[MyAppleMenu] Jul 13, 2014

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*** Apple-designed iBeacon Hardware Hits FCC: For Apple Stores, Developers, Or Consumers? ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/12/apple-designed-ibeacon-hardware-hits-fcc-for-apple-stores-for-developers-or-consumers/>
Mark Gurman, 9 To 5 Mac



*** The Software Design Trends That We Love To Hate ***
<http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/07/the-software-design-trends-that-we-love-to-hate/>
Ars Technica

> We put our collective heads together and came up with the following list of modern UI design trends that get our blood boiling. We're sure there are more things that could make this list, but we're trying to keep our blood pressure down.



*** Apple China Denies Location Tracking Claims: We’re ‘Deeply Committed To Protecting The Privacy Of All Our Customers’ ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/12/apple-china-denies-location-tracking-claims-were-deeply-committed-to-protecting-the-privacy-of-all-our-customers/>
Mark Gurman, 9 To 5 Mac

> Apple denies the claims by stating that “privacy is built into [its] products and services from the earliest stages of design. We work tirelessly to deliver the most secure hardware and software in the world.” Apple also explains that it uses industry leading encryption to protect location data, and says that all location data is stored solely on the iPhone, not on Apple’s servers.



*** Apple’s Sexist iPad Engraving Policy ***
<http://www.salon.com/2014/07/12/apples_sexist_ipad_engraving_policy_partner/>
EJ Dickson, Salon

> A customer service rep for Apple apparently agrees with that assessment: When Hyntze contacted Apple to complain, the rep “explicitly noted the sexism, but said there was nothing she could do.”



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*** Cheap At Sea, Pricey On The Plate: The Voodoo Of Lobster Economics ***
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/my-travels-with-larry/article19557387/>
Ian Brown, The Globe And Mail

> There is a voodoo to lobster economics. What used to be poor man’s fare, the fallback meal of people too impoverished to afford anything else, is now a billion dollar business and a universal mark of luxury – with the result that a lobster that sells for $3.50 on the wharf can cost $60 and more on a restaurant plate in New York or Toronto or Shanghai, regardless of how many lobsters are pulled from the sea. How this happens is the life story of Larry the Lobster.



*** The Future Sure Looks Better From The Past ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/magazine/the-future-sure-looks-better-from-the-past.html?ref=magazine&_r=0>
Eric Schulmiller, New York Times

> I can see Ridley Scott smiling down at me from the glowing valley of advertisements in Times Square.



*** The Man Who Saved The Dinosaurs ***
<http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/3921>
Richard Conniff, Yale Alumni Magazine

> Dinosaurs were lumbering, stupid, scientifically boring beasts—until John Ostrom rewrote the book on them.



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