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<\/p>\nI\u2019ve got an appointment with the accountant today to hopefully finish up the tax crap dealing with the other half and my filing.<\/p>\n
I took advantage of the automatic extension afforded us by the disaster declaration caused by the blizzard this year. It\u2019s a darn good thing, because the other half’s filing system and document storage leaves a lot to be desired!<\/p>\n
But I spent the night tossing and turning and feel like absolute crap. My brain isn\u2019t working worth a darn but this is one of those things that must get done.<\/p>\n
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I had a lot of weird abstract dreams all night. But my computer is fully charged and hopefully the parts of my brain that aren\u2019t working will be augmented by the device. Thankfully the machine fits nicely in my briefcase.<\/p>\n
Later this week I\u2019m going to have to pick up the snow blower, it’s in for repair and a tune up after 15 winters of hard use and being put up wet. The repair guy said it had the wrong size belt on it. I told him that was the factory original belt and he was surprised. He said that explained it, the belt was so worn and stretched that\u2019s why the machine was smoking when you tried to use it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t explain any further, the snow blower was the domain of the other half and as has been established the other half was not particularly kind to machines. I\u2019m pleased that the repair didn\u2019t cost too much.<\/p>\n
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Today is the annual Apple reveal of new iPhones and other hot desirable items to populate the Christmas wish lists of millions. I usually watch just out of habit these days.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll be watching the event today because I want to see what my options are for a new iPhone. My current phone is getting long in the tooth, It\u2019s to the point of replacing the battery or replacing the phone. My phone is 3 generations old. I\u2019d like an improved camera, and I\u2019d like to have USB-C connections across all my devices. I\u2019d like the satellite SOS ability and crash detection.<\/p>\n
All the above features are available on last years model (except the USB-C). I\u2019m curious to see what this year\u2019s model brings. Tim Cook will once again be Captain Obvious<\/em> with his proclamation, \u201cThis is the best most advanced iPhone we\u2019ve ever produced,\u201d uh yeah Tim, that\u2019s the nature of technology\u2026 Moving on!<\/p>\n The USB-C connection is a pretty sure bet. Other hardware & software features may be announced that have not been leaked. All of this will influence my decision, \u201cNew Phone vs. New Battery\u201d.<\/p>\n I\u2019m also hoping that Craig Federighi does most of the presentation this year. I really don\u2019t enjoy all the \u201cDiversity\u201d players because they\u2019re just not exciting.<\/p>\n Federighi is electric and his playfulness and enthusiasm come through, even if he\u2019s presenting dry specs and figures. He\u2019s a fun presenter and somehow he always makes you hold your breath when he starts a live demo.<\/p>\n I guess I see it because I\u2019ve done my fair share of live demos where it was entirely possible for the thing you\u2019re demonstrating to fail right then and there. He apparently has done his fair share of demos where everything went wrong. He telegraphs that tension and makes it fun, it\u2019s a \u201cWe\u2019re gonna have an adventure\u2026\u201d feeling.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve always gotten the impression that if a live demo went to absolute shit\u2026 Craig Federighi would somehow find a way to laugh, reset, and try again without missing too many beats. Federighi could almost convince me to upgrade my phone every year.\u00a0<\/p>\n That being said, there have been some comments associating his rise to SVP of Apple Engineering to the decade long slip in software quality across IOS, & MacOS. I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s a cause \/ effect connection or that the level of complexity in the software has caused the problem.<\/p>\n Personally, I believe that the issues have been, if not injected, then exacerbated by the rise of too much automated testing and not enough human eyes on the software until after it\u2019s released. In the back of my mind, there\u2019s a thread that questions if some of the problems aren\u2019t based in diversity quotas.<\/p>\n When you hire someone based on anything other than their ability to build a product, you\u2019re inherently degrading the final product. That\u2019s not racist or sexist\u2026 That is simply a mater of fact.<\/p>\n Another of the dirty little secrets the diversity crowd would like to keep hidden and that no body is supposed to think about.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not super thrilled with the expense of a new phone, but if there are sufficient improvements from my model to this one I could be moved to spend the money. Having USB-C is almost enough for me to plunk down the cash, on its own merit.<\/p>\n I\u2019d like having only ONE cable and one charger for all my devices. So long as all my devices are smart enough to limit the charge current so that they don\u2019t damage themselves. There aren\u2019t many things I agree with the Europeans about, but de-cluttering my wall outlets, power strips, and the knot of cabling in my briefcase is one thing I heartily agree with.<\/p>\n Anyway, we\u2019ll see how all this goes. I may be ordering a new phone soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve got an appointment with the accountant today to hopefully finish up the tax crap dealing with the other half and my filing. I took advantage of the automatic extension afforded us by the disaster declaration caused by the blizzard this year. It\u2019s a darn good thing, because the other half’s filing system and document … <\/p>\n