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Month: July 2019

  • Apple Siri Eavesdropping Puts Millions Of Users At Risk

    This is not cool, and I am a little shocked at Apple’s non-chalant response: The firm told The Guardian: “A small portion of Siri requests are analyzed to improve Siri and dictation. User requests are not associated with the user’s Apple ID. Siri responses are analyzed in secure facilities and all reviewers are under the […]

    Published July 30, 2019
  • Member Journal — 7/30/19

    Swearing is no more, watch tsk continues, lots of shady companies.

    Published July 29, 2019
  • I’m Done With Food Delivery Services

    The dirty secret you are supporting by using these apps.

    Published July 23, 2019
  • Member Journal — 7/22/19

    Bags, watches, Instagram hate, corporate iPhone life, and a few more things.

    Published July 22, 2019
  • The Gray I Know

    I wrote the first part of this shortly before I left Washington state, the rest here in Texas. It’s gray outside my window right now. The type of gray that only people who live in the Pacific Northwest for extended time know. The type of gray that once lasted for over 60 days straight, no […]

    Published July 17, 2019
  • Member Journal for 7/15/19

    This week, the struggle is real, but at least I found the best variant of the GR1.

    Published July 15, 2019
  • Big Zoom Security Flaw

    If you run the Mac app, I’d delete it. Zoom is way too calm about this.

    Published July 9, 2019
  • Some Items For Sale

    I probably should have done this before I moved, but hey, better late than never. So I have a few things I am putting up for sale:

    Published July 9, 2019
  • Evergoods CPL 24

    Meet the backpack which came within in a hair of dethroning the GR1 as the best backpack you can buy. It’s quite good.

    Published July 9, 2019
  • Member Journal — 7/8/19

    This week we dive deep into watches, and learn about some things I am selling… to you.

    Published July 8, 2019
  • Is the GR1 Still Worth ‘It’?

    More GORUCK talk, but let me remind you how good of a deal the GR1 is at full price.

    Published July 5, 2019
  • Duke Cannon Care Products

    Men’s care products, with bourbon scents because that’s what we need.

    Published July 3, 2019
  • GR1s on Sale, and More

    GORUCK is holding their annual X-Mas in July sale, and GR1s in many colors are down to $275. That’s used price levels so there is very low risk to buying, and it is the best backpack money can buy. What a deal. Other stuff is on sale too, but GR1.

    Published July 2, 2019
  • Member Journal — 7/1/19

    A real potpourri of topics this week.

    Published July 1, 2019

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