Watch All The Apple TV Aerial Video Screensavers

Watch them here. Because you have nothing else to do. And they're pretty. You can also choose which you want to see, if you're picky like that. 

"The URL for this data source has now been found in the community. What I’ve done with this page is parse that data and make the list ... of all the videos in the current Apple TV screensaver rotation. You can watch them all above too, streaming directly from Apple’s servers. Just click one one of the links and the movie will start playing.

tvOS currently picks at random1 from this list — you aren’t normally able to choose what video to play. All this page does is grab that data, parse it and display it as a list.

The current set of videos in the list include imagery from China, San Francisco, Hawaii, New York City and London. Interestingly, there are multiple variants for each location as well as separate day and night shots. It seems like the Apple TV will dynamically show a contextually-relevant video for the user’s time of day. It’s also interesting just how many different sequences Apple has for each same location and time.

If Apple adds new videos, this page will automatically update."

Beyond the Sea

What you're staring at as you stand upon the shore probably isn't what you think it is. It's definitely not what I thought it was anyway. 

"In the northern reaches of Newfoundland...if you...gaze straight across the ocean...you can see all the way to Australia."

Andy Woodruff has created some incredible maps that actually follow the curvature of the earth, so next time you're standing on the western shores of Ireland, try getting your head around the fact that you might be looking at Brazil - or thereabouts. Mad. 

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Frank Lloyd Write on Arrogance

Good stuff. 

This episode is brought to you by http://squarespace.com/blankonblank "Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows" - Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957, as told to Mike Wallace Hear more outtakes and watch the full interview @ http://blankonblank.org/frank-lloyd-wright If you've ever been to Illinois, you'll know all about the defining features of its landscape - namely, that it's pretty much flat.

If you're ever in Phoenix, AZ, then pop by the David Wright house. I only saw it from the outside, shortly after it was saved from being demolished, but have every intention of going back and getting inside another time.