Gongol.com Archives: March 2016
March 10, 2016
China is moving towards tracking every vehicle in Shenzhen
Tiptoeing towards totalitarianism: The argument now is that they want to track vehicles carrying hazardous waste and buses carrying kids. But how to stop it before they start tracking every car?
Apple says quitting apps on the iPhone doesn't really save battery life
Sooner or later, we'll have batteries that render the problem of battery life entirely moot
Intra-family lending saves many people from financial disaster
Just $1,000 exchanging hands between parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, cousins, aunts, and uncles appears to be what keeps a lot of people out of calamity
Microsoft releases more than a dozen updates for Patch Tuesday
Several critical. More than one requires a restart.
Skype puts group video calling on mobile devices
Android and iOS now, Windows 10 Mobile soon.
Chicago Tribune Presidential endorsement: Rubio for the GOP and nobody for the Democrats
Their reluctant embrace of Senator Rubio is understandable. Governor Kasich is better-qualified, but his campaign organization itself doesn't look like it's built to win. Their case against the two Democrats for their "distance from economic reality" is positively dead-on.