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Beautiful Weather
It’s real nice out today. In the low 80’s and feels good walking around. Being vaccinated also helps with the mood.
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Movies
Swing Kids
Swing Kids is a 2018 South Korean musical, comedy and drama movie. It takes place during the Korean War in Geoje prison camp. The movie centers around very different characters love for tap dance, and dance in general. Figure 1: Swing Kids The movie really begins as a musical comedy.
Tech
GOOG SMS Hot Mess
I carry two phones. Generally I prefer Android as I don’t need flagship phones that cost in excess of $1000. Google’s Pixel line up has been a good match for me since the Pixel 2. I now have a Pixel 5. However sms messaging on Android is a
Art
Great Art Explained in Fifteen Minutes
I stumbled across a YouTube channel called Great Art Explained in Fifteen Minutes this week. The first episode I watched was on the “The Arnolfini Portrait” by Jan Van Eyck. Figure 1: The Arnolfini Portrait This is such a great podcast to learn about art and history. Each episode I
Linux
Essential Linux Tools: Intro
This is the first in a series of posts covering my essential tools and apps that I use. Over the past year I have switched to linux. I’m running Ubuntu on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme (Gen 2). I’ve customized it with an additional 16GB and 500GB SSD
Ethics
Speaking of Ethics
Figure 1: Ethics Here is a link to the article: Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll
Politics
Student Loan Forgiveness and Free Education
Mr. Biden said. “I am prepared to write off the $10,000 debt but not [$50,000], because I don’t think I have the authority to do it.” Mr Biden is hedging. He knows he can do it, he just doesn’t want to, or can’t bring himself
Books
Dawn of the Code War
Dawn of the Code War by John P. Carlin covers the inside story cyber war, mostly by North Korea, China, Russia and Iran. It took me a little while to get into it but once it gets going it’s very interesting. The book covers cyber from the earliest days
Horology
Horology
The Apple Watch is an amazing piece of technology. The device is everywhere, on the wrists of what feels like almost everyone. Faced with its ubiquity and my overall boredom with its appearance I decided I needed some retail therapy and a new watch. The Apple watch is now consigned
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Snowy Day
First posting on this blog from back in February. We have a snow storm in the area. Feels like a day to stay home and read.