Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Review: The Undoing Project

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The Undoing Project is a biography of the relationship between Dan Kahneman and Amos Tversky,  Kahneman, of course, was the Nobel Prize win...
Monday, January 30, 2017

Review: Abaddon's Gate

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I think I've figured out how to read The Expanse series of novels, of which Abaddon's Gate is the third novel. It is also clearly a...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

Video Game Reviews

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Gears of War 4 (PC) Enemy Unknown Plus (PS Vita) Tearaway Unfolded (PS4) Skyforce Anniversary  (PS4, PS3, PS Vita) Uncharted: The Lost...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Review: Seveneves

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Seveneves is Neal Stephenson's book about planetary disaster. The premise behind the book is that an unknown agent bursts the moon into...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Review: Packable Handy Hiking Backpack

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When I travel, I frequently have to tote along my CPAP machine in a shoulder bag. On top of that, sometimes I have to tote along a child in...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Review: Batman - Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?

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For whatever reason, I missed Neil Gaiman's What Happened to the Caped Crusader when it first came out. Turns out I didn't miss muc...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Review: The Gene - An Intimate History

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Every so often you'll read something about how genome sequencing has gotten cheaper, or how genetic engineering has led to a breakthroug...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Review: Gears of War 4 (PC)

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Over the last few years, Microsoft's been increasingly making rational business decisions. One of the less seemingly rational ones, howe...
Friday, January 20, 2017

Review: Laser Maze Jr Logic Game

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Laser Maze Jr is a puzzle game (like Rush Hour) that features a laser built into the board, 3 obstacles, 2 rocket ship targets, 5 satellite...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Review: Batman and Psychology - A Dark and Stormy Knight

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There was an audible 2-for-1 promotion that included Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight .If anyone's going to have psycholo...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Review: Rush Hour Jr

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I saw a copy of Rush Hour Jr for sale during the holidays and grabbed it, having had fun memories of the original, adult version. The game ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Review: Heat Moisture Exchanger

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If you travel with a full-size CPAP machine (which I do when I travel with family), then you might consider bringing the humidifier as well....
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Disney Magic Kingdom and Universal Islands of Adventure

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On paper, it looked like a good idea to return the rental car in the Orlando area, and visit the theme parks there before returning to Calif...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Florida Keys 2016

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This winter break, we took the family over to the Florida's Keys area for a warm weather visit. There are a few reasons the Keys is attr...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Review: Panasonic Ergo Fit Earbuds

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The Playstation Vita supports bluetooth, but in a funky way that disconnects every time it goes to sleep, and occasionally finds it diffic...
Monday, January 09, 2017

First Impressions: Nikon AW130

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The Nikon AW130 isn't nearly as good a camera as a high end smart phone. While it will start up pretty fast and take pictures, and the ...
Thursday, January 05, 2017

Review: Daredevil Season 1

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One of the challenges of a superhero series is the expectation built up over the years from having some really great stories. For Daredevil ...
Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Review: Caliban's War

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Caliban's War is the sequel to Leviathan Wakes, and the second book in the Expanse series. It has much of the fun and flaws of the first...
Monday, December 26, 2016

Review: Leviathan Wakes

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Leviathan Wakes is the starting novel in the Expanses series, which has spawned a TV series of the same name. The TV series got outstandin...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

First Impressions: EF 40mm/2.8 STM

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Canon occasionally has massive sales on their refurbished equipment. I'd been eyeing the 40mm/2.8 for a while, and when the price dropp...