The new theater my job is moving into made WIRED magazine! [link] How cool is that. Oh ya, the third little picture down that says backstage stuff is underground. Ya, that's the picture of the flyline motors, which is on the 4th floor. Eh, when is the print media ever 100% accurate, right? Still, how cool is it to have your new building in WIRED?

Anyone sent an iPhone MMS yet? Is it as wondrous as we were all promised?

The original iPhone does not support sending or receiving MMS messages.

I just started using my brand new computer. Quote text on the board is showing up as gibberish. But when I paste the text (I was going to show an example), it shows up as it should.

he original iPhone does not support sending or receiving MMS messages.

shows up as:

h Soigia Si ho o osSo Ss o Ss igSoS c i igsMMSs ssag es

It's as if random letters are being left out or replaced with esses.

Parseltongue!

Exclusive: Apple dictated Light Peak creation to Intel, could begin migration from other standards as early as 2010

Remember how Intel showed off its new, advanced optical standard -- Light Peak -- this past week on a Hackintosh? Well it turns out there's more to that story than you probably know, and it all leads back to some revealing facts about the connection... literally and figuratively. Engadget has learned -- thanks to an extremely reliable source -- that not only is Apple complicit in the development of Light Peak, but the company actually brought the concept to Intel and asked them to create it. More to the point, the new standard will play a hugely important role in upcoming products from Cupertino.

According to documents we've seen and conversations we've had, Apple had reached out to Intel as early as 2007 with plans for an interoperable standard which could handle massive amounts of data and "replace the multitudinous connector types with a single connector (FireWire, USB, Display interface)." From what we've learned, the initial conversations (and apparent disagreements) were had directly between Steve Jobs and Paul Otellini. If you were wondering about that Apple-blue motherboard we saw at IDF or the aforementioned Hackintosh demo, this should explain everything. Cupertino apparently had specific demands for the standard, including the desire for a single port solution, and an insistence that optical was the only logical choice for such a connector type. Based on the documents we had a look at, the short-term plans seem to involve a one-size-fits-all solution (somehow allowing for multiple connections but avoiding "double dongles") which would enable users to connect a variety of devices into a single Light Peak port, while slightly longer-term plans will mean Light Peak obviates the need for almost every type of connector you use today. Translation: Apple products in the near future could come equipped with only a Light Peak port (or ports) to handle your networking, display driving, and general connectivity.

What happens next, however, is where the story really gets interesting. Based on what we've learned, Apple will introduce the new standard for its systems around Fall 2010 in a line of Macs destined for back-to-school shoppers -- a follow-up to the "Spotlight turns to notebooks" event, perhaps. Following the initial launch, there are plans to roll out a low-power variation in 2011, which could lead to more widespread adoption in handhelds and cellphones. The plans from October 2007 show a roadmap that includes Light Peak being introduced to the iPhone / iPod platform to serve as a gateway for multimedia and networking outputs. While the timing doesn't line up, a low-powered Light Peak sounds like the kind of technology that would be perfect for a device with a need for broad connectivity but limited real estate for ports... like a tablet.

FrankenDVD! [link]

The more comments I read, the weirder it gets...

Oops, that was for Bitches, Oh well.

Incredible, amazing, awesome Apple (funny video)

Does iTunes have lossless content, or is it all lossy?

eta: by iTunes I mean the shop, not the program.