Grahame

Endured more power outages, but, thankfully, without a side of u contained wildfire. Noticed that the local cell tower went dark ~4hours after the power, so that's it's battery backup gone, I guess. This morning we went looking for hot Coffee and a 4G signal with internet connectivity (not a given). I am reliably informed that in the first world nations of The East Bay, and The City, they have both and Electricity! We eventually got lucky at our local Solar Powered supermarket to the Bourgeoisie. Power, Speciality Coffee and Queues. Later got an internet connection just in time to intercept the weekly call with my mum. Which was nice. Currently parked on elevated terrain with comms to the outside world, fast charging the nerd phones from the car. Apparently this situation is on again, off again for the next week (and structurally for the next decade if PG&E are to be believed) Fun Times! EDIT: curiously , spam calls, ads and emails are still getting through!

Any good Компромат, comrade?

More power outage prepping

Pre power cut Ice Cream at a neighbors. Why run the risk of it melting because of circumstances beyond your control, when you can just eat it instead! Thanks PG&E.

Meanwhile ... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/u-s-bacon-pile-is-biggest-in-48-years-but-may-start-to-ebb https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-10-23/u-s-bacon-pile-is-biggest-in-48-years-video

Interesting article on why from a (software) engineering / management perspective, why things may be the way they are ... https://tidbits.com/2019/10/21/six-reasons-why-ios-13-and-catalina-are-so-buggy/

Happy Birthday, Dusty!

Happy non-64th Birthday, Peter!

Happy Birthday, Iain

Happy 2^6th Birthday Carl! or is that Happy 0b1000000 Birthday Anyway. Have a great day!

Happy Birthday, Vicki.

Just finished a Peaky Fookin' Blinders binge

Ian Hislop's Fake News - A True History A fascinating documentary on the long history of "fake news" and if there are any lessons that can be learned and applied to our current predicament. and it has made it's way to YouTube. If you can believe that.

Had a walk around a local invitational car show. A couple of @Dusty Chalk approved examples Something with H-C appropriate powwwer And because this is HC, This understated ride With a sweet, sweet 8-track

Curry And dessert And previously, Evidence that a former subject of discussion is not only a thing, but a real commercial thing.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/11/macos_catalina_fail/ https://tyler.io/macos-10-15-vista/

Molecular ice cream https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/The-molecular-science-behind-a-Larkspur-shop-s-14473244.php

Mature perhaps. It still has more than enough grunt for the tasks at hand, and is still getting regular software updates, both for the base OS/Experience and the apps. For couch based control the remote and voice commands work well enough, and you can always pair a keyboard / trackpad if you need that for your use case. Nothing wrong with a mac mini if it meets your use cases. Interested in what edge cases it addresses that cant be met by an Apple TV these days for those in that ecosystem.

Already Saw it at The Lark Quite the show / one woman performance. You can see the genesis/roots of the First series. Interesting background

Highly Likely https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-android-tv-box-raspberry-pi/ https://www.electromaker.io/tutorial/blog/how-to-make-a-raspberry-pi-android-tv-box

Nvidia Shield. I Use it. I Like it. Hooked up with Logitech Harmony in addition to its voice remote. All the usual suspects on the streaming app front(Youtube Netflix , Amazon prime Video and music, both in 4K HDR) + kodi. I Don't use Hulu so cant say , but it's there, as is the Tivo app. Handles Live TV via Silicon Dust Cable Card in my case. https://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-tv-box-2-1021123/

Another Obit. For Ginger https://www.nme.com/blogs/ginger-baker-obituary-1939-2019-2551866

RIP, Mr Baker. BBC News - Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49827436

More imagery of yesterday's flypast from different vantage points ( and the camera plane) https://www.instagram.com/rafredarrows/?hl=en via: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10051621/red-arrows-golden-gate-bridge-san-francisco/

Took an early lunch to watch The Red Arrows fly over The Golden Gate as part of their North American Tour, 2019 Nice day!