Opinion

Thoughts and opinions on a variety of subjects by the Hivelogic founder.

System-On-A-Chip: Why Apple’s new CPU Is So Important

Apple’s subtle mention that the iPad features a CPU of their own making, the A4, was actually the most surprising part of the whole announcement, and it gives us some insight into Apple’s real goal: to control the user experience from the inside out.


Regarding Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles

This article summarizes my take on the signing of Michael Vick, a convicted animal abuser, to the Philadelphia Eagles.

I’m from Philadelphia, and I’m a lifelong Eagles and Phillies fan. I’m also a Buddhist vegetarian with a daily Mindfulness and Metta meditation practice. Would it surprise you to learn that this is an action that I support — not despite — but _because_ of my perspective as a Buddhist NFL fan?


You’re sending a message

I rely on instant messaging to communicate with my friends and colleagues. It’s a necessity for me, as I work from my home office with co-workers across the world, but it has the potential to create more problems than it solves.


Regarding The Personal Web

This is an article titled Regarding The Personal Web and was written by Dan Benjamin on 04 January 2009.

Beating the Odds: The Philadelphia Eagles Make the 2008 Playoffs

This is an article titled Beating the Odds: The Philadelphia Eagles Make the 2008 Playoffs and was written by Dan Benjamin on 29 December 2008.

Apologize

This is an article titled Apologize and was written by Dan Benjamin on 23 December 2008.

Fascination and Caring

This is an article titled Fascination and Caring and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 November 2008.

Regarding iPhone Application Pricing

This is an article titled Regarding iPhone Application Pricing and was written by Dan Benjamin on 08 August 2008.

Regarding Flash on the iPhone

This is an article titled Regarding Flash on the iPhone and was written by Dan Benjamin on 06 March 2008.

iPhone’s CPU: Still Irrelevant

This is an article titled iPhone’s CPU: Still Irrelevant and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 January 2007.

Regarding the iPhone

There are a lot of things I could write about regarding Apple’s iPhone, but there are really three issues that stand out to me right away: the importance of the user interface, the implications of the iPhone for Apple as a company, and the significance (or lack thereof) about the fact that it runs OS X (some people are making a big deal out of this last one, but for all the wrong reasons).


Embedded Mac OS X?

This is an article titled Embedded Mac OS X? and was written by Dan Benjamin on 04 January 2007.

Regarding Macworld 2007

This is an article titled Regarding Macworld 2007 and was written by Dan Benjamin on 03 January 2007.

Look Familiar?

This is an article titled Look Familiar? and was written by Dan Benjamin on 29 September 2006.

WWDC 2006 Predictions

This is an article titled WWDC 2006 Predictions and was written by Dan Benjamin on 06 August 2006.

Metamorphosis

This is an article titled Metamorphosis and was written by Dan Benjamin on 06 February 2006.

Regarding Safari 1.3

This is an article titled Regarding Safari 1.3 and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 June 2005.

As Predicted and Discussed Earlier

This is an article titled As Predicted and Discussed Earlier and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 June 2005.

Regarding Ruby (and Ruby on Rails)

This is an article titled Regarding Ruby (and Ruby on Rails) and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 June 2005.

A Good Necktie

This is an article titled A Good Necktie and was written by Dan Benjamin on 05 April 2002.