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Slimbo··on Game consoles are doing better than ever
The fixed platform is the winner for consoles though. Just playing Dark Souls 3 on my pc, played the first two on the consoles. I have to run an xbox controller emulator because it only supports the xbox pad, and I have a ps4 pad. You just don't get this stuff in console land.
Slimbo··on General Motors Is Going All Electric
Similar experience. Bought a used Leaf and the simplicity and convenience makes me resent using my petrol banger. My commute is only about three miles, so it only needs charging once or twice a week.
Slimbo··on General Motors Is Going All Electric
In London street lamps are being converted into EV charge stations for kerbside charging:

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/london-street-lamps...

Slimbo··on Serverless Raspberry Pi Cluster with Docker
You can do that on any reasonably powerful desktop and virtualization and not have the hardware costs.
Slimbo··on A man who takes a plane to work every day [video]
Getting home at 21:00 and he's up again at 05:00 so most of that time will be spent sleeping. What's the point?
Slimbo··on Self-made millionaire: Don't put money in your 401(k)
I'd far rather hear about where to put that $100k than where to build it.
Slimbo··on Self-made millionaire: Don't put money in your 401(k)
He specifically said accessable as well. If you access the funds in your pension before retirement there's a hefty tax penalty.
Slimbo··on Chromebooks destroy Apple in back to school sales
Spot on. My kid's just moved from primary to high school (in the UK), and he keeps his same @sch account name. All his work just follows him through the system, it's really smart.
Slimbo··on Can e-bikes revolutionise long-distance commuting?
Another article focusing on Dutch cycling as some kind of trend indicator, but not really applicable anywhere else. Holland is flat with mild weather. Bikes are already popular and a good infrastructure and legal system in place to support it before ebikes came along. Even with Ebikes, a cold climate and a hilly landscape will put a lot of people off.
Slimbo··on Where will Google Reader traffic go?
The Beyondpod beta adds feedly support to replace the google reader functionality. Been using beyondpod for a while, and it's bloomin ace.
Slimbo··on Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?
I'm guessing Feedly is only servicing your 3k feeds because it's still using GReaders back end.
Slimbo··on Hacker School Soylent
Meal replacement shakes can be useful when you're trying to control your calories while still getting what you need. Particularly good when per iodising your training, so you might still need measured amounts of protein and carbs but you're trying to lose fat after building muscle. Very easy to measure out 1,500 calories worth of powder a day vs guessing calorific content of food.

Having said that, I don't get why the current geek love for Soylent when there's really no shortage of meal replacement shakes out there that seem to do the same job but cheaper. I also love actually eating food, so would only use a shake for a short term goal.

Slimbo··on Expunging Google
Still odd that reader's the 'last straw', but not on the lists of services to expunge!
Slimbo··on So You Want To Be A Breaker, Part 1: Web Security
Until you wrote something worth following :)
Slimbo··on So You Want To Be A Breaker, Part 1: Web Security
This guide is exactly what I've been looking for, thanks Cody. Been on the receiving end of some very talented pentesters, and really want to learn more about how on earth they find the things they do.

Want to make sure I catch your future editions, do you have anything I can sign up for notification? Can't find an RSS feed on your blog.

Slimbo··on Oculus Rift - Update on dev kits, new display, new sensor (shipping in March)
It's just showing both independent eye images on one single screen. Can't wait to see what the full field of vision looks like with the device.
Slimbo··on Backing up your Twitter account with the t ruby gem
I think the idea is you incorporate this into a wider backup script.
Slimbo··on Where $37k in Kickstarter pledges went
I'd have hoped kickstarter would at least vet the rewards offered for viability on new projects. Seems not?
Slimbo··on Apps I Can’t Live a Day Without (Android Edition)
Beyondpod is the android app I can't live without. (http://www.beyondpod.mobi/android/index.htm). No podcast support was the biggest shock coming from iphone to android and beyondpod's fills that hole nicely.
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