[MyAppleMenu] May 12, 2013

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**** Respect The Crowd ****
<http://bitsplitting.org/2013/05/11/respect-the-crowd/>
Daniel Jalkut, Bitsplitting.org


> I commend Apple for including the “Report a Problem” feature in their Maps app from day one. They knew that the data was not bulletproof, and they understood that their vast, loyal user base was a great resource for improving it. But I think this reporting process is failing Apple precisely because corrections to Apple’s maps lack all of the advantages of the-fashioned old pen & paper method. After laboriously detailing the problems with a point of interest in Apple’s maps, correcting its name, dragging its pinpoint to a corrected location, etc., the user is rewarded with continuing to suffer using the app with the incorrect data.



**** We Need A Curator For The Apple River ****
<http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/may/needACuratorForTheAppleRiver>
Dave Winer, Scripting News


> It's really time for communities to spread out and become more inclusive. With a well-curated river, the Mac community can explore more niches, and grow in some interesting ways, perhaps.



**** Kensington USB 3.0 Multi-Display Adapter ****
<http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/11/kensington-usb-3-0-multi-display-adapter/>
Steven Sande, TUAW



**** The Problem With iTunes And Windows 8 ****
<http://www.imore.com/problem-itunes-and-windows-8?>
Rene Ritchie, iMore


> Metro probably doesn't need full-blown iTunes any more than iOS does, and the Windows 8 Store probably won't get old-style iTunes much faster than the App Store will get old-style Office.

> The world has changed.



**** The Rise Of The App Director ****
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/05/11/the-rise-of-the-app-director/>
Matthew Panzarino, The Next Web


> The concept is bigger than that of a project manager, who’s really about assigning tasks, but it’s also not the indie app developer and designer who’s doing it all themselves. I think of the App Director as more of an auteur because they’re realizing a vision like the director of a film. They may not wield the camera or the sound boom, but they’re still making their vision real.






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**** The Modern History Of Swearing: Where All The Dirtiest Words Come From ****
<http://www.salon.com/2013/05/11/the_modern_history_of_swearing_where_all_the_dirtiest_words_come_from/>
Melissa Mohr, Salon


> As society evolves, so do our curse words. Here's how some of the most famous ones developed -- and a few new ones.



**** The Invention Of David Bowie ****
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/may/23/invention-david-bowie/>
Ian Buruma, The New York Review Of Books


> At a time when American groups would often dress down—affluent suburban kids disguised as Appalachian farmers or Canadian lumberjacks—Bowie quite deliberately dressed <i>up</i>. In his words: “I can’t stand the premise of going out [on stage] in jeans…and looking as real as you can in front of 18,000 people. I mean, it’s not normal!” Also in his words: “My whole professional life is an act…I slip from one guise to another very easily.”



**** The Great Dinosaur Stampede That Never Was? ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22382503>
Ari Daniel Shaprio, BBC


> "My supervisor said: 'Look, just imagine you're the first scientist to come to the scene. How would you interpret it?'"

> So Romilio took a fresh look at all those footprints, and he thinks the scientists before him misinterpreted the evidence.