About this episode
Follow-up on the complexity of computer science versus other fields: quotes and videos from MIT's SICP class (9:00–10:45). The death of the iPad 2 , the use of sapphire in Apple devices, sapphire versus Gorilla Glass , and the flexible LG phone . Haunted Empire , the Jony Ive book , the Jony Ive interview , access to Apple, and hiring hacks for tech stories . Sony's Project Morpheus VR headset and initial impressions The Oculus Rift Michael Abrash 's blog posts: Two Possible Paths into the Future of Wearable Computing Part 1 When it comes to resolution, it's all relative Latency – the sine qua non of AR and VR Raster-Scan Displays: More Than Meets the Eye Game Developers Conference and space-time diagrams Why virtual isn't real to your brain Down the VR rabbit hole: Fixing judder John Carmack and his latency mitigation strategies Casey's birthday party as a child Why Oculus hopes Project Morpheus is good The GitHub hubbub , sexism, and how to get better (such as App Camp for Girls ). Sponsored by: RemObjects C# : Write native iOS and Android apps using the C# language that you already know. TextExpander : Stop wasting time typing the same things over and over again. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code CRITICAL for 10% off.