Munster estimates Apple sold 400,000 to 500,000 iPad 2s, which would mean the device has fared better than the original iPad, 300,000 of which were sold in its opening weekend.

This is only a preliminary report, but still, it’s scary. We should have official numbers by Apple pretty soon, but the Apple Online Store is reporting shipping estimates of 3-4 weeks, which seems to confirm that Apple has, in fact, ran out of iPad 2’s on its opening weekend.

Not a great day to be Motorola, I guess.

Go out and hug an engineer, maybe twice. You will be glad you did, I promise :)

Fun idea, engineers need love, too! And, lately, we’ve earned it.

Careful. We don’t want to learn from this.

Bill Watterson (1958 - ), Calvin and Hobbes.

Ars Technica:

That’s right, Twitter just told its third-party client application developer community that it is no longer wanted. Existing developers will face challenges going forward as Twitter takes back the platform. The company is adjusting the terms of service that govern its APIs in order to define stricter requirements for conforming with Twitter’s expectations regarding how the service is presented.

This seems like yet another Dick-move by Twitter. They wouldn’t be where they are today if it wasn’t for the enthusiasm of 3rd-party developers who created great apps like Twitterrific and Tweetie.

Speaking of Tweetie, this move is also ironic, considering that not too long ago Twitter bought it, and made it the official Twitter client for iOS and the Mac.

So basically, they let developers duke it out, then bought out the one they liked best, and ended the game for everyone. Way to go, Twitter.

It is hard to put into words just exactly how excited I am about the days ahead — I’m equal parts giddy and petrified over here. There’s that feeling of: I’m actually going to do this! Um, wait. I’m actually going to do this!?

I can’t recommend Shawn’s site enough. He’s incredibly brave for going at this as his full-time gig, and I wish him the best. Really inspiring. He even has some giveaways to help get his membership program going:

Starting yesterday, and running until midnight CST on Sunday, March 20, anyone who signs up to become a member of shawnblanc.net will be entered to win a prize. These are all top-notch prizes from some of my friends and heroes in the creative professional community.

Those will be the best 3 bucks you will ever spend. I’m only slightly offended that he rated two signed copies of Michael Lopp’s Being Geek and Managing Humans, at a lowly $25 each. I would kill to have either of those.

Via Daring Fireball.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973).

TOKYO — An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, the strongest ever recorded in the country and one of the largest anywhere in the last century. The quake churned up a devastating tsunami that swept over cities and farmland in the northern part of the country and set off warnings as far away as the West Coast of the United States and South America.

Horrific news today. Here’s how you can help (Via @jkottke):

Japanese earthquake relief: text REDCROSS to 90999 on your mobile phone to donate $10 to the Red Cross. More info here: [http://bit.ly/dH3FrN](http://bit.ly/dH3FrN)

He likes them.

The new 13 is quite possibly the best balance of portability and performance. It’s the single largest upgrade you’ll find in the lineup. If you own a previous generation 13-inch MBP, the upgrade is 100% worth it. Graphics performance is solid under OS X however questionable under Windows.

I knew this review would hurt even before reading it. If you are in the market for a new laptop, however, Anand’s advice is solid gold.

Walt Mossberg has a 500-word section on “Drawbacks” in his review today of the iPad 2. The whole thing is a crock, an example of trying to be fair/balanced/objective by bending over backwards to find negative things to say about the device. No one is arguing that the iPad 2 is beyond criticism. But almost nothing in Mossberg’s list of drawbacks is valid.

I love Walt Mossberg, I think he’s one of the best at what he does. However, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been doing something, or how respected and admired you are, you need to stay focused. If you write something that doesn’t make any sense, people will notice. And they will call you on it.

Gruber here does just that.

The game maker is promising hidden surprises and bonus content, in addition to 15 new levels and “fun in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day.”

So fun. A friendly warning, though: stay away from this if you are a helpless procrastinator.