I’ve been watching the HBO series Silicon Valley. I find it enjoyable on many levels.
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Seeing that my book updates are drawing nigh, I felt the need to submit to Microsoft’s hegemony and download a copy of the Windows 10 beta.
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In his latest book, The Zero Marginal Cost Society, author Jeremy Rifkin describes the effects of not having to pay for anything. Like me, I’m sure he’s aware that his book definitely falls into that category. If I wanted to not pay for a copy, I could: Just find the book on a bittorrent and download it “free.”
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“Hello, Sears? I need repair on my washing machine. No, I didn’t buy it. I just stole it out of one of your stores. Even so, I’m demanding that you help me and provide warranty service.”
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It’s very military. “Then I’ll see you at 16:00,” which he pronounces as “sixteen hundred.” What the hell time is that?
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The Word 2016 beta is now available. I’m not sure whether that’s exciting or not.
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You already know about remote bloat. It’s that condition when you have a TV set, but also other devices that feed into that TV set. With each device comes its own remote, hence: Remote bloat.
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