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.
When did the NFL become like MLB? Lots of trades at the deadline, more than I remember ever happening before. Trades could always happen in the NFL but hadn’t for some reason.
Apple Benefits From Rising Prices But Android Handset Makers Suffer
There is a price to be paid to be a follower rather than a leader, and it looks like some companies may be suckers.
New Apple Pencil 2018 charges wirelessly, has laser engraving - SlashGear
The new Pencil only works with the new iPads, probably due to the new charging method. I wonder if the price of the current Pencil, which is still needed for the iPad, will go down?
My Notes From The Apple Event
Tim Cook was max PT Barnum at the Apple Event, which I find annoying after listening for 20 minutes. At this point they can just move on to the announcements, the forced excitement and employee enthused applause is becoming old.
The $1200 price for the new MacBook Air is pretty much what I expected. Given how the MacBook has been redesigned, I am not sure why one would not just get a MacBook rather than an Air.
Likewise, the Mac Mini got a nice spec upgrade retaining the $800 price, which is cheap for a Mac but not so much relative to other desktops. I guess if you want a low cost Mac, the Mini is the one to get, as always.
The new iPad Pros were the star of the event, and they have me wishing I did not buy my iPad last year. For me the slightly larger screen and CPU upgrades are very appealing.
Can the new Pencil work with older iPad Pros? I need to learn more about the Pencil, and if it works with old Pros I may buy one. Can 2 Pencils connect to an iPad at the same time?
Lake Michigan
The road less traveled
The Einstein Papers. A Man of Many Parts - The New York Times
“A human being,” wrote Einstein in reply, “is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a founda tion for inner security.”
Mackinac Bridge
I am not horsing around.
On the road again. Start with caffeine.
Ten years ago I was bemoaning another Cubs playoff loss. Ten yeas later, another Cubs playoff series loss. Of course the big difference is that within those years the Cubs won it all. :)
After Barack Obama was elected in November, 2008, I wrote this.
Words first written the year that I was born.