9to5mac.com/2022/08/23/ios-16-1-let-users-delete-wallet-app/ iOS 16.1 to let users delete Wallet app amid antitrust concerns over Apple Pay by Filipe Espósito for 9 to 5 Mac - Aug. 23rd 2022 12:11 pm PT @filipeesposito Apple on Tuesday surprised developers with the release of both iOS 16.0 beta 7 and iPadOS 16.1 beta 1. And while neither update comes with significant changes, … Continue reading iOS 16.1 to let users delete Wallet app amid antitrust concerns over Apple Pay
Month: October 2022
Miracle for today — pancreatic cancer survivor
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/03/i-didnt-cry-until-i-knew-i-was-going-to-live-monty-pythons-eric-idle-on-surviving-pancreatic-cancer ‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer by Simon Hattenstone, October 3, 2022 Eric Idle: ‘We’re old farts. We should be left to go quietly to bed and watch the telly.’ Photograph: Lily Idle Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been … Continue reading Miracle for today — pancreatic cancer survivor
Why are 20 somethings using closed captions? And what does it mean for the rest of us?
I wear hearing aids because I know that uncorrected hearing loss gets worse faster than corrected hearing loss AND uncorrected hearing loss leads to a proven minimum 9% increase in dementia. I support public services aimed at those with hearing loss by making it a point to attend movie screenings that are open captioned. But … Continue reading Why are 20 somethings using closed captions? And what does it mean for the rest of us?
Oil companies found to have clearly hidden how few changes were made to address environmental harm
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/17/oil-companies-exxonmobil-chevron-shell-bp-climate-crisis Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims Fury as ‘explosive’ files reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists Exxon, which recently announced profits of $17.9bn for the three months until June. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters Oliver Milman @olliemilmanSat 17 Sep 2022 06.00 EDT Criticism in the … Continue reading Oil companies found to have clearly hidden how few changes were made to address environmental harm
Battle for Senate majority remains a nail-biter
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/09/senate-swing-state-polls-2022-00060983? Battle for Senate majority remains a nail-biter The 50-50 Senate is still finely balanced a month out from Election Day, the latest surveys show. Herschel Walker (left) has not led a public poll in Georgia's Senate race against Raphael Warnock (right) since mid-September. | Meg Kinnard/AP Photo and Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images By STEVEN SHEPARD … Continue reading Battle for Senate majority remains a nail-biter
Has COVID permanently shifted New Yorkers to a 6pm dinner hour?
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/t-magazine/eating-early-new-york-restaurants.html For New Yorkers, 6 p.m. Is the New 8 p.m. Why are restaurants in the city filling up at hours that were once unfashionably early? Jane Dickson’s “Odeon” (2022). Since the 1970s, for her series “Times Square & the City at Night,” the New York-based artist has depicted well-known places and their signage by … Continue reading Has COVID permanently shifted New Yorkers to a 6pm dinner hour?
How the Inflation Reduction Act could lower your drug costs
Altho this was published before the Inflation Reduction Act passed the house and was signed by President Biden to become law, the description of the drug cost provisions is spot on. https://apple.news/AFbFMKuC2RkGLdh-D3enjmg How the Inflation Reduction Act Could Lower Your Drug Costs What You Need to Know About the Inflation Reduction Act BY ABIGAIL ABRAMS UPDATED: … Continue reading How the Inflation Reduction Act could lower your drug costs
Acoustics of NY Philharmonic’s home in David Geffen Hall much improved
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/07/1126599633/new-york-philharmonic-david-geffen-hall-classical-music-concerts-acoustics Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better October 7, 2022, 5:01 AM ET JEFF LUNDEN for NPR The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center opens this week, and while the travertine marble exterior of the hall remains the same, everything inside has changed, said Deborah Borda, … Continue reading Acoustics of NY Philharmonic’s home in David Geffen Hall much improved
Trump appointee DeJoy finally stopped by a federal judge in his efforts to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service
Altho not mentioned in either the news article or press release below, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a substantial financial interest in United Parcel Service, one of the U.S.P.S.'s direct competitors. https://news.yahoo.com/judge-sets-limits-lawsuit-over-203035631.html Federal judge faults Postmaster General DeJoy in mail delays FILE - A U.S. Postal Service employee works outside a post office in Wheeling, … Continue reading Trump appointee DeJoy finally stopped by a federal judge in his efforts to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service
Two things to know about using your Goldman Sachs Apple Card to buy Apple merchandise using 0% installment plans
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/08/18/apple-card-issuer-goldman-sachs-ranks-first-in-credit-card-satisfaction-survey? People, in general, love the Apple card but here are two idiosyncrasies that come with a card offered by a company with no credit card experience" (1) For those who use their Apple Card to buy Apple merchandise using zero interest rate installment plants -- think ahead. If you, like me, routinely use your … Continue reading Two things to know about using your Goldman Sachs Apple Card to buy Apple merchandise using 0% installment plans
The best Kindle out there (and it’s currently on sale for only $5 more)
http://www.androidcentral.com/tablets/i-used-all-kindles-released-in-the-last-decade-you-should-buy-this-one I used all Kindles released in the last decade — you should buy this one By Harish Jonnalagadda for Android Central, published July 13, 2022 This is why you should get your hands on the Kindle Oasis right now. (Image credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central) I read a lot of books — when I'm not … Continue reading The best Kindle out there (and it’s currently on sale for only $5 more)
iOS16 personalizes your iPhone
techcrunch.com/2022/09/12/ios-16-turns-your-iphone-into-a-more-personal-device/ iOS 16 turns your iPhone into a more personal device Romain Dillet@romaindillet / 1:05 PM EDT•September 12, 2022 Comment Image Credits: TechCrunch On paper, iOS 16 is the version that comes after iOS 15. But in reality, iOS 16 finishes the work that started with iOS 14. This year’s update to Apple’s mobile operating system is all about making … Continue reading iOS16 personalizes your iPhone
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