I’m on the committee for a biggish Mac User Group, it’s coming up to the time to organise the annual fund-raising raffle. 1st prize is a 256 GB iPhone 8 Plus, second is a 128 GB iPad (cellular) without Pencil (let the winner buy that). Third prize is an Apple Store card for $300.

I had a circular slide rule once, in could fit in a trouser pocket. Try that with a conventional linear slide rule.

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I have the impression that the cover makes typing a little quieter, these 2016/2017 MacBook pro keyboards are noiser than the new 2018 model ones.

It’s great that you no longer need to buy an iPad Pro in order to use the Apple Pencil, isn’t it?

I bought the wrong one, got the black one. Covers the keys quite well & would work better against dust than liquids. The black & most other colours don’t pass the backlighting through so a clear one has been ordered as well.

Why Starbucks failed in Australia & how they’re re-establishing their name: https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/07/why-starbucks-in-australia-was-a-massive-failure/

Dunno how they make a profit. A delivery to suit the MacBook Pro has just arrived. It’s a keyboard spill/dust cover that cost $8.99.
The same seller offers, for $9 more, the same thing plus a clear plastic shell for the top & bottom of the MacBook Pro and a (probably useless) screen protector.

‘I won’t accept the way you’ve lied!
We’re at war now!’ Donald cried,
‘Everything you say is crap!’
(He thought iRan was a fitness app).

Heard a steam train whistle about 40 minutes ago. It’s the first annual Snow Train, a 180 km each way trip from the city out to various regional stops. From those stops, buses go to cafes & restaurants, off to a ski-field (hence the name Snow Train) & eventually to a town where the two big locos can be turned around on the turntable.
There’s another Snow Train running next week, too, this time on Sunday.
I followed it partway on its outward journey last year, got some great photos & videos.

https://www.steamrail.com.au/documents/brochures/2018/2018_SnowTrains.pdf

On Tuesday, July 31st, the next episode will feature a lamppost called Maeve.