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ethics

Donald McNeil Follow Up

Yesterday Donald McNeil published a follow up post about his firing from the New York Times on Medium. He blames a culture of hypocrisy and elitism and compares his forced…

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article Statistics

Maybe if People Played More Board Games

…fun-filled people in Canada, especially compared to Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where just 24% of residents feel strongly that they have enough fun in their lives. Alberta came in second last…

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life

HomePod Mini

…Ignoring me, she exclaimed, “Oh, so cute! She’s going to hatch!” and then started laughing. I’ve been using the intercom feature to call into the kitchen while I’m sick in…

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movie

Don’t Look Up

I just watched “Don’t Look Up”. I’m glad I heard the mixed reviews because I went into it knowing that it’s not a comedy per se. It’s a humorous movie…

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Disney

Defunctland’s Deep Dive on Disney Queues

Just in time for our family trip to California this December, Defunctland does a deep dive on the complicated history of Disney’s FastPass. I still haven’t decided if we are…

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Apple

Apple Financial Results Q4 2021

Yesterday, Apple released its financial results for the fourth quarter ending September 25, 2021. The Company posted a September quarter revenue record of $83.4 billion, up 29 percent year over…

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article

Misquoting Einstein

commonly misattributed quotations. I’ve listed them below, but if youre curious to find accurate attributions, I recommend checking out the article. “Let them eat cake.” — not Marie Antoinette “I…

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Miscellaneous

Hello Fresh

…the people that I interact with in person so That leaves you, Dear Reader, are you interested in a free box of Hello Fresh? Leave your email in the comments…

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Apple finance

Apple Financial Results Q3 2021

…revenue, the best third quarter in the company’s history. In fact, Apple has reported record revenue for each of the last four quarters. Here are the Q3 Six Color Charts….

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bad review revue

The Bad Review Revue

…an uninspired drag, and perhaps the first ‘Romeo and Juliet’ adaptation where viewers will side with the exasperated parental characters.” — Brian Orndorf, Blu-ray.com The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard: “It saps…