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It’s a larger box than I thought it would be, but it’s also a powerful performer!
What if we took the guts of a high end workstation or gaming laptop, and crammed them into a small desktop case? Ghost Canyon looks like it’ll be a monster, but building it was a little trickier that I was expecting…
I’m gonna call him “Ghosty”!
Continue reading “Intel Ghost Canyon NUC: Building the BIG BOY NUC!”
The FCC is asking ISPs to PRETTY PLEASE treat the internet like a utility during this “social distancing” experiment. Apple is fined 1.2 Billion in France over anti-competitive sales practices. Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft’s board. The EU is planning sweeping Right to Repair legislation.
And did you stream Frozen 2 early? WE DID!
Let’s get our tech week started off right!
How the human ear works!
Covering some of the basics for #2020Hearing, let’s take a quick trip back to high school science class!
How does sound get into your brain? Your ears are pretty remarkable. We should take care of them!
Continue reading “#2020Hearing: How your ears work! (With a little help from some old educational films!)”
Working from home? Has there been a sudden change in your work/life balance? Here’s a quick and dirty vlog with five fast tips to get you started.
My first five common sense tips for getting your work done AND staying sane during a lifestyle change.
Continue reading “5 Tips for Working from Home (in Under Five Minutes)”
We shouldn’t forget that the iPhone 11 Pro was also released on the promise of features to come in later updates.
Months after launch, nearly halfway towards the announcement of the next premium iPhone, have those “pro” promises been realized? Can the most expensive (non-folding) 4G phone of 2019 still duke it out against the new crop of incoming 5G Androids?
Will this $1099 64GB phone be left behind on software features like my $999 iPhone XS was?
Continue reading “iPhone 11 Pro Camera Conclusion: The best auto shooter of 2019!”
LG VS the FTC? Is there an issue with a smartphone showing up in some music videos? Should music videos from Eminem and Lil Yachty have “#AD” disclosures on YouTube?
Just WHAT ARE THE RULES???
Let’s break this down!
Continue reading “Eminem, Lil Yachty, and LG: Does V60 Product Placement Violate FTC Guidelines?”
Apple might finally have to pay a fine over it’s practice of slowing down older phones, but will it be enough of a penalty to prevent future planned obsolescence practices? The Oppo Find X2 looks like a beast of a phone at a PREMIUM price.
And Coronavirus out here just cancelling EVERYTHING!
Let’s get our tech week started off right!
Rian Johnson is one of my favorite current filmmakers. If his style could be summed up in a sentence, Johnson excels at deconstructing popular genres.
Want a Film Noir? He’ll set the heightened drama of a noir in high school, where kids are naturally more dramatic.
The Brothers Bloom is a fresh twist on a caper film. Looper tweaks the standard tropes of Time Cop-style time travel movies.
He’s at his best when he can take a format we’re familiar with, maybe even tired of, and he’s able to throw a tiny wrench into the machine we understand.
Even his Star Wars entry is less a good Star Wars film, and more a commentary on the most popular tropes of Star Wars films. It’s a fascinating examination of a beloved franchise, even if it doesn’t quite work as an episode of the series.
Recently we saw a handful of stories relating Rian Johnson’s experiences in using Apple branded products in his films, specifically how it impacts the story for his “whodunnit” mystery comedy Knives Out.