Todd Simmons

The new Retina MacBook Pro looks amazing, but here’s a compelling argument for why it should be avoided: http://t.co/15v3VGym

The push to add hundreds of new top level domains is silly. It will only benefit ICANN and already-powerful companies: http://t.co/zG8xVIwq

On a related note, here’s an article about the decision to cast Ellen Page as the main character in “Beyond Two Souls”: http://t.co/yLXgKlbT

More about the advanced human AI in games at E3 — “Last of Us” by Naughty Dog was especially impressive in this area: http://t.co/GufoAqDl

Instead, they should allow consumers to modify or replace the operating system on the devices they righfully own.

Mobile phone manufacturers should drop their insistence that hardware and OS are inextricably linked. They’re not: http://t.co/aq3gmGal

And there’s “Watch Dogs” from Ubisoft. The level of detail and realism in the ambient NPCs is pretty amazing: http://t.co/CXi7VJiq

For example, there’s this one from the makers of Heavy Rain (starring Ellen Page of all things): http://t.co/eshO4dZA

Several games announced at E3 have impressive human AI behaviors and animations. Seems promising for more nuanced character interaction.

The sexual harassment lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins has sparked an interesting convo about women in Silicon Valley: http://t.co/WdrtmQFg