Author Archives
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Bigots like Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychology professor and lobster-loving life coach who came to public attention after refusing to use the preferred pronouns of transgender people, has a new book coming out, and some staff at Penguin Random House Canada, were… Read More ›
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Why Do We Listen to New Music?
Why do we even listen to new music anymore? Most people have all the songs they could ever need by the time they turn 30. Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube can whisk us back to the gates and gables of… Read More ›
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The McGST 2020 Reader Survey Results
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Yes 84.6% / No 15.4% This result alone makes me happy. What mobile platform do you primarily use? iOS 61.5% / Android 38.5% / Everything else 0% I am not surprised by the fact… Read More ›
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2 minutes with the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
When I play with a new Mac in a store I am conscious that the devices are clean and that they are likely to be quicker than in normal daily use. I had a couple of minutes with the M1… Read More ›
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Wristcam: a camera for your Apple Watch
Bright LEDs next to both cameras help keep everybody aware whenever Wristcam is capturing, with a single pulse for photo, and continuous pulse for video… More here. There is something about the design that doesn’t sit right with me. Oh… Read More ›
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Hackers will target anything
The international vaccine supply chain has been targeted by cyber-espionage, according to IBM. The company says it tracked a campaign aimed at the delivery “cold chain” used to keep vaccines at the right temperature during transportation. The attackers’ identity is… Read More ›
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The McGST 2020 Reader Survey
If you are answering on an iPhone (possibly an Android as well?) you will need to switch to landscape mode. You can scroll down within the survey itself.
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The truth twisters cannot stop twisting
A few months back the official UK Civil Service account tweeted the following. It would appear that this truth twisting is reaching new heights today. I am sick of these people who supposedly lead us and what they do each… Read More ›
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The 1.0x Speed List
I listen to a lot of podcasts, usually on 2.5× speed, with silences removed. That sometimes bumps the playback up to 3.25× speed. Some might say that’s sociopathic, and I’m inclined to agree! But I have many shows to get… Read More ›
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I Miss Making CD Mixtapes and Discovering Music
That’s probably the thing I miss most about mix CDs that doesn’t really translate to the playlists I now create in the cloud: They were so often dictated by discovery. Back in middle school, in those earliest days of mix… Read More ›
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