I met Gail’s husband, Eric Schneider, on September 9, 1966. We both started working as messengers (copy boy/copy girl) at Fairchild Publications on the same day. Fifty three years later, we live a few blocks away from each other in South Beach.
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Look what a friend found…..
I just couldn’t resist posting these photos. I needed the break away from politics and I know you would appreciate it too.
This might make you jealous. Don’t fret. Once it’s safe to visit us, we will treat you to as many as you can eat.
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We are all stuck at home, so I decided to show you one of the finishing touches at the new La Guardia
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If you work from home, you need these gadgets. All affordable.
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Maurice de Hond
Click here:
Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, Maurice de Hond, a Dutch tech entrepreneur and well known pollster, has been involved in data analysis so he can explore how the virus spreads. His degree in Human Geography, at the University of Amsterdam, has given him the expertise to understand what we need to know to survive this nightmare.
De Hond writes daily articles on the subject in his blog, maurice.nl. In the Netherlands, he is the most important critic of the policy of the Dutch CDC and the WHO. He appears frequently on TV shows, and in newspapers, as a trusted, reliable source.
Listen carefully to what de Hond has to say about measuring the inside air around you. Steve Greenberg and Lois Whitman-Hess capture it all on “Lying on the Beach On Camera.”
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Congratulations Savannah Guthrie! You grilled Trump like he has never been grilled before. He was squirming like a kid who didn’t want to take his medicine. It was a pleasure to watch.
Biden was filled with substance at his town hall. He was articulate, kind, filled with ideas and promise. He talked to the audience like they were friends. They loved him.
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(Shelly Palmer, a well known tech writer and consultant, tells you everything you need to know about the iPhone 12. Eliot and I may buy this unit months from now, but not right away. We always like to wait to see what the reviewers say. One thing we can’t deny, the iPhone 12 is a state of the art machine).
The Opinion
If you’re an iPhone user and you need a new iPhone, the short answer is yes, you should get an iPhone 12. If you can afford it, the iPhone 12 Pro Max, while late to the game, is the best iPhone ever made. As every Apple Fanperson knows, iPhones are not phones; they are fashion accessories. As such, iPhone purchases are not business decisions, but rather lifestyle choices. For full details about the iPhone 12 launch, see The Apple iPhone 12 Event: Everything You Need to Know.
Will I get one? Yes, but only because I’m on Verizon’s “new iPhone every year” plan. I pay a monthly fee for the phone and insurance and get a new phone every year. (Apple has a similar plan.)
But… and this is a huge but… if I wasn’t on the new phone every year plan, I’d have to think long and hard about whether or not to get an iPhone 12 Pro Max over my iPhone 11 Pro Max.
The 5G connectivity is meaningless. The U.S. is still mostly 4G, and even when the 5G indicator lights up, there’s a very good chance that the backhaul (or some part of the network you are connected to) is 4G. In 2020/2021, no phone (Apple or otherwise) will truly benefit from having a 5G radio in it. At the moment, 5G is 95% marketing hype and 5% marketing hype!
The deciding factor for me is the camera. The iPhone 12 Pro Max will shoot in Apple ProRAW (the feature speaks for itself). The new iPhones can shoot and edit 4K video in HDR Pro and Dolby Vision HDR formats. If you have the video workflow to take advantage of these features, you know who you are, and you know why you will want a 12 Pro Max.
For developers and people who like to live on the edge of technology, the addition of LiDAR and a few other features put the new flagship iPhone in first position for AR.
I’m not sad about not getting a charger or wired earbuds with the new phone, but Apple’s eco-friendly explanation was disingenuous and insulting. They will reduce the environmental impact of iPhone packaging. That’s great. They will reduce the use of certain raw materials. That’s great. Except… you will need to purchase these accessories from Apple or third-party vendors who will now create individual packaging for each. So, where there used to be one box shipped containing three items, three will be created and shipped to take its place. I call bullshit! Apple wants to sell you a $40 MagSafe charger and some version of their AirPods for your new phone, so they are forcing you to need those accessories to use the devices. (Yes, most people who are likely to purchase an iPhone have a drawer full of chargers that take USB-A cables, but how many people have extra USB-C chargers laying around?) The new iPhones ship with a USB-C to Lightning cable in the new, thinner box.
No iPhone 11 user “needs” an iPhone 12. At best, the iPhone 12 line offers some iterative feature improvements over the previous generation. However, the iPhone 12 line does offer a single benefit: if you want an iPhone 12, nothing else will do.
Author’s note: This is not a sponsored post. I am the author of this article and it expresses my own opinions. I am not, nor is my company, receiving compensation for it.
Shelly Palmer is a business advisor and technology consultant. He helps Fortune 500 companies with digital transformation, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s Top Voice in Technology, he is the co-host of “Think About This with Shelly Palmer & Ross Martin.” He covers tech and business for Good Day New York, writes a weekly column for Adweek, is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC, and writes a popular daily business blog. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
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Eliot took this photo with his iPhone 11 Pro Max. No filter was used to enhance this shot. Pretty amazing I must say.
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Trump Pleads With Women: ‘Please Like Me.’ Women Fire Back: ‘No Way.’
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I really don’t know Dorothy Barrie. We do have mutual friends. When I saw her post on Facebook, I wanted to share it with you.
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I share my subscriptions ……
by Brooke MarineOctober 12, 2020 10:38 am
Image courtesy of TED.
Last year, Jane Fonda promised she’ll never buy another item of clothing again. Now, the climate change activist is taking her environmentalist pledge a step further.
Even during the coronavirus pandemic, Fonda has kept up with her weekly Fire Drill Fridays, where she often peacefully protests the dangers of climate change in front of the United States Capitol.
At the At the TED Countdown conference on Saturday, Prince William (who made his TED talk debut), the Pope, Jaden Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Cynthia Erivo and more joined Fonda virtually to talk about the devastating threats climate change can pose to our environment.
Fonda co-hosted an hour of the Countdown program with 18-year-old climate change activist Xiye Bastida, where they asked questions like what happens to our carbon emissions and where do they go in the atmosphere, how have we used our fossil fuel budget, and shared actions that everyone can take to limit their carbon footprint.
The first commitment? Never buying a car (or two-wheeler with internal combustion engine) again. Fonda pledged she will not purchase a vehicle with a combustion engine. “Yes, I can certainly commit to that! You bet,” she said. “And I hope many others will, too.”
It’s sort of a follow-up promise to last fall’s pledge Fonda made, inspired by Greta Thunberg. The actress promised that the red wool coat she often wears to her weekly Fire Drill Fridays would be the final item of clothing she would ever buy. “When I talk to people about, ‘We don’t really need to keep shopping. We shouldn’t look to shopping for our identity. We don’t need more stuff,’ then I have to walk the walk too,” she said last November. “So I’m not buying any more clothes.” Since then, Fonda has been known to repeat outfits she wears to big events, like her Oscars dress this year (a repeat from Cannes) and her black sequined suit at last year’s GCAAP Empower Party (a repeat from the Glamour Women of the Year Awards).
At the Countdown conference, even Pope Francis echoed Fonda’s sentiment about global waste. “The current economic system is unsustainable,” he said. “We are faced with the moral imperative, and the practical urgency, to rethink many things: the way we produce; the way we consume; our culture of waste; our short-term vision; the exploitation of the poor and our indifference towards them; the growing inequalities and our dependence on harmful energy sources. We need to think about all these challenges
Message from an Israeli Jew: Please don’t re-elect Trump – The Forward
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The former head of ADL speaks !
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/american-jewrys-fateful-choice/
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The 40 best places to sell stuff online
https://mashable.com/article/where-to-sell-stuff-online/
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Trump is desperate to seem manly. It’s hurting us all.
https://mashable.com/article/trump-covid19-masculinity/
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Are Deepfakes Dangerous? Creators and Regulators Disagree | Digital Trends
https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/deepfakes-future-of-internet/
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The Best Political Ad Not To Be Missed
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Zoom video recording for Art Photography Talk: Creatures of the Night—a Efren Olivares lecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f40MDjYzfIk&t=1738s
We all know that human nature is particularly unique at night. At night, there is dancing, celebration, romance, and glamour. There is also crime, vice, and illicit activity. Photographers have capturing nightlife for over120 years.
We will start our journey at end of the 19th Century to show the obstacles faced by early pioneers of night photography like Paul Martin and Jessie Tarbox Beals. We will then quickly move to photographers who made nightlife a significant part of their artistic practice. These include Brassai’s groundbreaking images ofParis by Night, Bill Brandt’s images from A Night in London, Weegee’s groundbreaking “night crawler” scenes of NYC’S nightlife and crimes, Rose Hartman’s photography at Studio 54, the intimate work of Goldin’s friends, and much more. You will see men wearing top hats at the opera, celebrities dancing in clubs, prostitutes walking the streets of Paris, and much more.
Throughout the talk, we will explore how technological influenced opportunities for photographers shooting at night. We will discuss whether subjects knew they were being shot (and even asked to pose) vs being photographed without their consent.
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Newman from ‘Seinfeld’ releases anti-Trump PSA about the Postal Service
https://mashable.com/video/newman-seinfeld-anti-trump-voting-psa/
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Trapped inside. The United States needs a leader who can make outside safe again.
The Wall Street Journal.
Why Disney World Is Open but Disneyland Is Closed
Talk Radio Is Turning Millions of Americans Into Conservatives
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Which ARTnews Top 200 Collectors Can Spend $50 M. or More? –
ARTnews.com
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/top-200-collectors-50-million-dollar-spenders-1234572446/
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As Trump’s fortunes sink, Republicans start to distance themselves in bid to save Senate
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0XG8a4au?pd=0292Kwz5&s=i3
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See ‘Seinfeld”s Newman Return to Defend Postal Service in New PSA – Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/seinfeld-newman-usps-trump-psa-1073241/
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