More than a hologram: Star Wars-inspired tech you can buy right now
Move over George Jetson, and let the wookie win!
The Remarkable Tablet Is Better Than the Apple iPad for Taking Notes Hands (and Pencils) Down
http://flip.it/T_MjbI
As much as I would like to see more devices like this, and think the reMarkable is a pretty damned nice offering, I kind of disagree with the conclusion. Based on how well my various pen packing Samsung tablets have worked over the past seven years, and my iPad Pro 11, I expect that most people would get more value out of the cheaper Tab A and iPad models.
Because for comparable cost, you wind up with a general purpose tablet with all the benefits of a widely supported, popularly developed for operating system. What’s lacking is the more paper like experience (overrated, IMHO) and the power efficiency.
While I can’t say that I’ve ever had much opinion of codfish, Kroger having frozen family sized packages (2 lbs) on sale for under $10, I couldn’t resist last time I went shopping. Plus some tater rounds, because why the frell not?
Thus, tonight went to frying four or five of the fillets. Which a were large enough to cut into about as many frying sized pieces, each. Working on the assumption that I don’t need to eat enough food to feed a family, in one sitting, I’m pretty sure that I’m going to be having leftover fried fish for a good while.
Picture not taken because belly too full, and dog glares at life threatening levels between bribery with a chip.
Zombie Night Terror is probably what happens when a bunch of hungry developers get ravenous together, and decide to feast upon the living.
Also way to freaking fun to be on 90% off sale for under $2.
In my continuing binge watch of The Outer Limits, the s1e19 episode “I, Robot” is a nice one.
Leonard Nimoy turning up as the lawyer defending Adam is a treat; in a series that often had good talented actors pop up. Looking up the episode, it’s also interesting that apparently, it was directed by Adam Nimoy.
The episode also touches ona subject that I’ve always found fascinating, the issue of where biological man and mechanical machine intersect as person. In particular, I would say that Adam Link’s story is that of a persons, and if his actions aren’t human in the end, I don’t know what is.
One side effect of watching old TV, is sometimes you squint and go, “Hey, is that?” or “Gee, they were younger then”.
Like watching the S1:E09 episode of The Outer Limits: Corner of the Eye and spotting Luís Ferreira as the younger preacher, in an episode involving demons from outer space. An actor, I probably remember most for his role as the C.O. in Stargate: Universe.
I’m also pretty sure that my grandfather would have enjoyed this episode, going by his notion that Christ would probably involve a space ship. Among a few Fox Mulder tendencies, and a fondness for Erich von Däniken’s books.
https://www.cbr.com/awesome-anime-stream-crunchyroll-now/
More than a few of these should be on your watch lists, and have been around for quite a while.
Interesting and tempting.
For the most I have been very happy with the Reminders app in iPadOS and the ability to set reminders via Siri. In fact given the rolly scrolly date and time selection controls in the app makes using Siri a better way to configure a reminder like x day of the week / y time of day. Because while the UI in Reminders is neat, it doesn’t lend itself to speed.
Likewise, I’ve kinda wanted a way to issue several reminders in the task→when kind of format. Because doing it from Siri is a pretty smooth affair.
But to be fair, I’m just happy its been less buggy, broken, and frustrating then using Google’s app to speak reminders to my phone, and previous tablets. I’m sure that given enough time: Apple will piss me off as well but today is not that reminder😜.
Watching a commercial for Google’s Nest Hub, and thinking a moment how this might evolve. Much as the phonograph gave way to the iPod and MP3 player, what might come of such hubs in people’s lives.
My last thought was of President Scroob, shouting: “This is an unlisted wall!”, in Spaceballs. Because in the future that’s how things work.
https://apple.news/Av5apvmC8T7m75cUcy4Pfcw
I find it curious how Hocus Pocus has ended up with so much popularity after the fact. For me, I mostly remember it as good family viewing for Halloween, but I suppose that’s why people still watch it. As well as a side effect of being raised by a Disney fanatic, lol.