Link. Hard news
Daily Archives: February 9, 2019
One cyclist’s concussion story.
Link. He’s not into science, and grumpy about physicians, but the inside of these experiences are valuable. Human brains are weirdly vulnerable. Also 1990s style web page and 00s style blog.
Searching for parking with Google Maps: Directions, tap car, tap More, find parking.
Link. That is SO obscure! Never touched that … menu. Had to look this up. Why isn’t it an option in the location information screen?
Synology NAS and security risks of enabling notifications.
Link. I wonder how many have given Xi access to all their gmail.
MacBook Air shutdowns – it was the battery.
Link. A failure mode of 4yo LiOn batteries. Hope to get another 4-5y from this 2015 Air.
The curious psychiatric state of measles enthusiast Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Link. Similar to L Ron Hubbard – deep delusions, charismatic, functional in many other domains. Keep him far from politics.
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
Link. xkcd so must buy
Apple Store staff now push updates on the unsuspecting.
Link. Regression to the publicly traded corporate mean.
Systematic Fraud in Chinese Science
Link. The government may get brutal.
Finder folder sizing confused by hard links
Link. Doesn’t affect volume sizing.
“It’s quite clear, there is no DRI for iTunes U and iBooks Author at Apple”
Link. Unlike Aperture I don’t think these would be much missed.
Finland’s Basic Income Trial.
Link. Only measured legal employment. Couples-effect interesting.
“Mojave shipped, and malware problems dropped noticeably”
Link. First I’d heard that