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MMGuardian – review of an Android parental control and usage monitoring application

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Initial impression favorable.

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Apple’s ‘new to iPhone site’ is pretty good reference.

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Handy for many users, but I wonder how mobile friendly it is.

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Bohmian QM interpretation is back.

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Pilot waves.

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Obama moves again: “require local school districts to give schools enrolling large numbers of poor children at least as much state and local money as other schools”

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Mundane in Canada, flaming hellfire revolution in America.

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Trump’s thin skin is going to get a workout.

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Jeese Ventura had same problem.

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Bernanke defends Dodd-Frank process.

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Can our broken politics manage the necessary process evolution?

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Google Cultural Institute

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. This is so friggin awesome. Age of Miracles.

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Google loves museums: Gigapixel imaging, more paintings online, more museums.

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Apple could learn from Google.

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Trump is NOT Expanding the GOP

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. “getting existing general election voters more involved in the primaries”

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Yosemite, Fusion 7, Windows 10, Office 365: experience

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Way. Too. Painless.

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Fusion vs. Parallels: “Fusion leaves absolutely nothing loaded or running when the app is closed”

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Parallels loads a kernel extension. This is very persuasive article.

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Biotech 2016: phage directed evolution produces new insect attack proteins.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. bioAI.

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The Other Side of History: an audiobook

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. $46 for 48 lectures. Buy it.

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Blips Lenses Turn Your Phone Camera Into a Microscope

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Kickstarter. I’m interested in the next version.

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Another way to quietly lose your iTunes Music

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. iTunes Match disguises loss until backups are no longer useful.

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Research to slow aging: Rapamycin in dogs and more.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Metformin is another drug of interest. Dog aging deserved attention years ago.

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iTunes 12.4 actually improves AppleScript.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. More glimmers of hope.

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iTunes 12 is more like older, better, versions.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. First improvement in some time.

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Trump supporter bigotry primarily Muslim.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Survey, but something.

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E-Cigarettes: how nasty are they?

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Main concern is early nicotine addiction.

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Notes on drug shortages – economist at work.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Medicare changes shrank some margins so much few want to produce.

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Texting Siri.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. yes.

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Android restriction (parental control) solutions: ScreenTime and MMGuardian advance to next step

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Android is Windows 1995 without the helpful magazines.

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Falling behind the singularity – Android devices and parental controls.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Demand lack -> most parents can’t keep up. It will only get worse.

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Gassée on the Intel “meritocracy”

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. They weren’t paranoid enough.

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Apple no longer provides iPhone User Guide as PDF

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. iBooks or Web only. Quiet transition.

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ReiBoot: iOS recovery mode induction

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Debugging tool if wish to avoid Apple Store visit.

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“We found that people with A.L.S. were five times more likely to have been exposed to pesticides”

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Unless animal studies suggest mechanism is only a lesser worry … For now.

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Putin has no reason to fight corruption.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. No upside, lots of risks.

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Airtable: cloud based personal database?

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. I can’t think of a use case yet, but glad to see someone try this. No exit strategy…

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Facebook search: learning yet another pseudo-AI language.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Once we whined about 20 DOS commands. Now we learn 20 pseudo-AI languages. Life is so F* ironic.

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WTF is Facebook search good for? The query list.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. It’s useless for searching one’s own timeline…

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Special relatively don’t need no massless photos: Minkowski:Poincaré:Lorentz:Boosts from 2 assumptions & math.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Such a great Hossenfelder post I had to summarize for my own notes.

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Old Macs can have 2nd life running OS X server.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Our 5yo Macs are still mainstream. Interesting idea though.

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Cringely: Apple’s China buy fueled by offshore cash glut.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Great points, though China corp finances are mostly imaginary.

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Insurers squeeze ObamaCare users

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jgordon

Link. We have far less negotiating power than corporations. Need public option.

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Wirecutter on spotting Amazon’s widespread fake reviews.

Posted on May 14, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Amazon cares — some.

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iTunes, iOS and Apple Store IDs: Multiple Devices, One iTunes Account (2011)

Posted on May 14, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Still the best reference on this under-documented topic.

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Using Backup Loupe to track silent file deletions in OS X.

Posted on May 14, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Running this might take a day on my Mac. (Synology store)

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Apple doesn’t know why iTunes is deleting music.

Posted on May 14, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Then how can Apple know this is “rare”?

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Theranos: levels of stupidity began with basic principles.

Posted on May 14, 2016 by jgordon

Link. I can’t stand most Ted Talks for this reason.

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Should we teach disproven economics to college students?

Posted on May 14, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Yes, some argue we should. Mostly wingers.

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In 1/3 of Europeans a melatonin pill reduces insulin secretion.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Sleep disorders associated with rise in both melatonin and glucose.

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Last known survivor of 1800s.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Vitamin-deficient diet, lots of sleep, utter routine, little activity.

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Special need smartphone: What are Android tools for managing screen abuse?

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. iPhone has good built-in options. Autism spectrum especially vulnerable.

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Products that no longer exist: Ultralight Rain Mitt.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Outdoor Research no longer makes ’em. Neither does anyone else. Were great for biking.

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Today is international Verify Your Backups Day

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Just try one restore. Bet 20% of you find your backups aren’t as good as you thought :-).

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Tsai sort of hopeful on App Store improvement

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. We’re all seeking a sign.

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Gboard doesn’t support system typing suggestions.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. Alas, I’m not interested.

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Trump’s former butler an extreme racist.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jgordon

Link. GOP is kinda post-Lincoln these days.

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