Interesting. I can tell that it sounds significantly better, and I think better, in my kitchen than in the living room. Standing an equidistant from it. It’s at the end of my island between the two areas.
I could tell HomePod made some adjustments while playing The Big Money. Notice the woofer seems to struggle during the really busy bass line and double kick drum of 6:00. Blank Space is off to a good start.
HomePod was delivered far earlier this morning than I anticipated. Guess I will cut this work day short and finish my day out at home.
The Trolley Problem
I think @siracusa nails this. My thought is an AI smart enough to determine it was going to hit a person or kill its passengers would be smart enough to never get in that scenario.
Anyone know why Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree isn’t on Spotify or Apple Music? Glad I still have my iTunes Match copy…
Loving the newest Micro.blog iOS app. Well done @manton!
Daring Fireball: HomePod
Not supporting Spotify might sell some number of new $10/month Apple Music subscriptions, but supporting Spotify properly would sell some number of $349 HomePods that wouldn’t otherwise be purchased. Apple makes money from both hardware and services, and my gut says they’ll make the most money by making HomePod more useful, even if that means opening up an SDK that allows for competitors to Apple Music.
I think it would behoove Apple to add a Siri domain for audio playback. Summoning Overcast or Spotify via Siri would be excellent and make the device more attractive. I currently have both Spotify and Apple Music as they serve different purposes for me, but that isn’t something most people should have to do.
I think the Ravens could learn from this.
“You learn if you play passive, if you play conservative, if you call plays conservatively, you are going to be 8-8, 9-7 every year. Every year.”
🏈 I thought the Eagles were the best team in football this year, but when I saw Wentz go down I was one of the people who thought their season was over. Congrats to Nick Foles and the rest of the team for overcoming and beating the Pats. 🏈
I’ve always had this idea of a set of Taurus pedals under my desk at work to trigger fat bass sounds to go along with whatever I’m listening to. This sensation has never been stronger than at a standing desk with Genesis’ “Mama” bumping in my ears.