While many will tell you that it's unnecessary to kill background Apps in iOS (and that iOS should fluidly and effectively manage performance/memory use without any user intervention).... I've not found this to be true in every day usage.

The pattern I've noticed on my iPhone4/iPad2 (both have latest iOS5.1.1) is that over longer and longer lengths of time between rebooting AND heavier and heavier multitasking ( a wide range of memory intensive apps).. that the devices/iOS stability and performance seems to be impacted to a slightly noticeable degree.

I can show this by using an App like iStat to watch a variety of indicators (Uptime, memory usage, memory-paging, etc)

If I force-close individual Apps (or better yet, do a full shutdown/reboot of the device).. it instantly regains snappy performance. I've found the best strategy (for me) is to do full reboots of my devices about every 3 to 4 days.

Honestly.. I kinda have to agree with the psychiatrist. When viewed scientifically, happiness and sadness are equally "abnormal", it's just that we're sociologically conditioned to believe happiness is more "acceptable" and sadness is "unacceptable".

That's not to say we should go around be totally emotionless... but that swings to either extreme are unhealthy. (IE = the "middle-way" of tempering your emotions and being cognitively aware.. is probably "most healthy")

Hard to read this list without remembering that quite a few people on the planet still have no reliable access to electricity or clean water. Perhaps we'd be better off focusing on solving those problems, instead of whether or not our iPhones can play DOOM in HD/Surround.

I've always thought it would be pretty neat/creative if someone would Twitter a moment-by-moment timeline of historic events: Romeo/Juliet, Hindenburg Disaster, Wright Brothers 1st flight, US Civil War. War of the Worlds,etc. If you did it in a historical yet creative way, it could be really fun.

What I'd be more impressed with is .... how does he get them OFF ?

Echoing (to a broader extent) the comments that Eni made @4:19 : I'm voting Obama not strictly on issues (although that plays into it) but largely because of the way he presents himself. I know that sounds shallow, but Obama's presence, presentation and skillful handling of various situations throughout his campaign really give insight into the kind of person he is. There may be questions about his level of experience, but he is young, smart, intuitive, graceful, eloquent, respectful, thoughtful, insightful,...I could go on and on. He was given numerous public chances to stumble, make gaffes or otherwise show some character defect but he didnt. He comes across as very "presidential". He may not be the most experienced to handle international crisis's, but I'm willing to bet my vote that he's smart and visionary enough to gather the right groups of advisers to handle the problems facing America. And isnt that what we elect a president for ? (leadership).

On the other hand, McCain's appearances lack polish and depth. He stumbles (which shows his age) and his speeches (appear to me) to only be written to incite a fear based emotional response enough to get him elected (example, choosing Palin as VP was just a ploy to win votes, not a deeply considered and vetted decision about whats best for the future of America.)

I dont believe Obama is a superhero with magical powers who will swoop in and fix all the problems. It wont be easy and it will take Americans working together for the common good (no, not socialism) to rebuild our status as a world leader admired and respected. This is our chance to prove to the world that we arent the greedy, selfish, ignorant, materialistic people they have come to believe we are.

OU812 !?

I had this idea for a long time, but never had the resources (or social popularity) to pull it off. Kudos to these creative people for breaking down cliche beliefs.

When I sit back and think about the sites I religiously visit every day...there is one feature that stands out above all others:

The ability to browse the largest amount of information with the minimal amount of scrolling or clicking "next/previous page".

Good Examples:
www.notcot.org
www.tastespotting.com
www.digg.com
www.metafilter.com
http://popurls.com/

The above listed sites all resize smoothly if I go full-window (widescreen).

If I go full-screen on Neatorama, it still only takes up that center column (with a lot of whitespace on the sides) and I have to scroll-down...scroll-down...scroll-down to browse all the articles I've missed since last logon. I realize thats a small quibble, and that Neatorama is intended to be a "Wonderful BLOG"... so it conforms to typical blog-style. But why limit yourself to "TYPICAL" blog style. If its "wonderful"---why not make your design one-of-a-kind WONDERFUL.

I love the content of Neatorama..I think you guys do a great job of choosing "wonderful" stories. Its the design and underlying structure that I would love to see changed in order to make it more flexible and easier to browse. (in other words, ditch the single-column layout and find something more full-page-wonderful)

twodollars said:
"Kari Byron + Minigun = Hotness."

Subtract the "Minigun" and the equation still works! :)

#11 Bryan,

You are correct, judging the owner by the content of 1 picture is jumping to conclusions. And yes, I do agree that if you work hard to earn millions, you should be allowed to waste that money on whatever you want.

However. 6million for a home theater system is an exorbitant expenditure by anyones stretch of the imagination. Its exceedingly selfish and materialistic.
Exceedingly.

thanks Neatorama!
I agree with others, that, while this is a bizarre and disturbing story, it is also definitely worth seeing. Personally, I find it quite uplifting that the man has the courage and determination to continue fighting the things holding him back. great human interest story.

Found it...

Sia - Breathe Me

I know I've heard that song before.. but I cant place it. Can someone remind me what band that is ?...

I've been to both coasts and many places in-between. There are many awesome sights in the good old US of A... but Colorado is my home and it really is worth visiting. We've got everything from the Great Sand Dunes to rolling praries/foothills to hot springs and 14,000ft mtns. We get fairly equal time in all 4 seasons and lots of outdoor stuff to do in all of them. I drive to work every morning with a windshield full view of the Rocky Mtns... awww yeah... There are days when I'm driving (in the jeep with the top off) and looking around in awe ...