Nintendo produced a ton of great announcements this week. Then they announced this… We enjoyed the Wii Fit so I wanna be hopeful. 🎮
Wii Fit redux: Nintendo shows mysterious exercise ring for the Switch
I’ve avoided these due to my privacy concerns. With HomePods still feeling over priced (for my expected usage) I might take the plunge now that there’s a Sonos One without a microphone.
The Sonos One SL is a microphone-free version of its most accessible speaker
The scientific answer to a question I’ve never asked:
As you stir pancake batter clockwise, only a bit of the mixture moves in tandem with your whisk, while the rest swirls in the opposite direction, counterclockwise.
Well this is interesting: our 15 y/o daughter was never taught cursive writing. But today we got a notice from our 10 y/o son’s teacher they will learn cursive this year. I welcome the change. Same school district. 🏫 🖊
Now watching: British theater. Also known as the House of Commons live debate. 🇬🇧
Defeated today: I normally do home repairs myself. But today while fixing a leaking toilet the water cutoff valve stopped working. I could try to do the replacement myself but it’s going to require cutting off water to the whole house and I think best left to a professional.
Tejas. Protein. 📷
Wow. Tim Cook was just on ESPN’s College Game Day. ‘Cause Auburn of course. 🏈
Our sophomore daughter just asked why every book she can remember being assigned to read in school is about depressing subjects.
It’s a valid question. I think I felt the same way. 📚 Note: her current book is Of Mice and Men which she thinks is well written but…
I think Mercedes’s decision to keep Bottas on the team was the only choice to make to bolster Hamilton’s dominance further. But I’m glad Ocon is getting a seat on another F1 team 🚗
If you own a Nintendo Switch you might want to check out the demo for Dragon Question XI. It’s a delightful game and the demo - get this - has about 10 hours of game play. I’ve been enjoying playing it along with my 10 y/o son. Wish more games had real demos.
Posting this as a “I’m thinking of you” note to @macgenie
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I’ve learned something since getting an Apple Card - I use Apple Pay a lot more than I realized. It will be interesting after a month or two to compare the ratio of Apple Pay charges to non-Apple Pay charges. 💵
Wow, this Hurricanes vs Gators 🏈 game has been a mess. I’m sitting here wondering how in the world can this Gator team be ranked #8.🤷🏻♂️
I don’t much care for Miami or the Gators but I’m still gonna watch with enthusiasm because - it is the first game of the college 🏈 season!!!
Today’s EPL match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace was mighty exciting… ⚽️ 🏴
Starting off the day watching the first College Game Day show of the NCAAF season 🏈 It is a happy place for me.
In case you just want the visuals and not to read the post on my new Apple Card here are the images.
Contacted Google support via chat today. Typical dialog:
Me: I’m using an iPad
Support agent: Are you using an Apple device?
Needless to say the issue was not resolved.🤬
My Apple Card arrived and I was surprised it turned into something of an "unboxing" event. Also noted below is a bit of a surprise on part of the T&C.
After removing my Apple Card from the UPS envelope I was surprised to be greeted with something more substantial than the typical envelope used for other credit cards.
The brown outer packaging was made from recycled paper that was similar to a very heavy paper stock. The brown paper easily held it’s squared-off corners for example. Inside was the holder for the card itself which was made out of high quality stock similar to that used in good greeting cards and a nicely embossed Apple logo. The holder was a typical Apple white. The inside had the same color gradients used in the Wallet app. As usual with Apple the packaging was a pleasure.
The card itself is only slightly thicker than others I have. I was a bit surprised that it is not what I call “Apple white” but instead has a bit of a steel/grey cast (though in the photo it looks warmer). There is a definite metallic clink when the card is put on a wood table. I imagine if you were to drop the card on a hard floor the resulting sound would be very noticeable.
In looking over the FAQs I discovered the process for doing an in-store return other than at Apple is a bit different than with other cards. I imagine this will cause a few hiccups until it is better known. As far as the other T&C I think this would be a good card for my kids when they’re old enough (not sure they would be approved for one though). In my case I will start carrying the Apple Card as my emergency backup card (not my main card as it pays 2% on all purchases).
My main annoyance with the card’s features is the lack of a method to export transactions to budgeting software (e.g. an OFX file or even a CSV file). A PDF statement is the only export available. I think this a real weakness for a card that is themed as being friendlier to responsible spending. As far as the “don’t carry it in a leather wallet” posts I don’t really care. None of my credit cards looks new and if I got bothered enough by the Apple Card discoloring they’ll send a replacement free.
Well, looks like my Apple Card won’t look pristine for very long…
How to clean your Apple Card - Apple Support
Place your card in a slot in your wallet or billfold without touching another credit card. If two credit cards are placed in the same slot your card could become scratched.
Security is proving to be a critical Achilles heal in open source SW. I find it hard to get project owners to be proactive.
Supply chain attacks against open source is getting worse
Backdoors snuck into 12 OSS packages were downloaded hundreds of thousands of times
I had no idea Waterfield made cases for the Nintendo Switch. Decided to go with this one in waxed canvas. Very reasonably priced from my standpoint especially given Waterfield’s reputation for high quality.
Phil Neville has rightly pointed out the social media platforms repeatedly have failed to act and called for boycotts by players and teams. We need more organizations to stand up and stop enabling these platforms to foster abuse. Twitter racist abuse of ManchesterU Paul Pogba ⚽️
Lots of attention on screen time and teen mental health in the press these days. There is a bit of counterpoint in this NPR piece. Our approach is seek a degree of moderation.
New Research Casts Doubt On Connection Between Smartphone Use And Teen Mental Health : NPR