John Lindal’s Blog

The Matrix

Why is it that people so dislike the sequels to The Matrix? Is it just because they contained so much more dialogue? Or is it that the battle against the system, so passionate in the first movie, was tempered by the realization that even resistance is just another cog in the system?

New MacBook Pro

This is my first blog post from my brand new, shiny unibody MacBook Pro. I like the no-hook lid. I love the trackpad without any buttons. When I was born, the mouse had barely been invented, and now my daughter isn’t yet five years old, and she’s already growing up in a world where the mouse is obsolete.

Update (2/21/10): Trackpads with separate buttons now feel really strange. And I love how far back the display tilts — much further than any other laptop I’ve ever used, and so much more comfortable!