Link. Initial impression favorable.
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Apple’s ‘new to iPhone site’ is pretty good reference.
Link. Handy for many users, but I wonder how mobile friendly it is.
Bohmian QM interpretation is back.
Link. Pilot waves.
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”
Link. Mundane in Canada, flaming hellfire revolution in America.
Trump’s thin skin is going to get a workout.
Link. Jeese Ventura had same problem.
Bernanke defends Dodd-Frank process.
Link. Can our broken politics manage the necessary process evolution?
Google Cultural Institute
Link. This is so friggin awesome. Age of Miracles.
Google loves museums: Gigapixel imaging, more paintings online, more museums.
Link. Apple could learn from Google.
Trump is NOT Expanding the GOP
Link. “getting existing general election voters more involved in the primaries”
Yosemite, Fusion 7, Windows 10, Office 365: experience
Link. Way. Too. Painless.
Fusion vs. Parallels: “Fusion leaves absolutely nothing loaded or running when the app is closed”
Link. Parallels loads a kernel extension. This is very persuasive article.
Biotech 2016: phage directed evolution produces new insect attack proteins.
Link. bioAI.
The Other Side of History: an audiobook
Link. $46 for 48 lectures. Buy it.
Blips Lenses Turn Your Phone Camera Into a Microscope
Link. Kickstarter. I’m interested in the next version.
Another way to quietly lose your iTunes Music
Link. iTunes Match disguises loss until backups are no longer useful.
Research to slow aging: Rapamycin in dogs and more.
Link. Metformin is another drug of interest. Dog aging deserved attention years ago.
iTunes 12.4 actually improves AppleScript.
Link. More glimmers of hope.
iTunes 12 is more like older, better, versions.
Link. First improvement in some time.
Trump supporter bigotry primarily Muslim.
Link. Survey, but something.
E-Cigarettes: how nasty are they?
Link. Main concern is early nicotine addiction.
Notes on drug shortages – economist at work.
Link. Medicare changes shrank some margins so much few want to produce.
Texting Siri.
Link. yes.
Android restriction (parental control) solutions: ScreenTime and MMGuardian advance to next step
Link. Android is Windows 1995 without the helpful magazines.
Falling behind the singularity – Android devices and parental controls.
Link. Demand lack -> most parents can’t keep up. It will only get worse.
Gassée on the Intel “meritocracy”
Link. They weren’t paranoid enough.
Apple no longer provides iPhone User Guide as PDF
Link. iBooks or Web only. Quiet transition.
ReiBoot: iOS recovery mode induction
Link. Debugging tool if wish to avoid Apple Store visit.
“We found that people with A.L.S. were five times more likely to have been exposed to pesticides”
Link. Unless animal studies suggest mechanism is only a lesser worry … For now.
Putin has no reason to fight corruption.
Link. No upside, lots of risks.
Airtable: cloud based personal database?
Link. I can’t think of a use case yet, but glad to see someone try this. No exit strategy…
Facebook search: learning yet another pseudo-AI language.
Link. Once we whined about 20 DOS commands. Now we learn 20 pseudo-AI languages. Life is so F* ironic.
WTF is Facebook search good for? The query list.
Link. It’s useless for searching one’s own timeline…
Special relatively don’t need no massless photos: Minkowski:Poincaré:Lorentz:Boosts from 2 assumptions & math.
Link. Such a great Hossenfelder post I had to summarize for my own notes.
Old Macs can have 2nd life running OS X server.
Link. Our 5yo Macs are still mainstream. Interesting idea though.
Cringely: Apple’s China buy fueled by offshore cash glut.
Link. Great points, though China corp finances are mostly imaginary.
Insurers squeeze ObamaCare users
Link. We have far less negotiating power than corporations. Need public option.
Wirecutter on spotting Amazon’s widespread fake reviews.
Link. Amazon cares — some.
iTunes, iOS and Apple Store IDs: Multiple Devices, One iTunes Account (2011)
Link. Still the best reference on this under-documented topic.
Using Backup Loupe to track silent file deletions in OS X.
Link. Running this might take a day on my Mac. (Synology store)
Apple doesn’t know why iTunes is deleting music.
Link. Then how can Apple know this is “rare”?
Theranos: levels of stupidity began with basic principles.
Link. I can’t stand most Ted Talks for this reason.
Should we teach disproven economics to college students?
Link. Yes, some argue we should. Mostly wingers.
In 1/3 of Europeans a melatonin pill reduces insulin secretion.
Link. Sleep disorders associated with rise in both melatonin and glucose.
Last known survivor of 1800s.
Link. Vitamin-deficient diet, lots of sleep, utter routine, little activity.
Special need smartphone: What are Android tools for managing screen abuse?
Link. iPhone has good built-in options. Autism spectrum especially vulnerable.
Products that no longer exist: Ultralight Rain Mitt.
Link. Outdoor Research no longer makes ’em. Neither does anyone else. Were great for biking.
Today is international Verify Your Backups Day
Link. Just try one restore. Bet 20% of you find your backups aren’t as good as you thought :-).
Tsai sort of hopeful on App Store improvement
Link. We’re all seeking a sign.
Gboard doesn’t support system typing suggestions.
Link. Alas, I’m not interested.
Trump’s former butler an extreme racist.
Link. GOP is kinda post-Lincoln these days.