Now pointlessly enhanced with AI
I read the news just today that James Stewart, the mathematician who authored books on Calculus, died on December 4th, 2014.
I took a look at my bookshelf and immediately found a Calculus Textbook that Stewart authored. Stewart was a violinist and that explains why his books feature violin on the cover.
WordPress 4.1, named “Dinah” is now available. New theme, Twenty-Fifteen is included in this release.
Ars Technica, echoing Variety:
… in light of major US theater chains’ decision to stay away from The Interview, Sony will not do a theatrical release for the film at all.
Sony Pictures definitely errs on the side of caution in the interest of public safety.
This reminds me of the plot of South Park “200” and “201“.
Life sometimes imitates art.
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One huge fire in Downtown Los Angeles, resulting in closure of I-100 and Highway 101 due to damages.
The fire could be seen from miles away.
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Note: The title of this post is inspired by Bad Religion‘s song “Los Angeles is Burning” from album New Maps of Hell.
Thursday, November 27, 2014 is Thanksgiving Day; the beginning of Thanksgiving Weekend.
We’re all spending times with our family and friends and will be back on Monday, December 1, 2014.
Jack Marshall, writing for WSJ.com:
Twitter is now collecting information about the apps installed on users’ devices in order to better target and tailor advertising and other content to them.
WHAT?!
From Twitter:
To help build a more personal Twitter experience for you, we are collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device so we can deliver tailored content that you might be interested in.
DFQ?!
If you’re not interested in a tailored experience you can adjust your preferences at any time (read below). Additionally, if you have previously opted out of interest-based ads by turning on “Limit Ad Tracking” on your iOS device or by adjusting your Android device settings to “Opt out of interest-based ads,” we will not collect your apps unless you adjust your device settings.
I have always enabled the “Limit Ad Tracking” option on all of my iOS devices.
