Life
Busy week looking at kitchen options. Almost too many options so will take a few days break from it and come back later next week.
Media
Loving the new Haim album. Also enjoying The Handmaids Tale which is dark. In preperation for July 17th re-watching last season Game of Thrones. So good.
Links
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How Much Sleep Do Fitbit Users Really Get? A New Study Finds Out
For me right now, not enough! -
From Ptolemy to GPS, the Brief History of Maps | Innovation | Smithsonian
Some map history – thanks to Gordon for the link. -
From the Quiet of Wimbledon, the Loud Groan of the Crowd – The New York Times
How groans at Wimbledon are more pronounced and offputting. Uggggghhhh. -
Daring Fireball: Speculation Regarding the Pricing of and Strategy Behind This Year’s New iPhones
There’s been rampant speculation that Apple will release three phones this year including one at a higher price than we’ve seen recently. Gruber is speculating it will be a lot higher than we currently pay. Will be interesting to see what happens if the pricing he predicts is accurate. -
Plein Rond de Eik – Amersfoort, Netherlands – Atlas Obscura
This building at Plein Rond de Eik is smiling, winking, crying, laughing, and sticking its tongue out the same way we do: with emoji.
Modern gargoyles. -
Everybody lies: how Google search reveals our darkest secrets | Technology | The Guardian
The truth about what we search for. Dark. -
The Story Behind the World’s Most Famous Desktop Background
Microsoft has an insect infestation to thank for its classic Windows XP desktop background
Amazing how old this is…and how so many people still use it. -
I Got Hacked and All I Got Was This New SIM Card
I like to think I take an above average amount of steps to secure myself online: I use a password manager
Scary tale. Phone provider allowed easy access…does yours? -
On London’s Streets, Black Cabs and Uber Fight for a Future
London’s cabby wars are less about the disruptive power of an app, or a new business
model, than about the disruption of Britain.
Not just about tech.