An interesting counterpoint to http://www.salon.com/2012/12/01/nassim_nicholas_taleb_the_fu..., which paid us a visit a couple weeks back.

I normally dislike the term "fanboy," but I have to admit that when the shoe fits...

I bet even if things got more amazing (like we started traveling around in those smart chairs like in Wall-E) people still wouldn't be happy. I enjoyed reading this because I often forget how amazing smartphones are.

Related, but weirdly cool: I can buy you an iTunes gift certificate, and you just hold it up to the camera on your computer to redeem it.

Much nicer in many ways than trundling vinyl discs around.