Michael Hession's discussions

This takes it to a whole new level though. And if garbage marketing schemes like this are standard, why not hold companies' feet to the fire and call them out? They are misleading unknowing customers with meaningless tech specs. Read more

Are there things you would like to see in terms of the expansion of Wikipedia, in terms of content-delivery, platforms, format, interface, etc? It seems like Wikipedia have kept things really basic, but there are so many possibilities for disseminating their vast payload of information. Read more

Do you spend a lot of time editing topics that don't particularly interest you, just for the sake of the quality of the Wiki? Read more

..."just months before everyone knows a newer, better iPhone is coming" Read more

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the vast quantity of content to absorb, but for me, the feeling of freedom that comes from having so much information available trumps the anxiety by far. Read more

What about those weird straps that attach to their hands that you sometimes see. What is the deal with those?? Read more

Nope Read more

All EF / EF-S lenses will indeed have full-functionality, including AF & IS. This from Canon. Read more

Canon will not make the EOS M available body-only, at least at launch. Read more

no, sometimes we just like stuff! Read more

Hi Dr. Novacek! What, for you, are some of the most exciting questions that the world's paleontologists are currently working on answering? What discoveries may be on the horizon that would really excite you? Read more

First computer was an Apple IIc. Played Carmen San Diego, Tic Tac Show, Layer Cake, California Games. First PC was an off-brand "IBM Compatible" running Windows 3.1. Read more

I believe my first words after Sam handed me this watch to shoot video of was, "Sam, how do I get this to do anything?" Read more

Yes, the evidence is piling up in favor of the GH2. Do you know how well it performs in low-light? That is my biggest concern, and I don't always trust the test videos currently out there. Read more

I agree. Even the iPhone in this test looked relatively nice. Some of the biggest signifiers of production value and "quality" are lighting and composition. Read more

Not sure if things have changed recently, but when I tried to check out ebooks from the San Francisco Public Library about a year ago, the website was impossible to navigate, and I had to download strange software that didn't work. Read more

How as Reddit's role in internet culture changed from what you might have imagined at the outset? Did you envision it in a different light than what it has actually become? Read more

I never ever used Twitter until I started working at Gizmodo. It is true that a great deal of it's use is self-promotion, but it is still fun and actually useful for following blogs, news sites, etc, who's pages you may not have time to check thoroughly every day. Read more

How much do you stay on top of the current trends in hacking? Do you see any stark differences between the approach or mindset of today's hackers as compared to those of yester-year? Read more

I would be especially surprised to see a smallee iPad without Retina Display. It has been Apple's marquee feature for a while now, to regress in a brand new product seems very un-Apple. Read more