Now that Apple has officially announced its new iPhone 8 and iPhone X, its Googles turn to try to wow the world with what it thinks is the future of smartphones. In a Rare Moment of Self Doubt, Steve Jobs Wanted a Back Button on the i. Phone. Steve Jobs was legendary for knowing what he wanted and leaning on his designers until he got it. But according to a new book on the history of the i. Phone, he insisted that it should have a back button. After one of his people presented a good argument for the distinctive single home button, he backed down. The One Device The Secret History of the i. Phone by Brian Merchant has been getting a lot of attention and it sounds like a pretty decent attempt at covering the insider story at a company thats notoriously difficult to get inside of. Among Merchants findings is this little gem The touch based phone, which was originally supposed to be nothing but screen, was going to need at least one button. We all know it well today the Home button. But Steve Jobs wanted it to have two he felt theyd need a back button for navigation. Chaudhri argued that it was all about generating trust and predictability. One button that does the same thing every time you press it it shows you your stuff. Again, that came down to a trust issue, Chaudhri says, that people could trust the device to do what they wanted it to do. Part of the problem with other phones was the features were buried in menus, they were too complex. A back button could complicate matters too, he told Jobs. I won that argument, Chaudhri says. And thus, history was made. The single home button was decided, plus Steve Jobs doubted his own instincts and listened to someone else. Whats interesting is that the i. Phone sort of set the template for all the subsequent smartphones to come. But Android competitors did throw on a back button. Adding extra stuff is basically the Android way. The simplicity of the i. Phone kept it distinctive. At least in that one moment, Chaudhri understood the Apple way better than Steve. Its a perfect time for that little story to come to light because it looks like were about to see the home buttons demise. Smartphone accessory maker Mobile. Fun has a reputation for accurately leaking i. Phone details months in advance. This weekend, the company posted a listing for an i. Phone 8 tempered glass screen protector It certainly looks like this is the best evidence yet that the home button is officially dead. BGR, Forbes. How to Clean Animal Bones So You May Proudly Display Them in Your Home. Life is a winding road with many unexpected detours. I never expected to find myself with a de faced, frozen pig skull but, after a particularly ambitious installment of Will It Sous Vide, that is exactly what I found myself with. Hello, and welcome to a very special edition of Will It Sous Vide, the column where I usuallyRead more Read. The most obvious next step was to make a stock but, because Im a bit of a creep, I decided to take things a step further and clean the skull so that I could proudly display it in my creepy little apartment. There are many different paths you can take when cleaning up some bones. You can leave them out in a field though they may get stolen by man or beast, toss them in a bin of beetles, or slow cook them. I didnt think the other tenants in my building would appreciate a pig skull in the shared yard, and I didnt want to buy a bunch of bugs, so I went with the third option. Some sites recommend cleaning bones in boiling water, but that can be a little harsh on your biological treasure, and can lead to fat permeating the bone. I instead opted for a low and slow cooking method, using myyou guessed ittrusty immersion circulator. If you do not have an immersion circulator, do not fret a slow cooker will work just as well. After 2. I was able to pull away a lot of meat and gristle, including some tasty cheek meat that had escaped my knife during butchering. I was also able to get a good bit of the brain out through the back of the skull, using a bottle brush and a lot of running water. This was the only part of the process that I found truly unpleasant, as the cooked brain smelled strongly of iron and death. I actually gagged, and I rarely gag. A few stubborn bits clung to the skull, however, and the nose cartilage wasnt quite soft enough to remove, so I put the whole thing back in a brining bag for another overnight stint in the sous vide bath. After another 1. 2 hours, I was able to get the last bits of flesh, connective tissue, brain, and cartilage out and off of the skull. Many teeth also escaped, but that is to be expected. I just gathered them up and saved them for the end. Next, I soaked the skull in a vat of soapy waterDawn is your best choiceto degrease it and get it ready for bleaching. This resulted in a pretty clean, though quite beige skull. Finally it was time for bleaching. You dont want to use actual bleach, because you will damage your precious bones and undo all of your excellent work. Instead, grab many bottles of hydrogen peroxide the 3 solution you get at the pharmacy is plenty strong and draw your bones a nice little bath. I then covered and left Wilburina in the peroxide bath until she lightened up this took about six hours, then rinsed her well and let her dry fully. I glued the teeth back in with crazy glue, and basked in the glorious white glow of my newest treasure. The whole thing was actually was a much easier process than I was expecting it to be, so easy in fact, that you can follow along at home. If you would like to clean your own bones skull or otherwise, you need simply follow these easy steps Slow cook the bones to remove any extra flesh, gristle, or other soft tissue. You can use a Crock Pot or a sous vide set up, but you want to aim for a temperature of 1. Different sized bones can take different amounts of time to get clean, so check yours every few hours to see how theyre doing. Scrub, pick and gently scrape away loosened meat and tissue, saving any teeth that fall out. If working with a skull, use a bottle brush to help get the brain out, then throw that bottle brush out and really think about how you got to this point. Soak overnight in a soapy bath, using a degreasing detergent such as Dawn. Rinse, then soak in a 3 hydrogen peroxide solution for several hours, removing the bones as soon as they have achieved your desired shade of white. Rinse thoroughly, let dry, and glue any escaped teeth back in. This only applies if youre working with a skull, obviously dont glue teeth onto a femur. Where did you even get those extra teethDisplay your creepy souvenir so that all who enter your abode may gaze upon its unsettling beauty. 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