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“officials recognize that Mr. Trump could change his mind at any moment and speed up the departure.”

Posted on January 1, 2019 by jgordon

Link. Don’t say anything and hope Elizabeth distracts him.

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Bluetooth audio codecs: AAC vs the rest.

Posted on December 31, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Wired is usually better.

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“under the New Poor Laws it became harder to get any relief outside a workhouse, where families would be separated”

Posted on December 31, 2018 by jgordon

Link. GOP instruction manual.

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Mankiw is not a credible economist

Posted on December 31, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Sealed his rep with that oped.

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NY should be celebrated at 12:30 ET on Jan 1.

Posted on December 31, 2018 by jgordon

Link.

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“keyword-based advertising is our primary business model. When you search on DuckDuckGo, we can show you an ad based on the keywords you type in”

Posted on December 31, 2018 by jgordon

Link. A precarious balance but the least bad option.

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Polynomial factoring won’t break encryption

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Expected, but now a candidate proof.

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For particle physicists the nightmare is real.

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. LHC may be last accelerator.

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People who miss the headphone port.

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. At least sell a great stereo bluetooth adapter.

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Firefox is an energy hog on Windows

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. “Edge lasts 24% longer than Chrome and a massive 94% longer than Firefox”

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Beware cosmetology schools.

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Law school similar scams, but the students have less excuse for naïveté. There are too many potential cosmetologists.

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Franken is back.

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Follow him on Twitter.

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Australian response to critics of their insane cyber law: “If you are using a messaging app for a lawful purpose the legislation does not affect you”

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. I stopped reading there.

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“the many ways Amazon Marketplace sellers sabotage each other and defraud customers”

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Diabolical. Too many smart people, not enough work to go around.

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An Apple 2018 retrospective that works for me

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Mojave a good start but Apple has lots of work to do. Time Machine 2.0 and fix the damned Mac App Store.

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Why the crisis of 2016 will continue for decades to come.

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Non-college still unwanted, rural amplification.

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What Will History Books Say About 2018?

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Unimpressed. So I’m going to write my short take. On the blog.

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1968 futurists were fairly accurate.

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Odd spin, these particular predictions were quite good. Few would dare to predict 2068.

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Barack Obama releases his depressingly excellent list of the year’s best pop culture

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. He may be sadistic.

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How to scan a book in 1 min.

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Watch the video.

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NYT covers Fergus Falls post Der Spiegel debacle – “For more than a year, Der Spiegel did not respond.”

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. A Trump town to be sure, but rather forgiving. Der Spiegel’s problems deeper than one rogue journalist.

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How to Batch Convert Images Using macOS Preview.

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Preview hasn’t been totally broken just yet.

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Extend Aperture’s lifespan with Adobe DNG Converter for Mac.

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Ugly, but functional. Also, I avoid HEIF/HEVC like the plague it is.

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Reveal Hidden Image Format Export Options in OS X Preview

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Press option when click on download list. Wow.

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AV1’s defense against patent attacks: “anyone engaging in patent litigation loses the right to the patents of all patent holders”

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. A strong defense. Don’t use Apple’s HEIF/HEVC for still images, it’s going to die in a few years.

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NYT analyzes Trump’s lying – most likely conscious decisions.

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. He is careless, but the overall pattern shows he lies consciously and has a vague grasp of reality.

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“Google Books, which has more than 30 million works scanned in its vast online digital library, will release full digital editions of works published in 1923”

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. I’m surprised copyright wasn’t further extended.

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Adobe DNG Converter – extend Aperture lifespan

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. I’ve seen this recommended as way to handle RAW files old Aperture can’t manage. I will test.

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Gruber: “Facebook is, in my opinion, the most dangerous company in the world,”

Posted on December 29, 2018 by jgordon

Link. More dangerous than ExxonMobil (CO2) or Fox (TrumpGOP) or Altria (lethal drugs) or Amazon (everything)? The competition is strong. Agree about the break-up.

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Xi cracks down on young communists.

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. He doesn’t discriminate.

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“one of Mr. Guzmán’s former operations chiefs, Jesus Zambada García, was poised to reveal that two Mexican presidents — neither of whom was named ”

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Judge stopped the reveal

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Have a shit cookie

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. GDPR easily defeated.

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Mac migration: living with external storage

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Apple’s SSD prices are abusive

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Another Screen Time review that doesn’t suscuss remote use

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Maybe Apple was too subtle?

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Netflix No Longer Offering In-App Subscriptions

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Apple desperate for cash flow.

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Maximun human age seems to be 115.

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Skepticism about the 122 record.

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The social engineering industry: controlling populations for profit.

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Mercenaries of memes

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Amazon’s Empire.

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Much bigger than you think.

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“TV episodes that have been mirror-flipped to avoid copyright takedowns”

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. I don’t see much of this. So who lives in it?

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AlphaZero: “after a certain number of training cycles, discovers strategies well-known to master players, only to discard them just a few cycles later.”

Posted on December 28, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Sentiment is a weakness.

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Life goal #2 – The CrossFit Kipping Bar Muscle-Up

Posted on December 27, 2018 by jgordon

Link. In doubt, so interesting.

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Gallup: The Obamas are America’s most admired man and woman.

Posted on December 27, 2018 by jgordon

Link. 11y for the Prez.

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“decline of small business may deliver higher productivity at the cost of greater dependence, higher inequality and reduced economic mobility.”

Posted on December 27, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Corporations can purchase politicians.

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The Economist on managing identity and statehood.

Posted on December 27, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Great discussion.

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The Economist: “help for the poor comes in ways that are cruel, inefficient, paternalistic or complex.”

Posted on December 27, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Slyly slipped “paternalistic” in with the obvious baddies. There is an important debate to be had about paternalism in social programs. It has its place.

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DeLong 2012: Why do we accept the 2nd gilded age?

Posted on December 27, 2018 by jgordon

Link. “I throw up my hands and say that my economic historian training betrays me.” The people sorted to bottom differ?

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Mueller’s Time in the Vietnam War.

Posted on December 26, 2018 by jgordon

Link. The anti-Trump.

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Amazon Prime Magazines – includes Harpers, New Yorker …

Posted on December 26, 2018 by jgordon

Link. “Every month we choose a selection of top magazine issues for you to borrow as part of your Prime membership.” Read them on Kindle. Can have up to 10 out a time.

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How the US government transitions. (And, of course, how Trump damaged it)

Posted on December 26, 2018 by jgordon

Link. There are a lot of invisible people who keep civilization running. They deserve a yearly moment of silence.

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Dystopian Apple: living off the lock-in.

Posted on December 26, 2018 by jgordon

Link. Corporate fentanyl. Cook can’t resist.

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