Weekly Digest

Life
Kitchen chosen and all going well will be done by end of September. Just need to get some tiles and paint chosen now.

Media
Saw Dunkirk and it’s pretty special. Little dialogue but it grips you within the first few seconds unlike many other films and never lets go. Visually spectacular as is the audio…visit an iMax to see it at it’s best.

Links

• iPhone 7 — The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day — Apple – YouTube
  You should never, ever, under any circumstances, underestimate how much Dwayne Johnson can get done in a day with Siri. Follow the world’s busiest actor and …
  Not as bad as I feared…but Siri is never this good for me.
• iOS – Siri – Apple
  Siri on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV lets you use your voice to send messages, make appointments, control your home, and more.
  If you want to get more out of Siri, here’s some help from Apple.
• BBC Blogs – Internet Blog – Putting audiences at the heart of VR
  Interesting post of VR and the BBC.
• How Jony Ive Masterminded Apple’s New Headquarters – WSJ
  With Apple Park, the company’s chief designer has once again brought Steve Jobs’s exacting design vision to life.
  Apple Park looks stunning but so much open plan…can see trouble ahead.
• The Camera Drone Company That Fell to Earth | WIRED
  Over promise, under deliver.
• Troy Hunt: Passwords Evolved: Authentication Guidance for the Modern Era
  Interesting read on where cyber security is heading.
• The future of fake news: don’t believe everything you read, see or hear | Technology | The Guardian
  The camera never lies. This is scary.
• Charlie Gard: facts, medicine, and right-wing fictions
  Feel sorry for Charlie Gard and the family, but the media manipulation was a disgrace. This article does a great job of reporting the facts which is more than the Daily Mail managed with much of their articles coming from the Gard families PR team.
• Tesla’s Model 3 Arrives With a Surprise 310-Mile Range
  Looks a great car.
• How Tesla changed the auto industry forever – The Verge
  What will be driving in 20 years? More to the point, what will be driving us?
• A New Approach to Designing Smart Cities – Design Matters – Medium
  Thought provoking read on future cities. Makes me think about drone lanes, cities where AI cars are mandatory. Exciting times.
• The sound illusion that makes Dunkirk so intense – Vox
  Nice insight into the audio tricks that get played.
• Hollywood’s Next Big Thing: ‘Dunkirk’ Star Fionn Whitehead Goes From London Barista to Leading Actor – The Hollywood Reporter
  He still hasn’t seen the film!