Dwayne Phillips ' Day Book
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I happen to view each day. Science, Techonology, Management, Culture,
and of course Writing
This is my day book for this week. I have modeled this after science
fiction and computer writer Jerry Pournelle's view, or as he calls it,
his Day Book.
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This
week: December November 3-9, 2014
Summary of this week:
- Mozilla to release a new browser for developers next week
- The people select Republicans in mid-term elections
- Apple overtakes Samsung in China mobile market
- Microsoft announces free Office for iOS and Android
Monday
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- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Monday November 3, 2014
No viewing today as I was driving all day.
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Tuesday November 4, 2014
Microsoft has built a Skype translator that translates spoken language in real time.
Apple is opening a software office in Seattle—that's Microsoft's traditional neighborhood.
The great hiring mess. I am living through it, dying a bit each day.
Researchers find a flaw in Visa cards where you can steal a $million from each card.
The Russians, not a fan of homosexuality, removed their Steve Jobs memorial since Tim Cook "came out."
Carnival Cruise Lines has boosted its broadband services on its ships. That is so nice.
Mozilla is releasing a new browser next week on the 10th birthday of Firefox.
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Wednesday November 5, 2014
Mid-term elections in the US lead to big "wins" by Republicans. I have
always been confused on the concept of "winning" an election. It always
seemed to me that no one won or lost, but that citizens selected
someone or other. Then again, I am often accused of being childlike.
Google Nest thermostat gets a software update for faster learning.
HP releases a new hot gaming laptop.
Microsoft and Dropbox team to integrate mobile office apps with the file storage service.
The move towards unlimited free cloud storage continues with Amazon Prime accounts and photo storage.
Software in Japan bested high school seniors on college entrance exam.
Continuing with AI news, Google is trying to build a self-programming computer.
DARPA built a circuit operating at one TeraHertz.
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Thursday November 6, 2014
Mozilla and GSMA partner to bring web access and tools to the rest of the world.
Amazon will press on with smartphones despite the failure of the Fire phone.
Apple is the #1 mobile seller in China passing Samsung.
Forget the Kindle and those other eReaders—read books on your smartphone.
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Friday November 7, 2014
Dropbox releases their diversity numbers, and they are as bad as everyone elses.
Bad news from the Home Depot hacking: 53million emails exposed.
Twitter is opening an office in Hong Kong.
Microsoft announces free Office for iOS and Android. The earth momentarily stops its rotation.
The photos don't lie: CNN anchors use the Microsoft tablet as a stand for the Apple tablet. Corporations are still buy Microsoft while individuals are still buying Apple.
How to playback the entire keystroke history of a Google Docs document.
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Saturday November 8, 2014
Wal Mart launches its own TV USB stick device: Vudu Spark.
What it's like to run a data center at the South Pole.
Watch the flight of a human-powered helicopter.
At least they are making some progress: our government is attacking Health Care do Gov to test it.
The Google barges were closed due to simple safety concerns.
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Sunday November 9, 2014
ReskillUSA: CodeAcademy teams with others to teach tech skills.
If this works at all, we will have more people applying for fewer jobs
which means lower wages for all. Sometimes people don't seem to think
these things through.
A look at the 36 stewards who edit Wikipedia all the time.
Amazon introduces the Echo—a little device that listens to you and helps you spend money on Amazon.com.
Now that MS Office is free for the iPhone, people learn that it is much better there than on a Microsoft phone.
Facebook "sees" a zillion smartphones: the average Android phone is years behind Apple's phones.
The Germans make some advances in micro-robots that will swim through and repair the human body.
DARPA funds a project that may auto-complete software that a programmer begins.
Guess what: there is no link between video game violence and real violence. In other words, Cain did not play Grand Theft Auto minutes before killing Abel.
Some details leak about the next model of the Raspberry Pi—still $25.
Prepare
for the justified screaming: Harvard installed secret cameras in
classes to monitor attendance. Even professors didn't know.
One of our government's web sites transmitted locations of AIDS sufferers for years. I'm glad that Health Care dot Gov won't have any such problems (not).
Notes on finishing those unfinished writing projects.
Considering a Cowork location for freelance writers.
Here are 20 writer's retreats that are dreams and that none of us will ever attend.
Some tips for writing faster—write, don't edit.
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