That was dead giveaway that they'd shut it down. We instead chose Parse for a project we were just starting, and it's worked out pretty well (except for the bugs they've been having the past week which don't allow us to create new columns or deploy).
T-Mobile simply doesn't have any data coverage outside of major metropolitan areas. If you're someone that travels outside these areas, you will be unable to use your devices for anything but calls and texts.
That's a big caveat that should be mentioned.
(If you never leave the Bay Area, for example, then T-Mobile is a logical choice. It works well for me 98% of the time here.)
Swiping from the edge of the screen is not always easy with a protective case on your phone, as it impedes your ability to do so. Pretty annoying problem that I haven't seen that considered in many places.
Agree with your first two points, especially in the comparison to NYC. They're just not comparable from the outset--NY is way bigger (469 sq miles and 8+ million residents, while Boston is 90 sq miles and 600,000 residents).
But I'd say bar closing time is a real issue. I hate having to end my nights at 2, especially if I have to cab it back anyway because the T isn't running.
Actually, that's what I'd say the biggest issue with Boston is--the T service. Not only does it suck when it is running, it doesn't even run when I need it the most. The MBTA is very poorly-managed and many hundreds of millions of dollars in debt (very few actual improvements to the system are done because of this; it will take the MBTA until ~2050 to pay back all its debts under the current structure assuming it incurs no other expenditures)
> I strongly believe the contemporary fetish of liking and sharing cheapens the way we consume our information.
It's not necessary to like, retweet, etc in order to consume the content. If all you want is to click on a link and get to an article, then that's all you have to do.
> Don't get me wrong, I do see value in community driven content, but there's also a lot of dirt and sensationalism.
Then curate the people you follow / subscribe to on your social networks. You have full control over the posts you see on Twitter, for example, especially if you create lists to only include accounts that tweet out new articles for a given blog or newspaper. Works just like an RSS feed, but it's integrated in the social product you use anyway (speaking from my perspective, at least).
> This forces me to absorb it all, even though most of their content doesn't go viral. This liberates me from feeling the urge to be connected all the friggin' time, plus more importantly, there is a gold mine of wisdom to be found in the non-controversial content out there.
Being forced to absorb it all and not miss a post is liberating? I often feel the opposite--that I need to disconnect and just accept I can't read everything on the Internet.
Same here. Was on my phone, but it wouldn't show up in Play Store app search, only on the web interface. Since there's no mobile web version of the Play Store, I had to navigate the desktop version using my mobile device.
Really poor downloading experience overall--took 10 minutes to get an app which I don't think is nearly as good as the iOS version. It's missing blur functionality, the filters don't seem to be as effective, and there are WAY too many unlabeled icons which you have to tap to figure out what they do.
I went to the London Transport Museum that chronicles the history of the city's mass transit system. It's chock-full of these types of posters from Transport for London, and also delves deeply into the design strategies throughout the different eras. It's worth a visit if you're ever in the area.
On a related and more positive note: Microsoft also released a preview of changes they're making to the actual copy/paste process. And it's kind of cool.
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