Dwayne Phillips ' Day Book

Items 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. I encourage you to see Jerry Pournelle's site and subscribe to his services.

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This week: April 6-12, 2015

Summary of this week:

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday


Monday April 6, 2015

My Internet viewing has been curtailed as I work through health issues in my extended family.

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Tuesday April 7, 2015

My Internet viewing has been curtailed as I work through health issues in my extended family.

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Wednesday April 8, 2015

My Internet viewing has been curtailed as I work through health issues in my extended family.

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Thursday April 9, 2015

My Internet viewing has been curtailed as I work through health issues in my extended family.

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Friday April 10, 2015

A little Internet viewing today.

Guess what? More broadband in rural areas will improve health care there. What happened to those Billion$?

Who needs a new Apple Watch when you can have this retro remake Apple II watch.

Personal efforts to end Internet censorship in China.

An in-depth review of the 2015 MacBook.

Intel evolves its depth sensor so that it now fits in a smartphone.

Amazon starts to crack down on fake product reviews.

After six hours of pre-sales, all the Apple Watches are gone.

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Saturday April 11, 2015

Intel and Cray receive orders from Dept of Energy for two new supercomputers.

The Apple Watch is here; let the floodgates open. The best apps so far.

Someone actually puts an Apple Watch on their wrist and shows the video.

News from India where the police will use drones that douse mobs with pepper spray.

While in America, a 14-year-old boy is now a felon because he saw his teacher's computer password.

Our Dept of Commerce has banned Intel from selling processors to China. The ban is unenforceable.

Intel shows a laptop computer with no external wires. All connects, including power, are wireless.

We now have two new $149 Chromebooks. The price is getting closer to what I want.

Is Apple's Watch an accesory to the iPhone? If so, it will sell in the 100s of millions.

The top ten (bad) hackers of all time.

Will this seat design change how we try to sleep on airplanes?

Ellen Pao, now CEO of Reddit, bans salary negotiation to equalize gender pay.

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Sunday April 12, 2015

A look at the Flir FX video camera that can fill several roles.

The story of Lynda Weinman: a mother of the Internet and founder of education site lynda.com.

Notes from one freelance writer who does well financially to the rest of us who don't.

More tips on writing memoirs.

And more tips on writing memoirs.

Write about the worst thing that has happened to you.

What a person writes can change the world. See history for many examples.

Pencils from the Blackfeet Indian Writing Company.

How to ignore those people who tell you that you can't.

Responsibilities for writers.

"If you don't like my book, I'll buy it back from you." Only offer this guarantee if you get 100% of the sale price of the book. The vast majority of authors get 5% of a store-purchased book.

Common mistakes that first-time freelancers make.

Common problems with personal essays.

Scams abound on the Internet, with many aimed specifically at writers.

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