Off to 451’s West Coast office to confer with data colleagues. 3 fun-filled days of models, coding, and visualizations coming up.

There are times when my brain says that coding in multiple files (.html, .js, .css) at once is just too hard. This is one of those times.

One of my favorite authors tells why Amazon’s new screed about ebooks is all about what Amazon’s wants, not readers. whatever.scalzi.com/2014/08/09/ama…

So awesome! RT @MIT: Origami #robot made of printable parts folds itself up, crawls away. flip.it/1cTos flip.it/Ag16b

Invitations to Sep 3 Samsung Unpacked event in NYC, Berlin, and Beijing are just beginning to hit inboxes.

News flash: Apple knows what it is doing in smartphones. Next up: analysts expect sun to set later today. businessinsider.com/its-pretty-cle…

If you are looking for new categories of Apple devices, my bet is that those will have their own event, not piggyback on the iPhone launch.

Paradox: low qual products have short lives and many sales, while quality products have long lives and low sales. ben-evans.com/benedictevans/…