Category: Technology
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Hyperloop technology should be for freight not people
Hyperloop technology should be for freight not people and the reason is that a hyperloop is really nothing more than an oversized enormous pneumatic tube kind of like the one you use at a bank to make your deposits at the drive through. It’s a point to point technology and once constructed not flexible. Think…
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I miss the old Microsoft and the old days of computing
Everybody DOS now! https://youtu.be/WxC6PytZMqc
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A regular person’s Pixel 2 Review
I purchased a Pixel 2 and not the Pixel 2 XL because the Pixel 2 is cheaper and has the same internals, with the exception of the screen. Same power and capabilities for less money. Win win. Note: all the pictures of the Pixel 2 were shot using my original Pixel. I’ve been using the…
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Amazon may have the world’s biggest backup hard drive.
Amazon may have the world’s biggest backup hard drive and they’ll drive it to your front door for all your backup needs. Amazon announced the new service, confusingly named Snowmobile, at its Re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week. It’s designed to shuttle as many as 100 petabytes–around 100,000 terabytes–per truck. That’s enough storage to hold…
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iPhone 7 Plus’ Bluetooth Woes Extend to Land Rover Vehicles
Below is a video made by my wife that shows what happens to her in-car entertainment system when her iPhone 7 Plus is connected to it via Bluetooth. The problem is not with iOS 10 as she experimented with connecting her iPhone 6S Plus which also has iOS 10 installed. I just saw today that…
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Alphabet (aka Google) Just Beat Apple in Maket Cap
Alphabet is now the most valuable company in the world. For Q4 2015, Alphabet beat analyst estimates of 8.10 per Class A share and 20.77 billion on revenue, with $8.67 per share and 21.33 billion in revenue. The news sent the price of Alphabet stock up over 6 percent in after-hours trading, sending Alphabet’s market cap…