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Günter Grass RIP

http://intelligence.slice.com/first-apple-watch-data-one-just-isnt-enough/ Almost two-thirds of pre-orders were for the less expensive, aluminum Sport line, which starts at $349. About one-third of pre-orders were for the stainless-steel Apple Watch collection, which starts at $549. The gold “Edition” series, which starts at $10,000, didn’t represent enough US pre-orders to show up in Slice’s report. The average selling price per watch was about $504. The average order was for 1.3 watches. 71 percent overall selected 42mm. Sport buyers were slightly more likely to choose the 38 mm case, with 32 percent purchasing the smaller version, versus 24 percent of Apple Watch buyers. The most popular color is Apple’s “space gray” aluminum case—40% of pre-orders—followed by stainless steel (34%), silver aluminum (23%), and “space black” steel (3%). The black sport band was the most popular band among all buyers, representing almost half of all orders.

There's at least one report of calling Apple Friday morning and being told the dates are "to manage expectations" and some 4-6 weekers would likely receive theirs earlier. Was near an Apple store today so walked in. Surprisingly, not only did they have the display table and reservations area, but this small store also had three models on the floor for demoing - that no one seemed to notice so you could walk right up to. Confirmed 38mm was best for me, but I wonder what those extra pixels would do (on maps, etc.)? 42mm didn't look as huge as I feared (and VR examples showed). Still experience with the chunky LG G has me more nervous of too large, than too small. Same here on the black sport. Suspect they sold a high percentage of those.

Bravo! Bravo!

http://youtu.be/tCYn9drHx2E

Ha. Exactly the same here. Think I made it two songs before being pulled away.

coming forth by day | cassandra wilson

Best Birthday Card Evar https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2059520145/the-best-prank-birthday-card-ever http://youtu.be/xx8fdc_Ro-s

A buncha episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

This. Thanks for the heads up.

Cancer ep3: Finding the Achilles Heel http://video.pbs.org/video/2365450734/

Finally a decent video on the interface... http://youtu.be/LHdVkPrdRYg

I keep forgetting to take a photo of the steak before it is consumed. As an alternative measurement of the night -

Fred's-Sous Vide Experiment #2. Two degree drop, one hour add.

Cancer ep.2 The Blind Men and the Elephant [PBS app]

Article on some of the industry newbies - http://www.buzzfeed.com/iknowkayleen/slumber-party#.ige3ED0Dv?src=longreads

Burns' Cancer ep1: Magic Bullets [PBS app]

Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith (Tidal)

Not too shabby of an owner-group.

Did state the below prices, but we now have live video announcing what's next? Wonder what's next? http://tidal.com/us 9.99 USD a month TIDAL Premium Standard sound quality. High definition music videos. Expertly curated editorial. 30 days free trial. 19.99 USD a month TIDAL HiFi Lossless High Fidelity sound quality. High definition music videos. Expertly curated editorial. 30 days free trial. So 'Premium' is lower quality?