Life
Autumn starting to kick in and you can see and feel the change – wonderful colours and carpets of leaves around Glasgow. It also means darker mornings and nights. Need to make a bigger effort to get out during the day.
Media
Playstation VR delivered this week but I’ll keep my thoughts on that for a future post apart from saying this – it’s very good. I’ve also been playing some Battlefield 1 and it is wonderful. One of the most atmospheric shooters yet.
Links
- Echo, interfaces and friction
- Mossberg: Why does Siri seem so dumb? – Because it is and when it fails people lose trust and ditch using it. Compare that to the Echo which I’ve used every day since purchase.
- Barack Obama: America will take the giant leap to Mars
- The President in Conversation With MIT’s Joi Ito and WIRED’s Scott Dadich – What a contrast between Obama and what may be next.
- Watch: Michelle Obama’s powerful speech on the Trump sexual assault allegations
- Google News introduces fact check feature – just in time for US election
- When you’re ready to talk, Nicola, we’re ready to listen
- Danny MacAskill’s Wee Day Out – Another great video from Danny MacAskill
- Planet Earth II: Official Extended Trailer – BBC Earth – Stunning.
- The Binge Breaker – Are you addicted?
- Miyamoto Spills Donkey Kong’s Darkest Secrets, 35 Years Later
- Drones begin delivering blood in Rwanda – A positive drone story for a change.
- Borrowed Time – A western for adults. Loved it.
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #2 (Official) – 2 months to go