On Display

Safari’s new beta just came out and I’ve spent the last couple hours diving into it. The startup screen shows your most-visited sites, which is convenient enough—if you just want to get back to wherever you always go, it’s right there. CoverFlow’s integrated, search suggestions work better than before, the whole thing feels noticeably faster and more stable. It’s one of those updates that makes you wonder what they were waiting for.

But on first launch, Safari displays your complete browser history right there on the home screen. Every website you actually visit, ranked by how often you’ve been there. In my case this happened to be a very comprehensive collection of pornography, meticulously ranked by frequency. Just completely unfiltered and on display, like the browser was offering up my actual habits without any pretense.

There’s something almost honest about that. And something else that makes you immediately want to delete everything and maybe find some kind of support group. I haven’t done either yet, so I guess I’m fine with it.