I am not feeling euphoric by seeing Democrats win the House. I am heartend by the number of women who ran and won, but this is just the first step. Before the Dems go crazy with investigations, they should consider why Trump won in the first place. We need progress on real issues more than we need revenge.
If the Democrats in the House fall into the trap of Washington nazel gazing this small victory could lead to a Trump re-election in 2020. Yes, provide oversight, but more importantly listen to all of your constituents and try to do something to help them!
Vannevar Bush, As We May Think:
Consider a future device … in which an individual stores all his books, records, and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. It is an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory.
Despite the debate, the reality is that elections in the United States are fundamentally suppressed. The fact that election day is not a national holiday is the baseline of voter suppression and becomes worse from there.
Now Playing History from Pixel 3 rolling out to Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL - 9to5Google
I have this feature on my Pixel 2 and find it is a real cool addition. Thanks Google!
Updated Time For A New Computer after a recent trip to Best Buy.
After watching The Verge review of the new iPad Pro, I have the sense that the limitations of iOS make the processing power of the A12X moot and the switch to USB-C of questionable value. If you are going to provide desktop class hardware then you need to provide desktop class software, and iOS is not that, yet.
If you did not vote in 2016 and were shocked that Trump won, please know that one very big reason why he did win is because people did not vote. Not voting tomorrow is a vote in support of a Republican controlled government and we know that Republicans cannot govern. If you want change, it starts tomorrow with your vote.
The pricing and models for the Lenovo Yoga C630 are confusing. Let’s start with Lenovo direct, they list two models one with a I3 processor, backlit keyboard and 64 GB of storage for $599, the other with the I5 and 128 GB of storage with backlit keyboard for $719. If you want a C630 with a backlit keyboard you can only buy one from Lenovo’s web site.
Best Buy has a version of the C630 with an I5 128 GB of storage and no backlit keyboard for $649. Best Buy also has the HP X360 X14 for $549.
The low end Lenovo C630 that you can buy from their web site appears to compete head on with the HP X360 X14.
Looked at the Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630 and the HP X360 14 at Best Buy over the weekend. The C630s being sold by Best Buy do not have a backlit keyboard while the ones sold directly by Lenovo do, according to a Lenovo rep. Apparently the want to entice people to buy direct.
Arrogant Bastard Ale…road trip week is starting to wind down.
Traveling Light
I’ve been traveling over the past week, visiting family and friends throughout Michigan and Wisconsin. This morning I am packing up to depart on the next leg of my trip and struck by how few bags I have on this trip.
Ten years ago when I made this trip I packed one or two plastic bins for power cords, surge protectors, WiFi access points and more. I may have had a few bags for computers and then my regular luggage.
Now, all of my electronics that includes one notebook computer, two tablets, and their associated cords all fit in to one backpack. I have on suitecase and that is it. Obviously, the electronics that I carry is much smaller than ten years ago, but I am also helped by updated hotels with plenty of power outlets and WiFi. No more hunting around and moving furniture to find an available outlet.
I am trying out TrunkNotes, which I learned about here on micro.blog. TrunkNotes is a personal wiki very similar to VoodooPad. One thing I am trying to recall about VoodooPad is whether it automatically creates links to new pages for wiki words, I thought it did while TrunkNotes does not. TrunkNotes will create a link to a page if one associated to the wiki word already exists and I find that more limiting than if the app automatically created links whether the page already existed or not. The current method requires going back to edit pages to add links to other pages.
Found out that I did not create a valid wiki word, which is why TrunkNotes did not auotmatically create a link for a new page. It turns out TrunkNotes works exactly as I want it to.
Traditional lunch
Boo
Buritto time.
I am planning to buy a new computer and I am gathering information on which model Chromebook that I am considering. If I learn something new, I will update this article.
I am planning to by a new Chromebook this year, and I am working on an article that describes which ones I am considering and why. As I was writing that article to occurred to me a more fundamental question I needed to answer is why am I even considering Chrome OS? Consequently, I’ve written the above to be foundational to the next article.
One thing I dislike about traveling. Change. Coins. Pennies, why haven’t we got rid of them by now?
Untitled blog posts were a game changer for my writing
I think blog posts are a form of writing that is under appreciated. First, few people remember that blog is actually a shortcut for weblog, literally a log of the web. Most log entries are short descriptions.
I don’t write this to criticize, there is no right or wrong, instead I want to point out that a blog has always meant to be simple and true to one’s voice. You don’t have to write volumes nor have a witty title. Just link to something on the web and perhaps explain why you think it worth sharing. For that matter the blog can simply be for yourself.