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Happy bookish birthdays (22 June) to…

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Happy bookish birthdays (22 June) to…

Happy bookish birthdays (22 June) to… Octavia E. Butler (Kindred) (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*) H. Rider Haggard (King Solomon’s Mines) (at AmazonSmile*) Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) (at AmazonSmile*) Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on the Western Front) (at AmazonSmile*) Anne Morrow Lindbergh (Gift from the Sea) (at AmazonSmile*) Join thousands of readers and try the free ILMK magazine at Flipboard! All aboard The Measured Circle’s Geek Time Trip at The History Project! Bufo’s Alexa Skills * I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of …

Round up #194: AI shopping list, device sale

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Round up #194: AI shopping list, device sale

Round up #194: AI shopping list, device sale The ILMK Round ups are short pieces which may or may not be expanded later. Alexa devices on sale for Fathers’ Day Amazon device sale (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*) There are a number of devices on sale right now in the USA. Check the price before you click/tap/eye gaze that buy button…the price may not apply in your market, and you may see this after the sale. Just a couple of highlights: The Echo Auto, which is an important part of my week, is $29.99 instead of $49.99 (40{d4437cd6d307ed9534e797be84e4820aa16c2e197e83fd1e65fe6e8fb55e5ac2} off). It’s hands-free Alexa in the car. I…

Best TVs under $999 in January 2017

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Best TVs under $999 in January 2017

If you’re on a market for a 4K TV under $999 this guide will help you by comparing several best selling models currently on the market. Samsung UN50KU6300 50-Inch 4K Ultra HD This KU6300 Samsung TV ranks as one of … Continue reading →

Primed

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Primed

I’m loosing count of the number of times I’ve abandoned an Amazon shopping cart for a used paper book, because the Amazon Checkout is trying to trick me into a “we’ve added a 30-day trial of Prime” that I don’t want. I’ve fallen for it once, and don’t want find Amazon attached limpet-like to my credit card again. I’d rather abandon the purchase that risk that happening again, and go to eBay or elsewhere. Amazon, please add a tick-box to the user Preferences labelled: “I have no interested whatsoever in Prime — never tell me about it, anywhere”.

The Mandy formula

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The Mandy formula

British Comics blog today distils part of the D.C. Thomson formula at Mandy, once an enormously popular pre-80s weekly comic, read by nearly all British girls in middle-childhood and produced by a firm that knew exactly what their audiences wanted (rather than what it was politically correct to give them). This seems rather useful market knowledge for writers of books and comics, as such basic psychology don’t change much at its core and this audience is today a prime demographic. Especially so as in the UK we have the ‘new baby boom’ moving into this …

Best Wi-Fi Routers for January 2017

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Best Wi-Fi Routers for January 2017

What is needed on a high-end wireless router? The previous recommendations were to use routers with Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, and now everything points towards Wi-Fi 802.11ac. The biggest advantages of Wi-Fi 802.11ac are that it offers better reach and higher theoretical … Continue reading →

TKC 618 David Pepper

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TKC 618 David Pepper

Author of The Voter File (Photo © Claire Salzman) Interview starts at 16:23 and ends at 43:41 Links Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 8 Plus Fire HD Plus bundled with Wireless Charging Dock “You can Now Permanently Delete Kindle eBooks on Kindle Devicesâ€� by Nathan at theebbookreader.com – July 2, 2020 OverDrive app for Fire tables Books in the Jack Sharpe series by David Pepper: The People’s House (Book 1), The Wingman (Book 2), and The Voter File (Book 3) David Pepper at Linkedin, Twitter, and Facebook Next Week’s Guest Brian Dumaine, author of Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing…

TKC 620 Learning from My Grandsons

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TKC 620 Learning from My Grandsons

Ryan and Jake learning Beach Buggy 2 in the Tesla Interview starts at 50:01 and ends at 45:04 Links “Amazon plans summer sale for June 22 to ‘jumpstart sales’ after coronavirus crunchâ€� by Annie Palmer at CNBC – June 2, 2020 “Amazon introduces ‘Distance Assistant’â€� by Brad Porter at Day One blog – June 16, 2020 LEGO NINJAGO Ninja Tuner Car kit (419 pieces) – $32 at Amazon.com Wonder Workshop Dash robot for Kids 6+ ($150 at Amazon.com) Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French Pete the Cat: Snow Daze by James Dean Radio Garden Mop Rides the Waves of Life: A Story of Mindfulness and Surfing by Jaimal Yogis and Matt Allen – …