Thursday, August 17, 2017

@23:30, 8/16/17

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1
Well

How to Be Mindful While Grocery Shopping

Plan your trip in advance. Knowing what you need at the store can help you avoid unwanted distractions.

It is good practice.

2
U.S.

Texas Bathroom Bill Dies Again, Raising Republican Acrimony

A Texas version of a North Carolina-style bill to restrict transgender bathroom use failed to pass the Legislature during a contentious special session.

Texas has shown good sense.
I am surprised.

3
Watching

A Brief Conversation With Kit Harington About Jon Snow on ‘Game of Thrones’

“It seems ridiculous in cold climates not to have your head protected.”

Actors need to be seen.
I will binge watch the thing.

4
Crosswords & Games

Quest for Knowledge

Peter Collins regroups.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEVCRdTBeYc&list=PLa9ZNle9yIXnGf7l_jwfBnIXIaOFDx-4u
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gang-of-Four

5
Technology

Pinpointing Your Whereabouts on Twitter

Twitter strips the geographic data from the photos you add to your posts, but you can always volunteer to share your location.

I would like to not post to twitter.
I need to set up my new smart phone.
I will need to be better rested.

6
Real Estate

$650,000 Homes in Connecticut, North Carolina and Texas

A 1770 Cape Cod-style house in Norfolk, a renovated bungalow in Raleigh and a 1928 Tudor-style house in Dallas.

New construction will cost less.
I am thinking off the grid.

7
Technology

Getting Microsoft Word to Call You by Your Real Name

If you find that Microsoft Office programs have grabbed the wrong name to use for your document comments, you can correct the record.

Use less automation if you can.
Open Office may be a better guess.

8
Technology

Microsoft Teaches Autonomous Gliders to Make Decisions on the Fly

Microsoft is building gliders that adapt to surprises. The goal is to teach autonomous vehicles of all sorts to deal with uncertainty the way humans do.

It is as good a game as any.
They are using more computation than they must.

"If then else" trees would do the work.

9
Business Day

What Executives Rebuking Trump’s Response to Charlottesville Are Saying

A growing chorus of executives on the President Trump’s business advisory councils have distanced themselves from the president. Here’s what they had to say.

The Trump coalition is broken.

The Democrats must find an alternative.

10 
U.S.

Black Voices on Turmoil in Charlottesville: ‘The World We Live In’

African-Americans contemplate race in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville, Va.

The party of Lincoln died with the man.
The Republican party is again unmasked.

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