Grahame

(please) Respect the artist ... or enforce it for people with no willpower / poor impulse control (millennials?) interesting how they pitch it e.g. https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/05/483110284/lock-screen-at-these-music-shows-phones-go-in-a-pouch-and-dont-come-out https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/1/24/16927864/jack-white-phones-us-tour-yondr-pouch https://www.overyondr.com/ https://www.simplemost.com/yondr-keeps-your-cellphone-locked-up-at-concerts/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/artists-to-fans-put-your-phones-away-202263/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/17/musicians-concert-phone-etiquette-silicon-valley "a richer engagement with memories" , what like having them? Get Off My Lawn? Hurrumph

Bacon wrapped pork loin.

Via https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/26/screen-time-bypass-iphone-ipad/ and elsewhere by googling "How to bypass screen time" and similar. know thine enemy The evil person in me would add redirecting DNS entries on a scheduled basis (so when they lookup www.somehub.com it redirects them to a "I know you're looking" page ... looks like there is a market for such things already .... https://www.asecurelife.com/best-parental-controls-for-wireless-networks/ possibly - no direct knowledge of - but looks like the right technical approach - esp if you tie it to the MAC (hardware ID) address of the given device(s) ... https://www.safedns.com/en/parental-controls/ This could be a fun cat and mouse game, best played by denying all such knowledge of an approach, so they self-incriminate when certain things just stop working

Happy Birthday, Brian! Why not have a drink to celebrate!

Meanwhile ...

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Ubiquiti was the solution not the problem EDIT : see

Impressive! I think Colin discovered previously that how you interact with the "fat pipe" can be a limiting factor. (I think Ubiquiti hardware was involved )

Giving Sophie a “Taste of Marin” Brunch send off, so She had Which was a perfect opportunity to add Millionaires Bacon ( to share) Joanne & I shared Dungeness Hash / Pacifica Salad Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving, Y'All.

Played tourist in SF this afternoon, Where I encountered ... https://en-us.sennheiser.com/sf Sennheiser's only store in North America (?) Knowledgeable staff, and the usual suspects The new stuff isn't too shabby.

Hole in the wall, SF Chinatown fare

So, Dropped Joanne’s niece, Sophie, off in Corte Madera to enjoy some retail therapy while Joanne and I were at work. Joanne had pointed out https://www.marinij.com/2018/11/19/marin-kitchen-caters-to-canine-connoisseurs/ So Sophie visited and told us all about her trip The fresh vegetables on ice, the open kitchen, how the “consultant nutritionist” “individually tailored” her requirement for some doggy treats for a friends Husky back in Cayman She went with the venison. And sticker shock (maybe the lack of posted prices should be a clue) I would say “only in Marin”, but they have branches elsewhere. https://www.justfoodfordogs.com/

Happy Birthday JP! Don't be a stranger.

Condolences Antonio and Wayne.

Home made Shepherds Pie A la Anglais Along with Apple Crumble And Ice Cream For an ex-work colleague and his “posse” (wife / neighbors)

Meanwhile, for the OLED curious amongst you ... https://www.techradar.com/news/lg-oled-tv-black-friday-deals-have-arrived-early

Now onto more flourless chocolate cake

Nibbles, Dodgy Dosh Napkins

MUSHROOMS AND GRITS braised mushrooms, anson mills white grits, soft cooked egg, delicata squash, bread crumbs, salsa verde PORK BELLY farro verde, cider braised cabbage, apple-fennel salad, hazelnuts, apple jus

Happy Birthday Chris. You should thrash Brent in an online racing game, sometime.

Happy Birthday Mikey, Hope you had a great day. Greetings, Whiskeys, Celebrations.

Was a guest of Google Usual catering, dedicated Barista's etc. I won't say Googlers are pampered, but(t) ... Ambient temperature seats are So lo-tech.

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