I received this link through Brent Ozar Unlimited’s weekly mailing list (if you’re a SQL geek at all, sign up for it by registering for their SQL First Responder Kit!). The short version of Justin’s blog post is that Google is simply miles (kilometers for those of us not using Freedom Units) ahead of Apple maps,…
Month: December 2017
Adron Hall (blogging as The Transit Slueth) has written up his first person perspective of the recent train derailment. It’s definitely worth a read. The Story on Amtrak Cascades Train 501 Derailment It’s a fascinating view into the environment leading up to, during, and after the derailment. Definitely worth a read. As he points out, rail…
Some would disagree: http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20171216
I am quite impressed with the way eBook pricing works. In this case, I’m using Amazon’s pricing as an example, but it’s not much different on Barnes and Noble’s site. In this case, I’m interested in the book Artemis, by Andy Weir – author of The Martian. When I went to purchase the Kindle edition…
This is a fascinating article on The Atlantic. Who knew something as ‘simple’ as a scallop could have such a fascinatingly complex eye. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/scallops-have-eyes-and-each-one-builds-a-beautiful-living-mirror/547115/
This isn’t something you usually hear about. In fact, this is the first dock where I’ve found that there is a firmware update. If you have a Surface Dock, and are having occasional problems with it, I’d suggest following the link below and installing the Microsoft Surface Dock Updater and then use it to update…