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Unboxing the Nexus 5x
Useless Backstory: Moto X to Nexus 5x My by far favorite Android phone since 2009 has been the Moto X 2013. Indeed, if it were not for its subpar camera, I would say it is, even now, still the best...
View ArticleNexus 5x: First Impressions
Two years ago, I posted up Moto X: First Impressions. I just got the new Nexus 5x, and I thought I'd post my first impressions of that phone as well. The Good The camera photos seem crisp and the...
View ArticleNexus 5x: Second Impressions
Here's a follow-up to last week's Nexus 5x: First Impressions post. What I've liked so far Basically, it's all the same stuff that impressed me at first—mainly the camera and the fingerprint sensor....
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My Top 10 Android App Recommendations
Why this list? There is no shortage of lists of top Android apps. Most tech blogs / online magazines have one every year. You can find these listicles pretty much anywhere. If you want to see a bunch...
View ArticleTrish Walker is the real hero; Jessica Jones is a self-centered jerk
Warning: This post contains major spoilers. This is an analysis, not a show review. If you haven't seen Jessica Jones and you intend to do so later, don't read the rest of this post. I'm generally a...
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Pure Lubuntu 15.10
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default...
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Pure Xubuntu 15.10
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default...
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Pure Kubuntu 15.10
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default...
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Pure Ubuntu 15.10
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. These removal commands were created based on what Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default...
View ArticleManually installing an OTA update for the Nexus 5x
In theory, your device should automatically check for an OTA (over-the-air) update, download it in the background, and then prompt you to install the update. No matter how much I manually checked, my...
View ArticleStar Wars, Episode VII success not a surprise
What is with Entertainment Weekly?: So now what? Just as it was hard to predict The Force Awakens’ opening weekend, it’s also hard to predict what it’ll do from here. Because of the holidays, movies...
View ArticleHow I fixed the lag issue on my Nexus 5x
If you Google Nexus 5x lag, you will see many users complaining about lag on the Nexus 5x. If you follow the threads, some people will complain about lag. Others will say they've experienced no lag....
View ArticleExploring nuance in the Talia Jane / Yelp-Eat24 drama
Recently, Talia Jane's An Open Letter To My CEO post on Medium has stirred a lot of emotions on the blogosphere (in other Medium posts, in the Medium comments on her original post) and on Twitter....
View ArticlePure *buntu is now a Python script
For years, I've been creating pure *buntu tutorials with commands to remove metapackage dependencies with almost every new Ubuntu release. I figured I should probably script it to save myself some...
View ArticleMovies/TV Shows with Asian American Leads
Rationale for List I grew up in the 80s, when Asian American characters in Hollywood movies and TV shows were few and far between and often awful caricatures with fake accents. Unfortunately, these...
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San Francisco Comic-Con 2016
I've been going to comic book conventions for decades, back when they used to be almost exclusively about comics and less about games, movies, and cosplay. Back then, admission was $3 or maybe even up...
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The Trumpism-is-not-normal reading list
(Cartoon from Amy Martin)Here is a bipartisan reading list I've put together as essential to understanding what's happening and hopefully what you can do to resist the normalization of what should not...
View ArticleWhat to watch out for in a Trump regime
Trumpism is not normal. And yet we must constantly remind ourselves of that. Apart from the kleptocracy and other disturbing things that are already happening, here are some things in particular to be...
View ArticleRegarding fake news: any tool can become a weapon
Shortly after the November 8, 2016 election, the media was looking for explanations of how Donald Trump could have won the electoral college when most projections had predicted a Hillary Clinton win....
View ArticleAmericans: Should you stay or should you go?
At least as far back as 2000 (possibly longer), Americans have threatened to move to Canada (or some other country) should their non-favored presidential candidate get elected. Very few actually follow...
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