@literary 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.
@streakmachine I had a circular slide rule once, in could fit in a trouser pocket. Try that with a conventional linear slide rule.
// @c
@variablepulserate 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.
@literary It’s great that you no longer need to buy an iPad Pro in order to use the Apple Pencil, isn’t it?
@variablepulserate 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
@hazardwarning On Tuesday, July 31st, the next episode will feature a lamppost called Maeve.