Apr. 12th, 2015 [Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff]

Sat, 12:15: Seeing significant differences in perf between Windows 10 TP on a 1GB phone vs 512GB, especially in the new mail/calendar apps.
Sat, 12:19: (and I can't pin a mailbox or a mail folder to the start screen?)
Sat, 15:09: One aspect of the "new" Microsoft people miss is how influential MIX was on its design culture. So "Design by Sketch" is a key principle.
Sat, 15:19: Disappointed to see that "Destined for Doon" is not a book about wine. @RandallGrahm
Sat, 17:23: The helicopters are lining up for the start of the 2015 Thames TV camera helicopter race...
Sat, 18:12: It looks like the BBC beat the Met Police in the 2015 Thames TV camera helicopter race. Also Oxford rowed faster than Cambridge.
Sat, 20:02: A fly through of a 3D-scan of a section of the now closed Royal Mail underground railway in London. https://t.co/zxD6r1MYIX
Sat, 20:13: BASE Jumper. Up on the roof this afternoon, I caught a pigeon about to fly, leaping from a roof, wings closed. https://t.co/k4VVXbZ6DK
Sat, 20:16: Childhood's End gets a teaser trailer. http://t.co/VPKKYGU0EG
Sat, 22:02: (I do feel quite enititled to complain about the effects of slates on the Hugos, as you can see everything I read here and on LibraryThing)

Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff