Conserving the Past

Conserving the Past

Originally uploaded by Leo Laporte.

BCE Place in Toronto.

This is with my camera phone so the quality isn’t great – but I couldn’t resist the juxtaposition of this old building embedded inside a modern atrium.

To me this is the epitome of modern Toronto.

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Apple’s keyboard ‘material’ changes on the new MacBook Pro are minor at best - The Verge 24 May 2019

The first of iFixit’s discoveries is that Apple is, in fact, using a new material for the polymer membrane inside the keyboard. It’s essentially plain old nylon now, according to an FITR analysis. Apple began using a polymer membrane inside the keyboard last year. The company insisted it was there to reduce noise, despite patent […]

Jennifer Brett on Twitter: "THREAD: Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman tomorrow. I went with him on his route today.… " 24 May 2019

OK this is a good use of Twitter!

Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues - The New York Times 23 May 2019

“These unprecedented charges demonstrate the gravity of the threat the criminal prosecution of Julian Assange poses to all journalists in their endeavor to inform the public about actions that have taken by the U.S. government,” he said.

Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot | Driver Intervention - Consumer Reports 23 May 2019

Despite Tesla’s promises that it will have full self-driving technology by the end of next year, our experience with Navigate on Autopilot suggests it will take longer. In addition, experts tell CR that the automatic lane-change feature demonstrates the technological limits of Tesla’s current hardware.

Huawei’s US ban: A look at the hardware (and software) supply problems | Ars Technica 23 May 2019

The problem for Huawei is that most of your favorite apps probably come from the US. Of course there is Google, which would mean no Gmail, Calendar, Google Maps, Waze, YouTube, or Photos. Facebook is a US company, too, so then Huawei would get no regular Facebook app, Messenger, Whatsapp, or Instagram. Microsoft is out, […]

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