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...that's just Hollywood whimsy - the button wouldn't be in serious trouble today without the pernicious crusade of Steve Jobs. The new iPod Shuffle is just the latest salvo in an ongoing battle, dating back to Apple's early days. For nearly a decade, Apple's mouse famously included just a single button (right-clicking be damned!). After years of complaints from users, Apple released a new "Mighty Mouse" in 2005 that still featured just a single button, although the design incorporated technology that allowed the mouse to detect clicks in different directions. This was deemed more acceptable...
...that's just a simple mouse: Apple has waged similar battles with each of its product lines. 2000's G4 Cube desktop computer was released with a touch-sensitive area to turn on the computer, eschewing the power button. The latest MacBook laptops remove buttons from the trackpad entirely; users click either with a tap of the finger or by pressing the entire trackpad down. The first iPod had five buttons; the current iPod Touch and iPhone have just two. Apple's even expanding the battlefield to its stores - the elevator in the Tokyo Apple Store has no buttons...
...Still, new Shuffle aside, the button's days may be numbered. Touchscreen and tablet PCs are becoming more popular, and the latest generation of cellphones like the iPhone incorporate gestures and on-screen keyboards. Microsoft is touting its next-generation Surface technology, bringing the day of the massive Bond-esque touchscreen ever closer. The button may be on its last legs, but may I offer one humble request: Please, leave them in elevators. Making 23 separate stops on the way up to work isn't my idea of a gleaming future, Mr. Jobs...
...from Roosevelt through Bush Sr. The filibuster has only entered into wide usage in the last 15 years, beginning in Bill Clinton’s first term, when Republicans filibustered 32 times during the 103rd Congress. That number has grown steadily since, thanks to both Republicans and Democrats. The latest Congress filibustered 112 times, 51 of which were successful. The institutionalization of the filibuster is perhaps the premier bipartisan accomplishment of the last two decades, even as it is obviously a product of the hyper-partisanship of this epoch...
...team’s latest trip down to Florida, legendary Mississippi State coach Ron Polk—now an assistant with UAB—took notice of O’Hara’s nifty glove...