


How do you manage reverse charging on your phones?
No answers? Ok. I connected cables to my phone and plugged in my wife’s powerbank via USB-C to USB-C. I thought it would charge just like my old USB cable did. Instead… it stole my phone’s power. Photo by gomi Solutions I’ve tried…. I couldn’t see any settings for that. I tried different cables, too….

Cheeeeeeeeeese!!!
Cheeeeeeeeeese! Now say it with me! Cheeeeeeeeeese! Did you smile yet? Sorry it’s one of IOS’s live photos. So it’s blurry.

Aberdeen 2025 Calendar
I have very mixed feelings about Aberdeen… and yet, when we were there, it was lovely. I just don’t enjoy the gray granite buildings which predominate in this low-lying city. But my Mom grew up there, and my Dad lived there for a long time. It just seemed so parochial compared to Edinburgh where I…

Guns fuck countries. Don’t fuck with guns! Leave ’em alone!
There are frequent mass shootings in the US, we see them in the news. No one pretends this doesn’t happen in other countries. But it certainly doesn’t happen frequently – it is a rarity. And when it does, the whole world knows. Unlike the US, where it is so frequent… well, only the most despicable…

In Taiwan, we’ve had quite a different 2020
This is what I was writing on Apr 25, 2020, 10:42 PM. In Taiwan, we’ve had quite a different story, as you know, so far with COVID-19. But authorities have been quite far ahead of the game… The only real risk now is from visitors and returnees… but they’ve pretty much anticipated most of those…

Massane – Live Set – Dawn on the French Riviera
Massane – Live Set – Dawn on the French Riviera (youtube.com) This is nice.

Rebel Yell: a little punk for the day!
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (Live Performance) | Vevo (youtube.com)

Taiwan Live on Cam: All across the island
This page is fun. Taiwan Live Cams – Taiwan English News Check out the page for live cams all across the island. Some are in 4K quality. The music is terrible… but you can probably turn off the volume and listen to something more palatable.