21646842/10-month-old-baby-accidentally-shot-by-father" target="_blank">10-month-old baby accidentally shot by father</a></li> <li><a href="http://fox2now.com/2013/05/15/florida-bowler-shoots-himself/" target="_blank">Florida Bowler Accidentally Shoots Himself</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Texas-boy-accidentally-shot-in-head-4510094.php" target="_blank">Texas boy accidentally shot in head</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/05/15/-jarvan-jackson-11-year-old-shot-_n_3278506.html" target="_blank">Jarvan Jackson, 11-Year-Old Florida Boy, Fatally Shot By 4-Year-Old Relative</a></li> <li><a href="http://fox4kc.com/2013/05/14/student-accidentally-shot-by-staff-worker-at-colo-school/" target="_blank">Student accidentally shot by staff worker at Colo. school</a></li> <li><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&amp;id=9082762" target="_blank">HPD: Teen accidentally shoots younger step-brother in head in southeast Houston</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wric.com/story/20582732/richmond-man-accidentally-shot-by-4-year-old-nephew-dies" target="_blank">Richmond Man Accidentally Shot By 4-Year-Old Nephew Dies</a></li> <li><a href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/19/16603029-5-accidentally-shot-at-gun-shows-in-north-carolina-ohio-indiana" target="_blank">5 accidentally shot at gun shows in North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/22219688/11-yr-oldcyr-old" target="_blank">Police: 11-Year-Old Accidentally Shot 12-Year-Old Boy In Face</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Child-Accidentally-Shot-in-Head-in-Callaway-191831971.html?device=phone#.UZeG6qi9LCQ" target="_blank">18 Year Old Girl Accidentally Shot in Head By Toddler</a></li> </ul></p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50727576808http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50727576808Sat, 18 May 2013 08:51:21 -0500guns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e68da64ad7700f414dfd72ada3206e29/tumblr_mmyd3l7QbC1qz4si8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Train names are way, way cooler than planes.</p> <ul><li>Empire Builder</li> <li>Saluki</li> <li>California Zephyr</li> <li>Wolverine</li> </ul><p>“Yeah, I’m coming into town on FREAKING WOLVERINE.”</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50661119151http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50661119151Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:44 -0500trainsAmtrakbranding<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130516/will-yahoo-try-to-get-its-cool-again-by-doing-a-deal-for-tumblr/">AllThingsD | Will Yahoo Try to Get Its "Cool Again" By Doing a Deal for Tumblr?</a>: <p><img src="http://f.cl.ly/items/2y200i1A342n012X2a28/nope.gif" alt=""/></p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50617419053http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50617419053Thu, 16 May 2013 20:06:15 -0500TumblrYahoolinkstech<a href="http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/5/16/4336004/pick-your-poison-mobile-messaging-will-be-fragmented-expensive-or-locked-in">Pick your poison: messaging will be fragmented, expensive, or locked-in | The Verge</a>: <p>Everyone’s eager to kick SMS to the curb but Bohn is right, the New Messaging landscape is a messy work in progress right now, partly because none of these apps talk to each other.</p> <p>If your family, friends, and coworkers aren’t nerdy enough to have a religious fervor for one proprietary message service and an irrational hatred for another, they’re too lazy or simply indifferent to bother signing up for 50 different services.</p> <p>I’ll tell you one thing, though: the “open” services of Old Messaging—like IRC and email—are all either essentially dead or terrible. IRC didn’t make it far and email is a spammy bag of hurt. If you ask me, good riddance.</p> <p>We’re in a transition period right now, and it’ll be a bumpy ride. We don’t have all the answers yet, but the user experience and usage of every New Messaging we have now is worlds ahead of the previous generation.</p> <p>Regular users clearly prefer New Messaging. We can work out the rest of the details as we keep building.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50602544224http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50602544224Thu, 16 May 2013 16:38:00 -0500messagingtechlinksIRCfeatured<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O95DBxnXiSo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lkm.tumblr.com/post/50580029814/abercrombie-fitch-gets-a-brand-readjustment" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">lkm</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Abercrombie & Fitch Gets a Brand Readjustment #FitchTheHomeless (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O95DBxnXiSo" target="_blank">gkarber</a>)</p></blockquote>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50580945485http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50580945485Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:36 -0500<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4334356/larry-page-wants-to-set-aside-a-part-of-the-world-for-experimentation">The Verge | Larry Page wants to 'set aside a part of the world' for unregulated experimentation</a>: <p>He might as well have said “I want to build Rapture. Or Columbia, the name isn’t important.”</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50514889706http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50514889706Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:48 -0500GoogleLarry Pagelinkstech<a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/news/2013/05/cta_rolls_out_new_spiffed_up_train_tracker.html">Sun-Times News | CTA rolls out new, spiffed-up Train Tracker</a>: <p>Some great new real-time perks here. Thanks CTA!</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50498536887http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50498536887Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01:00 -0500CTAChicagolinks<p><a href="http://thehawkeyeinitiative.com/post/49134397418/ultimate-thor-cover-by-j-scott-cambell" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thehawkeyeinitiative</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Ultimate Thor cover by J. Scott Cambell</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/0de16769fd231e7ccb4ef6f0aafbd032/tumblr_inline_ml400rgd1p1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/8e561789eff4567368d4fc7e38011bb3/tumblr_inline_ml402nA4uU1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> </blockquote>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50493572777http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50493572777Wed, 15 May 2013 08:03:09 -0500<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/14/4330122/blackberry-bringing-bbm-to-android-ios-this-summer">The Verge | BlackBerry bringing BBM to Android and iOS this summer</a>: <p>Everyone loves a good comeback story, but it feels like RIM is just doing it all wrong. For the last year or two it’s been nothing but a bunch of non-announcements of things that are months away from shipping (assuming they ship on time, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/09/thorsten-heins-bb10-delay/" target="_blank">which they haven’t</a>), instead of in a week or—even better when it comes to software that doesn’t need time to physically move locations—right now.</p> <p>Actions speak louder than words, and BlackBerry’s actions are saying terrible, terrible things.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50435546094http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50435546094Tue, 14 May 2013 14:11:13 -0500BlackBerryBBMtechlinksfeatured<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5963ff49aff81ad19525baa7cc689d43/tumblr_mmsw8vFaZ61qjq5r9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.good.is/posts/turns-out-bike-lanes-are-really-good-for-local-business?utm_medium=social&utm_source=tumblr&utm_campaign=post" target="_blank">Turns Out Bike Lanes Are Really Good for Local Business<br/></a></strong></p> <p>In other news, turns out that duh.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50433811265http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50433811265Tue, 14 May 2013 13:42:00 -0500Chicagocyclingfeatured<a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/191112/Unity_drops_Flash_support_says_Adobe_is_not_firmly_committed.php">Gamasutra - Unity drops Flash support, says Adobe is not firmly committed</a>: <p>Finally. Just when I was beginning to question whether the “Drop Flash Support” movement had lost a little steam or motivation.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50423732413http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50423732413Tue, 14 May 2013 10:31:27 -0500Flashlinkstext<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f839935817710b88e69d4f7774a052a/tumblr_mmrrdqg6WP1qz4si8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50396646360http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50396646360Mon, 13 May 2013 22:37:02 -0500Watchmenalways will be too latecomics“God help us if they make a 3D-printing xerox machine. Honestly, how many 3D butts does the world really need?”<br/><br/> - <em>Jessi</em>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50383745343http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50383745343Mon, 13 May 2013 19:56:23 -0500Jessiquotes3D printing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/28c5ef192c912b7f41db72ec1ca7379f/tumblr_mmrhcwnSAR1qz4si8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dales Pale Ale at Scratch Kitchen and Lounge. That is an ale that is indeed pale. <a href="http://elxr.co/p/4js" target="_blank">http://elxr.co/p/4js</a></p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50379346015http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50379346015Mon, 13 May 2013 19:00:31 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f359e74ad1653dd36a8f7a2e291bce6/tumblr_mmr47ruK7W1qz4si8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d6568bbe1f9a74d5a81b24750e3c760b/tumblr_mmr47ruK7W1qz4si8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c58b7271e992f9464a50e6fffee372a7/tumblr_mmr47ruK7W1qz4si8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My tie clips from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheLittleSaint" target="_blank">The Little Saint</a> showed up.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50358023628http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50358023628Mon, 13 May 2013 14:16:39 -0500tie clipmens fashionEtsy<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MOjEFOViUHE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I have no idea what’s going on here. But I approve.</p> <p>via <a href="http://grubhub.com" target="_blank">Grubhub</a>’s Daily Weird.</p>http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50350778791http://blog.davidchartier.com/post/50350778791Mon, 13 May 2013 12:12:25 -0500Arnoldvideosweird