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EA··on Credit-card-rewards guru Brian Kelly says we’re in a “golden age” of travel
I know someone who churns credit cards systematically (you know, follows a regimen like suggested in the article) and has been traveling with his family around the world for years, taking trips every 4 to 6 weeks.

That doesn't sound too "boring".

In fact, we churned cards a few years ago to pay for our trip to Europe. We took our toddler.

I would like to know where this "boring" life is that parents have. At times, I could use some of that.

EA··on Digital coins may be on the verge of going mainstream
The first digital coin land rush was when people and companies were registering thousands of somewhat random domain names per day hoping to hit on one that someone would eventually want.
EA··on The Loyal Engineers Steering NASA’s Voyager Probes Across the Universe
Mentoring programs, technical data packages (manuals and drawings for everything), a data repository (SharePoint), and a dedicated team of trainers.
EA··on Seeing AI for iOS
I am recommending this for my elderly family members with poor eyesight. This could greatly increase their quality of life.
EA··on Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop in the Classroom
Speaking of inaccurate headlines: I know I was better off with a TI-85 in math class, so students don't necessarily have a problem with a computing device itself in a classroom environment as the headline would suggest.
EA··on A Huge Diamond Mine That Helped Build The Soviet Union (2014)
Google Maps view: https://goo.gl/maps/HufFo7ZMP1T2
EA··on Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins
Or that fiat currency is hacked when someone gets pickpocketed on the street.
EA··on Facebook Hits 2 Billion Users
Are businesses people?
EA··on Sega releasing every console game for free with ads on mobile
I downloaded Sonic the Hedgehog this past weekend. My 3-year-old son was really intrigued as he watched me play. Within a few minutes, he wanted to play. The mechanics of a the game are a little difficult for him, however, the ads made the game almost unplayable for him. "Finding the 'X'" (to exit out of an ad) is now a mini-game within a game.

That said, SEGA got $1.99 out of me really quickly. $2 is a killer deal for sense of nostalgia, let alone a fine video game.

My son was talking about Sonic the Hedgehog at the breakfast table the next morning.

EA··on YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch
It is worse with ESPN.

I buy the ESPN Magazine. I buy ESPN Insider. And I still have to watch ads on ESPN videos.

EA··on Sony debuts the new Alpha 9 mirrorless camera with 20fps continuous shooting
A common practice among Sony shooters is to adapt Canon/Nikon glass to the Sony body if Sony glass doesn't cover a shot. Auto Focus takes a small to complete hit when this happens but it is less of an issue for stills than video.
EA··on Show HN: Dollar Lean Club – Get and Stay Fit Starting at $1/mo
I was disappointed to see the $1 a month didn't include a meal plan. The biggest body transformations come through diet, not exercise.

What is your diet going to do to me? I am already in shape. Will your diet make me gain muscle mass, gain fat, have more energy, sleep better, induce insulin spikes, etc?

Also, don't some US states prevent people from providing physical exercise and nutritional advice without licensed professionals?

EA··on Show HN: A travel tool to discover destinations based on your budget
I dig it this. If I have $2000 and a 4-day weekend coming up, I want you to email me places that my family can go at a certain budget.

I fly out of HSV most often and it is one of the most expensive airports in the US. It seems most of your estimates for me are off by a factor of 2 or 3.

EA··on Alphabet Says It Shut Down Titan Drone Internet Project
Google Reader was Gmail for blog feeds.

I used to follow the feeds of over 100 blogs. I know follow about a dozen or so and I have to click bookmarks or manual enter URLs to read them.

EA··on GoPro shows its vulnerability after horrific Q3 earnings
I second the Session recommendation. There's one button to press and it "just works". The session is lightweight too, so it will create less torque on your head/neck than other cameras.
EA··on Vine will be discontinuing the mobile app
Did Instagram's Stories kill Vine?

Watching https://vine.co/Trench play tunes of Vine was fun content to watch with my 2-year-old daughter.

EA··on All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware
Police departments around the country are going to see a loss of revenue. No more rolling through stop signs, illegal lane changes, or speeding tickets.
EA··on The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play
I'm pretty sure she is jumping from the railing on the porch of the house and will land well onto the trampoline.
EA··on The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play
I like to think of myself as more of a VTOL parent instead of a Helicopter parent.
EA··on John Carmack .plan Archive (2014)
I recall reading his and a lot of other companies' and developers' .plans over at https://www.bluesnews.com
EA··on GoPro finally debuts its portable Karma drone
the older GoPro cameras offered these FOVs. Unsure what the Hero5 offers.

Wide FOV - 17.2mm Medium FOV - 21.9mm Narrow FOV - 34.4mm

EA··on ‘Five Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds
Before we had kids, if a bite of the most delectable piece of grilled steak touched the surface of our kitchen table, I would not eat that piece of steak. In my mind, it was contaminated and a great risk to eat.

Now that we've got kids, I will eat that same piece of steak even if it falls on the floor. There's just so much good food on our floor now. Goldfish, Cheez-Its, bananas, etc.

Perhaps marginally related, our kids are the healthiest in their classes.

EA··on Gaia space telescope plots a billion stars
"There may be 2-3 times more stars in the Milky Way Galaxy than we thought"
EA··on A Design Defect Is Breaking iPhone 6 Pluses
Happened to my launch-week iPhone 6 Plus. Apple employees at the store were aware that phones had this issue but acted like it wasn't a problem they could treat. They treated it as a "bad screen" problem by replacing screens. After a couple of screen replacements the issue didn't go away.

Ultimately, I had to pay $329.00 for a refurbished phone after they swapped out a few screens which didn't make the problem go away.

There is a class action lawsuit forming: http://mccunewright.com/iphone-6-touchscreen-defect/

EA··on Verizon: We Can't Become Dumb Pipes
I read the title and couldn't help but think about pipes.yahoo.com after VZW's recent acquisition.
EA··on Shipt raises $20M to challenge Instacart
We used the service for the first time last week.

Our deliverer was incredibly polite and helpful in addition to being right on time to bring our groceries from Publix right into our kitchen. The deliverer even brought a bouquet of flowers. It was a pleasant experience. Waiting in long lines at Publix is not a pleasant experience.

We’ll supplement this service with Walmart’s curbside pickup and Amazon Prime.

EA··on The Nest Cam Outdoor is a $199 camera with an easy-to-install magnetic base
It's offline now, but I mounted a 8918 to the bottom of a deerfeeder in our backyard.

http://deercam.tumblr.com/about/

The cam lasted about a year out there until it quit working after an electrical storm. It lived through a lot of rain, wind, and Alabama humidity.

EA··on SpaceX: Eutelsat/ABS Mission Hosted Webcast
On the telecast they just said it appears the vehicle was lost.
EA··on Larry Page’s startups working on flying cars
I work around dozens of pilots. Most of them used to own, co-own, share, or lease a plane. Only a few of them actually have a plane they could go fly right now.

Maintenance, upkeep, costs, and regulations are obvious reasons why some would be deterred from owning and using a private plane.

But most everyone of the pilots said, if you want to go to the beach, in general, the best way to get there is a 6 to 8-hour drive in a minivan. The faster you go in the plane, the faster you burn fuel, and the more likely you'll have to land to refuel. Even if you don't refuel, loading, landing, unpacking, and rental cars are all unpleasant time sucks at a small airport in a small plane which saves you maybe 2 or 3 hours on your commute.

EA··on Is your smartphone listening to you?
It's being done because:

1) there is power/money to be gained 2) users will consent to it, actively or passively

#2 isn't really a requirement in emerging technologies and with little case law on the books

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