Sports journalism is an oxymoron. More pointedly, following the removal of his brain tumor, former NFL quarterback Norm Van Brocklin (who was the Eagles quarterback in their 1960 championship game win over the Packers at Franklin field) quipped, "They gave me a sportswriter's brain, to make sure I got one that hadn't been used."
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Say you want to ship a 75" TV across country provided you could do so for $250 or less. You put all the info into the form of an online supposed shipping firm such as Shipley and you will be pummeled with emails from scads of places that either give quotes that are nonsense or request you to supply them with more information, and they won't stop until you block the Shipley email address. Worse, if you are stupid enough to put in your phone number, well, let's not go there.
PS: Navis Pack and Ship (which apparently will do the packing for you) looks to be reliable and highly professional. They don't put out your info to the world like Shipley does. They will do a customized quote and they would be doing the shipping. You'll get an email asking for measurements and weight, but if you give them the TV model number, they will look it up. Unfortunately, shipping a TV, particularly one that's over 5 years old, is not cost effective. The quote was close to $1,600 (before adding a surcharge for packing).
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One of the draws of Waymo is that you don't have to interact with a human. Door Dash understands that allure and has rolled out Dot, its food delivery robot. It's no longer in a testing phase. It's out in several markets, and if not where you are yet, it will be there soon. This article provides further details.
Remove any detachable parts, like the turntable, which can be washed separately with warm soapy water. This ensures all nooks and crannies are accessible and ready for steam cleaning. Then, place a bowl of water with a few slices of lemon in the microwave. Heat it on high power until the water boils and the window steams up. This usually takes about three to five minutes depending on the microwave. Once the microwave stops, don’t open the door immediately. Let the steam continue to work by leaving it closed for an additional five minutes. After the waiting period, open the microwave. The steam will have loosened the grime and neutralized odors. Take a sponge or a cloth, and the dirt wipes off effortlessly. The lemon not only helps in cleaning but also leaves a fresh, clean scent. This article will explain why this method works, and this picture speaks a thousand words.
Important Cautionary Note: If you're microwave also is a combo-air fryer/convection oven, do NOT use this lemon technique. While the reason is a bit technical, the point is it can gum up certain of the non-microwave elements.
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When you do a self-checkout at Sprout's now, the machine will ask you if you want to round up the total. No reason for why you might do so is given. As it turns out, it's for a charity that feeds needy children.
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This is what you get when you go cheap when signing a wide receiver to a 4-year rookie contract, paying him "only" $7.5M: oops.
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As this piece by William Goetzmann explains, bubbles and market crashes make for great horror stories, but research shows how rare they are—and that the consequences aren’t all bad. The story of American bubbles and spectacular crashes might lead one to think that the stock market is a perilous place, best left to experts or those with cast-iron stomachs. However, one of the biggest mistakes an investor can make is to rely on a handful of colorful historical episodes and ignore the long intervals in between: the sequence of quiet gains that markets have made over the decades and centuries they have existed.
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As this piece by Mark Skousen explains, the recent upward revisions to GDP paint an erroneous picture of the state of the economy and conceal the pull-back that is going on in business spending. It also explains why business spending (measured in Gross Output or GO), as opposed to consumer spending which is what GDP measures, is what drives recessions.
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Quick Look lets you preview files instantly without opening them in their default apps. All you have to do is select a file in File Explorer and press the spacebar to preview it. It works with almost anything. You can peek inside PDFs, skim through Office documents, view images, listen to audio files, or even play videos without waiting for Word, Excel, Photos, or Media Player to load. It’s perfect when all you want to do is preview the contents of the file quickly without waiting for the app to load.
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What is Copilot? If you’re a Windows user, you’ve seen Microsoft pushing its AI technology called Copilot everywhere. Copilot is Microsoft’s umbrella name for its AI assistant, built to be your conversational helper within Windows, productivity apps like Word and Excel, as well as the Edge browser.
What can it do for you? Think of Copilot as a helper built into tools you already use that can reduce tedious work and speed up routine tasks. It can write stuff for you, summarize text, analyze numbers, and look things up quickly.
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This cnet article provides a comprehensive analysis of the various pros and cons of LCD vs OLED TVs.
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On the last play of the game last Sunday a week ago against the Rams, the Eagles won the game on a blocked field goal they returned 60 yards for a touchdown. On the first possession of the game against the Bucs this week, a fourth down punt (following a three-and-out), in 100 degree heat, the Eagles blocked a punt, picked up the ball, and ran for a touchdown. They went on to win the game, their 20th win (including their Super Bowl victory) in their last 21 starts. Even the refs ganging up on the Eagles couldn't stop their victory. Also cool was the Eagles' doing two fake tush-pushes, each of which ended in a touchdown: fake one; fake two.
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I am shocked to learn that some people do not know the difference between Mini LEDs and OLEDs. This RTINGS.com article explains the difference. As to choosing between the two, concludes as follows: As far as dark room performance goes, OLEDs are still the undisputed kings, and this is especially true when you're comparing them with mid-range and budget Mini LEDs. Black levels aren't everything, though, and Mini LEDs still tend to be the best choice for bright room viewing most of the time.
PS re TV Ratings: Many legitimate, unbiased websites do good TV ratings. We have found that RTINGS.com is excellent. The reviews are terse but comprehensive, and clear and informative. The only quibble we have is they cover "game mode" in all their reviews which we could care less about. But if you're a gamer, well, that's another story and a horse of a different color.
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Everyone knows that California is like no other state. Its dealing with Waymo provides further proof. Police in San Bruno spent a recent night looking for impaired drivers. Seeing a car doing an illegal U-turn at a traffic light, they stopped the car, only to discover an empty driver's seat. "No driver, no hands, no clue," the department wrote in a social media post. Officers contacted representatives at Alphabet/Google, the parent company of Waymo, which operates fleets of self-driving taxis. But no citation was issued. Current California law does not allow moving or DUI violations to be written against driverless cars, since there is no human behind the wheel to hold accountable. "Our citation books don't have a box for ‘robot,'" the department noted.
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As this Politico article reports, Trump allies and associates, influencers, and some GOP lawmakers — among them Donald Trump Jr., Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), activist athlete Riley Gaines, and an army of meme artists and podcasters — are already in the fight. In recent months they have zeroed in on the WNBA, banging the same culture war drums that preceded campaigns against other perceived bastions of so-called woke thinking. The right’s rising interest in the WNBA suggests the league could soon find itself the object of Trump’s ire, another American institution to be isolated, attacked and reshaped as part of the president’s MAGA agenda. There's hope the WNBA will acquit itself better than the NFL has. Not having Roger Goodell as its commissioner, and the gutless billionaire NFL franchise owners, gives the WNBA a good start in the fight.
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've been testing an interesting little gadget called the JourneyGo 4G Hotspot, which costs about $150. It's about the size of a hockey puck (and even looks like one), with a simple purpose: to provide a strong, reliable Wi-Fi hotspot connection for personal devices when away from home. You won't have to gamble on spotty local networks or pay those outrageous roaming fees while traveling. Yes, smartphones can do the same thing via hotspot tethering, but this is better than a smartphone. It is a pocket-sized device that ensures you're always connected to the wider internet, be it for work, school, or streaming. That is, at least for the most part. This ZDNet article reviews some of the short-comings.
In a post yesterday, this blog warned against the Dems relying on Trump or the Senate Republicans agreeing to the Dems' position to provide for medical insurance funding in exchange for not having the government shut down. Brendan Buck, in a NYT opinion piece, confirmed the wisdom of our take on the matter in expounding on the "pocket rescission" power being exercised by Trump and allowed by the Supreme Court.
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As this article explains, the 2026 Toyota Corolla (which has a hybrid) is a completely redesigned car, is darn good looking, and is highly affordable (starting at $22K). It's not a Tesla 3, but it's going to get a close look. It has remote start and all your safety features.
Although Omar Sy and Sara Giraudeau turn in their characteristically charming performances, French Lover is so predictable that it leaves a bit of a tarnish on romcoms. It's the story of a jaded actor who meets a down-on-her-luck waitress in Paris, and the tension the movie intends to focus on is whether their unexpected love story will survive the glare of the spotlight. Guess what. It does. Now you don't have to see the movie.
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With the Supreme Court again upholding Trump's power to withhold spending on matters where Congress has authorized spending, there is no point in the Dems negotiating with Senate Republicans to obtain funding on medical insurance programs in exchange for averting a government shutdown. Unless Trump were to be obligated not to withhold any such funding, the Dems will have gotten nothing. There is no way to insure that Trump would not withhold such funding. The one thing the Dems can count on is that Trump cannot be counted on to keep his word. This is not a difficult call for Dems.
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As this WSJ piece reports, there is a not so subtle underpinning in Trump world of what's being called "Christian Nationalism," headed by Pastor Douglas Wilson. The incendiary pastor calls for taking away women’s right to vote and barring non-Christians from holding office. Pete Hegseth and Tucker Carlson are among his fans. At a time when the share of Americans who identify as Christian is on the decline— from 78% in 2007 to 63% in 2024, according to Pew’s Religious Landscape Study—Wilson is bucking the tide, winning followers and influence with a hardline evangelical message. “We don’t parcel out bits of the Bible with a teaspoon,” Wilson said in an interview. “No, we want the lordship, the authority of Jesus Christ to be operative, to have some difference in our lives, in our thinking, every day of the week, everywhere we go.” For Wilson, that means obedience to Christ should be paramount in public life as well as family life. Tucker Carlson approvingly called him “the person most closely identified with that phrase, Christian nationalism.” Now that message is spreading from his home base in Moscow, Idaho, into the centers of power in Washington, D.C. Earlier this month, Wilson spoke at the capital’s National Conservatism Conference, which drew senior Trump administration figures including border czar Tom Homan, budget chief Russell Vought, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. And who said Trumpers don't believe in anything but their own greed?
PS re a Trump Successor: The eerie parallels to the stated beliefs of Charlie Kirk cannot be ignored. But, while Charlie Kirk, given his youth, appeal to youth, and charisma might have been the one person who could have succeeded Trump, we can take heart that neither Douglas Wilson nor anyone else on the scene likely can.
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Low signal strength can affect everything from mobile data speeds to cellular signal, which can affect apps, games, and other functions that rely on a solid connection. There's a simple trick you can rely on if your phone is bogged down by bad coverage — and it works for both iPhone and Android devices. One of Airplane Mode's hidden benefits is that it forces your phone to refresh all things wireless. If you're ever stuck in a situation with no network, toggle Airplane Mode on and off. This BGR article explains why doing this works.
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This Travel+Leisure article explains why booking domestic flights 1-3 months ahead and international flights 2-6 months ahead generally gets you the best fares, why middle of the week and Saturdays often are lower priced, and splitting round-trips into two one-way tickets often saves money. And as this Southern Living article explains, the earlier you fly, the better your chances of getting out on time. The best time to fly is between 4 am and 7 am when there are hardly any delays, as opposed to 6 pm to 10 pm, when most flight delays occur.
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You can’t clean a glass oven door in the same manner you’d clean the rest of your oven or a regular pane of glass. This Southern Living article sets out tips on the best practices, how often to clean it, and what not to do when it comes to a glass oven door.
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An earlier post gave a positive review to Black Rabbit based on EP1, but at the same time cautioned that we feared the series might not hold up: "That the two [brothers] are so different and in such different places as their lives have unfolded makes you wonder how it is they are brothers and why it is they are still so tied together. We are hoping the series will turn those differences into compelling television, but, for the record, we fear they could undermine the credibility of the series and interest in what happens to them." Some people have finished the series and others are continuing with it and find the cautionary note to have been unfounded. But at least one of us has become totally bored with the series, finding each episode to be in effect a repeat, and we could care less about what happens to any of the characters--so we are done with it.
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When it comes to vowels, E is the most common vowel and common letter in Wordle answers, and A is more common than O. S, T, and R are the most common consonants.
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While it looks like other spinner luggage, the Samsonite Paralux lets you access stuff without having to open up the case, as you can see in these pictures:
This ZDNet article shows you how easy it is to and explains why and when you should clean your Windows 11 computer's cache, temporary files, and location debris, along with flushing the DNS cache.
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Windows 11 Pro makes it easy to disable the various "lock screen security options" so that one's computer boots to the desktop immediately. Another benefit, as explained by this XDA article, is that W11 Pro has Windows Sandbox, which is a perfect testing ground for any apps you might download from the internet, but aren't sure can be trusted.
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The Savant was supposed to drop this week. It will not. Apple TV+ has postponed the release of this series starring Jessica Chastain as an undercover investigator who infiltrates online hate groups to stop mass shootings. Apple did not give a reason for its postponement, saying in a brief statement only that the decision was made after “careful consideration.” We know the reason. It's another one of Apple's now many moves toadying up to Trump. Indeed, everyone says that Apple has raised the art of toadying-to-Trump to heights never before seen. Apple did not announce a new release date. Jessica Chastain, a co-producer, was not consulted and has protested the decision.
PS: I won't stoop to bother pointing out the irony, or as someone less charitable might say the hypocrisy, of rewarding Apple and it's CEO (Tim Cook) by buying an iPhone or iPad or watching Apple TV+ productions, and then withholding permission from someone's buying or leasing a Tesla 3 or even a used Tesla 3.
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This WSJ article reports that big-name trial lawyers are voting with their feet by leaving major law firms and going to boutique outfits dedicated to litigation. A group of star lawyers from Paul Weiss—including prominent Democrat Karen Dunn—left to start their own shop in May, weeks after the firm became the first to make a deal with President Trump to neutralize a punitive executive order. A few weeks earlier, veteran trial lawyer Abbe Lowell left Winston & Strawn and started a boutique law firm. He said the model allows him to take on some of the most high-profile cases challenging the Trump administration. Lowell’s move came amid a flurry of departures by other top litigators from large firms.
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The following Windows services don't do any good, might be slowing down your computer, and can be easily disabled with no risk:
Windows Update Delivery Optimization: Go to Settings/Windows Update/Advanced Option/Delivery Optimization/Allow downloads from other devices, and toggle off.
Windows Mobile Hotspot Service: Go to Settings/Network and Internet/Mobile Hotspot, and toggle off.
Telemetry and Windows Error Reporting: Go to Settings/Privacy and security/Diagnostics and feedback/Send optional diagnostic data, and toggle off.
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Chrome's reading list is very useful for storing websites that you don't want to bookmark but want to keep handy for a while. To put a website onto the reading list, just right click on the tab and click on Add to reading list. The reading list can be accessed by clicking on Chrome's Settings (3 vertical dots in the upper-right corner)/Bookmarks and lists/Reading list/Show reading list. Then, for ready reference and convenience, right-click on the Reading List Tab, and click on Pin. Follow the same procedure if, for some reason, the Reading List Tab has disappeared, which it did on my computer this morning, leading to this post.
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Android 15 introduced the option to archive apps. Archiving removes the app’s installation file from one's phone, but keeps all of its data intact so that you can restore it to working condition in a few seconds. That’s an excellent feature for apps that you don’t need all year long or all the time. By archiving, they’re not taking up previous internal storage. Alas, my phone is an Android 12, but the source of this information is trustworthy.
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There are several companies that will ship your luggage and other stuff (e.g., golf clubs, skis) for less than it would cost to check them with the airline. Lugless and ShipGo are two of them. Putting aside cost, especially when going on a long trip with lots of luggage or big luggage, there's the convenience of being able to fly with just what you carry on the plane with you.
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Tarik Skubal is one of the best pitchers in baseball right now, with the lowest ERA in the American League, second most number of strikeouts, and first in WHIP. But, as Joey Martella's father taught us, being great does not bestow upon one the right to screw up being a showoff, as Skubal did here.
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Put your curser on the Gmail notification and a clock will appear on the right-hand side, click on it, and you will see the options to snooze the event.
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Pinning your favorite apps to the taskbar is the fastest way to open them on your PC. But did you know you don’t even have to click the icons to launch them? Windows has built-in keyboard shortcuts that make it instant. Press Windows + a number key (1–9) and Windows will launch or switch to the pinned app in that position on your taskbar, starting from the left. For example, Windows + 1 launches the first pinned app, Windows + 2 opens the second, and so on. If the app is already open, the shortcut brings it into focus; if not, it launches it instantly. It gets even better. Holding Shift + Windows + a number key opens a new instance of that app, while Ctrl + Shift + Windows + a number key launches it with admin privileges.
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Copy, paste, repeat—it’s something we all do constantly, but the standard clipboard only remembers the last thing you copied. Windows’ Clipboard History completely changes that. Instead of losing your previous copies, you get a running list of everything you’ve recently copied, ready to paste whenever you need it. To turn it on, go to Settings > System > Clipboard and enable Clipboard History. From then on, press Win + V, and a panel appears showing your recent copied items, including text, images, and even links. You can click to paste any item or pin your favorites so they stay there permanently.
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Google just launched Flight Deals, a new artificial intelligence-powered search tool within Google Flights. I've been testing it out, and while it's not perfect, it's another great tool from the company that has what I consider to be the very best flight deal tools in the market. Google Flight Deals is fairly easy to use. To access it, go to the Google Flights page and select the "Flight Deals" tab from the main menu bar. It (for now) should be flagged with a "NEW" icon. I typed in "Long weekend in the Caribbean in November." Phoenix was preselected as my location since that's where I'm writing this from, but you can adjust it if you want. Google gave me 12 options, including an interesting option to the Bahamas.
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LED bulbs come with a deal: Pay a little more than you would for incandescent bulbs, and in return you get years of use, lower energy bills, and even smart features. For the most part, they deliver -- until they don’t. Sometimes they die as quickly or quicker than an incandescent bulb might. This cnet article reviews the reasons this might happen and what one might do to prevent the problem.
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For those who have not seen the last play of the Eagles/Rams game, and for anyone (who is almost everyone) who can't watch it too often, here is the situation. The Eagles are leading the game 27-26 (having come back from trailing 26-7 early in Q3). The Rams have the ball on the Eagles 27 yard line, and there are just a couple seconds left on the clock. If they kick this 44 yard field goal (many called it a chip shot), the Rams win the game. With that: here is what happened. Now, here's the interesting twist: The Eagle who ran 60+ yards for the touchdown was Jordan Davis. Putting aside how stunning the run was for a defensive lineman who is 6'6" and weighs 336 pounds, think about how those gamblers felt who bet on the Rams +3 when their winning bet was upended not by the blocked field goal, but by the unnecessary touchdown. Ah, and similar heartache had to be felt by the those who took the under-54 bet.
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Google Calendar defaults to one reminder at 10 minutes before the event by pop-up on the desktop. It is easy to change the default notification desktop pop-up to email and to add multiple default notifications. Here is how:
1. Open Google Calendar on your computer, click the gear icon ⚙️ in the top-right corner, and select Settings.
2. In the left-hand sidebar, select the specific calendar you want to modify.
3. Scroll down to the section labeled Event notifications.
4. Set Default Email Notifications: For timed events: Add as many notifications as you want and modify any or all of them to be an Email instead of a desktop pop-up.
PS: Depending on your phone, you might or might not be able to do the same on your phone's calendar and events added to your phone's calendar might not show your customized default notification(s) on your computer's calendar.
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This WSJ piece by Spencer Jakab is a hoot. It tells the story of Mark Spitznagel whose hedge fund has earned bonanzas in collapses. Plenty of fund managers will tell you they’re really bullish about stocks. Try finding one who says so yet stands to make a killing if prices collapse. “I’m the crash guy—I remain the crash guy,” says Mark Spitznagel, who earned $1 billion in a single day for his clients during 2015’s “Flash Crash.” A protégé of “Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, his hedge fund, Universal Investments, scored major gains when Lehman collapsed and when Covid-19 sparked a meltdown. The alarming part of Spitznagel’s current outlook is that he sees conditions akin to 1929, the year of the Wall Street crash. The silver lining for those hoping the bull-market music will keep playing a while longer: He thinks this is more like the early part of 1929 when stocks added significantly to their Roaring ’20s gains.
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Undoubtedly you've heard about the latest on childhood and Covid vaccinations, along with Tylenol and related recommendations. But, as this WSJ piece explains, things are actually getting worse than they appear on the health front. Dr. Prasad is back running the FDA’s biologics division after a short resignation amid controversy over his role in killing a drug for a rare muscular dystrophy disease. RFK Jr. got him reinstated, and he’s now following through on his campaign to block a Replimune Group immunotherapy for patients with advanced melanoma. It’s a scandal that will cost many lives. Career FDA staff supported the RP1 therapy for approval, as did oncologists who described the trial results as unprecedented. Tumors shrank in nearly all patients, and one-third went into remission. One in six saw their tumors vanish. Patients with metastatic melanoma who don’t respond to other treatments typically don’t live much more than a year. The FDA designated RP1 as a “breakthrough therapy” last November to expedite its review. Enter Dr. Prasad in May. The agency a couple of months later rejected the treatment and changed the standard for approval, quibbling that its trial lacked a placebo group. Running a control arm would have been unethical in terminal patients. Oncologists from around the world urged the FDA to reconsider. Dr. Prasad didn’t listen. The company issued a statement on Thursday indicating that the FDA isn’t budging. Oncologists tell us the Replimune rejection is a portent for how the agency will review experimental treatments going forward. That may be Dr. Prasad’s goal. A Bernie Sanders acolyte, Dr. Prasad has long criticized the FDA for approving too many cancer drugs based on trials that lack placebo groups. He wants drug makers to run bigger and longer trials to demonstrate with 100% certainty that medicines work, even if this means patients die because of the FDA’s delay.
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As this VeryWellHealth article explains, the apples with the most health benefits are: Red Delicious, Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp, Renata Canada, and Granny Smith.
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Hudson Canyon, the largest deep-sea canyon off the coast of New York, is a biological treasure trove teeming with marine life, and now you can be among the first to see its depths in real time. Coral scientists, ecologists, and ocean explorers been investigating the canyon's rich and under-explored ecosystems. Using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Global Explorer, the team has captured high-definition video, collect physical samples, and gather environmental DNA to reveal the canyon's diverse marine communities—from swordfish and bluefin tuna to summer flounder, deep-water octopus, corals, and even microorganisms. Join us on Tuesday, September 23 at Noon EDT for this special 45-minute edition, featuring insights from artist Anita Glesta and Wildlife Conservation Society's archivist Madeline Thompson.
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There have been some amazing outfield catches this year in MLB, but then there's this one.
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As Joe Pinsker explains in this WSJ piece, if you are torn as to whether or not to splurge on yourself (e.g., pay for extra legroom on a flight), you don’t need to stress about it if the amount of money at stake is 0.01% or less of your net worth. Someone with $500,000 in wealth could spend $50 worry-free, according to the rule. The 0.01% rule isn’t part of a long-term plan, but rather a yardstick to pull out in moments of indecision. Some self-described tightwads said it helped them loosen up. Others who pride themselves on being frugal reject the term tightwad and say, don't splurge--save your money.
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Sticky Notes is one of the most useful apps in Windows (and for phones and tablets). Sometimes they will seem to get "stuck" taking up the full screen with no apparent way to resize them. To make a full-screen Sticky Note revert to its normal size, either double-click or double-tap the note's title bar and drag the title bar down.
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Cautionary Note: Wayfair has some nice products at great prices including, for example, this Mid-Century Modern TV Stand. If it arrives damaged or is defective in any way, you get a full refund with no return shipping charge and the item will be picked up at your house. But, if you want to return it because you don't like it, while you will get a full refund upon the return, and the item will be picked up at your house, you have to re-pack it and pay the shipping charge. They will not give you an estimate as to the shipping charge, but note that this item weighs 300 lbs.
Curious Note: If you ordered this item on September 22, here are the delivery options. The shipping is free for ground delivery, but there's a surcharge for the Expedited and Express options. Go figure.
This piece by David Frum in The Atlantic has an intriguing analysis as to the self-interested forces of those surrounding Trump who might abandon him, leading to the collapse of Trump 2.0. I have trouble buying it, especially given the analogy to the Nixon era which one might see as no analogy at all. But, it's an intriguing read.
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The district court judge, mincing no words in his condemnation of the complaint, summarily dismissed Trump's defamation suit against the failing NYT. This Sunday, that same failing NYT wrote in clear and defamatory words that the Eagles were "really boring." I hope the failing NYT can come up with the money to pay for the defamation verdict that is coming at them like a freight train in a tunnel. We will be delighted to put them in bankruptcy given their bankruptcy when it comes to analyzing the most exciting and admired team in the NFL. And I'm sure the Rams savored the NYT's trash-talk taunting of the Eagles as they couldn't hold onto the 26-7 lead they had over the Eagles in what everyone is saying is the most exciting game of the season so far. And the smart money is saying that, at the end of the season, it will end up as the most exciting game of the season. It was marked by the Eagles blocking two short field goal attempts, including one on the last play of the game, which the Eagles then returned for a touchdown.
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The NYT and others in the MSM have headlines (e.g., as the NYT put it, "Ouster Pushes Justice Dept. Closer to the Cliff), stories, and opinion pieces as to how the latest Trump "thing" has pushed us further from democratic norms and closer to autocratic norms. News flash! We're past that point. Given the abdication of Congress, the Supreme Court, every executive department (especially DOJ), and institution after institution, there are cries of outrage and protests, but we are living now in an autocracy. I am not so pessimistic to say that clawing our way back is impossible. But for now, we are living in an autocracy, with no check on the corruption, power grabs, and corrosive forces that are ruling the day. [Note: Slightly revised version submitted to the failing NYT]
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As this Afar article explains, two one-way tickets can sometimes unlock cheaper fares and help travelers maximize points and miles—if you know when to use the strategy and how to avoid the risks. Because airlines often set prices for each leg of a trip individually, two one-way tickets can sometimes cost less than a round-trip fare. Booking two one-ways can also widen the variety of flight times (meaning more options for both departures and returns) and give you better opportunities to maximize points and miles. Still, the strategy isn’t for everyone. Two one-way tickets may come with fewer loyalty perks, and they come with more risk, as you may have to cancel or reschedule your return flight if your outbound flight is canceled. The article goes on to elucidate what to know when contemplating two one-way tickets versus a round-trip booking.
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BitWarden stands out from most password managers is its generous free plan that supports unlimited devices and syncing. That means you can store as many login/password items as you want across your Android and other devices. With over 5 million downloads from the Play Store, Bitwarden has earned an impressive 4.8 rating with over 98,000 user reviews. It's also been mentioned by Reddit users as their favorite Android app. It stands out with open-source architecture, which means that both the client-side app and much of its core code are publicly auditable. The user community and security researchers can review the code so that vulnerabilities are more likely to be spotted early. This means it's a safer option than simply using Google Password Manager. It also uses AES-256 encryption with end-to-end encryption, meaning your data (passwords, secure notes, passkeys, etc.) is decrypted only on your own devices, and Bitwarden itself cannot see your plaintext credentials.
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Even if you installed the extension that extinguishes the Upgrade button in the lower right of Gmail, it seems to come back from time to time. Refreshing Gmail seems to send it back to where it belongs, which is anywhere except on one's Gmail.
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Black Rabbit stars Jude Law and Jason Bateman and, if EP1 is indicative of the series, you will want to keep coming back to watch them and find out what happens to them. It is the story of a guy struggling to make it in New York City's restaurant world, and his brother who has big problems arising out of those to whom he owes a lot of money. That the two of them are so different and in such different places as their lives have unfolded makes you wonder how it is they are brothers and why it is they are still so tied together. We are hoping the series will turn those differences into compelling television, but, for the record, we fear they could undermine the credibility of the series and interest in what happens to them.
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The first two episodes of Season 5's 6 episodes of Slow Horses drop on September 24, and the remaining episodes drop weekly (boo, we hate weekly-drop episodes) until the finale drops on October 22.
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As set out here, ADHS has issued a standing order that serves as a prescription for pharmacists and healthcare providers to administer COVID-19 vaccines. This will allow Arizonans the freedom to get vaccinated. CVS has the new COVID vaccine and appointments available (and likely other pharmacies do as well).
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Trump and Kirk characterize themselves as men of faith, and not only rank and file Evangelicals, but even mainstream ministers, repeat that mantra. Putting aside that people of faith don't act or talk like those two act(ed) and talk(ed). But perhaps more important, a key tenet of faith is the repentance of sin, and there can be no repentance without acknowledgement of sin, and neither of them comes close to acknowledging their sins. Indeed, they revel in their sins. It would be heartening if the messages from the pulpits embraced what Christ and Christianity are supposed to stand for, and spoke truth to power and to those enabling and reveling in that power.
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The digital ID pass is a digital version of your passport and can also include digital versions of other IDs like your driver's license. Over 250 airports have digital ID pass capabilities and that is likely to expand. The digital version is the same as your physical ID, though with better security capabilities. When a TSA officer scans this digital ID, they will see only the relevant information for identity verification. All United States passport holders can use the digital ID pass on their Android phone. However, there are restrictions for certain states for a digital driver's license and state ID. It is simple to set up on your smartphone, and it can be easily removed when you choose to do so. This BGR article will walk you through setting it up.
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As this WSJ article reports, solar-powered vehicles are almost here—and new, power-sipping EVs are efficient enough to gain 40 miles of daily charge from the sun alone.
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Because I like a good speaker and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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A recent post gave a favorable review to The Black Bag (2025 Movie on Prime). We have now watched it. We liked it and agree with that review, although it is likely, given the difference in brain power, that the reviewer was better able to follow what was going on than we were. In all events, if an Oscar were given, and it should be, for Best Polygraph Rendition, The Black Bag would win hands-down. For that scene alone, you might, like we did, break our boycott of Prime since it went to an ad-based system. Note: The ad here is 1-minute before the movie starts, and while you can't skip it or ff it, you can use the time for a snack of restroom break.
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As the WSJ reports, the top 10% of earners—households making about $250,000 a year or more—are splurging on everything from vacations to designer handbags, buoyed by big gains in stocks, real estate, and other assets. These consumers now account for 49.7% of all spending. You don't need me to tell you what the ramifications are.
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As this Arizona Republic article reports, the Department of Justice has removed a study on its website that found the “number of far-right attacks” outpaces “all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism.” The National Institute of Justice study, “What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism,” notes that, “since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives.”
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Many of us prefer using an external mouse to a trackpad, but wanting to save packing space, leave the mouse at home when traveling. No reason to do that. Not only are there ultra-thin mouses, there are some that squish down flat for packing and unfold for use.
Unless you are really into the gruesome noire genre, do not watch EP4 of The Dead Girls. I had to stop watching, and likely will not finish the series.
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By default, when replying in Gmail, you are directed to the bottom of the page, losing sight of the original email you are replying to, and you are unable to do an interlineated reply. Here's how you can do both: Go to Settings/All Settings/Inbox/Reading pane, and check Enable reading pane and check Right of inbox. Then, after hitting the Reply button and are taken to the bottom of the page, click on the three little dots in the lower-left corner, and it will bring up the original email for you to see when composing your reply and which you can interlineate into. Unfortunately, unlike Outlook, there is no way to default replies to be in a different color (you can change the color but only on a reply-by-reply basis or by changing all emails and replies to be whatever same color you want).
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This NYT article explains how sophisticated scams have become: The caller ID said “Chase Bank,” and the man on the line said the author might be a victim of fraud, and that was the prelude to a scam the author almost fell prey to.
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[Prefatory Note: I confess to living under a rock when I say, because it's true, I never even heard about Charlie Kirk before his death. Given the outpouring of unbridled adulation and the explosion of punitive retributions (e.g., canceling shows and firing people), and eulogies for the loss of the supposed civil discourse he brought to the political arena, I was curious as to what he did believe in. Below is Charlie Kirk in his own words. What this says about the health and sanity of this country I leave to others, except to say: we are in BIG TROUBLE!!!!!]
On Race:
"If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified."
"If you’re a WNBA, pot-smoking, Black lesbian, do you get treated better than a United States marine?"
"Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more."
"If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?"
"If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called racists. Now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us … You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously."
"Prowling Blacks go around for fun to target white people."
On Debate:
"We record all of it so that we put [it] on the internet so people can see these ideas collide. When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence. That’s when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil, and they lose their humanity."
On Gender, Feminism, and Reproductive Rights:
"Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge." [Discussing news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement]
"We need to have a Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor. We need it immediately."
On Gun Violence:
"I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational."
On Immigration:
"America was at its peak when we halted immigration for 40 years and we dropped our foreign-born percentage to its lowest level ever. We should be unafraid to do that."
"The American Democrat party hates this country. They wanna see it collapse. They love it when America becomes less white."
"The great replacement strategy, which is well under way every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different."
On Islam:
"America has freedom of religion, of course, but we should be frank: large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America."
"We’ve been warning about the rise of Islam on the show, to great amount of backlash. We don’t care, that’s what we do here. And we said that Islam is not compatible with western civilization."
"Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America."
On Religion:
There is no separation of church and state. It’s a fabrication, it’s a fiction, it’s not in the constitution. It’s made up by secular humanists.
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Restaurant Tipping: It is totally irrational that restaurant tipping is a function of the cost of the meal. By way of example, suppose two couples are seated at the same time at two tables next to each other. Each of Couple A orders a pasta dish for $25 with no sides or beverage other than water, while each of Couple B orders scallops for $50 with no sides or beverage other than water. The food server makes the identical number of trips to each table for the couples' respective meals (e.g., to take the orders, bring the food, take away the plates, and bring the checks). Under a tip-by-percent-of-meal-cost formula, Couple B will tip double what Couple A tips even though the food server did the exact same amount and time of work for each couples' meals. This makes no sense.
Real Estate Commissions: It is totally irrational that realtor commissions are a function of the sale price of the property. By way of example, suppose someone owns two condos (Condo A and Condo B) next door to each other, and lists them for sale at the same time with the same realtor. They are identical in every way, and they are put on the market the same day, each receive over-the-asking price offer the same day which are accepted, and both close without a hitch on the same day. The realtor did the exact same amount of work re Condo A as was done on Condo B, and spent the exact same amount of time on each. For whatever reason, the Condo A sale price was $100K more than the Condo B sale price, so the agent got a larger commission on the Condo A sale than on the Condo B sale. This makes no sense.
Implication: It's difficult to figure out what to do to remedy the restaurant situation. But, as to the real estate situation, there is no reason one should ignore the possibility of negotiating a different arrangement for the realtor's compensation. An hourly rate with a cap is certainly one option that many realtors likely would accept.
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Amazon is gearing up to launch its satellite internet service, Project Kuiper, with plans to provide broadband coverage in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom by early 2026. By late 2026, the service is projected to extend to southern latitudes, covering up to 26 countries. Equatorial regions are slated for coverage by 2027, with near-global reach, including polar regions, anticipated between 2028 and 2029. So, bash Amazon as you might, Project Kuiper aims to tackle the global digital divide, where billions lack access to reliable internet, hindering access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. The service is designed to connect not only households but also schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, particularly in underserved and remote areas.
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We would hope the decline in Trump's poll numbers were greater, but, as The Hill reports, at least they're continuing down in the right direction.
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The Dead Girls is not your everyday series and is not for everyone. We know of one person, who rarely walks out of an episode or stops watching before the end of a series, who walked out in boredom and disgust 20 minutes into EP1. It tells the story of the murderous Baladro sisters whose crimes mirror the Mexican serial killers known as Las Poquianchis. The pace is good. The acting is good. The dialogue is good. The story is good. You might say it's a morality tale of corruption, crime, retribution, and sinning, but it could be something else (I'm only through EP3). All that said, two cautionary notes: Many scenes take place in brothels where the workers are on the younger side, but fear not--the filming is not exploitive of them; and there are repeated scenes (albeit not in the brothels or involving the brothel workers) involving Paulina Gaitan (who plays Serafina Baladro) that some might think are shown to hold the attention of certain viewers.
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As Joey Martella's father taught us, fielding ground balls often takes cooperation.
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If the Upgrade button in the lower left hand corner of Gmail drives you nuts (as seen in the below left image), as it does me, this Remove the Gmail Upgrade Button Chrome extension will remove it (as not seen in the below right image). If the presence of the Upgrade button doesn't bother you, please promptly seek psychological help.
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In two clicks, you can give anyone access to the events on your Google calendar, and then they in one click can see those events super-imposed in their Google calendar. To do a share, hover over the calendar you want to share, and click on the 3-dots and then Settings and sharing. Then, put in the Gmail address of the person you want to share with, and they will get an email confirming their access.
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As described in this Verge article, the K1 gives you four different methods in a door knob replacement. The fingerprint sensor will unlock the door in less than a second with a simple finger tap, and the K1 can store and recognize up to 100 different fingerprints so multiple people can unlock it using multiple fingers. The door knob can also be unlocked with a key, a PIN including one-time use codes, or wirelessly using TCL’s mobile app. There’s no broader smart home support, so you can’t unlock the door using voice commands through a smart assistant, but the mobile app can track users and even set schedules for when the door knob automatically locks or opens. Finally, it costs just $79.
Cox no longer handles the email that had been part of its internet service. The email is actually handled by Yahoo. So, you can drop Cox as your internet provider and go with T-Mobile or any other ISP you want, and still keep your cox.net email address.
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Some of the best car accessories are the most practical — including this gadget that lets you check your tire pressure at a moment's notice. View the reading via the digital display that's clear and easy to interpret. We appreciate the accurate readings down to 0.1 PSI.
A reliable source extremely strongly recommends Black Bag. It's your spy, drama, psychological thriller, mystery, romance kind of movie, and our source's recommendations in that genre are especially accurate. We can see that it has an excellent cast Michael Fassbender, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Cate Blanchett. The only problem is that it's on Prime so there are ads, which is why we haven't watched anything on Prime for a long time now. We strongly believe that anyone who can tolerate the ads and watch this movie will be glad they did.
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If you haven't bought a TV in a while, you might be stunned to see the prices of even name brand TVs like Samsung. The 75" QLED below is under $700 at Costco and the 85" Crystal UHD below is under $800 at Costco. With the Phillies now clinching the NL East title (and still having a chance to have the best record of any team), you don't want to be squinting at some runty TV to watch them in the playoffs, and God-willing, onto and victorious in the World Series.
The athleticism, speed, and abilities of professional football players is something to behold. The biggest drawback and worst aspect of the game is the refereeing. It might be an impossible job, but any way you look it, they do a terrible job and too often their calls are game determinative. The recent US Tennis Open got rid of lines-people, and all the in/out shots were called by AI cameras, and it did wonders for the viewing experience, and was fairer for the players. The challenge for the NFL is not the ability of AI cameras to spot fouls, the challenge is to ignore the fouls that had nothing to do with the outcome of the play. Until such cameras are put in place, the best rule change the NFL could make is that fouls are not to be called where they had no impact on the play.
PS: There is a related problem, beyond the scope of this post, that, in too many instances, the referees make the correct call and impose the correct penalty according to NFL rules. That problem is that some of those rules and some of the penalties make no sense.
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We were not alone in submitting a letter to the NYT pointing out how Ezra Klein's "eulogy" for Charlie Kirk was wrong and wrong headed. We were in fine company.
PS: We are pleased to report that the loyal reader noted in the PS re Ezra Klein has announced that he now has learned how to shut-down his laptop. We trust he knows how to turn it back on, and have hope that he might learn how to re-boot it.
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For nearly 60 years, Publishers Clearing House (PCH) had been known for changing individuals’ lives, fulfilling their dreams with prize money it promised would keep coming for as long as they lived. But now the company is in bankruptcy, and winners’ dreams have turned into nightmares. ARB Interactive, a mobile gaming company that bought PCH’s remaining assets, said that, under the terms of the sales agreement, it would not honor payouts for those who won their life-changing prizes before July 15th of this year. Some winners, who thought they’d never have to work again, are now finding themselves uncertain of how they’ll pay their bills. Oh, the humanity!
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Google App for Windows will allow you to use an Alt + Space shortcut to search for information from the files on your computer, in your Drive, and on the web. The app, which has a Chrome-like install process, also comes with Google’s visual search feature, Lens, built in. That means you can select and search for images on your screen, as well as translate text. You can highlight a math problem on your homework and then ask Google’s AI Mode to help you find the answer. Just like Google’s search engine on the web, you can switch between all results, AI Mode, Images, Shopping, and Videos, and more, as well as choose between dark and light mode.
Many people are intrigued by and drawn to curved monitors. We caution against them for the following reasons: they cost more and the additional cost outweighs any benefit; the benefits are limited to gaming apps and only some gaming apps (namely, single-player games); straight lines often look off; and they are difficult to "fit" in a multimonitor setup. Better to spend your money on a Moccamaster.
The Moccamaster KBGV is considered by coffee connoisseurs and us to be the best and most beautiful coffee maker. It's not cheap, listing at about $350. But, here's the thing: It comes in 26 different colors, and the pricing will drop significantly from time to time on particular colors. You can set price alerts on Amazon for the colors you would buy, and then move quickly if there's a price drop on a color you'd like.
A loyal reader, who clearly is more savvy than her housemate who (and I'm not kidding) does not know how to turn off his computer which is why he never does, sent in this Guardian piece. It explains way better than my post and (unpublished) letter to the NYT why the failing Ezra Klein bit the big one in his "eulogy" of Charlie Kirk in the failing NYT. The piece is powerful and pointed, and spot on.
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1. The Chiefs are a good team. But they are not a dominating dynasty team. Mahomes being their leading rusher for the game tells you all you need to know. Except, they can't stop the Eagles' tush push.
2. The Eagles are not a dominating team. But for now, they pull off wins. And they are exciting to watch.
3. With the draft picks they picked up in the Parsons trade, the Cowboys are going to be formidable. This year, they won't be terrible, but that they should have lost to the Giants tells us they are not going to threaten the really good teams this year.
4. Aaron Rodgers is not the answer the Steelers needed. Among their other problems, the Steelers have no defense.
5. When the number one ranked golfer 4 putts on the 18th hole, including a 3 putts from under 5 feet, to lose the tournament, you know all you need to know about why the LPGA cannot produce a dominating player, much less a transitional player, to capture the attention of people who otherwise might be fans.
6. If you saw the clothing, comments, dismissive attitude, and dissing the Boys & Girls Club of America, not to mention the absurd results (e.g., shunning The Bear in favor of The Studio), you know why "the elites" don't get it when it comes to what gave MAGA the force it has.
7. Although they won, the Cardinals confirmed they are again a disastrously terrible team.
8. Who knew that an NFL quarterback's toe was so vulnerable? The Niners might survive Purdy's absence. The Bengals will not survive Burrow's.
9. The Bears are on their way to a dismal season. He might not have it to make it in the NFL, but Caleb Williams is certainly not going to make it as the Bears' quarterback.
10. The Super Bowl contenders are coming into sharp focus: The Bills or the Ravens from the AFC will face off against the Packers or the Eagles from the NFC.
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You don't have to have seen Seasons 1 and 2, or re-watch them if you had seen them, to enjoy Season 3 of Fisk. We lauded Seasons 1 and 2 and again are glad that a new season has dropped.
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I used Pandora (because it costs less), but I understand most people use Spotify. So, Spotify users should take a look at this Tom's Guide article, which explains how Spotify's Lossless Listening makes music sound amazing, and how to enable it.
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This Kiplinger article explains that, while some provisions of the OBBB might help, others could push you into a higher tax bracket and raise your costs. Specifically, it talks about how and why to be strategic about Roth conversions, charitable donations, estate tax plans, and health care expenditures.
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As this Southern Living article explains, there are several reasons to unplug chargers when not in use, including: benefits to the environment; saving money; safety concerns; and extending the life of the charger.
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Pizza Heaven Bistro has a gorgeous website with beautiful pictures of its offerings. However, it's got some technical problems (which we have reported and our comments were received with great appreciation). Among them are these two: (i) while they serve three sizes of pizza, the largest size (the 16"er) does not show on the online ordering section of the website; and (ii) while it is supposed to let you order well in advance, the pull-down time menu doesn't let you order past around 12:15 pm. No worries, you can phone in your pickup or delivery order for all the items on the big menu and designate any time you want for delivery. So there's no mistake. Most important, the pizza was delicious. Delivery was right on time. Further, while we ordered a 16" pizza, what got delivered (with apologies), because of some screw up at their end, was a 14" pizza and 12" pizza.
PS: One can only imagine the amount of money they gained and didn't lose as a result of the fixes to their website prompted by us. You would think they would have at least have comped us a pizza. They did not. But, we did get 26" of pizza for the price of a 16" pizza.
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We just got the sad and overwhelmingly distressful news that a loyal reader, although highly educated (with Ivy League undergrad and Oxford grad degrees), never turns off or reboots his laptop, and never performs any routine clean-up on it. We hope he's a one-off in this regard (as he is in many other ways). But, if anyone else is swimming in the same computer cesspool as this hapless bloke, here are the three simple, quick things to do at least 1x/week: Reboot your computer (I turn mine off nightly); Delete browsing data in Chrome (Settings/Privacy and security/Delete browsing data/Advanced (check boxes as noted below) and click on Delete data at least 1x/week); and run Windows Tools/Disk Cleanup (checking all boxes and clicking on "Clean up system files," and set a Restore Point before running). We also suggest running the 1-Click Maintenance option in Glary Utilities 1x/week (you can uncheck the "Registry Cleaner" box).
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We admire Ezra Klein and applaud how smart and insightful he is, and are ardent fans of his podcast. That is why were shocked by his recent NYT piece on Charlie Kirk. In reaction, we wrote the following letter to the NYT: "Ezra Klein’s piece, “Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way,” falls into the trap of turning a blind eye to the reality that one’s ability to discuss ideas does not excuse conduct that is an anathema to democracy. If the Charlie Kirk described in that piece were accurate and complete, then the piece would have a valid point. But the actual Charlie Kirk led the assault in Arizona in 2020 against the two Republicans (Speaker of the House Bowers and Maricopa County Recorder Richer) who bravely stood up to Trump’s push to have the election results nullified on the grounds of supposed fraud. That’s not, as the piece puts it, “[a] taste for disagreement [that] is a virtue in a democracy,” nor is it the kind of “moxie and fearlessness” “Liberalism could use more of.” Democracy thrives with a clash of ideas. But let us not applaud (much less eulogize) someone’s ability to discuss and debate to the point of ignoring their studied effort to tear down the pillar of our democracy—free and fair elections."
PS: In essence, and we thank our staff for this, Ezra Klein's argument is akin to a restaurant review that would read: "The structure and appearance of the restaurant is appealing and worth the visit," without adding, "but the food is lousy." Another metaphor goes like this: To say 9/11 was a bad day for aviation because 4 planes went down ignores that 4,996 planes that were in the air at the time landed safely.
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Google Password Manager (GPM) is wonderful in its simplicity and ease of use, and it's free. Once activated on a computer, there's nothing further to do to enjoy the blessings it bestows. But, on mobile devices, it will not show or fill-in your login information (user name and password) unless one of the screen lock options are set. Some of us don't want any screen lock options to be set, but want GPM functionality. Here is how to have one's cake and eat it too: Set the pin screen lock option, and then turn it on when you want to access GPM and turn it off for the rest of the time.
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As this NYT article explains, new electric vehicles cost thousands more than similar models that run on gasoline. But a growing number of shoppers are discovering that for used cars, often the opposite is true. Used battery-powered vehicles often sell for less than comparable cars with internal combustion engines, making them a good deal even before calculating savings in maintenance costs and fuel.
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As this article explains, with high levels of potassium, magnesium, fiber, and healthy fats, avocados offer a natural way to support blood pressure control. Research indicates that eating at least two avocados per week can reduce your risk of heart disease. While eating avocados can't replace lifestyle changes and medication in treating hypertension, current research supports their inclusion in a heart-healthy diet to help lower blood pressure and promote cardiovascular health.
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