Category Archives: Technology

Apple’s $64 billion-a-year App Store isn’t catching the most egregious scams – The Verge

Posted on November 5, 2021 by David K.

While it’s impossible for us to tell how many of the horoscope app’s 32,000 star-only ratings are fake, Eleftheriou says Apple should have no problem with that. “When you consider refund request rates, app usage, and other associated info that … Continue reading →

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M1 Max Chip May Have More Raw GPU Performance Than a PlayStation 5

Posted on October 19, 2021 by David K.

Source: M1 Max Chip May Have More Raw GPU Performance Than a PlayStation 5 So what? Back in 2019, I was starting to think about an upgrade to my 2014 MBP, which is a darn-near perfect machine. (My son has … Continue reading →

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David Sacks Says Facebook Isn’t the Bad Guy Here

Posted on October 15, 2021 by David K.

Craft Ventures general partner and former PayPal COO David Sacks tells Emily Chang that, for all the bad rep Facebook has been getting, Facebook should not be uniquely to blame – and that the media, Hollywood, and the fashion industry … Continue reading →

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A Computer Company | tyler.io

Posted on September 3, 2021 by David K.

Things I want a computer company to be Hardware manufacturer Operating system vendor Model for how to build the best software for their platform Good corporate citizen Inspiration Things I don’t want a computer company to be Music store Music … Continue reading →

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Ubiquiti and Networking Nirvana

Posted on July 23, 2021 by David K.

For years, I’ve struggled with getting good networking at my house. We had our previous house custom built, and I had it wired thoroughly with CAT5 and RG-6. In my current house, there are coax drops in every room, but … Continue reading →

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The Pixar Story (2007)

Posted on July 23, 2021 by David K.

Source: The Pixar Story (2007) I just watched this documentary, and it was terrific, as a movie, and a biopic. A couple of things stuck out to me during the viewing. The first was how Steve Jobs funded Pixar, to … Continue reading →

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Reddit’s disrespectful design

Posted on July 23, 2021 by David K.

An overview of Reddits seemingly counter-productive changes. Source: Reddit’s disrespectful design The author says, “I’ve stopped using Reddit mostly because I no longer wanted to support a site that has aggressively started to employ disrespectful design patterns.” Excuse me, but … Continue reading →

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IT Project “Thermocline”

Posted on July 19, 2021 by David K.

Source: https://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/15/the-wetware-crisis-the-themocline-of-truth A thermocline is a distinct temperature barrier between a surface layer of warmer water and the colder, deeper water underneath. It can exist in both lakes and oceans. A thermocline can prevent dissolved oxygen from getting to the … Continue reading →

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Home Assistant

Posted on July 12, 2021 by David K.

Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Source: Home Assistant I’ve been through MythTV, Plex, Zimba, and OwnCloud, and eventually just given up on each of these self-hosting categories, and fallen back to using established service … Continue reading →

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Ads, ads, and more ads

Posted on July 9, 2021 by David K.

I read that Matt Damon’s new movie is generating Oscar buzz, so I moseyed over to IMDB to watch the trailer, but it won’t play because of my ad blocker. Let me get this straight. I’m TRYING to watch an … Continue reading →

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