Monthly Archives: April 2018

Now There’s A Death Algorithm

Posted on April 30, 2018 by mikecane

‘How Long Do I Have Left?’ AI Can Help Answer That Question — Wall Street Journal paywall, but Reader View is your friend with Firefox. A new algorithm developed at Stanford Medicine could help. Analyzing data from hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →

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Weekend Review, April 28-29, 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by mikecane

I saw: 7 Boosted boards, 1 Acton board, 1 Evolve board, 1 Halo Board, 1 unidentified eScooter, 1 electric unicycle, and had my first in-real-life sighting of a Xiaomi-style eScooter. I say “Xiaomi-style” because there are now clones coming out … Continue reading →

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Tiny Houses Passed A Huge Hurdle In 2016: The Building Code

Posted on April 30, 2018 by mikecane

It’s a measure of how thoroughly I had purged Tiny Houses from my mind back in 2015 that I missed this milestone back in 2016 and accidentally (via YouTube Recommendation) learned of it in 2018: Tiny houses are getting a … Continue reading →

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The MacBook Pro: Apple Lays An Egg

Posted on April 27, 2018 by mikecane

Don’t buy the MacBook Pros even on sale, in my opinion A few months ago, I wrote about how my one-year-old MacBook Pro’s keyboard keys stopped working if a single piece of dust slipped under there, and more importantly, that … Continue reading →

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The GDPR

Posted on April 27, 2018 by mikecane

If your emailbox is beginning to fill up with Subject lines like, “We’re updating our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service,” this is why: General Data Protection Regulation. The EU had to force them into that. They wouldn’t have otherwise … Continue reading →

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Another Example Of 4K Video Editing On An iPad Mini 4

Posted on April 26, 2018 by mikecane

From the Description: Yes, it can be done, at least for basic editing, this is an example of 2 4K footage, trimmed, added transition, title and color adjusted within LumaFusion and it works. Both of the Mavic Air footage are … Continue reading →

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NYC Weather Alert: Winter Is Over

Posted on April 26, 2018 by mikecane

Click = big Finally! What a difference just three weeks makes: Less Than Two Weeks After The FOURTH Nor’easter…

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First, ZTE. Second Will Be Huawei?

Posted on April 26, 2018 by mikecane

Huawei Is Under U.S. Criminal Investigation For Illegal Iran Sales: Here’s What’s Next On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Justice Department is investigating whether Huawei violated U.S. export sanctions related to Iran. After the Trump Administration imposed … Continue reading →

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“… And Death Shall Flee From Them.”

Posted on April 26, 2018 by mikecane

Enzyme that affects ageing, cancer decoded: study Elated scientists announced Wednesday the completion of a 20-year quest to map the complex enzyme thought to forestall ageing by repairing the tips of chromosomes in plants and animals, including humans. As far … Continue reading →

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iPad Mini 4 Can Edit 4K Video

Posted on April 25, 2018 by mikecane

VinGin continues to push the iPad Mini 4. Two videos after the break. First, him trying LumaFusion to edit a 4K video. Second, the actual edited video put on YouTube (which can be seen in full 4K!).

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