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Somara fixed my Apple Watch a while back!
This feature on my first Apple Watch got knocked out by a software update over three years ago. I tried to fix it but couldn’t so I gave up. Then I bought my new watch last Fall and the damned … Continue reading
RIP Evelyn Berezin
Of all the people I’m writing about lately, Evelyn has had the greatest and most lasting impression or effect on me. She is credited with inventing Word Processing! Unless you didn’t know, my father got into Data Processing (an offshoot … Continue reading
RIP Paul Allen
Paul wasn’t as famous as Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer being the number three guy at Microsoft but he will always remain essential to the history of personal computing. He was also pretty savvy too. Paul left Microsoft in 1982 … Continue reading
Three Identical Strangers: Worth Seeing
This was my free movie from Alamo Drafthouse for 2018. It was worth the drive down to the South Lamar location. Anybody over forty-ish may remember the core story about these guys since they were all over the talk-show circuit in … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, In Theaters, Movies, Science & Technology
Tagged Documentary, Eighties
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Updated genetic stuff from 23 and Me
The updates just keep rolling in from 23andme.com and these were finally worth sharing. The past ones aren’t awful, they’ve been more along the lines of surveys to add to their collection of data. The four icons above represent three … Continue reading
The guts of a Tile®
Since the Tile people didn’t want my old, dead tiles back (they did last year), I took this busted one apart to see in there and maybe get an idea how it works.
Those were the days
Not everything on FaceBook is crap, ads (worse crap) or posts from friends too lazy to write a simple e-mail, let alone call with all those unused minutes. Sometimes you can join useful groups related to your hobbies (Pathfinder, Starfinder), … Continue reading
RIP Bob Dorough
Sad to see that he passed away earlier this week. I will never be able to thank him enough too. If you grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons in the Seventies, Bob’s idea was mandatory viewing on ABC…more like, those … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, History, Math, Music, Science & Technology, TV
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Seventies
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First Soylent week conclusion, moving on to second
My first week with Soylent has ended in a mixed way. Due to the Moontower Comedy Fest, I fell off the wagon a little and I also rewarded myself for a solid week of exercising by having a Texas Burger … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Health, News, Science & Technology
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Soylent week update, yet still progressing
After some discussion and clarification with Somara, I got talked out of drinking Soylent for every meal because she said it only substitutes for one or two of the three per day we tend to eat; I usually don’t do … Continue reading
The future of food, part four: a week of Soylent
I’ve gone over three alternatives, sampled them, mixed them with other stuff to make them more “edible,” and now comes a quick test of a short-term result. This week, I’m going to “eat” nothing but Soylent for lunch and dinner. … Continue reading
The future of food, part three: Huel
My overdue conclusion on the trilogy of food substitutions! I had this Huel (Human Fuel) stuff so long again, I had to start over to remember what it was like. Unlike Soylent or “Slimfast,” Huel comes in a powder that you … Continue reading
RIP: Dr. Stephen Hawking
One of the greatest living Physicists passed away today and what made Hawking more remarkable is that he pushed on through despite ALS slowly destroying his body. I think he’s one of the longest surviving people to have the disease. … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Physics, Science & Technology
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Eighties
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March is ladybug month
Whenever I don’t have a solid idea for a month’s theme, I start searching via Google for inspiration. This time I learned that March is ladybug month. Not sure why but I pounced on it because only recently did I … Continue reading
A decent explanation on why gene-mapping results vary
Hopefully you may remember the story about my two different DNA results back in 2016. The outcomes between the two companies “disagreed” so much I could be two people in my opinion. I doubt I could get my brother to … Continue reading