Weekly Digest

Life
Full week off work, almost, and got a lot done around the house that had fell behind thanks to the kitchen. Also got to enjoy the iPhone X and the Xbox One X and with a fair wind I’ll get a post up later in the week on the iPhone X.

Media
Justice League. What a mess of a film. Flimsy plot, some dodgy acting especially Ben Affleck and some amazingly bad CGI. Throw in another crap baddie and you’ve got a typical DC Universe film. Only one that I enjoyed was Wonder Woman and Gal Gadot again shines in this film. So frustrating as Zac Snyder wastes some of my favourite comics and characters with completely shite films. Don’t bother watching at the cinema, only a box office pounding will change opinions it seems.

Links

• Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced | GQ
  Great read on Kaepernick especially if you don’t know much about him or you assume he’s a dumb football star.
• The Secret Correspondence Between Donald Trump Jr. and WikiLeaks – The Atlantic
  Great reporting but also love that Assange rubbished much of this report only for Trump Jr. to post screenshots confirming it. Lovely.
• How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You’ve Ever Met
  Scary…and also how accurately they can map these relationships. Not being on Facebook doesn’t stop them either.
• The Academic – Bear Claws (Live Looper Version) – YouTube
  Original use of the known lag you get with Facebook Live.
• iPad Pro — What’s a computer — Apple – YouTube
  Really liked this ad showing the appeal of the iPad and asking what is a computer. Seems to confuse so many people.
• Why Apple Should Buy Netflix – Bloomberg
  Apple need to do more than this. I picked up an Apple TV 4K and while the upgrade in quality is nice, there’s so much the platform could and should do in software and with features/technology that has been obvious for years. While chasing AR and other opportunities, put some fecking effort into the Apple TV.
• Watch this supercut of Elon Musk unveiling Tesla’s new Semi truck and Roadster – The Verge
  Great looking tech, but a lot of money now for a product that might be released in a few years time. Mmm.
• ‘I see things differently’: James Damore on his autism and the Google memo | Technology | The Guardian
  Great read on Damore now that the fury has died slightly.
• Jeremy Hunt humiliated by TV star who proved his boasts about NHS improvement are “total bullshit” | Political Scrapbook
  This was fantastic when it played out on Twitter, but where are the opposition MP’s? Isn’t it their job and not an actor on Twitter to do this? Frustrating.
• How to Get Rich Playing Video Games on Twitch | The New Yorker
  For the stars of the streaming service, success means working around the clock.
  Different world.
• Why video games are the new IQ tests
  Interesting look at what different game types say about there players.
• The Road Movie – Official U.S. Trailer – Oscilloscope Laboratories – YouTube
  Epic. A supercut of dash cam footage.
• In Defense of Coldplay – Ezinne Ukoha – Medium
  Never got the hate really. Love Coldplay.
• Harvey Weinstein had secret hitlist of names to quash sex scandal | Film | The Guardian
  How much evidence is required before this fucker is jailed?
• The 50 Best Superhero Movies of All Time
  Not sure Justice League would even make this list although I do disagree with some of the rankings.
• Deadpool’s “Wet on Wet” Teaser – YouTube
  Looking forward to this.