The Big Think

It had to happen. Question is, why didn’t I think of it?

Bungie announced today that Halo for the Mac will finally (after 3 years) start shipping Dec 3. Who cares.

“Unlike soured drudges or inexperience kids, he did not believe for a moment that creative people idled away their time and then, when the mystical spirit moved them, knocked out brilliant ideas in bouts or furious, fevered bursts of easy inspiration. Doing anything well demanded endurance, steadiness, relentless drive.”
Gregory Benford and David Brin Heart of the Comet
[however, sometimes a deadline is a great creative motivator]

Fire Ice by Clive Cussler. Yeah, I know it’s not Quantum Physics, but every so often this kind of stuff is fun to read. Cussler also wrote “Raise the Titanic”.

“As far-fetched as this may sound, Apple may be playing a ‘winner takes all’ game of chess with Redmond. There is something more happening at Cupertino than just selling iPods. Steve Jobs, after losing many battles, may just win a war we didn’t even know they were waging. -JM”