Monthly Archives: December 2018

Lenovo Yoga Book C930: A Simple PDF Reader Fix

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mikecane

When displaying a PDF on the eInk screen, one of the options to is do a clipping. It looks somewhat like my extraordinarily-crude mockup below: The selection box has little circles in the corner (my mockup does not). To get … Continue reading →

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Your 2019 Preview And Blog Changes Ahead

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mikecane

I used an online service to trim, so there’s a watermark. Here comes 2019: Network: Things Are Crazy Yeah. Next year there won’t be any more eScooter posts. There are no credible eScooter reviewers so I can’t tell you where … Continue reading →

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Dan Peña Gets To The Heart Of Robert Schuller

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mikecane

Schuller: What would you do today if you knew you would not fail? Dan Peña gets to the heart of that sentence: Yep. It’s not failure, it’s fear itself. WHY HIGH PERFORMERS SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID OF WHAT PEOPLE SAY | … Continue reading →

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What The–?!!?

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mikecane

Who the hell told him this was a good idea? Let Me Be Frank Invoking his ‘House of Cards’ character, Kevin Spacey posted an alarming video that appeared to address new charges of sexual assault

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This Is Very, Very Bad

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mikecane

I’ve read that the crash of the xCoins wiped out over US$700B of wealth (OK, it was imaginary wealth, but still … they thought it was real). And with China in pain and about to undergo its own economic crash, … Continue reading →

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Have A Merry Recession

Posted on December 24, 2018 by mikecane

Recession or depression, makes no difference. The misery will hurt either way for too many.

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Bah, Humbug! I Just Can’t Resist This.

Posted on December 24, 2018 by mikecane

The Future For NYC: Portable Electric Scooters The electric scooter wars of 2018 Even so, I usually see more into the damn future than that. Previously here: Chronological List Of Electric Scooter Posts eScooters category

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Weekend Review: December 22-23, 2018

Posted on December 23, 2018 by mikecane

Sightings: 2 unidentified electric skateboards. One had built-in rear lights. The other had all-terrain wheels. The highlight of the weekend: Second All-In Test Of The Lenovo Yoga Book C930. Reading was Death and the Language of Happiness (A Cecil Younger … Continue reading →

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Second All-In Test Of The Lenovo Yoga Book C930

Posted on December 22, 2018 by mikecane

Store demo models are unpredictable beasts. The first time I encountered the Lenovo Yoga Book C930 — entirely by accident — it had its accompanying stylus. And it worked. The third time, the stylus was broken — really, in two … Continue reading →

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The Cult Of Star Cops

Posted on December 21, 2018 by mikecane

“Hey,” my brain said while I was walking to a store this morning, “Whatever happened to Chris Boucher?” Yes, that’s how it goes. After forgetting that for a few hours, my brain poked me again and I looked at his … Continue reading →

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