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iOS 9.2: cellular data use restrictions still broken. Image [photos.app.net]

Posted on December 8, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1QdYFSj.

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iOS 9.2: audiobook still missing chapter titles.

Posted on December 8, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1IT5RLV.

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Want to see if new updates fix audiobooks and/or cellular data restriction locks.

Posted on December 8, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1QdAZNM.

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In the midst of Fox-powered Trumpism why is there no mention of Rupert Murdoch?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1NJCwo8.

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Special needs smartphone book: Scrivener operational, outline sort-of-there, writing begun. Just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other. #sns

Posted on December 8, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1TzbBzZ.

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Maybe we Dems should just buy the gun companies and liquidate them.

Posted on December 7, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1XQEJcx.

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If Notes.app contains an image there’s a share extension to “Assign to Contact”.

Posted on December 7, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1SJ8NjK.

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I haven’t used ad blockers on my Mac. Just haven’t had that much trouble. Until quite recently, when the net became unusable without an ad blocker. Death spiral.

Posted on December 7, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1OPNeNp.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Tried marking a location using Google Maps.app, Compass.app and Nav Clock.app on iPhone. Nav Clock had best result. Compass rounds to nearest “second”; Google Maps loses precision in decimal to min/sec conversion.

Posted on December 6, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1jIW6t4.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Doing post research I’m struck by how little research key topics get. Everyone chases hot grant money, rich alternate areas neglected. Our research is broken.

Posted on December 5, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/21FQKku.

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Tried 4 times to read a vice.com article. With Purify content blocker. Failed utterly. What do they smoke?

Posted on December 5, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1m3KGld.

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Biggest downside to Calendars 5.app: time zone changes take way too long.

Posted on December 5, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1lEsaQ5.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

I think Feedbin just wiped out one of my tags. Could be a sync bug with a client.

Posted on December 5, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/21EIUaG.

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Gun politics change: donate automatic weapon for every pigmented man in America. Kickstarter.

Posted on December 5, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/21EHBZe.

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Doing Scrivener tutorial. Love data store, love the power user style, the serious documentation. Made for me.

Posted on December 4, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1jEPgEM.

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Another utterly lousy science fair experience for our kids. Science-phobia on track.

Posted on December 4, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1YOUWvQ.

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Montreal municipal wifi actually works. Slow, but first I’ve tried that worked.

Posted on December 3, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1MYRwl0.

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Minoans practiced human sacrifice and cannibalism. I’d missed that, it’s relatively new discovery.

Posted on December 2, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1NqeD9o.

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In the off-season bike lights are superb flashlights.

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1MZvHzp.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

… Conversely, should an auto-immune disease environment exist, organisms must colonize and stabilize it. #arthritis #evolution #microbiome #ecology

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1OqqEMW.

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There must be organisms that engender auto-immune reactions so as make a better home. #evolution #arthritis

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1MZt8gO.

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With a bit of creativity snow shoveling can be shoulder rehab. #oldmangames

Posted on November 30, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1IvyApQ.

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Ask simple question about why salt dissolves and it’s enthalpy, entropy and the arrow of time. Middle school science is scary.

Posted on November 29, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1Xq00JK.

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Complete mystery: sometimes gCal appointments with invitations that belong to me become unchangeable.

Posted on November 29, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1Pl9FNA.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Asked OS X Calendar.app to create PDF of 6 years of Events in List format. I think it’s dead.

Posted on November 28, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1RdhhB2.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Weird. My i6 makes popping sound when I roll finger over SIM card area. Mechanical. Argh.

Posted on November 27, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1XlYJDA.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Over past 10y has become increasingly difficult to identify measure lines for our laundry detergents. Funny that.

Posted on November 27, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1HsxVKO.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

NYT Mag has long article on swatting. On scan I don’t see explanation that telephone system is fundamentally broken.

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1YwPAVW.

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Does El Cap still have the dual monitor screensaver slideshow sync image display bug? Hate not seeing different images. (started mountain lion)

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1kVAJGg.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Realizing Trump is not 1st US fascist, maybe 1st significant since 30s. Berlusconi fit definition too.

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1IkaZIv.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Remember when email viruses & spam were a thing? Giving thanks for Google spam and attachment security. Oh, you use something else?

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1NeyIzr.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

… Longstanding stupid bug makes me think Adobe is going to exit DRM business, now fighting with Google over Adobe DRM sale. Adobe probably thought they’d be a bookseller.

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1SmFG5A.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Giving thanks to all the geeks who find broken stuff and share advice on how to fix it. Go geek.

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1R8E0OG.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Searching for a book on Google Play mobile all I get are samples. No way to find the books. I assume this is Apple’s evil sell-only-by-us policy. I’d like to see that one go. EU, where are you?

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1MFxkV4.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Bright side of Turkey shooting down Russian fighter. Suddenly everyone realizes Turkey is key to Daesh control.

Posted on November 25, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1jk1O4n.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

… the immune system and neural network parallels were explored in a 1997 IEEE presentation. [ieeexplore.ieee.org]. Guess I’m not totally off-base.

Posted on November 25, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1Tf2R2p.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

… so inducing immune tolerance might be akin to retraining a neural network. Not the usual way we think of immune disorders.

Posted on November 25, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1XfPl4p.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Was thinking about the computation our immune system performs [notes.kateva.org] and wondering if it could be modeled as an emergent neural network. nsAI in wetware.

Posted on November 25, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1XfPlS3.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Thing Explainer oops. The hot wet air arrow should end at the top tube. Next edition! #thingexplainer Image [photos.app.net]

Posted on November 24, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1XdrQJi.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Go to Best Buy to install car stereo. Unexpected big markups on install kit. Reconsidering.

Posted on November 24, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1NNsrHb.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Somewhere in Cupertino a MacBook runs iOS on an A class CPU. No touch screen, has file system.

Posted on November 23, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1Sf1DmY.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

2024: driver convicted negligent homicide for pedestrian death. Because AI wasn’t driving.

Posted on November 23, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1Nnn9Ia.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Emily is annoyed by Barnes & Noble membership hard sell. Staffer doesn’t seem to get disinterest. She sees badge “Trainee … autism.” No choice but to settle in and be supportive. Good for B&N.

Posted on November 22, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1NmnYkB.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Our adult hockey league thinks son #1 is first special needs adult to join. Minor disability landmark. Good for him.

Posted on November 22, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1LuWcL5.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

My 13yo does Potter audiobooks as background. This morning is Dolores Umbridge. Rowling is brilliant at villains; it’s a real artistry. Absent from most spec fic, adult or YA.

Posted on November 22, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1HgcRqM.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Actually had SMC reset fix something. Ctrl-shift-power wasn’t sleeping screen. Now is. Second time I think it has worked.

Posted on November 22, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1MvQVa1.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Strange Mac UI: click on zip archive. Tap spacebar. Can browse zip contents, but UI is very unusual — more Linux than Mac. Wonder what story is.

Posted on November 21, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1T75m6J.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

My special needs almost-19yo doesn’t watch many movies, but he is fond of Inside Out … managing emotions and growing up with sadness, loss and family. Well done Pixar.

Posted on November 21, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1LsARlD.

Posted in w | Tagged Appdotnet, IFTTT

Which is the greater danger – Wahhabism or Marketarianism? Discuss.

Posted on November 21, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1PFYYos.

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Why don’t we have a phone connect assist service? Give it a number, it answers when human picks up then connects us. I’d pay for that.

Posted on November 19, 2015 by jgordon

From app.net – http://bit.ly/1MEenzU.

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